Chapter 244: Mystic Gate Seed, Double Explosion, and Ultimate Transcendence

Chapter 244: Mystic Gate Seed, Double Explosion, and Ultimate Transcendence

Boom!!!

A terrifying punch, as if it could turn the world upside down!

Scorching hot energy burst out in an instant, and tens of thousands of mechanism seals shone simultaneously, emitting an extremely dazzling light.

The terrifying high-temperature energy, akin to scorching molten gold, poured out from the terrifying giant beast over five meters tall. It roared like an angry ocean, resembling a volcanic eruption!

The energy surged out from the terrifying shell, meticulously assembled from countless parts.

It was like nine blood-red suns hanging high in the sky, scorching the atmosphere!

The ground collapsed with a loud rumble, and the frozen soil in the area where the main general's camp was located seemed to be boiling like a river, churning endlessly!

The terrifying heat wave spread out in ripples, accompanied by howling hurricanes, earthquakes, and landslides.

The snow and ice piled up on the ground instantly melted, then evaporated, forming clouds that churned like coiling dragons.

Blood Sun Nine Yang Golden Ape!

The moment this colossal creature appeared, it slammed down with a fierce punch, instantly flipping the entire camp.

In the distance, Long Tai stood frozen, his body trembling uncontrollably. Violent winds and waves roared, and the surging waves splashed countless mud and stones, causing Long Tai to stumble.

"Mechanism Beast!"

"It's a mechanism beast!"

"Tang's mechanism beast!"

A deep and hoarse voice exploded from Long Tai's throat.

His mouth was dry, and his blood seemed to have frozen.

He felt a chill down his spine, and his hair stood on end.

Six blood-red mechanism seals continuously rotated in the core of the mechanism beast...

The oppressive and suffocating pressure of the terrifying rank made it difficult to breathe. Like a bursting flood, Long Tai couldn't even move a finger.

The Netherworld...

The Netherworld Demon...

A six-seal mechanism beast!

It was equivalent to a Five Elders Rank war weapon!

Only one seal away from the Worldly Mechanism Beast!

Even if it was just a lower-ranked Five Elders Mechanism Beast, it still possessed the terrifying explosive power of the first realm of Martial Saint.

The Netherworld...

They actually brought out such a terrifying existence to kill the general!

Long Tai's eyes instantly turned red...

A death blow!

How could anyone survive this?

The Netherworld Demon was too cautious, too despicable, and too cunning!

If the Netherworld Demon had unleashed this lower-ranked Five Elders Mechanism Beast from the start, Yu Liqing would never have thought of killing, only of escaping.

Even the severely injured Yu Liqing could have fought back with a burst of his seed power and then escaped.

But Yu Liqing, who had been seriously injured by the lock divine seal of the sect master's wife, Xuan Qi Sha, was now facing the attack of a six-seal mechanism beast...

That's right!

It was an ambush!

The Netherworld Demon actually used a six-seal, lower-ranked Five Elders Mechanism Beast to launch a sneak attack!

How could there be such a despicable person in the world!

Long Tai's eyes were bloodshot, and his entire body was engulfed by the raging hurricane. His Primordial True Energy swirled violently, and he gripped the Crocodile Head Axe, his body suddenly straightening, his beard flying. He stared at Yu Liqing, who had been punched into the ground by the mechanism ape.

With a long roar, the axe suddenly slashed through the air currents, his muscles trembling, and countless vital energy erupting.

Instead of retreating, Long Tai surged forward, dragging the Crocodile Head Axe. He took a heavy step, and the ground trembled like a whip, rising against the raging wind.

The raging vital energy burst forth like a blazing sun.

At this moment, this Primordial Great Grandmaster, who had reached the realm of Unity with Heaven and Man, pushed his power to the limit.

"Kill!"

With a long, roaring cry, the Crocodile Head Axe suddenly coiled and slashed towards the mechanism ape.

However, the mechanism ape's eyes shone with red light, and in its core, six large seals rotated. Its beard flew as one Five Elders Rank Divine Essence Crystal after another was crazily devoured.

Amidst the clanging and clattering sounds...

Under Li Che's mental control, the mechanism ape punched out, pushing and smashing like swatting a fly.

