That was right. As Chi Xue and the others had analyzed, if the Lord of the Universe really wanted the Nine Nether Soldiers to surround them, he had no need to split them into so many units of a thousand, much less send them in the opposite direction. He only needed to divide them into two groups, each with tens of millions of Nine Nether Soldiers. After all, faced with so many Nine Nether Soldiers, Chi Xue and the others would have to deploy a large force of cultivators to pose a threat to them. With the protection of the Buddha Kingdom World, it would not even be easy for them to inflict any casualties.
"Besides, as Fellow Daoist Tu Gui said earlier, the Nine Nether Soldiers only need to circle around us from a distance on either side and get behind us. If they go too far from the Demon God Forbidden Ground, we might not make it back in time to attack the Lord of the Universe. At the very least, we wouldn't dare leave the area around the Demon God Forbidden Ground too far behind," Chi Xue said. Seeing everyone nod, he continued, "So, judging by the situation now, the Nine Nether Soldiers aren't trying to surround us at all. They're heading deep into the star domain."
"What are the Nine Nether Soldiers going deep into the star domain for?" Shi Meng asked, puzzled. "Shouldn't they be targeting us right now? There's no point in them dealing with other cultivators. After all, apart from us, no cultivators will attack the Lord of the Universe in the future. They might not even attack the Demon God Forbidden Ground again."
Shi Meng had voiced the question on everyone's minds. They were all puzzled about what the Nine Nether Soldiers