Chapter 509: Peerless Killing Trap

On the Human Race Starry Sky Ancient Road, Di Tian, the Great Demon King, the Tyrant Body, and others all fell silent upon hearing the news about Yin Qi.

They had originally thought themselves the most dazzling youths of this era, with reputations spreading across countless star domains and the ancient roads of various races, only to find that in front of Yin Qi, they were all clowns.

No matter how formidable they were, at their highest, they were merely Saints.

Between them and a Great Saint lay a chasm.

However, their silence was not due to discouragement, but rather because they had all suppressed this energy within themselves.

Their reputations today had been carved out through battle after battle, and each of them possessed a will as firm as iron; how could they be crushed by a single piece of news?

Even if Yin Qi were a Great Saint, so what?

Before one has attained the Dao and become a Great Emperor, there is still hope for them all.

The universe has not yet been settled, and everyone can be a dark horse.

On this path of trial, perhaps only those who emerged from Burial Emperor Star could face this calmly, for they were already accustomed to it.

Consequently, the powerhouses of various Ancient Races began to collude in secret.

Pang Bo said in shock, "Good heavens, Yin Qi is truly going to defy the Heavens; he is actually able to cleave an Emperor Weapon with a blade. We have made great progress in these ten years, but it seems his progress is even greater. How is one supposed to catch up to this?"

Even within the Human Race, there were many who did not wish to see Yin Qi rise.

When a tree stands above the forest, the wind will surely destroy it.

"How unfair is the Heavens? In this era, our race has produced several peerless geniuses, all with the potential of a Great Emperor; why must the Human Race also produce someone as heaven-defying as Yin Qi?"

This ancient life star was prosperous in cultivation and had a Great Saint presiding over it.

"The Human Race has actually produced such a powerhouse, cleaving the God-Refining Pot; this is truly defying the Heavens."

He had always been arrogant, considering himself inferior to no one.

But facing Yin Qi, he truly lacked confidence and had long since lost any desire to compete, hoping only that the gap would not be too vast.

Two months later, Yin Qi devoured one of the legs.

Four months later, he devoured an arm.

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Ye Fan said calmly, "Why bother catching up? We cultivate only for ourselves, not to contend with him. Even if he can become an Emperor in this era, does that mean we stop cultivating? Let's work hard, lest we find ourselves unable to even see his back."

Regarding this, Yin Qi had a faint premonition, but he did not take it to heart; he traveled through countless star domains aboard the Yin Shang and finally arrived at the second ancient life star that sealed an ancient well.

"Launch an all-out war; we must crush the Human Race. Before Yin Qi has completely gained momentum, we must strangle him."

Six months later, he devoured a leg.

They even made contact with many major Human Race factions, plotting to surround and kill Yin Qi.

"No, Yin Qi must die. Otherwise, he will surely attain the Dao and become an Emperor in this era."

"Hehe, why is there a need for an all-out war with the Human Race? The appearance of Yin Qi is a great mountain blocking the path of all the Human Race; they likely also wish to remove this mountain to clear the way for their own Heavenly Pride."

But on the ancient roads of other alien races, the situation was completely different.

Overall, on the Human Race's ancient road, all parties were still willing to see Yin Qi rise.

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Time drifted by, and in the blink of an eye, ten months had passed; Yin Qi arrived outside the life planet that sealed the final magic well.

According to what Qinghuang Daoren said, inside this last magic well, besides the severed torso of the Stone Holy Spirit Emperor, there was also a Stone Scripture—the very Emperor Scripture that the Stone Holy Spirit Emperor had cultivated.

The Holy Spirit race has a long and ancient history.

In history, more than one Great Emperor has appeared among them, and they all possessed complete Inheritances.

In fact, in the Undying Mountain of the Life Forbidden Zone on Beidou, its founder was a Stone Emperor.

