Chapter 146: A Million Chess Pieces' Worth of Avalanches, Immortal Worker's Mushroom Cloud

Chapter 146: A Million Chess Pieces' Worth of Avalanches, Immortal Worker's Mushroom Cloud

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Countless golden fireworks exploded, creating a dazzling display that instantly engulfed the entire Golden Fragrance Yard.

The ground shook, and countless dust particles rose like dark clouds rolling in the vast sky.

Amidst the dark clouds, streaks of golden light flashed like lightning, roaring with fury.

Sixteen Ox Demons, each carrying an enhanced Immortal Worker Gatling, stood tall.

The Spirit Wood Crows, replicated and drawn by the Immortal in the Painting's Dao Fruit, unleashed a relentless bombardment.

This firepower was so overwhelming that even if there were cultivators at the Phantom level within the Golden Fragrance Yard, they would find it impossible to escape.

The Immortal in the Painting's Dao Fruit granted Li Che an endless supply of Spirit Wood Crows, and with a simple brushstroke, he could bring these crows to life.

Creating these crows required minimal expenditure of Qi and Divine Essence, and by the time he finished painting one, his Qi and Divine Essence had already recovered.

The number of Spirit Wood Crows was solely determined by Li Che's will.

He alone was an infinite arsenal.

As the creator of the Spirit Wood Crows, Li Che had personally developed and crafted them, ensuring their effectiveness.

The Immortal in the Painting's replication was nearly perfect, producing almost identical results.

With six enhanced Immortal Worker Gatlings firing simultaneously, the might was far more startling than a thousand arrows loosed at once.

Thick smoke rose, forming a slowly blossoming mushroom cloud.

In an instant, the entire Golden Light City trembled.

The commotion was akin to the clash of thunder in the vast sky, a sound that even the deaf could sense.

The Cloud Fragrance Pavilion was particularly affected.

Many flower girls and courtesans trembled, rushing to the railings to witness the explosion of their nightmare—the Golden Fragrance Yard.

The sound of tearing through the air persisted as projectiles shot out from various directions.

The Phantom-level experts from the Five Great Clans, along with the Divine Guards from the City Lord's Mansion and the Temple Guardian Corps, swiftly responded to the disturbance.

...

Inside the Golden Fragrance Yard, Li Che stood tall, his robust frame gripping the Dragon Bone Gale Thunder Spear, which was enveloped in wind and lightning, emitting a sizzling sound.

He manipulated the Heaven and Earth Chessboard to cover the entire yard, not bothering to conceal his aura.

He had no need to hide when it came to the Beggar Sect's actions.

As the creator of the Ox Demons, he had nothing to fear.

The Beggar Sect's cultivation of the Corpse Beauty Technique and their association with the Corpse Deity Sect warranted their annihilation.

Within his chest, the Chess Sage's Dao Fruit throbbed, and his purpose for unleashing the Heaven and Earth Chessboard was to protect the pitiful girls within the yard who had been trained to cater to the customers' whims.

These girls were fragile, and although some had been specifically trained in martial arts to satisfy their clients' preferences, they were as fragile as paper in the face of the Spirit Wood Crows' bombardment.

Li Che used the Heaven and Earth Chessboard to precisely guide the crows' firepower, ensuring it bypassed the girls.

Although they might be startled, it was better than being torn to pieces.

After three rounds of bombing, according to Li Che's perception through the Heaven and Earth Chessboard, the last trace of Qi was extinguished.

Only then did the sixteen Ox Demons cease their barrage.

Clap! Clap! Clap!

With precise coordination, they ceased fire, holstered their weapons, and stood at attention.

Their unity surpassed even the most meticulously trained army.

Li Che adjusted the helmet atop his head, gripped his spear with one hand, and took a step forward, soaring into the sky like a cloud-soaring kite.

He maintained his Tower Ascension State, his black hair billowing like a cape, and his eyes emitting faint golden smoke.

Sheathing the Dragon Bone Gale Thunder Spear, he raised his hands and aimed at the mushroom cloud below.

Tower Ascension!

