Those who could advance to this round were all extremely powerful people, and there were practically no weaklings.

The number of Xiantian martial artists in the Five Regions was enormous. The thousand people selected from them must be the elites of the elites, and their strength could not be underestimated.

Together, they were enough to pose a threat to Li Qing.

“A more intense competition would be interesting. Otherwise, it would be too boring.” Li Qing sat cross-legged in the void, motionless like a mountain.

He wasn’t in a hurry to hunt down the group of united martial artists. Instead, he was looking forward to their killing moves, giving the enemy enough time to prepare.

That’s how challenging it is.

Three days later, the enemy seemed to have finished their preparations. Strong auras rose from afar and swept towards them.

“Li Qing, do you dare to fight us?” An earth-shattering roar rang out.

“I’ve been waiting for you for a long time. I hope you won’t disappoint me.” Li Qing stood up.

“We admit that fighting alone is not your opponent. Now that dozens of us have joined forces, we don’t believe that we can’t defeat you!” Another person’s voice rang out.

Boom!

In the distant depths of the void, a terrifying giant puppet appeared. It was several hundred feet tall, and its tyrannical aura caused this space to tremble.

“This is … a Heavenly God Puppet!” Li Qing’s expression immediately became serious.

Immediately after, he shook his head and said, “It doesn’t look very similar. Its aura is much weaker and its number is not enough. It should be a Heavenly General Puppet.”

In the Southern Domain, there was a very low-key sect called the Puppet Sect. Gu Ming speculated that this sect was famous for making puppets.

The large puppets in front of him were created by the puppet sect. They were divided into three types: Empyrean Gods, Empyrean Generals, and Empyrean Armament puppets.

The Heavenly God Puppet was comparable to the peak of the Void Realm, the Heavenly General Puppet was at the middle Void Realm, and the Heavenly Armament Puppet was at the early Void

Each type of giant puppet relied on an unequal number of Xiantian experts to control it. If there weren’t enough people, they wouldn’t be able to use it.

Among them, the most powerful Empyrean God puppets required 128 Xiantian experts to meet the requirements. However, there were only less than a hundred people in this space, so it was naturally impossible for them to be Empyrean God puppets.

“Fortunately, I’m not a Heavenly God Puppet. Otherwise, I can only flee into the wilderness.” Li Qing chuckled.

It had to be said that there were really all sorts of methods in this world. If someone could use the Empyrean God Puppet, Li Qing might end up capsizing the ship in the sewer.

However, the Heavenly General Puppet could not be underestimated. Its strength was comparable to that of a mid Void Realm opponent. It was also a very troublesome opponent.

“That’s good. I originally thought that this competition was not challenging. Now that the General Puppet is no weaker than me, I can have a good fight.”

Li Qing faced the puppet and rushed forward.

The Heavenly General Puppet required thirty-six Xiantian Ten Layers to control it. In just a few days, they were able to find so many like-minded people. It seemed like they had put in a lot of effort.

Although Li Qing’s strength might not be able to defeat the Heavenly General Puppet, he could at least remain invincible. After all, the Heavenly General Puppet was simply too big to move.

Moreover, there were thirty-six people controlling it. It was very difficult to accomplish such a feat without tacit understanding. On the surface, they were at the middle stage of the Void Realm, but in reality, they had to make a discount.

Of course, it was inconvenient for him to move, but his offensive power had vaguely surpassed that of a mid Void Realm cultivator, so it should be considered another way to make up for it.

Li Qing activated Ancient divine transformation and Primordial Emperor Occult. As soon as he fought against the Heavenly General Puppet, his entire body was sent flying.

In a pure battle of strength, he was directly suppressed by the Heavenly General Puppet.

It was indeed no match for him just by clashing head-on.

Inside the Heavenly General Puppet, there was a control room that was divided into 36 different directions. Each of them stood a person, entering true essence to control the various parts of the Heavenly General Puppet.

One of them stood in the middle and gave the order, clearly a leading figure.

This person was a proud disciple of the Puppet Sect. Although his strength might not be that strong, he was far from being comparable to others in terms of the Puppet Dao.

This Heavenly General Puppet was the treasure he took out.

“That’s great, one strike will send Li Qing flying!” Everyone was instantly excited when they saw this scene.

“I’m sure I can defeat Li Qing this time! Forgive his strength, but he can’t be our opponent!”

In the distance, Li Qing was sent flying by the blow. His strong defensive power didn’t cause him much damage, so he quickly stood up again.

