Chapter 178: Immortal Craft Fire God Cannon Upgrade, Within Its Range, I Am the King

Chapter 178: Immortal Craft Fire God Cannon Upgrade, Within Its Range, I Am the King

Cat Face...

Ouch, he called me Cat Face!

Li Qingshan's beard and hair danced in the wind, and the smile on his face was uncontrollable.

These words were all too familiar. When he was looking for Li Cheng to stir up trouble, he had called Li Cheng a bull demon.

And now, the bull demon was using the same words to tell him to stir up trouble together!

Li Qingshan also knew that he was different from the bull demon, and it would be difficult for him to infiltrate the core of the Netherworld. He only knew one bull demon, and it was by chance that he met him before he had grown up.

So, Li Qingshan, the horse-faced guardian, could only approach through the bull demon.

Not to mention the Divine General who could challenge the Great Master of Divine Aura.

Although Li Qingshan had the Underworld Soul Mirror, it was more of a tool for communicating with clients.

It was difficult to infiltrate the core of a power.

Li Qingshan's request was not high; he just wanted to take it slow.

"What great fortune?"

Li Qingshan narrowed his eyes, clearly in a good mood.

Although he had just broken through to the Divine Incarnation Realm, his combat power was not weak. Even if he faced an Essence Form expert, he could still put up a fight.

Moreover, his martial cultivation had reached the later stage of the Venerable Master Realm. His ultimate skill, True Intent Ultimate Art, Eight Dragons Turning the River, had advanced from the Five-Path Blood Qi Dragon to the Six-Path Blood Qi Dragon!

The Six-Path Blood Qi Dragon was a sign that he had cultivated this ultimate skill to the Grand Master Realm, giving birth to the ultimate true intent.

He could use this true intent to flush his five viscera and six bowels, refining his body inside and out, achieving unparalleled toughness and perfection, and gathering divine aura!

Challenging the Great Master Realm! So, if there were enough battles, perhaps he could gain insight and break through.

Li Cheng's gaze was deep as he looked at Li Qingshan.

Recalling Li Qingshan's words when he invited him, he couldn't help but feel like he was about to reverse the divine aura.

Li Cheng shook his head slightly, and his gaze gradually intensified.

"Kill the little prince, dare you?"

Li Cheng asked softly.

However, as the words fell into Li Qingshan's ear, they sounded like a thunderclap, like an angry dragon roaring and howling behind the clouds, enveloped in electricity.

Li Qingshan's eyes narrowed involuntarily.

Kill the little prince, Ji Haihui?

Kill the son of Ji Moli?!

This...

Indeed, it was too thrilling!

But, despite his surprise, Li Qingshan wasn't overly shocked. He narrowed his eyes and said, "Like the Divine Hunter Tower? The Divine Hunter Tower has taken on the task of hunting down the little prince, and the Netherworld has also accepted this task?"

Li Qingshan guessed.

Li Cheng didn't explain; he just smiled and said, "You could say that."

This little prince... although he was beaten by Xixi, his heart is too vicious. He actually planned to kill him and Zhang Ya, leaving Xixi as an orphan."

Such cruelty was not befitting a five-year-old child, and Li Cheng saw no need to show mercy, treating him as just a child.

"Not only do we need to kill Ji Haihui, but also the six Dark-armored Blood Guards by his side, and that hidden figure in the darkness... the Divine Essence True Person."

Li Cheng spoke softly, almost in a whisper.

Li Qingshan's sweat broke out.

Is this the bull demon? An eye for an eye... who said the bull demon was honest and straightforward? Li Qingshan didn't care who he was dealing with!

Was he playing such a big game?

After killing the Great Master, Xue Dufu, who was by Ji Haihui's side, he was now targeting the Divine Essence True Person?

Was he planning to torment the little prince mentally by continuously hunting down his protective forces?

And even...

To challenge the Divine Essence True Person!

In common understanding, a Divine Essence True Person would be stronger than a Grandmaster of Divine Aura, and their means would be more diverse and mysterious.

No one knew what terrifying secrets a Divine Essence True Person might possess.

Li Cheng left with Xixi and Zhang Ya.

Li Qingshan sat in his chair, gazing at the pouring rain outside the window.

A long-lost fighting spirit burned within his eyes.

The bull demon...

It seemed he was finally going to play along!

...

...

Nan Li Huo strolled quietly within the divine palace.

The continuous winter rain finally stopped after several days.

The post-rain Golden Light City was filled with a chilling atmosphere.