Standing outside in space, looking down at the azure planet, the corners of Yin Qi's mouth suddenly curled up, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes; then, as a green mist flickered in his eyes, he saw that beneath the calm of this planet, it actually contained endless murderous intent.

Through the Fortune Essence, he discovered that twelve Great Saints were lurking on this planet, along with one Emperor Weapon and four Quasi-Emperor weapons, and the entire planet had been laid out with a peerless Array Formation.

With such a layout, even a Quasi-Emperor could be trapped and killed.

One had to say, this group of people had truly paid a heavy price to kill him.

However, Yin Qi was no ordinary Quasi-Emperor.

Indeed, having continuously devoured six parts of the Stone Holy Spirit Emperor's body, he had finally broken through to the first heaven of the Quasi-Emperor realm, and his Martial Dao had reached Shattering Vacuum, while his Immortal Dao had condensed his Primordial Spirit to become an Earth Immortal.

This was equivalent to a three-fold Quasi-Emperor, and it was by no means as simple as one plus one plus one equaling three.

Without lingering, Yin Qi arrived on the planet and soon walked into the small world that sealed the magic well, taking two months to devour the severed torso and obtaining thirty drops of five-colored immortal liquid and the stone book.

The stone book indeed recorded the Emperor Scripture of the Holy Spirit race, titled "Holy Spirit Heaven Scripture"; the core tenet of this scripture was to seize the creation of Heaven and Earth, and it was extremely tyrannical, comparable to the "Swallowing Heaven Devil Art".

Yin Qi was not in a hurry to go out, because once he did, he would be subjected to an unprecedented siege.

As for this killing trap, he was not worried.

But once a great battle broke out, the entire planet might collapse, and hundreds of millions of the Human Race would perish along with it; this was something he was unwilling to see, so Yin Qi continuously struck out countless golden Source Heaven patterns with both hands, which sank into the ground.

Using the small world as a medium, they silently permeated every corner of the planet.

Fortunately, this life planet was not large, only a few dozen times the size of Earth; if it were an ancient life star like Beidou, his current cultivation would still be somewhat inadequate.

Setting up a Source Heaven Array Formation that covered the entire planet was no easy task; it was time-consuming and laborious.

In the blink of an eye, a month passed.

Seeing that the strange phenomena of the Ghost-Hidden Land had disappeared, yet Yin Qi still had not emerged, the twelve ambushing Great Saints were suspicious and secretly communicated via voice transmission:

"What is going on? It has been a month, why hasn't Yin Qi come out yet?"

"Could he have discovered something?"

"Impossible. Our actions were so secretive, how could he have discovered them? Furthermore, if he had truly discovered them, how could he have walked into the trap himself?"

"Wait a little longer, keep your composure. Perhaps he is cultivating inside."

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In the battle of Cheng Sheng Star, although Yin Qi became famous in one battle, slaying three Great Saints and even knocking away the God-Refining Pot with a single blade.

However, this time, they were still full of confidence.

One must know, they were twelve Great Saints, among whom as many as six were peak Great Saints, and the others were all high-level Great Saints, not inferior to Bing, Ao Mang, and the others.

In addition, there was a Quasi-Emperor level array diagram, coordinated with the Spirit Refining Pot and four Quasi-Emperor artifacts; with such a luxurious formation, even a Quasi-Emperor would have to drink hatred, let alone Yin Qi.

As for whether Yin Qi was a Quasi-Emperor, they had never considered it.

The cultivation system is like this: the further up one goes, the more difficult it is to break through; every realm is a complete chasm.

There are hundreds of Great Saints in this universe, but a Quasi-Emperor has never been heard of to this day.

Back then, they were also peerless Heavenly Prides, entrusted with high hopes by countless people and seen as seeds of a Great Emperor, but after cultivating to the Great Saint stage, or even the peak Great Saint stage, their cultivation stagnated.

Although Yin Qi is brilliant and talented, his age is after all right there.

When they were in their early fifties, they were basically still only at the Saint realm.