The Vortex Crystal Passage immediately closed, Flamefire Flowing Crystal ceased their calm flow. Bubbles began to rise from the ground, and gradually, more and more bubbles appeared, causing the Flamefire Flowing Crystal to boil.
Apart from the Half-Moon Platform, Flamefire Flowing Crystal from all directions, with heat surging towards the Half-Moon Platform like a raging torrent.
Li Qiang knew that the Vortex Crystal Passage had changed. Instead of being surprised, he was delighted. He calmly spread the Ninefold Evolving Gilt Cloth around his body and let the Fire Essence come out to absorb the terrifying heat wave.
He sat cross-legged on the Half-Moon Platform, intending to observe the changes after the passage was activated, and quietly wait for the Vortex Crystal Passage to reopen.
With the Primordial Realm as his backing, he was no longer afraid of these strange and unusual changes.
Flamefire Flowing Crystal gradually formed dense vortexes, Li Qiang noticed that the Half-Moon Platform began to shrink rapidly, and the space outside, formed by the Flamefire Flowing Crystal, became enormous. He felt as if he were sitting in a small boat, surrounded by a sea of fire formed by the Flamefire Flowing Crystal, with the rising heat creating a thunderous roar.
Li Qiang knew that he had shrunk along with the Half-Moon Platform. He had experienced such changes several times before, so he wasn't surprised.
Suddenly, the Half-Moon Platform began to rise, like a crescent-shaped pillar rising from the ground, with Li Qiang sitting at the top. The pillar stopped halfway up the ground, and soon the crescent-shaped pillar became translucent. Flamefire Flowing Crystal surged like ocean waves, and deafening roars filled the air.
Li Qiang calmly cast several protective Divine Spirit Instruction in succession; he had seen this kind of scene many times before. He remained seated on the Half-Moon Platform, awaiting an even greater impact; he knew this was only the beginning.
A silver line slowly rose from inside the translucent pillar, extending upwards little by little. The tip of the silver line emitted a dazzling light, illuminating the entire space.
Li Qiang suddenly sensed something was wrong, and he swiftly moved away. In the blink of an eye, the point of light rose to the Half-Moon Platform, shooting out countless silver needles of light like fireworks.
Li Qiang yelled, "Wow, that was close! I almost got hit in the butt!" Although he didn't know what it was, being hit by that thing must have felt terrible.
Flamefire Flowing Crystal surged from all directions towards the top of the Half-Moon Platform, and Li Qiang was also impacted by them.
Flamefire Flowing Crystal is a viscous substance. Li Qiang felt the Ninefold Evolving Gilt become heavier, and he was secretly surprised. He never expected that the Flamefire Flowing Crystal would have such great pressure.
The power of the Ninefold Evolving Gilt is different now than before. Since Li Qiang's realm stabilized at the Seven Star Heaven, the Ninefold Evolving Gilt has also stabilized. Li Qiang has mastered the most basic use of the divine artifact, but he needs to slowly explore the more advanced techniques.
The Ninefold Evolving Gilt is also known as the Nine Transformations. He can currently only master two changes at most and is exploring the possibility of the third change.
The viscous Flamefire Flowing Crystal enveloped Li Qiang and dragged him downwards. Li Qiang calmly detonated the first restriction placed on his body.
With a thunderous roar, countless golden rays shot out from his body, blasting the Flamefire Flowing Crystal into countless fragments. Before Li Qiang could move aside, another surge of Flamefire Flowing Crystal rushed towards him.
Li Qiang casually made a Divine Spirit Instruction, and his left hand suddenly lit up. He struck downwards with lightning speed, and the surging Flamefire Flowing Crystal exploded violently. The giant wave formed by the Flamefire Flowing Crystal did not pose a threat to him for the time being.
A sharp whistling sound suddenly came from not far away; it was a howling sound coming from the Half-Moon Platform.
Amidst his busy schedule, Li Qiang glanced at the Half-Moon Platform and was surprised to find that Half-Moon Platform had completely changed.
