A journey through immortal realms begins with a phantom tale.

"Why!"

Master Bobei sighed softly, his gaze sweeping across the void, filled with complex emotions. These self-destructing Bona people were, after all, his people, but ever since the Bona people cultivated that special technique, they would self-destruct once they reached a certain level.

Li Qiang felt a pang of pity as he watched the Bona people explode before his eyes. Though these Bona people were ugly in appearance, they were ultimately intelligent beings.

This is the compassionate heart of a cultivator.

Bobess saw through his thoughts and said in a deep voice, "These people are no longer considered human."

"How so?" Li Qiang pressed.

Luo Cheng explained from the side, "If you look closely, they have lost their own consciousness; they are puppets being controlled by others."

"This..." Li Qiang was startled at first, then sighed, his reluctance fading and replaced by a hint of wariness.

The Bona people in the void were densely packed, like locusts passing by; even using divine sense to scan them, it was difficult to count their number.

Bobes watched this scene, his tone heavy: "These people are still not giving up." He paused, then explained, "These Bonagu immortals have always wanted to leave Xinbo Cape."

Li Qiang felt a chill run down his spine, thinking to himself, "If they were to escape to the cultivation world, it would be a catastrophe." At the same time, he admired Yuan Gu Shangren even more; she was truly remarkable for being able to hold off the Bona people back then.

"I'll need your help later," Bobes said, looking at the crowd.

Qian Shanyong immediately replied, "If Your Majesty gives an order, I will certainly obey."

"There must be an ancient immortal controlling these people. Please help me stop them in a moment," Bobes instructed.

As time went on, the number of Bona people in the void increased. The golden-armored warriors of Tanshao Star had already taken to the air to meet the enemy, but these Bona people were fearless and would self-destruct as soon as they rushed up. Even though the golden-armored warriors had strong defenses, they were gradually unable to withstand it, and many golden-armored warriors had already perished in the chain of self-destruction.

Kebobe remained standing on the platform, motionless, his eyes fixed on the movements of the Bona people, clearly waiting for the ancient immortal behind the scenes to appear.

Luo Cheng, Li Qiang, and the others were outsiders. Seeing that Bo Beisi had not made a move, they also suppressed their thoughts of taking action and quietly observed.

Suddenly, black holes appeared in the void, and strangely shaped spaceships emerged from them, hovering in the outer space of Tanshao Star.

Upon seeing the spaceship, Li Qiang was immediately startled: "This is... a spaceship?"

He hadn't expected the Bona people's technology to be so advanced, capable of breaking through space for long-distance interstellar travel—meaning they had already entered the interstellar age.

Li Qiang transmitted his thoughts telepathically: "Senior brother, these Bona people are too troublesome. If they are allowed to escape to Blue Star or Fengyuan Star, the consequences will be unimaginable."

When these two planets were mentioned, Luo Cheng's expression also turned serious: "The problem of the Bona people must be completely resolved."

"right!"

These spaceships came in three sizes: large, medium, and small. The large spaceships could carry 100,000 Bona people, the medium ones 50,000, and the small ones 10,000. One after another, the spaceships released Bona people, who swarmed towards Tanshao Star like locusts.

"They're here!" Bobes's expression grew increasingly serious.

In Luo Cheng's divine sense, seven figures landed above Tan Shao Star. They were the Seven Saints of Bona, whose strength was infinitely close to that of ancient immortals.

Li Qiang also recognized them and said in a deep voice, "These people's auras are so familiar. A hundred years ago, they were the ones who chased Old Dragon all the way to Fengyuan Star."

"That's right." Luo Cheng nodded.

After the Seven Saints of Bona appeared, they decisively took action, using their great magical power to bombard the defensive immortal array of Tan Shao Star from behind, attempting to break through the defense line.

"Lord Qian, please help me deal with these people," Bo Beisi said.

"Good!" Qian Shanyong summoned the wrath of the gods, took a step, and teleported into the void.

Upon seeing this, the seven sages of Bona were all startled: "Another celestial being from the heavens has arrived!"

"Kill him!"

"Old Gan, I'm here to help you!" Before Dai Nanfeng finished speaking, she had already landed beside Qian Shanyong and stood shoulder to shoulder with him. She was wearing a fiery red immortal armor, and in the light of the self-destruction all around, she was like a burning flame.

Looking up at the sky, Li Qiang couldn't help but say, "Fairy Dai Nan's fairy armor is so beautiful."

"Let's go!" Luo Cheng uttered a single word, "We'll go help too."

"good!"

Luo Cheng left Sendai and passed through the rain layer to reach outer space. As soon as he exited the immortal array, he was overwhelmed by deafening sounds—explosions, the roar of the immortal array, the screams of the Bona people… all sorts of sounds mingled together, vibrating his eardrums. If a mortal were here, they would die, bleeding from all seven orifices, in moments.

Upon seeing Luo Cheng and Li Qiang, the Seven Saints of Bona's eyes instantly blazed with fury: "It's you!"

"You destroyed our avatars back then, and you still dare to trespass on Xinbo Cape?"

"Kill them!"

Li Qiang summoned the four-piece Celestial Venerable set and used the same familiar fighting style—ignoring defense and focusing solely on output.

Luo Cheng watched this and shook his head inwardly: "In the future, I will have to train my junior brother's combat skills." This fighting style is okay against immortals with low cultivation, but if they encounter ancient immortals like Yuan Gu or Qing Di, they will probably suffer a great loss.

