A Single Sword Sends the Obsidian King Flying

"It seems I still underestimated the Obsidian King's strength!" Ye Chen had no clear grasp of just how strong the second layer of the Life and Death Threshold was. Yet when the Obsidian King had suppressed his strength to the first layer, he had already fought Murong Qingcheng to a standstill. One could well imagine how powerful the second layer was. Moreover, Murong Qingcheng had been able to contend against the Obsidian King because he had not dared to engage her in close combat. Now that the Obsidian King had revealed his true strength, even if the Darkness Force Field still worked, its effect would be greatly diminished.

"Sure enough, none of the strongest Half-Step Kings can be underestimated."

To become a Life and Death Realm King, one did not necessarily have to first become one of the strongest Half-Step Kings. In fact, the vast majority skipped this stage and broke through directly from the peak Half-Step King realm into the Life and Death Realm. However, this naturally left their foundations somewhat lacking. After becoming a Life and Death Realm King, their Undying Body could only reach the level of Limb Regeneration, the commonplace standard of the Life and Death Realm. But if one first became one of the strongest Half-Step Kings before breaking through to the Life and Death Realm, one could directly attain the second stage of the Undying Body, Flesh Regeneration. Their survival ability would greatly increase, and their foundation would be solid.

The reason for these two different situations was actually related to a person's potential and foundation. As for whether there were other details or factors involved, no one could say for sure.

Thus, throughout the True Spirit Continent, this situation arose. Some people stalled at the peak Half-Step King realm, unable to advance another