Chapter 587: Sympathy

Within Outer Void, in a small cluster of worlds, there were two fifth-grade worlds. These were precisely the three fifth-grade Cultivators who were stubbornly resisting, and they were Li Qi's final obstacle to unifying the nearby world cluster.

A fifth-grade powerhouse was already sufficient to traverse the universe. Under normal circumstances, they would never be in any danger, able to act without restraint and become a supreme expert within the infinite worlds. They could casually pick a world and enter it, staging a drama of an 'Immortal Realm Emperor in the City'. Yet, at this moment, they were trapped here, unable to escape.

At this moment, Shadowmoon Cold Tooth said, "That's right, the three of us also have a proper Legacy. Even if Dr. Tai Xue came, he wouldn't gain any advantage, let alone the fact that someone of Dr. Tai Xue's caliber couldn't possibly be here. I heard that the Shaman Dao envoy is only sixth-grade; commanding those ordinary Realm Lord is already his limit."

"One against three, and with the Formation I've set up around us, we can delay them for a few hundred years. By the time reinforcements arrive, we will naturally be saved and can even earn great merit, perhaps even being granted a cultivation method."

Wang Wu nodded, "Right, there's no need to rush out and seek death. We just need to hold our ground. This Formation is impregnable, and we have three people. It's impossible for an ordinary fifth-grade to Breakthrough."

Bin Kuang, being a Martial Artist, suddenly waved his hand and angrily shouted, "This is humiliating! When have I ever suffered such indignity!?"

As he spoke, he unleashed a wave of Qi that exploded into a hundred-mile-long blaze in the Void Realm.

Wang Wu shook his head, "If it's humiliating, then let it be. This humiliation now is for future benefits. War is already inevitable. Our steadfast defense now makes us loyal subjects. Being able to plant this nail within the Shaman Dao territory is a great achievement. Perhaps we can even get one or two assignments in the Ministry of War. Even if we can't be a great general, being a brigadier general is something we wouldn't even dare to dream of normally."

The other person and beast did not reply.

After all, this was their original goal, and Wang Wu was the one who proposed it in the first place.

At this moment, after the Human Dao envoy withdrew, the entire world cluster immediately crumbled, with a crowd of people scrambling to pledge loyalty to Shaman Dao.

But at this time, these few people already had a certain connection with the Human Dao, especially Bin Kuang, who was originally a Disciple of a general, but was expelled from his master's sect simply for being too arrogant.

If they could join forces and defend a position until the Tang Nation Heavenly Soldiers arrived, there would definitely be benefits. Tang Nation has always been clear in its rewards and punishments. Perhaps they could truly enter the Human Dao's internal structure through this. Even if not at the core, being able to enter a Great Dao Orthodoxy itself was already a huge benefit.

Therefore, while everyone else was scrambling to pledge allegiance, they took advantage of Shaman Dao's lack of reaction time to spend over a decade setting up a Formation, holding their ground to gain greater benefits.

This could also be considered… farsighted, right? After all, Tang Nation was definitely coming, and if this investment succeeded, it was destined to yield rich returns.

"So, the three of us must remain vigilant to prevent being broken from within. Withstand the current pressure, and what awaits us is a boundless future," Wang Wu encouraged.

The other person and beast nodded, also letting go of their resentment, and began to diligently maintain the Formation.

Persisting for a few hundred years was nothing for a fifth-grade.

However, at this moment, they suddenly looked outwards simultaneously.

Someone was coming. Was the other side going to encircle them?

They quickly sat upright, and the surrounding Formation suddenly rose!

Billions of talismans rose, forming a vast, boundless expanse of light. Amidst the infinite expanse, flag shadows unfurled like clouds, resembling a long rainbow pointing downwards, faintly showing sword edges flashing like lightning and suspected fires flowing.

The Formation expanded, instantly multiplying from one to ten, ten to a hundred, a hundred to a thousand, a thousand to ten thousand, all becoming infinite and impregnable.

Meanwhile, on the other side, after several months of travel through the Void Realm, Li Qi and Shen Shuibi finally arrived at this place.

Sitting in the carriage, Li Qi pointed to the world cluster that had already coalesced into a Formation and said, "Yuer, this is the place. Three fifth-grades gathered together and took advantage of the previous lack of attention to set up a Formation. If we attack by force, the losses might be heavy. However, now that you've arrived, can we, as husband and wife, take down those three?"