Li Qiang charged straight into the ranks of the Bona people, his body radiating divine light. Upon seeing this "abnormal" intruder, the Bona people instantly surrounded him.

"Boom boom boom!"

The explosions continued, but Li Qiang paid no attention. At that moment, he felt as if he were standing in a pile of firecrackers wearing a layer of steel armor. Although there were constant explosions around him, he was unharmed, only feeling annoyed.

Luo Cheng watched as the shockwave from the self-destruction caused him to shimmer with divine light, and felt a wave of helplessness wash over him.

To onlookers, however, the scene was terrifying. Bobes hadn't expected Li Qiang's divine armor to be so formidable; it was like a tortoise shell, allowing the Bona people to self-destruct without sustaining even the slightest injury.

The seven holy envoys were also stunned—even ancient immortals would not dare to withstand such a dense barrage of self-destructions. What kind of treasure was this kid wearing?

Qian Shanyong and Dai Nanfeng were both astonished and envious. Dai Nanfeng thought to himself, "If I had such a divine artifact set, what would I fear from the Heavenly Emperor? I would even dare to challenge the Azure Emperor!"

Looking at Luo Cheng again, he was wearing ordinary immortal armor, but there were chains of law running around his body. Any Bona people who got close would be repelled by an invisible force, all using skillful force.

"Junior brother, deal with the seven holy envoys first, beat them to a pulp!" Luo Cheng shouted.

"Alright!" Li Qiang responded, gripping the Heavenly Dragon Staff in his left hand and wielding the Battle Soul Blade in his right, charging towards the Seven Holy Envoys. "Hahaha! That's exhilarating!"

He had never felt so good before—with the Celestial Venerable Set on him, he didn't need to defend himself at all; he could just swing his sword and slash wildly.

"Junior brother, calm yourself down!" Luo Cheng noticed that his breathing was somewhat disordered again and quickly reminded him, "Don't kill these Bona people!"

"I understand!" Li Qiang replied, but a violent force was surging within him, threatening to devour his mind. Fortunately, the Celestial Venerable Set had special attributes that could suppress the rampage of the Divine Chess Power, but the boundless battle intent contained within the Battle Soul Blade continued to surge—the terrifying will of the Primordial Celestial Venerable to fight against heaven and earth.

In fact, before Li Qiang could even find the Seven Sages, they had already set their sights on him. Li Qiang flew while wildly wielding his divine weapon, desperately suppressing his murderous and mad intent, but the Bona people kept surging in, self-destructing as soon as they got close.

Luo Cheng took a step forward and landed next to Li Qiang, placing a hand on his shoulder: "Calm down!" At the same time, he channeled a surge of divine power into him to help suppress the surging divine power within him.

Li Qiang immediately felt much more relaxed.

Just then, two Saint Envoys of Bona arrived, unleashing ancient immortal techniques imbued with the power of laws, their power terrifying.

"Senior brother, be careful!" Without thinking, Li Qiang stepped forward and shielded Luo Cheng with his body.

Luo Cheng knew how strong the Heavenly Venerable Set's defense was, so he didn't stop them. Several ancient immortal techniques struck Li Qiang, but he only trembled slightly and didn't even retreat. The surface of the artifact shimmered with colorful light, completely neutralizing the power of the immortal techniques.

Seeing that he was unharmed, Li Qiang breathed a sigh of relief, then glared angrily at the two holy envoys: "How dare you hit my senior brother! Die!"

He went completely mad, grabbing his knife and charging forward.

Bo Beisi, Qian Shanyong, and Dai Nanfeng watched Li Qiang's fighting style with a sense of helplessness—what kind of divine weapon is used like this? It's like an ordinary person wielding a kitchen knife and hacking around randomly; it's too much to bear.

However, this fighting style was precisely what gave the Seven Saints of Bona a huge headache. Their ancient immortal techniques were like tickling Li Qiang; on the other hand, the super-king-grade divine artifact in Li Qiang's hand, even with just a casual swing, carried earth-shattering power, forcing them to retreat repeatedly.

This situation is reminiscent of a scene from Journey to the West, where the Golden Cudgel can injure you with a mere graze or kill you with a single touch, but the weapon in Li Qiang's hand is even more terrifying in its destructive power.

Luo Cheng watched for a while without saying anything. He knew that the Battle Soul Blade still contained the true meaning of the four characters "Life, Death, Fear, Annihilation," each of which had the power to destroy the world.

In the original story, when Li Qiang was in the Demon Realm, he annihilated all the demons in a region of the void with just the word "annihilation". But now Li Qiang is at the Fifth Heavenly Realm, and is in a state of mind of killing and madness, so he dares not prompt Li Qiang to use this power.

Of the seven sage envoys, four were held back by Li Qiang, two were dealing with Qian Shanyong and Dai Nanfeng, and one was dealing with Luo Cheng.

Luo Cheng was speechless—he hadn't expected that Li Qiang alone could hold off four Bona Immortals.

Of course, this is also because the Celestial Set is too terrifying.

Just as the battle reached a stalemate, a terrifying aura descended. Hegru, the ancient immortal whose strength was comparable to that of Yuan Gu, finally appeared. He was clearly impatient with the Seven Holy Envoys' inability to conquer Tan Shao Star.