Heaven-Devouring Hou and the Jade Devouring Sky Python had also joined the battle. Although their attainments in spatial techniques were inferior to Little Devour's, they weren't far behind. So it was easy for them to tell that the space was shrinking. Once they confirmed it, Chi Xue and the others were thrilled. In their eyes, they now had a much better chance of killing or capturing Ling Tian and Little Devour. That was more than enough to get them excited.
That made sense. Chi Xue and the others believed their overall strength far surpassed Ling Tian and Little Devour's. In a head-on fight, their side would undoubtedly win. The problem was that they had little chance to fight Ling Tian directly, which was why capturing him had been so difficult.
But things would be different if the space kept shrinking. That meant Ling Tian and Little Devour would eventually have no choice but to face Chi Xue and the others head-on. In that situation, Venerable Sword Saint would have a good chance of killing or capturing them. Chi Xue and the others would also have a better chance of capturing Little Devour as planned, then negotiating with Venerable Sword Saint for the secret art to refine the Heaven-Devouring Wolf Clan's Origin Bloodline Power. It was no wonder they were excited.
Besides, even if they couldn't obtain the secret art to refine the Heaven-Devouring Wolf Clan's Origin Bloodline Power as planned, that wouldn't matter much. In Chi Xue and the others' eyes, killing Ling Tian alone would be enough. After all, from what they could see, Ling Tian posed a greater threat to them—and, in their minds, a far greater one than Venerable Sword Saint. They had long dreamed of killing Ling Tian. Now they finally had the opportunity, and they