Three Martial Emperors and one at the Pinnacle of the Nascent Soul Realm, although their realms were not as superficially high as the woman's before, they had not exceeded the normal level for their respective realms.
Had it been any one of them alone, Su Cheng was confident that together with the Heaven-Mending Stone, he could eliminate the opponent instantly.
But facing four adversaries, even with the assistance of the Heaven-Mending Stone, it was impossible for Su Chengyu to thoroughly eliminate the other side in a few breaths' time.
Su Chengyu's realm is now firmly at the Nascent Soul Eighth Layer, and although only a hair's breadth from the Ninth Layer, even a forced breakthrough would only just reach the near-peak of the Nascent Soul Ninth Layer, still far from the Hollow Void Realm.
This is also why Su Chengyu had been cautious and steady every step of the way.
