"Can I defeat the Lord of Thousand Dragon Lake now?"
Sensing the power within him, Chen Nianzhi pondered silently for a moment, then shook his head.
As a dividing line among Immortals, the gap between Earth Immortals was often enormous.
An ordinary first-tier Earth Immortal had usually opened only two or three heavenly layers. Even killing a slightly powerful six-tribulation half-step Earth Immortal would take considerable effort.
Those who had reached the late stage of Earth Immortality, however, had opened at least five or six heavenly layers. The stronger among them had opened seven or even eight.
They possessed the potential to become Heavenly Immortal Grandmasters and had cultivated at least two foundations for opening the heavens. They each had at least two or three natal Treasures of Opening Heaven and Divine Abilities. How could their combat strength be merely dozens of times greater than that of an ordinary early-stage Earth Immortal?
By Chen Nianzhi's estimate, even two or three dozen Earth Immortals like Earthspring Ancestor joining forces would be no match for a seventh-tier Earth Immortal.
Unless a mid-stage Earth Immortal powerhouse took the lead and bore most of the pressure from the late-stage Earth Immortal, an ordinary first-tier Earth Immortal would probably not last more than one or two moves against a late-stage Earth Immortal.
"The clash at the Azure River Ancient Sect was brief, but as far as I know, the Lord of Thousand Dragon Lake once opened six heavenly layers."
"By that reckoning, he must have cultivated at least two foundations for opening the heavens, and his natal Treasures of Opening Heaven and Divine Abilities number three or four altogether."
Chen Nianzhi murmured inwardly, his brow growing ever more furrowed.
A seventh-tier Earth Immortal who had opened six heavenly layers must once have been at least