After Esdeath obtained the [Extreme Ice Phoenix] superpower, the rate at which her strength grew was terrifying, even surpassing his own after he had strengthened his Godslayer Status.
In terms of the speed of their progress, Marquis Voban had been deeply wary of Esdeath at the time, wary that she might surpass him at some point in the future.
Marquis Voban hated the feeling of being surpassed, especially by those who had once been weaker than him.
His desire to strengthen his Godslayer Status for a third time was also driven by his wish to completely leave behind Shendu, Boros, and the others who were close on his heels.
Although the second strengthening of his Godslayer Status still held enormous potential waiting to be excavated, he had a clear understanding of himself. At the same level, he was absolutely inferior to that woman Luo Hao when it came to developing potential.
Madara Uchiha had already left Earth and begun searching the Milky Way Galaxy for planets on which to plant God Trees.
The possibility Su Yunqing had mentioned before—using Dragon Veins to travel to Parallel Worlds and plant God Trees to strengthen himself—was perhaps something Madara Uchiha had already begun pursuing as well.
When that time came, what he could harvest would be far more than just God Tree Fruits. It would be the resources of countless Naruto Parallel Worlds.
When it came to the speed of progress, Marquis Voban did not think he would surpass Madara Uchiha by much. Even if he did now, Madara Uchiha would catch up quickly later.
There was even less need to mention Loki. His current strength had already reached the same level as Marquis Voban's, and in Asgard, where he received a boost, Loki would be even stronger.
Of course, if they were