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Chapter 294: Divine Power, Summoning the Divine and Inviting the Lord of the Netherworld, Warm as th
Chapter 294: Divine Power, Summoning the Divine and Inviting the Lord of the Netherworld, Warm as the Morning Sun, My Daughter is Six Years Old [Seeking Monthly Votes] (Part 1)
"The Lord of the Netherworld..."
"Star Wood..."
"Celestial Mask."
A smile blossomed on Li Che's lips, and his eyes revealed a peculiar glint.
Holding the Star Wood, his heart stirred with excitement. Star Wood was a fifth-tier upper-grade Spirit Wood, inherently capable of concealing and dissipating auras, and possessing the ability to bewilder energy.
"The Ten Kings of the Netherworld."
Li Che's fingers gently tapped on the Celestial Mask, producing a crisp sound akin to striking fine iron.
Li Che fell into deep thought.
The Netherworld, with its seemingly magnificent splendor, had left the entire Primordial Dao City in awe and trepidation. However, in reality, the Netherworld only had two living beings: Li Che and Cat Face.
Cat Face could be disregarded.
The Netherworld indeed lacked high-end combat power. Even after Huang Jian Jiu and You Li Qing consumed this Two-Flower Half-Divine Corpse, it was still difficult to truly transform and elevate to the Sea of Qi realm.
Even if they managed to transform into the Sea of Qi realm, their combat power would still fall short of supporting the Netherworld's top-tier strength.
At the very least, they would need to reach the level of a Four-Gate Martial Sage to truly be considered the pillar of the Netherworld.
"The combat power of a Four-Gate Martial Sage... It's challenging."
Li Che shook his head, sensing the difficulty.
Advancing to the Martial Saint and Divine Embryo realms made every subsequent breakthrough extremely arduous, contrary to what one might imagine.
Whether it was the Martial Saint's progression from the Human Dan to the Sea of Qi, or the Divine Embryo's transformation from 'Divine Embryo Five Organs' to 'Divine Embryo Derived Organs,' the challenges were immense.
Strictly speaking, each of these advancements could be considered a significant leap.
In the entire Primordial Dao City, only a handful of individuals had truly reached the second realm.
For instance, in the Heavenly Origin Divine Sect, the strength of the Great Elder Fang Hanshu was unclear, while the Second Elder Zhao Fangzhou was a Martial Saint with a perfect Sea of Qi, just a step away from the Open Mountain realm, but that step was akin to a heavenly chasm.
As for the other Martial Saints and Divine Embryos in the Divine Sect, including Gong Shu Jing Jun and Tang Xie Jia from Divine Eagle Ridge, they were all at the first realm.
There was also the Sect Master's wife, Xuan Qi Sha, whose cultivation was linked to Divine Talismans, making it as mysterious and incomprehensible as the Great Elder Fang Hanshu.
Overall, Martial Saints and Divine Embryos at the second realm could be considered a pinnacle existence standing alone at the summit.
However, for the Netherworld, this was not enough.
To support the Netherworld, they needed to reach the fourth realm.
"The fourth realm..." Li Che exhaled.
But...
Li Che's heart stirred.
Within the Heaven and Earth Chessboard.
A chess piece imbued with divine light rested quietly on the chessboard, as if pressing down on the lines until they collapsed.
"The divine chess piece of the Five Elders' upper-grade Strange Temple God..."
"With my current physical body, if I were to initiate the 'Ascending the Tower' technique, I should be able to bear the power of this Strange Temple God's divine chess piece, right?"
Li Che's eyes sparkled.
When he was in Thunderbolt City and Golden Light City, Li Che often relied on the power of the Strange Temple Gods to increase the Netherworld's reputation.
However, as Li Che's strength grew, the divine chess pieces became less useful.
Of course, this was also because, despite the Strange Temple Gods being known as invincible within their respective tiers, Li Che couldn't bear the power of the higher-tier divine chess pieces.
Currently, Li Che's physical body had absorbed four Divine Seeds and entered the Mystic Gates, undergoing the tempering of the Mystic Gates' power. His body had already reached the pinnacle of a Grand Master, with four hundred and thirty innate true essence auras, easily overwhelming an ordinary One-Gate Martial Sage.