Even the waters of the Nine Dragons River seemed restless and turbulent, as if some great terror was about to awaken within.

The divine nature in the heavens and earth became increasingly rich, a unique trait of the Four Imperial Strange Shrine.

It was oppressive and terrifying, as if scorching waves were rising from the riverbed, then surging into the sky, causing the accumulated snow and clouds to dissipate and turn into rain.

Everyone knew.

The scorching river, and the rich divine nature, signified the approaching day of Temple Deity Resonance.

Zhenlei Peak.

The snow had not fallen, nor had the rain poured.

In the courtyard, Li Cheng was earnestly instructing Zhang Ya in martial arts.

With the guidance of her pure heart's divine nature, Zhang Ya's understanding of martial arts improved rapidly, and her progress was evident.

Zhang Ya trained diligently, clearly stimulated by the assassination attempt.

She was determined to become stronger, at least to the point of self-protection, so she wouldn't become a burden to her husband and daughter.

After Li Cheng passed on his martial arts experience, wrapped in his divine nature, he went to work.

Walking along the long street, he reached the location of the Tianshi Pavilion, now a massive pit and ruins. Many workers were cleaning up the wreckage and restoring the ground.

Li Cheng paid it no mind.

In recent days, the little prince, Ji Haihui, had been hiding in the royal palace, not daring to move, as if truly scared.

Li Cheng guessed that the little prince would likely remain like this until the Temple Deity Resonance began.

He was quite skilled at playing the turtle.

However, the killing of a Great Master had indeed frightened the little prince.

Speaking of the Temple Deity Resonance Conference...

Li Cheng raised his hand, and a gentle breeze seemed to flow through his fingers.

Within the gentle wind, there was an angry roar of a child, deafening to the ears.

"The Divine Essence of the Four Divine Armageddon Lotus Wrathful Third Prince Strange Shrine is becoming increasingly intense... The restlessness of the Divine Essence indicates that the corrosive power will become stronger and more terrifying..."

"The Mysterious Tower is about to open..."

Li Cheng exhaled.

As the day drew near, even Li Cheng felt a sense of pressure in his heart for some unknown reason.

This might be the greatest opportunity for his daughter! After all, it involved a Four Divine Strange Shrine.

While it was a great opportunity, it also came with extreme danger! Although the Divine Sect held the Four Divine Armaments, Li Cheng still couldn't help but worry about Xixi's safety.

However, sometimes, there was nothing he could do about this concern.

His daughter would eventually grow up, and she had the Flame Lance hidden in her arm.

With such credentials, during the Temple Deity Resonance, she should have an advantage over other Divine Children and be safer.

The ink-black robe fluttered in the wind as Li Cheng arrived at the Cliffside Heaven Foretelling Bureau's treasure tower.

Inside the tower, it was as warm as spring.

A charcoal stove radiated heat from burning hot coals.

Shangguan Qinghong squatted on a chair, cracking sunflower seeds, and greeted Li Cheng when she saw him.

Li Cheng came to work here every day, rain or shine.

Shangguan Qinghong, on the other hand, had nowhere else to go.

The Shangguan family had long declined, and everyone knew about her attempt to assassinate her biological father, Shangguan Zhenheng. Therefore, she couldn't return to the Shangguan family and could only stay in the Heaven Foretelling Bureau.

"Brother Cheng, do you think I'll have a chance to meet the Horse Face of the Netherworld? I want to ask him to be my teacher and learn his sniping technique!"

Shangguan Qinghong sighed.

However, among the many in the Netherworld, the Horse Face was the most mysterious.

Even when he took action, no one could see his figure.

Li Cheng paused at her words and smiled gently without saying anything.

As he climbed to the second floor and headed towards his workshop, he discovered that there were already two people in the workshop, drinking tea and chatting.

They were Lu Yao, the Deputy Supervisor of the Heaven Foretelling Bureau in Dao City, and Tang Sanjia, the leader of Divine Crane Ridge.

"Ah Cheng, come here."

Tang Sanjia's eyes lit up when he saw Li Cheng.

The mushroom cloud smoke had already led Tang Sanjia to guess Li Cheng's identity.

Perhaps this extremely gentle, honest, and simple woodcarving master was the ruthless, sinister, and venomous Bull Demon who killed without blinking.

Even if he wasn't, the mechanism that the Bull Demon used to destroy the Tide Watching Pavilion was definitely related to Li Cheng.

