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Chapter 204: The Divine Child's Battle, the Netherworld's Fierce Assault (Part 1)
Chapter 204: The Divine Child's Battle, the Netherworld's Fierce Assault (Part 1)
Golden light flowed, and ink surged.
Li Che's pupils shone with brilliance, and gradually, a line of text appeared.
The ink around his body became more and more intense, centered on his body, as if a drop of thick ink had fallen onto white paper, rapidly spreading and expanding.
The snow that had fallen on his shoulders and hair, as well as the snow in the sky that fell within a ten-zhang radius around Li Che, all turned black.
The Dao Fruit, Picture Immortal, had finally reached maturity level LV3 under Li Che's constant pressure on the Picture Immortal clones.
It had undergone its first transformation, and a divine ability had taken shape.
Divine Ability...
Picture Immortal · Ink Kill!
Now, Li Che's other Dao Fruits had completed their second transformation, and he not only possessed the divine ability but also mastered it.
Li Che was familiar with divine abilities, and each one had unique capabilities.
However, it was somewhat challenging to increase the maturity of the Picture Immortal Dao Fruit.
It required the Picture Immortal clones to individually cultivate to increase the maturity level.
Nevertheless, it was undeniable that the Picture Immortal clones had provided Li Che with significant assistance, at least freeing up his original body.
While cultivating, he could also spare some time to do other things.
The replication effect of the Picture Immortal Dao Fruit further enhanced Li Che's Divine Craftsmanship, providing him with a substantial boost.
Although replicating a large-scale divine ability like the Thousand Mile Divine Communication Mirror was difficult,
he could replicate small-scale abilities like Dragon Tooth Bodhi and Snowstorm Raven, saving him materials and effort.
It was like having a mobile arsenal.
Therefore, Li Che was quite eager to see the divine ability of the Picture Immortal Dao Fruit.
With a thought, the Picture Immortal Dao Fruit in his chest throbbed, and with each beat, it seemed as if dense ink mist exploded from his body!
Divine Ability (Picture Immortal · Ink Kill): One drop, two drops, three drops, four drops, ink forms four, ink kill.
A golden line of introduction slowly unfolded before his eyes.
Li Che's eyebrows furrowed slightly, feeling a bit puzzled.
What is this...
One drop, two drops, three drops, four drops...
Are you singing?
However, this simple introduction made Li Che's hair stand on end.
It was as if an invisible deity held a wolf-hair brush, dipped in cold and murderous ink, slowly drawing lines on his body.
Like the tongue of a cold-blooded animal, licking his skin, chilling him to the core!
The powerful blood in Li Che's meridians, like liquid mercury, became difficult to transport.
"This is..."
Li Che's eyes narrowed.
Suddenly, he sensed information about Ink Kill in his mind, which unfolded in his brain.
Gradually, Li Che understood the meaning of Ink Kill.
"Ink Kill... Eradication..."
"As long as four drops of ink are left on the enemy's body, whether horizontally or vertically, as long as there are four drops of ink, the power of Ink Kill can be used to eradicate the opponent."
Hiss—
This was a conceptual divine ability.
Although it likely had a power limit,
this strange killing force piqued Li Che's interest.
With a snap of his fingers, the paper bullet made from the Pure Heart Divine Crystal trembled.
The next moment, a figure stepped out of the scroll.
It was Yuan Jia, whom Li Che had casually replicated.
Yuan Jia's body radiated silver light, and his divine nature burst forth upon touching it.
However, he was far inferior to Yuan Jia's original body due to the replication of the Picture Immortal Dao Fruit.
Li Che snapped his fingers, and four drops of divine ink, a mixture of blood and divine nature, shot out and blossomed like four ink plum blossoms on Yuan Jia's cursed silver corpse.
The next moment, Li Che clenched his five fingers.
Ink Kill!
The four drops of divine ink seemed to come alive, frantically drilling into Yuan Jia's cursed silver corpse soul, causing him to scream in agony as he turned into a black ink figure.
He reached out his hand forward, like a melting snowman, slowly dissolving...
Eventually, he became a pool of black ink.
"A powerful corrosive force, the four drops of ink seem to form a unique rule. Once the four drops of ink are applied, they automatically unleash a killing force."
Li Che's body was covered in ink, and he seemed to have stepped out of a traditional Chinese ink painting.
In Li Che's inner vision, his primordial spirit swept through his body.
He found that his entire body had transformed into ink,
and even if he suffered a terrifying killing attack, it would only explode into ink, slowly reforming into a human shape.
After removing the divine ability Ink Kill, Li Che returned to his physical body.
"This divine ability consumes a lot of spiritual power... and although it's somewhat similar to a rule-based killing technique, it may not be able to truly eradicate powerful cultivators."
Li Che stood up, his body stretching, and he yawned lazily.
The sound of crackling and popping echoed like rolling thunder.
A decent ability...
Niu Mo became more sinister.
This thing was much more useful than the Green Powder or Red Crest.
