"So, roughly how strong are you now?"
Without teasing her any further, Lin Yue steered the conversation back on track.
"Let me think." Chen Xi rested her whole face on the table, her voice listless.
"Hmm, Andres is probably at the bottom of the Sixth Rank."
"As for me... I have the Rain Lord at its peak Fifth Rank, plus the Heart of Tashuer, the Black Armor Turtle, and the Phantom Shadow..."
"The Phantom Shadow counts too?" Lin Yue raised an eyebrow, interrupting her.
"Of course it counts. It can confuse enemies in battle, so why wouldn't it?" Chen Xi retorted with confidence.
"Besides, the Rain Lord has now advanced to the Fifth Rank and unlocked Tashuer's domain effect. Tashuer can also raise the Phantom Shadow or the Black Armor Turtle to the Fifth Rank."
Of course, this Fifth Rank wasn't like a normal advancement. Their abilities wouldn't change at all; they'd only have the stats to show for it.
"Also, Tashuer can temporarily push my body to the Sixth Rank. So, if I go all out, I should be able to match a lower Sixth Ranker, right?"
It wasn't that she lacked confidence. The gap between the Sixth and Fifth Ranks was simply too great.
Under normal circumstances, no one would even discuss whether a Fifth-Rank Transcendent could match someone at the Sixth Rank.
"She's still a little short of being able to deal with the Lamenter."
Lin Yue no longer expected them to defeat the Lamenter during this Regression.
Although she didn't have as many Regression attempts as before, she could probably still manage four or five.
At that thought, Lin Yue spoke up. "I forgot to tell you: I think my Regression ability has evolved too."
"I can now regress up to a year, and I can