Just as Ling Tian and the others had guessed, Chi Xue didn't believe the scouts' reports were true. He quickly worked out what it would mean if Ling Tian and the others had deliberately leaked the information. The answer weighed heavily on their hearts, and when he thought of something else, his mood darkened further.
"We already analyzed this before. That Phoenix Soul Fruit has been working with Ling Tian, and it'll surely follow his arrangements from now on," Chi Xue said. Seeing the Jade Devouring Sky Python's sudden realization, he nodded. "That's right. If nothing goes wrong, the Phoenix Soul Fruit will flee from Ling Tian and the others' base and appear near ours or the Po Family Brothers' base. Then the great powers of the God Realm will naturally think it has acknowledged us—or at the very least, that we're under its scrutiny."
At that, a dim light glimmered in the Jade Devouring Sky Python's eyes. "Ling Tian's move is vicious. Isn't he pushing us into the very predicament they'll have to face? He's framing us, and we don't have the defenses they do. If we face a siege by the great powers of the God Realm..."
Exactly. Over the years, Ling Tian and the others had deliberately strengthened their base. They had built several outposts and greatly expanded the one where they currently stayed, substantially bolstering their defenses. But Chi Xue and the others had never expected to be surrounded by the great powers of the God Realm, so they had made no deliberate effort to fortify their base.
If the great powers of the God Realm surrounded them, there was a good chance Chi Xue and the others' base would fall. Their fate afterward would be grim.
"Even if our base had stronger defenses than Ling