Given Wei Chen's background, if he wanted to break through the heavenly barrier and enter the Spirit Rank Heavenly Sovereign realm, there was naturally no need for him to go through the trouble of becoming a Plane Master.
Nor did he need to take such a shortcut.
Something that could be settled with a single Heaven Barrier Divine Pill—why would he need a Lower Plane?
Therefore, Wei Chen had not faced many obstacles in entering the Heavenly Sovereign realm.
But his disadvantage lay in the fact that he was simply too young.
Not yet thirty, he was not even a fraction of Maha You's age.
That was where he suffered.
Otherwise, if he had been given even another ten years to grow, he would not have put Maha You or Maha Tian in his eyes at all.
But reality had no ifs.
Thus, he had to face the double crushing pressure brought by Maha You, a powerful Immortal Grade Late-stage competitor, in both age and cultivation.
If not for the combined boost of his status, background, and personal combat strength, making many people willing to favor him, he would not have become the second hottest candidate to win this time.
After all, he bore many labels: grandson of the Sun Emperor, young master of the Heaven Burning Continent, Young Clan Head of the Futur Ancient Clan, Demon Slaying King, and more.
These identities had allowed Wei Chen to become one of the brightest rising stars of this era in the Great Thousand World in a short time, earning countless admirers and praises.
Many also believed that he would become a Saint Grade Seed in the future.
But if he were compared with the current Maha You, he was somewhat lacking in confidence.
Wei Chen exhaled softly, reined in his thoughts,