Whew.
Chen Wen let out a soft breath of stale air.
At this moment, he could sense the difference in the power contained within his body.
To him, first-stage Great Emperor Will and second-stage Great Emperor Will were worlds apart.
The gap in that power was beyond measure in words.
He did not know whether others were the same, but he was.
As he was now, he could take on the vast majority of fifth-stage Great Emperor Will Realm experts, even without risking his life.
But he knew it was still not enough.
With such strength, he would not be able to face every enemy when the half-year deadline arrived.
He had to grow stronger.
Now, only a little over a month remained until the half-year deadline. Time was already exceedingly tight.
His goal was to make a push for the third-stage Great Emperor Will Realm.
Even if he could not reach it, he had to get infinitely close.
Only then would he have greater confidence.
With that thought, Chen Wen had already made up his mind.
Xian Hongshao spoke, "Not bad. Your rate of improvement is far faster than I imagined."
"With the rank of your Nine-Colored Will Seed, the difficulty of condensing each stage of Will will be several times that of others."
"Of course, the strength you gain after advancing will also surpass that of others by quite a bit."
"Especially this time, when you solved the problem entirely through your own abilities. That is tremendous growth."
"Sometimes, we do not look at what a person ultimately obtains. We look more at the extent of that person's growth."
"Whether one has gained anything also depends on whether one has undergone a fundamental change."
Chen Wen smiled. "If I had to rely on you for even such a