"Boom!"
As a deafening roar spread, the sky was instantly drowned in terrifying fluctuations, accompanied by endless blood rain.
Tian Qi's two helpers were beheaded by Li Xiaotian in the blink of an eye, without even the time to scream.
It must be known that Li Xiaotian had now ascended to his peak state, every move and every strike being his strongest blow. Though the two were powerful and renowned among the trial-takers, they were destined to die before Li Xiaotian.
"Scoundrel!"
Seeing this, Tian Qi's face instantly turned ferocious. He had brought four helpers, partly to hunt Li Xiaotian, but also to subdue these four and have them follow him in conquest. Yet, all of them had died!
Killed by Li Xiaotian before his very eyes!
"Li Xiaotian, die! Today, I swear by the name of the Divine Race, I will kill you!"
Tian Qi roared, his bone sword humming, erupting with soaring sword intent. His speed was faster than lightning, tearing through the void and shooting directly towards Li Xiaotian's brow.
However, Li Xiaotian remained motionless. Just as the bone sword was half a foot from his brow, he raised his right palm and blocked it, slashing down fiercely.
"Boom!"
Tian Qi was startled. In an instant, he retreated dozens of feet. The bone sword erupted with a blinding light, forcefully halting its attack.
Next, he became even faster, transforming into lightning, attacking Li Xiaotian from all sides, displaying his terrifying speed to its fullest.
From afar, one could see streaks of white figures piercing towards Li Xiaotian, as if thousands of phantoms were besieging him.
This caused the surrounding space to ripple continuously, and the mountains rumbled. In the next moment, the peaks turned to powder, entirely due to the fluctuations generated by their battle, though neither of them had touched any mountain.
"Is this your speed? Too slow, Divine Race, nothing more!"
Just as Tian Qi's confidence grew with the fight, a cold voice suddenly sounded in his ear. Then, he felt his body jolt with intense pain as he was struck by a golden fist from Li Xiaotian, sent flying, blood spurting, almost broken in half!
"You..."
Tian Qi was shocked. He forcefully neutralized Li Xiaotian's punch and stopped his body. However, Li Xiaotian's figure was even faster, arriving from behind him as if he had anticipated everything.
"Bang!"
His glowing palm swept down, causing Tian Qi's bones to crack and grind internally. He was sent flying again, spitting golden blood from his mouth.
From this, it was evident how powerful Tian Qi's physique was, as he endured Li Xiaotian's two attacks without shattering, still possessing formidable combat power.
The Divine Race, indeed, was the strongest race in the universe.
But Tian Qi did not think so. Instead, he felt an icy chill all over his body. This was his ultimate speed, yet it was not enough to match his opponent. If he were to be defeated, he would not even be able to escape.
"Is this your fastest speed?" Li Xiaotian asked calmly, his feet glowing. The Yin-Yang Taiji appeared, transforming into an electric current, striking Tian Qi from left to right.
In this moment, Tian Qi was hit nine times, his body cracking, his joints creaking, white bone fragments showing, and blood splattering.
"Pfft!"
Golden blood splashed out. Tian Qi was finally blown apart by Li Xiaotian, his body scattering.
"You have angered me!" Tian Qi roared. His shattered body instantly surged together, recovering as before. As a member of the Divine Race, he naturally possessed heaven-defying life-saving means that could instantly heal his injuries.
At this moment, he was filled with rage. For the first time in his life, he had been killed once, which filled him with immense shame and unwillingness.
"So what? I'll just kill you again!" Li Xiaotian's tone was calm. The next moment, he moved instantly.
"Scoundrel, Divine Descent!" Tian Qi shouted, the heavens rumbling. The nine layers of the sky pressed down, as if the end of the world had arrived. He had used another forbidden art of the Divine Race, one of immense power, which he would never use unless facing a life-or-death crisis.
But now, to save his life and wash away his shame, he cared for nothing else. At this moment, all he wanted was to kill Li Xiaotian!
"Hmph!" Li Xiaotian snorted. He possessed no powerful techniques, nor any heaven-defying forbidden arts, only his fists.
Instantly, mountains and rivers moved in unison, the sun and moon trembled. With a single punch, a fierce wind surged all around, accompanied by lightning and thunder. The tyrannical golden fist force surged upwards, directly charging towards Tian Qi.
This was a terrifying collision. The sky instantly erupted with blinding light, engulfing everything.
"Pfft!"
In the next moment, Tian Qi flew backward, coughing up large amounts of blood, his face filled with shock and utter unwillingness.
"Ahhh, die!" He roared again. Behind him was a golden world, with the phantom images of numerous gods appearing. It was a divine kingdom, with boundless mountains and rivers, and gods everywhere.
Especially in the center, there was a majestic figure, with the sun, moon, and stars orbiting around him. He was immense beyond compare. There was no doubt that this was a projection of the Divine Lord of the Divine Race, the Lord of the God Realm, and the strongest being in the Western Domain.
"Boom!"
Seeing this, Li Xiaotian unleashed his full power with the force of Devouring. The Yin-Yang Taiji appeared behind him, connecting as one. Devouring represented destruction, and Yin-Yang represented obliteration.
In the next moment, the two collided ferociously.
Li Xiaotian roared, and Tian Qi's attack was disintegrated until it collapsed. His combined Yin-Yang and Devouring attacks, imbued with vast divine power, struck Tian Qi, shattering him into pieces and scattering him in all directions, blood rain drifting down.
"How could this happen? Impossible! This is impossible!!" Tian Qi's voice rang out. He had no further trump cards. At this moment, only his soul appeared, being suppressed once again and failing again. This filled him with unwillingness; he had never been defeated so miserably.
He had used all his means, yet he still lost. He could not accept this!
Alas, he had no strength left to fight. In an instant, he was devoured by Li Xiaotian's Great Dao of Devouring, thus perishing!
"Hoo!"
Li Xiaotian exhaled. He had to admit that Tian Qi was incredibly powerful. Had his strength not been greater than before, it would have been much more difficult for him to kill his opponent in this battle.
Fortunately, he had won!
At the same time, just as Tian Qi died, in a certain corner of the third level world, amidst ancient, towering trees in a vast wilderness, several figures enveloped in sacred light surrounded a ball of white light.
It could be seen that the ball of light they surrounded was also the Origin of the Great Dao!
They were comprehending the Dao, striving to gain recognition from the Great Dao.
But in the next moment, their auras all violently surged. Following that, all of them opened their eyes, and a subtle killing intent permeated the entire scene.
"Tian Qi is dead!" a light sigh came from a young man over two meters tall. Two brilliant divine lights shot from his eyes, gazing towards the sky with immense ferocity.
"Who is it? Who dares to disrespect the Divine Race? Is it that blasphemer Li Xiaotian? I will kill him!" someone roared.
"It must be him! No one else would dare to attack the Divine Race. Only the blasphemer would do such a thing, Li Xiaotian!"
"It seems it is time to deal with this blasphemer. Pass the third level as quickly as possible. Once we reach the fourth level, we will kill Li Xiaotian first, and then complete the trial!" the man who spoke first said, his expression growing increasingly somber.