Back then, Qiu Tu had already calculated that with his Fourth Rank Middle Stage strength, stacked with "Order Space", he was more than enough to deal with most Evil Gods.
And if he also had the home court advantage of the "Domain Master", then the only ones he needed to fear were the Peak Fourth Rank and Fifth Order Evil Gods. (Chapter 409)
With this assessment of strength, Qiu Tu began quietly investigating the Whale Shark's power.
The Investigation Bureau's intel channels had no information about Whale Shark's strength, but... don't forget, Qiu Tu had Larilo, the Evil God mole.
After dropping hints several times, Qiu Tu managed to learn from Larilo that the Whale Shark was most likely a Late Fourth Rank Evil God. (Chapter 425)
And Whale Shark's mutation path was "Life", which would be suppressed in the "Order" attribute of the "Xinjie Territory". So, he couldn't even bring out his Late Fourth Rank strength.
