To be honest.
Jiang Qiao's strength was heavily restricted now.
His "Dual Pupils" were still upgrading.
Although its progress had already reached [75%], it would probably take another dozen or so hours to finish.
The same went for the "Bone Fire."
It had reached the Ninth Rank and advanced to X-Class. Even its name had turned into question marks, which clearly meant it was preparing some ultimate move.
But its upgrade progress had only reached [40%].
If nothing unexpected happened, it would take at least three or four days to complete.
On top of that, the "Supernatural Chef" had fallen into a deep sleep from overuse, meaning the newly acquired "The Last Banquet" could not be used either.
Putting aside the powerful Supernatural Item, the "Sin Mirror."
Judging only by his own strength, he could say that at least most of his power had been sealed.
Among the talents he had left.
With the Thunder Spirit and talismans stacked together, boosted by "Defense Break" and "Critical Hit," and then forcibly enhanced through Wish, he could barely step across the threshold of the Ninth Rank.
But because the Bone Fire was not involved.
It was now impossible for him to fight a true Ninth Tier Expert.
Aside from that.
The only thing capable of matching a Ninth Tier Expert was the talent "Fate Weaver." However, since it was restricted to the Eighth Tier, it could only fight experts who had just entered the Ninth Rank.
But that was enough.
Although the Old Woman had mastered the rules and had one foot in the Ninth Rank, with the other already lifted to step in.
She ultimately had not entered with both feet.
Her "depth" was insufficient. She was slightly inferior to a true Ninth Tier existence and could only be considered "Pseudo