By analyzing the situation, Ling Tian figured out the true purpose behind the Lord of the Universe's sudden "appearance." Fortunately, he still had many methods the Lord of the Universe knew nothing about, so he wasn't too worried.
Ling Tian didn't dwell on the fact that the Lord of the Universe could attack at any moment, either. After all, he knew that the initiative lay in the Lord of the Universe's hands. More importantly, the Lord of the Universe showed no sign of attacking just then, which meant they could keep buying time. They could use it to continue growing stronger.
"If only we could delay things a little longer. We wouldn't need ten thousand years, or even five thousand—just a thousand would do." Xuanhuang's voice rang in Ling Tian's mind. "It's not that I want Ling Tian to use that time to further improve his skill at fusing his Externalized Small World. The most important thing is that, given enough time, your friends and family will surely refine the Heaven Locking Pillars to a high grade. Then, once they're integrated into the Externalized Small World, they won't just greatly improve its defenses; the higher their grade, the harder they'll be for the Lord of the Universe to destroy."
That made sense. Ling Tian, Hua Min'er, and the others could deploy their Externalized Small Worlds whenever they wanted, as long as they didn't exhaust themselves. They could also repair any destroyed formation runes and restrictions at any time, so they weren't worried about those. But if a Heaven Locking Pillar was destroyed, repairing it would be almost impossible. More importantly, once they were locked in battle with the Lord of the Universe, they wouldn't have any time to spare for repairs. And as the pillars were destroyed one by one,