Although Ling Tian had already broken through to a level close to that of a Quasi-Sage, he had kept his true strength hidden. Of course, he had also raised it a little when circumstances called for it; otherwise, the cultivators of the God Realm's major powers would surely have grown suspicious. He did this to mislead them into thinking that even after breaking through to a level near Quasi-Sage, Ling Tian was nothing special. That way, when he unleashed his full strength later, he could inflict far greater casualties.
During this time, Ling Tian also absorbed as much Divine Yuan Power into his Small World as possible, expanding it to the greatest extent he could. After all, the power of many of his secret techniques now depended on the size of his Small World. This applied to the Sacred Beast Seven-Style Severing Slash and the God-Devouring Demonic Sound, but the technique most affected was the Pseudo Small World Secret Technique.
Ling Tian wasn't the only one concealing some of his strength; Feng Lingzi did so at Ling Tian's request, and Fairy Meng Shang and the others followed suit. For them, it was enough to show only as much strength as would keep them safe. If they all hid some of their power, then unleashing it at once would far exceed the major powers' expectations and inflict even greater casualties.
Realizing this, Fairy Lei Ying and the others agreed to Ling Tian's proposal. They continued to keep the cultivators of the God Realm's major powers at bay.
Though Ling Tian and the others concealed some of their strength, Ling Tian and Feng Lingzi were still far stronger than they had been before breaking through. With Fairy Lei Ying and the others joining the battle as well, they had no trouble holding