Chapter 16: The Unleashing of Dragon Elephant Vajra

Keeping a close watch, Li Che mused, ‘Might as well kill them.’

The enemy had joined Lingying Sect, and his daughter XiXi was now their target—a ticking time bomb ready to explode at any moment.

It was all preordained, so why wait for them to strike instead of taking the initiative?

He recalled the angry Spirit Infant Statue that had been placed outside the courtyard last night…

Their act was a blatant challenge to him as a father, as if daringly shouting, ‘If you try to stop us, we’ll kill you!’

Was Sun Changbiao truly blameless?

In Li Che’s eyes, not in the slightest. When he risked his daughter XiXi—joining Lingying Sect to barter another child’s life for his own desire for a son…

He had already been stained with blood on both hands.

Pulling his conical hat lower, Li Che exhaled a burst of hot air from deep within.

Then he plunged into the swirling wind and snow.

Xu Ji’s Wood Carving Shop’s compound was vast—almost a small city—with an intricate network of lanes, numerous courtyards, and towering walls framing narrow alleys.

Slipping into an alleyway, Li Che stripped off his clothes and donned a black, tattered robe.

He then retrieved a wooden mask he had crafted himself—originally intended to tease XiXi as a playful toy.

But now… it would serve a more urgent purpose.

Since XiXi was born in the Year of the Ox, Li Che carved a bull face mask with a touch of cartoonish charm.

Wearing the cute bull mask, Li Che felt as though the world had faded away—each breath and heartbeat becoming light and liberating.

“Sun Changbiao…”

He murmured the name softly.

In the next instant, his soul ignited the Dao Fruit 【Dragon Elephant Vajra】.

Crack, crack, crack…

The sound of colliding bones echoed like the crackle of frying beans. Under his tattered black robe, Li Che’s muscles began to ripple as a tingling sensation surged through him. His stature soared, his back muscles instantly hardening like iron, coiling like a writhing dragon!

The indestructible might of his blood and flesh—peerless as Dragon Elephant Vajra!

That was the very essence of the Dao Fruit 【Dragon Elephant Vajra】.

Upon activating it, Li Che’s entire form transformed, channeling the stored cultivation and vital energy from the Dao Fruit into his very flesh.

And as his body evolved, his raw strength amplified immensely!

Once only about 1.75 meters tall, Li Che now soared to nearly 1.9 meters, his flesh bulging and firming into a truly imposing form.

“Strength…” he murmured, his eyes—visible through the cute bull mask—flashing as he inspected his hands brimming with terrifying power, clenching them until a gust of wind seemed to roar in response.

“It’s as if I’ve harnessed the might of a dragon and an elephant…”

“Let’s call this transformation ‘Vajra Change.'”

He whispered to himself.

At that moment, he felt like a colossal jungle elephant, ready to trample fierce tigers and wild lions with unstoppable force.

This was the pure physical transformation granted by the Dao Fruit alone…

Truly peerless!

A subtle smile tugged at the borders of his mask as his face, swollen with the surge of blood and flesh, betrayed a rare moment of satisfaction.

Then, with a mighty stride, his burly figure stepped forward, shattering the wind and snow with every step.

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Sun Changbiao’s courtyard lay on the west side of Xu Ji Courtyard.

As the second son of Butler Sun, the courtyard Sun Changbiao occupied after the family split was exceptionally fine—a spacious, three-section compound bathed in light.

Holding an umbrella, Sun Changbiao returned to his courtyard after a long day’s work.

He exhaled sharply, his expression darkening.

“Chen Daba has set his sights on me… How quick, they’ve come looking this soon.”

Standing in his courtyard, Sun Changbiao’s expression shifted unpredictably. He was aware that Old Chen was scrutinizing him. No matter how desperately he tried to hide it, his affiliation with Lingying Sect was an open secret.

After all, he had even offered incense at the Lingying Sect’s altar.

“Well, if they target me, then so be it. As long as I do nothing, Chen Daba won’t dare kill me… No evidence means no recklessness.”