"How's your progress with the Nine Seals of Mechanism?"

Tang Sanjia poured a cup of tea for Li Cheng.

Lu Yao was surprised, never expecting that Tang Sanjia, known for his bad temper, would have such a good mood.

The Nine Seals of Mechanism was a supreme mechanism technique, and each seal mastered could grant a mechanism beast unique and powerful abilities.

This technique was similar to the Thousand-Handed Divine Eagle Technique passed down by the Heaven Foretelling Bureau, both belonging to the category of Divine Nature Martial Arts.

When used, it not only consumed blood qi but also harnessed the Divine Nature.

As the mechanism seals were embedded in the mechanism beasts, they contained blood qi and Divine Nature, making the beasts more lifelike and vibrant.

It was as if they were imbued with a true spirit.

Moreover, Li Cheng vaguely felt that the Nine Seals of Mechanism had other functions, but he couldn't research them at the moment.

After all, he wasn't a true Tang Clan successor.

Currently, Li Cheng had already mastered the Nine Seals of Mechanism, a supreme Divine Nature technique, to a great extent, just short of the master level. He could sketch out approximately five mechanism seals: 'Lin,' 'Bing,' 'Dou,' 'Zhe,' and 'Jie.'

Each mechanism seal possessed unique effects.

The main reason was that the Nine Seals of Mechanism were extremely compatible with Li Cheng.

Not only was it a martial art, but it was also related to Immortal Craft, and the combination of Immortal Craft Dao Fruit with Dragon Elephant Vajra resulted in rapid progress.

Li Cheng even felt that his progress was a bit slow.

The number of mechanism seals Li Cheng had mastered far exceeded Tang Sanjia's expectations.

"Five mechanism seals?!"

"How is this possible?"

Tang Sanjia's grip tightened on the cup, and the tea splashed out, his eyes filled with astonishment.

The difficulty of the Nine Seals of Mechanism was higher than that of ordinary True Intent Martial Arts, and it also required the coordination of the Divine Nature.

Although it was considered a martial art and could be used in combat, this...

Li Cheng's ability to master five mechanism seals in such a short time was simply...

A monster! A person born for mechanisms!

Tang Sanjia's face was filled with regret, and he shook his head in dismay: "Why aren't you a disciple of my Tang Clan..."

Li Cheng smiled but didn't respond.

Lu Yao, standing beside him, gave Li Cheng a strange look, thinking of the Tang Clan's Nine Seals of Mechanism...

As the Deputy Supervisor of the Heaven Foretelling Bureau in Dao City, he had naturally heard about it.

Tang Sanjia exhaled and shook his head, then turned to Li Cheng and took out a set of blueprints from his pocket.

"These are some of my research on the mechanism you mentioned last time..."

"Take a look, and if it's helpful, it would be best if it could assist you in creating the mechanism."

Tang Sanjia calmed down and began to appreciate Li Cheng even more.

Li Cheng's eyes lit up, and he took the blueprints from Tang Sanjia. As he unfolded them, he saw the design of the Bodhimanda Lotus Main Battle Tank.

Li Cheng examined it carefully, noticing that many parts conflicted with his design. However, Tang Sanjia's application of the Nine Seals of Mechanism technology was, in many ways, more reasonable and convenient than Li Cheng's original design.

Li Cheng's eyes widened in understanding, and his gaze sharpened.

The Immortal Craft Dao Fruit throbbed, and he immediately grasped the essence of Tang Sanjia's blueprints.

Indeed, even with the mastery of the Immortal Craft Dao Fruit, experience was still crucial at many times.

As the saying goes, 'When three people walk together, there is always something to learn from each other,' and it was indeed true.

Li Cheng's heart trembled at this moment, and he suddenly had an idea about the Bodhimanda Lotus Main Battle Tank.

Tang Sanjia had come to deliver the blueprints to Li Cheng and also brought a type of spirit wood.

"Ah Cheng, this is the extremely tough and Divine Nature-conducting spirit wood you asked me to find... the Fire God Wrath Dragon Wood, the only one in the entire Divine Crane Ridge."

Li Cheng's eyes narrowed.

He immediately felt a scorching heat!

Moreover, a powerful Divine Nature raged and rampaged.

A huge, crimson-red wood stump, large enough to require two people to embrace, appeared before Li Cheng.

"Sixth-rank spirit wood!"

Li Cheng took a deep breath.

Lu Yao's eyes also narrowed! Sixth-rank!

