Fourth Layer of the Tenth Tier!

"Ninth Tier?!" Tuoba Lie's expression, which had always been as steady as a mountain and still as an ancient well, finally underwent a violent change for the first time, like a boulder crashing into a tranquil lake. He shot to his feet, disbelief filling his eyes as his voice rose several notches.

"Are you sure?! A Ninth Tier warrior killed two Tenth Tier generals? How is that possible?! Even those freaks ranked in the top ten of the Azure Empire's Microcosm Ranking, those geniuses hailed as once-in-ten-thousand-years talents, couldn't possibly possess such terrifying, heaven-defying combat power while still at the Ninth Tier! This completely defies the fundamental principles of cultivation!"

He had lived for tens of thousands of years, fought countless battles, and prided himself on having seen much of the world. Yet he had never heard of anything so absurd and inconceivable!

The gap between the Ninth and Tenth Tiers was like an insurmountable chasm. It was a leap in one's level of life, a transformation in the quality of True Essence, and a dividing line in one's comprehension of laws!

Challenging someone above one's level was already a heaven-defying feat. Killing someone across a major tier was even more unheard of, no different from a myth!

If this was true, then that mysterious expert's talent and potential could only be described as terrifying. It was enough to shake the entire Azure Starfield!

The deputy general smiled bitterly and nodded, his tone full of helplessness.

"The intelligence is indeed accurate. It has been cross-verified through multiple channels and is highly credible. Although we also find it unbelievable, based on the brutal traces of battle left at the scene and corroboration from numerous intelligence sources, this conclusion is basically reliable. That mysterious expert truly possesses the terrifying strength to kill