Chapter 133: Unexpected

Li Qi suddenly found himself in danger.

A void-like shadow was constantly attacking!

Unseen, unheard, even unscented, the opponent seemed not to exist in this world.

But the attack was definitely real!

A sharp buzzing sound suddenly came from behind!

Li Qi's pupils constricted, he ducked his head and rolled on the ground.

An invisible field passed through the spot where he had just been, scoring the earth, shattering rocks, and burying itself deep into the desert.

With just its immense force, this attack easily achieved the power to split stone tablets, crack rocks, and cut through metal.

And Li Qi reacted immediately at that moment!

The Qi in his body surged, and then, he pointed a finger out!

Wood and fire shone together, fire brightened, and wood flourished.

Azure Dragon Divine Qi was ignited, and Vermilion Bird Divine Qi burned into fire, erupting with immense power!

The air created wisps due to the high temperature, and in this vast desert night sky, a star seemed to appear, a massive flame storm swept everything in, transforming barren land into magma and burning withered trees to ashes!

Even the stones seemed to ignite, burn, melt, and then merge into the magma lake as easily as paper, solidifying after the flames extinguished, as if they had never existed.

This was Li Qi's strongest strike at present!

It was a combined strike of Vermilion Bird Divine Qi and Azure Dragon Divine Qi, directly tearing a gash in the earth, where a small river of magma flowed.

After delivering this strike, Li Qi immediately turned his head back.

Only to see another dark shadow attacking!

The previously invisible transparent shadow had now split into two figures, one white and one black, launching a pincer attack on him!

The white one showed a burning Yang Qi swirling within, dragging a long tail shadow behind it.

The black one showed a gloom seemingly lurking within its body, with two black wings extending from its back, and two red eyes that looked as if they were burning, completely different from the white shadow,狂躁 and full of aggressive desire, continuously attacking Li Qi.

"Didn't hit?" Li Qi frowned.

The previous attack was so powerful, even a Ninth-Rank could not have been completely unharmed, could they?

But the next second, Li Qi knew why.

"Splitting yourself into Yin and Yang Qi? A clever method." Li Qi praised, while scrambling to avoid the next wave of attacks.

Although Martial Dao Ninth-Rank didn't have any special methods, it gave him stronger physical qualities and reaction speed, so although this Child of Destiny made him extremely disheveled, he was not in life-threatening danger for the time being and still had the leisure to speak continuously.

But Li Qi also discovered that this person, while splitting their Qi, could also transform into a vague form seemingly composed entirely of pure shadow and pure light, used to evade Li Qi's energy impact.

This forced Li Qi into a passive state, only able to continuously dodge.

And this woman's attacks were also very strange; her movements were extremely agile, and she would split herself during every surprise attack, frequently concealing her figure, then launching a sudden assault.

She used this ability to conceal herself to approach Li Qi, then ambushed him, attempting to leave wounds on his body.

Moreover, as the battle progressed, Li Qi discovered that the speed of her surprise attacks, which were already too fast to perceive normally, were actually getting faster and faster!

Li Qi struggled to cope, barely resisting.

But he wasn't anxious at all, he just sighed again: "Miss, you have no chance of winning."

The other party remained silent, continuing to circle Li Qi, impacting him again and again.

Li Qi also said nothing, just silently endured, while constantly rolling on the ground, occasionally leaving traces on the ground with his inner Qi.

This mutual entanglement continued for about two minutes.

Finally, the figure's constant surprise attacks stopped.

Li Qi finally had a chance to catch his breath and no longer had to roll around in various disheveled postures.

Then, the stopped figure, with a confident expression, clasped her hands together and softly uttered: "Rise!"

Then, nothing happened.

Li Qi finally had a moment to breathe, and he explained: "Miss, your idea of using your Yin and Yang Qi Incarnations to constantly launch surprise attacks and secretly set up the Yin and Yang Strangulation Great Formation is a good one."

The attack came again.

However, Li Qi, having prepared, dodged again and continued to speak:

"However, Yin and Yang transform, Yang gives birth to Yin and dies, Yin dies and Yang gives birth, the cycle reverses and follows, changes are seen, and the distinction between life and death is like a mother giving birth to a child, and when the child is grown, the mother grows old and dies, which is natural.

"But, just now I used Vermilion Bird Li Fire to bombard the Wood Qi, although it seemed to be for an explosion, in reality, the wood above Li is Yin Wood, its roots are severed, its branches are cut off, it is called dead wood, the Qi of dead wood, the Yin Qi is extremely deep, and I also used my stored Great Forest Wood Qi, which is full of vitality, life and death depend on each other, making your Yin Qi indestructible and your Yang Qi difficult to generate, your Yin and Yang exchange stagnates, and the Formation breaks itself."

