However, as long as one had not truly broken free from the constraints of the Universe and lacked the ability to shatter the Universe's shackles and all restraints by one's own power, one would be limited by the authority of a God of Destruction.
Even someone as powerful as Jiren of Universe 11, whose displayed combat power almost completely surpassed that of most Gods of destruction across the Twelve Universes, would face destruction and annihilation once those Gods of destruction invoked the power of their authority.
Aside from the weakest God of destruction, Helles, as well as Rumsshi and Champa, who were likewise at the bottom, even if Jiren slightly surpassed a God of destruction in combat power, he could not defeat those weaker-looking Gods of destruction who were empowered by their Universes and the authority of destruction.
This was a fundamental gap. Unless the difference in combat power was overwhelmingly vast, it would be difficult to make up.
A God of Destruction's strength partly lay in the empowerment of the Universe's power, the use and enhancement of laws, and the means of destruction and annihilation granted by their authority.
A God of Destruction in a state of ultimate sublimation, going all out with everything they had, could normally unleash three to five times their displayed combat power.
As long as one did not exceed that limit, surpassing them in combat power alone did not mean that person could truly defeat a God of Destruction completely.
Once the battle took place in that God of Destruction's home territory, as long as one could not surpass the upper limit of the power they could unleash, the scales of victory could easily be reversed by the God of Destruction, who might even turn the tables and kill their opponent.
But 4,000 points