Thousand-Handed Strike!

Boom!

The smoke swirled, as if countless angry spirits, unwilling to accept their deaths, coalesced into distorted faces and burst forth from the dust.

However, they passed right through Li Che's body, unable to exert any influence.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

In the next instant, the sound of tearing air filled the sky, and from the shredded corpses, Divine Essences were extracted and condensed into gray-black chess pieces that hovered densely before Li Che.

"These... will be the raw materials for crafting Avalanche Crows later."

His black hair, cascading down to his waist like a cloak, rippled with ferocity.

Beneath the adorable Bull Mask, Li Che's voice echoed softly.

As the echo lingered in the air, it was abruptly shattered by an enraged roar.

In the distance, the Divine Appearance experts from the Five Great Clans arrived, their powerful Divine Essences filling the sky.

The pressure of their cultivation levels caused many cultivators to shiver and struggle to breathe.

The five mighty Divine Appearance experts, like divine winds, swiftly transported the five elders to the scene.

After all, the Golden Fragrance Yard housed the second generation of the Five Great Clans.

Many were even at the Phantom Realm, the pinnacle of their families' power.

The wind howled and swirled.

The mushroom cloud continued to rise, small but captivating.

The Ox Demon lightly touched down, hovering like a kite.

The approaching powerful cultivators halted, sensing a profound threat and...

Terror!

How could there be so many Ox Demons?!

Aside from the one floating in the center, what were the sixteen Ox Demons standing on the surrounding walls of the Golden Fragrance Yard?

Had they stirred up an Ox Demon's nest?

Seventeen Ox Demons... which one was real, and which was fake?

It was impossible to tell...

Even the Divine Appearance cultivators' powerful spiritual senses couldn't discern the difference!

Astonishingly, the Ox Demons' auras and Qi were incredibly uniform.

Li Che calmly observed the rapidly approaching members of the Five Great Clans.

Gazing intently, Xi Xi's eyes shone with a mysterious light.

"Ox Demon... Are you insane! Do you intend to slaughter everyone in Golden Light City?"

"Madness! Absolute madness! A demonic fiend!" Qin Dikun, the head of the Qin family, exclaimed with a grim expression, his teeth grinding in anger.

"After annihilating the Fishing Guild, now you want to eradicate the Beggar Sect... Are you planning to massacre the Black Serpent Gang next, followed by the Five Great Clans and the Five Major Sects, and finally, even the Divine Sect?" added the elder of the Hai family, his voice filled with dismay.

However...

The only response they received was the low, mocking laughter of the Ox Demon.

Beneath the mask, Li Che's expression was one of utter disregard for the questioning and opinions of these clan elders. His laughter seemed to carry a humiliating taunt.

Clenching his fist, Li Che gathered all the divine essence chess pieces into the Heaven and Earth Chessboard.

Then, his wildly crazed eyes behind the mask swept over the five clan elders.

Li Che raised his hand and pointed at each of the five elders, tapping them one by one.

"Among you... I know all your secrets."

"Don't let me catch a whiff of the death qi on your bodies."

The Ox Demon's deep, restrained, and unrestrained voice echoed through the sky.

Although he was currently refining the Seven Elements Corpse Curse Seal, his sensitivity to the death qi and corpse energy of the Corpse Deity Sect followers had diminished.

But he could still perceive it.

The five clan elders' faces paled slightly as they understood the implied meaning behind the Ox Demon's words.

Boom—

A streak of light shot forth at high speed, and the arrow arrived first, followed by the rolling thunderous roar! However, the arrow pierced right through an Ox Demon, only to be accompanied by a puff of black smoke.

The remaining sixteen Ox Demons simultaneously looked towards the distance.

They saw a tall figure standing on the roof of a building with soaring eaves and upturned corners in the City Lord's Mansion.

The figure held a longbow, and his eyebrows slightly raised.

"A fake?"

Divine Archer Dragon Mountain's mouth twitched, and he drew the bowstring again, causing a thunderous sound to explode.

The faces of the five clan elders turned pale with shock.

