The Lord of the Universe was after Ling Tian. As long as everyone split up from Ling Tian, the Lord of the Universe naturally wouldn't pay them any mind—not for a long time, at the very least. That would give them a chance to survive.
But Po Tian and the others disagreed. They had owed Ling Tian a tremendous debt for a long time, especially after Ling Tian had rescued their friends and family. They were even less willing to let him risk his life while they lived on. They were prepared to fight to buy him time to escape, repaying him in their own way.
"Exactly. One life for another. What's more, Ling Tian saved more than one of our loved ones, so we should hold off the Lord of the Universe and buy him time," Chi Xue said gravely. As he spoke, he looked toward the others. "If the two hundred of us fight with everything we have, we can surely buy Ling Tian some time. We might even injure the Lord of the Universe badly enough to leave him unable to give chase. Then Ling Tian will survive."
Chi Xue's words immediately won the support of many of the cultivators who had broken free from the God Realm. They all declared that if things went badly, they would fight with everything they had to hold off the Lord of the Universe.
"But..." Ling Tian's clone began, only to be interrupted before he could finish.
"Heh. As for our loved ones, if Ling Tian survives and defeats the Lord of the Universe, all the better. If he doesn't, then they'll have to part ways with him," Po Tian said. Then he turned to Little White and Xiao Shi beside him. "In that case, we'll have to trouble you,