Though they knew that cultivators from the star domains captured by the Nine Nether Nether Soldiers would be controlled like puppets, Divine Emperor and the others still couldn't contain their anger when they saw those transformed cultivators shambling about like walking corpses. They made no effort to hide their hatred and killing intent toward the Lord of the Universe. If Chi Xue and the others hadn't held them back, quite a few cultivators would already have charged toward the Demon God Forbidden Ground to fight the Lord of the Universe.
Fortunately, Ling Tian, Chi Xue, and the others managed to stop everyone at the critical moment and urge them to stay calm. Only by calming down could they better respond to the situation at hand. It was still too soon for Chi Xue and the others to charge into the Demon God Forbidden Ground and fight the Lord of the Universe to the death. What mattered most now was figuring out how to deal with this probing attack without too much trouble. The more easily they handled it, the more likely the Lord of the Universe would be to think twice and refrain from personally ambushing them.
As long as the Lord of the Universe didn't personally ambush them, it meant the final battle hadn't begun—in other words, he would very likely keep stalling for time. That would benefit Chi Xue and the others greatly. At the very least, it would allow Ling Tian's true body to grow even stronger, while Hua Min'er and the others would have a better chance of breaking through and joining the battle against the Lord of the Universe. Then they would undoubtedly have a better chance of resisting his attacks and ultimately defeating him.
With that in mind, everyone tried to suppress their anger,