As things stood, the only being capable of making Ling Tian feel a chill of dread was the Lord of the Universe. Even if he hadn't been targeting Ling Tian's Clone but Ling Tian's main body, there was still a strong connection between the two. If the main body came under grave threat, the clone would feel the same overwhelming dread.
Ling Tian's Clone suddenly feeling that dread put everyone on edge. They worried that the Lord of the Universe had already attacked Ling Tian's main body, but they quickly dismissed the possibility. Ling Tian's Clone and the Eastern Emperor Bell hadn't sent them any signal, and they hadn't sensed anything unusual from the Demon God Forbidden Ground. From this, they could draw one conclusion: the Lord of the Universe really had intended to attack Ling Tian's main body, but had given up for some reason.
Chi Xue and the others quickly came up with a theory about why the Lord of the Universe had prepared to strike, only to back down. He must have seen them repeatedly unleash Space Shatter at full power and suffer considerable exhaustion, then decided it was the perfect time to attack Ling Tian's main body. But later, he realized that Chi Xue and the others hadn't been drained too badly. They still had formidable fighting strength, and, as far as the Lord of the Universe knew, still had powerful trump cards in reserve. So he hadn't acted rashly.
Everyone agreed with Tu Xian's analysis. They knew full well that the Lord of the Universe had shown hostility earlier, meaning he had naturally been prepared to attack Ling Tian's main body. There was no doubt about it. "Maybe the Demon God thought the Demon Soldiers' repeated self-destruction would at least cause us some casualties, if