When they sensed the Lord of the Universe's aura enveloping Chi Xue and the other three, Shi Lin and the others grew tense, their expressions turning grim. They guessed that the Lord of the Universe might be assigning Ling Tian and his companions a mission. In particular, they realized that this time the mission involved a fight to the death between the two sides. Shi Lin and the others had no confidence they could defeat Ling Tian and Little Munch, which meant that if they faced off, they were doomed to lose.
Still, they were puzzled. Why would the Lord of the Universe assign Ling Tian's group a mission now? They had always believed he would only assign them missions when Chi Xue and Po Tian's cultivation was higher than Ling Tian and Little Munch's. Only then could the missions hone Ling Tian and Little Munch and help them grow stronger. But this time, the situation was reversed, which left them utterly bewildered.
"But why would the Lord of the Universe assign them a mission now? Our side is far weaker than Ling Tian's. Even if we fought, we couldn't pose any threat to them, so there'd be no way to hone them and help them grow stronger." Shi Meng sounded puzzled. Then a thought occurred to her, and her tone changed. "Could the Lord of the Universe have changed who he's focusing on? Is he now using Ling Tian and that Heaven-Devouring Wolf to hone Chi Xue, Fellow Daoist Po Tian, and us?"
Before anyone could answer, she continued, "But surely the Lord of the Universe knows how powerful Ling Tian and the others are. We wouldn't stand a chance against them. That wouldn't be honing us—it would be sending us to our deaths for nothing."
Though they didn't