Chapter 507: Transcendence Amid the Celestial Turmoil

Slaying the two Supreme beings of the Three Calamities and One Catastrophe unlocked his progress completely, ushering in a transformational breakthrough.

The original purpose behind retaining the Xuanzhen Supreme and Jia Lou Supreme was simply to await the maturation of his Dao Fruit.

However, because the two Supremes had allied, Li Che planned to harvest the fruit’s maturity only after his own cultivation surged into a major transformation.

Yet he soon discovered that his cultivation was advancing far quicker than he had imagined.

The Primordial Dragon Elephant Flame was refined to perfection, undergoing an order-level transformation that solidified the Primordial Immortal Pattern.

Combined with the unique catalytic effect of the Eight Mysterious Gates Immortal Seed technique, an ethereal aura emerged that amplified his martial arts in a special way.

Although Li Che’s overall cultivation hadn’t risen, his combat prowess experienced a monumental leap.

Moreover, the shifting situation progressed even faster than he had anticipated.

As the transformative processes at the Third Prince’s Bizarre Temple and the Four-Yu transformations unfolded, and with the imminent revival of the Temple Spirit, powerful figures from the Pantheon surged across the Bizarre Temple, bringing immense pressure.

Thus, Li Che had no choice but to extract the fruit’s maturity prematurely.

With a roaring boom, the blood mist from the fallen Supremes churned, and the entire Qitian Inner City fell into a deathly silence.

Countless Spiritual Confinement essences emerged throughout the ruined Inner City, and after Li Che isolated them with the Cosmic Chessboard,

these spirits gazed at him in sheer terror, and after that came boundless despair!

They all sensed the overwhelming malice emanating from Li Che.

In essence, each Spiritual Confinement essence was given a new lease on life—provided that Li Che granted them the chance to live.

If he denied them a second life, then these essences would serve as the highest-grade nourishment for others!

And that is why they trembled!

For Li Che’s malicious intent was so pure, he simply wished to use their Spiritual Confinement to reinforce the strength of others.

How could they ever submit?

Submission was unnecessary!

For whether they submitted or not, they were all destined for demise!

Wails echoed continuously, rising up to the vaulted heavens as the entire world turned blood-red, with a rain of blood accompanied by terrifying omens.

Li Che scanned his surroundings, and in his heart the Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit quieted to an unprecedented silence.

He knew that this Dao Fruit was undergoing an extraordinary transformation.

It was about to make the enormous leap from its Fifth Transformation to the Sixth!

Sixth Transformation!

For Li Che, it represented the most significant metamorphosis his Dao Fruit had ever achieved!

From the images left behind by the Dao Fruit masters in the Dao Tree Space of the Vast Wilderness, Li Che understood that the Ninth Transformation was a level well beyond reach.

Even many Dao Fruit masters seemed stuck at the Eighth Transformation, unable to progress further.

In truth, Li Che could sense the difficulty himself; now that his Dao Fruit had achieved the Sixth Transformation, most of its maturity was gained by slaying formidable foes.

The maturity acquired through his own cultivation was, in fact, minimal.

So what level of opponent must he defeat to achieve the Seventh Transformation?

Must he slay immortal deities?

And beyond the Seventh, there are the Eighth and Ninth Transformations—what caliber of enemy must he obliterate then?

It was unimaginable!

Li Che took a deep breath and opened his eyes wide, as a golden glow in his gaze shimmered and transformed.

His heart pounded like the tolling of evening drums and morning gongs, bursting out in violent, thunderous beats.

Inhale—exhale.

With each breath, Li Che’s bones and sinews vibrated as if every inch of his flesh was undergoing earth-shattering change, being tempered into unyielding resilience.

His blood, resembling quicksilver, surged through him, erupting in dazzling, brilliant golden light that dazzled the eye!

Standing amidst the ruins of Qitian Inner City, with smoke and dust billowing around him, the ground beneath him suddenly collapsed with a deafening crash.

It felt as if his very mass multiplied a hundredfold, his flesh growing ever more robust!

A burst of the Eight Mysterious Gates Immortal Seed technique emerged; his skin seemed to be bathed in golden radiance, muscles layered like dense dragon scales, his body expanding with each rapid breath until it swelled to nearly ten zhang in stature.

