As fellow vessels who had inherited the Red Lotus Holy Mother's true spirit, the Red Lotus Saint Son was indeed stronger than the Red Lotus Saintess.
But this strength was not in cultivation; it was because the Red Lotus True Spirit he wielded was stronger.
The previous Su Mei had been killed by Chen Yuan. If the Red Lotus Holy Mother were to bestow another identical true spirit, would that not simply be sending someone to their death?
Thus, the Red Lotus True Spirit the current Red Lotus Saint Son could wield was almost certainly the strongest among all generations of Saint Sons.
This allowed him to rival an Eighth-Level Divine Altar Realm Grandmaster the moment the true spirit entered his body.
If he cultivated for a few more years and became familiar with his power, he might even step directly into the Ninth-Realm Heavenly Profound.
But for now, Chen Yuan felt that although the Red Lotus Saint Son's power was formidable, his control over it was severely lacking. He was like a child holding an assault rifle.
Though he could cause damage by pulling the trigger, he had no way to use that destructive power precisely.
At that moment, four enormous hands crushed down toward Chen Yuan. Powerful Red Lotus Wish Power sealed off the spiritual energy of Heaven and Earth as overwhelming force came crashing down upon him. Red Lotus Wish Power was an exceedingly unique force. It differed from true qi and was not the power of Heaven and Earth, yet it possessed an extremely strong suppressive effect against true qi. Chen Yuan formed a hand seal. Light and darkness flickered around him as black and white forces transformed into sun and moon, surging violently behind him. Their polar clash evolved into towering divine might.
The power