Watching the guardian puppet above the Heart Pool, which still firmly held the upper hand against the combined efforts of two Golden Core Great Perfection prodigies from Great Factions,
Zi Mochen's expression grew slightly more solemn, and he couldn't help but sigh in admiration.
"Truly worthy of a rune puppet that, at its peak, could rival a Nascent Soul Great Perfection True Lord. Even after countless years without maintenance, with its combat strength fallen to the Golden Core Extreme Realm, it can still overpower such outstanding opponents."
"It's just a pity that it's a dead object, after all. Even with the might of the Golden Core Extreme Realm, it can only bring out a third of its power."
Wei Luoqing's eyes flickered as he answered Zi Mochen.
In terms of combat strength alone, whether it was the prodigy from the Four Seas Commerce Association who cultivated the Great Dao of Wood or that bear demon, neither was weaker than the two of them; they even seemed faintly stronger.
But if their opponent were a genuine Golden Core Extreme Realm prodigy, then just a few moves would likely be enough to gravely injure or even kill one of them.
"Senior Brother Zi, what is the Golden Core Extreme Realm?!"
Bai Yi asked with some confusion. From the cultivation knowledge he had learned at the Dao Academy, wasn't Golden Core Great Perfection the highest realm at the Golden Core level?
"Heh, Junior Brother Bai, you haven't been cultivating for long, so it's only natural that you don't know."
"The so-called Golden Core Extreme Realm is less a realm than a title for absolute prodigies among Golden Core cultivators who bear more than thirty Core Patterns."
"At the Golden Core Realm, bearing each additional Core Pattern is a tremendous leap."
"Although prodigies capable