What a mad gaze.
Upon seeing this gaze.
Even though he possessed the power of the Tribulation Crossing stage, capable of crushing everything.
A faint sense of unease still arose in Tian Mo's heart.
But he didn't know.
The madness emanating from his Natal Spirit Puppet's eyes at this moment.
Originated from Li Qi, the true body behind the Natal Spirit Puppet.
Because just moments ago, Li Qi had taken over the control of this Natal Spirit Puppet.
The primary reason was that when the Natal Spirit Puppet had finished cultivating the Eight Chaotic Strikes.
Li Qi had suddenly thought of something one day.
That the method of Eight Chaotic Strikes to increase strength was to vibrate the meridians, making spiritual energy circulate in the most brutal way.
And Li Qi, a master of self-detonation.
He understood more clearly the principle of a cultivator's self-detonation, which was to let the spiritual energy within the cultivator explode in the most violent manner.
These two seemed to have a similar effect.
So, if one were to use Eight Chaotic Strikes again during a self-detonation, to vibrate the meridians once more and make the spiritual energy even more violent.
Would it be possible to achieve an effect where one plus one is far greater than two?
It was a pity that the operational difficulty might be a little high.
After all, the previous eight rounds of Eight Chaotic Strikes had already pushed the Natal Spirit Puppet's dantian and meridians to an overloaded state.
If a ninth round of Eight Chaotic Strikes were to be performed, the consequence would be the immediate shattering of the meridians and dantian.
In such a case, let alone unleashing a stronger combat power, with the meridians and dantian already shattered, he would simply become an ordinary person.
Only by seizing the precise moment, when the Natal Spirit Puppet's self-detonation reached its peak, and simultaneously activating the ninth strike, and then detonating at the same time within the instant before the dantian and meridians shattered.
Only then would there be a chance of success.
If it could truly succeed, the power of a cultivator's self-detonation might be multiplied several times.
This could perhaps be called the hidden ninth strike of Eight Chaotic Strikes!
If it were anyone else, they would likely find such an operation insane.
Because this operation could only be performed once in a lifetime, and success was not guaranteed.
But Li Qi was different!
He had many Natal Spirit Puppets, and there was no psychological burden in operating them.
However, to be on the safe side, this first time.
He prepared to personally control a Natal Spirit Puppet and willingly offer it to Tian Mo for his enjoyment.
And at this moment.
The self-detonation accumulated by the damaged Natal Spirit Puppet controlled by Li Qi had already reached its peak state.
The timing was perfect.
At this very instant.
"Ninth strike!"
The last vibration occurred within the Natal Spirit Puppet's damaged body.
The meridians and dantian within this Natal Spirit Puppet, already overloaded, instantly erupted with dense cracks, on the verge of complete shattering.
And at the moment the Natal Spirit Puppet activated its ninth strike.
Even Tian Mo, who was at the Tribulation Crossing stage, felt an indescribable sense of unease.
For some reason, the self-detonation of a peak Dao Integration stage cultivator, which had not posed much of a threat to Tian Mo earlier, now made him feel a sense of extreme danger.
An illusion? But it didn't seem like it.
Because the self-detonation had not yet occurred, but his powerful spiritual sense, as a Tribulation Crossing stage cultivator, already sensed an immensely dense crisis approaching.
"What is going on!"
At this moment, even Tian Mo's face revealed a look of horror.
His eyes looked with disbelief at the Natal Spirit Puppet currently holding him tightly.
He raised his hand, intending to blast away the self-detonating Natal Spirit Puppet in front of him.
But it was too late.
"Boom!"
Above the sky of the Void Black Market, an unprecedented self-detonation occurred.
Those Void Black Market cultivators who had already fled far away turned their heads to look in the direction of the Void Black Market.
What they saw before them utterly horrified them.
They saw that the immense aftermath of the explosion had even covered the entire sky of the Void Black Market.
Let alone the aftermath.
Ninety percent of the cultivators who had escaped might have died if they had even been brushed by a shred of it.
"What kind of power is this! This absolutely cannot be the destructive force a Dao Integration stage cultivator can produce!"
"Is this a Tribulation Crossing stage self-detonation? But how is that possible! The one from Cangyan Medicine Pavilion, despite being at the Tribulation Crossing stage, his opponent, though strong, was merely at the Dao Integration stage."
All the escaped Void Black Market cultivators were completely bewildered, unable to comprehend what was happening.
And at this moment.
At the center of the explosion.
A figure, extremely disheveled and with a chaotic aura, rushed out directly.
All eyes immediately shifted towards him.
"It's the Tribulation Crossing stage cultivator from Cangyan Medicine Pavilion!"
But realizing this, the Void Black Market cultivators widened their eyes further.
Because if this disturbance was not caused by Tian Mo, then there was only one other possibility...
But! Could those few peak Dao Integration stage cultivators truly achieve this level!
And as they were wondering, everything was answered.
The moment Tian Mo rushed out of the explosion's aftermath.
Two other Natal Spirit Puppets suddenly rushed out.
Seeing Tian Mo's heavily injured state, the two Natal Spirit Puppets' eyes showed a look of surprise.
"Old man, it seems one explosion couldn't kill you, so it's our turn!"
In an instant, the remaining two Natal Spirit Puppets unleashed their ultimate speed, instantly closing in on Tian Mo.
And at this moment, Tian Mo's eyes were filled with horror and disbelief.
The destructive power of the previous damaged Natal Spirit Puppet's self-detonation had completely exceeded his imagination.
That terrifying self-detonation had even reached the level of a full-power strike from a Tribulation Crossing stage one cultivator like himself.
This was a gap of an entire major realm, and it had been bridged by such a method.
Even if it came at the cost of life, it was still incredibly outrageous.
Although Tian Mo was not critically injured by the self-detonation of that single Natal Spirit Puppet, it was far from a minor injury, and he would need a period of recuperation.
And at this moment, the other two Natal Spirit Puppets directly charged towards him.
There was one self-detonation before.
This time, it would be two self-detonations.
At this moment, even Tian Mo felt a sense of panic.
"Scram!"
Tian Mo gathered his spiritual energy and quickly unleashed two palms, intending to kill these two Natal Spirit Puppets from a distance and prevent them from getting close.
But it was useless.
Facing these attacks, the two Natal Spirit Puppets neither dodged nor evaded. Their bodies instantly exploded, becoming damaged, but they still surged straight towards Tian Mo's side.
Having Li Qi personally perform the first round of Eight Chaotic Strikes and self-detonation before.
This time, the two Natal Spirit Puppets found it much easier to perform.
In an instant.
Two self-detonations occurred simultaneously above the Void Black Market.
"Boom! Boom!"
Along with them, in front of the Void Black Market cultivators who had fled far away.
As the aftermath spread, cracks appeared on the surface of the Void Black Market, which was still some distance away.
Then with a "crack!" sound!
This vast Void Black Market, under the aftermath of these three explosions...
Shattered!