With the formation in place, Li Qi might have had to expend more effort to deal with these individuals.
However, since someone insisted on challenging Li Qi with formations, it saved him considerable effort.
With a "snap," Li Qi snapped his fingers, and the spiritual energy sealing formation that had enveloped the Earth Void Realm vanished instantly.
The previously isolated spiritual energy surged back into the Earth Void Realm.
Yet, recalling the Plane Lords from moments ago, Li Qi's gaze remained cold.
He cast a casual glance, and in the distant void, many Plane Lords were still observing.
His figure flickered again, and he directly moved towards the nearest Plane Lord.
The Plane Lord who had been hiding in the shadows, watching intently, suddenly found Li Qi, who had just killed five people, heading his way.
Instantly, he was so terrified that his soul nearly fled his body, and he bolted to escape.
Who knew if Li Qi hadn't had his fill of killing and wanted to slaughter a few more for a thrill.
"Don't come here! I was just checking the situation. I'm not with them," the Plane Lord transmitted a panicked cry to Li Qi as he fled.
But in the next moment, the Plane Lord's voice abruptly ceased. Li Qi's speed was simply too fast.
A hand had already landed on his shoulder, making the Plane Lord's scalp tingle.
He stiffly turned his head and saw Li Qi's calm face.
"I'm not here to kill you. I just want to ask where those five Plane Lords came from."
Originally, Li Qi had been contemplating how to enhance the Heavenly Dao of the Earth Void Realm.
He couldn't just attack other planes without reason, as provoking widespread anger wasn't something he, a cautious individual, wished for.
Just as he was thinking about it, opportunities presented themselves. Several volunteers, brave enough to sacrifice their Plane's Heavenly Dao, had come knocking.
It would be impolite of Li Qi not to seize this opportunity.
The Plane Lord captured by Li Qi breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Li Qi's question. He immediately said,
"Fellow Daoist, the five Plane Lords were Yang Cheng from the Chao Ling Realm, Li Peng'an from the Huan Feng Realm, Hu Qing Realm's..."
After clarifying the locations of the five Plane Lords' small worlds, as well as the location of the former Xiao Qing Realm,
Li Qi released the Plane Lord and, at the same time, his divine sense reconnected with the will of the Earth Void Realm's Heavenly Dao.
"Heavenly Dao, are you there?"
"What is it..."
"Are you hungry? I'll take you for a buffet."
As the words fell, his figure flashed.
Li Qi had already vanished from his spot.
And the first target.
Was the closest one to him, the Chao Ling Realm.
...
In the Chao Ling Realm.
The top combat forces consisted of three Nascent Soul stage cultivators and one Void Returning stage level one cultivator.
At this moment, all four of their faces were extremely grim.
For just moments ago, they had received information from the Heavenly Dao regarding the selection of a new Plane Lord.
And this signified.
That the previous Plane Lord, Yang Cheng, was dead.
"The Plane Lord is dead."
The voice of the sole Void Returning stage level one cultivator was laced with a tremor.
As the top combat forces of the Chao Ling Realm, they naturally knew what their small world's Plane Lord had gone to do.
Taking advantage of the fall of the old Plane Lord of the Earth Void Realm, they had colluded with several other Plane Lords, attempting to annex the Heavenly Dao of the Earth Void Realm.
And since Yang Cheng was dead, it meant that this attempt to annex the Heavenly Dao of the Earth Void Realm had completely failed.
A sense of unease spread through the hearts of the four.
At this moment, one of the Nascent Soul stage cultivators looked at the Void Returning stage level one cultivator and said,
"Fellow Daoist Chen Chang, the Chao Ling Realm cannot be without a guardian Plane Lord. Your cultivation is the highest, quickly take over the Plane Lord's authority, lest some other scoundrel comes knocking during this period."
Chen Chang heard this, his gaze equally solemn.
"That goes without saying."
