It was still raining, but much less intensely than before.

Su Yi’s question shocked the dazed Chang Guoke out of his reverie, and he let out a turbid breath before crawling to his feet.

He breathed heavily for a while, and when he spoke, his voice was tinged with pain. “It seems you picked up on some clues a long time ago, Young Lord.”    

Su Yi glanced coldly at him. "This Bright Tiger’s strength is unexceptional, but its bloodline isn’t so simple. I can tell that from the yao qi lingering around its corpse. If I’m not mistaken, it’s most likely the offspring of a tier-nine spirit beast.”

In the mundane world, spirit beasts were divided into nine tiers.

Ordinarily speaking, Blood Circulation Realm experts could fight spirit beasts tiers one through three.

Those in the Qi Accumulation Realm could handle beasts tiers four to six.

And after a spirit beast reached tier seven, only Grandmasters could slay them. 

Especially tier-nine spirit beasts. These were also known as beast kings, and they possessed a certain degree of innate talent and intelligence. Even Martial Dao Grandmasters generally dared not clash with them head-on.

Chang Guoke’s expression was admiring. “Young Lord, your eyes are so sharp, I can only sigh with admiration. I...