Long Tai, the Primordial Great Grandmaster, exploded into countless energy currents in an instant, his Primordial True Energy shattering into pieces.

Pfft!!!

Every pore of his body spurted blood.

Unable to resist, he couldn't block it...

This was a Five Elders Rank mechanism beast, possessing the strength of a Martial Saint!

He couldn't block it, not at all!

"General!"

Boom!

Long Tai felt his bones shatter, muscles tear, tendons snap, and his skin rip apart.

His face contorted grotesquely, as if crushed by an unstoppable collapsing mountain.

His entire body deformed.

Behind him, powerful force poured out, and the energy waves rippled and spread for more than ten zhang.

In the midst of the intense stillness, a powerful counterforce erupted.

Instantly, Long Tai's Crocodile Head Axe flew out of his hand, and his body was smashed and flew through the air, creating ripples of white waves in the air.

With a loud thud, he flew across dozens of zhang and crashed into the wall created by the Heaven and Earth Chessboard.

Thick fog swirled, and Long Tai spat blood, sliding to his knees on the ground.

His bloodshot eyes stared at the Netherworld Demon, fixated on the huge, sturdy mechanism beast emitting bright light.

Hot blood spilled from his mouth and nose, dripping onto the ground.

"General..."

Long Tai's heart was filled with sadness, knowing that today... the situation was dire.

The Netherworld's schemes were endless, one after another, almost blocking every escape route for Yu Liqing.

A six-seal mechanism beast had been summoned!

Even during the Tang family's heyday, a six-seal mechanism beast was an extremely precious item.

Not to mention the difficulty of manufacturing it, but just the amount of Divine Essence Crystals required to activate a six-seal mechanism beast was enormous!

Without the backing of a powerful force, it was impossible to deploy a mechanism beast!

Terrifying!

At this moment, Long Tai's heart was filled with fear of the Netherworld.

But...

Long Tai stumbled to his feet, his eyes bloodshot.

"General!"

Without the Crocodile Head Axe, Long Tai clenched his fists, his beard flying, and roared.

Even covered in blood, he still charged forward, roaring.

Su Huili's death was something Long Tai could face calmly.

But Yu Liqing... this general he had followed for so many years, Long Tai couldn't bear to see him die.

The Netherworld...

Perhaps, when Yu Liqing had repeatedly targeted the Netherworld, he had already caught their attention.

Ji Hai Hui is dead, Su Huili is dead...

Now, You Liqing is going to die too!

Long Tai, covered in blood, charges madly towards You Liqing's direction!

...

...

Qing Niao's heart sank into the depths of despair.

When the terrifying Six Seal Automaton appeared, she had already lost all hope.

As You Liqing was punched into the ground, Qing Niao's heart died completely.

"Netherworld..."

Qing Niao's eyes were like a pool of stagnant water, devoid of emotion.

She clenched her longbow, her slender and straight legs moving swiftly through the thick fog.

Her long fingers were calloused from years of drawing the bow.

The bow creaked as she pulled it back, the moon filling the sky!

Countless green lights streamed out from the bow!

Hiss—!!!

The green phoenix cried out, spreading its wings and flying towards the incoming stream of light, colliding with it at high speed!

"Ma Mian!"

Tears rolled down Qing Niao's lifeless eyes.

In her mind, she recalled scenes from the past, where You Liqing had pulled her out of a pile of corpses in a small city in Jizhou.

At that time, she was young and naive, surrounded by nothing but dead bodies.

You Liqing, clad in golden armor, had pulled her back from the brink of death. To her, he was like a ray of sunshine that dispelled all the darkness in her life.

He gave her hope and belief.

Later, she followed You Liqing in learning martial arts and cultivation.

She displayed an innate talent for archery, receiving special training, and gradually becoming his trusted aide...

Although Qing Niao admired You Liqing, she knew that his heart already belonged to someone else, and that person was beyond her reach.

However, she didn't care, nor did she have the heart to compete.

Having risen from a pile of corpses, what right did she have to love the sun that gave her life?

She wasn't qualified.

She could only live in darkness forever.

But now...

The person she liked seemed to be dying!

So she...