With that, Chen Chang's divine sense surged as he prepared to communicate with the will of the Chao Ling Realm's Heavenly Dao and take over the Plane Lord's authority.
But before he could make any move.
Suddenly.
"Rumble!"
The Heavenly Dao space of the entire Chao Ling Realm shook violently.
Li Qi's figure had, at some unknown time, entered the Heavenly Dao space, standing in opposition to Chen Chang and the other three.
"Who are you?"
Chen Chang's eyes were filled with gravity as he looked at Li Qi.
Though both were at the Void Returning stage level one, for some reason, he felt an unparalleled sense of pressure from Li Qi.
But Li Qi ignored him. He lightly raised a hand, and with a casual wave, a spatial rift was torn open.
Immediately after, the aura of the Earth Void Realm's Heavenly Dao swept out, permeating the Chao Ling Realm's Heavenly Dao space.
In the next moment, the will of the Earth Void Realm's Heavenly Dao and the will of the Chao Ling Realm's Heavenly Dao became locked in a fierce struggle, devouring each other wildly.
"You!"
Chen Chang and the other four saw this, and their expressions changed drastically.
Without hesitation, Chen Chang's Void Returning stage level one aura erupted within the Heavenly Dao space.
Terrifying spiritual energy roared, striking towards Li Qi.
"Don't get in my way."
Li Qi's eyes did not lift. He merely swung a casual palm, appearing to exert no force at all.
Yet, under this palm strike, Chen Chang, the target, felt his heart's alarm bells ring to the absolute extreme.
As the two met, a deafening explosion occurred instantly.
In the next moment.
"Boom!"
Chen Chang's attack was annihilated with overwhelming force.
Along with it, his figure was sent flying backward, heavily injured and no longer capable of fighting.
And the moment Chen Chang was blasted away.
The other three Nascent Soul stage cultivators in the Heavenly Dao space did not stand idle.
As a small world that excelled in formations, how could its Heavenly Dao space be without them?
The divine senses of the three Nascent Soul stage cultivators surged, activating defensive formations within the Heavenly Dao space.
These were grand formations left behind by past Plane Lords as a precaution in the Heavenly Dao space.
Although they did not possess the authority of a Plane Lord, by joining forces to activate them, they could still unleash seventy percent of the formations' power.
"Die for me!"
The three Nascent Soul cultivators roared, and the killing intent on the defensive formations covered Li Qi.
Seeing this scene, Li Qi became even calmer. A wisp of his divine sense invaded each of the formations.
In just a few breaths.
The authority of the formations changed hands.
Under the incredulous gazes of the three Nascent Soul cultivators, the surging killing intent of those formations all shifted direction and annihilated them completely.
Li Qi's expression remained unchanged. He manipulated these formations, whose control he had just acquired, and began to wreak havoc within the Heavenly Dao space.
The more he destroyed, the weaker the will of the Chao Ling Realm's Heavenly Dao on the dome became.
And outside the Chao Ling Realm.
Li Qi's imposing arrival naturally did not escape the notice of the many Plane Lords.
Many Plane Lords were currently hiding in the void not far from the Chao Ling Realm.
"That new Plane Lord of the Earth Void Realm is quite ruthless, directly heading for the Chao Ling Realm. Does he intend to resolve all the small worlds where those Plane Lords reside?"
"Perhaps. What's surprising is that the new Plane Lord of the Earth Void Realm has such capability, to possess such terrifying strength to deal with his opponents after being forced out of the Earth Void Realm."
As these Plane Lords were whispering,
Suddenly, they all seemed to sense something, and their gazes collectively turned towards the Chao Ling Realm.
Subsequently, everyone's eyes involuntarily narrowed.
The last mournful will of the Chao Ling Realm's Heavenly Dao spread out.
Immediately after, the spiritual energy in the void became completely isolated from the Chao Ling Realm.
All the Plane Lords understood one thing.
The Heavenly Dao of the Chao Ling Realm...
Was gone.