In the ranking system for Spirit Realm Walkers, those from Level 1 to Level 3 were considered Transcendent tier, those from Level 4 to Level 6 were at the Saint tier, and those from Level 7 to Level 9 belonged to the Sovereign tier.0

Those who reached the Saint tier were considered to be stewards, while elders were those who had reached the Sovereign tier. As for what lay beyond Sovereign, Zhang Yuanqing wasn't entirely sure. He lacked the clearance to look it up, but he suspected the five Alliance Chiefs were at that level.0

Furthermore, judging by the number of stewards deployed, Demon Lord and Ghost Eye Judge were almost certainly Sovereign tier. If they had merely been at the Saint tier, the Five Elements Alliance wouldn't have treated their cases with such importance.0

It was worth noting that even within the same tier, the gap between individual levels was enormous. At the Transcendent tier, for instance, a Level 1 Walker would be crushed by a Walker at Level 2, who in turn would be thrashed by a Level 3 Walker with ease, not even accounting for item synergies or class counters.0

The Illusionist was one of the pinnacle classes, stronger than the Fire Sage. Even among Sovereign-tier practitioners, Master Wuhen was no weakling. Zhang Yuanqing had always suspected the Illusionist...1