Everyone had suggested taking action early because they were naturally worried that the arrival of the Purgatory Nether Crows would make it much harder to destroy the Demon God Forbidden Ground, leaving them unable to trouble the Lord of the Universe for a long time. If this problem could be solved, they would be happy to keep putting things off. After all, that would give Ling Tian's true body, Hua Min'er, and the others more time to grow stronger and a better chance of withstanding the Lord of the Universe's attacks.
Little Shi, the Jade Devouring Sky Python, and the Heaven-Devouring Hou were among the Ancient Divine Beasts who possessed the Talent Devouring Secret Art. They could devour and merge independent Small Worlds. As their Bloodline Power and cultivation improved by leaps and bounds, their mastery of the secret art had also grown, allowing them to devour and merge independent Small Worlds in less time. They simply hadn't had a chance to do so until now.
Although the Demon God Forbidden Ground was the Lord of the Universe's Externalized Small World, and had become comparable to a universe after merging with the Ten Directions Battle Banner, it was still just an independent Small World—albeit a more powerful one. If Little Shi and the others used their Talent Devouring Secret Art, especially if they joined forces, they would surely inflict considerable damage in a short time, even with countless Purgatory Nether Crows merging into it. At the very least, Little Shi and the others could quickly devour a great deal of its Origin Power, along with the Purgatory Nether Sea formed from the Purgatory Nether Crows. After that, it would naturally be much easier for Chi Xue and the others to destroy it.
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