Ye Chen, who had perfected the Five Elements Law and comprehended Crisscross, the final intermediate divine skill, was simply too powerful. Even within the Sword God Palace, he ranked among the very best.
The Ultimate Sword Saints of the Sword God Palace were generally divided into four tiers. The first tier consisted of the Sole Heart Sword Saint and the Nothingness Sword Saint. The second tier was Ye Chen's level. The third tier was that of intermediate Ultimate Sword Saints, such as the Spirit Radiance Sword Saint. The fourth tier was that of ordinary Ultimate Sword Saints, such as the Snow Heart Sword Saint.
Of course, even within the same tier, there were still highs and lows. For instance, within the first tier, the gap between the Sole Heart Sword Saint and the Nothingness Sword Saint was quite considerable. According to the Nothingness Sword Saint, he could not even withstand a single sword strike from the Sole Heart Sword Saint. Though there might have been some modesty in that, the Sole Heart Sword Saint was undoubtedly truly powerful. Otherwise, there had been no need for the Nothingness Sword Saint to elevate another while belittling himself.
At the rear of the battlefield, Xu Jing and Murong Qingcheng were also taking part in the war, along with Dugu Jue and several other familiar faces. They had all become intermediate Half-Gods. In the Profound Yellow Universe, their talent and comprehension had been excellent, but in the Heavenly Realm, they were merely ordinary. Without fortuitous encounters, it would take long years to break through a single realm. Becoming intermediate Half-Gods was already no easy feat. They could not progress like Ye Chen, advancing at a thousand miles a day.
Though Xu Jing and Murong Qingcheng were only intermediate Half-Gods—intermediate Battle Saints—they were fully armed.