Everyone flew high into the sky, but Lin Li was still looking down.
After hesitating in place for a moment, Blue Fatty sped away with his Cloud Dog.
"He actually isn't going to pick up the weapon you made?" Lin Li asked in surprise.
Huang Ji smiled. "For a Cloud Ghost, crawling down to the foot of the mountain is no easier than climbing Kunlun Hill was for Da Yi."
"He can't manage it on such short notice, and his tribe will be attacked tonight. He has to hurry back and warn his people."
"If he wastes time here out of greed for that bow, he'll end up with nothing."
Alan nodded. "A primitive creature, yet he can stay so levelheaded. Looks like the Cloud Ghost we happened to run into has real promise."
Lin Li said, "Is that what a potential of 99 means? Then what would a species with 999 potential be like?"
An Lu Ban said, "There are no known species with 999 potential. That's an upper limit, a ceiling. Just like ultimate grade, there isn't actually a species that powerful."
Huang Ji smiled. "No, there is."
"What?!" An Lu Ban was stunned. "Where? The highest known rating is only 233."
Huang Ji gave a faint smile. "A species' potential is something that can't really be measured in the first place. All data in the world fluctuates. There's no intelligent life incapable of growth."
"Third-class potential might rise to first-class. First-class potential might fall to third-class. Standards set by a bunch of people who like passing judgment aren't laws of the universe."
"Who knows? Somewhere in the Milky Way, an unknown species might possess potential at the very pinnacle."
"Ha..." Everyone chuckled, understanding what he meant, and didn't dwell on this seemingly joking topic.
Lin Li continued,