Venerable Sword Saint had tangled with Ling Tian for tens of thousands of years, so he naturally knew how strong Ling Tian was. He believed that there was a good chance he still wouldn't be able to do anything to Ling Tian this time, but he wasn't too concerned about that. As far as he was concerned, capturing Little Swallow was enough. Capturing him would bring Venerable Sword Saint many benefits: it would increase his strength and strengthen his Bloodline Power.
Most importantly, Venerable Sword Saint believed it would be easy enough to exhaust Little Swallow completely. He could even forcefully wound him and then capture him. If he managed that, his mission would be accomplished.
Thinking of this, Venerable Sword Saint was greatly excited. He wanted to head straight for Ling Tian and Little Swallow. He could hardly wait to capture Little Swallow and obtain his Origin Bloodline Power.
Wen Yan, Chi Xue and the others' eyes lit up. They had deliberately picked up on Venerable Sword Saint's use of the word "capture," which further confirmed their earlier suspicions. More importantly, they now had a better chance of capturing Little Swallow themselves and using him as leverage to negotiate with Venerable Sword Saint. Since they needed to take Little Swallow alive, the best way was to wear him down completely. In that situation, Chi Xue and the others naturally had a much better chance of capturing him. After all, they couldn't capture Little Swallow at the peak of his strength.
It made sense. Little Swallow was somewhat stronger than Ling Tian, and far stronger than Chi Xue and the others. Under the circumstances, it was nearly impossible for them to capture him at full strength. They would only have a chance once he was completely exhausted. And as things