If one asked who among Ling Tian's companions had improved the most over the past ten thousand years, it wasn't Ling Tian, nor Chi Xue and the others. It was the Thunder Strike Divine Silkworms. After refining the Origin Power of the World-Ending Thunder Dragon, they had continued refining the power of the World-Ending Lightning Tribulation. This had allowed them to undergo two or three successive transformations, and each time, their grade and strength had improved considerably. Now, they were even much faster than cultivators at the Twenty-ninth Heaven of Near-Saint.
It wasn't just their speed. Because the Thunder Strike Divine Silkworms had refined the Origin Power of the World-Ending Thunder Dragon and the power of the World-Ending Lightning Tribulation, the Divine Silkworm Silk they produced was far tougher than before. The Lightning Power it contained—no, the power of the World-Ending Lightning Tribulation—was also much purer. These forces could still cause trouble for cultivators at the Twenty-ninth Heaven of Near-Saint. In particular, once the Thunder Strike Divine Silkworms wove their silk into a net, they could briefly hold up the cultivator pursuing Ling Tian.
Though only for an instant, that was enough time for Ling Tian to do many things. For instance, he could cast Phantom Clone, then use the Teleportation Secret Technique. Combined with the Time Secret Technique, he could open up a considerable gap between himself and his pursuer. As time passed, the distance would continue to grow. In other words, Ling Tian could still shake him off.
The cultivator at the Twenty-ninth Heaven of Near-Saint was powerful enough to kill Ling Tian with a full-force strike. But he didn't know how to deal with the Divine Silkworm Silk, so he could only force his way through with raw power. This slowed him down and cost him a