Today's first update: Chapter 3693! 1/4!
That said, there truly was a vast difference between Xu Caiyi and Yun Zhilan when it came to "status."
But that "nobility" stemmed more from the immense web of connections behind her bloodline, the unconditional affection of elders from every race, and the special standing brought by her mysterious "lucky star" fortune. It was the result of many complex external factors layered together.
This did not entirely align with the simplest and cruelest rule universally observed among all races: strength above all, the strong revered.
That was precisely why, during the Battle of Burial Forest, Yun Zhilan, who had only ranked fourth, had not even been qualified to see Xu Caiyi's true face or speak with her at close range.
Even Shi Jisheng, Xiang Huaimie, and Bartholomew, three peerless prodigies who had crushed their generation, had needed to treat Xu Caiyi with care, protect her, and place her wishes and safety above all else.
But that absolutely did not mean that, in terms of personal cultivation and actual combat ability alone, Xu Caiyi at the time could truly suppress them with certainty.
In fact, if all external glory and special protection were cast aside and they engaged in a fair contest based purely on strength, the outcome might have been completely different.
This also showed just how necessary and incisive Xu Kun's carefully designed combat training for his daughter had been—hiding her true identity and confronting unknown races head-on!
If she revealed herself as the real "Xu Caiyi," let alone the already declining Winged Race before them, which side of the previously aggressive Pig Race army would truly have dared to kill her and fight her to the death?
Even if she burned with battle intent, her opponents would most likely hold back