Two Phantom Combos had successfully knocked the target unconscious, even though Ling Tian had held back on his second strike. Otherwise, he could likely have killed him outright. This showed just how powerful Ling Tian had become. To defeat a mid-stage twenty-second Heaven cultivator head-on in only two attacks, one would probably need a full-powered strike from a late-stage twenty-second Heaven cultivator. In other words, Ling Tian's strength had already reached the late stage of the twenty-second Heaven.
For someone only at the peak of the Twenty-first Heaven of Near-Saint, his battle prowess was astonishing. This was more than enough proof of Ling Tian's strength. Once he broke through to the twenty-second Heaven, he would likely be able to defeat late-stage twenty-second Heaven cultivators head-on with relative ease. He might even have a slight chance against those at the peak of the twenty-second Heaven.
That was without Ling Tian drawing on the grand formation. With it, he could defeat even peak-stage twenty-second Heaven cultivators without difficulty. After breaking through to the twenty-second Heaven, he might even be able to fight an early-stage twenty-third Heaven cultivator with the formation's help. He probably wouldn't have any chance of winning, but he could certainly stay alive.
"A big part of why it went so easily was that he never expected me to attack him so suddenly. My strength was far beyond what he'd anticipated, so he was badly wounded before he could react. Naturally, he was no match for me after that," Ling Tian said. He wasn't smug at all about capturing a mid-stage twenty-second Heaven cultivator so easily. After a brief pause, he continued, "Of course, even if he'd known my strength beforehand, capturing him wouldn't have been impossible. It would just have been a little more troublesome. This also gives us