In this Flame Realm, the highest tier for the younger generation is Tier Three.
After reaching Tier Three, it's very difficult to progress further. Breaking through to Tier Four generally requires reaching thirty years of age.
After Andrew reached Tier Three, he felt a significant surge in the fire extinguishing value needed for further advancement, precisely because of this.
This law on the cultivation path is essentially part of the underlying rules of the plane, a natural law, much like life and death, which cannot be violated.
Even Andrew, in essence, did not violate this law. The reason he could withstand a strike from the female assassin was partly his own, as well as the restraining influence of Ivan, and the support of An Ya's Fire God Mecha.
But, there are exceptions to everything.
In this Flame Realm, there are indeed a very few, extremely rare prodigies who are able to break through beyond Tier Three and reach Tier Four before the age of thirty.