A circular pillar also rose from the gap in the Half-Moon Platform, and a small divine beast squatted on top of the pillar. It looked very much like the Guardian Divine Beast I had seen before, but it was only a little over a meter tall. It was also humanoid, with a bird's head and a very long, sharp beak.
It held a silver-white stick in its hand, with rings of silver light shooting from the tip toward the Half-Moon Platform. On the Half-Moon Platform, a bead floated in the air, emitting an extremely dazzling brilliance.
A thought flashed through Li Qiang's mind, "Could it be the Silver Divine Stone?" Without giving it much thought, he waved his hand and shot out the Ninefold Evolving Gilt. He paused slightly, and then the Ninefold Evolving Gilt pounced forward.
He was almost certain that this Guardian Divine Beast was not an ancient immortal, but a more powerful Guardian Divine Beast.
The first-generation Guardian Divine Beast was three meters tall. Tianzhen may have obtained the divine armor of the second-generation Guardian Divine Beast. The one-meter-tall Guardian Divine Beast that has appeared now should be the third generation, which means that this Guardian Divine Beast has even greater power.
Li Qiang was completely captivated by the silvery-white bead. He judged that even if it wasn't a silver divine stone, it was still a rare treasure. Since he had nothing else to do, he decided to snatch it first.
The Ninefold Evolving Gilt Flowing Light transformed into a net of light that enveloped the precious pearl, while Li Qiang casually unleashed a golden bolt of lightning that struck the Guardian Divine Beast directly.
The pearl suddenly shot upwards, its dazzling silver light transforming into thousands of silver needles that rained down on Li Qiang.
The Guardian Divine Beast let out a shrill cry, seemingly unable to leave the circular platform. The staff in its hand trembled slightly, and an arc-shaped protective shield appeared around it.
The protective shield was immediately struck by the golden lightning, and with a deafening roar, it dissipated into countless points of light. Unfortunately, Li Qiang didn't have time to unleash a second lightning bolt; the silver needles shot from the pearl had already struck the Ninefold Evolving Gilt.
The Ninefold Evolving Gilt split into two parts: one part protected the body, and the other part chased after the precious pearl.
Li Qiang hadn't expected the silver needles from the pearl to have such a powerful impact; he almost fell into the Flamefire Flowing Crystal.
He roared, Brilliant Swift Heavenly Fire erupted forth. This was the Heavenly Fire that Fire Maniac had cultivated, extremely pure, and contained enormous energy. The silver needles immediately scattered upon touching the Heavenly Fire.
The net of light formed by the Ninefold Evolving Gilt Flowing Jade had already enveloped the scattering silver orbs. Just as Li Qiang was about to retract it, the Guardian Divine Beast let out a sharp cry and finally moved. This Guardian Divine Beast wore silver Guardian Divine Armor and moved like a flowing silver thread. Li Qiang quickly retreated.
As the Guardian Divine Beast flew out, the boiling, roaring Flamefire Flowing Crystal suddenly calmed down, and crescent-shaped and circular pillars quickly fell.
Li Qiang understood that he had interrupted what the Guardian Divine Beast was doing.
The Guardian Divine Beast was extremely angry, shrieking and attacking Li Qiang frantically. Its sharp beak quickly changed from bright silver to a dark blue, and in an instant, it struck out thousands of times, each strike sending out a long triangular spike that was exactly the same as its beak.
The sharp beak strikes in one continuous motion. A single strike might not seem powerful, but thousands of strikes in an instant are no small matter, especially since each strike lands in the same spot, much like drilling a hole with an impact drill.
Li Qiang didn't expect the Guardian Divine Beast to attack only one point. Ninefold Evolving Gilt's protective light shield was immediately pierced, and Li Qiang fell backward as if he had been electrocuted.
Before he could react, the spikes shot from the sharp beak exploded.
Li Qiang was dazed and disoriented from the blast. Although he was not injured, this was the first time he had been so disheveled since he began cultivating to godhood. The Guardian Divine Beast had only used one attack to teach him a lesson in power.
As soon as Li Qiang regained his senses, he quickly hid. He realized he had been careless; living in the mortal world for a while had inadvertently diminished his vigilance.
He shook his head vigorously, quickly retrieved the Ninefold Evolving Gilt, and also put the precious pearl into the bracelet.
