Hearing what the Palace Spirit said,
Chen Fan could not help but freeze, utterly astonished. "Senior Palace Spirit, are you sure you are not mistaken? Among those crowned kings, I should count as one of the stronger ones by now, shouldn't I?"
"The only ones capable of threatening my life should be Demon God Kings and immortals, right? Is the Outer Sea really that outrageous?"
After defeating and suppressing Daoist Mingxu head-on, Chen Fan had considered his strength already formidable.
Those crowned kings represented the limit of the sixth level of Chang Sheng.
With the Cosmic Space Secret Canon and White Emperor Armor in hand, he did not dare claim he could thrash every crowned king expert, but he was confident he could confront any crowned king head-on.
The Palace Spirit, however, laughed.
"Daoist Mingxu's own strength was only somewhat greater than that of someone newly crowned king. He did not even possess middling strength among crowned kings, and he had no nine-star defensive Dao artifact... Defeating a crowned king of that level is not bad, but it merely puts you at the middle tier among crowned kings."
"There are far too many crowned kings stronger than you. Anyone who can attain the rank of crowned king will not lack talent or divine abilities. Naturally, there are not many like you, but there are certainly some. Besides, descendants of certain immortals or Demon God Kings may possess nine-star Dao artifacts, or even Nine-Nine Dao artifacts!"
Some immortals and Demon God Kings might only possess one or two Nine-Nine Dao artifacts themselves, but others could casually bestow Nine-Nine Dao artifacts or even immortal artifacts upon their subordinates.
As he spoke, the Palace Spirit narrowed his eyes. "Those who can enter the Outer Sea are all marquises, crowned kings, or above. With