In an instant, the relatively harmonious atmosphere in Li Qi's small area was shattered.
The cultivators, who had been wary of each other, all radiated the aura of the Dao Integration stage.
Dao Integration fifth layer, Dao Integration sixth layer.
The tension was palpable.
Simultaneously, the spiritual energy around these cultivators surged, and their figures flickered, all moving in the same direction.
"Dao Fall Fragment! Mine!"
"Get lost! Don't fight me for it, after so long, one finally drifted out! Haha."
In a flash, colorful spiritual energies clashed madly, causing the surrounding space to tremble slightly.
These cultivators' faces were filled with a wild, desperate look, and they showed no restraint in their attacks.
"Boom boom boom!"
Not long after, after only a few rounds of chaotic fighting, a cultivator spat blood and was sent flying backward, his face pale.
The battle for the Dao Fall Fragment, which had initially involved over a dozen people, was reduced to half its number in a matter of moments.
Watching these frenzied cultivators, Li Qi's eyes narrowed slightly.
At the same time, he once again projected his divine sense onto the Dao Fall Fragment that had just drifted out.
This Dao Fall Fragment was a full half larger than the Dao Fall Fragment brought back by the second life-bound spiritual puppet to the Nether Void Realm.
With the Dao Fall Fragment before him, how could Li Qi miss it?
He glanced at the massive, distorted space and the few figures of Tribulation Transcending stage cultivators in various directions.
Squinting slightly, Li Qi concealed most of his aura and flickered his figure, heading towards the direction of the Dao Fall Fragment.
As for this group of cultivators, who had already escalated their struggle for the fragment to a fever pitch, they saw Li Qi suddenly appear, intending to join the fray. Their eyes instantly filled with murderous intent.
One cultivator, whose cultivation was at the sixth layer of Dao Integration, had a ferocious expression.
"Scram, what business do you, a newcomer, have here?"
As he spoke, faint yellow spiritual energy surged around him, pushing his sixth layer Dao Integration strength to its limit. He unleashed a terrifying punch, directly at Li Qi.
The terrifying momentum carried by this strike was enough to make even a seventh layer Dao Integration cultivator stand on guard.
However, Li Qi didn't even bother to ripple his gaze. He gently raised his palm, without much of an aura surging.
Yet, unconsciously, all the cultivators around them felt immense pressure, and their hearts instinctively filled with dread.
Before the sixth layer Dao Integration cultivator who had attacked Li Qi could react,
Li Qi lightly slapped his palm as if swatting a mosquito.
With a crisp "snap,"
Then, to everyone's astonished and horrified gaze, the sixth layer Dao Integration cultivator who had attacked Li Qi exploded, blood spraying from his body.
His figure, like a kite with a broken string, was sent flying tens of thousands of miles away. He was now weak and severely injured.
Upon witnessing this, all the cultivators present had their pupils constrict. An unconcealable fear suddenly surged from the depths of their hearts, and cold sweat involuntarily seeped from their foreheads.
The environment, which had been extremely competitive due to the appearance of the Dao Fall Fragment, fell silent.
Although they still couldn't discern Li Qi's cultivation level,
Li Qi's effortless, crushing blow had already made them realize the immense gap in strength between them.
They wanted to fight for the Dao Fall Fragment, but not at the cost of their lives.
Li Qi paid no mind to the many cultivators who had wisely stopped fighting. The person he had casually sent flying was an afterthought, and he hadn't even bothered to look at him.
With a flash, Li Qi appeared near the Dao Fall Fragment containing special energy. The cultivators who had been fighting for it were so frightened that they retreated a considerable distance.
Li Qi gently raised his palm, took the Dao Fall Fragment in his hand, and once again sent his divine sense to feel it.
This Dao Fall Fragment was a full half larger than the one the second life-bound spiritual puppet had brought back. The special energy contained within it was also greater due to its increased volume.
Casually placing the Dao Fall Fragment into his spatial ring, Li Qi once again turned his gaze to the cultivators around him, who were in the fifth and sixth layers of Dao Integration.
This time, under Li Qi's gaze, all the cultivators present lowered their heads, their hearts filled with panic.
"Senior... Senior..."
Li Qi paid them no mind, his voice flat, and he continued to ask the question that no one had answered him before.
"In such a vast distorted space, does the number of Dao Fall Fragments that drift out vary from place to place?"
Before, no one had bothered to answer him, but this time, after revealing a bit of his strength, Li Qi had barely spoken.
A cultivator at the sixth layer of Dao Integration immediately replied with extreme fear and trepidation.
"Yes, Your Lord. This distorted space is about four to five times the size of an ordinary small world. Dao Fall Fragments drift out from all directions of the distorted space from time to time. Some are just meteorite fragments, while others, like the one just now, are mixed with small pieces of Dao Fall Fragments."
"Over these past few days, many powerful individuals have gathered here and have figured out the specific situation of this distorted space."
"Around this vast distorted space, the number of Dao Fall Fragments appearing in each area varies. In a small number of locations, the Dao Fall Fragments appear in great abundance. In a single day, the number can exceed triple digits. However, in most places, the number of Dao Fall Fragments that appear is pitifully scarce, perhaps only a few scattered pieces a day."
"It's just a pity that the places where Dao Fall Fragments appear in large numbers have long been occupied by those cultivators at the Tribulation Transcending stage. The slightly less desirable locations are occupied by those at the ninth layer of Dao Integration and peak Dao Integration experts. As for ordinary cultivators like us at the Dao Integration stage, we can only find a sparsely populated area and wait for the Dao Fall Fragments to appear."
As he spoke, the cultivator who was speaking glanced at the spatial ring in Li Qi's hand and paused, saying.
"And the Dao Fall Fragment that just appeared was the only one that emerged in the past half day."