Long ago, Ling Tian and the others had deduced that the Lord of the Universe had entered a period of decline. In other words, as time passed, he would grow weaker and weaker. By now, a very long time had passed since Yuan Yi's death, which meant the Lord of the Universe was far weaker than he had been back then. Even if Venerable Sword Saint was somewhat weaker than Yuan Yi had been, the Lord of the Universe had weakened so much that Venerable Sword Saint had a better chance of breaking free from his restraints.
"What are you getting at, kid?" Though he didn't want to admit it, Po Qiong knew it was true. Even so, he still found the thought hard to accept.
"I mean that Venerable Sword Saint should have a better chance than Senior Yuan Yi of breaking free from the Lord of the Universe's restraints and escaping alive," Ling Tian said. Sensing Po Qiong's irritation, he gave a wry smile and continued, "Of course, I'm not saying Venerable Sword Saint is stronger than Senior Yuan Yi. It's because the Lord of the Universe is far weaker than he was back then that Venerable Sword Saint has a better chance. In other words, Venerable Sword Saint has the advantage of having been born later. If Senior Yuan Yi had lived until now, I'm afraid he would already have broken free from the Lord of the Universe's restraints."
Ling Tian was undeniably clever. His flattery put Po Qiong in a better mood, and his earlier displeasure ebbed considerably. "Exactly. If my old master could have lived until now, he would certainly have shot an arrow through the firmament and broken free from the Lord of the Universe's restraints. After all, he was even stronger than Venerable