After all this time, Ling Tian and the others had grown much stronger. Ling Tian and Xiao Shi, for instance, had successively reached the peak of the seventh level of the Near-Sage Realm, while Feng Lingzi had already advanced to the eighth level. This gave them some confidence that they could face Venerable Sword Saint—or, at the very least, that they had a much better chance of escaping him alive. As far as Ling Tian and the others were concerned, as long as they survived, they could afford to give up Fengyun Realm and Lingxiao Realm.
What reassured Ling Tian and the others a little was that Venerable Sword Saint still hadn't made a move against them. That meant they could continue growing stronger, and the later he acted, the better. By then, they would be stronger too, making him easier to face. Though Ling Tian and the others had concluded that Venerable Sword Saint could keep growing stronger as well, they were even more certain that their own rate of improvement was faster than his. If so, then dragging things out naturally favored them.
Though they had gained some confidence, Ling Tian and the others still didn't waste time, continuing to work hard to improve their strength.
"Ling Tian, the Heavenly Slave you faced last time was already at the peak of the eighth level of the Near-Sage Realm, wasn't it?" Yao Yu asked. Her brows furrowed slightly as she spoke. "That means the next Heavenly Slave you face should have reached the ninth level, advancing an entire major realm. Its strength will increase greatly. I wonder whether you'll be able to handle it."
At that, Hua Min'er and the others grew a little more solemn. They had all undergone the Heavenly Slave trial and knew how powerful the