With the Eastern Emperor Bell's help, Ling Tian had repeatedly unleashed Space Shatter to kill the Nine Nether Nether Soldiers blocking his path. But what shocked him was that the rest of the Nether Soldiers could do more than launch powerful arrow attacks: they could also use Teleportation Secret Technique to close in and self-destruct. Even with Ling Tian's current strength and formidable defenses, getting surrounded by several exploding Nether Soldiers would cause him considerable trouble.
Of course, Ling Tian knew it would be easy enough to shake them off. He could evade their attacks with Teleportation Secret Technique, Phantom Clone, or Time Secret Technique. But if more Nine Nether Nether Soldiers blocked his way, things would not be so simple. More importantly, if he just kept fleeing, he would never capture the Purgatory Nether Crow and buy Hua Min'er and the others more time.
That was why Ling Tian had left the formation in the first place: to capture as many Purgatory Nether Crows as possible and buy Hua Min'er and the others more time. If he could not do that, leaving the formation would hardly be worth the cost.
Just then, the Eastern Emperor Bell told him not to worry about the self-destructing Nine Nether Nether Soldiers. It would intercept them. Ling Tian had plenty of faith in its abilities, so he said no more and followed its advice, continuing his charge forward. As he went, he stayed ready to use Time Secret Technique or Space Secret Technique to kill any Nine Nether Nether Soldiers that blocked his way, while also seizing chances to capture Purgatory Nether Crows.
The Nine Nether Nether Soldiers preparing to self-destruct with their secret technique were fast. With repeated uses of Teleportation Secret Technique, they soon closed in on Ling Tian. After all,