After sensing that the Nine Nether Nether Soldiers had left the Demon God Forbidden Ground and were heading toward them, Chi Xue and the others were thrilled. They believed the Nine Nether Nether Soldiers were sure to launch another probing attack, which would give them a chance to capture more of them. In their eyes, less than a hundred years wasn't enough time for the Nine Nether Nether Soldiers to build up much strength or master any especially powerful secret arts. At the very least, with their many formations, they could easily withstand an attack and capture a few more along the way.
Thinking of this, Chi Xue and the others weren't worried at all. They were even looking forward to it. But what happened next left them dumbfounded. First, the Nine Nether Nether Soldiers numbered very few—only a thousand. Without exaggeration, that number wasn't even enough to fill a gap in Chi Xue and the others' teeth.
What's more, these Nine Nether Nether Soldiers weren't heading straight for Chi Xue and the others. They were veering off to one side, as if they meant to go around them. This left Shi Meng and the others even more puzzled. In their eyes, even if so few Nine Nether Nether Soldiers really did circle behind them, they couldn't pose any threat at all. Chi Xue could easily kill or capture them with just over a hundred cultivators.
"Exactly. Even if so few Nine Nether Nether Soldiers circle around behind us, they can't threaten us at all." Shi Lin picked up the thread, keeping his eyes on the Demon God Forbidden Ground as he spoke. "The Lord of the Universe must know that, too. So why is he still ordering them to go around us? He wouldn't do something so foolish, would