A thick blue mist emanated from Mist Star Cold Woman's body; the Withered Green Divine Pill quickly restored her health. She remained silent for a moment, then said to Li Qiang, "Our grudges are now wiped clean. I won't thank you, and I will never hate you again."
Li Qiang then realized that Mist Star Cold Woman had been holding a grudge against him ever since he destroyed her secluded place. His intervention to save Li Qiang was almost instinctive; he hadn't expected it to resolve Mist Star Cold Woman's hatred towards him.
Li Qiang said nonchalantly, "It is my good fortune to receive the Master's forgiveness."
In fact, even if Li Qiang didn't give Mist Star Cold Woman Pill, Mist Star Cold Woman could recover quickly with her profound cultivation. However, she would still harbor resentment towards Li Qiang, and Li Qiang would be completely unaware of her resentment. If Mist Star Cold Woman were to secretly retaliate, he would suffer a great loss.
Heavenly Fire Xuanchi was also severely injured. He took a short breath and roared as he charged forward again.
Few ancient immortals were willing to fight Fire Maniac. This guy, relying on the protection of the Heavenly Nuo God, fought Fengzi madman, practically reckless. That was the reason why Tianzhen was unwilling to fight him.
Countless fist-sized fireballs, accompanied by the Fire Maniac's roar, swept across the sky and burned everything in their path.
Li Qiang shouted, "Do we still want to enter the Ancient God Repository? If we want to go in, the three of you will have to work together!"
He turned and flew back to Qian Shanyong's side, hiding in the divine light of the Wrath of the Heavenly God; he didn't want to get involved for the time being.
Qian Shanyong shook his head and sighed, "Brother, you're really bold. We should try to make as few moves as possible in the Ancient God Repository. Alas, the difference in our strength is too great."
Li Qiang laughed, "Strike when the iron is hot, don't hesitate. Hehe, Brother Qian, are you scared? You have the Wrath of the Heavenly God, enough to fight back..."
Xuan Long chuckled from the side, "He's not afraid, he's just overthinking things."
Chiming suddenly shouted, "Look!"
The Mist Star Cold Woman spun rapidly through the air, and palm-sized Ice Crystal crystals appeared out of thin air. She shouted in a delicate voice, " Tianzhen! Tianqu! How dare you watch?"
Tianqu turned and flew upwards, while Tianzhen turned downwards. The two brothers instinctively moved aside, infuriating Mist Star Cold Woman, who angrily scolded, "You two damned things..."
Clusters of flames and flakes of Ice Crystal created a spectacular sight in space. Chiming shouted, "Wow, this is amazing! Attack! Attack harder! Haha!"
Under the protection of the Wrath of the Heavenly God, he danced and cheered as if watching a spectacular performance.
Li Qiang couldn't help but slap him, " Xiao Ming, don't go crazy!" and the book
The fireball emitted by Fire Maniac was actually a purple, Brilliant Swift Heavenly Fire. Li Qiang was also a master of fire manipulation, so he could clearly perceive its power.
He was astonished that the Fire Maniac could produce so many Heavenly Fire, and that each Heavenly Fire was genuine, not a fake Heavenly Fire. Li Qiang admitted that he could not reach that level.
The Xuanbing Crystal that flew out by Mist Star Cold Woman was in no way inferior to Fire Maniac's Heavenly Fire. It was a treasure she had cultivated by collecting the essence of Yinlong Mystic Qi and combining it with the Seven Mystic Pearls. It was also a substance with extreme attributes.
She felt helpless; this kind of struggle was the last thing she wanted to see. Two substances with extreme properties colliding were like igniting a powerful explosive—an explosion was inevitable.
Li Qiang knew the power of Mystic Qi and Heavenly Fire, so he shouted, "Brother Qian, let's retreat!"
