User blog comment:Crimson and Darkness/Shin DxD 3 discussion/@comment-82.160.23.173-20191223201551/@comment-10330822-20200129042250

Can you link a source to that translation? Because it was my understanding he is using an Ex Side Balance Breaker, not an Abyss Side. Also, don't Abyss Side fuse a person to the Sacred Gear like Tubio?

Issei's biggest problem is the lack of stamina in maintaining his forms, namely DxD and now AxA. So a superior power source based on lust would be ideal. And it might be the Heavenly Breats the bring that power up in Issei.

If he is truly turning into a Dragon God as its implied, than a superior form isn't that critical, and his DxD G form is the power of the Dragon God, why his AxA is the power of the True Dragon. So he's already wielding power beyond the Top 10. The problem is he's just not used to that level of power. Besides, why many forms do you want him to get ahead? DxD G is already too much for him to use for an extended period of time, only about an hour and half. AxA likewise practically bed-ridden him.

Again, his current power isn't really the problem, its his sustainability of it. He's already Top 10-level after all. It's just a question of how he closes the gaps among those other members and how big that gap really is.