Li Che liked it and was quite satisfied with this divine ability.
He glanced at the courtyard in the small alley, feeling a sense of attachment.
He didn't plan to sell it, considering it his property in Golden Light City. Li Che had a hunch that he would return here.
So, there was no need to sell it.
"The Eight-Armed Prison Lotus, the Furious Third Prince, and the Strange Temple are still here, unbreached... This strange temple holds a great secret within its mysterious walls..."
"I will likely return..."
Li Che turned around, gazing through the swirling snow at the Nine Dragons River outside the city.
Xixi obtained the inheritance of the Third Prince, binding herself to fate.
In the future, she will undoubtedly return to this bizarre temple, and if she wants to reach higher realms, she will likely be inseparable from this place.
Therefore, Li Che didn't need to clean up everything.
With a snap of his fingers, the painting scroll unfurled.
Seven paintings, fluttering and shaking, seven Picture Immortals emerged, each sitting in meditation and cultivating their Divinity.
Li Che's perception swept across them, and his eyes shone with brilliance.
"My clones' cultivation speed has increased, and they've also become stronger..."
Li Che felt a bit of joy.
Previously, the clones he created with the same amount of Blood Qi were only at the initial stage of the Grandmaster realm, but now they had reached the middle and even the later stages.
In short, as the Picture Immortal Dao Fruit matured and reached LV3, the quality of the clones had also improved!
Li Che's mood was quite good.
In front of his eyes, a stream of light slowly flickered past.
...
【Name: Li Che】
【Bond: Li Nuan Xi (Daughter)】
【Dao Fruit: Divine Craft (lv4, 50%), Dragon Elephant Vajra (lv4, 40%), Impureless Heart (LV4, 15%), Chess Sage (LV4, 10%), Picture Immortal (lv3, 0%)】
【Divine Craft: Divine Craft Thousand Analyzing Hands, Dragon Elephant Vajra Ascend Tower, Impureless Heart Soul Binding, Chess Sage Great Snowstorm, Picture Immortal Ink Kill】
【Divine Abilities: Star Plucking, Cloud Raising, Divine Leading, Boundless】
【Tip: For every year the bond object grows safely, the Dao Tree can bear one Dao Fruit】
...
The long-unseen panel appeared before his eyes.
Li Che glanced at it, his gaze lingering on the Divine Craft Dao Fruit.
"As expected, the successful creation of the Bodhimanda Avalokitesvara Battle Tank has significantly increased the maturity of the Divine Craft, reaching LV4. Now, carving ordinary Divinity wood sculptures barely increases the maturity level."
"I still need to innovate..."
Li Che smiled.
Indeed, the long-researched Bodhimanda Avalokitesvara Battle Tank had been successfully created, integrating various spiritual woods, including the Fire God Wrathful Dragonwood, into the design.
This massive project had finally been completed.
It could accommodate the Great Snowstorm Bodhimanda Cannon and the integration of the Divine Ability Black White Extreme Collapse, a large-scale mechanism...
Li Che was in high spirits.
However, the maturity level had increased less than he had imagined.
Of course, this was also because the Divine Craft Dao Fruit had already reached LV4, and the next level would be LV5...
Li Che was curious about the transformation that a LV5-level Divine Craft Dao Fruit could bring.
"Let's wait for the Divine Craft to increase a bit more... Maybe, creating a hand-crafted Gundam won't be just a dream."
Li Che smiled, his heart filled with ambition.
"I have the Black White Extreme Collapse, Great Snowstorm, and other explosively terrifying energy sources. Perhaps I can really create a mech or a Gundam..."
The thought was hard to shake.
However, it would still be challenging for Li Che to develop this at the moment.
Li Che wasn't in a hurry.
The main issue was finding suitable materials, as ordinary materials and even spiritual woods might not be sufficient.
After all, facing such a massive creation, the opponents would likely be Martial Sages or similar experts, and ordinary materials might easily be destroyed by their power.
After tidying up, Li Che settled the Picture Immortal clones to continue their Divinity cultivation.
Li Che then left the small courtyard.
Strolling down the long street, he arrived at the Royal Observatory's Treasure Tower.
Outside the tower, a luxurious horse-drawn carriage was parked, with Lu Yao and Tang Ren waiting inside.
After Li Che boarded the carriage, it slowly started moving, heading out of the city towards Divine Carving Ridge.
Since he was leaving Golden Light City, Li Che naturally wanted to bid farewell to the late-found Organ Master Tang Sanjia.
The carriage was pulled by a horse with dragon blood, allowing it to travel at an incredible speed.
After chatting with Lu Yao for a while, they arrived at Divine Carving Ridge.
Tang Sanjia's robust figure was as imposing as ever, not resembling an Organ Master at all.
In the reception hall.
Tang Sanjia looked at Li Che with a sense of awe: "I didn't expect that Li Che would be leaving Golden Light City so soon..."