Qian Shanyong also sensed something was wrong. He activated the Wrath of the Heavenly God and retreated rapidly. However, the environment here prevented him from retreating too far. There were many strange restrictions nearby, and if he fell into one, he would be in big trouble. So he stopped after retreating a certain distance and strengthened the protection of the Wrath of the Heavenly God.
Fire Maniac is a Fengzi; he doesn't care about any of that. Even severely injured, he still recklessly unleashes Heavenly Fire, forcing Mist Star to fight him.
The Mystic Qi and the Heavenly Fire met in an instant, dazzling white light flashed, and a series of explosions rang out, forcing Qian Shanyong to retreat again and again with everyone else.
Mist Star Cold Woman took a risk and teleported backward. With her superb cultivation, she transformed into a ball of starlight and suddenly disappeared. In an instant, she reappeared ten kilometers away.
She was just injured and didn't want to fight again, so she had no choice but to risk hiding.
Fire Maniac hadn't expected Mist Star to dodge, and he plunged headlong into the circle of explosions.
Chiming chuckled, "That Fire Maniac too fierce! Goodness, everyone else moved aside but he still barged in. He's in for it now, haha."
The terrifying roar of the Fire Maniac actually suppressed the sound of the explosion. More Heavenly Fire surged from his body, sweeping away the remaining Mystic Qi in the blink of an eye.
He looked around in a daze. Although he wasn't seriously injured, he had suffered some losses, which made him even more agitated.
Li Qiang was puzzled. How could Fire Maniac, with such high cultivation, be so impulsive?
Fire Maniac spotted Qian Shanyong and the others at a glance, roared, and turned to charge over.
Xuan Long shouted, "Watch out! He's coming for us!"
Qian Shanyong shouted, " Wood Dragon, you protect them, I'll hold them off!"
Li Qiang's divine eyes swept around the surroundings, and he said, "We must hold him off..." He saw Tianzhen and Tianqu setting up a restriction, which seemed to be a kind of restriction formation to trap people.
Qian Shanyong charged forward first, while Xuan Long hesitated slightly.
Li Qiang brandished the Ninefold Evolving Gilt and shouted, "Brother Qian can't do it alone, let's all go together! Xiao Ming..."
Chiming gave a strange smile and flashed to the side and upward.
Li Qiang smiled. Seeing Chiming's furtive manner, he knew he was going to launch a sneak attack. He confidently darted out from Qian Shanyong's side.
Xuan Long slightly waved his hands, and seven thin golden ropes appeared and disappeared around his body, flying out from the other side of Qian Shanyong.
A ball of purple Heavenly Fire speed. Qian Shanyong shouted, "Well done!" Two sharp horns of the Wrath of the Heavenly God emerged from his shoulders. With his shout, a rumbling sound distorted the surrounding space, and a dazzling golden phantom formed in front of Qian Shanyong.
He shouted again, "Go!" The golden phantom, like a cannonball, hurtled towards the incoming Heavenly Fire.
Li Qiang quickly circled behind Fire Maniac, and the Ninefold Evolving Gilt Flowed into a golden light. He casually made a hand seal, and the golden light of the Ninefold Evolving Gilt Flowed into a sky full of golden stars. Looking at it, it was like the setting sun reflecting on the sea, with thousands of golden points shimmering.
Li Qiang shouted excitedly, waving his arms and legs. " Golden Wave! I'll chop!"
Chiming, watching from above, was overjoyed.
Xuan Long formed Immortal Spirit Instruction, and seven golden chains flew out from his hand. He was the most cautious among them, and since he was the only one without a divine artifact, he planned to use this immortal artifact to slow down Fire Maniac's movements.
Fire Maniac hadn't expected this group to swarm him, but he didn't care and still roared as he charged forward. The explosion had left him in a daze, and an inexplicable anger made his eyes bloodshot.
He casually tossed out a large ball of Brilliant Swift Heavenly Fire. This ball of Brilliant Swift Heavenly Fire was sealed with a restriction, so it would immediately explode upon encountering any obstacle, turning into countless fine Heavenly Fire needles that could burn everything in its path. This was an extremely insidious move.
