After he had completely stabilized his realm, Ling Tian could clearly sense the changes in himself. In particular, he found that he could easily control the Circulatory Universe. Chi Xue and the others could sense the change in Ling Tian even more clearly. For a moment, they all thought he had come infinitely close to the level of a Saint. Then Eastern Emperor Bell's words confirmed it, and they were all overcome with excitement. After all, coming infinitely close to the level of a Saint was the bare minimum Ling Tian needed to withstand the Lord of the Universe's suppression of the universe in the future. He had finally reached that standard, so naturally everyone was thrilled.
More importantly, there was still some time before the million-year deadline set by the Lord of the Universe. And when converted to the time inside Eastern Emperor Bell's true-body space, Ling Tian still had tens of millions, perhaps even a hundred million years. Even if he couldn't become a Saint in all that time, he would still advance much farther along that path. In short, Ling Tian's strength would continue to improve, undoubtedly giving him a better chance of withstanding the Lord of the Universe's suppression.
That wasn't all that excited Chi Xue and the others. In their minds, since Ling Tian could come infinitely close to the level of a Saint after reaching the peak of the Thirty-fifth Heaven of Near-Saint and then stabilizing his realm, they would naturally have a chance to do the same after reaching that realm and stabilizing theirs. That would greatly increase their strength and let them pose a greater threat to the Lord of the Universe, drawing most of his attention and easing the pressure on Ling Tian. Then, attacking from within and without, they would