The Ancient Divine Beasts captured by Venerable Sword Saint and the cultivators from the major God Realm forces had been considerably stronger than the ones Chi Xue and the others had fused with back then. On top of that, the cultivators had improved their cultivation levels over all this time. As a result, after fusing with those Ancient Divine Beasts, their cultivation levels rose even higher than Chi Xue and the others'. Some of them would undoubtedly break through to Near-Saint Fourteenth Heaven, putting them above Ling Tian's current level. Naturally, that would put him under greater pressure.
Ling Tian, however, wasn't particularly concerned. Even Venerable Sword Saint couldn't do anything to him, let alone cultivators at Near-Saint Fourteenth Heaven.
"That's true. Those people will only add a little pressure. They still can't kill you," Po Qiong said. Then his tone shifted. "Besides, it won't be long before you break through to Near-Saint Fourteenth Heaven too. Once you do, dealing with them will be even less of a problem."
At that, Ling Tian nodded. Then a thought crossed his mind, and his brow furrowed slightly. "I just don't know whether those cultivators can threaten Senior Qilin and the others."
Indeed, if the cultivators who fused with the newly captured Ancient Divine Beasts and then broke through to Near-Saint Fourteenth Heaven went after Feng Lingzi and the others instead of Ling Tian, they could still pose a threat, especially with Chi Xue's group supporting them. That was what worried Ling Tian most.
"Don't worry. Very few cultivators in Chi Xue's two factions will break through to Near-Saint Fourteenth Heaven—no more than a dozen at most. Feng Lingzi and the Qilin Chief have already reached that level. The others may fall short, but they won't necessarily be weaker than Fourteenth Heaven experts.