Faced with the overbearing Demon Emperor, they truly had no recourse.
"Hmph, fine, I won't break through. Why do you have to keep threatening me?"
In the end, Thousand-Hand Hui chose to compromise for his own safety.
He looked at Little Sika Deer. "The powerful people you recognize are merely those who look powerful."
"But in my view, a truly powerful person must be someone like the Demon Emperor. His strength might not look impressive, and his realm might seem unremarkable, but even if I reached perfection, I wouldn't have any means of beating him with absolute certainty."
"In fact, I'm certain that if I really broke through to the perfection realm, this fellow would actually dare to finish me off. The crucial thing is, I'd be powerless to fight back."
Little Sika Deer kept nodding, her understanding shattered once again.
A higher realm did not necessarily make someone a powerhouse. This left her with a particularly complicated, muddled mix of emotions.
For a moment, she did not know how to approach powerful people.
Demon Emperor Daochen waved a hand. "There's no need to make it so complicated. People like me are extremely rare. You can simply put us in a separate category."
"As for this fellow's ability to break through rapidly, that's only because he was once a quasi-Hongmeng level powerhouse. You can't judge him by ordinary standards either."
Then Demon Emperor Daochen pointed at Chaos Heaven. "This counts as an ordinary person. He follows the path taken by the vast majority of powerhouses. Most powerhouses are like this-perfectly ordinary."
Chaos Heaven's face darkened. "How am I perfectly ordinary? I'm a legendary figure too, you know!"
The Demon Emperor stroked the little golden squid beside him. "Golden Squid King, why do you follow me? Isn't it because a certain