The Guardian Divine Beast was enraged; it seemed that the precious pearl was very important to it. It pointed its shakuhachi-long staff in all directions, and the Flamefire Flowing Crystal began to boil again.
Li Qiang was falling downwards when he was immediately engulfed by the Flamefire Flowing Crystal.
Using Heavenly Fire to force a large hole in the Flamefire Flowing Crystal, Li Qiang rapidly executed Divine Spirit Instruction, completing over twenty Divine Spirit Instruction in almost a second. He finally couldn't hold back his anger any longer.
As the Divine Spirit Instruction was completed, the Guardian Divine Beast seemed to sense something was wrong. It suddenly roared and rapidly drew lines in the air with the staff in its hand. Golden runes appeared out of thin air wherever it was drawn, and in the blink of an eye, dense runes surrounded its body, emitting a whistling sound.
When Li Qiang released the Divine Spirit Instruction in his hand, the Guardian Divine Beast's incantation was almost complete, but it was still a little short, and it cried out in frustration.
Because the Guardian Divine Beast sensed that Li Qiang was using a divine restriction, it knew how terrifying such a restriction was.
As the boiling Flamefire Flowing Crystal around them gradually subsided and the unfinished incantation began to dissipate, the Guardian Divine Beast despaired and quickly transformed into a streak of silver light to dodge into the air.
Finally, the restriction was activated, and the entire space shimmered with dazzling golden light, freezing the space itself. The Guardian Divine Beast seemed to be encased in ice.
Li Qiang shouted, and the two sections of the Ninefold Evolving Gilt merged into one, transforming into a sharp battle blade that swept across the battlefield.
The surging Flamefire Flowing Crystal were also fixed in mid-air, like a three-dimensional sculpture. Ninefold Evolving Gilt broke through the Flamefire Flowing Crystal, emitting a piercing and sharp sound.
Li Qiang didn't want to kill the Guardian Divine Beast. He knew that killing the Guardian Divine Beast in the temple would mean replacing it, and he didn't want to become a one-meter-tall beast; that would be too humiliating.
He had been enraged by the divine beast, and in a moment of rage, he unleashed the unique Divine Spirit Instruction of Beiye Pill Cauldron. This Divine Spirit Instruction was specifically used to imprison the alchemy chamber during alchemy, and he had also added an Ancient God Restriction to it. Using it in this not-so-large space, the effect was truly astonishing.
The Guardian Divine Beast's bird head swung rapidly, its sharp beak shooting out spikes upwards to create space for it to dodge.
Unfortunately, Ninefold Evolving Gilt's speed was simply too fast. Its body had only risen halfway when Ninefold Evolving Gilt's golden light arrived. The strike hit its calf, a blinding flash of golden light, and the Guardian Divine Beast let out a sharp scream. Although Ninefold Evolving Gilt couldn't break through the Guardian Divine Armor, this attack still severely damaged its vitality.
The Guardian Divine Beast suddenly threw out the silver staff in its hand, which hit the Half-Moon Platform straight down. A series of loud explosions were heard, and circles of silver light spread out, shattering the restrictions set up by Li Qiang.
At the same time, faint ripples appeared on the Flamefire Flowing Crystal wall.
Li Qiang sensed something was amiss. He withdrew the Ninefold Evolving Gilt and focused intently on the scene.
Li Qiang was horrified to discover that three silver Guardian Divine Beast had emerged from the Flamefire Flowing Crystal wall. He realized that he was doomed to lose this battle. The strength of the four silver Guardian Divine Beast was far beyond his ability to handle, especially since this was their territory in the Illusory God Main Hall.
Li Qiang suddenly laughed and said, "It's a pity that if I hadn't obtained the Primordial Realm, I might have been stuck here forever. Now... come with me... haha!"
In a one-on-one fight, Li Qiang wouldn't cheat and retreat to the Primordial Realm even when facing an extremely powerful silver Guardian Divine Beast. However, when all four Guardian Divine Beast came out together, he wouldn't hold back.
He made a hand seal and released a golden light that spread in all directions. In an instant, he brought four divine beasts to the Primordial Realm.
