Most of the cultivators who had fused with powerful Ancient Divine Beasts, including Chi Xue and the others, were no weaker than Ling Tian. More importantly, Chi Xue and the other God Devouring Body cultivators were at a higher cultivation level than Ling Tian. They could join forces to unleash the God-Devouring Demon Domain and protect their people. With Venerable Sword Saint on their side as well, it would be very difficult for Ling Tian to kill them—almost impossible for him to take down more than one or two.
If too many of them managed to reach the northern region of the God Realm, Chi Xue and the others, together with Venerable Sword Saint's group, would have a good chance of destroying the Myriad Sword Demon Extermination Grand Formation. At that thought, everyone's faces grew grave. After all, they did not want to abandon the formation unless they had no other choice.
"Exactly. Why would the Lord of the Universe allow Venerable Sword Saint and the others to make their move now?" Poxiong's voice rang in everyone's minds, full of bewilderment. "Even though Venerable Sword Saint has only fused with eight golden cores, with Chi Xue and the others helping him, they have a good chance of destroying the Myriad Sword Demon Extermination Grand Formation. In fact, they're sure to destroy it. Isn't this forcing you to abandon the formation?"
"Perhaps the Lord of the Universe wants us to abandon the Myriad Sword Demon Extermination Grand Formation." Ling Tian spoke gravely, lifting his gaze to the sky as he spoke. "We've been hiding in the Fengyun Realm and living at ease. At least, that's how the Lord of the Universe sees it, and it's not what he wants. He's desperate for us to grow stronger as quickly as possible, so