I mean, yes. That's why we - or at least I - differs the narrative from the mechanics.YG should thank the Heavens that Nicky has set the max check at 200 for the time being, cause that's the only thing keeping him from getting turned into red mist.
Because as it currently stands:
1.) YG doesn't even have Full Asura and he won't without some major bullshit because while the Yang's part is clearly available to him, the Demon Queen recently dipped out and started preparing to fight against LB and her cronies with her entire sect, and if the Wu Heir has Full Asura and didn't share it like a complete fool, then that's it.
2.) The checks have jumped from 100 to 200 in 2 updates, and while it's true that Nicky once again shifted the Xiantian bottom cap to starting at 200 - a lot of boosts, pills, and items already in the game just disregard not only that limit but also the natural 150 stat limit. Maybe it is just unpolished code and Nicky's oversights, but currently it is possible to get above even the 200 limit in base stats. That's not even considering Qi Infusion which if you have 75 in Qi Power at Qi Perfection is +75 in all stats for 150 Qi, the new Body Dao passive activation which gives at it's minimum required Body Dao level a +41 in all physical stats at a periodic 10 Qi drain if you have 75 Qi Power, and a variety of other bonuses like Yichen's rewards and artifacts.
Then of course there's all the various Dao forms, Dao Perfection which gives +20% spell power, Tri-Dao chicanery, Realm Annihilating Fist, etc.
Literally the only thing stopping the Wu Heir from displaying Mid-Xiantian level power right now is Nicky. Even the 200 checks in the Tigress fight are absolute breadcrumbs. Which makes me annoyed to no end when by all standards of reason the Wu Heir should be at Qi Sea already, yet keeps saying **** like "I'm nowhere near strong enough to activate this mask" or "Damn my full power didn't do anything" when it's just literally Nicky telling you in a roundabout way that you'll advance only when he says you can advance.
Mechanically the only thing preventing me to dismember Ruo in that scene before the FFA is exactly the narrative that determines Wu Heir as physically weaker than Ruo, regardless if you have 100+ attributes in the interaction.
As you said, the only thing preventing Wu Heir to show X+ output is Nicky(the narrative), Nicky who determines the story.
Returning to Yang Gan, if the narrative says that he, in his weakest, is stronger than Wu Heir, in his strongest, then it is a fact.
Regarding YG's full Asura I'm just assuming LB would somehow implant it on him. But if he don't have it, well, partial Asura with mantle of Nirvana still is something.
But I imagine that until the end Wu Heir would be on par to YG in that regard, narratively, of course. Or maybe even now, given with 200 STR Wu Heir can humiliate Tigress in raw strength.