The four Guardian Divine Beast were stunned, realizing they had suddenly lost contact with the Illusory God Main Hall. Unlike the ancient immortals, once they left the Illusory God Main Hall, anywhere they went would be absolutely fatal to them.
Li Qiang led them directly to the surface of a desolate planet. He said calmly, "I may not be a match for you in the Illusory God Main Hall, but in the Primordial Realm, I'm in charge of everything!"
Li Qiang stood proudly before the four divine beasts. Once they reached the Primordial Realm, the four Guardian Divine Beast were like fish out of water. Even if it were a shark, it would only face certain death on land.
The four Guardian Divine Beast did not attack at all; they stood still, thick white mist rising from their bodies and rapidly swirling around them. At the same time, the four Guardian Divine Beast let out mournful cries.
Li Qiang, unaware that these divine beasts were struggling on the brink of death, continued, "At least I can fight once on your territory. What are you yelling and shouting for before you've even fought? Besides, I'm just one person, while you are four divine beasts. Four against one and you're still yelling? I'm doomed..."
He himself found it strange that he started nagging and lecturing the four mythical beasts.
Li Qiang talked for several minutes before realizing he was talking to himself. He scratched his head awkwardly and said, "Strange, why are you all so quiet? You don't seem like mythical beasts at all... Huh, what's wrong with you?"
He suddenly sensed something was wrong. The white mist on the four Guardian Divine Beast gradually dissipated. With a "thud," one of the Guardian Divine Beast fell to the ground, and a beam of silver light shot out from its bird head. Then it shrank rapidly to the size of a fist.
Li Qiang was stunned. He grabbed the " Guardian Divine Beast " from the ground and realized that it was just a set of Guardian Divine Armor linked together. When he scanned it with his Divine Sense, he found that it was empty inside.
Immediately afterwards, three more sounds rang out, and the other three Guardian Divine Beast also shrank back.
Li Qiang couldn't help but sigh. He didn't want to kill these Guardian Divine Beast; he only wanted to trap these four powerful beasts in the Primordial Realm. Unfortunately, they couldn't get outside the Illusory God Main Hall.
After putting away the four sets of Guardian Divine Armor, Li Qiang was surprised to find that each set contained a silver bead the size of a soybean, just like the one he had received in the secret chamber at the beginning of the Vortex Crystal Passage.
He used his Divine Yi Power to draw out a bead the size of a soybean. The bead flew out of his divine armor and immediately expanded, becoming a dazzling silver bead that rolled continuously in his palm, filled with indescribable spirituality.
Even with Li Qiang's knowledge, he couldn't tell what material it was made of. He put the silver bead back into the divine armor, took out the silver bead he had snatched from the Half-Moon Platform, put it in the only empty part of the divine armor, and then put it back into the bracelet.
Having unexpectedly acquired four sets of Guardian Divine Armor, Li Qiang felt a mix of joy and sorrow. He sighed and re-entered the front of the Vortex Crystal Passage.
Upon landing on the Half-Moon Platform again, Li Qiang was pleasantly surprised to find that the Vortex Crystal Passage had appeared in the correct position. Unlike before, the channel was no longer intermittently visible, but rather a large and clear channel.
The Vortex Crystal Passage was controlled by four extremely powerful divine beasts. After they were unintentionally taken to the Primordial Realm by Li Qiang and perished, the entire Vortex Crystal Passage lost control, all changes disappeared, and the true appearance of the Vortex Crystal Passage was revealed.
Li Qiang was unaware that he had already broken through the biggest obstacle to the Vortex Crystal Passage. After a slight hesitation, he flew towards the Vortex Crystal Passage.
The Vortex Crystal Passage, now free from the control of the divine beast, was as calm as an ordinary tunnel. Li Qiang flew down without any apparent danger, and gradually, he lowered his guard.
The Vortex Crystal Passage was very long, Li Qiang was flying extremely fast, but after more than ten minutes he still couldn't see the end. Li Qiang couldn't help but wonder, at his speed, if he hadn't reached the end after more than ten minutes, there must be something wrong with the tunnel itself.
