The Saint's might erupted with a thunderous roar, and in an instant, completely crushed the towering momentum raised by the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors joining forces!
The gulf between them lay not in numbers, but in the difference in their very essence.
Only by truly ascending to the realm of a Heavenly Dao Saint could one cross this boundary.
Otherwise, even if the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors joined forces, no matter how many of them there were, their momentum could never surpass Jieyin Saint's by even the slightest fraction!
This was the crushing difference in the level of life itself, a comprehensive disparity in innate aptitude, Dao foundation, divine soul, and authority over the Great Dao.
It was not something that could be bridged simply by piling on more people.
The moment they realized this, the hearts of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors sank as though burdened by a thousand jun, their expressions grave as iron.
They had already gauged their own strength before this—
even if they gave their all and combined their forces, they might not be able to contend head-on with a Heavenly Dao Saint.
Yet only now, in a true confrontation, did they suddenly realize that their previous assessment had been so shallow, so laughable.
Sure enough, between a Saint and a Supreme Saint lay an abyss that could not be crossed.
No number of people, no degree of coordination, could make up for that natural chasm!
A clear premonition rose within them:
even if all six attacked together now, they likely would not last a hundred exchanges in Jieyin Saint's hands.
And that was under the premise that he was not at his peak and was not wielding an Innate Supreme Treasure.
If another Heavenly Dao Saint had made the move instead,