According to Ling Tian's earlier prediction, once he broke through to the Eighth Heaven of the Near-Sage level, Venerable Sword Saint would attack him once more—or, more precisely, the Lord of the Universe would order Venerable Sword Saint to make a second attempt on his life. But now Ling Tian had already reached that level, and Venerable Sword Saint still showed no sign of attacking. Fairy Sword Fairy and the others were deeply puzzled, and some even began to doubt Ling Tian's prediction.
"I only just broke through to the Eighth Heaven of the Near-Sage level. I haven't even stabilized my realm yet. The Lord of the Universe naturally won't order Venerable Sword Saint to attack me under these circumstances," Ling Tian explained. Seeing the others' looks of sudden understanding, he continued, "That's right. Unless something unexpected happens, once my realm stabilizes, Venerable Sword Saint will definitely attack me. So don't let your guard down. Be ready to fight at any moment."
"Heh, even if you didn't remind us, we'd still be ready at any moment," Fairy Sword Fairy said. Then, looking at Ling Tian with eager anticipation, she continued, "Ling Tian, we've been at the peak of the Seventh Heaven of the Near-Sage level for a long time. We're already showing signs of breaking through to the Eighth Heaven, and practicing secret arts like the Soul Slaying Sword has greatly increased our strength. When Venerable Sword Saint attacks us next, will we be able to join the fight too?!"
Wen Yan, Tan Tai Chang Feng, and the others also looked at Ling Tian with eager anticipation. They were all itching for a fight, looking as if they could hardly wait to battle Venerable Sword Saint.
They had assumed Ling Tian would agree, but to their surprise, he shook his