After all these years, Po Tian and Chi Xue had finally absorbed the essence of the Phoenix Soul Fruit and completed their rebirth through nirvana. They had also cultivated the Nine Reversals Heavenly Technique and reversed their golden cores once, giving their Bloodline Power a qualitative leap. They were even confident that their Bloodline Power had surpassed Ling Tian's and the Heaven-Devouring Wolf's. Knowing this would let them live for a very long time and greatly improve their strength, they were overjoyed.
It made sense. Powerful Bloodline Power was crucial to cultivators. It affected not only their strength but, more importantly, how long they could live. That was why Po Tian and Chi Xue had needed to undergo nirvana rebirth with the Phoenix Soul Fruit before reaching the peak of the Near-Saint Eighteenth Heaven, let alone the Near-Saint Nineteenth Heaven. In this respect, they had been inferior to Ling Tian and the Heaven-Devouring Wolf.
Now, they believed their Bloodline Power had improved tremendously. Naturally, they were confident they could live far longer than Ling Tian and the Heaven-Devouring Wolf had before their rebirth through nirvana with the Phoenix Soul Fruit—hundreds of millions, perhaps even billions, of years. They believed they could raise their strength to an astonishing level in that time. And the stronger they became, the better their chances of breaking free from the Lord of the Universe's shackles.
Moreover, Chi Xue and the others believed that the longer they lived, the worse the Lord of the Universe's condition would become. When the time came for them to face their tribulation, they would have a better chance of succeeding.
Shi Lin and the others had also sensed the changes in Chi Xue and Po Tian. Knowing that this would greatly improve their strength, they were quite excited, especially Po