Today's fourth update: Chapter 3120! 4/4!
Xuan Liao's pupils abruptly contracted. He concentrated nearly all his soul sense into a single point, staring fixedly at the strange, fleeting stream of light around She Tu Cunxiao's towering Dharma body. Though the radiance swiftly drew inward and vanished with a slight swing of the other's arm, as if it had never appeared, Xuan Liao could swear upon his Soul Origin that he had not been mistaken!
That was absolutely not a manifestation that belonged to the Crocodile Race's power system. It was the Origin Tortoise Shell Rune—something carved into his very bones, something he could never possibly mistake, condensed only by the purest and most supreme bloodline of the Black Tortoise Race!
The discovery struck his mind like a thunderclap, instantly linking together the many doubts that had previously been concealed by She Tu Cunxiao's overwhelming display of strength!
On closer consideration, the power She Tu Cunxiao had displayed today went far beyond mere strength. It was so strong that it defied all reason, having long since overturned conventional understanding.
The title of "the foremost rising star after Xu Kun" might explain his extraordinary talent, but some things rooted in the very origin of one's bloodline were ordained from birth and impossible to surpass.
At the end of the day, She Tu Cunxiao's apparent lineage was still that of a top-tier Crocodile Race bloodline wielder.
The Crocodile Race was certainly a powerful race ranked near the top of the S-tier Sequence. Its racial bloodline was fairly balanced in strength, defense, aquatic affinity, and other aspects, with no obvious weaknesses.
But precisely because of that, its current Sequence Ranking among all races reflected, to a certain extent, the "limit" of that race's bloodline potential.
Looking across the Crocodile Race's history, its reclusive