Chapter 137: Empyrean Xi Xi Battles the Golden Third Prince, Dragon Elephant Furnace Forges a True G

Chapter 137: Empyrean Xi Xi Battles the Golden Third Prince, Dragon Elephant Furnace Forges a True Grandmaster

Xi Xi glared, even though she was only three years old, she wouldn't cry easily!

And she certainly wouldn't cry from being hit!

She was a girl destined to become the invincible Empyrean Xi Xi!

Nan Lihuo saw Xi Xi's defiant expression and couldn't help but stroke his beard, laughing heartily. This little girl... had a real sense of pride.

But having pride was a good thing. As a Divine Child of the Hundred Foot Purple Aura, how could she not have pride?

Pride was the most fundamental trait of a genius.

However, Nan Lihuo thought back to his first time entering the Heavenly King Tower's Divine Gate for the Heavenly King Assessment, and his lips twitched involuntarily.

That time, he had truly been beaten to the point of doubting life itself.

It took him an entire month to recover, and the previous Sect Master of Jin Guang Peak had to console and guide him for a long time.

He hoped that Xi Xi... would recover quickly.

"Alright, get ready to enter the Divine Gate."

Nan Lihuo rubbed Xi Xi's head, "Just do your best, don't take the test in the Heavenly King Tower too seriously... Before you turn twelve, if you can defeat your opponent, that's good enough."

Xi Xi raised her head, her eyes filled with a hint of indignation.

"Sect Master Teacher... Are you looking down on Xi Xi?"

Nan Lihuo was speechless, "Your talent is the highest among all my disciples, how could I possibly look down on you?"

"I have high expectations for you, hoping that you can defeat your opponent before you turn twelve... I..."

"Even when I turned twelve, I didn't succeed."

"Your late senior brother, Zhou Daoyuan, was the same."

Nan Lihuo explained gently.

Xi Xi's eyebrows relaxed upon hearing this, and then she curiously asked, "The late senior brother... was he very powerful?"

Nan Lihuo's eyes stung as he listened to Xi Xi's praise, and a touch of sorrow seemed to spread like ink in his heart.

"Yes, he was very powerful, but... not as powerful as Xi Xi."

Xi Xi proudly raised her head.

That was a must. In front of Empyrean Xi Xi, everything was her loyal subject!

Nan Lihuo didn't say anything further. He formed hand seals, and his divinity erupted.

The Golden Tower trembled, and in an instant, a divine pressure burst forth, with countless dazzling golden rays erupting from it.

The Golden Temple's Temple Deity detached from the altar and flew horizontally into the air, once again releasing a familiar suction force that drew Xi Xi into it.

This time, Xi Xi had the experience from the previous time, so she didn't frantically shout for help while waving her hands and feet.

However, the feeling of being pulled into the Divine Gate was still quite uncomfortable.

The little Hu Hu on her shoulder was delighted and fluttered around Xi Xi's body.

Li Che had helped Xi Xi study this little Hu Hu, but so far, they hadn't discovered the purpose of this butterfly-like spiritual beast.

Although it had a very rich divinity, it didn't seem to have much offensive or lethal power, only possessing a slight divine rank pressure when releasing its divinity.

Its divinity was very pure, almost comparable to the Pure Heart Divinity.

Li Che stopped researching when he didn't find any further progress, but the little butterfly that was being studied was terrified in his hands, trembling incessantly.

It seemed to be able to sense a person's cruelty.

It was clear that Xi Xi and Li Che were more than a hundred times crueler.

After the world spun, Xi Xi opened her eyes, and she and the little butterfly appeared once again within the Divine Gate of the Golden Temple."

The Sect Master Teacher had explained to Xi Xi that the Divine Gate and the Deceptive Shrine were both special domains created by the enigmatic temple, and they were related to divinity.

At least, it required an enigmatic temple of the Nine Stars level to create a Deceptive Shrine.

The difference between the Deceptive Shrine and the Divine Gate was that the Deceptive Shrine was extremely dangerous. Once inside, one would encounter various bizarre things tainted by the temple deity's divinity. These bizarre things could take one's life or even taint and transform them into cursed corpses of the temple deity, becoming the protective power of the enigmatic temple.

However, within the Deceptive Shrine, just like the Divine Gate, there were also inheritances and opportunities, but the danger was too great.

On the other hand, the Divine Gate was more like a purified Deceptive Shrine, basically without any danger, and the inheritances and opportunities were also very gentle.

The origin of the Divine Gate was from an enigmatic temple that had been conquered and restored to a normal temple, thus possessing the Divine Gate.

