Hundreds of thousands, even millions of years had passed, and Chi Xue and Po Tian's Bloodline Power had begun to decline. More importantly, they showed no signs of making a breakthrough. Although, as things stood, they still had a good chance of reaching the peak of the Near-Saint Twentieth Heaven before hitting their limits, they had virtually no chance of breaking through to the Twenty-first Heaven of Near-Saint. They had long been mentally prepared for this, but Chi Xue and the others had naturally hoped for an "unexpected surprise." Now that they saw there was almost no chance of one, they couldn't help feeling bitterly disappointed—especially when they thought of Ling Tian and Xiao Shi, who might both break through to the Twenty-first Heaven of Near-Saint.
Although Chi Xue and the others didn't know Ling Tian and Xiao Shi's precise circumstances, they could infer as much from the fact that Ling Tian and the others had taken the Phoenix Soul Fruit much later than they had. Knowing that their opponents had a chance to break through to the Twenty-first Heaven of Near-Saint while they themselves did not left Chi Xue, Po Tian, and the others feeling even more bitter and defeated.
"What's done is done. There's no point dwelling on it," Po Tian said. As he spoke, he looked up at the sky. "If nothing unexpected happens, we'll all be able to break free of the Lord of the Universe's restraints someday, just like Ling Tian. We'll bring our friends and family along when we cross the tribulation, giving us an advantage in numbers. That means we still have a good chance of finding Primordial Chaos Qi before Ling Tian and completely breaking through to the Sage level. Then we'll surpass Ling Tian, and we'll have a chance to kill