Wang Chong let out a deep breath of True Qi, and every muscle in his body stirred. Though he had not tested it, he believed his strength must already have exceeded a thousand jin. While he still could not compare with such top-tier warriors as Xun Ba, Gao Chongxing, Wen Xi, and Li Hujie, he already ranked among men of great strength. Judged purely by external martial arts, he had few rivals.
Wang Chong thought, This must be because mastering the True Treasure Sign · Mani Jewel also improved the other four Divine Transformation signs, allowing me to break through in strength. But while martial arts can be cultivated step by step, strength depends too heavily on natural talent. Though I still have room to improve and haven't reached my limit, there isn't much potential left to tap. At most, I can gain another two or three hundred jin.
He truly envied Xun Ba, whose matchless physical strength was almost the greatest under heaven. In a one-on-one contest, that strength could be countered by a martial artist with subtler moves and greater speed, but how many people in the world had moves subtler than his or struck faster than he did? On the battlefield between two armies, it offered an even greater advantage. Once he swung his As-You-Will Flowing Golden Urn Hammers, their might truly seemed to make heaven collapse and earth split. Even an army of tens of thousands would struggle to surround him.
The Four Braves were not only consummate martial artists; every one of them also possessed extraordinary, immense strength. Even Lü Feng, the weakest of them, had strength exceeding two thousand jin.
The Five Tigers did not possess such overwhelming strength. Only Mountain-Lifting Tiger Gao Chongxing approached the Four Braves; the others were roughly on par