So much time had passed, yet not a single Ancient Divine Beast at the Quasi-Saint Ninth Order had entered the God Realm. This undoubtedly made Ling Tian even more certain that their earlier guess was right, further confirming that the Lord of the Universe was deliberately targeting them. The Three-headed Sky Wolf couldn't help teasing Ling Tian, asking whether he'd offended the Lord of the Universe by cursing him too often. Its taunt left Ling Tian and Tian Qi utterly helpless; they even found themselves starting to think it might be true.
"Yeah, we're the ones who are clearly cultivators of the God Realm, so how come the Lord of the Universe treats Outer Realm Demon Race cultivators better than he treats us?" Tian Qi muttered. Then she glanced timidly at Ling Tian. "Could it be that we were raised by a stepmother?"
It did seem that way. The Lord of the Universe had already shown signs of being a "stepmother" by favoring Chi Xue and the others, who were also cultivators of the God Realm. And he was even more biased toward the Outer Realm Demon Race cultivators. No wonder Tian Qi thought that way.
"Perhaps we need to look at this from two angles." Po Qiong's voice suddenly rang in everyone's minds. "The Lord of the Universe certainly isn't trying to play you to death, nor is he trying to have Outer Realm cultivators do it for him. He only wants to improve your strength. As for favoring Chi Xue and the others and deliberately going after you, that's because he values you even more."
"He values us even more?" Tian Qi said, momentarily taken aback. Then she muttered, "I'd rather the Lord of the Universe deliberately pay more attention to Chi Xue and the others. Of course,