However, Fire Maniac never expected that his opponent was using a fire-elemental artifact, which was completely immune to Heavenly Fire. With a loud bang, the ball of Heavenly Fire instantly transformed into countless purple fire needles, densely enveloping him.
Fortunately, the artifact's power was extraordinary, leaving no gaps whatsoever.
Qian Shanyong. He felt a tremendous force pressing down on him, making him feel weak all over. He struggled desperately to resist, knowing full well that if the Heavenly Fire were to penetrate the protection of the Wrath of the Heavenly God, he would be badly injured even if he didn't die.
The Fire Maniac roared and unleashed a string of fist-sized Heavenly Fire Purple Flower in mid-air, attempting to break through Qian Shanyong's protective barrier.
Li Qiang's Ninefold Evolving Gilt Flowing Star transformed into a golden star and immediately appeared in front, blocking Zi Hua's path; Xuan Long's seven golden ropes also quickly wrapped around her.
Fire Maniac then realized something was wrong; these little guys were surprisingly troublesome. He shouted, and a dazzling red light shone forth. His protective Heavenly Fire Shield suddenly expanded, and heat radiated outwards. Fortunately, this was outer space; if it were the surface of a planet, even the air would probably catch fire.
Li Qiang was also an expert in playing with fire. The golden stars transformed from the Ninefold Evolving Gilt Flowing were like falling sparks. After touching the Heavenly Fire Purple Flower, they silently enveloped it.
Li Qiang quietly summoned the Fire Essence again. In the Extremely Profound Ice Eye, the Fire Essence had almost exhausted all its energy to help Li Qiang break through the Profound Ice. It had been lurking helplessly on the Evolving Incantation Divine Armor. When it received Li Qiang's summons, it was very unwilling. It had just peeked out a little shadow on Li Qiang's right arm when it sensed the Heavenly Fire outside. It immediately became excited and slid out along the golden stars of the Ninefold Evolving Gilt Armor, instantly devouring the Heavenly Fire.
After Ninefold Evolving Gilt returned to protect him, Li Qiang appeared in front of Fire Maniac, surrounded by a golden light.
Fire Maniac was extremely surprised. He had never seen such a way to neutralize Heavenly Fire, silently annihilating all of his Heavenly Fire Purple Flower.
He opened his goldfish eyes wide, casually brushed aside the golden rope that Xuan Long had shot at him, and asked in surprise, "Boy, who are you?"
Before Li Qiang could answer, Chiming's sneak attack arrived. Yeqi Dragon Claw roared down from above.
Li Qiang was overjoyed and suddenly split into two, with Li Qiang appearing in all directions in the air, each wielding the Ninefold Evolving Gilt Flowing Sword and rushing towards him.
Fire Maniac cried out, " External Avatar?" In that moment of distraction, the dazzling golden light emanating from Yeqi Dragon Claw slammed into him.
Caught off guard, Huo Chi was struck hard by Ye Qi's dragon claw.
Li Qiang's avatar suddenly vanished, Ninefold Evolving Gilt transformed into a golden dragon, sweeping across his waist.
Xuan Long had already retrieved the golden rope. He shouted and mustered all his strength to throw a punch in mid-air. Seven circles of white light flew out from his arm, each circle containing a sharp spike. These were the barbed blades stuck in his back, one of his signature moves.
Only Qian Shanyong was still struggling; he was terrified of these cultivated Heavenly Fire Needles.
Mist Star Cold Woman had already flown back. Due to her status, she could not intervene again. Seeing the four people's coordinated attack, she was quite shocked, especially Li Qiang and Chiming, who were even more terrifying. The divine artifacts they used were rarely seen even by ancient immortals.
She hesitated for a moment, but finally refrained from making a move.
