10-Star Genius!
Editor: Henyee Translations
"Senior, there are preconditions regarding how many stars one can surpass." Ling Han thought for a moment, before continuing, "Take me, for example. If I meet someone who's nine stars above me… let's call them Person A. Person A hasn't practiced any techniques to defend against divine sense attacks. Thus, if I use the Seven Kill Subduing Soul Technique to attack Person A and suppress their battle prowess, my chance of defeating them is at least 50%.
"In such a case, I would have the ability to surpass nine stars.
"However, if I meet another person—let's call them Person B—and their battle prowess is only eight stars above mine, it's still extremely likely that I'll lose if they're someone who has practiced techniques to defend against divine sense attacks.
"In such a case, I wouldn't even have the ability to surpass eight stars.