Although Ling Tian and the others had eliminated three people in their earlier sneak attack, those three had been among the weakest. More importantly, as long as Chi Xue and the other God Devouring Bodies remained in the fight, they could use the God-Devouring Demon Domain to protect everyone, including Venerable Sword Saint, and reduce the burden on them. That meant it would be nearly impossible for Ling Tian and the others to exhaust Venerable Sword Saint ahead of time.
In short, Ling Tian and the others had only just begun. The road ahead was long, and they still had to keep working at it.
However, Chi Xue and the others were now prepared, and they had already formed the best defensive formation. Ling Tian wouldn't find it easy to get another opportunity like that—especially since Venerable Sword Saint had seized his chance to unleash a Phantom Combo against them.
That was right. Venerable Sword Saint had finally unleashed a Phantom Combo against Ling Tian and the others. Of course, he didn't expect this secret technique to threaten Ling Tian much. His goal was to strike Little Devourer with enough force to leave him gravely wounded, then capture him. That would accomplish the most important objective of his mission. After that, it wouldn't matter much if he failed to kill or capture Ling Tian.
What's more, if he captured Little Devourer in advance, Ling Tian would be left to fight alone. Under those circumstances, Venerable Sword Saint would have to expend even more effort to deal with him. Most importantly, Ling Tian would no longer pose much of a threat to Chi Xue and the others, whom Venerable Sword Saint still considered useful. For instance, they could control the Ancient Divine Beast's Core World and devour Heavenly Divine Yuan Power.