Fire Maniac managed to withstand the impact of the attack, even though he was struck by the Yeqi Dragon Claw. He roared and threw a red cloud upwards, forcefully pushing aside the illusory image of the Yeqi Dragon Claw. His left hand suddenly reached out, and a huge red hand materialized to meet the golden dragon transformed by the flying Ninefold Evolving Gilt. At the same time, he expanded the protective red light around his body once again.
He fought against three opponents single-handedly, showing no sign of fear.
Watching from the sidelines, Mist Star Cold Woman secretly admired him. This guy truly lived up to his reputation as Fengzi. Attacking with two divine artifacts simultaneously, any ancient immortal with even a modicum of sense wouldn't dare to fight head-on.
She couldn't help but feel remorseful; she shouldn't have fought with someone like that. She had been too impulsive.
The Yeqi Dragon Claw is Chiming's most powerful move right now. Although it is only the most basic attack method of the Yeqi Dragon Staff, its power should not be underestimated.
Yeqi Dragon Claw descended again, striking the red cloud with a deafening explosion that shook the heavens.
The golden dragon transformed from Li Qiang's Ninefold Evolving Gilt slashed fiercely at the crimson hand.
Fire Maniac's biggest mistake was underestimating Xuan Long's cultivation level. The barbed blade stuck in Xuan Long's back was a rare treasure called the Form-Slaying Spike, which was extremely powerful. In addition, Xuan Long's cultivation level was extremely high; the title of Luo Heaven High Immortal was earned through his strength.
Fire Maniac barely managed to withstand the attacks from Chiming and Li Qiang, using only his protective red aura to defend against Xuan Long's Form-Slaying Spike, but ended up suffering a great loss.
Seeing that the Form-Slaying Spike easily pierced through the protective red light, Fire Maniac shouted and his body burst into intense purple Heavenly Fire.
Everyone knew that Fire Maniac had no time to dodge; the Form-Slaying Spike through his body like lightning.
Tianzhen and Tianqu, seeing this from afar, were terrified. Tianzhen shouted, "Don't hurt him!"
Mist Star Cold Woman was also startled; she hadn't expected that the four of them could injure Fire Maniac so easily.
Xuan Long was stunned. He waved his hand to Form-Slaying Spike, but Li Qiang and Chiming were already unable to stop.
As Fire Maniac was injured, the red clouds above him vanished, Yeqi Dragon Claw fiercely grabbed Fire Maniac, causing countless Heavenly Fire to shoot out from his body.
Even more terrifying, Li Qiang's Ninefold Evolving Gilt Flowed, slashing Fire Maniac at Huo Chi almost simultaneously.
A piercing scream rang out as Li Qiang and Chiming's attack sent Fire Maniac crashing to the ground, the air filled with floating, Brilliant Swift Heavenly Fire.
Everyone was stunned, watching Fire Maniac downwards, and no one thought to continue the attack.
Chiming, Li Qiang, and Xuan Long didn't believe they could succeed so easily, but Tianzhen, Tianqu, and Mist Star knew that they had offended a very powerful figure, namely Heavenly Nuo God.
Qian Shanyong shouted, "Help me!"
Li Qiang turned his head and saw it, shouting, "Brother Qian, hold on, I'll take back the Heavenly Fire." He then released the Fire Essence.
It was a transparent wave, its shape completely indistinguishable. Soon, the transparent Fire Essence swept away the Brilliant Swift Heavenly Fire in the air. When it flew back, its transparent body had turned deep purple.
Following the golden light of the Ninefold Evolving Gilt Flowing Jade, it skillfully returned to Li Qiang's Evolving Incantation Divine Armor, quietly attaching itself to Li Qiang's chest and contentedly lying dormant.
Tianzhen and Tianqu flew back. Tianzhen looked in the direction where Fire Maniac had disappeared and said with a bitter smile, "Sigh, I'm so pitiful... Cold Woman... how come you can't even handle this simple thing? We just need to set up the barrier and temporarily trap him... Sigh, you know who Heavenly Nuo God..."
