Since capturing cultivators from the God Realm had become so difficult, and there was no way to take Outer Realm Cultivators alive, the best thing Ling Tian and the others could do now was return to their temporary base and strengthen its defenses and offensive capabilities. That way, they would be better prepared when the major factions of the God Realm besieged them after Little Squeak received the Beast Soul inheritance.
Ling Tian led everyone back to their temporary base.
"Um, since that Elder Heaven-Devouring Wolf obtained the Phoenix Soul Fruit, why did it still die?" Mo Lei suddenly asked. "The Heaven-Devouring Wolf was already incredibly powerful, and one that had cultivated the Sacred Beast Seven-Style Severing Slash was even stronger. If it had also consumed the Phoenix Soul Fruit and been reborn through nirvana, wouldn't it have become unimaginably powerful? Even such a powerful being couldn't survive the final tribulation?"
"Perhaps that Heaven-Devouring Wolf encountered the Phoenix Soul Fruit late in life, when it hadn't yet ripened, and it had no time to wait," Ling Tian guessed. Then his tone shifted. "Or perhaps it had already consumed the fruit and been reborn through nirvana, but it lived in the wrong era, just like Poxiong's former master. That may be why it failed to take the final step and ultimately perished."
It took a very long time for the Phoenix Soul Fruit to produce a single fruit. If that Elder Heaven-Devouring Wolf had obtained one only in its final years, it was entirely possible that it had no chance to wait for it to ripen.
Before anyone could speak, he continued, "The lingering auras in the Beast Soul Realm and Beast Soul Valley are enough to show just how powerful Elder Heaven-Devouring Wolf was. Even in its beast-soul state, it