Xia Tianling had not gotten so full of himself that he thought he could now take on a Limit Douluo. He still had that much self-awareness.
The main issue was how long he could maintain his strongest state. Although the Emblem of Justice's boost to Spiritual Power was passive, maintaining the Deterrence effect consumed Soul Power.
Although the Fourth Spirit Skill, Justice Judgment, could not be enhanced by the Storm Axe state, maintaining it continuously while in the Storm Axe state also consumed twice as much Soul Power. The same went for the Deterrence skill.
Xia Tianling, who had thought he could freely use the Storm Axe state for regular combat after reaching the Divine Transformation realm, was deeply disappointed.
Though he now had a more powerful dual-core energy system, he had also gained two more massive consumers of Soul Power.
Besides, having the power to surpass a Limit Douluo for a short time did not mean he was equal to a Limit Douluo.
Leaving aside Spiritual Power, total Soul Power, Spirit Skills, and other factors, even in terms of combat awareness, those three Limit Douluos were far ahead of Xia Tianling.
Even Qian Daoliu, who was not especially skilled at combat, depended on who he was being compared with.
Compared to Tang Chen, he certainly seemed somewhat weak. But what about compared to Golden Crocodile Douluo? Or Chen Xin? And Dugu... forget it. That would be bullying.
Before, he had been able to bully Dai Mubai with a few tricks only because his physical attributes had completely overwhelmed him in every aspect. When it came to genuine technique, he was still far behind.
The system could instill knowledge and theory, but it could not also instill the muscle memory for linking moves and exerting force.
It was like taking