Ling Tian's attack had been fierce. With a single strike, he had killed four peak Quasi-Saint Rank Seven giant pythons. That left only two high-grade Quasi-Saint Rank Seven pythons and one at the peak. Though this still couldn't stop Chi Xue and the others from eventually producing Quasi-Saint Rank Eight experts, it had greatly limited how many there would be. He had also bought a great deal of time—enough, at the very least, for more of their people to reverse their sixth Golden Core and break through to Quasi-Saint Rank Six.
It was the same as ever: the longer they could delay, the better it was for Ling Tian and his group.
"Ling Tian, since you've done all you can, and Chi Xue and the others will soon capture the remaining pythons, shouldn't we leave?" Fairy Meng Shang asked.
After a moment's thought, Ling Tian replied, "There's no need to hurry back. Let's keep playing cat and mouse with Chi Xue and the others. It's not as if we have anything to do back there. Now that Dragon One and Dragon Two have joined this operation, we're not in any danger. And staying on their heels will undoubtedly buy us more time."
Indeed, Dragon One and Dragon Two's participation in this operation had made Ling Tian realize just how powerful they were. With their help, at the very least, Fairy Meng Shang and the others would be safe. And keeping Chi Xue and his group occupied would undoubtedly buy them more time.
Compared with returning to the Lingxiao Realm to cultivate in seclusion, everyone would much rather keep Chi Xue and his group at bay. They readily agreed, and even began using Shi Lin and the others as targets to practice their archery. The latter grew a little tense.
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