The Demon Soldiers and Nine Nether Soldiers had suddenly retreated, leaving Chi Xue and the others dumbfounded. But it also confirmed one thing: the Lord of the Universe's probing attack had ended.
That made sense. If the probing attack were to continue, the Nine Nether Soldiers and Demon Soldiers naturally wouldn't have withdrawn.
What excited Chi Xue and the others most, of course, was the thought that the Lord of the Universe wouldn't launch the final battle immediately. After all, if he truly intended to start the final battle, he wouldn't give up using the Demon Soldiers and Nine Nether Soldiers to hold them back. They could still cause Chi Xue and the others plenty of trouble, and at the very least buy the Lord of the Universe time to deal with Ling Tian's main body.
"Could this probing attack really be over just like that?" Shi Ying still couldn't quite believe it. "There are clearly so many Demon Soldiers and Nine Nether Soldiers left. Why would they withdraw?"
"It's naturally because the Demon God knows that continuing to use the Demon Soldiers and Nine Nether Soldiers won't pose much of a threat to us—or at least, not much of one right now. If they don't withdraw, all the Demon Soldiers will be killed. In this situation, the Lord of the Universe has no choice but to order the Demon Soldiers and Nine Nether Soldiers to retreat," Tu Xian analyzed. Then, thinking of something, she gave a soft laugh. "But this is good news for us. The end of this probing attack means the Lord of the Universe won't launch the final battle right away. That gives us time to make more preparations. It's even possible, as we analyzed before, that we'll force the Lord of the Universe to delay