Lu Ye's actions in the inner circle mainly involved leading the Haotian Alliance's Allied Forces into battle on all fronts. That collective strength, which amassed various sects, greatly diluted the emphasis on Lu Ye's own power. In other words, when one commands such a mighty army, the individual's own strength becomes irrelevant.
As a result, many on the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge side had severely underestimated Lu Ye's strength. This was why those Level 7 and Level 8 Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators had eagerly rushed to confront Lu Ye upon discovering him.
On that day, the news of Lu Ye the Sect Destroyer entering the Core Circle spread swiftly, causing alarm and anger among those from Ten Thousand Demons Ridge.
They were alarmed that this fellow's cultivation had improved so quickly that daring to enter the Core Circle surely meant he had switched to cultivating a Heaven Rank technique and that his cultivation level must have reached the 7th Heaven stage.