Mist Star Cold Woman said coldly, "Who knew Fire Maniac would go berserk and attack them? Hmph, I didn't expect this guy to be so useless. I don't care if he dies! So what if Heavenly Nuo God comes?"
Tianqu shook his head and sighed, "It's already this chaotic before we've even entered the Ancient God Repository. You guys should save your energy."
Chiming, "Interesting. Didn't you want to defeat Fire Maniac? Why are you all unhappy now that we've defeated him? You're all sighing and complaining. You..." He almost said, "Are you all sick?" However, given the vast difference in strength, he kept quiet.
Tianqu explained, "When ancient immortals fought, they usually left themselves some room to maneuver. Their most powerful method was imprisonment, not attacking like you do."
Xuan Long shook his head in frustration; he hadn't expected to succeed so easily. He hovered silently in the air, a hint of unease on his face. He glanced at Li Qiang, and couldn't help but be surprised. Li Qiang listened to the crowd's discussion with an air of nonchalance, seemingly unconcerned.
Chiming, equally nonchalant, casually remarked, "Being less skilled... serves you right!"
Li Qiang said dismissively, "The rules of the ancient immortals don't apply to us... Since he attacked us juniors on his own initiative, humph, I agree with Xiao Ming's statement, he deserved it! If we were the ones who were beaten down, who would stand up for us?"
He was just as excited as Chiming to have defeated Fire Maniac. At least he knew that the four of them working together could rival the ancient immortals, even though Fire Maniac had been defeated because of carelessness.
Qian Shanyong fear, "Don't underestimate Fire Maniac. If he calms down, we might not be able to handle him." He knew this best; Fire Maniac had forced him into a state of restraint with just a ball of Heavenly Fire. He knew he was no match for him and couldn't help but remind everyone.
Li Qiang said, "It seems like everyone's got a lot of free time, right... Why aren't we getting going?"
Reminded, Tianzhen hurriedly said, "Let's go quickly, we don't have much time left."
Tianqu said, " Tianzhen, you lead everyone in first. I'll set up a barrier behind us and then follow shortly."
Tianzhen flew towards Huanhu Star first, with Li Qiang and Chiming following closely behind.
With a wave of her hand, Mist Star enveloped Qian Shanyong and Xuan Long in a Blue Light, then followed them. She no longer dared to underestimate these four little ones; their combined strength in beating Fire Maniac to the point of near death was truly astonishing.
As Huanhu Star grew larger and larger, Li Qiang's divine eyes could clearly see layers of terrifying restrictions. He sighed, "If you don't understand the restrictions here, it's impossible to pass through..."
A cautious look appeared on Tianzhen's face. He remained silent and led the two of them to avoid the restriction.
Li Qiang noticed that Tianzhen seemed very familiar with the environment, skillfully leading them past one restriction after another, while he silently memorized the way in.
The group went up and down, turning left and right as they circled in the air.
Tianqu followed closely behind, constantly casting spells to create barriers and block the path in.
Suddenly, a sharp roar faintly came from behind. Chiming in surprise, "That Fire Maniac is actually chasing us? Impressive! Impressive! We can't even kill him..."
Tianzhen led the two forward quickly, stealing a moment to say, "Kill him? That's almost impossible. At most, we can severely injure him or imprison him... Watch out, stay close to me!" He darted around a barrier and added, "At our level, life-or-death battles are highly taboo."
Li Qiang said, "That's a taboo among you ancient immortals, isn't it? Does it apply to other people as well?"
Chiming muttered, "What strange rules, what a bunch of ridiculous taboos."
"Others? Who?" the Tianzhen asked, puzzled.
Li Qiang said, "Cultivators or ordinary people."
Naïve and dismissive, Tianzhen said, "They're not on the same level. What's there to be taboo about? Besides, we wouldn't bother associating with them. They're not interesting." He was speaking the truth.