Wouldn't live either!

Hiss, hiss, hiss—!!!

Arrows flew out like dragons, firing in rapid succession, blocking all the paths of the Bodhi Dragon Tooth Bullet, and finally exploding in mid-air!

Flames erupted, and the force of the blast was overwhelming!

Qing Niao felt an unprecedented pressure.

The other's archery skills...

No, it should be said that their mechanism archery skills were so impressive that even she, a Great Grandmaster of the Primordial True Energy level, felt the pressure!

She even felt a sense of despair!

She questioned the usefulness of her years of hard-earned archery skills.

What...

Was the point of it all!

Boom—!!!

However, at this moment, Qing Niao's heart had already gone numb, and she gave up trying to fight Ma Mian head-on.

She knew she couldn't kill Ma Mian.

Ma Mian was over a hundred meters away, shrouded in thick fog, and although she could determine Ma Mian's location based on the direction of the Bodhi Dragon Tooth Bullet, it was too difficult to kill him!

But Qing Niao had a clearer goal!

Boom—!!!

The Primordial True Energy raged, and behind her, it was as if a green phoenix had spread its wings.

Her long legs moved swiftly through the mist, quickly retracing her steps!

"General!"

Qing Niao bit her lip.

She clenched her five fingers around a bloodstained arrow and quickly nocked it on the divine bow, infusing all her energy into the arrow.

She broke through the fog and ran against the raging hurricane towards the direction where You Liqing had been smashed into the ground!

...

...

Li Che wore a Bull Demon mask, and his elastic ink shirt was torn, revealing his well-built and robust physique.

The large muscles on his arms rippled like angry dragons.

His Thunder Magnet Body activated, and he floated in the air silently, without stirring up any vital energy or divine essence.

The over five-meter-tall Blood God Nine Yang Golden Ape stood like a towering giant, exuding a ferocious and terrifying aura.

Li Che was very satisfied with the terrifying power of this Six Seal Automaton.

It was even stronger than he had imagined.

With just one punch, You Liqing was smashed into the ground, and that punch... could directly declare You Liqing's death.

However, the consumption of the automaton was much greater than he had expected.

To control this Six Seal Automaton, five Five Elder Rank Divine Essence Crystals were needed, and once the divine essence within the crystals was depleted,

the automaton would stop functioning and couldn't be easily reactivated unless the Five Elder Divine Essence Crystals were quickly replaced.

But the power unleashed was undoubtedly comparable to a Martial Saint, even if it was just the first realm of Martial Saint...

It was still a Martial Saint!

You Liqing was currently only at the Three Blossoms Return to Origin realm, and he had also been severely injured by Xuan Qi Sha, the Sectmaster of the Heavenly Origin Divine Sect.

This was Li Che's best opportunity!

Li Che floated in the air, his eyes behind the Bull Demon mask weaving faint arcs of lightning.

The Dragon Ox Heavenly Energy surrounded him, and although he only had one strand of Dragon Ox Heavenly Energy, it gave Li Che the power comparable to a Three Blossoms Return to Origin Great Grandmaster.

The Three Flowers Return to Origin Energy was incredibly powerful.

But the Dragon Ox Heavenly Energy could withstand it.

This gave Li Che a pleasant surprise.

Most importantly, the Dragon Ox Heavenly Energy... could become even more formidable as Li Che grew stronger!

His gaze swept across.

Towards Long Tai, whose body was covered in blood and was slowly making his way through the hurricane.

And also towards Qing Niao, who was gathering all her energy into one arrow, fighting against the raging hurricane.

"Truly loyal."

Li Che said softly.

The next moment, his gaze fell on the ground, which had caved in, creating a huge pit filled with mud.

The Golden Ape had smashed the ground into pieces, and the earth trembled!

Suddenly, Li Che's eyes narrowed.

He saw a terrifying amount of vital energy, like a raging river, surging and roaring!

Boom, boom, boom, boom—!!!

The ground exploded!

It was as if a blazing golden sun had risen, radiating a brilliant aura of vital energy!

From the broken ground, a boiling blood energy rose like rolling smoke, engulfing everything in its path.

A flash of blood-red light exploded, quickly bursting out from the ground.

