560: Failure

Back in Gu Yong City, Li Qi and Aurora Saint King had returned, but their states of mind were completely different.

Aurora Saint King had just survived a brush with death, having been saved in the nick of time by Li Qi, and he was still shaken.

Li Qi, on the other hand, was beaming with joy. He had only gone out for a stroll and managed to acquire eight more bronze statues. He was currently enthusiastically extracting the Sacred Thrones from them, busy and thoroughly enjoying himself.

"Li Qi, it's fortunate you arrived in time, otherwise I would have been in real trouble this time."

"I didn't expect even Tuoshe Saint King to come out..."

Li Qi shrugged, giving Aurora Saint King a reassuring look to signal that he didn't need to be nervous.

As if remembering something, Li Qi continued, "Hey, Aurora, how about we make a deal?"

"Uh... what is it?"

"Why don't you go wander around outside a few more times? Maybe someone else will jump out to ambush you, and I can catch a few more."

"Don't even think about it!"

Aurora Saint King jumped up, immediately refusing. He had just been chased by a group of people and felt like his soul had almost been chased out of his body.

If his luck had been just a little worse... he might have really been done for.

Expecting him to go out and act as bait again? Not a chance!

No matter how Li Qi tried to persuade or reassure him, Aurora Saint King remained unmoved and would absolutely not step out of Gu Yong City again.

Previously, he had thought about going out himself to find clues about crystal ore veins for Li Qi, but now he had completely extinguished that idea.

Such a trivial matter... it was better to leave it to his subordinates.

Aurora Saint King left, looking disgruntled. Li Qi watched his back and couldn't help but smile.

Just now, suggesting that Aurora Saint King go lure other Saint Kings was just him joking around; he wouldn't actually make him do it.

Besides, given how cunning those Saint Kings were, they might not necessarily fall for it.

It was just that after this incident, continuing to pretend to be injured and weak wouldn't work anymore.

Presumably, all the Saint Kings now understood that the previous information was false and that Li Qi was not injured.

"Oh well, since that's the case, I'll just continue to contemplate the Three Thousand Great Daos..."

Li Qi's hands didn't stop, and he continued to extract the Sacred Thrones from the bronze statues one by one...

...

In a certain dark and secluded place.

Tuoshe Saint King slowly opened his eyes, and a hint of an ugly expression couldn't help but appear on his face.

"That Li Qi... is truly formidable!"

Just now, Tuoshe Saint King had focused all his spirit onto that Clone to fight Li Qi with all his might.

Although his Clone only possessed seventy percent of his original body's power and wasn't at full strength, it was definitely not something an ordinary person could withstand.

Yet his Clone had been firmly held in check by Li Qi. Even though he had launched fierce attacks, they were all useless and didn't even harm Li Qi in the slightest. It was simply outrageous.

Previously, people were saying that Li Qi was injured and dying, recovering in Gu Yong City. There were actually fools who believed it. Even he, Tuoshe Saint King, couldn't harm Li Qi in the slightest when going in person, so how could the other party be easily injured?

"You failed, didn't you... Tuoshe."

A voice echoed leisurely from behind Tuoshe Saint King, with a hint of dissatisfaction in the tone. This person was none other than Purple Zenith Saint King.

This attempt to attack Aurora Saint King not only failed to capture him but also alerted Li Qi, and they had lost quite a few men.

It was adding insult to injury for their already struggling camp, and Purple Zenith Saint King was very dissatisfied.

Tuoshe Saint King was also very helpless: "Say no more. There was a mishap. That Aurora Saint King is too slippery; I didn't manage to take him down immediately..."

"And that Li Qi's strength is truly terrifying. Even if my original body rushed over, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to last a single move in his hands!"

Recalling Li Qi's terrifying strength, Tuoshe Saint King still felt fearful, unable to calm down for a long time.

That kind of power had completely surpassed his understanding!

"What now?"

The current situation was truly unfavorable for them. Li Qi could not be fought head-on, and after such an incident, Aurora Saint King would surely be on his guard, making it not so easy to strike anymore.

They no longer had any good methods to deal with the other party, but Purple Zenith Saint King's expression remained calm as he slowly spoke.

"Although you failed to capture Aurora Saint King this time, I have found a better target on my end..."

"I have already arranged for people to handle it..."