Emperor Tier.
In any nation, before anyone, those at this level were absolutely among the upper ranks and the powerful.
Such powerhouses represented the limit of what ordinary people could encounter or witness.
High-ranking Beast Tamers like these either held executive positions in major companies, stood at the pinnacle of their respective districts, or occupied key posts in important departments.
But before the Wolf Sage here, Emperor Tier Beast Tamers were actually no different from any others.
To him, he could crush an Emperor Tier with a casual hand. There was no other possibility.
Yet the young fellow before him was clearly different.
Leaving aside Sacred Dragon Legend's praise, the unusual fluctuations transmitted through the Soul Contracts when those two figures appeared, blazing with the light of summoning, were enough to prove-
The two Wolf Pets this boy had summoned did indeed seem rather extraordinary.
The one that reacted most strongly was none other than the proudest of his Wolf Pets.
That Heavenly Wolf.
The Heavenly Wolf's silver-white eyes remained fixed on the figure with the most intense radiance. It even swished its long tail somewhat uneasily, looking strangely poised to strike.
This strange behavior also drew the Wolf Sage's gaze involuntarily toward that figure.
Light.
Such intense light.
Even in this endless desert, that light seemed more dazzling than the blazing sun overhead and the yellow sand beneath their feet.
Strange halos surrounded its body, like the peculiar rings of light released by the sun in a clear sky.
Merely looking at those rings, merely sensing them from such close proximity, actually gave the Wolf Sage an indescribable sense of threat.
How was that possible?
At last, beneath the sunshine, the radiance dimmed a little, and the Wolf Pet's true form finally appeared before him.
Brilliant light still shone