"I can break through whenever I want." Hua Yunfei gave his answer.
His second realm had no Quasi-Immortal Emperor level. Or rather, the Quasi-Immortal Emperor Realm was included within the second realm, without any clearly defined subdivisions.
Even while suppressing himself with all his might and striving for perfection in every detail, he had long since reached the very limit of the second realm.
And when he emerged from the Endless Reincarnation Path, he had already been capable of breaking through that level.
However, he had not done so, nor did he wish to break through just like that. If he crossed over so casually, he felt that his combat strength among those of the same realm would be much weaker.
Now, his refusal to break through was for the sake of refining himself to the utmost. First, he would continue comprehending the Endless Reincarnation Path and merge with the Reincarnation Avatar during this period to improve himself.
Second, he would merge with the World Spirits of the various Dao Domains. Not only could this raise the strength of the Hongmeng God Realm, it could also increase his own power.
Every World Spirit that joined him would provide him with vast amounts of energy.
With that energy, he could even soar into the sky in a single leap. Perhaps one step would take him directly into the level of a super Immortal Emperor.
But that was not what he wanted. He wanted to use that vast energy to suppress himself, bearing a heavy burden as he advanced while slowly absorbing the energy and continuously tempering himself, until he finally broke through at the limit beyond all limits.
Only the combat strength gained in that way should meet his expectations.
"You can break through whenever you want, but you simply don't