Like a giant, he sat regally on the blood-stained remains of Qitian Inner City, amidst the ruins.

Boom boom boom boom!

The Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit pulsed gently, its rhythm sending ripples that spread out slowly, causing even the void to ripple with folds.

An indescribably profound state seemed to have descended upon Li Che’s flesh, as if his body was undergoing a major metamorphosis.

Every breath carried a hint of the mysterious!

Li Che’s physical form underwent yet another violent transformation!

As he sat in meditation with closed eyes, Li Che seemed to transform into a ten-zhang-tall, exquisitely refined Divine Eagle.

Unlike the rapid transformations of his Dao Fruit before.

Li Che had the feeling that this Sixth Transformation of his Dao Fruit required a period of time.

Thus, he seemed to have entered a state akin to seclusion.

Then, Fang Han Shu’s figure materialized.

Observing Li Che, who appeared to be in deep seclusion, Fang Han Shu’s eyes flickered with exhilaration.

Apart from Fang Han Shu,

Before entering seclusion, Li Che had released one Spiritual Confinement after another—Gu Changqing, Gu Yinxuan, Zhao Beidou, and many other divine calamity Spiritual Confinement essences appeared one after another, their eyes greedy and excited as they scanned the numerous spirits within Qitian Inner City.

In the next moment, they rushed out crazily, and under Li Che’s might, began to tear, devour, and refine these spirits’ flesh and blood to bolster his own strength.

Even the Spiritual Confinement essences that Li Che had refined when he was weak in his youth gradually grew stronger.

In fact, the number of cultivators whom Li Che subdued with Spiritual Confinement was far fewer than expected, yet by devouring these spirits, they became remarkably formidable.

The Spiritual Confinement essences summoned by Li Che in his days as a Grandmaster—You Liqing, Blue Bird, Long Tai, Yue Huanglong, and others

Through devouring these essences, they eventually reached the level of a Calamity Venerable.

You Liqing’s Spirit Confinement, encased in golden armor and wielding a long spear, with the Zhang Mo Mang Spear and the Divine Seed Martial Arts he once practiced, had now reached a transcendent stage under Li Che’s guidance; You Liqing was set to master this Divine Seed to its peak.

Once Li Che elevated this martial art to the level of Celestial Seed Martial Art, You Liqing’s strength would further soar.

In truth, consuming Spiritual Confinement energy to enhance their power was an agonizing choice; Li Che, immersed in Dao Fruit transformation and seclusion,

Fang Han Shu then coldly arranged those Spiritual Confinement essences that Li Che had just transformed.

Fang Han Shu looked toward You Liqing and Blue Bird and asked, “Are you really willing to choose to devour and refine Spiritual Confinement essences of the Second Calamity Venerable level?”

“It will be excruciating,” he added.

Fang Han Shu studied You Liqing and Blue Bird intently.

He knew that Li Che paid special attention to these two, for the Celestial Seed Martial Art he wielded was derived from these very essences.

Li Che hoped that these spirits would become his indispensable aides.

Thus, Fang Han Shu harbored high expectations for the Spiritual Confinement essences of You Liqing and Blue Bird.

You Liqing, clad in golden armored vestments, smiled lightly and clasped his fists as he said, “Elder, my Spiritual Confinement is immortal. A little pain is nothing to fear.”

Blue Bird’s long eyelashes fluttered; the bloodcry Divine Phoenix Life-and-Death Arrow she once mastered had now been upgraded by Li Che into the Blood-Shed Phoenix Withering Arrow, so in Fang Han Shu’s eyes her potential was extraordinary.

Having become well-acquainted with Li Che’s intentions after being subdued by Spiritual Confinement, Fang Han Shu allocated additional resources to these essences.

He knew that this was all part of Li Che’s plan.

He looked over at Li Che in seclusion, uncertain of what transformation Li Che was undergoing.

Regarding the Spiritual Confinement, Li Che had concealed the existence of his Dao Fruit.

Thus, Fang Han Shu didn’t know what Li Che was actually transforming, though he sensed that if Li Che completed his metamorphosis, an unprecedented surge in power might follow.