Inside, the temple deity's lingering resentment and divinity had calmed down and would no longer taint those who entered the gate. Instead, it became a place of opportunity.

Therefore, the Divine Gate was the foundation of every major divine sect.

Some divine sects even possessed multiple Divine Gates.

For example, the Golden Heavenly King Tower's Divine Gate, due to the splitting of the Heavenly King Tower into three, had three Divine Gates, and they were all interconnected.

Nan Lihuo told Xi Xi that if she could defeat her opponent before turning twelve, she would be able to pass through this region's Heavenly King Tower's Divine Gate and meet and fight with the divine children from the Divine Gates of other regions.

Xi Xi was so excited at that time, already imagining herself dominating all enemies within the Divine Gate.

Xi Xi looked around, clenching her chubby fists, her eyes sparkling.

She patted the little butterfly and took small steps towards the majestic Golden Temple, walking quickly with joy.

She hummed the song her smelly father had taught her: "I have a little donkey, but I never ride it. One day, on a whim, I rode it to the market..."

As she sang, the little butterfly danced around her.

The two of them, one person and one butterfly, were like a flower blooming within the Divine Gate.

They arrived at the temple's main gate, which was tightly shut. Xi Xi widened her eyes, immediately understanding, and took a horse stance, her fine, wind-blown bangs fluttering in front of her forehead.

Within the Niwan Inner Vision, Xi Xi began to cultivate the Nourishing Nature Method, the Extreme Grief Wind Fire Dragon Prince. In just six months, she had already completed the transformation of all her divine energies.

Now, her temperament was like a river, completely transformed into the divine energy of the Extreme Grief Wind Fire Dragon Prince.

Her divine energy wove together the colors of wind and fire, flashing with brilliance and containing a sorrowful emotion that emanated from Xi Xi's small body.

The temple gates rumbled as they sensed the source of her divine energy to be the Golden Temple, and slowly opened.

A deep rumble echoed.

The doors shook and opened, revealing the towering and majestic Golden Heavenly King Statue within the temple once again before Xi Xi.

Xi Xi immediately restrained her arrogance and shrunk her neck.

The statue loomed above, but its eyes seemed gentle, gradually calming Xi Xi's spirit.

She approached the statue, looking around, and felt the rich and dense divine energy within the temple.

She felt that if she opened her mouth, she could absorb the divine energy into her body.

No wonder the Sect Master Teacher said that the Golden Temple was an excellent place for cultivation, surpassing any blessed land.

It opened every six months, and after Xi Xi entered the Golden Temple and got beaten up, she must not just cry, but seize the time to cultivate.

Thinking of this, Xi Xi felt indignant.

She, the Empyrean Xi Xi, would never cry!

Never!

Xi Xi was confident in herself, and she had also brought the fireworks mechanism that Niu Niu Teacher made for her! The fireworks mechanism had three states, and if all else failed, she could activate the strongest firepower state!

Hmph—

Xi Xi pouted and looked at the statue.

A deep rumble echoed.

"Divine Gate inspection, about to commence."

"Go all out, hold nothing back!"

A deafening roar suddenly exploded, causing Xi Xi's eardrums to vibrate, and the little butterfly on her shoulder trembled slightly.

Then, the scene before her eyes changed.

She widened her eyes, her long eyelashes quivering slightly.

She saw...

Beneath the golden statue.

Inside that treasure tower.

A small figure slowly emerged, appearing as if cast from pure gold.

The figure's eyes were golden, and two golden braids stood erect.

With a turn of her golden smoky eyes, her gaze fell upon Xi Xi.

"Hmph—"

The child figure chuckled and then took a step forward, leaping down from the giant hand of the Heavenly King Statue holding the golden tower.

In mid-air, a 360-degree flip transformed the figure.

Wearing a golden circle on her head, with golden silk wrapped around her arms, bare feet stepping on two golden wind fire wheels, and holding a golden spear with a flaming tip!

In the air, her legs spread in a straddle position, the golden silk fluttering, the golden wind fire wheels spinning rapidly beneath her bare feet, countless sparks bursting forth brilliantly.

The flickering sparks danced in the air, creating an overwhelming sense of pressure.

It felt like a mountain was crushing down!

Xi Xi was stunned, and the little butterfly on her shoulder bristled with fear.

No...

You're making the Three Princes take action?!

The Sect Master Teacher is a big liar, calling this a test?!

...

...

Golden Light City.

Falling Petals Lane.

