It was obvious that dragging things out worked greatly in Ling Tian's favor, and the Lord of the Universe naturally knew it. Ling Tian and the others knew that he knew, yet the Lord of the Universe had still proposed delaying things—and by a full ten thousand years at that. Ling Tian, Po Qiong, and the others were baffled. For a while, they couldn't make head nor tail of it. Zhu Xian and the others even wondered if the Lord of the Universe truly needed time to take care of something.
"Heh, what could Demon God possibly have to take care of? Or what could be more important than possessing Ling Tian?" the World-Ending Thunder Dragon sneered. "This has to be an excuse. Maybe he isn't completely confident he can beat Ling Tian, or maybe he wants more time to prepare. Naturally, he'd be preparing to defeat Ling Tian."
"That really could be it. After all, nothing is more important than possessing Ling Tian, especially since the Lord of the Universe once said all his friends and family had perished." Chang Xiangshou spoke gravely, but soon his tone shifted. "Still, dragging things out clearly favors Ling Tian more. His strength will improve, and in ten thousand years, the Lord of the Universe may have even less confidence in beating him."
"As for preparing, does the Lord of the Universe even need to prepare?" Chang Xiangshou added. "Or does he need to set up some kind of formation? But we haven't sensed him setting one up nearby, and a formation set up somewhere else wouldn't pose any threat to Ling Tian."
Chang Xiangshou hadn't sensed anything nearby, and neither had the Creation Divine Tree or the other Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures. That ruled out the possibility that the Lord of the Universe