As things stood, Ling Tian and the others had a good chance of eliminating Venerable Sword Saint and his companions one by one, then completing the task assigned by the Lord of the Universe. But completing the task wouldn't be the end—not for Shi Tian and the others, at least. It would only be the beginning, because Ling Tian and his companions could continue pursuing Venerable Sword Saint until they killed him. That would let Shi Tian avenge his mother. At the thought of having the chance to kill Venerable Sword Saint with his own hands and avenge her, Shi Tian was overcome with excitement.
It made sense. Under Ling Tian and the others' pursuit, it wouldn't be easy for Venerable Sword Saint to trigger the final tribulation and break free of the Lord of the Universe's restraints. Ling Tian and his companions wouldn't give him the chance. Even if he forced himself to begin crossing the final tribulation, he would exhaust himself and die without a doubt. In that sense, Shi Tian would have driven him to his death, and that would count as avenging his mother.
Hearing this, Shi Tian nodded. "If Venerable Sword Saint really does force himself to trigger the final tribulation, we can't take that risk. But in that situation, he'd be doomed anyway, and we'd still be the ones who killed him. That counts as avenging Mother."
It wasn't a perfect outcome, but it was still the best they could hope for. Shi Tian wasn't one to cling to ideals, and he could accept it.
"Heh, once we kill Venerable Sword Saint, we can focus all our efforts on Chi Xue and the others. If even Venerable Sword Saint can't escape being killed by us, there's no way Chi Xue and his companions can.