Unless it was a One-Gate Martial Sage with a Human Dan split into six paths, Li Che might still feel some pressure.
"So... With the 'Ascending the Tower' technique and the 'Summoning the Divine' technique, borrowing the power of the Strange Temple Gods... This might be the key to the Lord of the Netherworld."
Li Che's eyes shone as he admired the divine light chess piece that seemed to crush the chessboard lines."
But even with the embryonic form of divine power and 'Ascending the Tower', it's still extremely dangerous to bear the power of a higher-tier Strange Temple God..."
"It's best to have a restraining force related to the Strange Temple Gods... For example, a Divine Armament?"
Li Che raised his hand and looked at his left arm, where the three-pointed, two-edged sword of the Sage of the Profound Dao, Three-Eyed True Monarch, was hidden.
If he used this sword as a restraining force, could he borrow the power of the Strange Temple Gods?
Li Che's eyes lit up slightly.
"The face of the Netherworld..."
Li Che's five fingers on his left arm suddenly clenched, and the sound of vibrating sword auras rang out, as if a brilliant and ancient sword was resonating.
"The Sage of the Profound Dao, Three-Eyed True Monarch... Taking on the role of one of the Ten Kings of the Netherworld wouldn't be impossible."
"Additionally, there's the Nine-Toothed Devil Subduing Heavenly Pig, also a Four Guardians Strange Temple God, which would be a perfect face card for the Netherworld."
"However, I have no connection or restraining force with the Nine-Toothed Devil Subduing Heavenly Pig. Borrowing its power might be challenging."
"After all, the Sage of the Profound Dao, Three-Eyed True Monarch, has the three-pointed, two-edged sword as a restraining force."
"There's also the Golden Heavenly King, Sword Immortal Lu, and Twinheart Bodhisattva... These are the three Strange Temples of the Five Elders."
"Oh, and there's also the Eight-Armed Hell Lotus Wrathful Third Prince Strange Temple in Golden Light City."
These were Li Che's connections... No, his divine connections!
Li Che's eyes gradually brightened.
Perhaps it was the excitement, but once this idea was born, it couldn't be contained.
Borrowing the power of the Strange Temple Gods.
Ascending the Tower, Summoning the Divine!
Summoning the Divine, the Divine Arrives!
"With my current physical body's horizontal refinement, bearing the power of the Five Elders' Strange Temple Gods' divine chess pieces should be no problem. However, bearing the power of the Four Guardians' divine chess pieces might be very strenuous."
"But it's worth a try."
"Unfortunately, I've only condensed the divine chess piece of the Twinheart Bodhisattva Strange Temple..."
Li Che couldn't afford to waste it.
"Let's refine and enhance my physical body first."
Li Che wasn't in a hurry. After tonight's battle, the Netherworld had become widely known, and in the short term, there likely wouldn't be any need for the Netherworld to intervene.
And tonight, Lu Tai Bai unleashed his thunderous might, slaying a Four Guardians Corpse Deity Envoy sent by the Corpse God Sect with a single sword strike. This act likely served to intimidate the various forces that were stirring with nefarious intentions.
With the appearance of the strange temple and the Mindful Golden Iron Rod, a Two-Heart Bodhisattva, all factions within the Primordial Dao City were restless. Lu Tai Bai's sword strike further bolstered the authority and confidence of the rules he had established.
"Huff—"
Within the courtyard, the air currents raged.
Li Che had just finished inspecting the Heaven-Earth Jade of the Two-Flower Half-Divine Corpse, and his gains could be considered quite substantial.
"Oh, right... There's also a big harvest."
Li Che glanced at the numerous Divine Binding Spirits behind him, who were feasting voraciously.
Then, he stood up and approached the mangled corpse of the Two-Flower Half-Divine Corpse.
He raised his hand, touching his brow, and gently slid it down.
In an instant, the Star-Plucking Eye pierced through the flesh, revealing itself.
With a million analyses and insights, he peered into the void, seeking the truth! Suddenly, among the countless swirling corpse patterns, he spotted a quietly floating seal.