Shen Shuibi surveyed the Formation on the other side, gazing into the distance, "Hmm… Li Qi, you are only sixth-grade, so you probably can't help much. If I'm alone… fighting one against three should be no problem, but there's also the Formation around… the chances of winning aren't very high."

"Look at you, saying I'm useless? If I wasn't confident, why would I call you here?" Li Qi smiled, then unfurled his True Knowledge.

At the same time, a wisp of Chaos Qi suddenly unfolded within his body, not condensing, but diffusing outwards.

This was in imitation of the Chaos cloud of that deity from before.

"Open your heart and simulate this method," Li Qi said with a smile, then directly opened up the essence of discovery.

"Hm… ?" The rabbit reached out and, using a similar method, created a wisp of Chaos Qi.

Then, the two wisps of Qi were able to mix, and abruptly, she felt Li Qi's thoughts.

Transforming oneself into Chaos, and then mixing the Chaos Qi together, meant that the two were, to a certain extent, merged into one, allowing their thoughts to briefly communicate.

This was also a Dao Orthodoxy method that Li Qi had self-taught and explored from Fire Official's Dao Orthodoxy methods. It was said that this method was common in various praise ceremonies, used to condense the minds of all worshipping believers into one, making their faith even more devout.

"It's somewhat peculiar, this feeling… Is this the world you usually see?" Shen Shuibi looked around, feeling both strange and a bit of a headache.

Complex information.

Innumerable streams of information; she couldn't even distinguish what was what. Things from unknown origins were linked by this information, just like… countless incomprehensible symbols flickering before her eyes, then disappearing in a flash.

Aside from the faint glow emitted by those characters and circuits, it was pitch black, yet it didn't make one feel oppressed… Instead, there was a sense of being in the starry sky.

Vast and boundless, twinkling with faint lights, it gave a special kind of beauty, but at the same time… her head ached a little.

These things were constantly conveying something to her. She could expend some mental effort to analyze what these pieces of information represented, but… there was too much.

Too much, billions of pieces of information, each representing an external object.

This information was identifying the speed at which a speck of dust was moving.

That information was analyzing the frequency of sound waves.

Another piece of information, it turned out to be Li Qi's gaze. Every movement of his eyes, the light reflected from them, could even be used to infer what Li Qi was currently seeing.

Ah, it was her own face.

She turned her face and looked to the side. She thought she knew her ghost carriage very well, but at this moment, the ghost carriage was emitting hundreds of millions of pieces of information. Every parameter was clearly discernible, even the dimensions of the tenon and mortise joints were marked.

The entire world was no longer distinct; everything seemed to be composed of information.

Normally, Shen Shuibi's habit was to first see an object, then estimate its specific data—how long, how heavy, how strong, and so on—based on its impact on the outside world.

But now it was different. In the endless stream of information, she couldn't see any specific object, but even without seeing, she still knew all the information about these objects, including their inherent essential attributes. Then, she could use this information to assemble and imagine what that object looked like in her mind.

Yes, only imagination.

She didn't 'see' anything. Seeing required eyes, but now her eyes were covered by an almost infinite stream of information. She couldn't see things, but she could perceive the distance, size, mass, and other inherent attributes of surrounding objects, while also knowing the wavelength of reflected light and the frequency of sound waves, thereby inferring what this object would look like if seen through 'normal human eyes'.

Li Qi lived in such an environment. He constantly faced this stream of information. His world was not intuitive; everything was 'imagined' by him based on the information stream.

"If this is what you usually see, then I understand why your deduction ability is so strong. It's truly forced out, isn't it?" Shen Shuibi exclaimed.

Then, she actively cut off this sensory synchronization.

It was really uncomfortable and unbearable. Her computing ability was not weak; in fact, it was very strong, even among the fifth-grade. But facing such an onslaught of information, she still felt dizzy and lightheaded.

Mainly, ninety-nine percent of this information was complex and useless, which was very taxing on the mind.

It's like when a person is typing, they only need to look at the words on the screen, sometimes glancing at the keyboard. Other information isn't as important. But True Knowledge Dao Resonance will constantly tell you the size and thickness of dust in the computer case, the fan speed and temperature, and even the intensity of light outside the window, and it won't allow you to refuse or block it; you can only get used to it yourself.

Like Li Qi, he spent a very, very long time learning to ignore the information he didn't need and focusing on what he wanted. This was also the source of his extraordinary composure.

