Chapter 666: Ruler City
That journal, though vague in many areas, had mentioned something crucial—the classification of geniuses in the Middle Domain.
According to it, geniuses were divided into four clear levels. A 1-star genius had the potential to cross one small level to fight stronger opponents. A 2-star genius could cross two levels, and a 3-star genius—those rare and monstrous individuals—could fight opponents three minor levels above them with ease.
But then there was the final category: Heaven Grade geniuses. The diary hadn’t revealed much about them, but what little it said was enough to leave an impression. A Heaven Grade genius could fight across five small levels—a feat so incredible that few believed it even possible.
When Max first read that part of the diary, he had been deeply intrigued. The classification of geniuses was something he hadn’t thought much about before, but the way the Old Saintess had written it made him curious—curious enough to start observing others with a different lens.
And now, watching Serina Vale as she gracefully left the arena after claiming the top spot, Max felt like he had finally seen someone who could belong in that elite category.
’I guess she would truly earn the title of a 3-star genius once she steps into the Legend Rank,’ he thought to himself, nodding slightly in realization.
While the definitions in the diary had been clear—1-star geniuses were those who could jump one minor level in battle, 2-star could jump two, and 3-star could jump three—it also emphasized something else.
These titles weren’t just handed out casually. A person’s actual cultivation realm mattered too. For instance, only someone at Champion Rank could be called a 2-star genius, even if they could already fight across two small levels.
And only those at Master Rank could be called a 1-star genius.