Blood gushed uncontrollably from Zhou Jin's body, almost completely dyeing him a human-shaped bloody mess.
Without any power to resist, Zhou Jin was like a toy in Li Qi's hands, easily crushed.
At this moment, the other seven Tribulation Stage cultivators around them fell silent.
Their eyes, one pair after another, looked at Li Qi with extreme dread.
Although they were not the true targets of Li Qi's punch just now, merely sensing it from the side.
They could all feel the terrifying destructive power contained within Li Qi's punch.
At the very least, the other seven would have asked themselves if they were in Zhou Jin's position, they might not have fared much better.
But in reality, Li Qi himself was equally surprised at this moment.
To outsiders, he had only thrown two casual punches.
But only he knew that those two punches were not casual at all.
Although he hadn't called out any move just now.
Li Qi had actually used the first two punches of the Farmer's Three Punches.
His intention was to end the battle quickly, as his hundredfold amplification had a duration and was not a permanent boost.
But Li Qi had not expected that, even with the second punch of his Farmer's Three Punches, he still hadn't managed to instantly kill Zhou Jin.
"My cultivation is still too low."
Li Qi couldn't help but sigh, only then remembering that he was merely a cultivator at the first level of Tribulation Stage. Even with various outrageous amplifications, his strength had greatly increased.
But at this moment, although his true strength was stronger than an eighth-level Tribulation Stage cultivator, it was not to the point of absolute crushing.
"Then let's go again, while my hundredfold amplification is still active."
With this thought, Li Qi raised his head again, looking at the severely injured Zhou Jin.
But this time, Li Qi hadn't even made a move.
Zhou Jin, who had appeared to be seriously injured, once again exuded a blood-red vital energy, within which was faintly mixed with his remaining spiritual power.
In an instant, Zhou Jin's speed reached a terrifying level as he fled.
Along his path, even space was compressed and distorted.
In the blink of an eye, Zhou Jin had already appeared at least half a small world away.
"Running? He's gone?"
Li Qi hadn't reacted much to this, but the other Tribulation Stage cultivators were completely stunned.
As one of the most powerful Tribulation Stage cultivators, he had run away so decisively after receiving just two punches?
But upon reflection, it seemed quite reasonable.
Li Qi's two punches had already brought him to this state. If he stayed and took a few more punches, Zhou Jin might truly have to remain here today.
It was clear that Zhou Jin was not a fool, and escaping at this moment was the most correct decision.
As for this, Li Qi's eyes narrowed slightly, watching Zhou Jin's increasingly distant figure.
Ultimately, Li Qi did not choose to pursue him.
After all, the duration of his hundredfold amplification was limited, and Zhou Jin's escape speed was not slow.
If he were to chase after him, he might run out of the hundredfold amplification before he could catch up.
"Forget it, if he runs, he runs. Enemies who are defeated by me, I will only make them watch my back grow farther and farther away, forever unable to catch up, until they finally disappear."
Shifting his gaze in another direction, Li Qi looked at Fang Ying and the other seven strongest Tribulation Stage cultivators, who had already fallen completely silent and had even stopped collecting the scattered fragments of the Dao.
"I'm also going to join the search for some Dao-fallen fragments. Do you have any objections?"
A faint voice echoed, sounding like a request but in reality, it was unquestionable.
However, the seven strongest Tribulation Stage cultivators remained silent.
After a long while, Fang Ying, who had been in the same place as Li Qi when space had first distorted and before any anomalies occurred, finally spoke.
Fang Ying cupped his hands towards Li Qi and then chuckled.
"Heh heh, Fellow Daoist, with such combat prowess, you naturally have the right to a share.
Since you drove Zhou Jin away, how about the areas that Zhou Jin was previously searching be handed over to you to search?"
Li Qi heard this, his expression remained calm, and he glanced at the distorted space from which meteor fragments were continuously spraying.
In reality, with eight cultivators each occupying eight directions and not interfering with each other, they could still acquire a considerable amount, but humans inherently possess greed, and cultivators are no exception.
This was why conflicts would occasionally arise between them.
But now, his hundredfold amplification's cooldown time was also approaching its end.
If he truly wanted to continue to contend with these individuals, he would probably have to activate two secret techniques along with the Farmer's Three Punches.
But unfortunately, no one knew how many more times the meteor eruption period would occur.
If this meteor eruption period were to happen several more times.
Li Qi had used a reset due to the use of secret techniques this time, but the next reset would have to wait a year.
This was not worth it, and the cautious Li Qi would not act this way.
Barring any surprises, Li Qi estimated that for this search of Dao-fallen fragments, he would at most activate the hundredfold amplification with a one-day cooldown period to compete.
Since these people were not prepared to fight him, and they were yielding Zhou Jin's previous search areas to him, it was naturally for the best.
However, Li Qi was not afraid that they would discover his special secret technique-like hundredfold amplification and force him away during his downtime.
But he surmised that even if these individuals guessed the time limit of his hundredfold amplification, they would likely not act rashly.
After all, if they truly did so, all Li Qi would need to do was to flee for a period of time, and once the cooldown period for the hundredfold amplification arrived, he would return to exact his revenge.
Furthermore, there were seven people here with their own agendas, not just one.
None of them wanted to become Li Qi's target.
And as expected.
Next, Li Qi forcefully carved out a territory for himself among these Tribulation Stage cultivators, levels seven and eight, to search for Dao-fallen fragments.
The other seven occasionally clashed with each other in order to search for more Dao-fallen fragments.
But in Li Qi's area, no one wanted to be the second one to stick their neck out, other than Zhou Jin who had already fled.
Although after some thought, they had already guessed that Li Qi's terrifying strength just now seemed to be due to the use of some special secret technique.
However, seeing Li Qi's "undying disguise" and no signs of weakness after "using the secret technique."
None of them dared to be the first to provoke Li Qi.
After all, if Li Qi could truly use that secret technique again, and they were to take the risk of being the first to act, the consequences.
Would be to be heavily injured under Li Qi's attack and forced to flee, let alone continue harvesting Dao-fallen fragments.
For this reason, no one wanted to be this extremely risky pioneer.
The relationship between Li Qi and these seven individuals was maintained in a strange balance.