No matter who it was, before the nearly tangible battle will of Aibadon, the Purgatory Giant King formed of pure fire elemental energy, one could judge just how formidable and terrifying this ruler from the Flame World was.
Level seven and level eight were level seven and level eight—there was no enormous gap in between.
A level-seven lifeform was still a level-seven lifeform. Every moment of battle had to be sustained by expending the Omnipotent Soul. A level-eight lifeform was a level-eight lifeform. It had grasped the power of Omnipotent Soul attrition and infused eternity into itself.
Between the two, there was no such thing as pseudo-level eight or an eighth-level threshold. To grasp it was to grasp it; not to grasp it was not to grasp it. Wearing the Titan Attrition Ring, a foundation of civilization, Purgatory Giant King Aibadon was undoubtedly a level-eight lifeform!
Within this ruler's power system, his own control and mastery over energy were merely foundational components. The true core of his enhanced strength lay in emotions akin to battle intent and fury.
"I understand. I'll do my best to shorten the battle. When Seventh Ring summoned this powerful elemental slave back then, I observed it as well. Its frontal power truly is unrivaled in its tyranny!"
The one speaking in a deep voice was the king of the Tyrant Thorn Whales, Sea King Sacrifice.
Placing their hopes on these rulers summoned from distant foreign domains voluntarily sacrificing themselves was simply impossible.
First, these rulers were only level seven. Even Black Swan She Jieqian, whose perceptive ability was exceedingly limited, clearly understood the pressure bearing down on him. This fire giant enemy from an unknown world cluster was like an extremely unstable super-bomb, capable of erupting at any moment with world-destroying force.
Second, the rulers