Although more of Chi Xue's group had fused with powerful Ancient Divine Beasts than before, they still had little confidence in facing Ling Tian and Little Swallow. After all, they knew that once Little Swallow finished devouring and fusing with the entire Fengyun Realm, he might not reach the Near-Saint Fifteenth Heaven, but he could at least break through to the peak of the Near-Saint Fourteenth Heaven. That was far beyond their level. Unless they could improve their strength in a short time, they had little hope.
But for them, greatly improving their strength in a short time would be difficult, even with Venerable Sword Saint having set aside some Near-Saint Fourteenth Heaven Ancient Divine Beasts for them. There simply weren't many Ancient Divine Beasts of that level—only a handful.
"Exactly. And fusing with an Ancient Divine Beast takes tens of thousands of years. By then, Ling Tian and that Heaven-Devouring Wolf will have grown much stronger, leaving us with even less of a chance." Shi Ye picked up the thread. His words left everyone silent once more, their expressions growing grave again.
"Fusing with Ancient Divine Beasts isn't our only way to improve quickly," Chi Xue suddenly said. Seeing the doubt on everyone's faces, he continued, "Don't forget, we can also achieve rebirth through nirvana by consuming Phoenix Soul Fruits. That would greatly enhance our Bloodline Power and let us rapidly increase our strength."
"Besides, after achieving nirvana rebirth with a Phoenix Soul Fruit, we can cultivate the Nine Reversals Heavenly Technique. You and I both know how powerful that technique is. And at the same time, we can fuse with powerful Ancient Divine Beasts. With all that, breaking through to the Near-Saint Fifteenth Heaven within tens of thousands of years isn't impossible. At the very least, we can