That was right: Ling Tian wasn't worried about having to face more than ten Heavenly Slave trials. He knew the Heavenly Slaves had a limit to their strength, and were certainly far weaker than the Lord of the Universe. He had every chance of defeating them and passing the trials, especially since his strength would keep growing as his Small World expanded. It stood to reason: the Heavenly Slaves were far weaker than the Lord of the Universe, even at their strongest. If Ling Tian couldn't defeat them, then there was no point talking about fighting the Lord of the Universe and breaking free of his restraints.
What worried Ling Tian was that he had concluded the cultivators might have to face Venerable Sword Saint after completing ten Heavenly Slave trials.
"Worried Venerable Sword Saint might attack us?" Fairy Sword Ji was taken aback, but quickly understood. She nodded. "That's right. The Lord of the Universe will keep trying to temper us and improve our strength, especially Ling Tian and the others. If the Heavenly Slaves can no longer pose a threat to us—especially to Ling Tian and his group—then the Lord of the Universe will have to rely on other means to temper us. At present, Venerable Sword Saint is the only option left."
"Uncle and Uncle Xiao Shi are the Lord of the Universe's main targets. We previously figured that the number of Heavenly Slave trials they'd face would far exceed ours. They might have to go through more than ten, or even dozens." Mo Yue didn't seem concerned. "As long as they're still undergoing the Heavenly Slave trials, the Lord of the Universe probably won't have Venerable Sword Saint attack us. He can't use both the Heavenly Slaves and Venerable Sword Saint to temper Uncle and the