Although Chi Xue and the cultivators from the major factions of the God Realm had captured a total of thirty or forty Ancient Divine Beasts, that still wasn't enough to drive Ling Tian and the others into a dead end, so Ling Tian wasn't worried. He knew the Lord of the Universe wouldn't corner them like that. The Lord of the Universe wanted to put them through trials with threats great enough to challenge them, not actually kill them. That was exactly what was happening now.
In Ling Tian's eyes, once Chi Xue and the others had fused with all those Ancient Divine Beasts, they would pose a considerable threat to his group. In some ways, that was a good thing: the greater the threat, the more effective the tempering would be, and the more their strength would improve. For Ling Tian and the others, increasing their strength as quickly as possible was most important. After all, Venerable Sword Saint could attack them at any moment—and he could do so after fusing with nine golden pills.
"Heh, by now most of the Ancient Divine Beasts have hidden in the northern region of the God Realm. There are still a few in the western region, but neither Chi Xue's group nor the cultivators from the major factions of the God Realm can capture them easily. Most of the Ancient Divine Beasts have realized how dangerous those two forces are. The moment Chi Xue and the others attack, they'll flee," Po Qiong said. "In other words, from here on, Chi Xue's group and the cultivators from the major factions of the God Realm won't be able to capture many more Ancient Divine Beasts. And the ones they've already captured aren't enough to pose much of a threat to you."
Before Ling Tian