Ink Fairy was, after all, still a Human Rank Spirit Tamer. Qianyuan's methods, from concealing his power to creating his own killing moves, left her reeling in astonishment, unable to understand.
She likewise could not understand why Fang Qianyuan felt he was stronger than Golden Toad True Person.
But what she considered common sense was ultimately only the common sense of a Human Rank Spirit Tamer, utterly different from that of an Earth Rank Spirit Tamer like Fang Qianyuan.
At Human Rank, Spirit Essence came entirely from oneself. However many transformations one's cultivation had reached, that was the total amount of origin energy one possessed. Even victories against opponents of higher cultivation came only from differences in Spirit Creatures, Magical Artifacts, combat techniques, experience, cultivation methods, and secret manuals-not from such elusive factors as divine souls or will.
Defeating opponents of higher cultivation was relatively difficult at Human Rank, which was why Fang Qianyuan's performance back then had seemed so dazzling.
But at Earth Rank, the differences in Spirit Essence foundations widened, while intangible variables such as divine souls and will entered the picture, changing everything.
Moreover, the disparities between Spirit Creatures grew greater, as did those between Magic Treasures. Cultivation methods and secret manuals... also differed as greatly as immortals and mortals!
This was a stage where the strong only grew stronger. Some people became powerful in ways that defied all reason!
When Fang Qianyuan had first advanced to Earth Rank and possessed only First Transformation cultivation, he had already used black wind true meaning to mobilize vast amounts of origin energy comparable to the Third through Fifth Transformations. He had even shattered Xue Pingchuan's dharma body and defeated that renowned Fifth Transformation expert.
Now, nearly a year later, his cultivation had soared, his will had been refined, and