That was right. The ones who had most likely provoked the Lord of the Universe were Chi Xue and the others. Their performance must have posed a certain threat to him; only then would he have suddenly lost control and shown Ling Tian such intense hostility, even murderous intent.
Ling Tian's subsequent guess also explained why the Lord of the Universe had attacked Chi Xue and the others without attracting the attention of Ling Tian, the Creation Divine Tree, the Eastern Emperor Bell, and the others: the Lord of the Universe hadn't acted personally, but had used the Nine Nether Nether Soldiers he'd created to attack them.
"That's right. That fellow, the Demon God, must have used the Nine Nether Nether Soldiers he created to attack Chi Xue and the others. And as our old friend Creation said, those Nine Nether Nether Soldiers must be extraordinary in strength." The World-Ending Thunder Dragon spoke with certainty. "Only if those Nine Nether Nether Soldiers were powerful, and then failed in their attack on Chi Xue and the others, would the Demon God be so furious. After all, only then would he feel threatened."
Ling Tian nodded, deeply agreeing, but he wasn't worried about this. In fact, a smile slipped onto his lips. From his analysis, he could tell that the Lord of the Universe had surely suffered some losses in his probing attack on Chi Xue and the others, and he was quite happy to hear that.
"Chi Xue and the others are so powerful. How could a bunch of Nine Nether Nether Soldiers possibly deal with them?" Youye couldn't help sneering. "The Lord of the Universe must have come off worse than expected, which is why he's so furious—and nearly lost control and attacked Ling Tian. That alone shows he suffered