This formation, he named the Purple Star Grand Formation. Whether it would be effective remained to be seen. If it proved useful, it could be widely promoted in the future.
A moment later, Lian Min arrived with his army. Seeing that the group seemed to have been waiting for a long time but appeared unprepared, Lian Min felt a bit puzzled. Hadn't he heard that many people wanted his life today? Why was he so at leisure? However, that was unimportant. What mattered was that he had to die today.
"Shall we fight to the death?" Mo Qi said, looking at Lian Min.
Lian Min paused. What? He hadn't even spoken, and this guy dared to speak, and with such imposing confidence?
"Fight to the death, fight to the death. Am I afraid of you?"
As he spoke, Lian Min formed a hand seal, and a luminous star盘 appeared before him. From the center to the edge, there were countless patterns and countless runes. The patterns, wrapped around the runes, surged outwards like giant dragons, lunging at Mo Qi with bared teeth and claws. Along the way, they unleashed pressure and intense heat, causing strong winds to whip up, scattering sparks in all directions.
Mo Qi summoned the Myriad Laws Moon Wheel, which emitted a fierce radiance. As it swept forward, it intercepted the giant dragons, cutting them in half. The dragons let out mournful roars, and from their severed parts, black mist billowed out, surging towards Mo Qi to engulf him.
Mo Qi initially charged forward, intending to use the Myriad Laws Moon Wheel's unstoppable momentum to attack Lian Min. He hadn't expected the black mist to surge towards him. Acting on instinct, he slashed his hand through the air, unleashing the Seven Star Flame Slash. The flame blade shadows grew with the wind, covering the sky and earth, unstoppable, and submerged the black mist. The black mist gradually dispersed to both sides.
Mo Qi closed the distance, pouncing towards Lian Min in mid-air like a falcon. Lian Min showed no fear, his expression unchanged. He pointed his finger, and the disk before him began to spin. Golden light spiraled outwards, connecting into a single line, like a long golden spring, shooting towards Mo Qi. The spring suddenly sprang out and then retracted violently. Mo Qi only saw a sweep of golden light that struck him. The flame blade shadows instantly vanished, and a mountain-like force hit Mo Qi, nearly shattering his body.
Mo Qi's body, like a withered leaf in the wind, flew backward, crashing heavily to the ground, unable to get up for a long time.
Lian Min stood proudly in the wind, having gained the upper hand. "I thought your cultivation had increased. You're nothing more than this."
"Perhaps you have grown, but it's still not enough. You are still far too far behind me. You will never reach my height, so resign yourself. For this life, for your next life, and for all your future lives, you are destined to be trampled under my feet, living in humiliation."
"However, this isn't really humiliation. It's your fortune. After all, not many are worthy of being enslaved by me. Hahaha..." Lian Min laughed unrestrainedly.
Mo Qi slowly stood up, his gaze sharp. "You are too conceited. Unfortunately, that was your only chance to kill me. You missed it because of your arrogance. You won't have another chance. Do you find that infuriating?"
Lian Min snorted. "Stop with the useless talk. Let's settle this with action. I'll tell you, I'll kill you with this move."
He then continued to form hand seals, and a golden, shimmering circle reappeared before him. The golden disk began to spin, and the runes surging from its center also spun, stirring the air into a vortex that extended infinitely forward, threatening to tear everything apart.
Mo Qi felt the swirling hurricane assault him, his body almost contorting. He quickly retreated. Seeing him retreat, Lian Min let out a triumphant laugh. "Didn't you say I had no chance? Then why are you retreating? If you have the guts, don't retreat! I'll tell you, I have ten thousand ways to deal with you, and I haven't even used them all. Just wait for your death. You were just talking big, only to satisfy your tongue. What skills do you have?"
Mo Qi took out the Sky-Opening Axe. "Seven Star Flame Slash." An axe-shaped flame shadow suddenly appeared in the air. His figure also grew, stepping forward with the wind, standing tall and imposing, as if Pangu had returned to the mortal world.
At that moment, Lian Min was stunned. Was this Pangu? A beam of light descended from the sky, instantly splitting the surging runes in half, which then shattered into pieces. The axe shadow continued forward, smashing the luminous disk into smithereens. Fortunately, Lian Min dodged quickly, his figure flashing away, disappearing from sight.
Mo Qi unleashed his movement and pursued. He had hidden behind three people. Two of them were his generals, General Wu and General Sha, and the third was Yao Shuang, who was being held by the two, looking dejected. Seeing her, Mo Qi felt relieved and quickly retracted the Sky-Opening Axe.
Seeing Mo Qi's concern, Lian Min immediately gained confidence and said, "See? I told you I have ten thousand ways to deal with you. Any one of them can take your life."
Mo Qi slowly approached. "I'm telling you, you're playing with fire!"
