With Ling Tian and the others' methods, stopping Chi Xue's group from attacking the Devil Dragons was relatively easy. What left them feeling rather frustrated, though, was that the Devil Dragon cultivators flatly refused to ally with them and had even nearly attacked them. Mo Lei, Fairy Sword Ji, and the others were furious, but above all, they were disappointed.
It was no wonder. If those Devil Dragons had allied with Ling Tian's group, their hundred-plus top experts could have easily held off Chi Xue's attacks head-on, while Ling Tian's people supported them from behind or the flanks and suppressed their opponents. They could have driven Chi Xue's group back with ease, and might even have killed some of them—especially after Ling Tian teleported into their ranks. If he could have brought those Devil Dragons at quasi-Saint seventh rank into Chi Xue's camp with him, the damage would have been devastating.
Of course, the Devil Dragon cultivators' "righteous and indignant" refusal had turned all of that into a pipe dream. As expected, after Fairy Meng Shang and Ling Tian successively reversed their golden cores, the Devil Dragons would all be captured by Chi Xue's group. Their strength would then swell to an absurd degree, enough to threaten Ling Tian and the others.
But there was no changing what had happened, and Ling Tian's group did not dwell on it. They only grumbled a little before continuing to stop Chi Xue's group from attacking the Devil Dragons.
In fact, Chi Xue's group had heard Ling Tian's offer to ally with the Devil Dragons. His proposal had filled them with dread, because they knew what would happen if the Devil Dragons joined forces with Ling Tian. They feared they would never again have a chance to deal with him. Fortunately, the Devil