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Chapter 172: The Face of Heaven's Crossing, Li Cheng's Hunt for the Divine Hunter Tower's Assassinat
Chapter 172: The Face of Heaven's Crossing, Li Cheng's Hunt for the Divine Hunter Tower's Assassination Price [Seeking Monthly Votes] (Part 1)
Heavenly King and Heaven-Crossing Li Cheng...
Stared at each other!
Li Cheng never expected that touching the Golden Emperor Statue would trigger such an unexpected event!
The Mythical Armament, the Face of Heaven's Crossing, placed within the Heavens and Earth Chessboard, seemed to be automatically triggered, akin to a guardian, and directly covered his face!
Countless monkey hairs sprouted, and a majestic will surged forth, as if Heaven's Crossing had descended, instantly erupting with overwhelming force.
Within the Heavens and Earth Chessboard.
Li Cheng watched as the Face of Heaven's Crossing violently trembled.
Then, like an inflating balloon, it started from a mask, grew, and transformed into a true ape-like figure.
A powerful aura rippled through the Heavens and Earth Chessboard.
Causing numerous Pure Heart Chess Pieces to jingle and clatter.
The Seven Elements Corpse Curse Mother and Son Seal, suppressed within, was so terrified that it trembled, and the refining speed suddenly increased, completely refined by Li Cheng.
However, at this moment, Li Cheng couldn't be bothered to pay attention to this minor detail.
His gaze was fixed on the scene reflected before him.
Inside the Golden Divine Temple.
Countless cloud domes surged, the sky rumbled, and the smoke waves were vast, making the temple instantly seem boundless, with smoke and clouds swirling like an ocean!
The Golden Emperor stood like a towering tree reaching the heavens, golden and radiant, with a majestic aura like a vast sun.
The countless golden rays of light he shed were like countless sharp sword beams, spanning the cloud sea and tearing through the firmament!
The Heavenly King leaned forward, holding the Golden Pagoda, as if glaring at a reckless intruder daring to offend him!
And Li Cheng, with the Face of Heaven's Crossing covering his face, had countless golden monkey hairs growing on his face, his ink-colored robe fluttering in the wind.
His eyes seemed to emit golden light, and he fearlessly raised his head, staring back at the Heavenly King!
"Monkey!"
The Golden Emperor gripped the Golden Pagoda and shouted.
Instantly, the temple shook, rumbling loudly, constantly swaying and trembling, as countless clouds exploded like towering waves in the vast ocean!
Li Cheng was within the Chess Sage's Dao Fruit.
His gaze burned intensely.
He saw the Heavenly King's angry rebuke, and with the Face of Heaven's Crossing on, he seemed to be Li Cheng himself. His legs suddenly bent, and he shot up, grabbing with his five fingers as if holding a golden staff, which appeared from the swirling clouds!
"Ah... Monkey..."
The Heavenly King watched the figure shooting towards him, wielding a giant staff, and sighed from afar.
The next moment, the Seven Treasures Stupa of Will and Gold Pagoda in his hand vibrated, and instantly flew out horizontally.
Countless streams of light poured down from the pagoda, fiercely covering the figure wielding the golden staff.
"Even in death, you're not content, just a corner of a mask, and you dare to unleash chaos in the heavens."
"Monkey is still a monkey..."
"Wielding the Staff of Heaven's Crossing, fighting to the last, shedding the last drop of blood..."
The Heavenly King sighed lightly.
"Gods..."
"Can they return?"
...
...
Boom! The cloud sea churned and exploded.
Li Cheng felt the world spin, and when he opened his eyes, he realized it had all been an illusion.
His palm rested on the shoe of the Golden Emperor Statue, which was like a wall.
The statue did not bend down, nor did it summon the Golden Emperor Pagoda to strike down and scatter countless golden ribbons.
It seemed like it had all been a figment of his imagination.
But Li Cheng knew what he had seen was not false.
He had truly witnessed two Temple Deities staring at each other across the void, clashing in a confrontation.
Li Cheng released his hand, stepped back, and his face was filled with complexity.
These Temple Deities...
Were they truly dead?
If these Temple Deities had truly perished, what was the reason for their demise?
Why had the Strange Shrine sprouted like bamboo shoots after rain in this world, bringing strangeness and cultivation?
Li Cheng didn't understand; in his current state, he was still far from touching the truth of this world.
Before the true Temple Deities, he was as weak as an ant.
Even a Forge Master was insignificant in the eyes of the Temple Deities; both Venerables and Grandmasters were mere mortal ants.
"I just need to become stronger, enhance my foundation, protect my wife and daughter's safety, watch my daughter grow up, and pursue longevity..."