Li Qiang thought it made sense. With the strength of these ancient immortals, they were indeed completely unrelated to mortals. Even among cultivators, the gap between them was vast.
Soon, the group ventured deep into the central region of the three Huanhu Star, where they could clearly see three enormous stars: one below, one to the upper right, and one in front.
Tianzhen said, "We must fly to the sky above that planet ahead. There's a hidden passage there. Since it's already open, there's no danger. But everyone be careful; the passage is very narrow, so don't touch the barriers on the sides."
The passage being described as narrow is relative. Li Qiang estimated its width as he passed through; it was a full kilometer wide, not exactly narrow. As long as one didn't fight in the passage, there was no danger. Of course, if a fight broke out, the width would be insufficient to move around, and a slight misstep could result in bumping into the barriers on the side.
This is a straight passage, almost brushing against the atmosphere of the Huanhu Star.
Tianzhen had relaxed considerably; once they got here, entering the Ancient God Repository wouldn't be a problem. He chuckled, "I didn't expect the Heavenly Nuo God to find Huanhu Star. That guy is quite Divine Ability; even the ancient immortals didn't know much about this escape route."
Chiming asked with a grin, "Old... uh, senior, why are you so afraid of that High Person Yuangu?"
There were two people Tianzhen feared most in his life: High Person Boju and High Person Yuangu. Chiming's words touched a nerve, and he glared at him, saying, "Boy, what did you say?"
Upon realizing this, Chiming immediately changed his tune, saying, "Ah, no... I didn't say anything."
Li Qiang chuckled and quickly changed the subject, asking, "If we go out through the passage, will we arrive at the Ancient God Repository?"
Tianzhen said with a straight face, "Don't mention them! I'll beat you up!" He paused before saying, "We'll see the Ancient God Repository soon after we go out, but getting in won't be easy. Hmph, I reckon there are already a lot of ancient immortals waiting there."
Li Qiang and Chiming were both very curious; they couldn't imagine what the Ancient God Repository looked like.
After flying for most of the day, the group finally flew out of the passage.
The scorching sun beat down on everyone. Li Qiang stared in astonishment, never expecting that the Ancient God Repository inside a star, a star like the sun, where such a miracle could exist. After a long while, he said, "No wonder ordinary immortals can't enter..." In his mind, a star could not hide anything; the temperature there was comparable to the Brilliant Swift Heavenly Fire.
Tianzhen looked at the star and said, "That's Xinbo! The Ancient God Repository is heavily sealed inside." He sighed, "Countless ancient immortals have tried to explore it, but it's too difficult. Even a slight deficiency in power is fatal; they simply can't get in. And even if they do, they have to face various Ancient God Restriction and scorching flames... Another round of opening of the Ancient God Repository is upon us; who knows what will happen?"
Li Qiang squinted and looked at it. The so-called Xinbo was very similar to the sun. Its surface was covered with rolling heat waves and crimson lava was slowly flowing. From time to time, he could see jets of fire bursting out like fountains.
Even Li Qiang, an expert in handling fire, couldn't help but feel a sense of fear; Xinbo seemed like a place no human being should go.
Tianqu was the last to arrive. He said, "The passage is closed, Fire Maniac can't get through for the time being."
Qian Shanyong and Xuan Long both looked very serious. They were also worried about Xinbo. Immortals usually avoid places like Hengxing because the temperature there is hard for immortal artifacts to withstand. They hadn't expected the Ancient God Repository to be there.
Mist Star Cold Woman watched calmly; she had been there before, so she wasn't surprised at all. She said casually, "We have to go around to the other side of Xinbo; there's a restriction on entry and exit there."
Li Qiang had been examining the area carefully when he suddenly exclaimed, "Look!"
In the far distance, faint golden light flickered. Tianqu asked in confusion, "Why are there so many people this time?"