Zhang Han's ranking was only two places higher than Lu Xianbing's, at one hundred ninety.
But at this moment, he was so excited he couldn't close his mouth.
He had secured the status of a core disciple.
Up until now, he had still considered himself as a disciple from the Inner Court; he hadn't expected to actually become a core disciple.
This was also related to the rankings from the fourth challenge.
Both Lu Xianbing and Zhang Han, because of Xu Jin, had achieved relatively high rankings in the fourth challenge.
Then, the fifth challenge was a head-to-tail combat match, which resulted in them being paired with opponents who had lower rankings, essentially giving them a freebie.
Basically, those they fought against were ranked around the four hundred mark.
But if they had been ranked four hundred in the fourth challenge, then their opponents would have been around the two hundred mark, making it much harder for them to obtain the core disciple status.