Perhaps, such an upgrade would be extraordinary.

“What a monster,”

Fang Han Shu remarked, his tone filled with admiration.

“Like father, so is the daughter!”

XiXi is a monster.

And Li Che is… an even more terrifying monster!

Li Che hadn’t expected that this transformation would take so long to brew.

For ten days, Li Che sat motionless within Qitian Inner City like a Spirit Wood Divine Eagle, while inside his flesh, an earth-shattering transformation had already taken place.

As another day passed.

Meditating amidst the ruins of the city, Li Che’s breath stirred a faint golden mist as his eyes suddenly snapped open, unleashing a mighty surge of vital energy like crashing waves and thunderous roars!

Ten days of preparation and incubation.

At last, it seemed that Li Che’s moment of enlightenment had arrived!

It was here!

Boom!!!

At that moment, a terrifying pulling force dragged his consciousness into the boundless wilderness of space.

The cosmos spun wildly!

The vast expanse roared like ancient, screaming dragons, shaking the very heavens and earth!

As the first Dao Fruit to achieve the Sixth Transformation, Li Che’s eyes shone with an unprecedented, dazzling brilliance!

A Dao Tree materialized, towering from the earth and piercing the sky, its countless sprawling branches seemingly tearing through the clouds.

The Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit dangled from that immense Dao Tree.

Suddenly, the Dao Fruit swayed.

Accompanied by a thunderous roar, the Dao Fruit fell from the Dao Tree and sailed swiftly toward Li Che,

ultimately hovering right before him.

Its multicolored radiance pulsed like a heart carved from glazed glass—each beat releasing billowing, majestic blood mist.

Li Che’s eyes were drawn to the Dao Fruit; extending his five fingers, he grasped it firmly.

In that instant, it felt as if a bolt of lightning surged through his entire body.

Everything around him seemed to change!

The roaring, tumbling river roared like a golden torrent, each droplet seemingly a condensed crystallization of pure vital energy!

From the pitch-dark void emerged a golden dawn river!

Li Che vividly recalled that upon this very river, he had once witnessed the master of the Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit.

Suddenly, Li Che felt his heart being gripped by a terrifying force; all his pores seemed to tighten as he looked up to see a figure striding upon the raging, golden vital energy river.

Li Che’s eyes narrowed as an overwhelming air of dread made his flesh tremble—as if facing a ferocious beast emerging from primordial chaos!

Dragon Elephant Vajra!

Master of the Dao Fruit!

Li Che clenched his fist, his golden vital energy roaring in unison!

The Dao Fruit master stood on the river, then suddenly lifted his head—his wild, jet-black hair whipping about in a frenzied dance.

His resplendent golden eyes bore into Li Che, as if reaching across time and space, transcending years and the cosmos.

Li Che broke out in cold sweat!

That intrinsic radiance sent an involuntary shiver down his spine!

An incredible idea dawned within Li Che’s heart!

Master of the Dao Fruit…

It was as if he could be seen—even reached, if one so desired!

Was it Li Che who spanned the ages, or the Dao Fruit master who traversed time?

At that moment, Li Che felt a disorienting confusion!

“The martial way is long, but human strength is limited, while the might of heaven and earth is boundless!”

The Dao Fruit master stood atop the terrifying river, his voice reverberating directly into Li Che’s ear.

It was as if they were quietly conversing.

“I have tread the martial path—practicing since the age of three, becoming a Martial Saint at ten, and a Martial Immortal by thirty. With unmatched vital energy, I reached the pinnacle of the martial way, then continued to break through to become a transcendent being—the undefeated paragon on earth!”

Li Che’s ears rang as he listened intently.

This was a Dao Fruit master recounting his life’s journey?

Was the Dao Fruit master conversing with him directly?

Li Che was deeply curious about the bond between him and his daughter XiXi—what did it truly signify? How could it birth a Dao Tree and bear fruit so that from the age of one, XiXi could condense a Dao Fruit?

It was both astonishing and terrifying beyond measure!

Perhaps, through this dialogue with the Dao Fruit master, Li Che could unravel some mysteries and find clarity.

