Hua Min'er and the others knew Ling Tian very well, and of course, he knew them just as well. He knew exactly what they would do if the Lord of the Universe possessed him. He feared there would be no way to stop them. The thought gave him a terrible headache. He didn't want Hua Min'er and the others to fight the Lord of the Universe to the death. He knew that if even he and Chi Xue's group, working together, couldn't defeat the Lord of the Universe, Hua Min'er and the others would have even less of a chance—especially once the Lord of the Universe had improved the condition of the body he'd possessed. They would only be throwing their lives away.
Then, an idea struck him. Ling Tian said, "I know I can't stop you from fighting the Lord of the Universe to the death, but I have one request for you. My final request. I hope you'll agree."
"What is it?" Yao Yu blurted out. Before Ling Tian could answer, she continued, "As long as you're not asking us to give up on avenging you, we can agree to anything else."
That was exactly the answer Ling Tian had hoped for. He looked at Hua Min'er and the others. When they nodded, he continued, "You can avenge me, but you know how powerful the Lord of the Universe is. So you must wait until you've reached the thirty-sixth Heaven of the Near-Saints before seeking revenge..."
"What? The thirty-sixth Heaven of the Near-Saints?!" Ling Ran stared at him in surprise, then muttered, "That's a level even Father never reached. How could we possibly get there? Especially when you had the Saint-grade Heavenly Treasure and Senior Dong Huang to help you, and we don't?"
"It's not that I can't