Every time Chi Xiao appeared, the Flame Emperor descended with her, and the Oddities died in swathes.
Sometimes, death no longer described what happened to those Oddities. They evaporated in swathes.
Power was one thing, but there had to be a limit. The upper limit of Level 7 destructive power might be very high, something Chi Xiao could push further, something that could shock people.
But Level 7 was still Level 7. Powerful as a Legendary might be, they could never rival Level 8.
That was the domain of gods, beyond mortal reach.
Yet the situation before him had broken that convention. Chi Xiao's flames had suppressed Forest's Flower Maiden.
Those flames seemed to possess an indescribably terrifying power. Even the Flower Maiden, protected by the powers of life and mist, dared not touch them. She was even afraid.
This was simply not something a Level 7 could accomplish.
Legendary might was nowhere near enough. Only Level 8, and nothing but Level 8, could reach such heights, a realm within the domain of gods.
Watching Chi Xiao, Black Crow looked envious. No powerful individual would willingly stop advancing.
Only those elderly Legendaries who had lived far too long, with no possibility of Promotion left, would give up on improving themselves.
Black Crow had touched the Darkness Mark and tried to absorb Night Fiend's power because he, too, wanted to take another step beyond his current heights.
Now, Chi Xiao had also accomplished that.
After Cangming, she was the second Level 8 human he knew of in the Fourth Era.
There might also be special Level 8 beings in the core area of the Red Moon Holy Temple, but in a sense, those Level 8 beings could no longer be considered human.
Black Crow counted as a core member of the