Ling Tian and the others had encountered some divine-level Nine Nether Nether Soldiers in the Eighth Heaven. Though they were only as strong as divine experts who had just survived tribulation, they were still quite powerful. Based on their earlier deductions, the deeper they ventured, the stronger the Nine Nether Nether Soldiers would become. That meant the ones in the Ninth Heaven would be more formidable, and there would be more of them at the divine level.
Ling Tian, however, wasn't too concerned. He chuckled. "Don't worry. Nothing will happen. I've already reached the Heavenly Lord's Great Perfection stage, and I'm stronger than ordinary divine experts who have just survived tribulation. Those Nine Nether Nether Soldiers don't have any particularly powerful secret arts, so they won't be too difficult to deal with."
Though Ling Tian and the others had spent these years searching, they had never stopped cultivating. In particular, they had to kill every Nine Nether Nether Soldier that stood in their way, so they continued tempering themselves through their usual cycle of exhausting their strength and then recovering. As a result, their strength had improved quite rapidly over the years.
The others had plenty of confidence in Ling Tian's strength, so they said nothing more.
"All right, same as always. If I don't come straight back out after entering, then go in after a few breaths," Ling Tian said. With that, he entered the Ninth Heaven.
When Ling Tian didn't immediately return, Tan Tai Chang Feng and the others breathed a long sigh of relief. They still didn't let their guard down, however. They formed ranks and prepared to enter the Ninth Heaven after a few breaths.
As Ling Tian had said, the Nine Nether Nether Soldiers in the Ninth Heaven were somewhat stronger, but they still posed