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Chapter 293: The Sword Opens the Heavenly Gate, Tai Bai's Deadly Star, and the New Judge of the Neth
Chapter 293: The Sword Opens the Heavenly Gate, Tai Bai's Deadly Star, and the New Judge of the Netherworld (Part 1)
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Incredibly powerful sword intent and sword aura raged within the flesh, wreaking havoc and destroying the fleshly tissues, eradicating the terrifying thoughts contained within.
Countless wails of agony, anger, and roars reverberated ceaselessly.
Death energy and corpse energy rose from the shattered white jade-like flesh, only to be completely annihilated by the sword aura contained within the Heaven and Earth Chessboard.
The corpse energy and death energy vanished, evaporating into nothingness! The countless pieces of flesh that fell to the ground were covered in an extremely dense mist.
Li Che wore a cute ox mask on his face, his black and robust hair dancing wildly as if lashing out at the void, resembling a whip.
His ink robe fluttered in the wind, and his robust body was enveloped in vital energy like coiling dragon.
Maintaining the posture of placing the chess piece, Li Che had already teleported to this location through the lock-on function of the Heaven and Earth Chessboard.
Originally, the Thunderbolt Chess Piece required an anchor point, but now, after the Chess Sage's Dao Fruit transformation to level 5, Li Che didn't even need the anchor for the Thunderbolt Chess Piece. As long as the Heaven and Earth Chessboard could sense the location, he could teleport there using the Thunderbolt Chess Piece.
However, for places that were visible to the naked eye, such as the interiors of buildings where line of sight was obstructed, even with the Heaven and Earth Chessboard's ability to peer through, the internal structure remained unseen.
In such cases, the Thunderbolt Chess Piece was still necessary.
For example, to enter the Strange Temple, Li Che had to use the Thunderbolt Chess Piece as an anchor point to teleport.
Nevertheless, Li Che was already very satisfied, as the effect was indeed remarkable.
Moreover, after the transformation of the Chess Sage's Dao Fruit, even if the space was sealed or restricted, he could quickly break through the blockade.
This made Li Che feel even more unconstrained.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
These pieces of flesh were incredibly heavy, containing terrifying and vast energy. Even though they had been destroyed and the bodies were lifeless, they still emanated an extremely horrifying aura.
The corrosive power was immense.
Li Che glanced at them, and his physical body trembled as he endured the terrifying pressure comparable to that of the Heavenly Gate experts. He executed the Floating Void Eight Prayers Step, creating countless afterimages in place to dodge the falling flesh.
His target was locked onto that pearl.
In the instant the pearl descended, Li Che appeared, his five fingers spread wide, and he reached out towards the pearl.
Slap!
He grasped the pearl, within which the Corpse Deity Realm seemed to be contained, like a transparent pearl with a black vortex inside.
Beneath the ox demon mask, Li Che's eyes narrowed sharply.
Heavy!
That was Li Che's first thought!
Extremely heavy, unbearably heavy, even with Li Che's current strength, holding this pearl made him feel an overwhelming sense of weight!
Boom!
The ground instantly caved in, collapsing and sinking deeply, dust and dirt flying up several zhang high, resembling surging waves!
"So heavy!"
Li Che's heart trembled with fear.
However, he didn't let go of the pearl!
Using his Dragon-Elephant Heavenly Wind ability, Li Che's physical body trembled once more, and a fierce aura surged throughout his body, as if a dragon-elephant phantom appeared behind him, its dragon roar and elephant bellow shaking the heavens and the earth! His muscles twitched, his bones vibrated, and the blood beads on his body collided, exploding with immense force, climbing up Li Che's body!
With an overwhelming surge of terrifying power, he forcibly lifted the pearl!
Li Che's entire body was engulfed in raging vital energy, like a collapsing sun. The dust around him seemed to be scorched by the heat, accompanied by the rampaging Dragon-Elephant Heavenly Wind. The raging wind blew in all directions!
Amidst the raging wind, Li Che's hair danced wildly, his muscles and bones trembled, and his eyes shone with an intensely bright glow!
He lifted it!
He endured it!
But... Li Che felt that all his strength was released in this moment!
With a thought, Li Che tore open the Heaven-Earth Space and threw the pearl inside.
"Phew!"
After collecting the pearl, Li Che felt the oppressive pressure on his body suddenly disappear.
He felt relieved!
The pearl contained the Corpse Deity Realm, like a small miniature world, though not as heavy as an entire world, it was still incredibly dense.
The fallen flesh scattered, creating one deep pit after another, and within the pits and hollows, the corpse energy and death energy twisted and grew, only to be eradicated by the sword aura contained within.
Even in death, the sword aura and the death energy and corpse energy of the Four Subordinate Corpse Deity Envoy continued to clash.
However, it was evident that Lu Tai Bai's sword aura was overwhelmingly powerful, completely dominating the battle.
"It's a pity the Heaven-Earth Jade wasn't there; otherwise, I would have truly licked the entire world."
