Seeing how curious Li Yan seemed about this, Mu Guyue explained it in detail once more while looking at him.
She knew that whenever Li Yan asked questions, they were usually highly purposeful. He would not dig to the root of things without reason.
Yet Li Yan's expression had remained unchanged. Just now, he had seemed to press for answers purely out of curiosity. Since Li Yan did not say anything, Mu Guyue did not pursue the matter either. That had always been her nature.
"What cultivation did the strongest member of the Nine-Headed Azure Phoenix Clan possess? And how many of them are there?"
Li Yan smiled faintly and continued questioning.
"Since they have always been able to contend with the Crimson-Eyed Flame-Horn Beast Clan, there must naturally be Tribulation Transcendence Realm great powers within their clan. As for the exact number, I am not too sure.
"My former rank was not high enough, and I had no way of learning more detailed classified intelligence. But since their overall strength is not much different from that of the Crimson-Eyed Flame-Horn Beast Clan—
"Generally speaking, that should mean their high-level combat strength is roughly equal as well. Thus, having several Tribulation Transcendence Realm great powers would be normal for a force of this kind."
Mu Guyue herself was not entirely certain. Li Yan nodded when he heard this; he agreed with her assessment.
Even a top-tier force like the "Yin-Yang Chaos Sect" was distributed like a pyramid. The higher one went, the fewer there were.
"By your reasoning, then the ones fighting you now may not all be from the Nine-Headed Azure Phoenix Clan. They may have brought other phoenix clans under their command into battle!"
A strange gleam flickered through Li Yan's eyes as he spoke as though making