Ling Tian was not a reckless, arrogant man. His insistence on attacking three cultivators at the Twenty-ninth Heaven of Near-Saint at once came from a clear understanding of their own strength. After hearing his plan, everyone's earlier misgivings vanished. They nodded in agreement, fully aware of how capturing three cultivators at the Twenty-ninth Heaven of Near-Saint would help them break through the encirclement later.
"Fellow Daoist Ling Tian, I have great confidence in both the tactics you've devised and our strength. But anything can go wrong before we act. Other cultivators might suddenly arrive to reinforce them while we're attacking. Then we might not only fail to capture any cultivators at the Twenty-ninth Heaven of Near-Saint, but put ourselves in danger as well." Shi Ying spoke gravely. After a brief pause, he continued, "What if we really can't capture several of them? What if we only get one or two?"
"With our current strength, even if we fail to capture our targets, the formation and everyone's cooperation will buy us some time. That will be enough for me to bring you all into the Small World." Ling Tian sounded utterly certain. When everyone nodded, he continued, "As long as I can bring you all into the Small World, I'll have no trouble dealing with the pursuit of several cultivators at the Twenty-ninth Heaven of Near-Saint. I'm completely confident I can shake them off."
No one objected. After all, they knew that even before his breakthrough, Ling Tian had been able to shake off several cultivators at the Twenty-ninth Heaven of Near-Saint with ease. Now that he had broken through—and would grow considerably stronger still after consolidating his realm—he would be even more capable.
"I'm sure we'll have a chance to escape into Fellow Daoist Ling Tian's Small World, and he'll