Li Qiang suddenly stopped. He had experienced too many illusion arrays and mazes. If there was an illusion array here, it must be a god-level illusion array. No matter how fast he flew, it would be useless. Stopping to explore was the wisest thing to do.
The Vortex Crystal Passage was calm. Li Qiang carefully examined it with his Divine Sense and soon discovered that the passage was indeed an illusion array. Because it had lost the control of the divine beast, it could not be transformed into a killing array. As long as the illusion array was broken, he could enter it.
Li Qiang's Divine Sense can now probe a very wide area, but this illusion array is too peculiar. If he hadn't entered the Seven Star Heaven Queen realm and greatly improved, he probably wouldn't have even been able to tell that it was an illusion array.
After considering for a while, Li Qiang realized that with his current knowledge, he was not yet capable of breaking the illusion array. The only way was to rely on his ability to escape from the Primordial Realm, so he could use the restrictions to clear a path without any scruples, and try to trigger the illusion array so that he could figure out how to get out.
He took out a jade talisman, which he had cultivated back when he was in Linming Planet. Using the jade talisman to activate the illusion array was more effective than using the Ninefold Evolving Gilt directly. He could clearly see the changes within it without having to be distracted by controlling the Ninefold Evolving Gilt.
This was a lightning talisman containing five bolts of lightning. Li Qiang raised his hand and shot it out. The lightning talisman struck the wall of the passage, and a blinding white light shone out. Five loud bangs followed, and the Vortex Crystal Passage immediately twisted.
Li Qiang carefully surrounded himself with the Ninefold Evolving Gilt Flowing Ring, and began to perform a Divine Spirit Instruction with his hands.
This is a powerful Divine Spirit Instruction that he once used in the Extremely Profound Ice Eye. It is the Three Hundred and Sixty Hands Mortal-Breaking Ultimate, a great Divine Ability that can break free from all constraints.
Li Qiang didn't plan to unleash all of his Divine Spirit Instruction. He intended to use 120 Divine Spirit Instruction, which were the activation techniques for the Mortal-Breaking Ultimate Technique. Although they were very powerful, he could still control them. If he were to unleash all 360 Mortal-Breaking Ultimate Techniques, the power that would erupt would force even Li Qiang to dodge; that thing was simply too formidable.
Li Qiang's guess was correct. This illusion array was harmless when no one touched it, but there was no way out. Once the illusion array was touched, even without the control of the divine beast, it could be successfully transformed into a killing array.
However, Li Qiang had already seized the initiative. In the brief interval between the illusion array and the killing array, he successfully completed one hundred and twenty Divine Spirit Instruction. With each Divine Spirit Instruction completed, a golden ray of light flew out.
Such a powerful Divine Ability is really overkill. Without the control of the Guardian Divine Beast, Mortal-Breaking Ultimate is unleashed, how could the Vortex Crystal Passage possibly withstand such a powerful attack?
One hundred and twenty Divine Spirit Instruction erupted in an instant, as if thousands of tons of explosives were buried in the Vortex Crystal Passage, exploding outwards from Li Qiang as the center.
Li Qiang was still surprised. The last time he used the Mortal-Breaking Ultimate was at the critical moment of life and death. At that time, he only felt very excited and exhilarated. Only now did he realize that the power of the Mortal-Breaking Ultimate was so amazing. He only used 120 Divine Spirit Instruction. The first stage of the Mortal-Breaking Ultimate really had the power to sweep away everything.
Each Divine Spirit Instruction produced a deafening explosion, a total of one hundred and twenty, blasting darkness into the passageway.
Li Qiang also felt dizzy and lightheaded. He secretly reminded himself that he should use the Mortal-Breaking Ultimate less often in the future, as it was too lethal.
A winding road appeared before them. Li Qiang knew that this was the real Vortex Crystal Passage, but Mortal-Breaking Ultimate had completely destroyed the passage. The road that remained was just the original foundation stone, and it looked very strange.
The sky above was dotted with stars, and below was a dazzling display of starlight. This road was suspended in mid-air, surrounded by a dark blue light. This was still the main hall of the Illusory God Main Hall Illusory God Main Hall, Mortal-Breaking Ultimate had forcefully blasted a hole in it.
