Originally Posted by Unregistered

That had me pause for a second. I was talking about the ally power rankings. I used that list to make sure I progressed evenly to everyone I have allied and I am aware of all the points you have made in your post for awhile now. I had believed that the experience and level of the girl was directly related to my own power rank but now I'm not so sure.

I initially thought they were hording manyus but that wouldn't explain how their power increased at the same rate of my own until just recently when everyone just shot up in power which was what had me start the thread in the first place.

Still needs some more explanation. Around what power rankings are we talking? 10k-30k range? 30k-60k range? 60k+ range?
In the 30k-60k range, it can be quite normal for player to suddenly take a leap. It's the range where having one or 2 friends with 60k+ helper squads enables 12-3 farming, which regularly drops Sacred Beast Ampy's and lvl 100 Manyu's (in the Secret Garden). And those two things can give a great boost to the power of their squads.