After cultivating in the Eastern Emperor Bell's inner space for so long, Hua Min'er and the others had advanced rapidly. Some of them had already reached the Thirty-fourth Heaven of Near-Saint, and a few exceptional ones had even broken through to the middle stage. Although they were still an entire major realm away from the Thirty-fifth Heaven of Near-Saint, there were nearly two thousand years left before the deadline set by the Lord of the Universe. If they continued cultivating in the Eastern Emperor Bell's inner space during that time, they still had a chance to reach the Thirty-fifth Heaven. That would give them some qualifications to join Ling Tian in his battle against the Lord of the Universe.
Of course, even if Hua Min'er and the others really reached the Thirty-fifth Heaven of Near-Saint, Ling Tian would not let them join the battle right away. After all, the idea that cultivators at that level could take part in a battle against the Lord of the Universe was only his guess; no one knew whether it was really true. Letting them fight without knowing for sure would undoubtedly be far too dangerous.
Ling Tian had already made up his mind to face the Lord of the Universe alone. It wasn't just that he wanted to test the Lord of the Universe's true strength. More importantly, he wanted to use his own strength to give the Lord of the Universe as much trouble as possible. That way, even if he couldn't hold off the Lord of the Universe's attacks, the pressure Hua Min'er and the others faced when they joined the fight would be reduced as much as possible. Especially since Chi Xue and the others would surely be attacking the Lord of the Universe at the same time.
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