Chi Xue and Po Family's Youngest Brother knew Ling Tian quite well. Naturally, they knew he wouldn't use the little trick of having Little Devourer pretend to devour and merge with the Lingxiao Realm just to toy with Venerable Sword Saint. That would be far too childish. Venerable Sword Saint could simply wait until Little Devourer began devouring and merging with the Lingxiao Realm before making his move. That meant Ling Tian and the others couldn't fool him at all, so there would be no point in doing any of this.
Based on what Chi Xue and the others knew of Ling Tian, he wouldn't do something so pointless. From another angle, since Ling Tian and the others had done this, it naturally meant Little Devourer really was going to merge with the Lingxiao Realm—and Venerable Sword Saint was almost certainly unable to attack him at that point.
"That's right. Ling Tian and the others wouldn't do something so pointless. In other words, that Heaven-Devouring Wolf really is going to devour and merge with the Lingxiao Realm!" Po Family Seventeenth Brother said, unable to contain his excitement at the thought. "And once it's clear that he's devouring and merging with the Lingxiao Realm, Senior Sword Saint will naturally be able to attack him..."
"No. Ling Tian wouldn't let that Heaven-Devouring Wolf throw his life away for nothing." Po Family's Youngest Brother shook his head. Ignoring the puzzled looks from Po Family Seventeenth Brother and the others, he gave a bitter smile. "Since Ling Tian had that Heaven-Devouring Wolf do this, it can only mean they aren't worried that Senior Sword Saint will attack him. In other words, the Lord of the Universe will restrain Senior Sword Saint, preventing him from attacking that Heaven-Devouring Wolf."
As he spoke, Po Family Seventeenth