As the saying went, refining the Origin Bloodline Power of a powerful Ancient Divine Beast took a long time, especially when comprehending its innate secret arts. That long stretch of time would also allow Ling Tian and the others to draw out a considerable portion of the Phoenix Soul Fruit's effects. This meant their strength would grow faster than that of Chi Xue and the other cultivators refining the Origin Bloodline Power of powerful Ancient Divine Beasts.
Chi Xue and the others hadn't been able to kill Ling Tian and Xiao Shi before, and they certainly wouldn't be able to do so in the future. That was why Zhu Xian and Xuan Huang had suggested that Ling Tian and Xiao Shi consume the Phoenix Soul Fruit and be reborn through nirvana. They had especially considered that the next time might be Ling Tian's last mission to fight Venerable Sword Saint. In other words, once he completed the mission, they would never again need to worry about the Lord of the Universe assigning them one like it.
They had thought Ling Tian would agree, but instead he shook his head. "As we said before, we haven't reached our peak yet. Consuming the Phoenix Soul Fruit now would be a bit of a waste. After all, our ultimate goal is to break free of the Lord of the Universe's control, and facing Chi Xue and the others is only a minor obstacle along the way."
"But if you can't even get past this obstacle, then there's no point talking about breaking free of the Lord of the Universe's control later," Po Qiong said irritably.
"The longer we delay, the better our chances of breaking free of the Lord of the Universe's control. And the later we consume the Phoenix Soul Fruit, the