At this moment.
He Anfeng, who was at the ninth level of the Dao Integration realm, had his clothes tattered and his aura fluctuating violently, appearing quite disheveled.
It was evident that under the two attacks from the overloaded formation.
Even with He Anfeng's cultivation at the ninth level of Dao Integration, it was extremely difficult to resist.
After all, formations were not like cultivators.
Formations... could be mass-produced.
Had Daoist Li's attainments in formations reached such a level?
At this moment, even Xu Tianzong was somewhat aghast.
While formations and cultivation were not the same thing.
The level of cultivation also determined the breadth of one's vision.
For instance, when facing a profound defensive formation of the Void Return realm.
If the strongest formation master at the Golden Core realm were to encounter it, perhaps they could only grasp its superficial aspects even if they dedicated their entire lives, let alone setting up or modifying such a Void Return formation.
Yet, when facing the same Void Return defensive formation, a cultivator at the Dao Integration realm would be able to.
Even if they had no understanding of formations and rarely used them.
With the vision of a Dao Integration realm cultivator, they could sketch out a Void Return defensive formation with considerable accuracy, much like tracing a tiger's likeness.
And now.
Li Qi, with the vision of a second-level Dao Integration cultivator, had forcefully drawn a formation capable of confronting a ninth-level Dao Integration cultivator.
Even though Li Qi's own strength allowed him to battle across realms, his cultivation level was still a factor.
This still left Xu Tianzong immensely shocked.
Just then, Xu Tianzong's eyes flickered, as if sensing something.
His gaze shifted towards another direction.
In that spot, Ma Zhen, the seventh-level Dao Integration cultivator from Feng Hong District, was still engulfed by the first destructive beam of light that Li Qi had unleashed using the formation.
At this moment, the destructive power covering Ma Zhen began to weaken.
After a few more breaths, the destructive beam completely dissipated, and Ma Zhen's figure reappeared in Xu Tianzong's sight, causing his pupils to contract once more.
He saw that Ma Zhen was completely charred, with not a single intact piece of flesh.
In some places, his flesh and blood had already been annihilated into nothingness by the recent attack, revealing the charred bones beneath, which were also heavily corroded.
Ma Zhen's aura was extremely weak. If not for the powerful life force of his seventh-level Dao Integration cultivation sustaining him, an ordinary person might have already died.
With just one strike, Ma Zhen was blasted to the brink of death.
Upon realizing this, even Xu Tianzong felt a chill of dread.
After all, compared to the damage Li Qi's attack inflicted on He Anfeng, a ninth-level Dao Integration cultivator.
The consequences of the damage sustained by Ma Zhen, a cultivator whose cultivation was similar to his own, had a greater impact on Xu Tianzong.
Did this mean that if he were to forcefully endure Li Qi's attack, he would end up in such a miserable state?
Just how strong was Daoist Li?
At this moment, even Xu Tianzong looked at Li Qi with a hint of fear.
Fortunately, in the next moment, Xu Tianzong shook his head and cast the thought aside.
After all, Li Qi was a cultivator from his own Xiao Yan District, and they had no conflict.
It wasn't as if Li Qi would use him as a test subject if he wanted to experiment with his combat power someday.
In the next moment, Xu Tianzong's eyes instantly sharpened.
His aura erupted, and a terrifying wave of spiritual energy surged out like an overwhelming tide.
Xu Tianzong's figure transformed into a black shadow, moving at a terrifying speed directly towards the dying Ma Zhen.
Although Xu Tianzong had been cowardly when facing the two Dao Integration cultivators from Feng Hong District before, he was not foolish.
Trying to resolve the situation peacefully now would be wishful thinking. It was better to find a way to directly deal with one of them.
In the next moment, Xu Tianzong appeared near Ma Zhen.
"Stop!"
He Anfeng seemed to have realized what Xu Tianzong intended to do. His voice was filled with intense killing intent, and his terrifying aura once again emanated, shrouding a large area around him.
But Xu Tianzong paid no heed, his palm striking down.
"Bang!"
The already severely injured and dying Ma Zhen had no power to resist. His body exploded under Xu Tianzong's strike, his soul annihilated.
"Killing a Dao Integration cultivator from my Feng Hong District, you shall die."
The moment Xu Tianzong dealt with Ma Zhen, He Anfeng's enraged roar resounded again.
Immediately after, Xu Tianzong's heart tightened, and an oppressive aura surged through his entire body. His inner alarm bells rang frantically.
This was He Anfeng's furious counterattack.
He Anfeng, enveloped in a dense, dark red spiritual energy, hurtled towards Xu Tianzong.
Beneath this dark red spiritual energy.
Whether it was an illusion or not, Xu Tianzong could faintly smell a hint of blood, mixed with a trace of deathly aura.
Snapping back to reality, Xu Tianzong, with his scalp tingling, flickered his body, attempting to create some distance between himself and the approaching He Anfeng.
But unfortunately, under He Anfeng's terrifying speed, not only did the distance between them not increase, but it actually decreased.
Just as He Anfeng was about to catch up to Xu Tianzong.
Li Qi's voice rang out.
"Xu Tianzong, I'll help you."
Li Qi tilted his head slightly, looking at the superposition formation, which showed increasing signs of cracking.
He calculated that under overloaded conditions, it could still unleash four more attacks before it completely shattered.
"Forget it, it's just a temporary formation for this stopover. It will have to be discarded eventually anyway."
With this thought, Li Qi flicked his finger.
"Crackling..."
The superposition formation operated frantically, and within it, dense, spiderweb-like cracks appeared, multiplying rapidly.
In the next moment.
The superposition formation seemed to have reached its limit and, with a rumbling sound, completely exploded, disintegrating into scattered specks in the void of darkness.
But at the same instant it shattered.
Without any discernible order, four destructive beams of light shot out from the superposition formation, directly targeting He Anfeng and engulfing him completely.
"Boom boom boom boom."
A violent explosion of spiritual energy erupted, and the terrifying aftermath spread, heading towards Xu Tianzong, who was the closest. His expression slightly changed.
Fortunately, this was only residual energy, not as intense as the damage at the epicenter.
Xu Tianzong's spiritual energy surged outwards, providing a slight defense around him. He retreated a short distance, breathing a sigh of relief.
Xu Tianzong's gaze turned to the center of the explosion, and this time, a hint of anticipation flickered in his eyes.
Li Qi's single attack using the formation had been enough to cripple a seventh-level Dao Integration cultivator similar to himself.
Now, with four attacks unleashed simultaneously, he wondered if He Anfeng, a ninth-level Dao Integration cultivator, could withstand them.