Although their side's overall strength had risen by one or two major stages, Chi Xue and the others still didn't let their guard down. Before taking action, they discussed their next moves: which Ancient Divine Beasts to target, how many groups to split into, and so on.
"Heh, with our strength now, we can handle any kind of Ancient Divine Beast. It'd be best to target those with lots of seventh-rank quasi-Saints," Po Family Seventeenth Brother said, barely able to hide his excitement. "That way, we'll gain even more eighth-rank quasi-Saints, and later it'll be easier to kill off all the Heavenly Slaves."
Before anyone else could speak, he continued, "There's not much to discuss about splitting into groups, either. We should stay together. That way, we can capture seventh-rank quasi-Saint Ancient Divine Beasts in the shortest time possible. Right now, our priority is to increase our strength as quickly as we can. No one knows when Ling Tian might break through to the seventh rank. If he does, we'll be in trouble."
Po Family Seventeenth Brother was somewhat arrogant, and he was utterly confident that Chi Xue and Po Tian could defeat Ling Tian. Still, he knew that was only because Chi Xue and Po Tian were a major realm above him. If Ling Tian broke through to the seventh rank, Chi Xue and the others would lose every advantage. Barring the unexpected, Ling Tian would be able to defeat Chi Xue and Po Tian, and with relative ease.
What's more, once Ling Tian broke through to the seventh rank, he could charge into their ranks without restraint again. Their side had seventh-rank quasi-Saint peak experts and even eighth-rank quasi-Saints, but none of them had the God Devouring Body. That meant stopping Ling Tian wouldn't be easy. In that