This was the Seven Elements Divine Archer who had accompanied Su Huanli from the Prefecture City! Each of his arrows contained an extremely terrifying power.

But they all missed!

The Ox Demons that were shot exploded into black mist.

Fakes, all of them were fakes...

Li Che calmly watched Divine Archer Dragon Mountain, and a faint killing intent flashed through his eyes.

On the Ox Demon's little notebook...

Your name is now on it.

The next moment.

Clenching his fist, he summoned the Thunderbolt Chess Piece.

In the eyes of the powerful onlookers, the Ox Demon vanished into thin air.

As for the remaining Ox Demons...

They exploded with "Boom Boom Boom," transforming into rolling black mist.

"He escaped?"

"Just like that... he got away?"

How elusive was this Ox Demon?

Qin Dikun's face paled in shock. Such a formidable opponent... made it difficult to eat or sleep in peace!

On the roof of the City Lord's Mansion.

Divine Archer Dragon Mountain's drawn bow slowly lowered.

"Ox Demon?"

He muttered to himself.

This audacious behavior...

To have created over a dozen clones with identical auras and bloodlines was truly bizarre! And that Horse Face who could snatch lives from dozens of miles away...

What was the origin of this organization?

Divine Archer Dragon Mountain sheathed his longbow and took a step back, landing in the courtyard's leisure pavilion. He broke the silk rope that bound his hair, allowing it to flow freely.

He only tied his hair when he was about to shoot.

City Lord Su Huanli was drinking tea and reading a book.

"When did you develop such enthusiasm? You're even willing to shoot and kill this villainous Ox Demon."

Su Huanli spoke calmly.

"I just found it amusing."

"It's a pity we didn't find the real one. This villain's methods are formidable, quite intriguing."

Divine Archer Dragon Mountain smiled.

"The Ox Demon's aura is powerful, likely at the Grandmaster stage. His bloodline is extremely robust, and he has used some secret technique..."

"As for his divine essence cultivation, it's quite ordinary..."

Divine Archer Dragon Mountain took a sip of the emerald green winter tea and pondered for a moment before laughing, "If we find his true body...

"At most, two arrows would be enough to take his life."

Su Huanli chuckled lightly, "You find him interesting enough to warrant a second arrow."

"Hold onto your arrows. In a few days, you should be able to shoot to your heart's content."

Divine Archer Dragon Mountain raised an eyebrow, "Oh? Is Li Qingshan about to break through to the Divine Manifestation Realm?"

Su Huanli nodded.

"Li Qingshan, with his peerless Sheep-Breaking Heaven-Shattering Hammer, is a formidable martial artist. He's currently at the Master Rear Stage, with an exceptionally robust physical body... But he cultivates the Thunder-Crushing Hammer, and his hatred knows no bounds..."

"He's offended almost every major power in Golden Light City, as you know. The more powerful a sect is, the more likely it is to harbor filth. Li Qingshan has hammered quite a few of these filthy powers."

"These hammered sects naturally don't want to see him break through to the Divine Manifestation Realm. If he's so arrogant before entering the realm, what will he be like after?"

"Will he not turn Golden Light City upside down?"

"Li Qingshan isn't accumulating his illusory form. He wants to directly step into the Divine Manifestation Realm. He's among the top ten in the Divine Foundation Realm of Yunzhou. Once he steps into the realm..."

"He'll be a direct manifestation of power."

Su Huanli spoke calmly.

"But in my eyes, he's just an ant that can be easily crushed."

"I don't want Li Qingshan to succeed in condensing his divine form... I want to see how long that old fox can endure."

Su Huanli chuckled.

Divine Archer Dragon Mountain glanced at Su Huanli, unaware of the grudge between him and South Lihuo.

However, since Su Huanli had brought Divine Archer Dragon Mountain from the Yunzhou military camp, he naturally wouldn't ask about it.

Su Huanli closed the book and suddenly remembered something, "By the way, our young master is about to arrive. You should go out of the city to welcome him."

"The young master's secret mission to Jin Guang Prefecture City is to attempt to obtain the inheritance of the Eight-Armed Wrathful Third Prince and the Four Imperial Anomalous Temples' Armament Set from the Temple Deity."