“Have you ever felt lost? After reaching the martial immortal stage, do you really know where to go next?”

“Beyond the realm of martial immortals, what boundaries remain? How should they be defined?”

The Dao Fruit master inquired.

Li Che realized that the master was questioning him directly.

He shook his head; indeed, after becoming a martial immortal, he had experienced profound uncertainty.

The Dao Fruit master stood upon the vital energy river, from which scorching currents emerged as if tearing apart the endless darkness.

“When divine nature runs rampant in the world and tidal waves of divinity wash over us, repeatedly erasing traces of the martial way—divinity, like poison, slowly infects martial immortals. With just a lapse in willpower, one might descend into the way of deities…”

There was a note of deep sorrow in the Dao Fruit master’s words.

“Those who attain martial immortality must possess an unyielding resolve. With minds as steadfast as bedrock, how could they ever easily falter or fall?”

Li Che furrowed his brows and asked.

Suddenly, the roaring of the vital river subsided, leaving only the soft laughter of the Dao Fruit master.

There was no hint of mockery in his laughter—just the faint reminiscence of someone who had once seen himself.

Perhaps this Dao Fruit master, like a peerless martial immortal, had once expressed similar words in righteous indignation.

Sure enough, with an indomitable martial will, he would never succumb to divine seduction or fall into the way of deities.

“But…”

“When the path ahead seems invisible—centuries, millennia, eons slip away as you watch fellow martial immortals repeatedly fall into the divine abyss—can your will remain unbroken?”

“And when you exhaust every ounce of strength on the martial way without making any progress, can your resolve still hold?”

“When the end draws near, when the path of life and death wanes, and the fear of unrealized aspirations engulfs you like a nightmare—can your spirit remain steadfast?!”

These three probing questions about the martial spirit rang out!

The voice of the Dao Fruit master was filled with melancholic resignation.

Li Che fell into a daze and silence, vaguely sensing the loneliness and despair of walking the solitary path of Dao.

The bleak uncertainty about the future and sorrow churned like a single, crystalline tear.

“For those who eventually obtain the Dao Fruit, perhaps they are destined, or merely expendable on the martial path—eventually swallowed by the divine tide,”

“Yet in the end, there remains a glimmer of hope—”

“What does it mean to be a Martial Immortal? What is the martial way?”

“You and I, spanning the river of time, now listen as I explain.”

With a tremendous roar, the mighty river as if exploded; amidst countless surging waves, the Dao Fruit master exuded an unparalleled aura.

His eyes blazed like flowing fire as he locked onto Li Che, speaking calmly.

Li Che sat in silence atop the river, absorbing the awe-inspiring pressure, attentively listening like a student confronting the legacies and experiences of a forerunner.

At that moment, Li Che was

nothing less than a devoted seeker of the Dao.

Li Che listened for what seemed like an eternity, unaware of how much time had passed.

Slowly, he opened his eyes as the turbulent vital energy within him gradually quieted.

Having achieved the Sixth Transformation of the Dao Fruit, he faced the Dao Fruit master, absorbing his teachings on the Way, and transformed into a seeker of Dao.

The heavens and earth fell silent.

Then, his body convulsed with explosive power—the feedback from his Sixth Transformation erupted violently within him, while the Dao Fruit master’s sermon resounded like a mighty bell in his ears.

Li Che drifted in a daze.

“It turns out—this was no dream.”

Li Che murmured softly.

Listening to the Dao Fruit master’s sermon, he realized it was all real!

The insights about the martial way shared by the Dao Fruit master were like imparting invaluable experiences from the Sixth Transformation.

It was truly an unprecedented experience!

It felt as if he had received guidance directly from a mentor.

All the confusion he felt after attaining martial immortality was completely swept away in that moment.

The concepts of the martial way and the divine way became crystal clear in Li Che’s heart.

His arms stretched wide, his flesh and blood resonating like divine steel; even the slightest movement stirred surrounding currents into a howling tempest, his jet-black hair slicing through the air like a heavenly blade.

His back twisted like a coiled dragon as his eyes radiated brilliance.

Before him, golden mists flowed like liquid smoke.

