Li Hao’s assessment of future strength was based on five separate auras, not a combination of them. If he was able to fuse them all, then he might be able to kill Novas outright… But that was all theoretical. Reality might prove differently.2

The powerhouses of the martial world were yet to reach this stage. At the very least, he was yet to hear of anyone who could stand against Novas. Even his teacher thus far only demonstrated the strength to match peak Solar. Two of his spirits had emerged then!3

However, his teacher was different in that he’d melded five auras together. His two spirits were different from Li Hao’s two spirits.0

“I probably have to manifest three spirits to be on par with my teacher’s two spirits… But my final combination of five auras might be stronger than teacher’s…”0

That was due to his sword aura being stronger than any single one of the auras of the Five Styles. Where he fell short compared to his teacher was experience, battle reaction, and lack of combination between auras. Otherwise, with Yuan Shuo’s experience and strength, he would’ve killed Huang Jie with Li Hao’s...0