Wang Chongyang was said to be able to kick the post 16 years Goldie's butt with ease. He also defeated Ouyang Feng in 1 finger. From the beginning of Eagle Shooting to the end of Divine Eagle the power of the Greats was said to have been mulltiplied by 4 times. Therefore it's safe to say that Wang, when he was in his prime, was 120% as good as the post 16 years Greats and at the time of the 1st Huashan Martial Arts Tournament he should have been 500% better than the other Greats. But there remains a mystery of why it took Wang up to 7 days to become the victor of the 1st tourney, which have dimmed his almost peerless martial arts.
I've come up with a theory to explain why in the 1st Huashan Tourney it took CENTRAL DIVINITY Wang Chongyang, one of the greatest martial arts geniuses in JY's novels, up to 7 days to defeat the other 4 rookies who were only in their early 30s at that time:
Day 1: They greeted each other, drank wine, ate food, and drew lots to decide who would fight whom in the later days. The 5 all agreed that there'd be only a 1 on 1 match a day. The winner'd get 3 pts. The loser'd get 0. If the match resulted in a draw each competitor would have 1 pt.
Day 2: Wang Chongyang 3 def. Ouyang Feng 0
Day 3: Hong Qigong 1 drew with Huang Yaosh 1
Day 4: Wang Chongyang 6 def. Yideng 0
Day 5: Huang Yaoshi 2 drew with Ouyang 1
Day 6: Wang Chongyang 9 def. Hong Qigong 1
Day 7: Huang Yaoshi 3 – Yideng 1
The tourney stopped after Day 7 coz no one among the rest would be able to achieve a higher score than Wang Chongyang's!