【Dao Fruit LV8 – Sixth Transformation, Dao Calamity (Primordial Dragon Elephant Flame) Ascension, Dao Vessel】

Boom!!!

Golden mists roiled as if resonating with celestial harmonies, as if the will of heaven roared in anger.

Glimmers of golden light interwove before his eyes, making Li Che feel as if he were lost in a maze.

In a fleeting moment, Li Che’s eyes fluttered, as if he saw the heavenly dome split open with countless intertwined rivers dancing across the sky, a vast network of Dao!

Dao Vessel·

Li Che fell silent.

To his astonishment, the Sixth Transformation of the Dao Fruit had produced not only the Dao Calamity but also the Dao Vessel·

What was the Dao Vessel?

Li Che felt as though his flesh and vital energy were about to burst from his mortal shell, coalescing into a golden figure of vital energy, poised to step onto a solitary vessel.

It was a golden lone vessel formed by the intermingling of vital energy and the Primordial Fiery Dao Immortal Pattern.

【Dao Vessel: The Origin of Heaven and Earth, The Martial River, The Great Dao Vessel, the Quest for Truth】

From the hint of true words, the Dao Vessel began to materialize before his very eyes.

Pondering deeply, Li Che suddenly understood the meaning of the Dao Vessel.

Through the perfection of the Primordial Dao Calamity and the engraving of the Dao Immortal Pattern, the Dao Vessel was forged—providing a glimpse of the cosmos, a journey along the great Dao River, and the pursuit of truth!

“So this is the Dao Vessel—one that unveils the essence of the Dao, sailing along the great river manifesting the will of heaven and earth…”

“I see now!”

Li Che’s eyes lit up in sudden enlightenment.

He took a step forward, his golden vital energy coalescing into a silhouette as he stepped onto the solitary vessel.

Boom!!! At that moment, as Li Che raised his head, the illusory images of the Dao River vanished—the vast river remained!

The Martial River!

Boom!!!

The solitary vessel surged upward as if defying time and space, crashing into the Martial River.

Crash, crash—

Upon the Martial River, unstoppable impacts formed from condensed vital energy battered the Dao Vessel; Li Che’s head throbbed as he struggled to navigate the turbulent waves.

Boom!!!

A figure emerged on the Martial River, taking the form of a golden silhouette whose deep, steady gaze formed a fist as it attacked Li Che on the Dao Vessel.

Li Che’s entire body tensed; he charged forward fiercely to engage in combat.

However, the outcome ultimately took Li Che by surprise.

He couldn’t overcome his opponent, who relentlessly hammered him until his vessel was overturned and he was thrown from the Martial River.

With a frustrated snort, Li Che reluctantly opened his eyes.

“Tipped over.”

“Indeed, at this moment, forging ahead on the Martial River is proving too difficult…”

Li Che recalled that golden silhouette—the martial technique was rock-solid, with flawless moves executed by a traditional warrior with unwavering fundamentals.

In their duel, a small flaw in Li Che’s own technique was exploited, and he was forcefully beaten.

Li Che had always assumed that his martial foundation was impeccable.

But now he realized that it was riddled with gaps.

Before his eyes, golden light appeared once again.

【Dao Vessel: The Great Dao Vessel, Ferrying the Dao Soul (0%)】

Li Che exhaled deeply.

Ferrying the Dao Soul…

That golden silhouette must be the Dao Soul, a remnant left on the Martial River by a powerful warrior!

To leave such a mark upon the Martial River, one must be a man of immense valor—a peerless figure in the martial world!

Li Che’s heart swelled with fervor.

But soon his excitement subsided. Does the Ferrying Dao Soul indicate that even such a mighty existence has fallen?

Li Che fell silent.

He recalled the earlier conversation with the Dao Fruit master, who had once urged him to seek the path of the Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit.

Surely, that master had also left his mark on the Martial River somewhere.

“The path of the Martial Immortal—so many gifted heroes have overturned and fallen, scarcely making a ripple?”

Li Che slowly rose from the gradually restored ground of Qitian Inner City.

He recalled the Dao Fruit master’s profound insights on the martial way.

