Venerable God Devourer had lived in the God Realm for countless years and knew the Lord of the Universe well. It was easy for him to figure out that if Ling Tian attacked the Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures, the Lord of the Universe would step in to protect them. That was why Ling Tian hadn't been able to "deceive" him back then. But nearly all the cultivators in the alliance of the God Realm's major powers—in fact, all of them—were Outer Realm Cultivators. They didn't know much about the Lord of the Universe, so they still believed Ling Tian had a real chance of destroying the Phoenix Soul Fruit Tree and the other Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures. That left them hesitating.
It was only natural. If Ling Tian and the others really destroyed all the Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures, then the alliance would gain nothing by attacking them and would only suffer casualties. That was the last thing they wanted.
Seeing the alliance of the God Realm's major powers hesitate, Wu Ling and the others were greatly encouraged. In their minds, it would be ideal if the alliance gave up and withdrew. Then they would have weathered this crisis and gained more time to improve their strength, making it easier to face the alliance in the future.
"There's no way the alliance of the major powers will withdraw just because we say so. Even if we really destroy the Phoenix Soul Fruit Tree and the other Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures, they'll still attack." Ling Tian shook his head, sounding quite certain. "The alliance will definitely take its chances. If they don't try, they have no chance of obtaining the Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures. If they attack, there's still a chance."
Before Wu Ling and the others could speak, he continued, "Besides, the alliance doesn't believe