Suddenly, a mass of powerful auras swept in and drew closer to Chi Xue and the others. Xiao Shi and Ling Tian's avatar immediately recognized the approaching forces as Nine Nether Nether Soldiers. That alone was enough to let them piece together a great deal: the Nine Nether Nether Soldiers had been made by the Lord of the Universe using Life Seeds from Guixu, and they had come to test them.
That was right—the Lord of the Universe was testing Chi Xue and the others, probing to see what powerful methods they had mastered. Once he knew their strength and trump cards, he could more easily suppress or even kill them. More importantly, by testing their methods, he might learn what techniques and trump cards Ling Tian possessed. Then it would be easier for the Lord of the Universe to suppress Ling Tian and even seize his body.
That was exactly the case. Although he had drawn Ling Tian into his universe and hidden his own strength, the Lord of the Universe still wasn't fully confident he could suppress Ling Tian and seize his body. In particular, he had sensed some unfamiliar yet powerful auras from Ling Tian. That only made him more eager to uncover Ling Tian's methods and trump cards. Only then could he devise a way to counter them and seize his body.
The Lord of the Universe knew he couldn't attack Ling Tian directly, or he would violate their agreement. In that situation, Ling Tian might self-destruct, and all the Lord of the Universe's plans would go up in smoke. So he couldn't act rashly against him; he could only target Chi Xue and the others instead. The Lord of the Universe knew Ling Tian's character well. He must have passed all kinds of powerful cultivation