Li Che closed his eyes, and after swallowing the Eight Extremes Martial Pill, his stomach rumbled as if struck by a medicine hammer, directly shattering the pill. The potent medicinal properties surged into his limbs and bones!

His muscles and bones suddenly twitched, emitting a "pili pala" sound like burning firewood with flickering sparks! His internal vital energy was scorching and powerful, and after the Divine Vein Nine Transformations, the Transformation Realm martial arts power merged with his inner energy, transforming into a grand medicine that coursed through his meridians!

From the top of his head, down his spine, through his waist and abdomen, to the tailbone!

It was as if a blazing flame was burning and expanding within his chest, indescribable.

The Dragon Elephant Vajra Dharmic Fruit vibrated and pulsed!

His blood surged like a raging river, like the bursting waves of a mighty river!

Li Che had fulfilled all the conditions for the Grandmaster Realm, having cultivated the true martial arts and mastered at least three Transformation Realm martial arts.

With these conditions met, breaking through to the Grandmaster Realm was just a matter of time.

However, there was one crucial factor in breaking through to the Grandmaster Realm, and that was, ultimately, the strength of the physical body.

The reason why the Incantation Bronze Corpse was powerful lay in the incredible resilience of its physical body. It was unthinkable that it had been tempered by death qi and corpse qi, almost transcending the realm of flesh and blood, and should be called a weapon.

Thus, it was indestructible!

The purpose of Grandmaster cultivation was also to temper the physical body, as the foundation of martial arts cultivation lay in the physical body!

Transforming inner energy into true energy was an internal change, while strengthening the skin and body's resilience was an external change!

From Pulse Connection to stepping into the Grandmaster Realm, it was a metamorphosis of both internal and external martial arts!

Rumble—

Rumble!

His blood surged and flowed faster and faster, and if a small tear were to appear on his skin at this moment, the blood that sprayed out would be even more terrifying than a high-pressure water gun! As sharp as a water jet!

Li Che's skin turned crimson, and the Transformation Realm intent merged with his inner energy, causing it to course through his body, boiling his vital energy. Various Transformation Realm intents appeared like illusory images, floating around him.

There were images of the White Tiger roaring, continuous gun shadows, a hundred ghosts wailing, arrows flying with the wind and thunder...

A three-eyed divine general holding a three-bladed saber, the saber's energy filling the heavens and earth, a Corpse Deity dispersing death qi like smoke, pointing with a single finger! Various intents emerged endlessly.

Li Che's body became increasingly hot, and the surrounding airflow was filled with mist, like a furnace, emitting an astonishingly intense light and heat.

Li Che's eyes opened, like two blazing flames burning fiercely.

According to his understanding, a Grandmaster's breakthrough shouldn't be this difficult; there should be more extraordinary phenomena...

"The breakthrough of the Divine Vein Nine Transformations... is this why it's so challenging?"

Li Che's heart was filled with thoughts.

But he didn't feel any fear or hesitation.

Li Che stood up.

Buzz—

In an instant, his clothes burned to ashes under the scorching heat of his vital energy. Without wearing a special elastic suit, his flesh directly expanded.

The second transformation of the Dragon Elephant Vajra, Furious Vajra!

The large muscles twitched and trembled, and his spine, like a coiled dragon, roared towards the sky. Li Che's black hair grew and hung down.

His sturdy physique continued to expand, and his skin seemed to radiate a crystal-like luster!

Sizzle...

Sweat oozed out, evaporating into steam on the hot skin, forming a hazy mist that shrouded the courtyard!

Li Che, in his Furious Vajra state, instantly grew taller until he reached two meters. Every inch of his muscles, bones, and flesh seemed twisted like a twisted dough, intensely red!

Amidst the dense mist, it was suddenly torn apart by a fierce and domineering gust of wind.

Li Che's eyes shone like two beams of red light, his skin trembled, and his flesh resonated, emitting a dragon elephant's roar that shook the air!

The ultimate skill, Dragon Elephant True Strength!

Li Che punched and kicked, demonstrating a pure and simple martial art with precision and clarity.

The air kept exploding, emitting a muffled boom!

Dragon Elephant True Strength—Li Che, at this moment, had only mastered one dragon and one elephant. Even after merging with the Eight Serpents Turning the River and Azure Thunder Body, he still hadn't undergone any transformation.

The ultimate skill was indeed challenging.

However, as his martial cultivation surged towards the Grandmaster realm, he finally noticed a change! With the support of the Transformation Realm, he gradually comprehended the true essence.

Various martial arts completely merged into his body, permeated his muscles, and became a part of his memory!