Li Qi explained his spell.

What is called a fight of spells, in reality, is a competition of who knows more, who has more skills.

Would a Child of Destiny from a small place know more than Li Qi, who spent all his time reading books?

Her self-proclaimed secret ultimate move was actually exposed from the very beginning, because Li Qi, as a Invoker, had aura observation as a basic skill; without the ability to conceal Qi, her surprise attack was completely useless.

The offensive slowed down temporarily.

Seeing this, Li Qi cupped his hands and said: "Now, can you listen to me, Miss? I truly have a way, perhaps to make this world a little better."

The Yin and Yang Qi merged, and the figure became transparent and traceless again, completely unseen, only a voice could be heard saying: "Can you make the Senior give up on this world?"

"No." Li Qi shook his head, after sobering up from that ethereal state, he was still very aware of his limits; he had no right to interfere with the Great Deer Kingdom Lord's decisions.

"Then we have nothing to talk about." The voice came, and she made a gesture to attack again!

Even if the Young Master was stronger than her.

"Wait! You have no chance of winning!" Li Qi shouted again: "You still don't know the gap between you and the Senior!"

But this sentence failed to stop the other party's renewed attack.

"Sigh." Li Qi sighed.

This Child of Destiny, she struggled even against herself, and she still wanted to resist the Great Deer Kingdom?

Truly... hadn't she realized the disparity yet?

Thinking this, Li Qi cupped his hands: "Senior Brother, please make your move."

As soon as the words fell, the Child of Destiny fell straight down, plummeting to the ground without any power to resist.

It was a girl, as if something was gripping her throat, her face flushed purple, and she completely lost the ability to move!

Li Qi was secretly startled, because he felt nothing at all.

Is this the curse art of a Diviner? Is it one of the two ultimate traps secretly set by that Diviner Young Master?

Then, a mirror appeared in the air.

It was a mirror, and it seemed that this Diviner Young Master was very skilled at using similar spells.

A mirror could project the bright moon from tens of thousands of miles away before one's eyes, and naturally, it could also project a human figure.

Then, a phantom figure appeared in the air, precisely that Diviner Young Master.

Meeting again, he chuckled lightly: "Junior Brother, do you see? We and these natives have completely irreconcilable contradictions. You want to make this world suffer less, which is Righteous and Just, but in my opinion, it is unwise."

"This world wants freedom, it must break free from the Great Deer Kingdom, but they cannot do it, they cannot do it even if they try everything, acting this way is both powerless and unwise, so I sneer at this world."

"And the path you have pondered, Junior Brother, is Righteousness and Justice, but my path is Wisdom and Power. This is the difference between us two, but now it seems that mine is more aligned with the current reality."

The Diviner said so, and then with a gentle wave of his hand, the Child of Destiny was bound by shadows, unable to move.

Li Qi gave a wry smile: "Senior Brother, you misunderstand, I am not being kind-hearted and wanting to save this world."

"Oh? Then what are you thinking, Junior Brother?" The Diviner asked curiously.

Because both of them understood a principle.

Whether it is Righteousness or Justice, it should be built on equal terms between both sides, and at present, in any case, the Earth Oil Realm cannot be equal to the Great Deer Kingdom.

Righteousness means being impartial, not favoring one side, fairness is not absolute equality, so the Earth Oil Realm can never escape all this. If Li Qi tried to help them break away from the Great Deer Kingdom, that would be unrighteous, because it would harm the interests of the Great Deer Kingdom to favor the Earth Oil Realm.

If the pitiful sheep are saved, the powerful wolf will go hungry.

Li Qi said seriously: "The Path of Righteousness I have pondered does not demand ignoring individual differences and seeking absolute equality, that would only be unrighteous to the strong."

"Although there are some errors in this statement, it is not entirely wrong." The Diviner commented.

Li Qi ignored the comment and continued: "However, the Great Deer Kingdom has also deprived the Earth Oil Realm of something it should originally possess, and that is opportunity."

"True fairness is not absolute equality, but rather having equal opportunities. The Great Deer Kingdom governs the Earth Oil Realm with evil human Dao methods, which has caused the people here to suffer, and vitality to be cut off. Therefore, dominating the Earth Oil Realm is not unrighteous; the truly unfair part lies in the Great Deer Kingdom depriving the Earth Oil Realm of its opportunities."

"Hmm, the Great Deer Kingdom does intentionally suppress the birth of cultivators here, but even cutting grass requires removing the roots, so doing so is understandable." The Diviner said.