"I heard that after arriving in Dao City, Li Che plans to participate in the Elder competition at Heavenly Origin Sect's Divine Carving Ridge?"
It seemed that Lu Yao had informed Tang Sanjia, but there was no need to hide this information.
Li Che nodded with a gentle smile.
"I'll give it a try. If I succeed, I can be like the Divine Sect's mountain gate, and I can see Xixi every day."
Tang Sanjia exhaled: "This won't be easy. It's quite a challenge."
Li Che looked at Tang Sanjia, narrowing his eyes: "I've just made a breakthrough in wood carving, so I can give it a shot..."
Li Che's words left Lu Yao puzzled.
But Tang Sanjia's eyes lit up with excitement.
"Old Yao, could you leave for a moment?"
Tang Sanjia asked Lu Yao to leave.
Lu Yao, who was drinking tea, was taken aback.
"Me?"
Lu Yao pointed at himself.
Tang Sanjia's robust figure exuded solemnity.
Lu Yao felt like the sky had fallen. His decades-long friendship with Tang Sanjia couldn't compare to Tang Sanjia and Li Che's brief one-year acquaintance!
He had even made a special trip from Dao City to visit Tang Sanjia.
Lu Yao, feeling like he had fed his sincere words to a dog, left in anger, taking Tang Ren to enjoy the scenery at Divine Carving Ridge.
After Lu Yao left, Tang Sanjia's Primordial Spirit emerged, setting up restrictions.
He rubbed his hands...
His face showed excitement.
"Ah Che... Can I take a look?"
Tang Sanjia had seen the design drawings of the Bodhimanda Avalokitesvara Battle Tank and had provided valuable suggestions.
At this moment, Li Cheng's words seemed to imply that the Bodhimanda Avalokitesvara had been created.
How was this possible?
It had only been a short while... Such a massive project!
The placement of tens of thousands of components!
Li Cheng did not refuse, as the Heaven Earth Chessboard expanded, isolating Lu Yao's quietly persistent Primordial Spirit.
It was only then that the Bodhimanda Avalokitesvara was taken out.
Just a glance.
Tang Sanjia couldn't take his eyes off it.
...
...
Tang Sanjia sent Li Cheng and Lu Yao off from Divine Carving Ridge.
Tang Sanjia's enthusiasm made Lu Yao feel a bit jealous.
"Ah Cheng... I believe in you! Your talent for mechanisms... is something I've rarely seen in my life! I underestimated you."
"You promised to help me with something, and I haven't finished it yet... But I hope that when you reach Dao City, you won't give up on mechanism research... Mechanism techniques have great potential!"
Tang Sanjia was so enthusiastic that he didn't want Li Cheng to leave.
Until Li Cheng and Lu Yao's horse carriage disappeared out of sight.
Only then did Tang Sanjia reluctantly withdraw his gaze.
"An incredible talent..."
"Perhaps... there's a chance to help me complete that matter."
Tang Sanjia let out a sigh.
He squatted on the ground and gently patted Divine Carving Ridge.
On his rugged face, a trace of Zhang Fei's embroidered flowers appeared.
...
...
Li Cheng returned to Golden Light City and went to bid farewell to Supervisor Hu Yingyue.
After that, he turned back to the courtyard on Right Thunder Peak.
The courtyard was bustling with activity.
Zhang Ya, Mu Po, and Old Chen were busy packing things together, including bedding, mats, and various pots and pans.
Although Zhang Ya now understood that their family was no longer short of money, she still couldn't bear to part with these items.
Even when Li Cheng said that everything could be bought in Dao City, she still felt reluctant.
Looking at the bustling group, Li Cheng smiled and turned to enter the study.
He took out a book that Tang Sanjia had given him, Tang Clan Mechanism Beast Records.
Tang Sanjia had hesitated for a long time before giving this book to Li Cheng.
Inside, it recorded the creation of five mechanism beasts.
The highest-ranked mechanism beast reached an unparalleled level, but unfortunately, there was no description of the crafting process.
Instead, it recorded several mechanism beasts below the unparalleled level.
Below the unparalleled level, mechanism beasts were ranked from five to nine.
For Li Cheng's current level, creating a nine-ranked mechanism beast was not difficult. The Wood Spirit Crane was a nine-ranked mechanism beast, nearly reaching the eight-ranked level.
When Li Cheng touched the Tang Clan Mechanism Beast Records, he felt his Immortal Craft Daofruit in his chest throbbing non-stop.
If he could thoroughly understand this book and recreate all the mechanism beasts within, his Immortal Craft Daofruit might directly improve to level 6, with the potential to even challenge level 7.
Tang Sanjia told Li Cheng not to think about the five-ranked mechanism beast, as it was too difficult.
To create a five-ranked mechanism beast, one needed the blood Qi of a top-tier Three Flowers Realm Supreme Grand Master.
If one's cultivation was insufficient, they shouldn't attempt it, as forcing the research could harm oneself.
(End of Chapter)
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