You Li Qing, half of his body shattered to pieces, suddenly seemed to ignite. Two blood-colored vortices appeared on his back, each containing a divine seed, like porcelain covered in cracks ready to explode at any moment!

Li Che floated in mid-air, his gaze fixed.

"The divine seeds in the Eight Mystic Gates..."

"But at this moment, You Li Qing has completely unleashed his potential, igniting the seeds within one of the Eight Mystic Gates..."

Having recently come into contact with divine seed martial techniques, Li Che naturally had some understanding.

You Li Qing...

Had cultivated two divine seed martial techniques and even opened two of the Eight Mystic Gates, planting the two divine seeds within.

The last time, when facing Xuan Qi Sha's Locking Divine Seal, You Li Qing had only ignited one seed.

But this time...

You Li Qing seemed to have accepted his inevitable death, so he held nothing back.

He directly ignited the two mystic gate divine seeds!

Gaining a power beyond human limits, he completely extracted the essence from his flesh. The essence in his Dantian, the grand essence within his fleshly grand pill, was almost entirely squeezed out by You Li Qing!

The crimson bloodfire light continuously soared into the sky.

You Li Qing's entire body had become unrecognizable, his eyes turning white as the raging vital energy twisted them.

In the distance, Long Tai, covered in blood, and Qing Niao, who had exhausted all her vital energy to infuse it into an arrow, were both stunned.

Finally, their eyes filled with sorrow.

As Great Grandmasters who cultivated divine seed martial techniques, they naturally understood...

What You Li Qing's current state meant.

Although he had gained extraordinary power, it was... exchanged for his life force.

"Netherworld Demon..."

You Li Qing's body burned with endless blood light.

Countless shattered stones were swept up by his powerful vital energy, floating in the air, and then disintegrated into powder.

His white eyes stared at Li Che, who wore the Netherworld Demon mask.

Even Li Che felt a strong sense of threat at this moment.

At this moment, You Li Qing seemed to have touched the threshold of Martial Saint.

"Great... Great General..."

Qing Niao's face turned pale, her lips trembling.

You Li Qing turned his head, his white eyes flashing with a complex expression, "Run."

"No!"

Qing Niao bit her lip, shaking her head vigorously.

"I know what you're thinking..."

"You're grateful that I saved you from a pile of corpses back then, but you're just a foolish girl..."

"Have you ever wondered why you were among those corpses?"

You Li Qing spoke calmly.

Qing Niao's body trembled violently.

"That city, the one I slaughtered, the people I killed, and the family I exterminated... You were just someone I took an interest in because of your talent."

"I raised you to become a true killing machine."

You Li Qing's tone was incredibly indifferent. After igniting the two divine seeds, every moment was incredibly precious.

But he still explained to Qing Niao.

"So, I'm not worth you risking your life for."

"Get lost."

You Li Qing turned to face Li Che, who silently floated in the air.

Qing Niao was thunderstruck. Impossible!

She turned to look at Long Tai, who was covered in blood and gasping for breath.

At this moment, under Qing Niao's intense gaze, Long Tai turned away, looking somewhat guilty.

"It was the King..."

"Enough."

You Li Qing spoke coldly, interrupting Long Tai.

"Get lost, both of you."

You Li Qing finished speaking.

His gaze fixed on Li Che, "Netherworld Demon... I underestimated you."

"No, I underestimated your despicable and venomous nature."

Using the peerlessly domineering Ten Thousand Dragons Suppressing God to attract his attention, Li Che ignited his competitive spirit and clashed with the Netherworld Demon's boxing technique.

Hidden within the boxing technique was the powder of the Five Elders Divine Essence Crystal, and as the powder flew, it prevented him from fully harnessing the divine power of his Embryonic Breath Transformation.

Finally, a Five Elders Mechanism Beast, possessing the battle prowess of a Martial Saint's first realm, unleashed a devastating attack!

So sinister and vicious...

But that was the Netherworld Demon.

According to Su Huili's intelligence, the Netherworld Demon had always been like this.

It was You Li Qing who had underestimated him.

Since that was the case, he needed to pay the price with his life.

