Even cultivators in the middle stage of the Near-Saint Eighteenth Heaven could trigger the final tribulation lightning of four layers of tribulation clouds. Needless to say, Xue Fan and the others had broken through to the Near-Saint Nineteenth Heaven and were better prepared than before, so they would surely trigger even more layers of final tribulation lightning. Tantai and the others even thought they might probe the Lord of the Universe's limits. That would bring Ling Tian and his companions plenty of benefits.
It made sense. If Xue Fan and the others managed to probe the Lord of the Universe's limits, that would mean Ling Tian and his companions could break free of his control as long as they surpassed Xue Fan's group in strength. And for Ling Tian and the others, surpassing Xue Fan's group would be easy—they had already done so, in fact. That would remain true even if Chi Xue and the others didn't join them in facing the tribulation.
However, Fairy Meng Shang and the others knew that, given Xue Fan's group's strength, forcing the Lord of the Universe to reveal his limits was all but impossible. They knew he had been holding back. For cultivators at the Near-Saint Nineteenth Heaven to force him to his limits would be far too easy—and things that were far too easy were often impossible.
Everyone had thought of that, too, and their expressions grew a little solemn. They knew they had been too optimistic.
"Even so, there's no problem with letting us witness a more powerful tribulation lightning. That should still be of some use to us." Feng Ying spoke, a glint flashing in his eyes. "Besides, their tribulation will surely affect the Lord of the Universe to some degree. At the very least, the impact will be greater