The ultimate skill, Dragon Elephant True Strength, had not yet given birth to its true essence, but it was devouring these Transformation Realm insights, transforming from the illusory to the real!

Li Che, who resembled a towering pagoda, had his fists and elbows transform into incredibly formidable killing weapons at this moment.

The speed of his moves became faster and faster, and in the end, it was almost impossible to see the shadow of his punches.

The raging wind howled within the courtyard, and countless carved wood chips were swept up in a frenzy!

"So... this is the Grandmaster realm!"

"I've understood."

Boom!

Li Che unleashed a punch towards the air in front of him, and in an instant, the entire atmosphere seemed to sink like a visible ripple, spreading and rippling like a rolling tide.

Boom, boom, boom—

Li Che stood in his original spot, towering like a mountain, and from his thick, twitching blue veins, dense vital energy dispersed.

The vital energy rose into the sky, swirling like a signal fire!

Gradually, the signal fire split into two, one transforming into a blood-red giant dragon with tendrils drifting in the sky, and the other becoming a heavy, mountain-like elephant, raising its trunk and trumpeting!

The giant dragon and the giant elephant, one dragon and one elephant!

Encircling each other.

They spun in opposition, as if transforming into a crimson melting furnace!

Within the furnace!

Nine Transformation Realm martial arts insights were refined within!

This was...

The Grandmaster's extraordinary phenomenon!

...

...

Boom!

It was as if muffled thunder was rolling, and the dragon's roar and the elephant's trumpeting could be heard, even with the suppression and isolation of the Heaven and Earth Chessboard!

In the distance, a fleeting anomaly appeared between heaven and earth, flashing by and then concealed by the chessboard.

But it still attracted the attention of many curious individuals.

The closest place to Li Che's Falling Petals Lane workshop was the Qin Manor.

In the Qin Manor, Qin Di Kun, the Grand Elder of the Divine Appearance cultivators, suddenly opened his eyes and instantly leaped out of the secret chamber.

The wind howled, and his beard and clothes fluttered...

"Such powerful vital energy, a Grandmaster's extraordinary phenomenon? Who is breaking through to the Grandmaster realm... and can even produce an extraordinary phenomenon?"

Qin Di Kun, as a Divine Appearance cultivator, was himself a Grandmaster expert with a powerful vital energy and keen perception.

He released his Divine Perception to scan, but he felt that what he had sensed just now was only a dream.

"Impossible... can't sense it?"

"That feeling again, just like when I killed Yu Qing... it's right before my eyes, yet I can't sense it!"

"So annoying! So frustrating!"

Qin Di Kun took a deep breath, calming his inexplicably turbulent emotions.

"Horse Face..."

He murmured a name.

Ever since Shangguan Zhenheng, the cultivator of the Incantation Bronze Corpse, was killed in broad daylight, the name of the hidden divine archer, Horse Face, had become famous in Golden Light City. Many people were searching for Horse Face, but no one could find him.

"Horse Face broke through to the Grandmaster realm? No... Horse Face wasn't a Grandmaster before?!"

Qin Di Kun seemed to realize something, and his face changed slightly.

...

...

Cliffstone Treasure Tower, Heavenly Divination Bureau.

The sound of the erhu echoed softly atop the tower, and the Supervisor, dressed in plain clothes, sat on the rooftop, playing the erhu as his beard and hair fluttered in the wind.

"Divine Vein Nine Transformations, Vital Energy Furnace!"

"Golden Light City has produced such a martial arts genius?"

"Interesting, very interesting..."

"What a pity, he's only just entered the Grandmaster realm. A Vital Energy Furnace Grandmaster, if he cultivates to the later stages, he might even surpass the Incantation Bronze Corpse and be included in the Southern Dao Grandmaster List, right?"

"A Grand Master who has cultivated the Blood Qi Furnace, yet not on the Divine Foundation Chart... Even just his Blood Qi martial arts alone could crush them."

"Hey, this person's hidden skills are truly exceptional. I wonder which faction he's from that sent him to Golden Light City. With such abilities, he must be from a major power, definitely not a high-level expert from other Divine Sects."

"Corpse Deity Sect... It can't be them. The Corpse Deity Sect cultivates the Cursed Corpse Technique, they wouldn't bother with the laborious task of refining a Grand Master Furnace."

"What's his purpose in coming here? It's probably for the Eight-Armed Wrathful Third Prince..."

The Deputy Supervisor, with his aged face, let out a chuckle as he muttered to himself.

Not bothering to investigate further, he sat on a small stool, playing the erhu and humming a little tune.

