"Are your recent attacks just tickling me?"
As Qin Changwan and his companions stared in bewildered shock, Li Qi's calm, yet disdainful, voice echoed out.
The sound, unhindered and even intentionally amplified by Li Qi, carried farther and farther. In mere moments, it reached the ears of the Void Black Market cultivators hiding in the distance, causing them to gape in utter astonishment.
"Who is this powerful figure from the Penguin Medicine Pavilion, to dismiss the attack of a ninth-level Tribulation Transcender as a mere tickle? How arrogant!"
Simultaneously, after Li Qi spoke those words, Qin Changwan's face turned from ashen to a beet-red flush.
"You called my attack a tickle?"
To claim the attack of a ninth-level Tribulation Transcender was a tickle. Li Qi's words were akin to a mortal slapping his face with impunity. Since stepping into the Tribulation Transcension stage, and subsequently achieving the ninth level, he had never suffered such humiliation.
Anger surged uncontrollably from Qin Changwan's heart, his murderous gaze fixed upon Li Qi.
"You court death!"
In an instant, Qin Changwan vanished from his spot. He reappeared not far from Li Qi, a terrifying pressure, like mountains crushing down, bearing down on Li Qi and creating immense oppression. He unleashed a punch, his body erupting with a storm of spiritual energy that enveloped Li Qi.
Yet, Li Qi remained utterly calm, the Silence Space hovering around him. Qin Changwan's attack was completely swallowed within it, transformed into the purest energy and fed back to Li Qi's surroundings.
"Still not enough, want to try again?"
Li Qi laughed heartily, his tone laced with even more mockery.
At the next moment, Li Qi's brow suddenly furrowed, a sense of danger surging within him. Without hesitation, Li Qi's speed rocketed to its peak. In an instant, he vanished from his original position.
As Li Qi disappeared, a terrifying attack struck from behind him, originating from his back and engulfing the space within ten thousand miles. Fortunately, Li Qi had already left the area of the incoming devastating assault. He reappeared at least half a small world away. His eyes flickered as he gazed towards the location he had just occupied.
Unseen, another figure had appeared. This figure was none other than Qin Li, also from the Qin Yang Chamber of Commerce, another ninth-level Tribulation Transcender, just like Qin Changwan. He had attacked without a sound. If Li Qi hadn't reacted so swiftly, he would have been seriously injured.
"Old man, you're too dishonorable. Didn't you see I was having a good time with that old fellow?" Li Qi's mocking voice rang out.
Qin Li, who had just attempted to sneak attack Li Qi, paid no mind to Li Qi's taunts, nor did he respond. He looked with slight regret at his missed attack.
"What a shame, it was dodged. That speed is truly terrifying."
He casually glanced at Li Qi, then his gaze shifted to Qin Changwan and the other four eighth-level Tribulation Transcenders beside Qin Tianyi.
A calm voice emerged. "Let's attack together and quickly finish off this peculiar fellow. Let's not drag this out any longer. Once this Void Black Market is dealt with, there are many more Void Black Markets waiting for us to handle."
Upon hearing this, Qin Changwan's enraged expression slightly subsided. The four eighth-level Tribulation Transcenders also nodded.
"Brother Qin Li is right. Let's not delay any further. Though that fellow is strange, with our combined efforts, he will surely face only death."
As the words fell, terrifying Tribulation Transcender auras surged from the six individuals. Subsequently, their energies intertwined, the atmosphere in the surroundings grew increasingly terrifying, even the Void Black Market cultivators in the distance felt a suffocating pressure.
The remaining lower-level Tribulation Transcenders from the Qin Yang Chamber of Commerce also eyed Li Qi menacingly. However, unlike the direct assault of the six, these remaining cultivators shifted their positions, forming a surrounding array, attempting to completely seal off any escape route for Li Qi. In their eyes, with the combined might of Qin Changwan and the other five powerhouses, even a true peak Tribulation Transcender would have to tread carefully; how could Li Qi, a mere low-level Tribulation Transcender, possibly escape?
Rumbling sounds echoed through the void. It was evident that the combined might of the six was proving too much even for the void to bear. At this moment, Qin Changwan and the other five made their move in unison. They vanished instantly from their positions. When they reappeared, they were positioned around Li Qi, blocking all his potential escape routes. From six directions, six incredibly powerful attacks condensed and surged towards Li Qi, completely engulfing him.
If a peak Tribulation Transcender were in Li Qi's place at this moment, they would likely be severely injured and fare no better.
Under the combined assault of the six, Li Qi's expression finally turned somewhat serious.
"Silence!"
As Li Qi spoke, the Silence Space, which had previously appeared only on one side of his body, underwent a transformation for the first time. In an instant, the Silence Space, originally spanning a thousand meters in width and length, shrunk by several times. However, correspondingly, numerous smaller Silence Spaces appeared around Li Qi, above, below, to his left, and to his right. Although these Silence Spaces had different entry points, internally, they were all connected to the same Silence Space. It was simply that due to Li Qi facing attacks from all directions, the Silence Space had been forcefully divided. Its strength, however, remained the same.
In the next moment, the attacks from the six ceased abruptly. Within the eight directions of the Silence Space, a terrifying suction force surged. These attacks, imbued with immense power, were continuously drawn into the Silence Space, where they were relentlessly ground down internally, transforming into pure spiritual energy to enhance the strength of the Silence Space and feed back to Li Qi.
However, in the next moment, Li Qi's expression, which had been receiving feedback from the Silence Space, changed instantly. As the creator of the Silence Space, Li Qi was acutely aware of any changes within it. But at this moment, Li Qi suddenly discovered that under the onslaught of these six individuals, his Silence Space, which had been constantly devouring the opponents' attacks, seemed to be showing signs of being overwhelmed.