The remaining true experts of the Cosmos numbers at ten thousand. From the Eternal Library Tower's records, there were approximately a total of five thousand Rank-9 outside of the top-brass of the Major Powers.
Five thousand, all including those of the hidden masters who were not a part of any sect. In this Cosmos where trillions of lives existed, it could easily be seen why they were called rare. There were still millions of Rank-8 Cultivators, but there were only five thousand and in a single day, 10% of these peak experts died at the City of Thousand Gods.
And these peak experts died, in less than five minutes.
"We can't hold them off much longer… I don't want to say it, but, we're only delaying the inevitable."
"Dammit! If only the Refining and Sword God didn't fall… we might have had a fighting chance."
