Although the Young Leader couldn't control the Myriad Sword Demon Extermination Grand Formation like Ling Tian and Feng Lingzi could, he could draw on far more abundant Divine Yuan Power in battle. The moment he struck, he unleashed the fifth slash of the Sacred Beast Seven-Style Severing Slash. Its power already surpassed that of many ninth-level Quasi-Saints and could, at the very least, threaten Venerable Sword Saint.
Most importantly, Venerable Sword Saint had no choice but to meet the Young Leader's strike head-on. The Young Leader had appeared suddenly right in front of him, and his timing had been excellent: he struck just as Venerable Sword Saint was forcing Feng Lingzi back with an attack. Even Venerable Sword Saint needed time to gather Divine Yuan Power for a counterattack, leaving him on the defensive and forcing him to take the Young Leader's attack head-on. That was the unspoken understanding between Ling Tian and the others. They knew to intercept and attack their opponent when he was at his weakest, making it easier to threaten him.
More importantly, the fifth slash of the Sacred Beast Seven-Style Severing Slash was a relatively long-range attack. That meant there was some distance between them, giving the Young Leader room to decide whether to retreat based on how their energies clashed. At the very least, he had some control over the situation, especially with Ling Tian using the Time Secret Technique to support him from the side.
That's right. Even though Ling Tian had withdrawn, he was still fighting. For instance, he controlled the Myriad Sword Demon Extermination Grand Formation to condense countless energy arrows and attack Venerable Sword Saint, while also using the formation to suppress him. After retrieving Poxiong, Ling Tian had merged Poxiong, Zhuxian, and the other arrows into the formation. That