Three!

[Acknowledged.]

[Tyrius was originally an Emperor Level General of the Westreach Heavenly Sultanate.]

[He was one of the Five Archangel Generals of the Sultanate.]

[During one of his explorations in an ancient site, Tyrius chanced upon an extremely rare Ancestral Grade material.]

[He used it to craft a powerful Mythical Grade sword.]

[Pleased with the beauty of the sword, Tyrius split his soul and life force in two, and imbued one half into the sword, giving birth to Gilgamar.]

[After that, Tyrius' power level immediately dropped to King level.]

[However, with Gilgamar in hand, he was still able to maintain a sufficiently high level battle strength to defend his position as one of the Five Archangel Generals of the Westreach Heavenly Sultanate against all challengers.]

[With Gilgamar's help, Tyrius quickly recovered to the Emperor Level within two years, and broke through to Hegemon level three years after that, becoming Westreach Heavenly Sultanate's most powerful warrior.]