"Half-step Heaven Tier?"
Fang Qianyuan sensed Qunyao's aura, a trace of puzzlement in his expression.
As far as he knew, Qunyao had been a general under Wu Lianyi, but his cultivation had only reached Earth Rank, seven turns-not the tenth transformation, let alone half-step Heaven Tier.
So far, the top experts Fang Qianyuan had faced were only Wei Huan, Yang Jingwei, Lian Yi, Chi Gongming, and a few others. Perhaps Yin Zheluo counted as well. He had been a Heaven Tier expert, but attacking from millions of miles away through the Spirit Wandering Mirror, aided by techniques powered by numerous human sacrifices, he had barely managed half-step Heaven Tier strength.
Yet without exception, all these opponents had fallen to him.
Fang Qianyuan's strength already stood firmly at the pinnacle of this level, so although Qunyao's strength contradicted the intelligence, he was not particularly shaken.
All he felt was puzzlement, along with a faint sense of understanding.
In truth, he had been somewhat prepared for this. The intelligence his sect provided had mentioned a major breakthrough in the Warrior arts on Wu Lianyi's side. Since Wu Lianyi himself could advance to Heaven Tier and become an emperor-rank warrior, why couldn't his generals advance along with him?
Even if someone had seized this opportunity to break through to the Heaven Tier realm as well, it would have made sense.
Still, such a thing was utterly shocking. If word spread, the entire world would tremble.
Spirit Tamers regarded Warriors as aberrations and placed numerous obstacles in the way of their development, largely because this path held the potential for rapid advancement. Given sufficient resources, they could convert them into strength with extraordinary efficiency.
It was fortunate they had hunted down and killed Miyuyin early. Had they waited any longer, who knew whether he