He lifted his spirits and rushed forward again. He clashed head-on with the Heavenly General Puppet, causing sparks to splash everywhere and the void to vibrate.

Fortunately, there was nothing in this space. Otherwise, there would have been massive destruction.

In terms of fighting head-on, Li Qing was no match for the Heavenly General Puppet. The Heavenly General Puppet’s strength had already vaguely exceeded the range of the middle Void Realm, reaching a higher level.

Li Qing was equivalent to fighting the enemy in the area he was best at, so he naturally had to lose.

After fighting for such a long time, Li Qing consumed a large amount of True Essence. He thought to himself, “It’s not a way to continue fighting like this. I have to make use of my advantage.”

The disadvantage of the Heavenly General Puppet was that it was inconvenient to move and its speed was slow. Aiming at this, Li Qing instantly activated the Devil Shadow Steps, leaving behind countless afterimages in the void. Then, he launched a sneak attack from a crafty angle.

This puppet’s defensive power was extremely strong. For a while, it wasn’t worried that it would suffer much damage, but it would definitely not be able to last for a long time.

“Our Puppet Sect has long anticipated the weakness of the Heavenly General Puppet, so we have already made preparations. Even if Li Qing has the advantage of speed, he can’t do anything to us.” The disciple of the puppet sect laughed loudly.

Suddenly, the puppet let out a cracking sound. Six more arms stretched out from all directions, making a total of eight arms!

Eight Armed Heavenly General!

It was covered by eight arms, and there were almost no dead corners.

Li Qing continued to sneak attack, but in the end, he was blocked by these eight arms.

This made him somewhat depressed. If he had the Heavenly Saber in his hand, he would have already shattered this puppet. Why would he have to fight so hard?

However, without this powerful method, with just a pair of fists, the Eight-Armed Heavenly General was clearly an iron lump, so there was nothing he could do about it.

However, if the other party wanted to support such a colossus, he would have to consume a large amount of energy. Even if he were to control it with thirty-six Xiantian experts, he shouldn’t be able to last for too long.

As long as the puppet’s energy was exhausted and the Xiantian experts’ true essence was also exhausted, they would be able to win without a fight.

However, this method was somewhat unpleasant.

“Try this again.” Li Qing waved his hand and an Eight Desolate Fire Dragon flew out of the void.

“Not good, he wants to use fire!” The expressions of the Xiantian experts inside the Eight Armed Heavenly Generals couldn’t help but change when they saw this scene.

Li Qing condensed very quickly. Not long after, he summoned out ten Eight Desolate Fire Dragons.

Even with his Xiantian 10th layer cultivation, his True Essence was like a sea, and summoning ten Eight Desolate Fire Dragons was quite strenuous, consuming more than half of his True Essence.

However, all of this was worth it. These ten Eight Desolate Fire Dragons quickly formed a formation and surrounded the Eight Armed Heavenly General in the center.

The Eight-Armed Heavenly General’s movements were too slow to escape. He could only watch helplessly as the formation slowly took shape.

Boom!

The dazzling flames illuminated the endless darkness of the void. Ten Eight Desolate Fire Dragons formed a circle and finally condensed the phantom image of a Heaven and Earth Great Smelt.

Meanwhile, the Eight-Armed Heavenly General was trapped in the center, enduring the barbecue of the Heaven and Earth Great Smelt.

“What should we do? Is there any way to break through?” Someone asked from within the Eight Armed Heavenly General.

“Of course there is. Right now, we still have plenty of energy. We can’t be burned to death for the time being.” The puppet sect disciple’s expression was solemn.

Soon, a transparent barrier formed around the eight-armed general, blocking the surrounding flames.

“Being beaten passively all the time is not a solution. We have to think of a way to break through!”

‘”Hmph, do you really think that this eight-armed general of mine only has such a small means? There are countless people in the puppet sect, and they have already considered many situations. They have made up for many weaknesses and tried their best to make the puppet perfect.” The puppet sect disciple said confidently.

“In a situation like this, I’ll use the black cannon to destroy the phantom of the Heaven and Earth Smelt.”

“The Black Light Cannon is a weapon of war created by our puppet sect following the ancient cannon’s train of thought!”

“Today, I will teach you how powerful it is!”

Suddenly, a black cannon appeared on the eight-armed general’s chest, and a dense black light flickered inside.

Li Qing was immediately shocked. He had seen the Primordial Cannon with his own eyes. The black cannon in front of him actually had some elegance!