"These are minor matters. The key is that I can give you this information when you need it. In that short moment just now, did you notice the information about these Formations?" Li Qi pointed to the large Formation of the world cluster there.

This was a super-Formation set up by another fifth-grade, using the world cluster as its foundation. It was not simple. Even with True Knowledge Dao Resonance constantly transmitting various information about this grand Formation, Li Qi couldn't understand what this information was.

However, it didn't matter if Li Qi didn't understand.

It was enough if Shen Shuibi could understand.

Shen Shuibi glanced at the Formation there, suddenly realizing what Li Qi wanted to do.

Li Qi would act as Shen Shuibi's eyes. Li Qi would filter out most of the useless details from this meticulous intelligence, giving the useful remainder to Shen Shuibi.

In this way, the rabbit would be able to precisely dismantle this grand Formation. At the same time, during battle, it would be equivalent to having a high-precision radar, just like Li Qi, allowing her to directly understand how the opponent's spell took effect at a deep level the moment it was cast!

This would give her an extraordinary advantage in battle, which was precisely why Li Qi's combat talent was considered poor, yet he could still fight the Demonic Prince to a four-six split, and even eventually find a way to counter-kill him!

With this assistance, Shen Shuibi fighting one against three might no longer be difficult.

"Hmm, this is worth a try." The rabbit nodded, then got up and, together with Li Qi, stepped into the Formation.

Meanwhile, on the other side—

"They've arrived, one fifth-grade and one sixth-grade." Shadowmoon Cold Tooth, being a malevolent beast, was the first to sense the arrival of Li Qi and the others.

Wang Wu, a Human Dao Cultivator, was somewhat puzzled: "One fifth-grade is fine, but a sixth-grade? Why? Are they here to ask us to surrender? This configuration doesn't look like a fight."

However, the Martial Artist, Bin Kuang, suddenly stood up, his Martial Dao Inner Qi erupting, and he spoke without restraint: "Who cares what it is, let's fight first! Even if they're here to ask for surrender, the stronger we are, the higher the price we can demand!"

"That's right, let's give them a taste of their own medicine. Shadowmoon Cold Tooth, you continue to maintain the Formation. Bin Kuang and I will go meet them," Wang Wu said.

Shadowmoon Cold Tooth threw a handful of runes to them and said, "Hmm, the Formation will empower you. If you face a tough fight over there, activate this spell. Once I sense it, I will also actively unleash the power of the Formation to suppress the opponent."

"Good." The two wasted no more words, each collecting their runes, then quickly flew towards Shen Shuibi's direction.

This arrangement was very reasonable.

They had no worries about anything going wrong, because according to their experience in fifth-grade battles, such fights often lasted for several months, with both sides weaving intricate nets, slowly tipping the scales of victory.

If one-on-one battles were like this, then one-on-two would be even more difficult. Even if they were at a disadvantage, they would have enough time to mobilize the Formation. So, letting Shadowmoon Cold Tooth control the Formation would create a geographical advantage for the other two, and he could also observe the battle from the side. If anything happened, he could both provide support from within and make the opponent hesitant, preventing them from using their full strength to fight to the death, as they would surely need to reserve thirty percent of their power for self-preservation.

Everything was well arranged.

Shadowmoon Cold Tooth also began to prepare. As soon as he received the signal, he would immediately activate the Formation, drawing upon the power of a million worlds to deliver a fierce blow to the other side.

Everything was well planned.

However, approximately three minutes later, Shadowmoon Cold Tooth suddenly stood up and unleashed his strongest escape technique! He abandoned the Formation entirely and retreated directly!

The Heavenly Dao limit around him was suddenly elevated, rapidly increasing by fifty thousand times the normal Heavenly Dao limit!

In just an instant, he had already swept past tens of thousands of worlds, rushing towards the distant Void Realm!

This sprint lasted for a full month, continuing until he reached an empty space where there was nothing at all, only then did he finally stop.

Gasping for breath, Shadowmoon Cold Tooth caught his breath. This escape technique was too much pressure for him; sprinting for a month was his limit.

But, the moment he gasped, he froze.

"Hmm? Not running anymore?" A cold voice came from not far away. Although there was no medium for sound transmission in Outer Void, it clearly reached Shadowmoon Cold Tooth's ears.

He looked back and saw two people staring at him about a thousand miles away.

One was a man, panting heavily, looking utterly exhausted and almost inhuman, like a dog.

The other was a woman.

It was this woman who had just annihilated two fifth-grades.

It only took one move.

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