Because he had accompanied Yuan Yi in his battle against the Lord of the Universe, Po Qiong had nearly been reduced to body and soul alike. He had also lost many of his memories, and the closer a memory was to that battle, the more blurred it became. In other words, Yuan Yi had been even stronger than Po Qiong remembered. After all, someone of Yuan Yi's caliber would only grow stronger with time. Even Venerable Sword Saint's strength could continue to improve, and in Po Qiong's eyes, Yuan Yi's talent far surpassed Venerable Sword Saint's. It was only natural that his strength had continued to rise.
"So, in the memories you can still clearly recall, Senior Yuan Yi was already stronger than Venerable Sword Saint is now?" Ling Tian asked. After receiving Po Qiong's confirmation, he murmured to himself, "Both seniors said that once someone breaks through to the Sage level, they'll definitely be able to escape the Lord of the Universe's control. That means there really is a realm below the Sage level that surpasses the peak of the ninth heavenly tribulation of a Quasi-Sage. And Venerable Sword Saint must have already reached that realm. After all, he has only fused three golden cores so far. Once he fuses the other six, his strength will increase tremendously."
"That's right. It must be so," Po Qiong said with conviction.
"I wonder just how powerful Venerable Sword Saint will become after fusing the other six golden cores." Tan Tai Xiao Lin then thought of something and asked curiously, "Senior Po Qiong, who do you think is stronger, Senior Yuan Yi or Venerable Sword Saint with all nine golden cores? Can you tell?"
"Of course the old master is stronger," Po Qiong replied without hesitation. He then explained that Yuan Yi