“I just need to pass on the intel and bide my time… Once a Spirit Infant is delivered to the altar, my wish for a son will undoubtedly be granted!”

Sun Changbiao longed for a son more than anything.

Or rather, both he and his wife desperately yearned for a son.

Suddenly, his reverie was interrupted by a timid voice.

“Dad… Dad, dinner’s ready.”

A soft, hesitant call reached his ears.

Looking up, Sun Changbiao saw his eldest daughter leading three younger sisters, nervously carrying dishes fresh from the kitchen.

“Got it,” he replied simply.

He acknowledged them in a flat tone.

Then he set aside his umbrella, brushed off the clinging snow, dusted his long robe, and stepped into the comforting warmth of the inner room.

The four daughters placed steaming dishes on the table. The eldest, ever so obedient, took her three sisters by the hand and left the warmth of the inner room to head confidently to the kitchen for their meal.

At the table, Sun Changbiao and his wife, Liu, began eating heartily.

“Husband, how did that matter go?”

“The deputy head has been pushing us hard… Li Shifu’s child is a rare Spirit Infant. If we can deliver it to the sect, the Patriarch will surely grant us a son!”

Liu, gently rubbing her slightly rounded belly, gazed at him with hope in her eyes.

Sun Changbiao furrowed his brow, “Don’t rush me—I know what I’m doing…”

What do women know?

Chen Daba is not one to be underestimated. With his formidable strength, even many high-ranking members of Inner City’s Xu family sought his favor!

And Old Chen’s obvious fondness for Li Che’s daughter had not escaped him. Offend Old Chen, and you’d likely face a brutal beating—or worse, lose your life.

“Eat up,”

Sun Changbiao grumbled, picking up a chopstickful of stir-fried meat. His frown deepened, “You unruly girl—why put so much salt? Trying to choke her to death?!”

Outside.

A tall girl, who had just led her sisters out of the house, pursed her lips. At the sound of scolding from within, her face paled. Grabbing her sisters, she hurried toward the kitchen.

It was freezing outside; the lingering warmth of the kitchen fire was far more inviting.

Once the girls had departed,

a massive, mountain-like figure, wearing a conical hat and mask, silently appeared in the corridor—untouched by the swirling cold and snow.

He watched the girls enter the kitchen,

and behind his cute bull mask, his eyes grew ice-cold and detached.

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“Knock knock knock—”

Sun Changbiao sipped a cup of warm, sweet wine, enjoying a piece of stir-fried meat with grease dribbling down his chin, lost in his contentment.

Suddenly, the knocking at the door made his contented eyes narrow.

“You unruly girl! When you’re eating, keep it down—can’t you understand?”

His wife, seeing his furrowed brow, quickly set down her chopsticks and scolded him sharply.

Sun Changbiao raised his hand to quiet her, “You’re pregnant—don’t get upset. We must protect our son.”

With that, he stood, casually grabbing a vine from the inner wall. As he picked at a piece of meat lodged in his teeth, he swung the vine nonchalantly.

But just as he reached the door…

“Bang—”

A thunderous crash erupted as the main door was blasted off its hinges with splintering wood flying everywhere!

Snow and cold wind rushed in.

A massive, long leg struck out like a divine whip!

A brutal kick slammed into Sun Changbiao’s stomach. The force exploded like a cannonball—his eyes nearly popped out as his body crumpled like a discarded puppet, slamming onto the dining table and shattering the feast into ruins.

“Pfft…”

Sun Changbiao coughed up a cloud of blood; his stomach seared as if shattered. Numb all over, he struggled to lift his head.

“Who… who are you?”

His first thought was that Chen Daba had struck.

But the figure before him—a towering, imposing stranger whose presence was as crushing as a mountain—left him utterly stunned.

It wasn’t Chen Daba!

That frail little old man Chen Daba could never be so fearsome and robust!

Then… who could it be?!

Whom had he offended?!

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