They had thought that attacking the smaller forces in the God Realm would provoke the other major powers into acting early. That would let Ling Tian and the others hunt down as many people as possible before Xiao Shi received his beast-soul inheritance, easing the pressure they would face afterward.
But, to Ling Tian and the others' disappointment, the major powers of the God Realm hadn't acted as they'd expected. That meant they couldn't use the opportunity to kill anyone, and they couldn't afford to provoke those major powers themselves.
It made sense. Ling Tian's group had only a hundred or so people, while those major powers each numbered tens of thousands. The nine supreme powers had tens of thousands, even over a hundred thousand. With so many people, their protective formations, and the Laser Cannons at their temporary bases, Ling Tian's group would be courting death if they tried a sneak attack. Even if they somehow managed to take one down, they'd suffer heavy casualties.
"Actually, it's a good thing they haven't acted. We can use this time to capture more people," Hua Min'er said softly. "Besides, our people are gradually reaching the third reversal of their golden cores, and many of them are recovering their cultivation after reversing their golden cores. Our overall strength is still growing rapidly."
"Our strength is growing, but so is everyone else's, especially Chi Xue and the Po Family Brothers. They're our greatest enemies, so all things considered, we don't have much of an advantage," Yao Yu said dismissively.
In the past, reversing their golden cores and then recovering their cultivation would have given Ling Tian and the others a great advantage. But the God Devouring Bodies recruited by Chi Xue could keep growing stronger by cultivating the God Devouring Demon Technique. The