Although Ling Tian had made good progress in merging Externalized Small Worlds, the more skilled he became, the harder the process grew. At this rate, he would have a hard time completing the fusion in the time remaining. Naturally, that meant he couldn't try merging his family and friends' Externalized Small Worlds into his own, which might affect the battle against the Lord of the Universe in the future. Thinking of this, Ling Tian felt deeply dejected.
It was only natural. In Ling Tian's eyes, merging Externalized Small Worlds might well be the key to defeating the Lord of the Universe someday, so he naturally placed great importance on this secret art. Now that he was making painfully slow progress, it was only natural that he felt disheartened.
"That's right. The problem lies in your method, not in you." The Eastern Emperor Bell picked up the thread. Then, as a thought occurred to him, his tone shifted. "As for merging Small Worlds, if you proceed step by step, it should be easier than merging Externalized Small Worlds. But since you'll need to merge all kinds of Origin Power, the process will take a very, very long time—perhaps even longer than forcing a fusion of Externalized Small Worlds. You don't have that kind of time, so you can only try merging Externalized Small Worlds. Especially since back then, you had no idea whether the Lord of the Universe would delay things again. Choosing to merge Externalized Small Worlds was the best option, as it would improve your strength as much as possible."
It was true that merging Small Worlds was difficult, but with the help of various Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures—especially the Creation Divine Tree and the others—Ling Tian could accomplish it by proceeding step by step. He simply hadn't known at