Li Qiang felt a chill run down his spine. If there were any deities in the Illusory God Main Hall, he would definitely fly into a rage. His current actions were like those of a robber who broke into a stranger's house and demolished it.
He shook his head with a wry smile and walked forward along the road, soon reaching its end.
A silver vortex was slowly rotating. Li Qiang knew this was the exit. He first marked the exit point on the Star-Fixing Disc before flying into the small vortex.
The silver vortex wasn't a powerful Ancient God Restriction, but merely a clever teleportation array. Li Qiang was instantly transported inside. The moment he entered, Li Qiang seemed to sense Tianzhen and the others, but they were immediately separated by a great distance. He knew that after the Vortex Crystal Passage was destroyed, the teleportation location had changed.
The violent tremors made Li Qiang feel extremely uncomfortable. He couldn't understand why this teleportation was so strange. Although it wasn't as abnormal as the divine array teleportation, it felt very odd, and with his strength, he could only barely resist it.
The teleportation was extremely fast; it took about three minutes to reach the destination.
This is a closed space, about half the size of the solar system.
Li Qiang quickly scanned the area with his Divine Sense and found that there was no way out. However, with the Primordial Realm there, he was not worried.
Li Qiang took out the Star-Fixing Disc and began to mark his location. He was shocked to find that he was actually in the center of the Illusory Star Divine Formation, and the area around this position on the Star-Fixing Disc was blank.
Li Qiang suddenly felt something was wrong. Without thinking twice, he immediately used a magic spell to try to return to his Primordial Realm.
Surprisingly, the usually foolproof teleportation method failed.
Li Qiang was dumbfounded. He tried twice more and finally realized that he couldn't enter the Primordial Realm from here, but he still didn't know why.
After thinking it over carefully, he couldn't help but smile bitterly. He shouldn't have destroyed the Vortex Crystal Passage. The divine array of the Illusory God Main Hall was interconnected. Destroying anything inside would result in being sent here. It seemed that this was the highest punishment the Illusory God Main Hall could give to those who violated it. This place was a death trap.
This is an oval-shaped space that stretches as far as the eye can see. Golden clouds float all around, and the whole world glitters with gold, making it feel like the entire world is golden.
In the center of space are three planets, one large and two small. The large planet in the middle radiates a colorful glow, and around it are two smaller planets, one black and one white, which are probably satellites of the large planet.
With nowhere else to go, Li Qiang had no choice but to fly towards the large planet.
Upon landing on the planet's surface, Li Qiang was once again dumbfounded. The entire planet was covered with countless humanoid monsters, all with humanoid bodies but heads of all sorts of bird heads. Each one was over three meters tall and wore black armor, with only a very few being other colors.
The place where Li Qiang landed appeared to be a battlefield, where two groups of humanoid monsters were fighting fiercely. He discovered that the abilities of these humanoid monsters were far inferior to those of the Guardian Divine Beast of the Illusory God Main Hall.
There were over 100,000 humanoid monsters fighting in two groups. The flat ground was densely covered with humanoid monsters. A small platform floated in mid-air, on which hung three sets of light gold armor, which were very similar to the Guardian Divine Armor.
Li Qiang wondered to himself, "Perhaps that's a low-level Guardian Divine Armor. Are these people fighting over a divine armor?"
Li Qiang's current appearance is very conspicuous. He is wearing the Evolving Incantation Divine Armor, Ninefold Evolving Gilt has transformed into a golden light surrounding his body, making him look extremely unique.
A large group of humanoid monsters charged forward menacingly, led by a humanoid monster wearing pale gold divine armor, which let out strange roars.
Li Qiang shook his head helplessly; he couldn't understand it at all.
With a roar, the humanoid monsters that had surrounded them charged forward.
Li Qiang let out a long roar, and in an instant, the sky seemed to darken, causing the approaching humanoid monsters to stagger backward. Immediately, all of the tens of thousands of humanoid monsters looked over.
Li Qiang suddenly remembered the Tianzhen and couldn't help but shout, "I... I'm so pathetic!"