Just as Chi Xue and the others had analyzed, the Lord of the Universe had spotted the dramatic increase in Ling Tian's true self's strength from a few clues, and had deduced that the Eastern Emperor Bell had a tremendous effect on the flow of time. As clever as he was, he could also figure out that Hua Min'er and the others must have grown far stronger than they had been when Ling Tian's true self first returned to the God Realm. He realized that further delay would be extremely unfavorable to him, so he resolved to launch the final battle after inflicting heavy casualties on Chi Xue and the others or driving them away from the Demon God Forbidden Ground.
As for capturing Ling Tian's Clone, that could wait. In the Lord of the Universe's eyes, as long as he captured Ling Tian's true self and possessed his body, his own physical condition would improve tremendously, and his strength would naturally soar far beyond its current level. Pursuing Ling Tian's Clone afterward would be easy enough; it would merely take a little more time. That meant nothing to him, especially since he had been plotting this for countless ages.
That was precisely why, even though many Demon Gods and modified Nine Nether Nether Soldiers had been killed, the Lord of the Universe still did not order them to stop probing. He was especially confident that the remaining Demon Soldiers and Nine Nether Nether Soldiers would cause Chi Xue and the others considerable trouble. At the very least, they could hold them off for a long time—and with that much time, he still believed he could capture Ling Tian's true self and begin possessing him.
It was worth noting that, from various clues, the Lord of the Universe had figured