This seal was continuously emitting energy, as if trying to escape into the void.
"Corpse Deity Seal..."
Li Che's gaze slightly intensified.
"Two-Flower Corpse Deity Seal."
This Half-Divine Corpse had cultivated this Corpse Deity Seal, and now it had reached the Two-Flower realm...
The patterns entwining the corpse emanated from this Corpse Deity Seal.
Li Che's eyes brightened slightly. If he could obtain this Corpse Deity Seal, perhaps... he could cultivate a Divine Binding Spirit comparable to a Two-Gate Martial Sage!
With a thousand analyses, Li Che's arm, which concealed a three-pointed, double-edged knife, suddenly turned jade-colored and forcefully plunged into the Half-Divine Corpse.
Moments later, Li Che extracted the Corpse Deity Seal.
Buzzing—
The originally quiet and lifeless Corpse Deity Seal, after being extracted from the Half-Divine Corpse by Li Che, seemed to revive, as if countless faces made purely of death energy and black energy were roaring.
Li Che already had a well-known and refined process for dealing with the Corpse Deity Seal.
The Heaven and Earth Chessboard net was cast, instantly suppressing the struggling Two-Flower Corpse Deity Seal within.
The Heaven-Equaling Face, the Heaven-Emulating Earth-Imitating Spirit Pervading True Monkey Divine Origin Golden Core, and the Six Desires Evil-Extermination Pure Yang Sword Art Pure Yang Golden Core were all mobilized, and the Pure Heart Divine Spirit surged like a mighty wave, instantly enveloping the Two-Flower Corpse Deity Seal, achieving suppression!
As the Two-Flower Corpse Deity Seal struggled fiercely, Li Che's Star-Plucking Eye slowly closed.
"I need to find an opportunity to seek out Old Dog. It's time for him to use his influence to wrap things up."
"I wonder if Old Dog's intimidation will have any effect on the Two-Flower Corpse Deity Seal... After all, he's Old Dog. Otherwise, it's just a dog smashing."
Li Che chuckled, stretched lazily, and his entire body crackled with popping joints, causing a whirlwind to sweep through the entire courtyard.
The next moment, Li Che took a deep breath.
He clenched his fingers together and forcefully tore through the air.
With a tight fist, he thrust his five fingers like five divine spears, piercing through the void and entering the Heaven-Earth Space...
He retrieved the orb hidden within the Corpse Deity Realm, and clenched it in his hand.
Boom—!!!
The moment the orb was extracted, the entire courtyard shook violently, as if countless dust particles were blasted into the air!
"Corpse Deity Realm..."
...
...
Boom—!!!
The sound resembled a muffled thunderclap, echoing endlessly.
The mushroom cloud, towering hundreds of feet high and constantly churning and dissipating, gradually dissipated, and the majestic and raging divine nature radiation still spread like shockwaves.
The Divine Origin Chess Piece created with the Divine Origin Divinity, the Great Snow Avalanche Guanyin Lotus Bomb.
The explosive power was indeed formidable.
The mushroom cloud swirled and collapsed, but it took a long time to dissipate.
Hiss—!!!
The howling sound reverberated, and in the dense forest, a strong wind blew, accompanied by a powerful Martial Dao Will and Soul Spirit pressure.
Whoosh—
Several figures shot towards Li Che at high speed, landing with a boom, their terrifying aura causing the air to thicken.
"Dead... Shattered into a thousand pieces, slashed to death by a single sword! Only shattered remains left!"
"Such a terrifying sword aura... This Quasi-Corpse Deity was directly slain!"
"These heretics from the Corpse God Sect were hiding in the Corpse Deity Realm, but the Netherworld managed to find and force them out."
"However, it's no wonder that the Tai Bai Sect Master took action. They were hiding so many powerful beings in the Corpse Deity Realm, including a Quasi-Corpse Deity."
"The other two Two-Flower Half-Divine Corpses didn't escape either. The Tai Bai Sect Master's sword aura struck them, heavily injuring one of them. Then, Zhao Fangzhou from the Heavenly Origin Divine Sect arrived and finished him off with three punches."
