There's a saying that a man is innocent, but the treasure he carries makes him a target. Countless cultivators in the God Realm could guess that before Ling Tian and the others underwent their tribulations, they had surely left Ling Chou, Shi Ling, and the rest plenty of good things—including Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures. Such treasures were the stuff of every cultivator's dreams. And now that Ling Tian and Chi Xue had one after another escaped the Lord of the Universe's control and could no longer protect Ling Chou and the others, many cultivators began eyeing them. Some didn't even bother making excuses before deciding to attack.
Once Shi Ling and Devouring Monster realized the situation had turned bad, they fled. With their abilities, they could escape safely even if surrounded by tens of millions of cultivators. After all, they were both God Devouring Bodies, and their cultivation levels were far higher than those of the surrounding cultivators. Escaping the encirclement would be easy—especially since they had left Phantom Clones behind as a precaution.
With Shi Ling and the others gone, everyone could only turn their attention to Ling Chou and Chu Ying. At that moment, the two were kneeling to see Ling Tian and Little Swallow off. Though they could sense the hostility of the surrounding cultivators, they didn't act right away.
Even Ling Chou and Chu Ying couldn't defeat so many cultivators, especially in a direct clash. But they weren't afraid, nor did they worry that the crowd would attack them. They were confident that even if they couldn't win, they could escape with ease—and might even take the chance to kill some of their attackers. Ling Chou and Chu Ying did want to kill a few people, not because they were bloodthirsty or wanted to use the cultivators