Although the inhabitants of the third realm commonly assumed that their realm had three thousand worlds, just how many worlds there were precisely was still uncertain.

The "three thousand worlds" was a common turn of phrase, referring to their realm just as "the third realm" did, but "the third realm" was a phrase used by hunters from the Milky Way.

Zhang Lie replied, "Actually, if worlds were allowed to accrete naturally, there should be far more than just nine superior worlds. There might be thirty, ninety, even a hundred and fifty."

Of course, Zhang Lie couldn't be certain whether this was the case. The fact that there had been nine superior worlds and that there was now nine superior worlds...