The more Ling Tian thought about it, the more sense it made. Everyone knew that Ling Tian, Po Tian, and the others were the Lord of the Universe's carefully cultivated candidates. Their Heavenly Slave trials were bound to be especially difficult, which was why the Heavenly Slave who had attacked him was so powerful. The others would likely face much weaker Heavenly Slaves. It wasn't impossible for them to pass their trials.
Ling Tian had been worried sick. Once he calmed down, however, he quickly figured it out, and his expression eased a little.
"Even so, the Heavenly Slaves we face will still be quite powerful," Fairy Meng Shang said gravely. "They probably won't have the God Devouring Body, but at the very least, they'll have fused with an Ancient Divine Beast and formed Black Tortoise Aura. They might even have mastered the Sacred Beast Seven-Style Severing Slash. We still can't afford to underestimate them."
"Of course," Fairy Sword Ji said. A glint flashed in her beautiful eyes as she thought of something. "I've recovered my strength and can take the Heavenly Slave trial at any time. Let me test your theory."
She stopped Ling Tian and the others from saying anything, then continued, "Every cultivator who breaks through to the near-sage level has to face a Heavenly Slave trial. The Heavenly Slaves' cultivation levels rise along with ours, too. Now that Ling Tian and the rest of you have figured out what secret arts they've mastered, there's no need to keep putting this off. I might as well take the trial now. Confirming this as soon as possible will put everyone's minds at ease."
Ling Tian knew she was right. More importantly, there was no way he could stop the Heavenly Slave trials, so he could only let Fairy