"He only claimed to be one." Progenitor Fei said she didn't know how the main body was doing, or whether what the other person had said was true.
"What is the strength of your senior's main body? Could she have reached the third level and become a high-tier Overlord?" Hua Yunfei asked.
High-tier Overlords were beings one could only aspire to reach. The Overlords Hua Yunfei knew were almost all below Six Steps. Forget reaching the third level—even attaining Six Steps was difficult.
Even someone as powerful as Emperor Lord, who had risen from humble beginnings in the Low-Level Heavenly Vault, was only a Four-Step Overlord.
Although Hua Yunfei had never seen Emperor Lord's true body, he could tell from his ancestor's words that Emperor Lord's talent was terrifying.
Even someone like him had made such slow progress after entering the Hegemon Grade. It was hard to imagine what monsters those high-tier Overlords who had reached the third level must be.
It wasn't just Emperor Lord. Phoenix Emperor Venerate, Chaos Holy Lord, the dean, and the others from the Low-Level Heavenly Vault were all extraordinary freaks. In the past, every one of them would have been an unparalleled genius worth showing off.
But without exception, none of them had advanced quickly.
Of course, this might have been because they were confined to the Low-Level Heavenly Vault. The Low-Level Heavenly Vault was incomplete, its origin badly damaged. Though it looked fine on the surface, it was already riddled with flaws within.
That was also why the Ghost Phoenix Race Ancient Ancestor and the others had been so shocked to learn that the Overlords from the Low-Level Heavenly Vault, like Emperor Lord and the rest, were at least at Peak Second-Step.
Hua Yunfei had noticed this too when he merged with the