Li Cheng muttered to himself.
He took another step forward, and his fingers once again landed on the Golden Emperor Statue.
A dark golden Heavenly King Chess Piece.
Was instantly condensed by him.
And fell into the Heavens and Earth Chessboard of the Chess Sage.
The lines on the chessboard were instantly warped, as if space had collapsed, and the lines of space flowed around the dark golden chess piece.
Li Cheng raised his head, alertly sensing the situation from all directions.
According to his experience, after absorbing the Temple Deity Chess Piece, the Heavenly King would have already been enraged and kicked him away.
But this time, it didn't happen!
Had the Heavenly King's temper improved?!
Could he do as he pleased?
Li Cheng's eyes lit up.
The encounter between Heaven's Crossing and the Heavenly King seemed to...
Deepen the Heavenly King's favor towards him.
Li Cheng was delighted, and his palm rested on the Heavenly King Statue, absorbing the Temple Deity Chess Piece again!
When the second dark golden Heavenly King Chess Piece appeared.
The Heavenly King immediately moved.
A booming sound reverberated throughout the entire temple.
Li Cheng's eyes narrowed, and without hesitation, he grasped the Flying Thunder Chess Piece.
Time to make a quick escape!
Alright, as expected, the so-called favor was just an illusion.
But this trip, absorbing two dark golden Heavenly King Chess Pieces, was enough!
Inside the Golden Divine Temple.
Returned to lifeless silence.
No vitality, no movement, as quiet as a sealed ancient tomb.
After a while.
A faint laughter echoed.
"This stealing technique..."
"It's quite similar."
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...
In the Alley of Falling Rain, within the Independent Workshop.
Winter rain poured incessantly.
Li Cheng returned, his bones chilled to the core, as the rain lashed against his back, seeping through his collar and into his clothes.
But Li Cheng's powerful blood qi instantly evaporated it!
Sitting cross-legged in the now-dry courtyard.
Li Cheng slowly opened his eyes, and his gaze seemed to emit countless golden rays of light, swirling and shining.
He exhaled, still shaken by the scene within the Golden Divine Temple.
He shook his head, no longer thinking about it.
He stood up, stretching his lazy limbs, and his joints instantly popped and cracked, accompanied by rumbling sounds.
"My physical body... has grown stronger!"
"The Heaven-Crossing Face has received a stimulus, and the mythical armament is tempering my flesh... just like when Xixi's Flame Lance was stimulated by the Dragon Deity bloodline of Ji Haihui, and her body was tempered as well."
"Once the mythical armament has tempered and adapted, my flesh might be able to master the divine armament."
Shaking his sleeves, Li Cheng felt refreshed and energized.
This body tempering session turned out to be an unexpected harvest, further strengthening his flesh as a Master of the Melting Furnace.
After adapting to the enhanced body in the courtyard, Li Cheng donned a conical hat and a dark shirt, heading to the Divine Observation Bureau's treasure tower on the cliff.
In the small courtyard, the 【Immortal in the Painting】's clones diligently cultivated, nurturing the divine foundation to perfection before observing divine incarnations.
As a woodcarver, Li Cheng naturally had the ability to be self-sufficient in creating divine statues.
However, the divine incarnation Li Cheng prepared was the Seven Elements Divine Eagle.
Carving the Seven Elements Divine Eagle was still quite challenging for Li Cheng at this time.
With each carving of a Seven Elements Divine Eagle, his divine consciousness would fall into weakness, but the problem was not significant, and he would recover and carve again.
Moreover, he incorporated the mythical impressions from his past life.
The carved divine statues were lifelike, brimming with divine nature.
The efficiency of observing divine incarnations was extremely high!
Letting the clones observe the divine incarnations while he went about his daily tasks.
He headed to the Divine Observation Bureau to clock in for work.
Inside the treasure tower, the charcoal fire burned, creating a warm and spring-like atmosphere, making one feel slightly relaxed.
Shangguan Qinghong removed his shoes and squatted on a chair, engrossed in a romance novel while cracking sunflower seeds with relish.
After greeting Shangguan Qinghong, Li Cheng proceeded towards the treasure tower.
As a Second-Class Guest Minister, Li Cheng's status was different from the past, and he had an independent, dedicated workspace.
The area was vast, suitable for cultivation, carving, seclusion, and more.
Upon reaching the second floor, Li Cheng encountered Vice-Supervisor Lu Yao of the Divine Observation Bureau, accompanied by Tang Ren."
Tang Ren's eyes lit up upon seeing Li Cheng: "Uncle Cheng, we're going to visit Elder Tang Sanjia. Would you like to join us?"
Li Cheng shook his head in response.
