571: Ziji...it's time to end

Although Li Qi had set aside the Fusion of Sacred Thrones, he had already reached a sufficient height on another path!

He had comprehended and mastered an immense number of the Three Thousand Great Daos, reaching a staggering two thousand eight hundred, and he often had the illusion that "I am the Dao."

If Li Qi's strength were to explode with full force... he would be equivalent to a Saint King who had fused with over two hundred Sacred Thrones!

Of course, to deal with a mere Purple Zenith Saint King, there was no need to use that level of power; half would suffice!

As the power within Li Qi erupted violently, the pressure he emitted instantly overwhelmed the Purple Zenith Saint King, giving the latter the feeling of facing a ferocious beast or a cataclysmic flood.

Faced with this, the Purple Zenith Saint King could no longer contain himself and cried out in horror.

"Impossible!"

"How could you possess such power???"

Li Qi smiled faintly. "Purple Zenith, you know nothing of power."

The Purple Zenith Saint King's body retreated involuntarily; he shook his head as he shouted.

"Impossible! Impossible! You must be lying to me!"

"You couldn't possibly have achieved this!"

"This must all be fake!"

The Purple Zenith Saint King let out a roar and lunged at Li Qi to kill him.

[Way of Impermanence]!

A gray stream of light flew out, sweeping toward Li Qi.

This was one of the Three Thousand Great Daos the Purple Zenith Saint King had obtained after sacrificing the previous Child of the Great Path, and it possessed immense power.

The so-called [Way of Impermanence] derived its meaning from the impermanence of life and death; those who cultivated this Dao could dominate the power over life and death.

If this Dao reached Major Achievement, life and death would be decided in a single thought; whoever was willed to die would die, like an irresistible soul-reaping from the Impermanence.

This was also the strongest Divine Ability mastered by the Purple Zenith Saint King!

Every time he used it, he could defeat all powerful enemies with unerring success... but now, it was useless against Li Qi.

The gray light coiled around Li Qi's body, attempting to invade it, but Li Qi seemed completely oblivious, as if the [Way of Impermanence] was not targeting him at all.

"The Way of Impermanence... interesting."

"Coincidentally, I also know this one of the Three Thousand Great Daos!"

Li Qi's body jolted slightly, and another gray aura emerged from within him, pushing the gray light coiling around him away and isolating it.

In Li Qi's view, the Purple Zenith Saint King's [Way of Impermanence] had only reached the stage of Minor Achievement, while Li Qi was already at the stage of Major Achievement. For the other to flaunt his [Way of Impermanence] before Li Qi... was no different from showing off his broadsword skills before Guan Gong.

It was fundamentally impossible to harm him!

The Purple Zenith Saint King had gone completely mad. After his strike missed, he didn't stop for a moment, hurling various Three Thousand Great Daos at Li Qi, vowing to blast him to death right there.

Unfortunately, the Purple Zenith Saint King's numerous methods were all useless. Although he had mastered quite a few of the Three Thousand Great Daos—over four hundred, far ahead of other Saint Kings—

Li Qi knew almost every one of the Three Thousand Great Daos that the Purple Zenith Saint King knew, and he even knew the ones the latter didn't!

Whether in terms of the level of power or its breadth... the Purple Zenith Saint King could not compare to Li Qi!

He had completely fallen into a disadvantage!

"Impossible... Hahaha... Impossible..."

"All of this is fake!"

"I won't be fooled!! Hahahahaha..."

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that under the massive fluctuations of his state of mind, the Purple Zenith Saint King's psyche had suffered a huge blow; problems had begun to surface, and he was now somewhat incoherent.

Previously, the Aurora Saint King had thought that after defeating Li Qi and with the blessing of over a hundred Sacred Thrones, he would surely stand at the pinnacle of this starry universe, becoming a being everyone looked up to!

And as a Child of the Great Path, Li Qi himself held great value; after sacrificing him to the Great Dao, he could obtain significant feedback and rewards!

But all of this was destined to remain unfulfilled...

The various thoughts he had before had vanished like smoke, and at this moment, the Purple Zenith Saint King even smelled the scent of death!

The crisis of death grew heavier, constantly disturbing the Purple Zenith Saint King's nerves, making him increasingly anxious and frenzied. His attacks against Li Qi became more and more desperate.

But in Li Qi's view, the Purple Zenith Saint King's struggles were ultimately in vain; everything was already decided.

The Purple Zenith Saint King's attacks were as powerless as a child's to Li Qi, unable to harm him at all. After the two had clashed for a moment, Li Qi sighed softly.

"Purple Zenith... it's time to end this."

Saying so, a similar stream of gray light flew from Li Qi's palm and struck the Purple Zenith Saint King's body. The Purple Zenith Saint King's body went rigid as if struck by lightning, standing frozen on the spot.

His body decayed at a rate visible to the naked eye; his skin turned ashen, his hair became withered and yellow, and he emitted a faint stench, looking just like a corpse.

The Purple Zenith Saint King did not die; this was because Li Qi had held back, otherwise the Purple Zenith Saint King would have perished instantly.

With a flash of his figure, Li Qi arrived before the Purple Zenith Saint King and lightly pressed a palm against his chest.

Densely packed Cloud Pattern Divine Seals crawled all over the Purple Zenith Saint King's body, and he gradually transformed into a bronze statue...