A hint of regret flashed in Li Che's eyes beneath the mask.
Li Che had an extraordinary obsession with the Heaven-Earth Jade.
However, he didn't force the issue.
Lu Tai Bai... was probably an old hand at this, originally a Hunter Sect's Hunter King-level assassin, taking the Heaven-Earth Jade after killing someone was undoubtedly second nature to him.
For Li Che to find a loophole in such a habitual killer's actions was like a dream.
This pearl containing the Corpse Deity Realm... being able to find such a loophole was already a testament to Li Che's sharp eyes.
Buzz!
Suddenly, Li Che felt his hair standing on end.
Countless sword lights raged and intertwined, and the hair floated like waterweeds, while invisible sword auras rose from the ground, hanging upside down.
Lu Tai Bai's white robe sleeves billowed behind him, and a three-foot-long silver Tai Bai Sword hovered by his side.
In his eyes, there seemed to be an abundance of sword aura.
Standing about a hundred zhang away, Lu Tai Bai looked indifferently at the Niu Mo standing amidst the shattered remains of the Four Divine Subordinate Corpse Deity Envoy he had just slain.
His silver hair danced in the air like a sword immortal descending upon the mortal realm.
The solidified, frozen, and icy sword intent raged and surged, sealing off every corner.
Li Che, wearing a mask, felt an even more terrifying pressure than the horrifying aura that the Four Divine Subordinate Corpse Deity Envoy had emitted when he emerged from the Corpse Deity Realm. The overwhelming martial will that spanned the heavens and earth was the most intense divine-human resonance, condensing into an extremely sharp sword intent that descended from the sky.
Li Che's brow twitched as if the Star-Plucking Eye was about to open and peer into the void.
Vaguely, Li Che seemed to see the entire Lu Tai Bai emitting a dazzling light, an intensity beyond the mushroom cloud's brilliance from the distant explosion that had yet to fade. Behind that dazzling light, there seemed to be a door!
The Heavenly Gate!
The Heavenly Gate Martial Saint!
Li Che took a deep breath, and even he felt a sense of oppression as if the heavens were crushing down.
Within his chest, the Dragon-Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit roared and bellowed, the dragon's roar and the elephant's cry, the vajra hammer striking!
That terrifying pressure was slowly breaking through the ice.
"Tai Bai Sect Master, it's an honor to meet you."
Li Che, wearing the Ox Demon mask, had pushed the Sleeping Dragon-Elephant to its limits, suppressing his own aura.
A deep voice echoed, accompanied by the slowly dissipating mushroom cloud behind him.
Too powerful!
This was the first time Li Che had faced Lu Tai Bai, who was unleashing his aura with such intensity.
Lu Tai Bai hadn't even used his divine cultivation; he had only demonstrated his Heavenly Gate martial arts, and it was already this terrifying!
"Netherworld, Ox Demon."
Lu Tai Bai's eyes shone with sword aura, and his entire body seemed to have transformed into a sword.
The three-pointed, double-edged blade in Li Che's hand trembled slightly.
"I've heard of your great reputation, and today I can see that it's indeed extraordinary."
"To face the aura of a Heavenly Gate Martial Saint with the cultivation of a Great Master and still maintain such composure is truly remarkable."
Lu Tai Bai stared deeply at the Ox Demon, as if trying to see through the face beneath the mask.
However, there seemed to be an overwhelming power shrouding the Ox Demon, blocking Lu Tai Bai's gaze and preventing him from seeing through it.
"Sect Master, your praise is undeserved." Li Che bowed respectfully.
"Why are you in the Netherworld? What is your purpose in entering the Primordial Dao City? And who are you beneath that Ox Demon mask?"
"Your mask wasn't crafted from the Star Wood of the Hunter Sect, so how can you hide your aura so perfectly? I'm suddenly curious... I want to see the face beneath the mask."
Lu Tai Bai's robe sleeves fluttered, his silver hair swayed, and he smiled faintly.
Li Che's eyes beneath the mask narrowed slightly.
Then he shook his head, "Sect Master, I'm sorry, but I have no intention of removing my mask."
"As for the face beneath the mask..."
"You guess."
The conversation ended.
Li Che's mind stirred, and he directly descended into the void, using his primordial spirit to place the Thunder Chess Piece.
The space began to fluctuate, and Li Che was instantly enveloped by the power of spatial displacement, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
Lu Tai Bai didn't stop him, although he was curious about the face beneath the Ox Demon mask. However, forcing him to stay wasn't necessary.
After all, the Netherworld lineage seemed to have a good relationship with Xi Xi, and if the relationship soured, being targeted by the Netherworld, a mysterious and uncanny force with strange means, would indeed be a headache.
Even Lu Tai Bai had to admit that.
So far, the Netherworld hadn't demonstrated the power of a Heavenly Gate Martial Saint or a Great Deity-level cultivator, but their tenacity was indeed formidable.
