After Chi Xue and the others felt there was no longer any chance of killing Ling Tian and his companions, Fairy Huan Cai thought of another possibility—the Lord of the Universe would surely continue tempering them. That would undoubtedly pose a serious threat to them, possibly even cause casualties. Chi Xue and the others could then sit back and watch, or wait for both sides to exhaust each other and reap the spoils. In other words, they still had a chance to kill Ling Tian and his companions and seize the Phoenix Soul Fruit.
At that moment, however, Chi Xue did not have much hope. In his mind, Ling Tian and his companions had already reached a certain level of strength. This was especially true after they activated the Myriad Sword Demon Extermination Grand Formation. Even if the Lord of the Universe wanted to temper them further, he had few good options. They might already have grown to the level the Lord of the Universe expected, in which case there would be no need to keep tempering them.
At that, the others' expressions darkened. After all, if Chi Xue was right, they would never again have a chance to kill Ling Tian and his companions. Their only fate would likely be death.
"Indeed. To temper Ling Tian and his companions, the cultivators would have to be far more powerful than the Outer Realm Demon Race cultivators. Whether such powerful cultivators even exist in the Outer Realm is hard to say," Shi Meng murmured. "And even if they do exist, so what? The Lord of the Universe might not be able to capture them. Even if he could, those cultivators might not be able to threaten Ling Tian and his companions, especially if they hide in the Fengyun Realm and use