That was right. Even if Ling Tian broke through to the peak of the Twenty-eighth Heaven of Near-Saint, he would still have no chance against the Divine Emperor. He wasn't even confident he could shake off the Divine Emperor's pursuit and escape alive. In other words, if the two sides engaged in a relentless pursuit to the death, Ling Tian would surely be captured or even killed. Once he realized he couldn't escape, he would certainly burn his Origin Bloodline Power and fight to the death, and that would mean his own demise.
However, whether it was Chang Xiangsi, the other Artifact Spirits, or Ling Tian himself, they were all confident that once he broke through to the Twenty-ninth Heaven of Near-Saint, he could escape the Divine Emperor's full pursuit, even if he still remained an entire major realm below the Divine Emperor.
"Mm. Once I break through to the Twenty-ninth Heaven of Near-Saint, I'll have a decent chance against Senior Lei Ba too. Of course, that's assuming Senior Lei Ba hasn't broken through to the Thirtieth Heaven of Near-Saint. If he has, I'll still be at a disadvantage against him." Ling Tian nodded, then his tone shifted, brimming with confidence. "But once I reach the middle or late stage of the Twenty-ninth Heaven of Near-Saint, I'll have the upper hand against Senior Divine Emperor. If I stand and fight instead of running, I'll even have a good chance of winning."
"Even by the most conservative estimate, you'd have a ninety percent chance against Senior Lei Ba. By then, the only ones in the entire starfield who could beat you would be Senior Divine Emperor and the Demon God," Ling Tian added.
"Exactly, exactly! Ling Tian, your cultivation is advancing much faster than the Divine Emperor's and the others', and