“The path of the Martial Immortal, the beginning of mortal-saint transcendence—the gathering of the Dao Immortal Pattern, the forging of the Immortal Platform, igniting the Primordial Celestial Fire, the eternal flame of the immortals, which renders one a true martial celestial.”

“After reaching the celestial stage, one ascends to the realm of martial deities, traversing the great Dao River and mastering the laws of the cosmos!”

Li Che’s eyes glowed with quiet determination.

According to the Dao Fruit master’s teachings, a martial deity is on par with an immortal deity!

Crash, crash—

With a single step, countless stones crumbled into dust.

Li Che’s gaze remained steady.

He assessed his own martial foundation in light of the Dao Fruit master’s words.

At this moment, he was nearing the end of the mortal-saint realm; after all, he had already condensed the great Dao Immortal Pattern. Only the forging of the Immortal Platform stood between him and the transcendent state of the Xuanxian.

As for how to forge the Immortal Platform, Li Che had, through the Dao Fruit master’s martial insights and the creative fusion of the Eight Mysterious Gates Immortal Seed technique with the Primordial Nine Calamities method, successfully established the first edition of the Eight-Nine Profound Skill.

Any further enhancements would come gradually with continuous cultivation.

Boom!!!

His flesh trembled as the feedback of the Sixth Transformation of the Dao Fruit surged wildly into Li Che’s body.

His vital energy expanded rapidly and powerfully!

In that instant, his augmented vital energy enabled him to condense a second Immortal Pattern!

The purple Primordial Immortal Pattern, etched like intricate floral designs upon his flesh, exuded a mesmerizing, otherworldly beauty!

Roar!!!

His spine thundered as if roaring like a great dragon, with swirling vortices of vital energy spiraling brilliantly!

Terrifying power raged from within him like a tidal wave, erupting with ferocious force!

It was as if a force capable of moving mountains and filling the seas had been unleashed in a storm!

Li Che could sense that he was now stronger than ever before!

Before him, golden light interwove and flashed by.

【Eight-Nine Profound Skill: Martial Immortal Golden Body (70%)】

He noticed that the original Dao Induction prompt had changed; Dragon Elephant Furnace had transformed into the name of the Eight-Nine Profound Skill!

Li Che wasn’t too concerned with these transformation details.

After all, his self-created martial art had finally broken through—the Dao Induction had succeeded, and the transformation was underway.

“Martial Immortal Golden Body is at 70%; it’s nearly perfected—”

“Perhaps once I forge the Immortal Platform and ascend to the realm of Xuanxian, Martial Immortal Golden Body will be fully realized!”

A look of anticipation shone in Li Che’s eyes.

Qitian Inner City had been conquered.

The three Supreme champions from the Pantheon were all massacred; following the fall of Celestial Wolf Supreme, both Xuanzhen Supreme and Jia Lou Supreme had also perished.

The mortal realm itself manifested celestial omens in response to their demise.

Many looked upward, as if witnessing the cosmic chains of order writhe and intertwine, while endless laments resonated from within Qitian Inner City.

Inside the city, eerie mists swirled, growing ever more terrifying; everyone’s senses were shielded by an unseen force—even the Grandmasters of divine calamity couldn’t discern a thing inside.

Meanwhile,

News from Jin Guang Mansion reached Qitian City as well.

“Qianyuan Divine Sect Elder Li Che, also known as the Underworld Ghost Emperor, is a martial immortal of the mortal realm!”

This news swept in like a storm.

It completely overshadowed the major news of the three Supreme beings’ collapse in the Inner City, leaving everyone dumbfounded—yet many martial fighters soon erupted in fervor.

After all, it was excellent news that the martial immortal hadn’t perished from expending his vital energy, but had instead reemerged with brilliance at Jin Guang Mansion!

Due to the influence of the Third Prince’s Bizarre Temple, Jin Guang Mansion had now become the epicenter of the storm.

Though Li Che, as a martial immortal, was awe-inspiring, the martial fighters cared little for his identity—they only worshipped his actions!

The fluttering of the Ink Robe, with its dark, wild hair slicing the void like blades.

Li Che’s crystalline flesh exuded an inner radiance even before activation, and he naturally sensed the situation in Qitian Outer City.