"Unfortunately, your strength is too weak. If you could reach the realm of the Three Blossoms Return to Origin, or even open the Mystic Gates to plant the divine seeds, perhaps our Ten Thousand Dragons Suppressing God could have a satisfying bout."

"What a pity..."

"Not satisfying enough."

You Li Qing's body began to fall apart, piece by piece.

Li Che's face, hidden behind the Netherworld Demon mask, was calm and unperturbed.

"Killing you is satisfying enough."

The Netherworld Demon's voice was low and hoarse.

What's the point of seeking satisfaction? He, the Netherworld Demon, was here to kill.

If he didn't kill You Li Qing, he would eventually be killed by You Li Qing. Between killing and being killed, Li Che chose to kill.

The once-divine You Li Qing, outside Primordial Dao City, unleashed a terrifying killing intent.

Li Che would never forget that.

To have a satisfying bout...

After killing you...

I'll just capture your divine essence.

"Netherworld Demon... You're despicable."

You Li Qing was stunned, and then he laughed.

His Divine Essence Grand Pill exploded, and his divine essence merged into his body.

Maintaining the state of his unleashed potential with his remaining life force and an intense Martial Way Will.

He felt the countdown of his life force.

He clearly felt his life slipping away.

"This is the realm of Martial Saint..."

You Li Qing raised his hand, feeling his current state.

There was an unprecedented sense of ease...

The next moment, his body twisted—

It transformed into a blood-colored ribbon, moving at an extreme speed. The air waves exploded, spreading out in circles, making it difficult to follow his movements!

His five fingers clenched into a fist, as if capturing and hiding countless rays of light!

Countless raging vital energy transformed into a powerful Divine Dragon, wreaking havoc!

This punch! Even Li Che's eyes narrowed involuntarily! Ten Thousand Dragons Suppressing God!

Roar—!!! Countless dragon cries exploded continuously!

Terrifying, extremely terrifying! Li Che's eyes narrowed, and he touched his brow, causing his Star-Picking Eye to burst with splendor.

In an instant, controlling the Five Elders Mechanism Beast, he slammed out a punch!

You Li Qing locked onto the Netherworld Demon, wanting to kill him!

He wanted to drag the Netherworld Demon to hell with him!

But!

This Five Elders Rank Mechanism Beast was completely under the Netherworld Demon's control!

Boom—!!!

You Li Qing's punch, a pinnacle of perfection, collided with the terrifyingly large fist of the Golden Ape! In the sky above, a substantial shockwave spread out in concentric circles! Countless air waves rippled in all directions! Countless mists were torn apart! At the same time...

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In the Western Camp, many Great Grandmasters of the Heaven and Man As One realm finally sensed something amiss, feeling the scorching Vital Energy and the terrifying Martial Way Will between heaven and earth!

They realized that something significant had happened at the Commander-in-Chief's headquarters.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—

The sound of breaking through the air reverberated, and one after another, Vital Energy surged like a signal fire, rising into the sky.

The entire Divine Guard Army's Western Camp instantly boiled over!

...

...

Qingniao was shaken and disheartened.

The one who slaughtered the city was You Liqing, and the killer was You Liqing...

The one who killed her entire family was also You Liqing...

That man, who had captured her heart? Qingniao felt countless sharp blades piercing her already wounded heart. Blood-red tears streamed down her cheeks.

Why...

Why did it have to be like this?!

Qingniao opened her mouth, but the sorrow was greater than death itself, and she couldn't utter any scream.

She looked at the man who had detonated two Seed Crystals, burning his life force.

She gazed at the man who haunted her dreams, at You Liqing, who was madly charging towards the terrifying and colossal Mechanized Beast.

After the battle within himself.

She closed her eyes and suddenly released the longbow in her hand.

In her spine.

A blood-red Seed Crystal seemed to pulsate like a heart entwined with countless blue veins, throbbing violently.

It suddenly exploded!

The Seed Crystal, the Blood-Crying Divine Phoenix Death Arrow!

In an instant, a blood-red arrow, like a flaming phoenix, rose from the dead, flapping its wings, carrying endless terror and slaughter, and shot towards the Netherworld Demon, killing him!

The Netherworld Demon who killed her man...