"If this is truly the case, the young master's future Divine Embryo holds great promise, and he will undoubtedly become another powerful Pacifier King-level existence."

The young master?

Wen Longshan's heart skipped a beat, and his expression turned solemn.

"Is this the five-year-old young master? Is it worth traveling so far...?"

Wen Longshan took a deep breath.

Su Huanli shook his head, "Longshan, you still don't understand the importance of this Four Imperial Anomalous Temple..."

"The Eight-Armed Wrathful Third Prince's Enigmatic Temple... It's different from ordinary Four Imperial Anomalous Temples. It's like the Three-Eyed True Monarch's Enigmatic Temple in Nandao City..."

"It's an Enigmatic Temple that serves as the foundation for a Divine Sect's root!"

"The teacher attaches great importance to this Enigmatic Temple."

"Otherwise... Why would I, a mere Nan Lihuo, be worthy of the teacher's assignment here?"

...

...

The smoke and dust were swept up by the raging wind and suddenly dispersed.

The Chief Inspector of the Temple Guardian Corps, Zhang Lianhao, dressed in a black and red official robe, landed in the courtyard, along with the commander of the Divine Guards, the elders of the Five Great Clans, and other experts.

The mushroom-like rising smoke and dust were blown away by the raging wind created by their Divine Essence.

Suddenly, the scene within the Golden Fragrance Yard was revealed.

Zhang Lianhao's face twitched as he saw the dense and numerous bones scattered on the ground.

The high-ranking officials of the Beggar Sect, the second generations of the Five Great Clans, and many high-ranking officials of Jin Guang Prefecture...

All had become broken and shattered bones!

"So cruel..."

"This Ox Demon is truly an unparalleled evil demon!"

"This is truly a lawless rogue, treating the Temple Guardian Corps and the Divine Guards as nothing!"

...

...

The elders of the Five Great Clans looked at their second-generation heirs, whose bodies had been smashed into bones, and felt their anger burning within.

Zhang Lianhao's hair stood on end. This Ox Demon... had become stronger at an alarming rate.

Previously, the Ox Demon had to take on the subordinate forces of the Fish Gang one by one, but now he had directly attacked the Beggar Sect's headquarters...

Zhang Lianhao didn't speak, but his mind suddenly stirred.

His legs erupted with power, propelling him into the air and landing in the cratered courtyard, where he smelled the smoke and gunpowder in the air.

He suddenly saw numerous girls with exposed clothing, looking terrified, cautiously walking out of the houses.

These girls looked at the bones scattered in the courtyard.

Suddenly, they no longer felt scared but instead shed pearl-like tears, some clapping in madness, some covering their mouths and crying, and some kneeling and wailing...

Zhang Lianhao suddenly felt lost.

His hand on the waist-mounted standard Divine Armament Saber seemed a bit at a loss.

Was this the dark side of the Beggar Sect?

Zhang Lianhao's face turned slightly red, and a sense of anger welled up within him.

However, he also felt powerless because the Temple Guardian Corps' main focus was on the Enigmatic Temple.

This Beggar Sect... obviously had the involvement and protection of the City Lord's forces.

"I... I'm sorry..."

Looking at the girls with exposed clothing.

Zhang Lianhao, a forty-year-old virgin, couldn't help but feel guilty and conflicted.

At the same time, he couldn't help but admire the Ox Demon...

Thinking of the reputation that preceded the Ox Demon from Flying Thunder City.

A lonely hero... the Ox Demon?

It seemed... well-deserved.

He truly envied the Ox Demon's freedom.

He turned and ran, entering the conference hall.

There, he saw the Beggar Sect Leader Hong Sixi, who had been sniped and killed, and... the beheaded Eight Extreme Corpse God Envoy!

Zhang Lianhao drew his saber with surging anger.

"The Beggar Sect colludes with the heretical Corpse Deity Sect! They deserve to be punished!"

...

...

Luohua Lane, the courtyard of the workshop.

