After leaving the kitchen, Li Qing led the three to the back garden for tea. Since the Titan Snow Demon King had eaten almost everything edible in the kitchen, they only drank without food.
Snow Empress asked, "Is Spirit Hall really that strong, that even you need to be so cautious?"
Li Qing said, "A strong assault might win, but I'm not sure how great the losses would be. There's no need for unnecessary sacrifices; the outcome will be the same anyway."
Ice Empress scoffed, "You humans are so wishy-washy, not even willing to endure a little loss. Then what are you fighting for?"
Li Qing: "It's not that I don't want to endure it, but if losses can clearly be avoided, why force them to their deaths? If it were you who suffered the loss, would you still say that?"
Ice Empress hesitated, then pouted and said no more.
Li Qing said, "Whether it's them or you, since you're with me, I have to be responsible for you. I can't just disregard your lives to achieve a certain goal, right?"
Ice Empress smiled, "You're quite a good person."
Snow Empress suddenly asked, "You said before that we are three of the top fierce Spirit Beasts. Does that mean you know of the existence of other fierce Spirit Beasts?"
Li Qing was momentarily stunned.
He vaguely remembered that Snow Empress should know of Di Tian's existence. Had he remembered incorrectly, or had Di Tian not yet visited the Extreme North at this time?
Li Qing said, "Yes, quite a few. There are still a bunch in the Star Dou Great Forest, and a few in the sea."
Ice Empress exclaimed, "A bunch?"
Li Qing nodded, "Yes, a bunch. Several of them have cultivation levels even higher than Snow Empress, and there's one among them that even I'm not confident against."
"Hiss!"
Upon hearing this, the Snow Empress and the other two couldn't help but gasp.
They could understand the existence of beings stronger than Snow Empress; after all, they wouldn't claim Snow Empress was the strongest Spirit Beast on the continent. But one that even Li Qing wasn't confident against?
That was a bit terrifying.
One must know that Li Qing had already reached the limit of mortals, and he also possessed Spirit Abilities and weapons that surpassed that limit. What kind of existence was it that even he wasn't confident against?
Snow Empress frowned, "If that's the case, then why did you set the first battle's battlefield in the Star Dou Great Forest? Aren't you afraid that the commotion will be too great and attract their attention?"
Li Qing smiled, "I'm just not confident, but that doesn't mean I'm afraid of them."
"Moreover, her situation is special; she absolutely wouldn't dare to act easily. If she really dared to act, even if I couldn't defeat her, I could summon an existence capable of killing her."
"Hiss!"
Snow Empress and the other two couldn't help but gasp again.
Li Qing himself wasn't confident, but he could summon an existence capable of killing the opponent. In other words, couldn't he summon the gods from the God Realm to help?
Was it really that absurd?
Li Qing smiled, "So, you can rest assured following me. I'm not just the second strongest on the continent; I also have a considerable backer in the God Realm. Otherwise, how could I dare to say I'd lead you to become gods?"
Although they had some suspicions, when it was truly confirmed, the three of them couldn't help but be shocked once again.
He, a mortal, could actually be connected to gods.
In the eyes of gods, humans and they should no longer be considered the same race, yet Li Qing could establish such a connection; it was truly a bit outrageous.
Ice Empress feigned shyness, pinching her voice, "Then my future is entrusted to Big Brother Li Qing."
"Hiss!"
Upon hearing this, Li Qing couldn't help but shiver, "Can you be normal?"
"Hmph!"
Ice Empress turned her head away, full of arrogance.
Days passed, and Li Qing took the Snow Empress and the other two to wander around Heaven Dou City every day. Gradually, the three finally got used to life in the human World.
No matter what they did, they no longer needed Li Qing to accompany them; as long as they had enough money, it was fine.
That fellow, the Titan Snow Demon King, was a pure glutton. He disappeared as soon as he woke up in the morning and only returned in the middle of the night. Every restaurant in Heaven Dou City had been visited by him.
Moreover, his eating style was a bit frightening; basically, one person could eat up a day's worth of ingredients from a single restaurant.
It was precisely because of this that this fellow's reputation in Heaven Dou City was extremely high now. From royal nobles to common people, there was no one who didn't know him.
Even if they hadn't seen him, they had more or less heard of him.
Comparatively, Snow Empress and Ice Empress were much better. They only went out occasionally to wander around and didn't spend much money; it was purely out of boredom.
On this day, Li Qing led the three to a mountain range in the northeast of Heaven Dou City.
This mountain range stretched for hundreds of miles, with countless branches and a complex terrain. Deep within this mountain range, a moderately sized city rose from the ground.
Within the towering city walls.
Layers of buildings were arranged in a dense pattern, with carved beams and painted rafters. They weren't overly luxurious but exuded grandeur.
From the newness and oldness of the buildings, it was not difficult to see that this city should have been built not long ago, and many places even had some construction waste remaining.
This was the Netherworld Sect.
In front of the main gate, over a thousand people waited silently. Among them were the living dead brought by Li Qing from Death Canyon, as well as members who subsequently joined the Netherworld Sect.
However, no matter which type, their attire was largely similar, only the colors of their clothing differed.
Purple robes with purple masks were for ordinary disciples, black was for managers, such as hall masters, and blood-red was for Netherworld Sect Elders.
These thousand people were not the entirety.
After all, most of those who had joined the Netherworld Sect were families; a family had at least dozens or hundreds of people, and at most several hundreds or thousands. How could there be only this many?
It was just that only these people were currently within the Sect.
"We, your subordinates, greet the Sect Master!"
Seeing Li Qing and the three appear, everyone saluted in unison, with a grand and extraordinary momentum.
"No need for formalities."
Li Qing waved his hand, and everyone stood upright.
"Many of you here should be seeing me for the first time, so I'll briefly introduce myself. My name is Li Qing, a level ninety-nine super Douluo."
As he spoke, black spirit power dispersed from Li Qing's glabella, and wings extended from his back.
Nine spirit rings appeared one by one.
"Hiss!"
Over a thousand people gasped in unison, all staring at him in a daze, their jaws unable to close for a long time.
Whether it was the living dead or the members who later joined the Netherworld Sect, their impression of Li Qing was that of a talented youth, but in the blink of an eye, he had become a super Douluo.
And wasn't that spirit ring configuration a bit too shocking?
Li Qing continued, "There might be spies from other forces among you, but that's not important. I don't care about your past; I only care about the present and the future."
"The fate of spies has never been good. If you honestly serve the Netherworld Sect from now on, I can let bygones be bygones."
"However, if I catch you, you'll suffer greatly. Not just yourselves, but anyone related to you will be implicated."
"Do you understand the extermination of three clans?"
"Father's clan, mother's clan, wife's clan—not one will escape. So I hope you don't do such foolish things that harm yourselves and others for the sake of unrelated people."