Deserved to die!

And after Qingniao fired her arrow with all her might.

A streak of light swiftly pierced her forehead, and the Bloodfire Divine Pattern Bodhi Dragon Tooth Bullet silently and stealthily struck her.

It was an emotionless and cruel assassination from Ma Mian.

Piercing her forehead.

Ripping through the Golden Core in her Niwan Palace.

Shattering her vitality!

Blood light exploded behind her head.

Qingniao opened her eyes, but all she saw was a blurry blood-red haze.

Thud—

Qingniao fell to the ground, and her longbow slid away.

Blood blurred her eyes, just like in the past, when the city was slaughtered.

Blood was everywhere.

...

...

Boom—!!!

The Vajra Ape and You Liqing's terrifying fists collided!

Bang, bang, bang—

The Vajra Ape's arms, engraved with countless Mechanism Seals, exploded, and the spiritual wood shavings seemed to be incinerated in an instant!

It was as if countless thunderbolts had detonated, causing the entire earth to heave like a dragon awakening!

The ground beneath the Vajra Ape's feet collapsed and sank further!

Mud and sand erupted, forming a curtain that rose tens of zhang high!

After delivering that punch, You Liqing saw the Vajra Ape's arm shattered by his strike, and a smile appeared on his lips.

Then, his vitality completely extinguished...

The hurricane, shattered and scattered!

His Vital Energy vanished!

His lean and iron-like body suddenly collapsed, and all his bones shattered...

Exploding into a cloud of blood mist.

The Vajra Ape's ferocious fist force penetrated You Liqing's body, causing a massive surge of air and mist to erupt from his back!

You Liqing's lifeless body, like a cannonball, shot towards the ground.

Long Tai's beard and hair danced wildly as he roared in anger.

"Ah—!!!"

He sprinted several steps, attempting to catch You Liqing's corpse.

Even though he knew that at this moment, You Liqing's corpse was beyond his ability to catch.

Because it still contained the terrifying force of a Martial Saint.

But Long Tai still rushed forward without hesitation.

Bang—!!!

Long Tai knelt on the ground.

His knees shattered, and the ground beneath him cracked into countless spiderweb-like fissures.

Long Tai, with his back to the ground, propped up You Liqing's corpse.

He grinned.

"I told you long ago... to stop protecting that Dragon Queen. But you just wouldn't listen..."

"As for the slaughter of the city, it was the prince's order..."

"You saved so many people... Why didn't you mention that the prince punished you?"

"Chasing after a girl isn't how you do it... You fool."

"Qingniao is so good, beautiful, and tall, just a bit small... But... in no way is she inferior to that Dragon Queen..."

"Let's die together..."

"Yes..."

"Liberated."

Long Tai slowly lowered his head.

Taking his last breath.

...

You Liqing's mangled corpse was propped up by Long Tai's kneeling body, standing amidst the blood-soaked and devastated ground.

Buzz—

A blood-red streak of light shot out.

The injured Vajra Ape transformed into the Ten Thousand Phenomena Seal, and Li Che collected it.

Li Che floated over and landed in front of the deceased You Liqing.

Beneath the Netherworld Demon mask, his eyes were like ancient wells, calm and unperturbed.

He sensed the countless shadows rushing towards the Western Camp.

Powerful Vital Energy, and the overwhelming army's blood energy that covered the sky and earth, warping the void.

If You Liqing had truly led the army, even with the Vajra Ape by his side, Li Che wasn't confident he could defeat him.

However, it must be said that You Liqing...

Was a real man.

Even in his final moments, he detonated two Seed Crystals, pushing his vitality to the extreme, and with a single punch, he shattered one of the Vajra Ape's arms!

He was truly formidable...

He was the strongest opponent Li Che had ever encountered.

It was only through meticulous calculations that Li Che emerged victorious.

A hard-fought victory.

Moreover, You Liqing's body...

Held countless stories.

Li Che picked up You Liqing's cracked Heaven and Earth Jade.

Then, he quietly gazed at You Liqing.

So exceptional.

Among the Netherworld's many evils, he would have a place.

His five fingers spread wide.

And pressed down on You Liqing's head.

"Bound Spirit."

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