Struck Without Warning

The car was moving very slowly.

The technology in the Earth Oil Realm is not as advanced as that on Earth, and radio technology is only just emerging.

Therefore, it took Li Qi and his group several days to reach the territory of the Polar Industries Company.

As soon as they got off the bus, the group looked at the snow-covered landscape.

That really is the polar region.

Fortunately, everyone possessed cultivation and was not afraid of the cold.

However, this is also a city. Li Qi and the others only got off the bus outside the city. There were buildings all around, but no one was around. They must have all been dismissed.

As soon as he landed, Li Qi felt a massive surge of energy rushing towards him.

He immediately pulled out a willow branch and waved it in the air!

With a loud crack, the surrounding air suddenly began to recede, clearly startled by the sound of the whip.

Li Qi naturally knew the reason.

His willow branch contained the divine aura of Great Shaman. Although the whip was not of high rank, only an eighth-grade weapon, it still inspired awe among the disciples of the Wushen Mountain.

With a lash of his whip, Li Qi shouted, "Junior Brother, why don't you show yourself?"

He immediately called me his junior brother, which gave him an advantage.

If they truly acknowledge each other as fellow disciples, then according to the etiquette of Shaman Path, the other party would have to bow down.

"Haha, how long have you been a disciple that you dare to ask me to call you senior brother? How about we set up our lineage and rank you by seniority?" At this moment, a figure emerged from the road not far away.

Shen Shuibi glanced at it and said to Li Qi, "It's fake."

Li Qi said to Bai Di, "Bai Di, go."

"I dare not disobey the young master's command," Bai Di said.

Then, he made his move.

The longsword was drawn from its sheath with a sharp, swift strike!

Like a white goose skimming across the sky, swift yet deadly, the figure that emerged was instantly shredded!

Only after the figure shattered could one hear the sonic booms in the air.

Bai Di was a genius martial artist who was just a little bit away from advancing to the eighth rank of martial arts. His strength could be said to have reached the limit among the ninth rank.

He only needs to comprehend the Martial Way Divine Intent to advance to the eighth rank.

However, after that figure shattered, countless figures could be seen emerging from the surrounding houses.

They all look exactly the same.

They were all ordinary, unassuming people.

This place has been completely shrouded in illusion!

"Haha! Junior brother, you attacked right away. Didn't you say you wanted to negotiate with me? You attacked without warning. Are you afraid of me? Or is negotiation just an excuse, and you were planning to strike first? Are you full of schemes and plots?" Countless figures spoke at once, their voices echoing through the surrounding buildings.

This fortune teller is very confident.

The illusion of the crowd, created with the power of Human Path, was further complicated by his causal interference, making it impossible for a ninth-rank Shaman to distinguish it.

If the opponent can't find the answer, then take the first step. Either admit that you are not as good as them and then fall into other traps, or you can only break the deadlock by force.

Breaking the deadlock by force would be incredibly humiliating and would also be limited by his other arrangements.

At that point, victory would be assured.

He smiled as he looked around at everything.

However, to everyone's surprise, a woman next to Shaman whispered in his ear, "Judging from its texture, it is smooth and soft, neither hurried nor impatient, but in reality, it does not match the appearance. The overall formation is as straight as a thrown gun, as fast as a taut string. Therefore, it is clear that it is all fake. In this case, the momentum follows the shape and returns to the beginning. Where is the hiding point of this illusion formation?"

"They're all fake. The real one is there," Shen Shuibi concluded, then used her Daoist magic to mark Bai Di.

Bai Di nodded his thanks, and then, sword shadows flew everywhere!

But suddenly, a shadow appeared in the air!

The shadow was exactly the same as Bai Di, also wielding a sword, and instantly appeared behind Bai Di, slashing down fiercely!

Bai Di deftly deflected the shadow's blade, using the blade to lightly parry the downward slash. At the same time, he stepped forward, his knee slamming into the shadow's groin, instantly closing the distance and crashing into the shadow's embrace. Simultaneously, he twisted the shadow's calf with his leg.

Shadow was hit in the chest by Bai Di's shoulder, and at the same time his leg was tripped and he fell to the ground, but he reacted quickly. He swung his sword in one hand, forcing Bai Di to stop him from pursuing, and with his other hand on the ground, he half-knelt down, did a back roll, stood up again, created distance, and got back into a fighting stance.

"What is this?" Bai Di frowned.

But at the same time, the sword-wielding figure launched another attack.

Bai Di could not ignore such an attack, and although unwilling, they had no choice but to fight back.

Swords flashed and clanged, the sounds of metal clashing echoing endlessly as the two sides fought fiercely, neither gaining the upper hand.

