Just as Ling Tian was about to kill the second God Devouring Body, Venerable Sword Saint successfully exploited that person's desperation and took him into his Small World. After that, he paid Ling Tian no mind and sped toward the other God Devouring Bodies, clearly intending to use the same trick to bring them all into his Small World. That meant Ling Tian's plan to kill every last one of them was about to go up in smoke.
Not only that, once inside Venerable Sword Saint's Small World, the God Devouring Bodies could recover their strength and continue refining the Origin Bloodline Power of powerful Ancient Divine Beasts. Their strength would rise further, and they would have a chance to face Ling Tian and Xiao Shi at their peak, while still posing a threat to them.
But what was done was done. There was no point dwelling on it now. Ling Tian and the others could only try to kill as many as possible.
"Mm, exactly. There's no point worrying about it now. The most important thing is to find a way to kill more of them," Po Qiong said, then shifted his tone. "Still, you have a chance to kill some of them. Not every God Devouring Body will hide in Venerable Sword Saint's Small World. They'll still worry he might control them. At the very least, Chi Xue and Po Tian won't."
Unlike the other God Devouring Bodies, Chi Xue and Po Tian were also seeds chosen by the Lord of the Universe. Their standing was simply not as high as Ling Tian's and Xiao Shi's. Still, Venerable Sword Saint sensed that they posed a great threat to him. So it was entirely possible he would use this opportunity to control Po Tian and Chi Xue if they