It had to be said that the imitation was really good! Of course, its power was definitely heaven-defying!

If their power really reached the level of the Primordial Cannons, not to mention whether they could move to this place to participate in the Martial Arts Convention, just the consumption of raw materials was not something they could afford.

If the Black Light Cannon wanted to fire a cannon, it would at least consume tens of thousands of spirit stones. It might even require some special items. With a normal Xiantian tenth layer fortune, he wouldn’t use it casually.

As for the Ancient Desolate Cannons, they were not something that ordinary people could afford. Even a Dao Realm expert would feel heartache if they fired a few cannons.

In a short period of time, the Black Light Cannon had been fully charged. Not only did it consume a large amount of spirit stones, but the true essence of the thirty-six Xiantian experts inside was also reduced by half.

Paying such a high price, its power would naturally not be disappointing. Judging from the aura it emitted, it was already enough to cause one’s heart to palpitate, as if it could annihilate everything and shatter the void.

“Its power has already surpassed that of the middle stage of the Void Realm. It should be comparable to the seventh or eighth stage of the Void Realm, right?” Li Qing’s expression was solemn.

Boom!

The long-brewed black light cannon finally shot out and bombarded the phantom of the Heaven and Earth Smelt. It only paused for a moment before it was irresistibly shattered.

After shattering the Heaven and Earth Smelt, the Black Light Cannon did not pause and continued to bombard an Eight Desolate Fire Dragon, blasting it.

After shattering the Heaven and Earth Smelt and the Eight Desolate Fire Dragons, the black light cannon actually had enough strength to attack Li Qing again.

“Come on!” Li Qing punched out.

Ancient Desolate Heaven Severing Fist!

The Black Light Cannon itself was a replica of the Ancient Desolate Cannon. It had the power to destroy the void and was similar to the Ancient Desolate Heaven Severing Fist.

The two strikes collided and instantly formed a void hole. The cracks were like black lightning, spreading in all directions, triggering the void tide.

Within the entire space, it was greatly affected. It was dark within a radius of several kilometers, and even light was absorbed into it.

“We hit him. Let’s see if we can eliminate him this time!” Everyone stared at the center of the collision.

After the void rift had subsided, the light shone once again, revealing the scene inside.

“Its power is not bad, but it’s a pity that it can’t kill me!” Li Qing stood horizontally in the air. There were many wounds on Ancient God’s golden body, and his scales were shattered layer by layer. However, he did not receive any fatal injuries.

After all, the Black Light Cannon had already been weakened by the Heaven and Earth Great Smelt and the Eight Desolate Fire Dragons. The remaining strength was simply not enough to threaten him.

Li Qing waved his hand and another Eight Desolate Fire Dragon appeared from the void, filling the gap.

The ten Eight Desolate Fire Dragons were once again arranged in a formation, forming a Heaven and Earth Great Smelt that trapped the Eight Armed Heavenly Generals.

Inside the Eight-Armed Heavenly General, many Xiantian experts looked at the surrounding Eight Desolate Fire Dragons with despair. “Is this guy still a human? Why does he feel like his true essence is boundless, more than all of us combined?”

“As far as I know, the Eight Desolate Fire Dragons consume a lot of True Essence. Every time a disciple of the Fire God Sect condensed one, they would spend at least half of their True Essence. However, Li Qing’s expression did not change even after condensing so much in one breath!”

‘”The phantom of the Heaven and Earth Great Smelt is even harder to cast. There are very few people in the Fire God Sect who can do this. They need to control ten Eight Desolate Fire Dragons to cooperate with each other. True essence is not enough. Usually, they need to be at the Void Realm or above to succeed.”

“What kind of monster is this Li Qing? Does his True Essence feel even deeper than a Void Realm expert? Isn’t it too abnormal?”

“No, we haven’t lost yet! Perhaps Li Qing has already reached the stage of exhaustion. We only need to hold on for a while longer to win.”

Just as they were talking, Li Qing secretly circulated Myriad Devil’s true body and recovered from his injuries. Then, he took out a jade bottle and took a sip of 10,000-year-old spirit milk. Very quickly, he recovered to his peak condition.

Spare no effort? It doesn’t exist! Even Void Realm experts might not be able to consume him.

The Heaven and Earth Great Smelt lasted for an entire hour. The Eight-Armed Heavenly General finally couldn’t hold on any longer, and the light barrier slowly disappeared.