The vortex grew larger and more chaotic.

I'll just... play a tune on the erhu and enjoy the moment.

...

...

Within the small courtyard.

Inside his chest, the Dragon Elephant Dharmic Fruit was incredibly active, suddenly jumping vigorously.

The Blood Qi that filled the entire courtyard, blocked by the Heaven and Earth Chessboard and unable to spread, was instantly devoured by his body, like a whale swallowing everything in its path.

His aura was restrained, hidden extremely well.

Li Che stretched his arms, and his entire body's tendons and bones made crackling sounds like popping beans. Every inch of his skeleton seemed to be recast, adapting to the new strength of his body.

With the Blood Qi Furnace refined, Li Che felt refreshed and energized. Every pore on his body seemed to be inhaling and exhaling, cleansing and purifying his body of impurities.

He raised his hand, and between his five fingers, distorted air currents intertwined...

This is True Qi!

True Qi, fused with the essence of Dragon Elephant True Strength, contained the power of the Dragon Elephant, and also seemed to hold the strength of Eight Serpents Turning the River and Azure Thunder Body.

True Qi, the fusion of True Intent and Blood Qi, gave birth to a domineering force.

The True Qi could reach ten zhang around his body!

Any further, and its power would rapidly decline.

Unless he cultivated to the Grand Master level, with his divine might, he could shatter rocks and break gold from a hundred zhang away!

"This is what a Grand Master should be... Those so-called Grand Masters I fought before were too weak."

"Now, if I fight them, I can defeat them with just one punch each!"

Li Che opened his mouth, inhaling and exhaling like a whale, stirring up a storm of wind and waves!

If he had to describe his physical body at this moment in one word.

It would be "perfect."

Of course, Li Che also knew that he was currently in a breakthrough expansion phase, and his mentality was extremely inflated.

But Li Che felt that with his current strength, he could probably challenge Li Qingshan.

His heart moved.

The light before his eyes shimmered.

[Dharmic Fruit: Dragon Elephant Vajra (LV3, 50%)]



The maturity of Dragon Elephant Vajra had reached LV3, increasing by a large margin, directly to 50%!

"What kind of transformation will occur when the Dharmic Fruit reaches LV4?"

"It's getting close..."

"Whether it's Divine Craftsmanship or Dragon Elephant Vajra, it's almost there!"

Li Che exhaled a turbid breath.

The Dharmic Fruit was his capital in this life, and researching and cultivating it was the key to his strength!

Li Che's eyes gleamed like lightning.

"Once the Seven Emotions Divine Foundation is completed, and with my current Blood Qi Furnace cultivation... When I ascend the tower, can I compete with a Divine Image?"!

Is it possible?

Li Che wasn't sure, but... his intuition told him.

Just like Liu Jin Song's Illusory Form, he could easily slay him.

He stretched his arms and twisted his waist, and the surrounding air currents gathered behind him, resembling a coiling dragon stretching lazily.

The essence of his physical body had been elevated, giving him a sense of control and stability over his power.

Suddenly.

Li Che's eyes flickered slightly.

He raised his hand, and the white Flying Thunder Chess Piece floated in his palm.

An image gradually appeared.

"Xixi..."

...

...

Xixi opened her mouth wide, her eyes wide with disbelief.

Although she was only three years old, as a Divine Child with early spiritual maturity and the cultivation method she practiced, the Extreme Grief Three Princes, she naturally knew what the golden brat floating before her eyes represented! Wearing a Vajra ring on his head, his arms wrapped in golden silk, standing on a Wind and Fire Wheel, holding a Crimson Flame Spear...

This was the Golden Third Prince!

"No wonder the Sect Master Teacher got beaten up..."

Xixi pouted, feeling an immense sense of oppression.

The Third Prince, standing on the Wind and Fire Wheel, hovered in the sky, like a deity stepping out of a myth, descending upon the world.

The golden gaze he projected made Xixi almost suffocate.

The little butterfly on her shoulder had already started playing dead.

But after the initial shock to her soul, the next moment, her tiny body couldn't help but tremble with excitement.

In her eyes, slowly...

A trace of madness appeared! Fighting with the Third Prince?

So thrilling!

Xixi... loved it!

"Ahahaha—"

"Xixi loves it!"

Xixi's eyes sparkled, and her chubby little hand flipped over.

Since the Sect Master Teacher doesn't follow martial morals!

Then she...

The next moment...

The Namu Divine Craft Gatling was shouldered by her.

Aimed at the cold and disdainful Golden Third Prince, floating high in the sky.

(End of Chapter)

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