Although Chi Xue and the others' attacks still couldn't completely stop the Nine Nether Nether Soldiers from closing in—especially the ones carrying longbows, who kept advancing step by step—they weren't worried. They knew that once the distance narrowed further, their arrow skills would become even more powerful. By then, more of them would be able to use Five Consecutive Arrow Strikes, and some might even manage Six Consecutive Arrow Strikes. Those would surely put up a much greater barrier against the Nine Nether Nether Soldiers.
That was right. Although Chi Xue and the others couldn't match Ling Tian's mastery of arrow skills, years of practice had greatly improved their own. At the very least, performing Six or Seven Consecutive Arrow Strikes came easily to them. As everyone knew, each additional energy arrow in a consecutive strike increased its power geometrically. That would naturally inflict even greater damage on the Nine Nether Nether Soldiers. With these arrows, Chi Xue and the others were confident they could keep the soldiers from coming within a certain range.
What's more, Chi Xue and the others could deliberately let some of the Nine Nether Nether Soldiers through and into the formation. Then Xiao Shi, the Ancient Divine Beasts, and the cultivators skilled in sealing could attack and seal them, further easing the pressure on Chi Xue and the others. As Xiao Shi had said, they had nothing better to do anyway.
"Mm, we can let some of the Nine Nether Nether Soldiers through." Ling Tian's clone nodded. "After all, once we kill these soldiers, the Lord of the Universe might—no, definitely will—make them into Nine Nether Nether Soldiers again. The only way to deal with them for good is to capture and imprison them. Deliberately letting some through will naturally allow us to capture as