Although the Ancient Heavenly Emperor had now reached the late Saint Grade Heavenly Sovereign stage,
only a single step away from transcending the Saint Grade,
he was even more powerful than at his peak in ancient times.
Comparable to the Immortal Great Emperor of the same era, he was practically invincible at his current level.
Even against a peak Heavenly Demon Emperor, he was confident he could kill one.
Not merely suppress it, but utterly erase its Demon Soul along with it.
If the former Nine Corpses Heavenly Demon Emperor, the Devouring Heaven Demon Emperor, were to revive and return to his peak state, the current Ancient Heavenly Emperor was confident that he would not even need to use One Qi Transformed into Three Purities. He could wield the Saint Grade Peerless Sacred Object, the Heavenly Emperor Sword, and slay him again and again until he was completely wiped out.
His true body alone was already this powerful.
Not to mention that after using the Peerless Divine Power, One Qi Transformed into Three Purities, he would have two avatars comparable to his true body aiding him.
But!
In the Ancient Heavenly Emperor's own view, he was still far inferior to the God Emperor before him.
The other party might appear so young and had only just broken through to the Saint Grade, seemingly still quite a distance from the late stage.
Yet he felt that if they truly fought now, even he would find it difficult to gain the upper hand.
He might even be defeated!
This was not empty flattery, but something he could genuinely sense.
If the Ancient Heavenly Emperor, having lived a second life, had gained the qualifications to rival the Immortal Great Emperor and set foot upon the latter's path of transcending the Saint Grade,
then