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The pitch-black starry sky was silent, and although all the surrounding major stars were striving to release the silver-white Star Power, there was ultimately not much surplus Spiritual Energy to be found.

Instead, this eerie environment only made everyone's mood more irritable.

"Master, shall we randomly choose a star and go down to take a look?" Hephaestus had a hint of hesitation on his face, as he looked at the boundless Star Domain, and said: "This so-called Netherworld God Star Domain is strictly forbidden by Uncle Hades for us to enter. So, I only know about the whole Star Domain from distant legends."

"Alright, let's go down and take a look!" Li Qingming pondered for a moment, then flew towards the nearest major star.

Although Poseidon had acknowledged Li Qingming as his master, the connection between their minds seemed to be blocked by some substance. He could only sense that Poseidon was indeed in this extremely bizarre space, as for the exact location, he would have to search slowly bit by bit.

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This was a very suitable planet for living beings, with an area of over 10,000 square kilometers, featuring mountains, water, and plants like flowers and grasses. Yet, there were no signs of any living beings having ever been active on this planet. It was like a planet that had just started to recover from a Great Destruction, still in its earliest vegetative era.

"What in the world is going on?" Li Qingming stood with everyone on a small mountain peak on the east side of the planet, his terrifying Power of Primordial Spirit instantly covering the whole planet, inch by inch, from the surface to the underground, then to the core, for a thorough investigation.

On this planet, apart from Li Qingming and the rest of his group, there was still not a single person.

"Yeah, Eldest Senior Brother, it's so strange! Such a suitable planet for living beings to thrive, yet there isn't a single living being!" Long Xuhu also frowned and interjected: "In this Netherworld God Star Domain, most are desolate stars, such beautiful planets are rare. Logically speaking, there should be a lot of living beings here..."

"Alright, let's also take a look!" Li Qingquan cut off Long Xuhu's words and said.

After probing with the Power of Primordial Spirit for a long time, Li Qingming was finally certain that this star was just like those desolate, barren dead stars with a bit more vegetation and some mountains and rivers, but nothing else.

Because on this planet, Li Qingming simply could not find any traces of human activity; everything was so natural.

"Hephaestus, your Star Domain map is not wrong! This should be the edge of the Netherworld God Star Domain. Let's continue exploring ahead. Let's go!" Saying this, Li Qingming instantly tore through the Void and stepped inside.

The others exchanged glances and followed closely, disappearing in this beautiful planet.

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Three hours later.

The group stood in an even more desolate Star Domain, feeling increasingly frustrated.

Continuously shuttling through the Star Domain, tirelessly using their minds to probe each planet that seemed suitable for living beings to inhabit, but every time they returned disappointed, which made them all nearly go insane.

In three hours, within the Star Domain spanning hundreds of billions of light-years, they found there were no less than ten million, maybe even a hundred million stars suitable for living beings. However, none of them had any living beings inside; this whole large area of the Star Domain was just empty.

"The vast Titan World is boundless, and although hundreds of billions of light-years are just the tip of the iceberg, how could there not even be a single unicellular organism? This is just too ridiculous!" Li Qingming really couldn't understand it.

Actually, not only Li Qingming thought this way, even Li Qingquan and the others were lost in confusion, unable to grasp the situation.

Just now, Li Qingming directly inscribed a Void Magic Array spanning hundreds of billions of light-years, traversing the Void, and arrived at a new Star Domain.

As soon as he stepped into this Star Domain, Li Qingming's sensation towards Poseidon in his heart suddenly grew stronger.

"Quick, follow me! Poseidon is in this Star Domain!" Li Qingming's eyes gleamed, crazily tearing the Void, rushing towards the southwest direction of the Star Domain.

After a short time enough to drink a cup of tea, after the group followed Li Qingming through the Void, crossing tens of millions of light-years, they stopped in a stretch of Starfield.

They looked in shock at a gray planet not far away; this yellow planet was not large, the entire planet's diameter was estimated to be only about several hundreds of thousands of miles.

With a strange look on his face, Li Qingquan said to Li Qingming: "Big brother, it can't be! Such a small planet, not a hint of Vitality Power could be felt. Poseidon, being a god with a Sub-Saint Realm and possessing immense Blood Qi Power, even if he was sealed, how could he not leak out the slightest Blood Qi?"

Previously, their focus was on those planets with vegetation, mountains, rivers... and everything else suitable for living beings.

In Li Qingming's view, the most likely place to imprison Poseidon would be those planets.

But what Li Qingming didn't expect was that Hades simply didn't play by the rules! The Netherworld God Clan actually lives in such an unwelcoming place.

"No, big brother! There is an Array around this planet!" Suddenly, Li Qingquan pointed at the planet in front of them, which looked unimpressive and could even be described as extremely ugly, and said.