Outside the city tower of the Inner City,

Numerous martial fighters sat in worship-like stillness beneath the tower.

Their fervor and adoration nearly overflowed, saturating the heavens and earth.

Li Che felt a stirring in his heart—a sentiment not unlike the convergence of collective prayers in Buddhist practice.

Li Che shook his head lightly; he was a martial immortal who cultivated the martial way, refining his own body!

He relied solely on himself, without the need for the support of collective prayers!

With one decisive step, he plunged into the void.

When he reappeared, he was already in Mo City Shandu.

Two masses of shattered flesh soared into the air—that was the blood and flesh of Xuanzhen Supreme and Jia Lou Supreme; Li Che immediately activated his Spiritual Confinement.

The Spiritual Confinement essences of the two Supremes were swiftly captured from the netherworld!

The nether trembled, and a storm of impact ensued.

But in the face of such a storm, Li Che remained unruffled.

Xuanzhen Supreme and Jia Lou Supreme opened their eyes, looking at Li Che with a complex air.

In the end, they had, after all, fallen before the exhausted Ghost Emperor!

“Greetings, my lord!”

The two Supremes knelt with clasped fists, their hearts imbued with sincere devotion.

Li Che nodded slightly, and with a stirring of his spirit, using his 【Temporal Spatial Golden Wheel】 Dao Fruit, he opened the Qiankun Space of the two Supreme Spiritual Confinement essences!

He then fed the obtained Three-Leaf Dao Essence Divine Crystals to Huang Jianjiu, who had transformed into a meatball.

Within the meatball, the pressure grew ever more imposing; Li Che had a hunch that once Old Huang burst forth,

he might immediately ascend to divine status!

Mhm, excellent—keep feeding him!

After all, it was merely Dao Essence Divine Crystals, wasn’t it?

Li Che was confident that he could acquire more and more!

It was said that the Young Dragon Emperor on Dragon Island treasured many precious Dao Essence Divine Crystals; Li Che even sensed the aura of Four-Leaf Dao Essence Divine Crystals!

If deities like the Young Dragon Emperor required Four-Leaf Dao Essence Divine Crystals to rejuvenate their power, then feeding Old Huang to transform him into a deity would be no challenge at all.

Boom!!! Fang Han Shu appeared gracefully, his Confucian robe billowing and his flowing beard aloft,

and he stood beside Li Che, briefly describing the final purpose for the Spiritual Confinement essences that had sprung from the fallen powerful figures within Qitian Inner City.

Li Che nodded, his eyes scanning the surroundings.

He spotted You Liqing and Blue Bird in Mo City, both writhing in agony as they underwent a painful transformation.

Li Che stepped forward.

At that moment, moving almost with pure physical speed, he soared through the rushing currents and reached You Liqing and Blue Bird.

Raising his hand, he struck their brows, transmitting insights about the Zhang Mo Mang Spear and the Blood-Shed Phoenix Withering Arrow.

The pain in both eased immediately, and the speed at which they devoured other Spiritual Confinement essences accelerated dramatically.

After completing this, Li Che stepped forward once more, reappearing atop the City of the Dominator Tower.

XiXi sat in meditation, isolated by countless cascades of ink-like rain.

She opened her eyes and looked toward Li Che.

The Yulian divine pattern on her brow burned like unquenchable flames!

Her skin still flushed red, and her transformation was not yet complete, but her overall aura and cultivation had grown significantly.

The boost from her divine suit was unprecedented!

In just ten days!

Martial Saint Fourfold!

The pinnacle of perfection!

Moreover, her divine cultivation had reached a state of perfection, on the verge of the Divine Transformation!

The enhancement was truly staggering!

Li Che exhaled—a scene almost reminiscent of a character on overdrive. Even though Li Che himself was rather reckless, it all sounded absurdly outlandish.

Yet the explosive outburst from fusing divine weapons with body tempering soon subsided, giving way to a quiet, imperceptible transformation.

Even slow, subliminal changes can outpace tedious cultivation.

However, Li Che’s focus was on XiXi’s divine cultivation—she was nearly at the brink of divine transformation!

