"What the heck, isn't this Nascent Soul lightning tribulation almost over?"
At this moment, even Zhang Yinjun, the one undergoing the tribulation, was somewhat stunned.
Was this damn lightning tribulation toying with me?
Even someone as well-cultivated as Zhang Yinjun couldn't help but curse.
But there was no time for her to think.
"Rumble!"
A bolt of lightning, even more powerful than before, struck down towards Zhang Yinjun.
Immediately after—
"Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom!"
The elders who were ready to order their disciples to start the celebration were also stunned.
They had heard of some geniuses having stronger lightning tribulations than ordinary people.
But they had never seen a lightning tribulation shrink and then suddenly expand.
Meanwhile, Li Qi continued to watch Zhang Yinjun's tribulation with a smile.
However, what surprised him was that he had once again sent Zhang Yinjun a Nascent Soul lightning tribulation package.
And Zhang Yinjun had still managed to endure it.
But this time, Li Qi did not continue to offer a second gift. Zhang Yinjun's limit had been reached.
With a wave of his hand, the lightning tribulation preparing to strike again from the sky disappeared.
The tribulation was over, and the aura of the Nascent Soul stage surged from Zhang Yinjun's body.
Li Qi did not attend Zhang Yinjun's successful tribulation celebration.
After watching the junior he had known since he was young complete her tribulation,
Li Qi prepared to continue considering the matter of the defensive array.
But just then.
Li Qi discovered something else. Under the authority of the Plane Lord, his gaze pierced through the void.
However, this time, his gaze was not directed within the Dixu Realm.
But outside the Dixu Realm… into that void.
A figure at the fourth level of Void Returning was in front, followed by six frail and aged Divine Transformation stage cultivators.
"Lord, are you serious? That small world has enough spirit stones for us to break through to Void Returning and ascend?"
One of the cultivators at the eighth level of Divine Transformation looked at Huang Qing in front of him.
The resources in their small world, the Huangxuan Realm, were too scarce.
From when they were young and weak, they had been fighting, and each time they had won and plundered resources. They had stepped over the corpses of countless cultivators to reach the Divine Transformation stage.
But when they reached the Divine Transformation stage, with their talent and the scarcity of resources, no matter how hard they tried, they could not improve.
Their two-thousand-year lifespan as Divine Transformation cultivators was nearing its end, yet they still could not undergo tribulation and ascend.
"Naturally. You are all cultivators from my Huangxuan Realm. If you follow me this time and succeed, there will be enough resources for you to break through to Void Returning. It depends on whether you dare to risk your lives."
Huang Qing said.
The Divine Transformation cultivators behind him all looked excited.
"If we didn't dare to risk our lives, we wouldn't have the strength we have today and be alive."
Just then, Li Qi, in the Heavenly Dao space, saw that Huang Qing and his group were indeed heading towards the Dixu Realm.
With a flash, Li Qi appeared outside the Dixu Realm.
"Are you looking to rest in my world..."
But before he could finish speaking, Li Qi's gaze flickered.
The leader, Huang Qing, without any hesitation, unleashed his powerful spiritual energy, and his fourth-level Void Returning aura erupted.
The terrifying spiritual energy transformed into a giant palm that struck directly at Li Qi.
Li Qi stood still.
"Boom!"
The giant palm struck Li Qi with a deafening roar.
Li Qi remained unmoved, without even a scratch on his body.
With his Immobility like a Bell and the ten thousand times defensive power of Golden Imperial, even the old Plane Lord at the peak of Void Returning couldn't break through it. How could Huang Qing, with his fourth-level Void Returning cultivation, achieve it?
Huang Qing's gaze narrowed slightly. Seeing Li Qi's unharmed state, he couldn't help but be startled.
However, Huang Qing, who had already searched Qi Youhuan's memories, was not overly panicked.
He looked at the six frail and aged Divine Transformation cultivators beside him.
"I will hold this guy off. You go into the Dixu Realm and snatch spirit stones, as many as you can."
"Yes, Lord."
With that, the six frail and aged Divine Transformation cultivators perked up and immediately tried to bypass Li Qi and charge into the Dixu Realm.
When Li Qi heard Huang Qing's words, his face instantly turned grim.
His mind immediately recalled the only two people who had ascended since he became the Plane Lord of the Dixu Realm.
Feng Dengxian and Qi Youhuan.
Who had fallen into their hands?
At this moment, a killing intent flickered. Li Qi no longer hesitated.
All his talents were fully unleashed. Although his realm was still at the peak of the second level of Divine Transformation,
a terrifying aura erupted.
With a raise of his hand and a punch, space trembled, and immense pressure emerged.
A Divine Transformation cultivator who was trying to bypass him and enter the Dixu Realm didn't even have time to scream before he was instantly turned into a mist of blood, perishing completely.
And as Li Qi prepared to strike again, Huang Qing's figure suddenly blocked his path.
Huang Qing looked at Li Qi with a solemn expression.
Even at his fourth level of Void Returning, Huang Qing could feel a hint of danger from Li Qi at this moment.
But... that didn't matter.
He only needed to know that the Dixu Realm Plane Lord, Li Qi, had only been in this position for a little over a decade, so his terrifying trump card must be unusable.
But the next second.
Huang Qing realized he was wrong.
The killing intent in Li Qi's eyes grew stronger and stronger.
"I don't have time to dawdle with you."
"Farmer's Three Punches, First Punch."
A punch with its normal hundredfold power exploded forth, creating a vacuum in the void. Nearby giant meteorites were directly crushed into dust by the pressure of this punch.
"Bang!"
The terrifying punch landed on Huang Qing.
Fortunately, Huang Qing's cultivation was at least at the fourth level of Void Returning. Although the gap between them was infinitely narrowed by the hundredfold amplification,
there was still some distance.
Huang Qing was able to block Li Qi's punch without much effort.
Just as Huang Qing was about to show a smile, the next moment.
"Second Punch!"
Li Qi didn't hesitate. His next punch arrived instantly.
This time,
including his talent, the total power was a thousandfold.
"Boom!"
This time, Huang Qing was directly blasted flying.
Normally, with a hundredfold talent fully unleashed, it might not be enough to crush a fourth-level Void Returning cultivator so decisively.
But fortunately, Li Qi's Undying Fortitude attribute's extra recovery ability allowed him to recover to his peak state much earlier.
Li Qi's face showed pallor. He raised his palm again, preparing to unleash a third punch.
But at that moment, Huang Qing, who had just actively attacked Li Qi, suddenly retreated into the distance.
Huang Qing's face was filled with terror.
"How is this possible? In just over a decade, how can you recover enough to use this technique again?"
The more he said it, the more certain Li Qi became that either Feng Dengxian or Qi Youhuan had fallen into Huang Qing's hands.
This made it even more imperative that he not let him escape.
A strong killing intent flashed.
"Third Punch."
[Hint: The host's energy is severely depleted. The passive talent Undying Fortitude has been triggered. The host has gained 79.29 times extra recovery.]
"Boom!"
This punch was unleashed, and the terrifying fist force exploded. Tremendous power surged forth.
The power of this punch was still terrifying even a million miles away, its destructive force undiminished.
It covered a vast expanse of void outside the Dixu Realm. Any meteorites or asteroids in its path were utterly annihilated into nothingness.
Along with it, Huang Qing, the Plane Lord of the Huangxuan Realm, who appeared incredibly small beneath this punch.