For Chi Xue and the others, obtaining a Phoenix Soul Fruit might not be a good thing at all. Whether or not they obtained one, they would face attacks from Fengyun Pavilion, Soul Severing Cliff, and other forces when they left the Beast Soul Realm. With their strength, they had no hope of standing against them, so they could only look for another way. Taking Ling Tian and the others captive as hostages was undoubtedly the best option.
That was why they hoped some major force in the God Realm would attack Ling Tian and his people, giving them a chance to capture Ling Tian or someone close to him. That way, they would have hostages and could obtain the Nine Reversals Heavenly Technique—a double victory.
It was a good plan, but carrying it out was far from simple. At the very least, they hadn't found an opportunity so far, because there was no sign that anyone from the nine major superpowers intended to make a move.
"Yeah. People have gotten smarter these days." Chi Xue sighed. Then he looked up at the sky and murmured to himself, "I wonder how things are in the God Realm now. It'd be nice if something unexpected happened—say, the number of Outer Realm Cultivators suddenly increased by a lot and dealt a heavy blow to Fengyun Pavilion, Lingxiao Pavilion, and the other forces. Better yet, both sides could suffer devastating losses, leaving the entire God Realm with barely any Quasi-Saints."
If Soul Severing Cliff, Fengyun Pavilion, and the other forces suffered devastating losses or were even destroyed, Chi Xue wouldn't need to worry about being attacked by them when he left the Beast Soul Realm. He wouldn't need to think about using Ling Tian and the others as hostages, either. He could simply