"Shadow? Ah, this Technique Method is called 'Mirror'." Shen Shuibi immediately recognized it.

"What is that?" Li Qi asked.

For the time being, Bai Di doesn't seem to be in any danger, but the opponent's methods are still unclear.

"Jian is a mirror. Ancient books say that this is a method of your Shaman Path. The Si Xuan clan is in charge of using the Fu Sui to obtain bright fire from the sun and the Jian to obtain Pure Water from the moon for the purpose of offering sacrifices."

"His Technique Method is derived from this object. It should be based on the idea of projecting the bright moon to create a fake body that is exactly the same as the other party," Shen Shuibi explained.

"Then how do we break this?" Li Qi asked after Shen Shuibi finished speaking.

Shen Shuibi leaned close to her ear and whispered the solution.

Li Qi nodded in satisfaction, then stretched out his hand, and wood energy surged forth.

This wisp of wood energy is the Azure Dragon Spirit Qi collected in spring.

Then, it was ignited with a wisp of Vermilion Bird's divine energy.

Qi of Flourishing Fire, use a wooden bell to extinguish it.

Dragon Star is the essence of wood. It appears in the east in spring, and the heart is the peak of fire, hence the prohibition of fire.

The wood element of late spring is manifested in Chen (辰) and gives rise to fire.

Such Fire Qi can cloud judgment.

But then Li Qi used his Technique Method to draw Fire Qi from wood energy. Instantly, bright light spread around, the shadow was dispersed, and the mirror was disturbed.

This is a battle of wits, where each side uses their own methods to break the other's Technique Method.

Because both Li Qi and the other diviner knew that once one side's Technique Method took effect, the outcome of the battle would be decided instantly.

They all possessed the Technique Method Wushen Mountain, which was incredibly powerful.

However, Li Qi glanced at the rabbit and smiled.

With Shen Shuibi around, it's like having a cheat code during battles. The rabbit is knowledgeable and has very sharp eyes, which basically makes it invincible.

With the shadows dispersed, Bai Di was immediately free to use his hands.

Then, seizing the opportunity, he immediately rushed to the array eye marked by Shen Shuibi. His sword light shone brightly, like a needle piercing a balloon, breaking it.

Countless figures scattered all around.

The illusion array then disappeared.

Seeing this, Li Qi shouted, "Junior brother, do you still want to fight? What other tricks do you have up your sleeve? Why not use them all!"

"Don't call me junior brother." But then the fortune teller walked out with a gloomy expression.

"Your skills are too weak; you're not worthy to be my senior brother. I thought you were at least a ninth-rank cultivator, but it turns out you haven't even reached that rank yet. You only managed to break through thanks to that woman." The diviner stepped forward, looking exactly the same as before. "Why don't you rely on your own strength and have a match with me?"

Seeing this, Li Qi chuckled and said, "What, are you envious?"

After saying that, he deliberately put his arm around Lou Shen Shuibi to show intimacy.

Shen Shuibi did not resist; she just looked at Li Qi with some concern.

That expression showed she was genuinely worried.

But Li Qi didn't notice.

He immediately released Shen Shuibi and stepped forward. "So, junior brother, doesn't your throat hurt from standing there talking? Why don't you come a few steps forward and we sit down to talk?"

"It's still fake," Shen Shuibi reminded her again, "But this time there's a real object inside."

"Bai Di," Li Qi said to Bai Di.

Bai Di nodded and suddenly swung his hand downwards.

The sword is drawn.

This time it's a flying sword.

But then the sword shot out, its Sword Qi like thunder, its Sword Intent sweeping over, and it actually transformed into a giant beast in the air, with jade in its mouth and armor on its body, and it had also activated a trace of divine energy!

This sword is also Law Treasure, Ninth Rank Magic Treasure bestowed upon Bai Di by the Bai family, the Xiezhi Sword, which contains a trace of Xie Zhi's divine energy.

The Xie Zhi is a mythical beast with bright, piercing eyes that can distinguish between loyalty and treachery; this is called "enlightenment".

A horn growing on the forehead, unbending and unyielding, is called 'upright'.

This is the sword of righteousness; once a target is identified, the sword will surely strike, and if it misses, it will not retreat.

It seems that after hearing Shen Shuibi's words that "there is a physical entity inside," Bai Di also knew that things inside might not be simple, so he did not personally venture into danger, but instead attacked with the giant beast formed from his Sword Qi.

"Young master, you can't keep up the act any longer!" The illusion shouted and burst open, revealing a person with the aura of Human Path. With all his might, he pushed the Xiezhi Sword away.

The Xiezhi Sword was pushed away, but it did not fall to the ground. Instead, it circled in an arc and turned to stab the target again.

