That was right. The Po Family Brothers and the others had also broken through to the peak of the twelfth Heaven of the Near-Sage Realm, a level that was now a hair above Ling Tian's. Although they knew they were still weaker than him, they had gained a strong ability to protect themselves, especially with Chi Xue and the others' God-Devouring Demon Domain and Venerable Sword Saint protecting them.
More importantly, in Po Family Seventeenth Brother and the others' eyes, there were many experts at their level—over fifty of them. With the immensely powerful Venerable Sword Saint on their side, they had enough strength to suppress Ling Tian's group and seize the advantage. At the very least, they could deny Ling Tian and the others any chance to kill them. With Venerable Sword Saint and the God-Devouring Demon Domain protecting them, Po Family Seventeenth Brother and the others believed all they had to do was hold out against Ling Tian for a little while. Even a single instant would do, because Venerable Sword Saint, Chi Xue, and the others could reach them in that time and keep them safe. They would face virtually no danger of losing their lives.
At the thought, Po Family Seventeenth Brother and the others grew excited. They could hardly wait to attack Ling Tian's group.
The reason they wanted to strike so early was, of course, that they didn't want Ling Tian to keep growing stronger. This was the moment when Chi Xue and the others had the greatest advantage over Ling Tian's group. If they didn't act now, their chances would only grow slimmer. Although Chi Xue and the others could still refine the Outer Realm Power of the Ancient Divine Beasts they had fused with and grow stronger, their progress was slow because