Ling Tian was a clever man. The moment Chi Xue and the others increased the force of their attacks, and Venerable Sword Saint was willing to exhaust himself to unleash Phantom Combo, he understood what they were trying to do. They wanted to scatter and escape Ling Tian, then continue increasing their strength.
"Mm, judging by the situation, they really might do that. After all, if they weren't planning to escape your entanglement, then acting this way would be no different from courting death. It would only make them expend even more energy and put them in an even worse situation," Chang Xiangsi said. Then her tone shifted. "But things have already reached this point. Why would they choose to escape you now? Could they be planning to use the time to continue refining the Origin Bloodline Power of powerful Ancient Divine Beasts and increase their strength? Heh, there's only ten thousand years left. That won't do much to improve their strength."
"Besides, when they scatter and flee, Ling Tian can pursue one group of cultivators. And with their greater energy expenditure and far fewer God Devouring Bodies to protect them, they'll be in even greater danger. If nothing unexpected happens, quite a few of them will perish. That wouldn't be good for them, especially since their God Devouring Bodies might be killed," Chang Xiangsi added.
"They have no choice. This is the only way," Ling Tian said. Sensing the confusion of You Ye and the other Artifact Spirits, he explained, "If things continue like this, Chi Xue and the others will end up in an even worse situation. Not only will I kill more of their cultivators, but, most importantly, they'll remain severely drained until the Lord of the Universe's mission begins. In other words, when the battles come,