Seeing so many cultivators leave the alliances of the major God Realm powers—and all within little more than a hundred years—left Fei Ling and the others deeply troubled. They were especially concerned to see Ling Tian's strength quietly growing. That meant it would be even easier for him to kill, and the alliances of the major God Realm powers would fall apart all the sooner.
"Exactly. At this rate, it won't be long before the alliances of the major God Realm powers collapse. Going by past experience, once casualties reach twenty or thirty percent, those alliances will abandon their mission. Even though this is almost their last chance to destroy the Myriad Sword Demon Extermination Grand Formation, I'm afraid the cultivators of the major God Realm powers will give up once casualties—or defections—reach thirty or forty percent." Young Master Joyful spoke, then turned to Chi Xue. "If that happens, Ling Tian will be able to focus on attacking our people. We have no way to guarantee that none of them will die when he ambushes us. And once someone dies..."
Young Master Joyful trailed off, but the others knew what he meant. Their expressions grew even more somber.
It made sense. Even though Ling Tian hadn't yet focused on attacking Chi Xue and the others, some had already left the alliance. Once Ling Tian began targeting them in earnest, even more might follow the major God Realm powers' alliance down the same path.
"Indeed. Some people have already left our alliance. Once Ling Tian starts attacking our people, I'm afraid even more will be unable to bear the fear of death and will abandon us," Fei Peng said gravely. "And if our alliance falls apart too, we'll have no chance of destroying the Myriad Sword Demon Extermination Grand Formation—or even