Through the Soul Jade Slip, Ling Tian's main body knew very clearly that Chi Xue and the others were safe and sound. In other words, the Nine Nether Nether Soldiers modified by the Lord of the Universe simply couldn't inflict any casualties on them. At most, they could only hold them up for a while.
The Lord of the Universe naturally wanted to delay Chi Xue and the others as long as possible. After all, the more time he had, the greater his chance of suppressing Ling Tian or even capturing him. That required a large number of Nine Nether Nether Soldiers—and modified ones at that—but preparing them would take quite a long time.
It made sense. Even the Nine Nether Nether Soldiers modified over ten thousand years couldn't inflict any casualties on Chi Xue and the others. Although the Lord of the Universe only needed them to stall Chi Xue and the others for a while, he would still need a great many modified soldiers, which would naturally take a long time to prepare.
Thinking of this, Ling Tian and the others were all excited. After all, the longer they could stall for time, the better.
As for the modified Nine Nether Nether Soldiers holding up Chi Xue and the others so they couldn't immediately trouble the Lord of the Universe, thereby easing the pressure on Ling Tian and his companions, that wasn't a problem either. Ling Tian was confident that with Hua Min'er and the others helping him, he could withstand the Lord of the Universe's attacks. At the very least, he could hold out until Chi Xue and the others joined the fight against him.
Poxiong and the others were just as confident about this. They knew all too well how powerful Ling Tian, Hua Min'er, and