When they learned that, under the Lord of the Universe's "repair," the Demon God Forbidden Ground had begun to recover—and that, by all appearances, it could regain at least ninety percent of its former size—everyone was deeply disappointed. In their eyes, so many cultivators had formed an Arrow Formation and attacked it, yet this was all they had to show for it. Naturally, they were disheartened.
Ling Tian, however, didn't see it that way. It wasn't just because the Lord of the Universe had reacted at all, which was better than doing nothing. More importantly, repairing the destroyed Demon God Forbidden Ground would surely cost him a great deal of effort, perhaps even Origin Power. That would inevitably affect him and make his condition even worse.
Come to think of it, although everything that had happened before might well have been an act the Lord of the Universe had put on for Ling Tian and the others, Ling Tian and his companions were still certain that something was wrong with his condition, and that it would keep deteriorating as time went on. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been so eager to make them break free of the universe. Under these circumstances, having to spend effort and Origin Power repairing the Demon God Forbidden Ground would only aggravate his problem, which was certainly good news for Ling Tian and the others. After all, the worse the Lord of the Universe's condition became, the better their chances would be of opposing him and rescuing the loved ones he held hostage.
At that thought, everyone's disappointment vanished, and they grew eager once more. They were looking forward to more cultivators from other starfields joining the ranks surrounding the Demon God Forbidden Ground.
"Exactly, exactly. Maintaining the Demon God Forbidden Ground will surely drain the