Meanwhile.
"Heavenly Heavy Tortoise Shell, protect my body! Black Tortoise Protection Technique!"
Unlike Li Tianming, Li Tianqi charged forward with his physical body. That "Heavenly Heavy Tortoise Shell" was the spirit treasure he obtained when he was recklessly courting death at Heavenly Heart Lake and had to be rescued by Li Wei over fifty times!
Spirit treasures were truly wondrous things. They could merge with a person's body, and some innate spirit treasures could even grow stronger alongside their owner, reaching incredible heights.
"Boom!"
Li Tianqi, at the early Golden Core stage, was instantly blown away when facing this half-step Nascent Soul cultivator.
But with the spirit treasure within him and the Black Tortoise Sect's secret technique, he wiped the blood from his mouth, grinned, and charged back toward the wind spirit!
"Damn, that was brutal! If they weren't chasing Big Brother and focused all their attacks on me, I would've been seriously injured."
He continued charging forward relentlessly!
This time, he was even faster. With each step closer, the wind spirit slowed down. Gradually, the spirit became enraged by his persistence.
But, Every time he was injured, Li Tianqi's aura grew stronger!
Li Wei watched quietly, gradually breathing a sigh of relief.
While Li Tianqi wasn't as powerful as Li Tianming and didn't have as many traits, as long as he wasn't killed instantly, he would show his opponent what it truly meant to be a tenacious adversary!
Over the years, while breaking through to the Golden Core realm, he had also acquired a trait—[The More He Fights, the Braver He Becomes]!
As long as he wasn't killed, his strength would continuously increase for a period of time, based on the duration of the fight and the number of times he faced mortal danger.
His most terrifying traits were the ones he had from the beginning: [Numbness of the King of Hell] and [Walking with Death].
He had faced countless dangers in his life and had become incredibly sensitive to threats, like an unkillable cockroach!
With these three traits combined, he would become the most tenacious opponent imaginable!
...
"How is this possible?"
The masked man flew, his Nascent Soul power sensing the battle raging far behind him. His expression was grim. "What's wrong with the Li family? What's going on?!"
He had lived for many years; no genius in the Azure Cloud region could escape his notice.
He knew the fearsome reputation of the Li family's young talents, but witnessing it firsthand was another matter entirely.
Li Tianming, whose combat power soared when he went berserk.
Li Tianqi, who constantly danced with death, like an unkillable cockroach, rising stronger each time.
These two were beyond his comprehension.
"Earth-rank... they must have cultivated strange Earth-rank techniques. No, there must be powerful treasures on them!"
The masked man finally understood why these three youngsters dared to come and seize the treasure, and even lay a trap for him!
"Escape!"
The sense of danger in his heart intensified. He increased his speed even further, even bringing out a supreme-grade spiritual artifact.
But just as he thought he had left Li Tianyi far behind, his expression suddenly turned grim.
"Seniors, help me!"
Li Tianyi, behind him, roared.
In an instant, his aura surged!
From the early Golden Core stage, he instantly reached the mid-Golden Core stage!
"What the hell!"
The masked man cursed under his breath. His Nascent Soul sensed a wisp of a Nascent Soul remnant within Li Tianyi, boosting his absorption of spiritual energy from heaven and earth!
He gritted his teeth. "Do you really think a mere Nascent Soul remnant can handle me?"
He snorted. Even though the Li family geniuses were fearsome, he continued to flee. He could sense that the Li family wouldn't stop there; they had more tricks up their sleeves.
As if to confirm his thoughts...
Li Tianyi's aura behind him continued to grow, and the masked man even heard an aged voice.
"What are you old geezers waiting for? This old man will use his divine soul to protect Tianyi's body and meridians, allowing him to integrate a portion of your power! There's strength in numbers!"
As soon as these words were spoken.
The masked man only felt a cacophony of voices, so overwhelming it made him want to vomit!
"Hahaha, good! After years of recovery, I've only regained a fraction of my former strength."
"This old man has long wanted to meet the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion. Come to think of it, this is our first encounter."
"Take him down!"
"..."
His aura grew steadily, like stalks of wheat. Li Tianyi's eyes gleamed with golden light. His power, which had surged to the mid-Golden Core stage, now rose to its peak... half-step Nascent Soul, and then to the full Nascent Soul stage!
He even sensed... remnant souls at the mid and high of the Nascent Soul stage, and even at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage...
A barrier appeared in the sky, firmly trapping him within. Even his secret techniques from the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion were blocked by the Hexa-Ren Divine Calculation of the former Azure Cloud Pavilion Masters!
"Impossible..."
Trapped within this peak-level formation of the Azure Cloud Pavilion, he had nowhere to escape. He turned around, his face covered in cold sweat, and looked at Li Tianyi ahead of him.
Li Tianyi, at this moment, strolled through the air as if it were solid ground. A golden trapping formation surrounded him, with inscriptions from the Hexa-Ren Divine Calculation flowing around it. The twenty-eight old seniors appeared behind Li Tianyi as if walking alongside him.
In the blink of an eye, The masked man from the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion recalled the Azure Cloud Pavilion of 130,000 years ago. It was as if he could see their peak, when they dominated the entire Azure Cloud region!
All the peak strength of the Azure Cloud Pavilion, no, even the combined might and heritage of the entire Azure Cloud region, was now concentrated within Li Tianyi!
Fear descended upon him.
He was at the early Nascent Soul stage, and he was one of the best among them. He had learned countless techniques from the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion and other places. He tried them all, with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth raging within this trapping formation for half an hour.
But... how could he possibly contend with the entire heritage of the Azure Cloud region? In the hands of those old seniors, all the spells and martial arts had reached a transcendent level. They were all using Earth-rank techniques, and their understanding of divination and calculations surpassed even his own.
The masked man, who could calmly face multiple priests and even snatch the "Rootless Soul Soil" from them, was now completely helpless.
Li Tianyi gazed at the masked man from afar.
It was no exaggeration to say that, at this moment, he was the strongest of the Li family!
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