There were all kinds of gaps between people.
This included gaps that could be easily bridged, gaps that were very difficult to bridge, gaps that were utterly impossible to bridge, and absolute gaps so vast that even standing on tiptoe and trying to look up, one still could not see the other side...
The same applied here.
As a level of power where the upper and lower limits were separated by an infinitely distant gap, the difference in strength between the various Infinite Stages was likewise immense.
This was due to differences in talent and opportunities.
Although everyone could improve infinitely and grow infinitely stronger, like merciless super-leveling machines crazily grinding experience, their hearts colder and more ruthless than the fish-killing knives at RT-Mart...
But... many times, the gap in strength between them would simply grow larger and larger.
Still, under normal circumstances, all of that was ultimately something that could be traced.
Everyone could barely explain the various reasons behind it, or figure out just how great the disparity between them actually was...
However.
That was not the case for Xi Shenlian.
Ever since he became an Awakened, his so-called automatic increase in strength had been a matter of course.
There was no need to care, pay attention, train, or temper himself... his strength would increase on its own, spontaneously, without even requiring him to reach the Infinite Stage.
Gaining high-level skills in advance by crossing levels?
That might be one way to put it...
Even.
All of this was based on the premise that Xi Shenlian was suppressing himself.
It absolutely was not because he was actively seeking an increase in power.
If he had not been able to sense through Absolute First Strike, which transcended time, that growing too powerful too quickly would seriously affect his daily