I have to say, Tu Gui was extremely clever. He didn't believe Ling Tian would mock them at a time like this, especially when he was analyzing what the Demon Slayer Alliance cultivators would be up against. Ling Tian clearly had another motive. Tu Gui even vaguely guessed what it was: to get the Demon Slayer Alliance cultivators to join them.
That made sense. If Ling Tian had no other motive, he didn't need to waste his breath on the Demon Slayer Alliance cultivators. He could simply control the Heaven Sealing Grand Formation and keep attacking. After all, as long as they won the challenge, they would have a chance to obtain those two Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures.
But Ling Tian had started analyzing the situation the Demon Slayer Alliance cultivators would face. That was undoubtedly meant to make them compromise in their hearts, so they would accept whatever conditions Ling Tian and the others proposed next.
Sure enough, Ling Tian stated his demands right away, just as Tu Gui had predicted.
"You want to control us with soul restrictions?!" Tu Di blurted out, then said angrily, "Don't even dream of it. We'd rather die than agree. Hah, besides, if we self-destructed, you might not be able to withstand it."
"Self-destructing, you say? Your self-destruction would certainly be extraordinary at your level, but a few of you wouldn't be enough to break through our formation. That means many of you would have to die. Which of you would be willing to sacrifice yourselves for the others?" Ling Tian countered. When he saw the Demon Slayer Alliance cultivators fall silent, he continued, "What's more, even if many of you self-destructed, you might still not be able to threaten us. You should know that I've completely taken control of the Heaven Sealing Grand