In the void about a thousand feet away from the star, a massive space black hole suddenly appeared, and a huge number of meteorites poured out from it, frantically smashing towards the grey planet.

Even the smallest meteorites in the cluster were dozens of feet in size, while the largest spanned a distance of miles. If allowed to bombard the small planet, it would undoubtedly be destroyed by the falling meteors, resulting in its complete obliteration.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, as the meteor cluster tore through the starry sky and appeared about a hundred feet above the star, a dazzling streak of light flashed into existence, turning into a golden Yin Yang Diagram.

The resplendent Yin Yang Diagram burst forth with tens of thousands of thick, ash-white rays of light, instantly pulverizing the sudden influx of meteorites into dust that dispersed into the cosmic star space.

"Damn, that truly is unrivaled defense!" Man Niu sighed with a sense of reverence, yet his eyes burned fiercely with the will to fight.

"Hephaestus!" Li Qingming, as though recalling something, turned to look at the Fire God, who followed him like a shadow, and asked, "Does anyone in the Titan World understand the art of inscribing Yin Yang Bagua?"

"Yin Yang Bagua?" Hephaestus furrowed his brows, pondered for a while, then looked up at Li Qingming and said, "My lord, what is Yin Yang Bagua?"

Li Qingming was full of doubts and said, "Just now, what appeared a hundred feet above the star was the Yin Yang Bagua!"

"No, there isn't!" Hephaestus said with his head shaking like a rattle-drum.

"How strange!" Li Qingming touched his smooth chin and wondered, "If no one understands the principle of Yin Yang Bagua, then who set up this Yin Yang Bagua Protection Array?"

Suddenly, as if Hephaestus had remembered something, he said, "My lord, perhaps there is one person who might?"

"Oh, you mean... the Black Robed Man that Apollo brought back those years ago?" Li Qingming also realized the key issue.

"Yes, my lord!" Hephaestus spoke respectfully, "He comes to the Netherworld God Star once every millennium, and no one knows what he does. However, he surely must have other schemes!"

"Wait here, I will break the formation!" After mulling it over for a while, Li Qingming suddenly transformed into a beam of light, shooting towards the planet ahead.

"Hmph, a Yin Yang Bagua Protection Array?"

Li Qingming hovered a hundred feet outside the planet in the void and snorted coldly. His Primordial Spirit instantly entered his body, and an overwhelming power radiated wildly in all directions from the center of his being.

The distant stars began to tremble extensively, and the void for miles around cracked loudly.

"Amitabha Buddha, Master Li's cultivation is only a step away from reaching the realm of the Dao!" Perhaps reincarnation had enlightened Shakyamuni a great deal, for his eyes now held only blessings and admiration, sans a trace of envy.

With deep and penetrating eyes, Yin Xi stared at Li Qingming and said, "It seems that at the end of the Path to Heaven, something extraordinary will descend!"

"Break!"

With a loud roar, Li Qingming's right fist shined with golden Nine Revolutions power and azure Yuqing True Essence. Combined, they formed an Immortal Phoenix spreading its wings for flight, releasing an unrivaled force that bombarded the cosmic void ahead.

"Boom!"

The colossal Yin Yang Diagram appeared once again, sensing the looming crisis. The black and white Yin Yang Fish that comprised the diagram spun wildly, spewing out ash-white mist from their mouths in circular shapes that spread in all directions.

It sought to envelop and protect the entire planet, shielding it from harm.

With a loud "boom," the Immortal Phoenix, blazing with scorching flames, let out shrill cries as it crashed into the layers of grey mist.

The endless grey mist exploded violently, causing the void to collapse extensively. The Yin Yang Fish whimpered once and obediently closed their mouths, reverting into the Yin Yang Bagua diagram, embedding themselves into the Great Formation below.

"Buzz!"

As the Yin Yang Array Diagram merged with the Great Formation, a green bubble enveloped the planet a hundred feet away. To enter the planet's interior, one must burst this bubble and break the Array; otherwise, even a Daoist Venerable arriving would be of no avail.

"Hmph, daring to display ferocity before me with merely a Holy-level Array, you really think too highly of yourself!" Observing the changing Yin Yang Bagua Protection Array, Li Qingming sneered twice, reaching out with one hand to make a grabbing motion.

"Clang!"

The Bitter Bamboo Spear, shrouded in a mysterious purple aura, materialized in Li Qingming's hand.

Gently caressing the spear in his hand as if it were a beloved, Li Qingming said, "Ever since I was born, we have been together! Alas, my cultivation was never enough, causing you, a gem, to be coated in dust. Today, I will utilize my strongest combat power to bring out your fullest potential, thus not disgracing my title as your master!" (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation votes and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)

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