Having a God Devouring Body protect Ling Tian's Clone was very important. Everyone agreed to the plan, but none of the God Devouring Bodies was willing to do it. They all wanted to fight the Lord of the Universe—each of them wanted to take part personally in rescuing their friends and family.
With no other choice, Chi Xue could only designate Shi Ling and Shi Meng. The two women looked troubled when they heard him, but they had agreed earlier to let Chi Xue choose who would stay. Now, they could hardly object. They could only exchange a glance, each hoping the other would volunteer to protect Ling Tian's Clone.
"Little Sister Ling'er, I'm older than you, so I ought to stay and face the Lord of the Universe." Shi Meng spoke first, stopping Shi Ling before she could say anything. Her expression grew solemn. "Your friends and family are my friends and family, too. If I stay, I'll do everything I can to save them. You can rest assured of that."
"Besides, your Martial Brothers are all staying. As the youngest sister, you can't stay too, can you?" Shi Meng again stopped Shi Ling before she could speak.
"Sister Shi Meng, you..." Shi Ling was aggrieved, but she didn't know how to argue. She looked pleadingly at Shi Jia and Shi Wei.
"Junior Sister, go protect Fellow Daoist Ling Tian," Shi Wei suddenly said gravely. As he spoke, he looked at everyone. "At least one of us brothers and sisters has to survive. My junior brother and I will stay and fight the Lord of the Universe. You protect Fellow Daoist Ling Tian. If anything happens to us, at least you'll be there to bury us. Though, if we don't survive, we'll probably be reduced to dust, so you