"Then there are the six-origin beasts and seven-origin beasts. Six-origin beasts are already considered the middle tier of the Qitian Clan, while seven-origin beasts are core bloodlines. Eight-origin beasts are naturally the cream of the crop among the core bloodlines!"
Sui Shen Zhao explained.
"Are there any higher than that?" Li Tianming asked.
"There are. For example, Saint Ancestor Muyu of the Qitian Clan is a 'nine-origin beast.' His lifebound beast possesses nine cultivation bodies, and every evolution requires nine top-grade order divine sources." Sui Shen Zhao's expression carried a trace of reverence.
Of the two great human clans, the Suishen Clan regarded the Qitian Clan as foremost. This showed that they truly held an innate reverence for origin beasts.
"Qitian Muyu? Doesn't that mean Qitian Jian, the most talented disciple in the Qitian Clan, is inferior to his elders?" Li Tianming asked.
"Not at all," Sui Shen Zhao said.
"One has an eight-origin beast, and the other a nine-origin beast. The gap should be enormous, shouldn't it?"
"It is indeed enormous. But for the younger generation, eight-origin beasts are already the highest possible talent. No junior can possess a nine-origin beast," Sui Shen Zhao said.
"Why?"
"Because the 'ninth origin beast' of a nine-origin beast is added later, as one's cultivation rises, one evolves, and all sorts of fortunate coincidences come together. Saint Ancestor Muyu used to be an eight-origin beast too. Then one day, he broke through, and his origin beast formed a new cultivation body, turning him into a nine-origin beast. Such cases are exceedingly rare, but they do happen. Moreover, the origin beasts of all Qitian Clan cultivators have the potential to 'upgrade.' Many five-origin beasts evolve into six-origin beasts after reaching adulthood," Sui Shen Zhao said.
"They're already strong, and they can even upgrade?" Once