On his way back to the *Dayun* from Azure Star, Shi Ming contemplated the different tiers of the Nirvana rank within the Star Sea.
'The Nirvana rank can be roughly divided into seven tiers.'
'From Nascent to Pseudo-God, ignoring the special classification of the [Vermin], I wonder which tier I'm at right now?'
'Veteran? Appointed General? Sealed King?'
The boundaries between the seven tiers were quite vague.
Much like the grading systems of "Excellent, Good, Average, Poor" from one's school days, the conventions for minor realms within the Nirvana rank existed purely to differentiate the strong from the weak. It wasn't a level an Awakened could clearly sense they had reached. Instead, it was a conclusion drawn from comparison, deduced from one's combat power and ranking among the powerhouses of a Cosmic Country.
Lacking any real combat record, Shi Ming found it difficult to deduce which tier he belonged to.
