Although Ling Tian was annoyed that those Heavenly Lords questioned and attacked him, he knew he could not kill them all. That would inevitably cause some turmoil in the realm, and bring Lingxiao Pavilion plenty of enemies.
Ling Tian was not afraid of them, but he was worried they might attack the others from Lingxiao Pavilion if they escaped. So unless absolutely necessary, he would not make a move against them.
Of course, to deter them, he had to show some of his strength. The God-level Stone Persons he had mentioned were more than enough to keep them from acting recklessly. After all, they did not want to fight Ling Tian to the death, either.
"Brother Ling, you're being far too merciful," Huan Xin said coolly.
"Exactly. They slandered us so viciously, and it's obvious they have ulterior motives. We could kill them and be done with it," Fairy Lei Ying said. She had never suffered such an "injustice" before, and so she was intent on killing them.
"They're still people from our realm, and I don't want to see our realm thrown into chaos," Ling Tian said with a laugh. "They suspect us, don't they? Then let them see for themselves what the Heaven Realm and the God-Devouring Demonic Body are capable of. That way, they'll understand how hard we had to fight to win first place in the realm contest."
Fairy Lei Ying and Huan Xin were both familiar with this sort of "borrowing a knife to kill"—Ling Tian's favorite approach—and said nothing more.
Ling Tian swept his gaze over the others and continued, "Since you suspect we held back during the realm contest, then once the Heaven Realm is integrated, you can deal with them yourselves. I don't care whether anyone else helps you. Unless the people