Although the Eastern Emperor Bell and the Creation Divine Tree had determined through the Lord of the Universe's cosmic probing that he was hiding his true strength and was very likely above average even among the Saints, Ling Tian was still confident he could defeat him in the end. That was not only because the Lord of the Universe had given him the chance to set up a complete grand formation. More importantly, Chi Xue and the others would be attacking the Lord of the Universe with all their might from outside, inevitably distracting him and preventing him from fully unleashing his cosmic suppression. Ling Tian's opportunity to set up the complete formation meant he had a good chance of using a powerful archery technique. That would let him signal Chi Xue and the others to attack and even help them lock onto the Lord of the Universe's true body, which was still very important to them.
Moreover, setting up the formation would make it easier for Ling Tian to withstand the Lord of the Universe's cosmic suppression, giving him a better chance of holding out until Chi Xue and the others inflicted heavy damage on their foe. What was more, Ling Tian wouldn't sit idle while they attacked. Protected by the formation, he could use Devouring the Starry Sky and a series of other methods, or powerful archery techniques, to affect the Lord of the Universe's cosmos and weaken the force of its suppression. That would naturally let him hold out longer.
As he'd said, the longer Ling Tian could endure the Lord of the Universe's cosmic suppression, the better his chances of defeating him.
Seeing how confident Ling Tian was, Poxiong and the others stopped dwelling on it. They continued waiting for Ling Tian to set up the