After the Phoenix Soul Fruit had turned the Beast Soul Realm upside down, Ling Tian and the others finally made their move. Just as they had planned, this time Ling Tian led two or three hundred experts from Lingxiao Pavilion into action, while Gu Ao and Fairy Sword Ji each brought a host of experts from the Gu Family and Divine Sword Cliff. The combined force numbered over a hundred thousand and was formidable indeed—not inferior to any of the Nine Great Superforces. After all, they had brought only elite experts.
After arriving at the Myriad Manifestation Gate's stronghold, Ling Tian and the others did not immediately attack Chi Xue, the Po Family Brothers, and the rest. Instead, they chose to capture the Phoenix Soul Fruit—and to do so by force. This undoubtedly sent a clear message. At the very least, many cultivators in the God Realm would believe they had completely fallen out with the Phoenix Soul Fruit.
The Phoenix Soul Fruit played along very well. Every time it saw Ling Tian and the others, it acted hostile, even publicly declaring that whoever could defeat or kill Ling Tian would earn its consideration. If that person had sufficiently high aptitude, it would acknowledge and follow him.
The Phoenix Soul Fruit's words undoubtedly stirred many people into action. Some prepared to attack Ling Tian, but their fate was obvious: every last one of them was killed.
At first, countless cultivators had wanted to gang up on Ling Tian and the others. But Ling Tian's group easily toyed with them using guerrilla tactics. After all, aside from the Po Family Brothers, Chi Xue, and the others, no one could pose a threat to them in a guerrilla war. And now that Chi Xue and his people were bottled up inside the