Li Che returned silently, and the falling snowflakes in the sky landed on his shoulders, instantly evaporating due to his surging vital energy.

Li Che stood with his hands down, calming the surging killing intent in his heart.

The Beggar Sect...

Was no more.

The high-ranking officials had all been caught in his net. In the Golden Fragrance Yard, the Beggar Sect's Divine Form Cultivation Leader Hong Sixi, the Deputy Cultivation Leaders of the Phantom Realm, and the Nine Bag Elders were all captured by him in one go.

The evil they had committed didn't deserve pity in death!

"This Hong Sixi... actually cultivated the Corpse Beauty Technique, the Eight Extremes Beautiful Corpse Technique, and sacrificed three hundred and sixty-five teenage girls..."

Li Che felt that the darkness of this world was deeper than he had imagined.

The Spirit Infant Sect in Flying Thunder City, and the Corpse Beauty Technique in Jin Guang Prefecture City...

And the root of all these evil secret techniques was the Corpse Deity Sect!

"Old Chen's worries can now be put to rest."

"The freedom in my heart also bursts forth."

Li Che stretched, his bones and muscles cracking.

His mind sank, and he fell into the Heaven and Earth Chessboard, where countless Divine Essences floated within the chessboard.

These were the Divine Essences of the cultivators he had killed with his firepower.

For him, the cultivation effect of pure Divine Essence in the Divine Essence Crystals was even better than the assistance effect.

However, Li Che still didn't waste them and collected them all.

"I need to make use of them..."

"The Snow Avalanche Crow Bullets can be developed, and additionally... even more terrifying firepower bullets can be researched..."

Li Che raised his hand, and a hidden weapon, the Bodhimanda Lotus, appeared in his hand.

This hidden weapon was of little help to Li Che at his current level.

It was even less effective than the Thousand Spider Silk, which could be extremely lethal if good materials were found.

However, even if the Bodhimanda Lotus had millions of wooden needles coated in poison, it was difficult to injure Grandmasters and Phantom Realm cultivators.

It had become too weak and needed to be upgraded and improved!

In his chest, the Immortal Worker Dao Fruit began to tremble slightly.

Li Che's mind began to think about the upgrade direction of the Bodhimanda Lotus, following the path of firepower coverage.

"Integrate the divine ability prototype, Chess Sage · Great Snow Avalanche, into the Bodhimanda Lotus?"

"The Bodhimanda Lotus originally contained thousands of fine wooden needles as thin as cow hair. Following the same logic, I can replace them with Divine Essence chess pieces."

"Within the Divine Crystal Chess Pieces, there are a hundred, and a thousand, which are then thrown out... With the Bodhimanda Lotus of Guanyin's body, it explodes..."

The power of the Great Snow Avalanche contained within the Divine Essence Chess Pieces...

Perhaps it will set off a huge, magnificent firework display!

"So, I still need to create a launching device to complement the Namu Immortal Worker Avalanche Lotus Shell."

Li Che fell into deep thought, considering the difficulty and feasibility of the creation.

"The power of the explosion, triggered by the Great Snow Avalanche technique, is related to the strength of the Divine Essence itself. There's a lot to research here."

"But I don't need to worry about these details."

"At most, it's just a matter of adjusting the yield of the Divine Essence Chess Pieces..."

Li Che directly sat down in the courtyard, which was covered in snow.

He raised his hand, and a piece of wood flew towards him. He gripped it, and a carving knife slid out, while his true energy swept through, drying the moisture from the wood.

Shh...

Li Che began to carve with utmost concentration.

Then, his mind stirred, and he attempted to compress a Divine Essence Chess Piece into a wooden needle that formed the Bodhimanda Lotus.

However, it wasn't easy.

Li Che eventually settled for a compromise, enlarging some of the wooden needles to better accommodate the Divine Essence Chess Pieces.

After several attempts, Li Che gradually completed the first generation of the 'Avalanche Lotus Shell of Guanyin'! As it was his first attempt, Li Che only managed to embed around sixty Divine Essence Chess Pieces.

Moreover, these were all Divine Essence Chess Pieces from the Divine Foundation Realm.