His Bodhimanda Lotus Main Battle Tank was not yet fully forged, so he didn't visit Tang Sanjia.
Tang Sanjia had instructed him to wait until the completion of the mechanism before going to discuss it with him.
Currently, with the mechanism unfinished, there was no rush.
During this time, Li Cheng cultivated the ultimate skill of mechanisms, the Nine Seals Mechanism.
The Nine Seals Mechanism was not a Grand Master's ultimate skill, nor was it a Grand Master's or Martial Saint's supreme skill.
However, its power was not inferior.
At present, with the help of the Immortal Craft Level 4 Dao Fruit, Li Cheng had barely mastered two mechanism seals.
These two mechanism seals, when embedded in the mechanism beast, could make it more agile.
Although Tang Sanjia had requested Li Cheng's help.
However, it wasn't an immediate request. Li Cheng, not having a need for spirit wood, temporarily refrained from going to the Divine Eagle Ridge.
"Alright," Tang Ren said, somewhat regretfully.
He purely wanted to establish a good relationship with Xixi's father and gain favor.
He wasn't like Gong Yuanliang, Hai Chaosheng, and Gong Yangxiu, constantly hovering around Xixi.
He wanted to take a different approach!
First, he would conquer Xixi's father! Li Cheng looked at Tang Ren with a faint gaze, sensing the boy's impure thoughts.
Lu Yao smiled at Li Cheng, very satisfied with him.
As a woodcarver, Li Cheng's talent was exceptional, and he remained humble and diligent, coming to the Divine Observation Bureau daily to work on his craft and refine his skills.
The only regret was his slightly weaker cultivation.
A Martial Saint with a weak foundation...
Such cultivation for a father of a divine child like Xixi was indeed a significant contrast.
"Oh right, Cheng, I've received news. The Divine Observation Bureau's Supervisor Lu Yao, accompanied by a treasured divine child from the Divine Observation Bureau, will be escorting the Four Imperial Divine Armaments, the Hell Lotus Flame Radiant Wheel, with the Divine Essence True Person of the Heavenly Origin Divine Sect."
"When the Hell Lotus Flame Radiant Wheel arrives in Golden Light City, it will be time to open the Strange Temple of the Third Prince and conduct the Temple Deity Resonance Conference."
Lu Yao reminded Li Cheng.
Li Cheng's brows furrowed upon hearing this. So, it's finally here?
"Your Xixi has excellent talent and should be influenced by the temple deity's divine nature, perhaps even experiencing bloodline transformation, gaining innate divine power!"
"This temple deity resonance has a great opportunity..."
Lu Yao admired Li Cheng and reminded him, "During this time, let her observe the image of the Third Prince's temple deity more..."
Li Cheng smiled and nodded in response.
"There's one more thing... Recently, traces of the Divine Hunter Tower have been found within Golden Light City."
Lu Yao spoke.
Li Cheng's expression turned solemn upon hearing this.
"The Divine Hunter Tower, which never involves itself in business outside the Divine Capital and the Divine Observation Bureau?"
Lu Yao nodded. "Be careful. The Divine Hunter Tower is a killer organization that accepts money to kill. They seem to be expanding their business to the city..."
"Perhaps the Little Prince will contact the Divine Hunter Tower to deal with Xixi. After all, it's one thing for Xixi to defeat the Little Prince, but it's another for the Little Prince to want to eliminate his competition..."
"During this time, let Xixi be cautious about her safety."
If not for Lu Yao's high regard for Li Cheng, he wouldn't have given such a reminder.
Li Cheng bowed respectfully in gratitude.
Lu Yao waved his hand and left the Divine Observation Bureau with Tang Ren, heading towards the Divine Eagle Ridge in a carriage.
Li Cheng stood in his original spot, his eyes flashing.
"The Divine Hunter Tower..."
The Divine Hunter Tower never involved itself in business outside the Divine Capital and the Divine Observation Bureau.
But now, they were expanding their operations to the city.
However, when it came to the art of assassination, Li Cheng believed he was no less skilled than anyone.
...
...
Li Cheng returned home after work, his face grim.
He first went to the alley of Falling Flowers, packed some food, and then directly returned to Zhenlei Peak.
In the small courtyard, Zhang Ya practiced her punches in the fine drizzle, her cultivation having improved due to Li Cheng's tempering.
But ultimately, her foundation was too weak, making a breakthrough in tempering her body unlikely in the short term.
Zhang Ya didn't mind and trained diligently, each move precise and disciplined, even if it was extremely monotonous.
She knew that only through hard work and effort would she have a slim chance of catching up to her daughter and husband's talents!
(End of Chapter)
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