Since nothing unusual had appeared around the Demon God Forbidden Ground, and they trusted Ling Tian and the Eastern Emperor Bell, Chi Xue and the others easily concluded that the Lord of the Universe had made a new agreement with Ling Tian. Naturally, the agreement was to delay the battle. They simply had no idea how long the delay would be.
The longer the Lord of the Universe delayed, the better it was for Ling Tian and the others. But Chi Xue and his companions also knew that the Lord of the Universe understood this, so he wouldn't put off the battle for too long. Thinking of that left them somewhat conflicted, and they were eager to learn how long he and Ling Tian had agreed to wait.
Just then, Chi Xue suddenly said that how long the Lord of the Universe delayed depended on how well they performed. His words left everyone puzzled; only a handful of people, including Ling Tian's Clone and Tu Gui, understood why he said that.
"Mm, that's right. How long the Lord of the Universe delays depends entirely on how well we perform." Ling Tian's Clone nodded firmly. Seeing how many people were confused, he explained, "From what we can tell, the Lord of the Universe isn't fully confident he can defeat my true body, especially with all of us attacking together and supporting my true body from within. That's why he'll do everything he can to cause us trouble and inflict casualties. Only after he's inflicted heavy losses on us will he be confident enough to capture my true body. In other words, he won't truly attack my true body until then."
At last, everyone understood. They nodded repeatedly, and Tu Yao blurted out, "Exactly. As long as the Lord of the Universe