Combat Power Analysis and Contending on the Emperor's Path

"Really..." Pang Bo was speechless.

He had never thought about this question before, but when he came to his senses, he realized that Ye Fan had already had ambiguous relationships with so many women, or that these relationships had become established facts...

"Damn it, this is what life is all about, Xiao Ye Zi never lacks women anywhere! No way, I can't keep thinking about him all the time, I need to find a few Saintess or something..." Pang Bo couldn't help but curse.

I, Pang Bo, am a great demon of my generation, firmly standing in the realm of the Seven Forbidden Realms. I am a prodigy wherever I go. How could I possibly lose to Ye Fan?

Pang Bo felt good about himself.

However, Zhou Tong didn't think that much about it.

He sat down quietly, carefully contemplating his previous insights.

His main purpose in challenging Wang Teng was to comprehend and elevate the Sky Horn Ant Treasure Art during the battle.

8.00 is Eight Restrictions, and 8.99 is also Eight Restrictions, but the difference between the two is almost at the same level.

Although both are Eight Restrictions, Zhou Tong was absolutely confident that he could crush Wang Teng, so he confidently used Wang Teng to hone his Sky Horn Ant Treasure Art.

"The Eight Restrictions Barriers are simply too difficult to overcome!" Zhou Tong sighed inwardly.

He reached the level of the Eight Restrictions Realm when he was at the Paragon of the Four Extremities Realm. He has been very careful in his cultivation ever since, trying not to let his combat power drop, but even now, he still hasn't been able to cross the number "eight".

"Based on my calculations, aside from the Ten Cave Heaven Divine Rings, which surpasses even the Sky Shrouding Method and is unprecedented, my current combat power should be stable at 8.99. If I cultivate the second strand of Immortal Qi, it should be stable at 8.999; the third strand of Immortal Qi should be 8.9999..."

"The closer it gets to 9, the easier it is to trigger the divine restriction, and the longer it stays after being triggered." Zhou Tong had a sudden realization.

Since he mainly cultivates the Sky Shrouding Method, his combat power will definitely be limited by the Sky Shrouding Method.

The restriction of the Sky Shrouding Method is the so-called "Eight Forbidden Domain". As long as he does not enter the Divine Prohibition State, he will be bound by the Eight Restrictions Domains. Even if he cultivates the Chaotic Ancient Method and the Immortal Ancient Method as supplementary techniques, it will only increase the number of decimal places by one or two.

According to the Cultivation System of the Immortal Ancient Method, each time one cultivates a strand of Immortal Qi, the increase in combat power is an unimaginable leap. However, if the Immortal Ancient Method is used as an auxiliary system, then the measurement of Immortal Qi becomes problematic. It is no longer absolute, but merely a subordinate position.

Just like in the Chaotic Ancient Era, for those who mainly cultivate the Immortal Ancient Method, the amount of Immortal Qi is the unit of measurement for strength; but for those who mainly cultivate the Chaotic Ancient Method, the amount of Immortal Qi has little impact on the Chaotic Ancient Method.

This is the issue of major and minor systems.

The primary cultivation system determines the digits before the decimal point; the secondary cultivation system can enhance the digits after the decimal point. Just like Zhou Tong, he estimated his combat power to be 8.99, where the 8 represents his achievements in the Sky Shrouding Method, and the remaining 0.99 involves many elements of the Chaotic Ancient Method and the Immortal Ancient Method.

For the prodigies who have stepped into the Eight Forbidden Domain and embarked on the Emperor's Path, even the numbers after the decimal point are worth paying attention to; they are the details that truly determine success or failure.

The larger the number after the decimal point, the stronger the combat power will be compared to other opponents when not triggering divine restrictions. Furthermore, it's easier to trigger divine restrictions, and once triggered, the duration of the effect will be longer.

When Zhou Tong first triggered the divine restriction during his Great Dragon Tribulation, it was only for a moment; but afterwards, every time he triggered the divine restriction, the time he stayed was longer and longer.

At his current level, each time he triggers a divine restriction, the duration of the restriction is sufficient to allow him to unleash hundreds or even thousands of punches in succession.

"If I'm not mistaken, Wang Teng's combat strength should be around 8.5, and with the support of the Chaotic Ancient Chariot, it should reach 8.8. As for those Imperial Son and Imperial Son, they are at least 8.9; the powerful ones can even reach 8.99." Zhou Tong recalled his previous battle with Ji Zi and felt a little emotional.

At that time, he had not yet been able to cultivate immortal Immortal Qi, although he had the advantage of the Chaotic Ancient Method as a supplementary cultivation system; but Ji Zi also had the advantage of the Imperial Scripture.

Ji Zi's complete mastery of the Void Scripture makes him stronger in combat than Zhou Tong's chaotic combination of scriptures, and his physique is also a perfect match for the Void Scripture.

At that time, their combat strength was actually not much different.

"However, even if I were to fight Ji Zi again now, without using the Ten Cave Heaven Divine Rings, I could still win, but I would definitely be severely injured." Zhou Tong shook his head slightly.

