Actually, Po Qiong wasn't too worried about Chi Xue, Po Tian, or Xiao Shi having a chance to surpass Ling Tian, which might then prompt the Lord of the Universe to assign them a life-or-death battle. He knew that even if searching for Feng Lingzi and the others slightly affected Ling Tian's cultivation, Ling Tian would still grow stronger faster than Chi Xue. That wasn't just because Ling Tian could continually absorb Divine Yuan Power from the God Realm and refine various powers to strengthen his Small World. More importantly, Chi Xue and Po Tian's bloodline conditions were surely far worse than Ling Tian's, and everyone knew that a poor bloodline condition greatly hindered one's improvement in strength.
In other words, Ling Tian's strength would increase faster than Chi Xue and Po Tian's, and the gap between them would only widen with time. There was no need to worry that the Lord of the Universe would assign them a life-or-death battle. After all, Chi Xue and the others couldn't pose any threat to Ling Tian's group, so they couldn't temper them and help them grow stronger.
Po Qiong said this because he hoped Ling Tian would focus on improving his strength. The stronger Ling Tian became, the better his chances of breaking free from the Lord of the Universe's control in the future. What's more, Po Qiong believed that if Ling Tian devoted himself to cultivation, he wouldn't be so busy searching for Feng Lingzi and the others. That would give them a good chance of triggering their final tribulation before Ling Tian and greatly weakening the Lord of the Universe.
However, Po Qiong also knew Ling Tian had a point, and he wasn't about to give up trying to persuade him. Soon, he found the right words. "Of course,