Although Chi Xue and the others had sent out many experts to pursue them, the Beast Taming Cultivators were even stronger than they had imagined—or, more precisely, they were incredibly tough. The attackers focused their Merged Entity Arrows on the Beast Taming Cultivators bringing up the rear, hoping to badly wound and capture them. Yet more than a dozen breaths later, they still hadn't succeeded. Fortunately, under the barrage, the rear guards' injuries were growing worse and worse, giving them some hope.
Time slowly passed as they pursued the Beast Taming Cultivators while Ling Tian's side pursued them in turn. Another dozen or so breaths went by, and at last Chi Xue's group managed to badly wound one Beast Taming Cultivator. His speed dropped sharply, and he gradually fell behind. Chi Xue and the others were overjoyed. They believed they would soon capture him and obtain the secret technique for merging with Ancient Divine Beasts.
Once they captured this Beast Taming Cultivator, they could stop pursuing the others and turn around to deal with Ling Tian's side. With nearly ten thousand people, they believed they could easily suppress Ling Tian's group. Then they could return to their base and head back to the central region of the God Realm, where they would cultivate the secret technique for merging with Ancient Divine Beasts. After capturing a large number of Ancient Divine Beasts, they could launch a counterattack and easily wipe out everyone on Ling Tian's side.
By now, three or four hundred God Realm cultivators had died at Ling Tian and the others' hands, and many more had been wounded. More importantly, the pursuit was still claiming lives at a rapid pace. At this rate, they would lose a thousand people in less than half an incense stick's time. That would