The scene was silent, dead silent, the breathing of Yin Chuan and the others could be easily heard.
Panic, fear, and disbelief, a terrifying atmosphere brewed in that moment.
Not only the remaining five Tribulation Crossing stage cultivators, but even Yin Chuan's eyes flashed with a trace of horror.
It was too terrifying.
With just two fingers, Chen Hong, the highest cultivated among them, was effortlessly slain.
What kind of terror was this?
"This lord's strength has grown again."
Yin Chuan vaguely remembered that the last time Li Qi helped him kill that Tribulation Crossing third-heaven cultivator named Zhang Yangxu from the Xianyang Domain, he hadn't killed him so easily with two fingers.
Of course, it was possible that Li Qi hadn't gone all out back then.
But the fact that a Tribulation Crossing sixth-heaven cultivator was easily crushed like an ant sent a great shock through Yin Chuan's heart.
Following this, Yin Chuan's address to Li Qi changed from "Your Excellency" to "My Lord."
In reality, the remaining five Tribulation Crossing stage cultivators felt even more profound fear.
Previously, Chen Hong could still confront Li Qi head-on, and with their combined efforts, they believed they could wear Li Qi down.
But the situation had taken a sudden and drastic turn.
Chen Hong, who could previously confront Li Qi directly, was easily killed.
"Run!"
Without any hesitation.
These five Tribulation Crossing stage cultivators made what they believed to be the most correct decision of their lives at that moment.
Immediately after, the aura of these five Tribulation Crossing cultivators intensified, but it wasn't because they had been holding back their strength.
Instead, to escape, they had even resorted to secret techniques that would cause them harm afterward.
"My Lord!"
Seeing this, Yin Chuan couldn't help but anxiously call out to Li Qi.
"No need for you to say, they can't escape."
Li Qi's faint voice echoed. As his voice fell, he had already vanished from Yin Chuan's sight.
Only a few breaths later.
A miserable and despairing cry rang out. Yin Chuan turned his gaze in that direction.
He saw one of the Tribulation Crossing fifth-heaven cultivators filled with despair. Immediately after, his body suddenly exploded, turning into a cloud of bloody mist.
He was dead, his path to cultivation gone.
And within a few more breaths, something almost identical happened. Yin Chuan's gaze once again shifted.
Another Tribulation Crossing fifth-heaven cultivator met the same fate, his body instantly exploding, his path to cultivation gone.
Through the blur, Yin Chuan could only see a fleeting, indistinct figure flash past the two exploded Tribulation Crossing cultivators.
"This!"
Yin Chuan was utterly shocked. He naturally knew that it was Li Qi who had made the move.
But the speed was so astonishing that even a cultivator at his level, Tribulation Crossing second-heaven, could barely perceive it, only seeing a blurred figure.
This speed, compared to his strength, was even more terrifying, wasn't it?
And while Yin Chuan was still in a daze.
"Ah!"
Accompanied by the final scream, all six Tribulation Crossing stage cultivators who had come for the Heavenly Dao of the Yin Zong Minor World were now dead.
The strong scent of blood, slightly pungent, entered Yin Chuan's senses and struck his heart.
His mind trembled slightly, and at the same time, a hint of excitement stirred within him.
Looking at Li Qi, who had reappeared not far from him, Yin Chuan spoke with genuine reverence this time.
"My Lord! Thank you..."
But before he could finish, Li Qi waved his hand slightly.
"No need for such formalities. There will be many more opportunities for me to use you. If you truly wish to show gratitude, then serve me well in the future."
"That goes without saying!"
Yin Chuan nodded earnestly.
As the two continued to converse, they both seemed to sense something.
Li Qi's gaze suddenly turned in a certain direction.
"Come out!"
A cold voice echoed.
And under Yin Chuan's perplexed gaze.
From that direction, cultivators at the Tribulation Crossing stage appeared in great panic, quickly revealing themselves and speaking.
"Your Excellency, please don't be agitated, we mean no harm."
"Your Excellency, we are merely here to observe the situation and have no designs on the Heavenly Dao Will of the Yin Zong Minor World."
Seeing these Tribulation Crossing stage figures emerge one after another, Yin Chuan was somewhat taken aback.
These people had been hiding, and with his divine sense, he hadn't detected any trace of them.
"If you had the same intentions, then the ones who died here just now would not have been only six Tribulation Crossing stage cultivators."
Li Qi's faint voice sounded.
In fact, from the moment he arrived, he had already detected these individuals who had hidden themselves by some unknown means.
However, seeing that they harbored no ill intentions, he had simply ignored them.
Now that the pressing matters were resolved, Li Qi no longer intended to continue ignoring them as if he were blind.
Upon hearing this, the group of Tribulation Crossing stage cultivators who had been hiding to observe the situation breathed a slight sigh of relief.
The ascension to the Tribulation Crossing stage in the Yin Zong Minor World was not a secret.
However, not everyone harbored immense covetousness for the Tribulation Crossing stage Heavenly Dao.
Take them, for example.
Some were wandering powerhouses from nearby Void Black Markets, having no small worlds of their own.
Others were Tribulation Crossing stage cultivators from various shops, who also didn't belong to any specific plane or world.
For them, if they were to obtain the Tribulation Crossing stage Heavenly Dao Will, it would most likely be for sale, not a necessity.
Therefore, their intention just now was merely to observe what the final outcome for the Yin Zong Minor World would be.
At first, things proceeded as they expected, with Yin Chuan at a disadvantage.
But Li Qi's appearance surprised them; Yin Chuan actually knew such a powerful individual.
Later, Li Qi's strength suddenly exploded, killing a Tribulation Crossing sixth-heaven cultivator with two fingers and, in a short period, dispatching all six powerhouses who had come to the Yin Zong Minor World.
At this point, the group of hiding Tribulation Crossing cultivators were inwardly horrified, even to the point of terror.
Because such strength, even in their eyes, was truly frightening.
The combat prowess Li Qi had just displayed was something that even the peak powerhouses in the dozens of Void Black Markets around them might not have been able to achieve so easily.
"In this small corner of ours, when did such an incredibly powerful figure emerge? Could it be a powerhouse from the more prosperous regions?"