For any matter, reaching the sixth rank would bring about earth-shattering changes!

Li Cheng actually needed sixth-rank spirit wood?

"Thank you, Senior!"

Li Cheng's heart was filled with joy.

He hadn't expected that by asking Tang Sanjia to find a harder and more conductive spirit wood, he would actually succeed.

Li Cheng was searching for these spirit woods to upgrade his Immortal Craft Gatling and Barrett.

Facing the Essence Form realm cultivators, the Immortal Craft Gatling and Barrett were no longer sufficient.

Barrett was fine, able to increase its power by enhancing its penetration.

But the Immortal Craft Gatling was somewhat lacking.

Naturally, improvements were necessary...

The machine gun wasn't enough...

So, it's time to upgrade to the machine cannon!

Fire God Wrath Dragon Wood...

Perhaps it can be used to attempt crafting the Immortal Craft Fire God Cannon!

"What? These spirit woods are generally useless even to master wood sculptors... You can use it, so take it and give it a try."

Tang Sanjia laughed.

"Ridge Lord, how many Divine Crystals do you need? I'll buy them."

Li Che earnestly replied.

However, Tang Sanjia casually waved his hand.

"I'm giving it to you. If you create an interesting machine, let me have a look, and I'll consider it as payment for the wood."

His grand gesture left Li Che in awe.

Li Che didn't hesitate and directly took the Fire God Wrath Dragon Wood.

A single piece of sixth-rank spirit wood, even if no one could use it, was still of considerable value.

...

...

Perhaps the waters of the Nine Dragon River were becoming increasingly restless, warm and hot, surging upwards.

The cold winter's snow and clouds couldn't continue to accumulate.

Raindrops fell, pattering on the human realm.

Within a luxurious mansion with flying eaves and upturned corners in the city.

A figure wearing a half-melted golden mask burned a letter.

He pressed his palm on the table, leaving an indented palm print.

"Netherworld!"

Under the golden mask, a cold voice spoke.

As the Hunting God Tower's branch master in Golden Light City, Huang Xilong, had never expected to encounter such vicious competition from a fellow practitioner!

He directly used an extremely terrifying machine technique.

The terrifying aftermath of that explosion still lingered, and Huang Xilong couldn't forget it even now.

"Netherworld... Bull Demon, Horse Face, and Divine Monkey!"

Huang Xilong's voice was deep, filled with anger.

He had already received a reprimand from the Hunting God Tower's main branch in the Dao City.

He did bear some responsibility, but he couldn't have predicted that the Netherworld would be so crazy and fierce.

"Now, in Golden Light City, I'm alone... How can I uphold the Hunting God Tower by myself?"

Huang Xilong slowly lifted his palm that had indented the table.

"Dao City's Hunting God Tower's branch master, let me stop the task distribution and target the Netherworld..."

"But I've been searching in the city for some time, and the Netherworld members haven't left a single trace."

"Who is the Bull Demon? Who is Horse Face? Who is the Divine Monkey?"

"No one knows!"

Huang Xilong muttered to himself, his voice deep and filled with helplessness.

A dignified Divine Essence Realm cultivator like him had secretly investigated the Netherworld's traces, only to be surprised to find...

The Netherworld's core members hadn't left a single clue in Golden Light City.

This feeling was suffocating.

Huang Xilong wanted revenge, wanting to wash away the humiliation he suffered as the branch master of Golden Light City's Hunting God Tower.

But he couldn't find his target!

The other party slapped you, but you didn't even see the shadow of the person who slapped you.

Very suffocating!

Huang Xilong had never felt so suffocated.

The Hunting God Tower's business in the city had just started when this incident occurred, making Huang Xilong feel that his luck was truly terrible.

"Li Qing Shan and Nan Lihuo hired the Netherworld... They pretended to be members, but they ultimately aren't."

"However... We can start with Li Qing Shan. Perhaps we can trace the Netherworld's trail from Li Qing Shan."

Huang Xilong's fingers lightly tapped the table.

He had already been reprimanded, so Huang Xilong wasn't in a hurry.

Golden Light City's Hunting God Tower business was temporarily halted, and Dao City wanted him to wash away the humiliation. He wasn't in a hurry anymore.

Take it slow, and root out the Netherworld's members one by one.

The Netherworld's core trio: Bull Demon, Horse Face, and Divine Monkey.

Only the Divine Monkey, with the power of Temple Deity, could fight a Great Venerable Master.

As for Bull Demon and Horse Face, they relied more on cunning and despicable methods.

