The Emperor Sovereign is divided into different ranks, and it can get even more brutal.
Take Liu Daojun and the Heavenly Peng Emperor before us for instance; both are Emperor Sovereigns, yet compared to the Heavenly Peng Emperor, Liu Daojun isn't even considered an ant.
Surviving an Emperor Sovereign Tribulation can exponentially amplify an Emperor Sovereign's strength.
The Heavenly Peng Emperor before us might even be a terrifying figure beyond the Seventh Tribulation True Emperor, his true strength is unimaginable even to Chu Fengmian.
Even just this one strike was nearly enough to obliterate Chu Fengmian. If it weren't for Chu Fengmian's slaying of Liu Daojun and opening the Origin Realm, which cleansed him with Heaven and Earth Power and multiplied his strength countless times, that golden claw would have directly obliterated him.
Ordinary Emperor Sovereigns dare not even breathe in front of the Heavenly Peng Emperor, and must kneel beneath his throne.