In Chi Xue and the others' minds, the Lord of the Universe had already exhausted his tricks. At the very least, he had no secret arts left that could threaten them to teach the Nine Nether Nether Soldiers and Demon Soldiers. So they knew full well that once the ten-thousand-year deadline arrived, the Lord of the Universe would very likely launch the final battle. They were ready to act at any moment, and had long since resolved that if the final battle broke out, they would spare no effort in using every secret art at their disposal, then fight their way to the Demon God Forbidden Ground as quickly as possible—even if it meant repeatedly unleashing Space Shatter and Space Bombardment.
As the agreed ten-thousand-year deadline between the Lord of the Universe and Ling Tian drew nearer, Chi Xue and the others grew more cautious. They kept a close watch on everything happening in the Demon God Forbidden Ground, but even after the deadline arrived, they noticed nothing unusual there. This left them excited, yet also somewhat puzzled.
They were excited because they guessed the Lord of the Universe might be trying to buy more time again. That was exactly what they hoped for. The longer he delayed, the stronger Ling Tian's true body and their friends and family would become, giving them a better chance of resisting the Lord of the Universe's cosmic suppression in the future. That was the key to defeating him.
They were puzzled because, in their eyes, the Lord of the Universe should have been at the end of his rope. They had become even more certain of this after he ordered so many Demon Soldiers to launch self-destruct attacks. If so, delaying time would clearly be extremely disadvantageous to him. So why was he