Compared with when he had gone to the eastern region of the God Realm to fight for the Ultimate Lightning Tribulation Power, Ling Tian's strength had improved considerably. Although he had not yet advanced to a whole new major realm, he was now a peak expert at the Near-Saint Twelfth Heaven. On top of that, he had been refining High-level Outer Realm Power and Ultimate Lightning Tribulation Power all along, and thanks to the Chaos Qi, he refined the latter very quickly. Thus, even against Venerable Sword Saint, who had fused eight golden cores, Ling Tian was not much weaker. At the very least, he could hold Venerable Sword Saint at bay just as he had in the eastern region of the God Realm.
It made sense. Ling Tian's Pseudo Small World Secret Technique and his ability to refine High-level Outer Realm Power were his advantages. They allowed his strength to keep growing; even if his cultivation realm did not advance, his power continued to increase. That was one of the main reasons he was practically invincible among those of the same rank.
Since he could hold Venerable Sword Saint at bay, Ling Tian had little to worry about. He could use the Pseudo Small World Secret Technique and Time Secret Technique to stall Venerable Sword Saint and buy Xiao Shi time. As far as he was concerned, even a moment's delay would be enough. After all, the area around the Lingxiao Realm was their territory. They had set up a great many hidden teleportation formations nearby, and with those, Xiao Shi had a good chance of escaping alive.
Thinking this over, Ling Tian felt somewhat more confident about the operation.
Fairy Meng Shang, however, raised another concern. Venerable Sword Saint would surely go all out against Xiao Shi instead