Li Che raised his eyebrows slightly.

The Yulian curse within XiXi would erupt once more upon reaching the divine transformation stage!

Only time would tell if XiXi’s current physical strength could withstand the Yulian curse’s might!

“Daddy!”

XiXi’s long eyelashes fluttered with joy as she sprang to her feet.

She threw a small fist at the air with vigorous determination.

With a loud crack, it was as if the very air had shattered!

Li Che snapped back to reality and couldn’t help but smile.

XiXi stepped forward; the ground of the Dominator Tower crumbled under her feet.

Indeed, XiXi couldn’t yet master this surging new power.

Seeing XiXi’s open-mouthed, puzzled expression, Li Che smiled and patted her head, helping her acclimate to her newfound strength so that when the divine transformation arrives, she can handle the Yulian curse with ease.

And Li Che’s mind stirred slightly.

He sensed the situation over at Jin Guang Mansion.

Ten days had passed.

The process of transformation at the Third Prince’s Bizarre Temple—where the Four-Yu transformed into the Sanqing—was nearly complete!

Jin Guang Mansion had become a ghost town, and the eerie mists from Jiulong River had spread to Jin Guang Mansion, beginning to fuse with the city walls.

Once Jin Guang Mansion is swallowed by the Bizarre Temple and the temple fuses with the city,

it will remain on earth permanently, marking the formal establishment of the Sanqing Bizarre Temple!

Li Che stayed no longer in Mo City Shandu.

Before the complete revival of the Third Prince’s Bizarre Temple, Li Che had more pressing matters to attend to.

Time waits for no one!

Boom! The void twisted, and in the void a chess piece radiating a pearly white glow began to float.

It was the Feilei Chess Piece.

Drifting from the city wall of Jin Guang Mansion and grasped by a hand, Li Che’s Ink Robe fluttered as he strode forth from Mo City Shandu.

Li Che’s jet-black hair billowed as his gaze fell upon the swirling, terrifying mist right before him!

The entire city seemed to be shrouded in an endless sea of fog, obscuring every direction; all paths were blocked!

Jin Guang Mansion appeared to be completely enveloped by the eerie mist!

The mist stretched out like silken threads, caressing the ancient walls of Jin Guang Mansion.

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As the mist touched the walls, they appeared to be eroded into holes, yet after this corrosion, the walls of Jin Guang Mansion seemed to transform into a Bizarre Temple.

“The fusion has begun—”

“The final step of the Four-Yu transforming into Sanqing.”

“The Bizarre Temple establishes its anchor in the mortal realm!”

Sometimes Li Che felt that the Bizarre Temple was merely the corrupting influence of the Bizarre Temple on the mortal world, destined to eventually devour it all, turning the world into a barren expanse of the Bizarre Temple. Staring into the swirling tide of eerie mists, the insignificant Li Che exhaled deeply.

In the next moment,

with a single snap of his fingers,

one Spiritual Confinement chess piece after another began to swell and distort around him.

Slowly, they transformed into distinct silhouettes.

Fang Han Shu, Xuanzhen Supreme, and Jia Lou Supreme stood firm, donning masks symbolizing their status as mighty figures of the Underworld.

Next, the frenzied Fan Hai Jiuying and the burning Fenxu Huodou—Fan Hai Jiuying, who had devoured the souls of countless dragons on Dragon Island, finally transformed into the realm of Strength Supreme.

Combined with the Fenxu Huodou formed by Celestial Wolf Supreme, the five Supremes’ powers were now united!

Jin Guang Mansion trembled violently as the will of heaven and earth seemed to perceive the ominous, intertwining torrents of blood!

But in the next moment,

Li Che’s eyes brightened as though he had torn through the mist, and he saw the colossal waves surging on Jiulong River near Dragon Island.

And there, seated in meditation on Dragon Island, the youthful Young Dragon Emperor, exuding divine aura and awaiting the revival of the Third Prince Temple Spirit, smiled faintly.

With a flick of his five fingers,

in the next instant, the adorable Cute Cow Mask fell into his grasp and was pressed against his face by Li Che.

The Underworld Crew mobilized once more!

Champions, go forth and slaughter the deities!