Once their identities were exposed and their traces found, it would be easy to kill them.

Huang Xilong felt that hiding in the shadows and using his wits would surely allow him to complete the assassination.

He, Huang Xilong, was once a killer for the Hunting God Tower, promoted to become a branch master.

He also occasionally took on killer missions.

"Aside from Li Qing Shan, there's also the second-rank guest minister from the Heaven Foretelling Bureau... Li Che."

"This person was previously suspected to be the Bull Demon... But there have been many instances where the Bull Demon acted, and Li Che was seen in the Heaven Foretelling Bureau when the Bull Demon was active... It's proof that he wasn't there."

"But... Up until now, in the entire Golden Light City, only Li Che was suspected to be the Bull Demon."

"The Netherworld's Bull Demon is skilled in machines, using insidious and vicious methods... Li Che, as the second-rank guest minister from the Heaven Foretelling Bureau, is highly skilled in wood sculpting... Is it a coincidence?"

Huang Xilong's eyes under the golden mask narrowed slightly.

"Li Che..."

Huang Xilong's five fingers lightly tapped the table.

The Hunting God Tower's killer, after assassinating Zhang Ya and Li Che, had their base at the Watch Tide Pavilion destroyed...

It seemed like a vicious competition among fellow practitioners...

But was it also possible that it was an act of revenge?

Because...

The Hunting God Tower assassinated Li Che and Zhang Ya?

Huang Xilong suddenly felt that this idea was somewhat laughable.

How could this be possible?!

If it was for this reason...

Are the Netherworld members mad?!

Li Che is the Netherworld members' father?!

But this thought, once it appeared in Huang Xilong's mind, couldn't be shaken off.

"A coincidence?"

Huang Xilong stood up, wearing the golden mask, and walked to the balcony of the inn.

Leaning on the railing, he looked at the hazy heavens and earth.

"Is it really a coincidence?"

...

...

The rain continued to fall.

Falling Flowers Alley.

The Independent Workshop's courtyard.

Li Che's body was steaming with heat, his powerful molten furnace of blood and qi roared like a dragon burning the heavens!

Ten Thousand Transformation Dragon Elephant!

A punch pushed horizontally, and numerous martial arts techniques were refined and unified, the Dragon Elephant erupted, and within a single style, a burst of power erupted!

The terrifying fist aura exploded, and the airflow within the entire courtyard boiled and churned, the sound of qi roaring without end.

Li Che exhaled and slowly opened his eyes.

"The Ten Thousand Transformation Dragon Elephant, fused with the Heaven-Equalizing Great Staff and Thousand Mountain Solo Walk Saber's two Martial Saint Supreme Skills, plus numerous Venerable Masters' True Intent Ultimate Arts, and Xue Dufu's Great Venerable Master's Ultimate Art..."

"The difficulty of improving it is increasing, and casting the martial art is inherently challenging."

"For my self-created Martial Saint Supreme Skill, if I want to enter the Master level, perhaps... I need to create a killing move for the Ten Thousand Transformation Dragon Elephant!"

Li Che's eyes opened and closed, his entire being was immersed in the scorching blood and qi, deep in thought.

1. Key Terms:

- Heaven-Equalizing Great Staff

- Killing Move

- Ultimate Skill Transformation

- Ten Thousand Transformation Dragon Elephant

- Bodhimanda Lotus Main Battle Tank

- Immortal Craft Dao Fruit

- Crow Chain Ammunition

- Mechanical Cannon

- Nine Seals of Mechanism

- Bodhi Bullets

- Immortal in Painting

- Heavens and Earth Chessboard

- Divine Hunter Tower

- Netherworld

- Divine Monkey

- Horse Face

- Bull Demon

- Divine Perception

- Divine Armament

- Immortal Craft Gatling

- Old Tang

- Fire God Wrath Dragon Wood

- Sixth Stage Spirit Wood

- Divine Armament Lu Xuan Ice Yang Sword

- Immortal Craft Barrett

- Mechanical Gun

- Crow

- Mechanical Seal

- Soldier

- Action

- Chess Sage

- Star-Gazing Eye

- Divine Essence True Person

- Divine Hunter Tower

- Great Snow Avalanche

- Mechanical Gun

- Crow Cannonball

- Mechanical Cannon Barrel

2. Consistent Terminology: N/A

3. Context-Adaptive Translation:

4. Avoid Repetition:

5. Chapter Boundaries: (End of Chapter)

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