Though Brother Wu and Senior Brother Wu were different by only one word, the meaning each address represented was completely different.
Senior Brother Wu was a kind of respectful address from one who admitted his own abilities were no match for his. As for Brother Wu, that was a polite address from one who absolutely did not think he was weaker than him.
It was just like He Tao and Wu Zhe, who would address each other as "brother", and neither would address the other as senior brother. As for those who referred to themselves as senior brother, that was because they thought that they were stronger, so how could they possibly lower their own standing?
But that was He Tao and Wu Zhe, two of the six king tiers. Was he, Ling Han, qualified to do the same?