"There's another Two-Flower Half-Divine Corpse... He must have been struck by the sword too. It was the Tai Bai Killing Star's sword aura, and his sword never misses!"
"But he mysteriously disappeared, and his whereabouts are unknown."
The powerful cultivators continued their conversations without pause.
The one who arrived was Yu Wenlong from the Temple Administration, a Sea of Qi Martial Saint with a terrifying aura. Behind him were several top Three-Flower Great Sage Realm cultivators from the Temple Administration.
Leading them was a cultivator carrying a large halberd, a direct subordinate of the Dao Lord Yue Huanglong, a Sea of Qi cultivator, and Yan Jing.
Behind Yan Jing were two Divine Guard Army generals, General Wu Wuji and General She Long Dao.
They stood amidst the rolling mushroom cloud, gazing at the scattered remains on the ground, sensing the terrifying Corpse Qi, Death Qi, and the suppressing sword aura within the corpses.
Their faces were filled with shock, and their hearts were filled with awe and reverence.
If Lu Tai Bai took action, it was bound to be awe-inspiring.
The fifth entry in the Great Deity List, the Tai Bai Killing Star... Truly formidable and domineering!
"How did the Netherworld find the heretics from the Corpse God Sect hidden in the Corpse Deity Realm?"
"This move by the Corpse Deity Sect... has severely damaged their vitality. They were hiding around Divine Eagle Ridge, obviously targeting the Deceptive Tower of the Twinheart Bodhisattva. Their aim was the Mindful Golden Iron Rod."
"Now, they've been completely exposed, all their efforts for nothing..."
The Divine Guard Army's Great Marshal, carrying a great halberd and adorned in a dazzling golden chainmail, had his bright red cape fluttering behind him. He scanned the ground, his gaze falling upon the remains of a near-corpse deity. His eyes narrowed.
Suddenly, he lifted his head, slightly tilting his head to the side.
He turned to look into the dense forest.
There, within the forest, stood a hunched figure dressed in black, wearing a smiling cat-faced mask. One hand held a black ledger, and the other gripped a wolf-hair brush.
He stood amidst the night wind.
"Kekekekeke—"
A deep laughter emanated from the cat-faced figure, echoing endlessly through the forest.
"If the Netherworld decrees your death at midnight, who dares to keep you alive until dawn..."
"Your name is recorded in the Book of Life and Death, and you shall journey on the Yellow Springs road together."
Beside the cat-faced figure stood a group of Hunter Sect assassins transformed into Divine Binding Spirits, appearing endlessly bizarre in the dark forest.
"A Netherworld cat-faced figure?!"
Yu Wen Wen Long and Yan Jing immediately recognized them.
Their eyes flashed with brilliance.
The Divine Guard Army's Great Marshal, clad in golden armor, smiled faintly: "I want to see what's so special about this Netherworld..."
"Cat-face, stay and chat with this Marshal!"
Boom—!
The great halberd trembled, then was suddenly swung, and a terrifying halberd light pierced the earth, instantly exploding the forest. Countless smoke and dust raged, and violent gusts of air surged continuously.
H
It was as if an ocean of essence qi was rolling, and the true essence was shaking!
Yan Jing's feet touched the ground, causing the smoke and dust to explode, creating a rolling dust wave. In less than half a breath, he rushed to the cat-faced figure's side.
Boom, boom, boom—
The Divine Binding Spirits surrounding the cat-faced figure rushed forward without hesitation, using their bodies to block Yan Jing.
They were all blasted into black mist by Yan Jing's powerful force.
But as the black mist dissipated, the Netherworld cat-faced figure had already disappeared without a trace.
Only the laughter of "Kekekeke" still echoed between heaven and earth.
"Indeed, it's a miraculous moving technique."
Yan Jing, holding the great halberd with a slanted grip, nodded and said in a low voice.
In the distance, Yu Wen Wen Long crossed his arms and narrowed his eyes.
The cat-faced figure's identity was not a secret. After the Temple Management Bureau's investigation, they had already guessed it.
The cat-faced figure should be Li Qing Shan of the Heavenly Origin Divine Sect.
(End of Chapter)
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