Bai Di immediately stepped forward and engaged the man in a fierce battle.

The surrounding buildings collapsed one after another, creating chaos.

But at this moment, Li Qi began to take the initiative.

He sensed it himself.

The location of that diviner.

After the illusion was broken, the progress bar clearly indicated the other party's location.

Therefore, Li Qi took the initiative.

"Tch..." That man spat.

"You won unfairly today; you won because of that woman." After saying that, he actually... ran away.

That's right, they ran away.

Li Qi clearly saw a gate to a new world open, and the other person simply left this world.

Bu Ren is not good at head-on combat. Shaman is also a martial arts Shaman. Fighting him would be a sign of a loss of mind. It would be better to just run away.

Li Qi stood there, stunned.

Did we win?

On the other side, the ninth-rank Human Path had already been slain by the sword.

Bai Di was far stronger than his opponent and also possessed Law Artifact, so this result was not unexpected.

"Haha, as expected, I won without even using my Trump Card," Li Qi laughed, looking quite pleased with himself.

Even this diviner was no match for him.

"Bai Di! Well done. Go prepare the carriage, we're heading back!" Li Qi was very pleased and beckoned to Bai Di, giving him his instructions.

Bai Di naturally complied.

Soon, the world was in an uproar.

Polar Industries was defeated and was acquired by Zhang's Industries.

Li Qi and his entourage received extremely high honors.

As the president of Zhang's Industrial Company was promoted to the eighth rank, Li Qi was naturally treated as an honored guest.

The whole world now knows the name 'Li Qi'.

However, Li Qi didn't care about Zhang Le's low rank of eighth grade, because that was all the Zhang Le could do in his life, while he had a bright future ahead of him.

He even manipulated the Heavenly Dao of this world.

He is invincible in this world.

A week later, Li Qi sat on top of a tall building.

The scenery here is exceptional, the decorations are luxurious, and there's even a rooftop swimming pool.

Li Qi had just finished his cultivation and was relaxing here, sitting on a recliner, standing alone on the rooftop.

"Bai Di, pour me a glass of water." Li Qi raised his hand and stretched out.

However, Bai Di did not hand it to him this time.

Li Qi was somewhat puzzled.

Bai Di usually comes whenever he's called, so what's wrong with him now?

So he was somewhat displeased, stood up, and scolded, "Bai Di! What's going on!"

But still, nobody paid any attention to him.

Just as he stood up, Li Qi suddenly felt a little dizzy.

Where is he? Even if Bai Di wasn't there, shouldn't he have other servants around him?

Where is Shen Shuibi? And what happened to the rabbit?

Wait, why... is there no sun on the horizon?

A series of questions arose.

Just then, a sigh seemed to come from the horizon.

At this moment, Li Qi noticed that a piece of paper had suddenly appeared on the table next to him.

He walked over, picked it up, and found this line of text written on it.

"When did you start addressing Bai Di directly instead of Brother Bai?"

Upon reading this sentence, Li Qi was instantly drenched in a cold sweat.

Right, when did I start calling Bai Di by his full name?

When did I start to become so arrogant?

Upon realizing this, Li Qi felt as if he had been doused with a bucket of water.

From when?

Was I taken in as an apprentice by the Great Shaman?

Have you witnessed battles between Demon King?

Also, when did I start asking Shen Shuibi questions whenever something happened? During that previous battle, I didn't use my brain at all; I just gave orders and asked questions.

No, this isn't me!

Who gave you this reminder?

Li Qi suddenly remembered all the strange things he had encountered before.

It's all because of... arrogance?

One's own arrogance is a weakness.

Arrogance clouded his judgment.

He seems to really see himself as a high and mighty 'young master,' and doesn't treat the people below him as human beings anymore.

He even looked down on Shen Shuibi.

How dare he? He doesn't have the qualifications.

After breaking out in a cold sweat, Li Qi immediately sat down cross-legged, closed his eyes, and reflected on his actions.

These are not true.

However, he now recalled the subtle glances Shen Shuibi gave him in the illusion.

The problem here is definitely not the problem with the creation of this illusion.

But in any case, this Technique Method should be rooted in the weakness of his Dao heart.

That is, his arrogance, which has suddenly inflated recently.

He was successful and popular, admired by all sorts of influential figures, and had a beautiful woman by his side. The whole world had to respect him, and everyone who saw him had to call him "Young Master".

That's been the case these days, hasn't it?

Even Li Qi, living like this, couldn't help but become a little arrogant.

"Is this my weakness... my recent arrogance?" Li Qi learned his lesson and began to reflect.

It's not too late.