"Sorry for the wait!" Qin Feng had retained part of his consciousness to observe the outside world during his meditation as a precaution. Thus, he was aware of their conversations.
People around him quickly said, "It's not that long. Glad to see that you are finally done."
"Congrats on your promotion!"
"You are exceptional for your age!"
Everyone was trying to befriend Qin Feng. Qin Feng responded to each of them politely and handled it better than Bai Li's monotone response.
Unlike the others, Quong Po remained perplexed. For a moment, he sensed that Qin Feng had entered B-tier. However, he now appeared as a C5-tier—only one sub tier higher than he was previously.
This was naturally due to Qin Feng's dark-type ability, which could mask his true strength.
For a C-tier ability user, it took at least one year to up one sub-tier. Some even spent ten years taking the next step. This greatly depended on talent, opportunity, and resources.