"The yield of sixty pieces isn't too impressive... The yield of a hundred pieces, and a thousand pieces of Divine Essence Chess Pieces..."

"And even... the yield of a million Divine Essence Chess Pieces..."

"Can I, in this world, witness that giant firework, engraved in my soul, capable of rivaling the wonders of heaven and earth?"

Li Che couldn't help but think of that towering mushroom cloud rising into the sky.

His entire body trembled slightly, unable to contain his excitement.

Suddenly, his mind stirred.

Before his eyes, a radiant light flashed.

[Dao Fruit: Immortal Worker (LV3, 90%)]



The maturity of the Immortal Worker Dao Fruit had suddenly increased from 86% to 90%!

Was it because he improved the Bodhimanda Lotus?

Or was it because of the dazzling and awe-inspiring concept in his mind?

Perhaps both, but this was indeed exhilarating for Li Che.

"I wonder what kind of transformation will occur when the Dao Fruit reaches 100%?"

Li Che was both curious and eager.

Li Che glanced at the sky and took out the Heaven and Earth Jade from the Beggar Sect's leader and the Corpse Deity Envoy. Li Che was now very familiar with this technique, as he had just become wealthy once and the Beggar Sect's leader was also practicing the Corpse Beauty Technique, exhausting all his resources and becoming poorer than ordinary Divine Foundation Cultivators.

The harvest collected by the Corpse Deity Envoy was quite meager.

Calm and unperturbed, this level of wealth could no longer stir Li Che's inner emotions.

Li Che sat cross-legged in the courtyard, and his Pure Heart Divine Essence condensed into paper. He began to splash ink on the paper, creating a design.

The Avalanche Lotus Shell of Guanyin was complete, but... the launching device still needed work.

The first generation of the Bodhimanda Lotus Cannon?

Li Che's eyes shone...

He thought of the Divine Archer, Dragon Mountain, who stood atop the city lord's mansion, shooting terrifying arrows that split the sky.

Divine Archer?

I'll give you a chance to experience the power of the Bodhimanda Lotus Cannon!

Within its range, Guanyin is the truth!

Snowflakes fell from the sky.

Li Che, who had just annihilated the Beggar Sect, was bustling with activity in the courtyard.

...

...

Old Chen had been waiting at Thunder Peak for news.

He puffed on his tobacco pipe, his heart filled with anxiety.

Lu Chi was cultivating in the courtyard, watching Old Chen pacing back and forth in anxiety. He felt that Old Chen was disturbing his cultivation.

"Old Chen, you're disturbing my cultivation. Can't you just pace in your own courtyard?" Lu Chi said with some exasperation.

Old Chen took a deep breath and asked anxiously, "Have you found out about the Beggar Sect's situation?"

Lu Chi rolled his eyes and patted the dust off his body. "Alright, I'll go and find out for you."

A moment later, Lu Chi sprinted back.

Old Chen, sitting on the doorstep smoking, saw Lu Chi running and immediately jumped up.

"Did you find out?" Old Chen asked anxiously.

Lu Chi's face turned red, and his small body was emitting steam.

That was excitement, that was agitation.

"I found out!"

"The Ox Demon has taken action against the Beggar Sect..."

"It's said that the commotion was enormous, alarming the Temple Guardian Corps, Divine Guards, and the Five Great Clans' Patriarchs..."

"After the Cloud Fragrance Pavilion, the Golden Fragrance Yard, the Beggar Sect's upper echelon, and the young disciples of the noble families... all annihilated!"

"The Beggar Sect's leader, deputy leader, and the Nine Star Elder all died... The entire Beggar Sect has fallen apart."

"Old Chen, just as you wished."

"The Beggar Sect... is no more!"

Old Chen was stunned.

He sat down on the ground, his hand trembling as he held the tobacco pipe.

It wasn't...

He thought the Ox Demon would just rescue the girls held captive in the Beggar Sect's courtyard, kill a few evil people, and expose the Beggar Sect's misdeeds.

But...

The Ox Demon directly wiped out the Beggar Sect?

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