The difference between 8.99 and 8.9, in terms of metaphorical data, is only one percent; but in terms of actual combat strength, the difference is even less than one percent, perhaps only one-thousandth.

Such a small difference can certainly be the last straw that breaks the camel's back, but if you're not careful, or even if you're unlucky, you could also be defeated.

"We haven't really distanced ourselves from those Imperial Son and Imperial Son yet!" Zhou Tong knew very well that none of the Imperial Son and Imperial Son were simple.

Don't be fooled by Ye Fan's casual suppression of the Imperial Son and the Imperial Son in the later parts of the original novel; that was essentially a superior attack from a higher realm. Against someone of the same realm, he would need a major battle to defeat the Imperial Son and the Imperial Son.

The struggle for the Emperor's Path begins in the early stages of King, Saint, Saint King, and Great Sage; that is the real competition. As for the next stage, Quasi-Emperor, it comes down to who can cultivate faster.

Because once you reach the Quasi-Emperor stage, you've definitely forged your own path. What follows is a competition of whose path is wider, smoother, and easier to traverse; it's also a competition of who can enter the Divine Forbidden Realm faster, easier, and for longer...

Even if Hengyu the Great had killed twelve Quasi-Emperor in a single day before attaining enlightenment, it couldn't have been twelve Quasi -Quasi-Emperor of the same realm. For a prodigy on the Emperor's Path to reach the Quasi-Emperor realm, they must have mastered the Eight Restrictions and comprehended Divine Forbidden Realms. If they had won a battle against one of them, that could be considered a clash between equals.

But someone like Hengyu the Great, who killed twelve people in a single day, must have been someone who defeated the lower ranks.

To put it more maliciously, Hengyu the Great might have taken advantage of his sudden entry into Divine Prohibition State, while his opponents were not in a state of divine restriction, and then seized the opportunity to take down all his opponents in one fell swoop.

It's likely that Hengyu the Great's opponents are thinking the same thing: to find an opportunity to enter the Divine Forbidden Zone and wipe out all their opponents in one fell swoop.

Zhou Tong had reason to believe that the Great Emperor who attained enlightenment throughout history were not necessarily the strongest of their time; some might have simply gotten lucky and become the second strongest.

Since the difference in cultivation level is not too great, the second-ranked player only needs to be lucky enough to enter the divine barrier when the strongest player breaks free, and then he can easily eliminate the strongest enemy.

The path to enlightenment is not only about strength, but also about luck!

In some ways, luck is even more important than ability.

Just like Ye Fan in the original novel, his path to enlightenment was actually cleared away by others.

The Woodcutter Elder cleared the way for him Divine Court Emperor Lord and the Undying Heavenly Empress, and even the Lord of the Yama Hall was Woodcutter Elder by him. Later, the First General of Heavenly Court and the First General of the Undying Heavenly Emperor further cleared the way for him.

The Woodcutter Elder was a classic example of someone who "served as a vanguard for the king" in that Lifetime.

If it weren't for the Woodcutter Elder, Zhou Tong would have reason to believe that the one who attained enlightenment in that Lifetime was the Undying Heavenly Empress.

After all, the Undying Heavenly Empress's advantages were too great. She had Ning Fei protecting her and could summon the Undying Heavenly Blade. If it weren't for the Woodcutter Elder, the Undying Heavenly Empress Queen might have had the last laugh.

If the Undying Heavenly Empress has the last laugh, then the Golden Crow Great Emperor will have nothing to do with it.

When that time comes, it will be Ye Fan who will be punished.

"I also have great luck..." Zhou Tong said softly, looking inward at the Reincarnation Mirror within his body.

"However, one still needs a path of infinite growth to go further on the path to becoming Quasi-Emperor!" Zhou Tong pondered for a while, once again considering the issue of Dao Severing.

The focus shifted from military strength to the concept of "Dao Severing".

Dao Severing is a crucial step in the Sky Shrouding Method. Only by severing the most terrifying Dao can one forge the most glorious and expansive path, enabling one to go further and faster in the future.

"Do we want to Reverse-Slaying the Great Dao like Ye Fan?" Zhou Tong looked up at the sky.

He pondered many things, and in that instant, his mind cleared, and the idea of Dao Severing resurfaced once more. He understood that with his current accumulation of power, he could directly Dao Severing and become a king, if he so desired.

But at this moment, he hesitated.

"Humans are the fruit of the world, bound by the various rules of heaven and earth, with both external and internal aspects, and both real and illusory aspects. To sever the self is to sever the shackles, and to Self-Severing is to Dao Severing."

Zhou Tong came into this world with memories of both his past and Lifetime etched in his heart, but he had no intention of severing them. Whether it was his past or Lifetime, if he severed them, would he still be himself?

To put it even more seriously, if you cut off a part of your obsession, are you still yourself?

People's moods, thoughts, ideas, and concepts will change with the passage of time and different experiences, but these are their own insights and natural changes.

However, the changes he made himself were different; they were not natural, but man-made, and the transformation was far too abrupt...

If you really want to cut something off, what's the difference between that and being hit by God-Crossing Art?