No one could have imagined that Li Qi, also at the second heaven of Hedao, possessed such terrifying combat power, dispatching one of his opponents with just two punches.
Only Gu Mengping, along with the faces of the lords of the nearby minor Yan districts, showed expressions of pleasant surprise.
The two cultivators at the second heaven of Hedao, however, felt a wave of horror.
This sudden turn of events far exceeded their imagination.
If Li Qi could kill the cultivator named Mo Lang with two punches, it meant he could also kill them with two punches.
A sense of dread began to spread through their hearts.
At this moment, the intense killing intent and arrogant demeanor they had shown earlier had completely vanished from their faces.
A thought of retreat surfaced in their minds.
But no sooner had this thought arisen than their hearts skipped a beat.
Li Qi's gaze had already shifted to them.
Accompanying this gaze was a sense of detachment.
It was a cold, indifferent detachment.
As if he didn't even consider them worthy of his attention.
However, it was no longer their place to feel any anger.
All they wanted now was to escape!
In an instant, they channeled their spiritual energy to its limit and fled madly in two different directions.
The matter of killing Gu Mengping was completely forgotten; nothing was more important than their own lives.
Seeing this, Li Qi let out a faint smile.
After all, his current state was with the "Frenzy" talent activated.
With a hundredfold speed for 600 seconds, there were unimaginable things Li Qi, at the Hedao stage, could accomplish.
The full escape speed of the two Hedao second-heaven cultivators was, in Li Qi's eyes, utterly insignificant.
"To make a move against the cultivators of my minor Yan district, at such a snail's pace, you should just stay put."
With a flash, Li Qi moved.
Gu Mengping, standing nearby, only felt a blur before his eyes as Li Qi's figure vanished.
When Gu Mengping looked again, he saw that Li Qi had already appeared near one of the fleeing Hedao second-heaven cultivators.
The Hedao second-heaven cultivator seemed to have sensed Li Qi's approach.
An uncontainable look of terror appeared on his face as he raised his hand, channeling spiritual energy to resist.
But Li Qi simply reached out, and with a single grasp, all of the Hedao second-heaven cultivator's attacks were instantly torn to shreds in a devastating manner.
The gap was simply too vast.
Li Qi didn't even bother to look again, launching a punch towards the cultivator's head.
"Bang!"
The second Hedao second-heaven cultivator was easily killed by Li Qi's hand.
Immediately after, Li Qi's movements did not cease, and he changed direction once more.
He headed directly towards the last Hedao second-heaven cultivator who had been surrounding and attacking Gu Mengping.
"No! Don't kill me! Fellow Daoist, I am willing to compensate, and I will never dare to intrude upon the minor Yan district again."
"It's too late, perhaps in your next life."
Li Qi's calm voice echoed.
Following this, as easily as one might casually wring the neck of a chicken or duck, he effortlessly killed this final Hedao stage cultivator.
The scene fell silent.
Only the dissipating residual breaths of the three Hedao second-heaven cultivators remained.
Including the time Li Qi took to block the fatal blow for Gu Mengping, the entire process, from then until Li Qi dealt with the three Hedao stage cultivators, did not even exceed two minutes.
"It's over just like that?"
Gu Mengping couldn't help but swallow.
He truly couldn't comprehend how those three Hedao second-heaven cultivators, in Li Qi's hands, had been like chickens, ducks, fish, and meat, unable to even resist.
How strong was Daoist Friend Li's power!
Gu Mengping looked at Li Qi, feeling the peak Hedao second-heaven cultivation emanating from him.
But he no longer dared to treat Li Qi as a normal Hedao second-heaven cultivator.
To so easily resolve three Hedao second-heaven cultivators, even Xu Tianzong would find it difficult!
At this very moment.
"Rumble rumble rumble!"
In the distance, the lingering shockwaves of the battle between Xu Tianzong and the other four spread out again, drawing everyone's attention.
Looking towards Xu Tianzong's direction.
Xu Tianzong was being overwhelmed by the three Hedao sixth-heaven cultivators, leaving him no time to rescue Gu Mengping.
"Fellow Daoist Xu, stop struggling and just watch Gu Mengping be killed. The minor Yan district having one less Hedao stage cultivator is good for the surrounding areas."
One of the Hedao sixth-heaven cultivators said with a smile while intercepting Xu Tianzong's attacks.
Xu Tianzong's face was grim, filled with extreme unwillingness.
But indeed, under the interception of the three Hedao sixth-heaven cultivators, although his life was not in danger, he had no extra means to help Gu Mengping.
With this thought, Xu Tianzong seized a moment of respite and cast his gaze back towards Gu Mengping's location.
But as he looked.
Xu Tianzong froze.
The three Hedao sixth-heaven cultivators, seeing Xu Tianzong's reaction, were also startled, thinking he was about to play some new trick.
Then, as if realizing something, they followed Xu Tianzong's gaze and looked towards Gu Mengping's position.
The next moment, these three Hedao sixth-heaven cultivators also froze.
"Where are those Daoist friends who were surrounding and attacking Gu Mengping?"
They searched everywhere but could not find the three Hedao stage cultivators who had been besieging Gu Mengping.
What the heck?
Could it be that Gu Mengping, who had only just broken through to Hedao, had single-handedly killed three Hedao second-heaven cultivators?
What had happened?
At this moment.
Xu Tianzong and the other three were utterly bewildered.
After all, they had only been fighting for half an incense stick's time, not a long period.
How had the three Hedao stage cultivators surrounding Gu Mengping suddenly disappeared?
Suddenly, Xu Tianzong's gaze flickered.
A familiar figure appeared in his eyes.
This is...
"Fellow Daoist Li!"