When they thought about it, it made sense. If Venerable Sword Saint could survive the tribulation and break free from the Lord of the Universe's shackles, then Ling Tian and the others—who had a good chance of surpassing Venerable Sword Saint—would naturally find it even easier to break free. If that were true, the Lord of the Universe wouldn't need to go to such lengths to temper them and increase their strength. Reasoning backward, Venerable Sword Saint and his companions had almost no chance of escaping the Lord of the Universe's grasp.
At the thought, many cultivators wore the sorrow of a fox mourning a dead hare. After all, they, too, were cultivators struggling beneath the Lord of the Universe. Seeing someone fall naturally left them feeling a little grief-stricken.
"It's a pity we're so, so far from Venerable Sword Saint and the others. And there isn't a single Teleportation Formation left in the God Realm. Even if we set out now, it would take a thousand years or more to get there. By then, Chi Xue and the others will surely have gathered all the Ultimate Lightning Tribulation Power left behind after Venerable Sword Saint and his companions' tribulation." Tantai sounded regretful. "That should be the purest Ultimate Lightning Tribulation Power in the entire God Realm. Getting some and refining it would bring us many benefits."
"The most troublesome part is that Chi Xue and the others are bound to collect that Ultimate Lightning Tribulation Power, and it'll give their strength a considerable boost," Tantai added.
"You all saw it, too. More and more cultivators are triggering the Ultimate Tribulation now. The God Realm is hardly short on Ultimate Lightning Tribulation Power. Though the power left behind after Venerable Sword Saint and the others' tribulation will be purer, we