That was right. So what if Chi Xue and Po Tian had gained an extremely powerful ability to devour and refine high-level Outer Realm Power after refining Venerable Sword Saint's Origin Bloodline Power? Ling Tian and Little Spitfire could refine it too, and each of them had already refined the high-level Outer Realm Power contained within an Outer Realm Stone. On top of that, they were bound to refine it faster than Chi Xue and Po Tian. That meant their strength would improve considerably faster than Chi Xue and the others'—so there was naturally nothing to worry about.
There was another point, too: Ling Tian had already figured out that after refining Venerable Sword Saint's Origin Bloodline Power, Chi Xue and Po Tian faced the problem of their cultivation realms stagnating. This meant that from then on, Ling Tian and the others' strength would improve far faster than Chi Xue and Po Tian's, and might even catch up with them. So they had even less reason to worry. Refining Venerable Sword Saint's Origin Bloodline Power was just like forcefully fusing with a powerful Ancient Divine Beast: it meant taking someone else's power and using it as one's own. That power did not fully belong to them, so until they had completely familiarized themselves with it, their cultivation realms naturally would not advance. Their cultivation realms stagnating was inevitable.
After thinking it through, Little Spitfire stopped worrying. By then, the one-year deadline set by the Lord of the Universe had finally arrived, which meant Ling Tian and the others had once again completed the Lord of the Universe's mission.
Although the battle between Ling Tian, Little Spitfire, and Chi Xue's group had not lasted long, it had made them feel greatly threatened. The fact that Ling Tian and Little Spitfire had