While Chi Xue and the others were working hard to prepare for the final battle, Ling Tian, Hua Min'er, and the others were not idle either. As they worked to improve their strength and deal with the Lord of the Universe's occasional harassment, Ling Tian also kept a close eye on the condition of Chi Xue and the others' Soul Jade Slips. The reason was that he didn't believe Guixu's constant waves could have no effect on the final battle.
That was right. The Eastern Emperor Bell had been monitoring Guixu all along. More than a hundred years had passed, and Guixu had continued to emit waves. Though none of Chi Xue and the others had suffered any casualties so far, Ling Tian was still worried. In his mind, Guixu's constant waves were surely connected to the Lord of the Universe, rather than being emitted by Guixu itself. And the Lord of the Universe was controlling Guixu to prepare for the final battle.
To Ling Tian, the longer Guixu emitted waves, the more thoroughly the Lord of the Universe was preparing for the final battle. Naturally, he took the matter seriously. In particular, he believed the Lord of the Universe was controlling Guixu to deal with Chi Xue and the others, which made it all the more necessary to keep an eye on their Soul Jade Slips.
Fortunately, Chi Xue and the others' Soul Jade Slips had remained intact all these years, allowing Ling Tian to breathe a little easier.
Over a hundred years had passed, which amounted to more than a hundred thousand years inside the Eastern Emperor Bell's main-body space. Though having to leave his cultivation to deal with the Lord of the Universe's occasional ambushes had greatly affected his progress, Ling Tian had still improved somewhat over