In everyone's eyes, the task the Lord of the Universe had given Ling Tian should have been his last. Once he completed it, they would be free to keep raising their strength until they felt powerful enough to try to break free of the Lord of the Universe's restraints—or until the universe was on the verge of collapse, and they tried to escape then.
That was what everyone had always believed. But now Ling Tian had suddenly said this might not be his last task, which naturally left them startled and deeply worried. After all, they knew that the more tasks the Lord of the Universe gave Ling Tian and Xiao Shi, the greater the chance they would be killed.
"If we choose the first option, it's very likely this won't be the last task. If we choose the other option, there's a good chance it'll be our final one," Ling Tian said. Seeing the confusion on their faces, he explained, "With the first option, Venerable Sword Saint's strength is restricted. In other words, he won't be fighting at full power. So it's only natural that we might face him at full strength later. That means we may have to take on another task. The Lord of the Universe won't pass up the chance to use Venerable Sword Saint to temper us and help us grow stronger."
Everyone was clever, and they understood at once. It made sense: the Lord of the Universe had given Ling Tian and the others these tasks so Venerable Sword Saint and his companions could temper them and make them stronger. Since Venerable Sword Saint's power was restricted, he still had strength enough to temper Ling Tian. The Lord of the Universe would naturally give him another task that involved fighting Ling Tian. In other