“No, my true essence is exhausted!”

“Why does Li Qing’s expression seem to be the same as usual, almost without any consumption? That’s impossible!” Everyone was shocked.

“We surrender!” Someone shouted.

“Now you want to surrender? Too late!” Li Qing sneered and waved his hand, adding another fire.

In the end, the puppet sect disciple was helpless and could only put away the Eight Armed Heavenly General, exposing the thirty-six Xiantian experts to the void.

If he continued to persist, this puppet of his would definitely be burned to ashes!

The Star Chessboard didn’t care about the life and death of this puppet, as long as a person didn’t die.

After being exposed to the void and running out of True Essence, these 36 Xiantian experts were no longer a threat. Li Qing burned them with flames and saw streaks of clear light appear on their bodies. Then, they disappeared and moved out of the Star Chessboard.

After this battle, no one dared to cause trouble for Li Qing anymore. After spending seven days peacefully in the dark starry space, the competition finally ended.

As long as there were only ten people left in the space, the competition would end automatically.

After coming out, Li Qing noticed that Wen Xiaoxian had been waiting outside for a long time, with a depressed expression on his face.

“What’s the result?” Li Qing asked.

“Of course I was eliminated. Not long after I entered, I encountered a Xiantian Tenth Layer cultivator. After hundreds of bitter battles, I was eliminated.” Wen Xiao smiled bitterly.

This result was within his expectations. After all, Wen Xiaoxian was only at the eighth level of the Xiantian realm. It was not bad for him to be able to fight against the Xiantian Tenth Layer for such a long time.

This was mainly due to the many treasures Li Qing had given him, as well as the fact that he was a high-grade Xiantian Foundation with extremely deep True Essence.

However, it was a pity that they were still unable to go against the heavens. After all, all the contestants in this round were elites among Xiantian experts, so they were naturally no match for them.

‘”Actually, I’ve already prepared myself mentally, but I still feel a little disappointed. I’m too useless. With my current strength, how can I be worthy of a Spirit Pearl?” Wen Xiaoxian had a sad expression on his face.

“Has Ke’er come out yet?” Li Qing asked.

“No, your group’s results are the fastest.”

Li Qing nodded. This was because he had eliminated thirty-six contestants in that battle and eliminated half of them. It would be strange if he was unhappy.

After coming out of the outside world, one could also see the battle on the Star Chessboard. Li Qing immediately raised his head to look for Liu Ke’er’s figure, wanting to see how she was doing.

Wen Xiao first knew what Li Qing was thinking, so he pointed in one direction and said, “Liu Ke’er is in that group!”

Li Qing fixed his eyes and quickly found Liu Ke’er’s position. However, what made him angry was that she was surrounded by several martial artists!

One of them was Song Zan!

“If you want to blame me, then blame you for being Li Qing’s woman!” Song Zan had a venomous expression on his face, and he felt the pleasure of revenge.

He stood in the distance and took out a replica of the towering mirror, illuminating it and attacking Liu Ke’er from afar.

Liu Ke’er continuously waved the Wind Fiend Flag in her hand. The Nine Heavens Spirit Wind and the Seamless Dipper Fiend rolled out and surrounded her, causing many martial artists to not dare to approach her.

‘”This battle has been going on for a long time. Liu Ke’er’s own strength is weak, and she relies on the Wind Fiend Flag to survive. Unfortunately, her true essence is not enough. She can only take 10,000-year-old spirit milk to replenish her true essence.” Wen Xiao said first.

“Songzan! You bastard!” Li Qing gritted his teeth. Although ten-thousand-year-old spirit milk could instantly recover one’s true essence, it had its limits. If one consumed too much in a short period of time, one’s body would not be able to hold on.

Wen Xiaoxian sighed first, “The opponent is not completely exhausted. However, Song Zan has the Void Mirror’s divine ability. He can track Liu Ke’er’s position continuously. Even if he is repelled in a short period of time, he can return after recovering his True Essence.”

“What nonsense! Song Zan, this mad dog, has no manliness. He has always attacked women. What kind of hero is he?” Li Qing said hatefully.

Fortunately, there wasn’t any danger to his life inside. Although Li Qing was very angry, he wasn’t too worried.

After half a day, Liu Ke’er finally couldn’t hold on any longer. Her body and mind had already reached their limits, and she couldn’t continue fighting. She put away the Wind Fiend Flag and moved out of the star space.

After coming out, Li Qing immediately strode forward and supported her.