Strength was the key to whether anything succeeded. At this point, Chi Xue and the others had no idea how powerful Ling Tian and his group were. They could never have imagined that Ling Tian's group had made such a breakthrough in so short a time. Under these circumstances, even if Ling Tian revealed the Lord of the Universe's true intentions, Chi Xue and the others might not believe him. They were sure their side was far stronger than Ling Tian's, and that they could easily defeat and capture his group, then seize the Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures in their hands. They would hardly believe Ling Tian; they would surely think he was saying all that just to save his own life.
Besides, Ling Tian and his group had obtained too few Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures so far, and most of them were ones Chi Xue's group had already acquired. In other words, Chi Xue's group still had a good chance of finding all 108 Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures and completing the task assigned by the Lord of the Universe. There was no reason for them to take Ling Tian's words too seriously, especially since they were only his conjecture and had not been proven.
It made sense. Chi Xue was clever, but if even Ling Tian couldn't verify the matter, then Chi Xue couldn't verify it either. Since he couldn't prove it, he had every reason not to believe Ling Tian. And because they didn't know how strong Ling Tian was, they were quite likely to attack him.
At the very least, it wouldn't be easy to persuade Chi Xue and the others to join forces with Ling Tian just yet.
"Mm, that's true." Xiao Shi nodded. Then, as a thought occurred to him, he chuckled. "But it shouldn't be long before