After Lu Huangtian clasped the last puppet in his palm and absorbed it completely, a trace of dissatisfaction still lingered in his eyes.
At the same time, an invisible bloodlust brewed around Lu Huangtian, and his aura continued to rise. His absorption speed was still far faster than Xiao Yan's. Even though Xiao Yan had already slain over a hundred puppets earlier, the final number of puppets killed by the two of them was still roughly the same.
The puppets were not merely puppets. They also possessed the souls of powerful experts from within the Ten Thousand Beasts Space and had absorbed the blood essence of more than a thousand experts present. Although the energy provided by any single Dou Emperor or Dou Zong was incomparably insignificant to a Dou Zun, quantitative change could still lead to qualitative change.
Lu Huangtian's aura continued to rise, swiftly surpassing the many experts present and breaking through four major shackles in succession.
"A five-star Dou Zun!" Yao Lao said slowly.
Even in Yao Lao's lifetime, experts of this level had been relatively rare. His tone was therefore especially grave.
Although Xiao Yan had also received a replenishment of energy, his initial level had been far below Lu Huangtian's. Moreover, all the imprisoned souls had been released by Xiao Yan. He had only absorbed the replenishing energy of the Crimson Lotus Karma Flame, so there was still a difference between him and Lu Huangtian.
Xiao Yan's Dou Qi had only risen to the realm of a three-star Dou Zun.
After reaching the Dou Zun realm, the gap brought by every additional star was as vast as heaven and earth. It was almost impossible to defeat opponents above one's level as easily as one could below the Dou Emperor realm.
The pressure Lu Huangtian exuded