As the enemy charged again, Li Xiaotian's brow furrowed slightly. He looked at the black mourning bell in the sky. This bell was rather special. Besides being a terrifying semi-divine artifact, it also contained a wisp of divine sense from a powerful existence.
It was the divine sense of a high-level expert, amplifying the bell's power and making it terrifyingly potent. This was precisely what made him feel a trace of threat.
"Li Xiaotian, perish! Even the gods cannot save you today!"
"This is the end! No matter how heaven-defying you are, what of it? A mere human, without any foundation or protector, a genius like you is destined to die in regret when facing the proud scions from powerful races like ours!"
The enemies roared, their fearsome killing intent pressing down on Li Xiaotian in the center of the arena.
The magical artifacts were blinding, piercing through heaven and earth. Auspicious energies swirled, and killing intent shattered the nine heavens.
A cold smile flickered on the middle-aged woman's lips. She joined a few others and silently produced forbidden artifacts, quickly sending them towards the center of the arena, decisively causing the sacred objects to shatter.
"Boom!"
This was a tribulation of slaughter. Various lights blotted out the sun, all rushing upwards, leaving the area riddled with holes and in utter disrepair.
"Kill!"
Everyone attacked wildly, employing their ultimate moves. The middle-aged woman continuously spat out mouthfuls of essence blood, propelling the blood-red mourning bell. She shook the rivers and mountains, descending with sacred might.
The others did the same, unstintingly activating various secret treasures, their flowing radiance engulfing the area.
"Buzz!"
At this moment, behind Li Xiaotian, a long sword materialized. It was an ethereal sword, but it exuded a bone-chilling aura that sent a chill into the hearts of all the enemies present.
This was the sword intent Li Xiaotian had comprehended from the cliff face, originating from the sword intent of some ancient peerless prodigy!
"Boom!"
Instantly, it was as if a hundred thousand heavenly swords sang in unison, their resonant clang echoing. Innumerable sword energies shot towards the mourning bell in the sky, and also towards everyone present.
"Bang bang bang!!"
For a time, the arena was submerged by terrifying sword energy, the space torn apart, and blood splattered everywhere.
And the mourning bell in the sky, though a very powerful semi-divine artifact, was now riddled with cracks from the barrage.
"Boom!"
With a deafening roar, the mourning bell, including, a semi-divine artifact shattered!
"This, this is impossible!"
"He broke the semi-divine artifact!"
"Damn it, why?!"
Everyone present exclaimed, their eyes filled with immense shock. In that instant, their minds went blank. A semi-divine artifact, even a high-level expert would find it difficult to break, but now, it was broken!
Not to mention that the mourning bell was a top-tier semi-divine artifact, almost capable of ascending to true divinity, but now, it was broken!
At this moment, Li Xiaotian was like a god descending, invincible. He continued to strike, shattering several weapons in the world, splitting mountains and cutting seas with boundless divine power.
By now, the battle was one-sided, with no suspense left. The middle-aged woman and the others fled desperately like stray dogs.
Their hearts were filled with terror; they no longer dared to fight. They were afraid, they had caved!
Now, all they wanted was to escape.
Who could have imagined that they would descend with such arrogance, believing that their combined might could easily kill Li Xiaotian, only for fate to play a cruel joke on them!
"Li Xiaotian, we admit defeat. We can compensate you, please spare us." Someone pleaded, their soul terrified, as they discovered Li Xiaotian's speed was too great, cutting off their escape routes.
But Li Xiaotian ignored them and struck fiercely, shattering the pleading person with a single punch.
"Flee separately!" The middle-aged woman's expression changed drastically upon seeing this. She gritted her teeth and spoke.
"Ah…"
Amidst piercing screams and splashing blood, one person who had just broken away from the group was directly reduced to a bloody pulp by Li Xiaotian, dying on the spot.
"Only by staying together can we make him slightly wary. We cannot separate. Let's retreat from this trial ground together."
They had lost their confidence and had no desire to continue participating in the trial. As long as they could survive, nothing else mattered.
Li Xiaotian slowed his pace, not rushing, killing them one by one from behind. By now, fewer than five or six people remained alive.
A group of dozens of powerful individuals, united together, were immensely strong, capable of sweeping across a trial area, yet they were brought to such a miserable state by Li Xiaotian alone.
"Pfft"
Someone's eyes flashed with malice. Biting their lip, they produced a jade figurine about half a foot long and spat out dozens of mouthfuls of essence blood, sprinkling them all over the figurine, making it appear incredibly eerie.
Then, as if losing a large portion of their life, their aura rapidly weakened. They had clearly paid a terrible price. They dipped their blood and wrote Li Xiaotian's name on the jade figurine's forehead, then picked up a small sword about the size of a palm and fiercely slashed at the figurine's forehead bone.
This was a strange and terrifying sacred artifact, a true killing trump card that could bypass any defensive rules to kill the target. But now, to escape, this person had truly gone all out.
At this moment, Li Xiaotian's hair stood on end, his forehead bone aching as if an ultimate divine weapon was about to pierce his skull, mere inches away.
This was too sudden!
Li Xiaotian's mind trembled. In this instant, the Great Dao of Devour operated at full power. He mobilized all the strength within his body, converging it all at his forehead.
"Boom!"
With a muffled sound, the strange sensation at his forehead instantly vanished.
At the same time, the person who cast the spell spat out a mouthful of blood, and the jade figurine in his hand instantly turned to powder.
At this moment, everyone despaired. Facing such a powerful enemy, they didn't even have a chance to escape. Only death awaited them!
"I'll fight you!" unable to run any further, the middle-aged woman's face turned ashen, and a terrifying aura erupted from her body as she charged towards Li Xiaotian.
Li Xiaotian's expression was indifferent, his combat strength reaching its peak. He sliced out with his palm, shattering space. The middle-aged woman's upper body was half-shattered. She screamed sharply and fled again.
The four people ahead were petrified with fear, their courage shattered. They had never felt such despair before. Once they roamed across an entire region, but now they were being chased like dogs, with nowhere to go.
"We had eyes but failed to recognize Mount Tai. Li Xiaotian, no, Lord Li, you are magnanimous, please do not hold a grudge against us and spare our lives." One of them broke down, constantly begging for mercy.
"Stop, as long as you let us live, everything can be discussed!"
Everyone pleaded, they were afraid and filled with regret.
But Li Xiaotian snorted coldly, and his sword light flashed.
Instantly, screams erupted. Those who had begged for mercy had their bodies shattered. Following that, the power of devouring descended, preventing them from even getting a chance to speak before they were annihilated.
At this point, only three people remained alive: the middle-aged woman and two men. The three of them trembled, the middle-aged woman having lost control of herself from fear. At this moment, all dignity, all talk of the strongest trial, had become void.
Li Xiaotian pointed his fingers like a sword, his divine might vast. Just as he was about to end the lives of the three, a terrifying power emanated throughout the heavens and earth. In the distance, three figures flew rapidly towards them. In the blink of an eye, they reached Li Xiaotian and blocked the path of the middle-aged woman and the other two.