"Therefore, this approach of the Great Deer Kingdom is good for the wolf, but unrighteous for the sheep. This will lead to the sheep gradually weakening and eventually perishing. Is such an approach good for the Heavenly Dao? In the end, the weak perish, and the strong weaken; for the world, can it be considered a good thing?" Li Qi asked.

"If I am to uphold Righteousness and Justice, I should now leave seeds for the sheep. Hereafter, the sheep can multiply, and the wolf will not weaken; the Heavenly Dao cycle will be complete, this is what is called the Righteous Path." Li Qi said so.

The Diviner listened and fell into thought.

Clearly, Li Qi's words gave him great inspiration.

After pondering for a while, he bowed to Li Qi for the first time.

This bow was very formal; it was clear that he had been convinced by Li Qi.

Then, the Diviner continued: "This statement is very reasonable, but there is still one thing I do not quite understand. If the wolf always gives the sheep opportunities, and in the future, if the sheep grow strong and become demons, returning for revenge, what should the wolf do then?"

Li Qi replied: "The reason a wolf is a wolf is not because it eats sheep."

"The Great Deer Kingdom is able to rule countless miniature heaven and earths outside its domain, and even hold a place in the world, because of its own strength."

"As long as the Great Deer Kingdom maintains its strength, the sheep can continue to multiply, and the wolf will always be the wolf. And if the Great Deer Kingdom weakens and the Earth Oil Realm strengthens, and the roles of wolf and sheep reverse, just like the rotation of Yin and Yang, what then? As long as the new sheep still have opportunities, then the world will always be in a complete cycle, and there will be no situation of stagnation." Li Qi said so.

"Yin extreme gives birth to Yang, Yang extreme gives birth to Yin, just like Vermilion Bird Li Fire, its Yang Qi is extremely potent, and Azure Dragon Divine Qi is also full of vitality, but when two Qi, both extremely rich in vitality and Yang Qi, touch each other, they will give birth to the wood above Li, which has a strong Yin Qi of death, this is the principle of rotation."

"I am enlightened." The Diviner bowed, saluting again.

He was convinced.

If such 'Righteousness' exists, then although it is not benevolent, it is the principle of the Heavenly Dao's operation. This Grand Invoker Disciple, in his understanding of the Heavenly Dao, has already surpassed him. This bow is both gratitude for the other party clarifying his doubts and admiration for the other party's thinking.

"My name is Bo Yue, may I know Junior Brother's name?" The Diviner named Bo Yue asked.

"My surname is Li, and my given name is Qi." Li Qi replied.

"Meeting you here this time has truly benefited me greatly. Perhaps this is why Master wants us to undergo trials." Bo Yue said with emotion: "Having already gained such insights, this trip to the Earth Oil Realm has truly been worthwhile."

"Then please release this Child of Destiny, Senior Brother, I have some words I wish to say to her." Li Qi said.

"Although you and I can understand each other, that is because our perspectives are at this level. The people of the miniature heaven and earth will probably find it difficult to understand the two of us."

"Maintaining fairness is the way to practice my Dao, not for anything else, nor for reward, but simply to practice my Dao." Li Qi said with a smile, not feeling anything was wrong.

After speaking, the two Young Masters of Shaman God Mountain exchanged glances, laughed heartily, and then, both bowed together, facing the horizon, and loudly said in unison: "Senior, please appear. We two are merely Ninth-Rank, to say such things might be a bit arrogant, but from the perspective of Shaman God Mountain, these words are worth the Country Lord's deep consideration, aren't they?"

The two Young Masters of Shaman God Mountain spoke in unison, and their Qi resonated together, causing their voices to directly penetrate the dome.

Yes, both of them were intelligent people, and intelligent people always knew how to use their brains.

Would the Great Deer Kingdom dare to ignore the two Young Masters of Shaman God Mountain? Let them play by themselves?

What if something unexpected happened to the Young Masters, how would that be explained?

Therefore, both of them had long been certain that someone was watching this place.

After doing this, Bo Yue released the restraints.

And Li Qi looked at the Child of Destiny and said: "Miss, watch carefully, this is why I advised you just now, telling you that you absolutely had no chance of winning."

As soon as Li Qi finished speaking, a large hand descended from the sky!

A Dharma Body suddenly appeared, its body immensely vast, its magical power magnificent, directly filling the entire starry sky!

If one looked far into the distance, one could see that the entire planet seemed as miniature as a basketball before this Dharma Body.

However, except for specific individuals, others could not perceive the existence of this Dharma Body at all.

Bo Yue, however, was startled: "Such a Dharma Form! It must be Fifth-Rank, it's the Great Deer Kingdom Lord himself!"

And Li Qi was even more horrified, he glimpsed the small figure behind the Dharma Body.

"Teacher!"