Just as Ling Tian and the others had predicted, once the various alliances realized that ranged archery techniques posed no real threat to Ling Tian and his group, they could no longer stand it and changed their tactics. In an instant, all the Quasi-Saints and the many experts nearing the Quasi-Saint level used teleportation to charge at Ling Tian and his group. They followed the plan they had discussed earlier: two Quasi-Saints would deal with each target, with large numbers of experts nearing the Quasi-Saint level providing support.
The God Realm's various alliances believed that two Quasi-Saints working with a dozen or more experts nearing the Quasi-Saint level could easily tie down one of Ling Tian's group and then kill them. At the very least, they would prevent Ling Tian's group from joining forces to focus their attacks. That left the cultivators of the various alliances with little to worry about, and free to boldly surround and attack Ling Tian and the others.
For that reason, countless cultivators teleported toward Ling Tian's group. Hundreds, even thousands, arrived in a short time, while behind them, wave after wave of experts nearing the Quasi-Saint level began using Teleportation Secret Technique. They raced each other toward the front, with the most cultivators charging toward Ling Tian, afraid he would fall into someone else's hands. After all, whoever killed Ling Tian would get to choose a Saint-grade Heavenly Treasure. So even though everyone had agreed on a battle plan, far more cultivators deliberately targeted Ling Tian than the others.
Ling Tian and his group didn't care. If anything, they hoped the cultivators from the various alliances would all charge at them, because that would let them circle around and launch a surprise attack from behind.
And that was exactly what happened. The moment the