There could be incredible differences between cultivators in the Nascent Soul level. Based on what reserve powers they had, how they had prepared for their breakthrough, and many other small factors, two cultivators could be on completely different power levels. For one thing, the number of tribulations had a huge influence on how strong a cultivator was. Different species had different traits, and personal experience also played into it. It was not as simple as things had been in Gold Core, where everything came down to heavenly palaces.1

If two Nascent Soul cultivators were dramatically different, then their auras would feel different. Otherwise, careful examination would be required to see the differences. However, there was a rough standard that most species applied. The first tribulation propelled one from pseudo-Nascent Soul into the real Nascent Soul level. That was when a cultivator acquired a dao soul, and true Nascent Soul battle prowess. The second heavenfate tribulation would double one’s power. In other words, every nascent soul would be twice as strong. With the third tribulation, it became triple!8

The Skyface cultivator Xu Qing had fought previously...11