For example, tonight, the Corpse God Sect, with the power of the Corpse Deity Realm, was hiding in the space outside Divine Eagle Ridge.
It was almost completely isolated, even Lu Tai Bai couldn't sense or detect it because the Corpse Deity Realm was a small world left behind by a Divine Tribulation Realm cultivator, completely detached from this world.
It existed independently, and unless the entrance was exposed, it was hidden in the chaotic void, leaving no trace to be found.
Watching the Ox Demon disappear into thin air, Lu Tai Bai felt the fluctuations of the spatial energy...
Lu Tai Bai's sword intent raged in his eyes, and he narrowed them slightly.
"What a peculiar method..."
"A silent and invisible displacement, a divine secret art? But that's not right, there's no divine guidance or time for divine talismans to appear... Netherworld... is indeed interesting."
Lu Tai Bai smiled.
The powerful heavenly soul scanned and passed by, and his silver eyebrows rose slightly.
"Oh? The Corpse Deity Realm's Corpse Deity Orb is missing?"
"This Ox Demon... wouldn't have taken the Corpse Deity Orb, would he?"
Lu Tai Bai couldn't help but find it amusing.
"That thing... is completely useless. It's not only heavy and difficult to open, but even if it's opened, it's filled with death energy and corpse energy. Without death energy and corpse energy, it's useless to Corpse God Sect cultivators. The essence it contains is beyond their grasp."
Otherwise, he wouldn't have just taken the Heaven-Earth Jade from this Four Divine Subordinate Corpse Deity Envoy and left behind this orb containing the Corpse Deity Realm.
This thing is a treasure to the heretics of the Corpse God Sect.
But to ordinary cultivators, it's just garbage.
Lu Tai Bai didn't quite understand why the Ox Demon would take such a thing back.
"However, after the Ox Demon took it, it's still a significant loss for the Corpse God Sect, as their Corpse Deity Realm has one less orb." Lu Tai Bai nodded.
Then, he pointed his toe, and his entire body transformed into a sharp sword light, whistling and soaring into the sky.
The mushroom cloud began to slowly collapse and fall inward.
Lu Tai Bai's gaze swept across the dense forest, glancing at it briefly. The next moment, he flicked his finger, and a dazzling silver sword light bloomed from his hand like a silver lotus! A total of five sword lights roared and raged, swirling into the dense forest!
...
...
Divine Eagle Ridge, a certain spot within the dense forest.
With the divine chessboard, Li Che made a move, teleporting across a distance of about ten li.
Buzz—
Wearing the Ox Demon Mask, Li Che descended with force, his feet causing the ground to cave in. An aura reminiscent of Lu Tai Bai's terrifying Heavenly Gate pressure enveloped him.
"So powerful..."
Li Che couldn't help but marvel.
He had completed the guidance of four Divine Seeds, all of which were directed into the Eight Strange Gates.
If he could guide eight Divine Seeds and plant them in all eight gates, perhaps he could briefly attain a level where he could contend with the Heavenly Gate Martial Saint.
But Lu Tai Bai wasn't an ordinary Heavenly Gate Martial Saint!
"Fortunately, the stronger Tai Bai Sect Master becomes, the safer Xi Xi's security will be... As for me, Li Che, I'm just an honest and straightforward Divine Eagle Demi-Saint. I get along with everyone, who would want to kill me?"
"Those who want to kill me are after my Ox Demon identity. Even Ji Maoli, if he has any grudges, it's directed at the Netherworld."
Li Che's eyes flashed with determination. If necessary, he could temporarily stop and avoid the sharp edge of the sword.
That way, he wouldn't risk being killed by the Town Temple forces.
"The Netherworld... ultimately lacks a powerful figure to hold the ground. It's time to bring out the Netherworld's King of Hell."
Li Che chuckled, seemingly self-mocking.
While the Netherworld seemed to make various forces wary, in reality, what they feared were the Netherworld's strange methods and their uncanny ability to escape unscathed.
If we're talking about true combat strength, the Netherworld indeed didn't make them wary.
Not to mention the top-tier forces of the Primordial Dao City like the Divine Sect, Temple Administration, Heaven Gazing Office, and Dao Lord Mansion.
Even the Su Family, a three-thousand-year-old prominent family, didn't necessarily fear the Netherworld.
The Su Family had the backing of the Sea of Qi Martial Saint, Su Lei Bao. This was the Su Family's confidence.
There was already a significant gap between the second Sea of Qi Martial Saint and the first Martial Saint.
Otherwise, the three great families of the Dao City, Zhou Family, Yun Family, and Zhong Family, wouldn't have been suppressed by the Su Family.
"The Netherworld's King of Hell... Ten Kings of Hell? King of Hell... at least it should be at the level of a Heavenly Gate Martial Saint, then it would have some face."
Li Che muttered to himself and smiled.
He stretched lazily, his bones cracking audibly.
With the exposure of the Corpse God Sect's base, the strong members of the Corpse God Sect were hiding in the forest.
(End of Chapter)
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