For Ling Tian, it was important to preserve a certain number of maximally compressed Small Worlds. They were bargaining chips he could use against the Lord of the Universe, and he also needed to maintain as much fighting strength as possible. After all, the stronger he was, the better his chances of withstanding the Lord of the Universe's suppression—and that was the key to defeating him.
"Even after I take our friends and family into the Small Worlds, I can't undo every maximally compressed Small World. It would be best to keep a few," Ling Tian said. Seeing Dan Bi and the others look puzzled, he chuckled. "I might not be able to withstand the Lord of the Universe's suppression when the time comes. If that happens, then to keep him from taking me over, I'll have to self-destruct. That might severely wound him and give Chi Xue and the others a chance to kill him. In any case, it won't be so easy for the Lord of the Universe to go after my other companions after that."
"Of course, as long as I keep a few maximally compressed Small Worlds, I'll still have a last bargaining chip to use against the Lord of the Universe. For instance, I can make him send our friends and family out. If he agrees to my terms, I won't self-destruct. I think he'll agree when the time comes," Ling Tian added.
"Mm, that makes sense," Po Qiong said gravely. "Some of your friends and family might fight the Lord of the Universe to the death to avenge you, but there'll still be some who want to live. I'm sure you'd like that too, Ling Tian, so it's important to keep a bargaining chip for negotiating with him."
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