Lian Min had suffered a slight injury from the previous axe strike. He clutched his stomach and retreated, saying to the two generals, "I need to recuperate. The rest is up to you. Use this woman's life to exchange for his. If he doesn't commit suicide, kill this woman."
General Wu nodded in agreement. Mo Qi continued to advance. General Wu raised his hand high, and thunder rumbled faintly within it, rolling above Yao Shuang's head. "If you take another step closer, I will make him cease to exist, body and soul," General Wu said.
Mo Qi stopped. General Sha then said, "Commit suicide. You heard me just now. If you don't die, she will."
Mo Qi's expression remained unchanged. "You should save your energy. You've already been poisoned."
General Wu and General Sha felt a flicker of panic. They exchanged glances and drew strength from each other's eyes. General Wu laughed, "Your trick is too low-level. You're trying to deceive people with such a lie?"
General Sha also laughed, "Exactly. Where do you get the courage to tell such a lie? Don't you find it ridiculous? We are not mortal bodies. How can we be so easily poisoned? Give me arsenic, and I can eat it like food."
Mo Qi shook his head. "I told you you were poisoned hoping you would clear it yourself with your cultivation. But you didn't understand my good intentions and delayed yourself. There's no opportunity now, so you can't blame me."
General Wu suddenly seemed to understand something and looked at General Sha. "He's stalling for time. Let's ignore him and kill this woman."
General Sha also raised his hand, a red glow appearing in his palm. "Enough nonsense. Hurry up and commit suicide. I'll count to three. If you don't, I'll let her die!"
Mo Qi remained motionless. General Sha, burning with anger, began to count, "One, two..."
Mo Qi shook his head. "Don't you feel anything uncomfortable?"
General Sha and General Wu froze for a moment, then simultaneously felt a sharp pain in their chests and abdomens, a piercing agony. They lost their footing and collapsed to the ground. Yao Shuang was no better; her whole body trembled as she fell.
Mo Qi flashed over, supported Yao Shuang, and quickly stuffed a pill into her mouth. Within a few breaths, General Sha and General Wu had turned to dust, while Yao Shuang was full of vigor, completely revived. She looked at Mo Qi in disbelief. "Did you really poison them?"
Mo Qi smiled. "Otherwise, why would they have died?"
Yao Shuang still didn't believe it and wanted to ask further. Seeing Lian Min about to escape, Mo Qi said to Yao Shuang, "I'll explain later. For now, there's still trash to deal with."
With that, Mo Qi flashed and rapidly pursued Lian Min. Lian Min quickly hid behind his army. He waved his hand, and the army, a dense black mass, advanced. There were at least eight hundred, if not a thousand, of them. While not a massive number, when Mo Qi scanned them with his divine sense, his legs went weak. All of them were above the Great Luo Golden Immortal cultivation level. He could handle three to five people at once, but facing hundreds or thousands simultaneously was a bit overwhelming!
An idea struck him. The Purple Star Grand Formation was perfect for this. He retreated rapidly, then turned around and gestured to Xiao Yi and the others in the distance. Xiao Yi and the others understood and immediately took their positions, setting up the formation. The eight people were positioned far apart. From a distance, some of them were not even visible, so the pursuing soldiers had no idea there was a formation ahead.
Mo Qi fled to Yao Shuang's side, picked up the dazed Yao Shuang, and swept into the formation. In the eyes of the soldiers, his panicked demeanor and desperate flight were clearly those of someone fleeing for his life! Thus, they chased with even greater vigor, becoming even more reckless.
When Mo Qi entered the center of the grand formation, he stood his ground and stopped retreating. He was still holding Yao Shuang. Yao Shuang did not resist, gazing at him adoringly. "Husband, I'm sorry for making you worry again."
"It's alright," Mo Qi said, looking into the distance. "There's no right or wrong in this matter, and there's no need to apologize."
Yao Shuang was deeply moved and nestled against his chest. "Husband, you are too good. How lucky I am to have met you."
Mo Qi's face twitched. "Wife, we have a great enemy before us."
"Oh," Yao Shuang suddenly came to her senses, lifting her head from his chest. "Then let go of me!"
Mo Qi did not release his grip. "We are inside the formation. This is the Nine Star Formation, occupying nine offensive positions. Any extra position is for receiving blows, so do you want to get down?"
"This..." Yao Shuang gasped. "Then you'd better hold me."
At this moment, the soldiers pursued them, all entering the formation. Seeing that the time was right, Mo Qi pointed his hand. From the position of the dome, starlight scattered like flowing water, rolling down along the circular dome and falling in all directions, forming a semicircular罩 that enveloped everyone.
The formation had not yet unleashed any power, but many were already terrified. They felt trapped! Consequently, some people began to break away from the ranks, charging in all directions, attempting to break through the "cage." At this point, they saw the people guarding the cage, or things resembling people, or perhaps simply things. They unleashed their divine abilities towards those people or non-people!