Even among Half-Step Divine Lords, strength varied.
The main distinctions lay in the grades and number of their true meanings.
First, the more true meaning embryos one mastered, the stronger one naturally became. There was a difference between mastering the Four True Meaning Embryos and mastering two.
If both sides' true meaning embryos were roughly of the same grade, the one who had mastered the Four True Meaning Embryos would naturally be stronger.
Beyond that, it depended on the grades of the true meaning embryos each side had mastered.
A first-rank true meaning embryo and a Ninth-Grade True Meaning Embryo could not be mentioned in the same breath.
A first-rank true meaning embryo could easily crush a Ninth-Grade True Meaning Embryo.
Of course, there were exceptions—namely, when one's understanding of a Ninth-Grade True Meaning Embryo had reached Perfection.
Lord of Thunder, for instance, had mastered six true meaning embryos, most of them fifth-rank, sixth-rank, or seventh-grade. His strength was extraordinary.
Although Daoist Nun Lingji had mastered only five true meaning embryos, she was no weaker than Lord of Thunder.
Great Commander Qiyue and Great Commander Crazy Demon were not cultivators, and their paths of cultivation were completely different from those of cultivators. Thus, they did not need to master true meaning embryos. Even so, the power of their demonic bodies was no weaker than that of Lord of Thunder or Daoist Nun Lingji.
Great Commander Qiyue knew True Lord Cold Crow's strength very well. True Lord Cold Crow had mastered the Four True Meaning Embryos: one fifth-rank, one sixth-rank, and two seventh-grade!
Such strength already placed him in the upper-middle ranks of Half-Step Divine Lords. Even Great Commander Qiyue would not dare claim absolute certainty of victory against True Lord Cold Crow.
As for Qin Hao...
According to the intelligence,