Chi Xue and the others had clearly sensed the terrifying power unleashed when the Kun Yu Clan cultivators and those Saints self-destructed. And that was while they were extremely far from the Sacred Ruins Abyss. If they had been nearby, they would have had even less confidence in facing that dreadful energy shock wave.
Even with the Lord of the Universe's body in a weakened state, his strength was surely far beyond that of the Kun Yu Clan cultivators and the Saints controlled by the Lord of the Star Domain. If he truly chose to perish together with the Lord of the Star Domain and self-destructed, then Ling Tian, Hua Min'er, and the others inside his universe would bear the brunt. Even Ling Tian would likely find it extremely difficult to withstand.
Not only that, but Chi Xue and the other cultivators near the Demon God Forbidden Ground would be caught in the blast as well. They would likely all perish.
At that moment, however, Chi Xue and the others weren't thinking about themselves. They were only worried about whether Ling Tian and their friends and family could survive the Lord of the Universe's self-destruction.
Although Ling Tian's Clone had said that Ling Tian could use his fused Externalized Small World to withstand the Lord of the Universe's self-destruction, and that the Eastern Emperor Bell and his other Natal Dan Artifacts, along with the many Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures, would do everything they could to protect him, no one had any confidence that Ling Tian would survive.
"Even if the Lord of the Universe doesn't fight to the death, we aren't completely confident we can defeat him, even with Fellow Daoist Ling Tian attacking from within and us from without," Shi Ming said gravely. "If the Lord of the Universe chooses