Thea panicked for a few seconds before letting out a sigh of relief. With a smile, she said, “So you're checking my strength, Honey. During this time, I didn’t slack off in the Capital and was completely focused on cultivation. I’m already in the fifth rank now.”

James had assessed the strength of Thea's True Energy.

It was in the fifth rank and almost in the sixth rank.

It was indeed very powerful.

However, compared to the Celestial Sect’s Sect Leader, it was not even close.

With this kind of power, she would not even be able to defend herself from a single attack from Lucjan, much less defeat Lucjan and the first Blood Emperor.

“Hmm. Not bad. I didn’t expect you to be a cultivation genius,” James said, beaming with praise. “You’ve only been practicing martial arts for a short time, but you've already risen to the fifth rank.”

James was certain that the Sect Leader of the Celestial Sect was not Thea based on his assessment.

Despite the fact that all signs pointed to Thea as t