To Ling Tian, Little Snooks' breakthrough to the Near-Saint realm had been extremely shocking. After all, Po Tian, Chi Xue, and the others knew that the stronger Ling Tian and his companions became, the more disadvantageous it would be for them in the future. The stronger Ling Tian and his companions were, the greater their chances of killing them—and, of course, the better their chances of finding Primordial Chaos Qi ahead of time.
If Ling Tian and his companions found Primordial Chaos Qi ahead of time and then completed the Lord of the Universe's mission, most of Chi Xue and the others' friends and family left behind as hostages in the God Realm would perish. They themselves might even face the threat of death at any moment. Thinking of all this, Po Tian was naturally shocked and worried.
When they learned that Ling Tian had not only broken through to the Twenty-first Heaven of Near-Saint, but had also advanced further, they were even more astonished. After hearing what Devouring Monster said, Po Tian's expression darkened, and Chi Xue's did as well.
"Ling Tian actually managed to reach the middle stage of the Twenty-first Heaven of Near-Saint. That's unbelievable," Chi Xue murmured. Still, he knew Devouring Monster and the others would never deceive them about something like this. Thinking of the gap between his own strength and Ling Tian's, he could only give a bitter, helpless smile.
Chi Xue and the others soon returned to normal, then asked Shi Ling and the others about Ling Tian and Little Snooks' exact circumstances—for instance, when they had broken through to the Twenty-first Heaven of Near-Saint, and when they had advanced to its middle stage.
"Ling Tian broke through just one or two million years after we self-sealed. That was incredibly fast." Po Tian's