The Nine Nether Soldiers were driven back once again, and Chi Xue and the others finally breathed a sigh of relief. Still, they felt some regret that the soldiers hadn't held out a little longer. The longer they lasted, the more of them the group could capture, and the fewer would remain to impede them when they faced the Lord of the Universe in the future.
Of course, Chi Xue and the others knew that after this round of attacks, the Nine Nether Soldiers probably wouldn't launch another probing attack for a long time. That meant they would have far fewer chances to capture them. At the thought, Shi Lin and the others couldn't help wanting to keep pursuing the soldiers, but Chi Xue and the others stopped them. Chi Xue gave them ample reason: there was no need to take risks just to capture a few more Nine Nether Soldiers. Their safety was what mattered most.
More importantly, the group realized that by joining forces to unleash Space Bombardment, they could eliminate the Nine Nether Soldiers across a wide area in a short time. That would still leave them with plenty of strength to attack the Lord of the Universe right away, so there was even less reason to take risks.
With that in mind, Chi Xue and the others immediately called off the pursuit and returned to the grand formation. They didn't idle after that, continuing to practice various archery techniques while Ling Tian's Clone led a group of cultivators skilled in formation runes and restrictions in repairing the destroyed formations.
Just as Ling Tian's Clone had said, repairing the destroyed formations was far easier than setting them up anew. This was especially true because Ling Tian and the others had incorporated some self-repairing seals when they first