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Chapter 334: The Dao Fruit's Transformation and the Ink City's Overlord (Part 1)
Chapter 334: The Dao Fruit's Transformation and the Ink City's Overlord (Part 1)
The vast heavens and earth were shrouded in darkness, with snowflakes floating in the air.
Dark clouds towered high above, and countless snowflakes danced and fluttered, falling like giant palm-sized flakes.
On both sides, the mountain ranges were draped in silver, covered in snow as far as the eye could see, leaving only a white landscape resembling two white dragons flowing alongside the Grand Canal.
In contrast to the pristine white mountains, the river water of the Grand Canal appeared pitch-black.
The solitary river flowed quietly, a lone boat maintaining the same speed as the Nine-Layer Yellow Dragon Sacred Wood Treasure Ship a hundred li away, keeping its distance.
On the boat, Li Che sat cross-legged, his black hair flying wildly in the wind.
Between his eyebrows, it seemed as if his flesh was torn, revealing a golden eye.
This was the embryonic divine ability, the Star Glimpse Eye.
Analyzing the infinite, perceiving the void and returning to truth!
This was an auxiliary embryonic divine ability that had been of great help to Li Che.
It allowed him to analyze many things beyond his comprehension.
It also helped Li Che's primordial spirit become more refined and focused, a clear indication of the divine ability's effect.
When carving the divine sculpture, Li Che would activate the Star Glimpse Eye, utilizing its ability to concentrate the primordial spirit. Additionally, when absorbing the divine essence crystal, Li Che would do the same.
Speaking of the divine essence crystal, Li Che couldn't help but think of the Heavenly Jade.
Yue Huanglong's Heavenly Jade, which Li Che had yet to study, contained unknown treasures. Although it might not carry all the good things, it belonged to a Saint Warrior of the Fourth Opening, a top-tier absolute apex expert.
After the battle, Li Che spent three consecutive days recovering and adjusting, leaving no time to examine the Heavenly Jade.
However, there was no rush, as the Heavenly Jade was already in his possession.
Whether opened early or late, the jade remained unchanged.
The snowflakes danced in the air, landing on the black canopy of the boat, creating a rustling sound. Accompanied by the warm river breeze, the silence of the heavens and earth was accentuated.
On the solitary boat, Li Che's eyes, enhanced by the Star Glimpse Eye, slowly opened and closed, as if two dense pools of ink were swirling in his pupils.
Within his chest, the Immortal in Painting Dao Fruit pulsated wildly, bursting with energy.
Immortal in Painting Dao Fruit...
Level 5, Triple Transformation!
The third transformation of the Dao Fruit would give birth to a dual-layered divine ability!
Li Che's black robe fluttered, and a faint smile curved his lips.
The Immortal in Painting Dao Fruit's transformation, Li Che speculated, was closely related to Yue Huanglong. After burning his body's fat, opening the Heavenly Gate, and releasing the divine essence within, Yue Huanglong was killed by Li Che. The divine essence then merged into the Ink City.
Moreover, Yue Huanglong's Heaven and Earth Soul, upon his death, returned to the heavens and earth, and was absorbed by the Ink City...
Thus, as a result, the maturity of the Immortal in Painting Dao Fruit increased at an extraordinary rate, unnoticed by Li Che.
A powerful force seemed to burst forth from his eyes.
The vast heavens and earth appeared before his eyes, and he found himself standing in this world.
A majestic Dao Tree rose from the earth, reaching into the clouds. Its canopy spread wide, and its roots and vines intertwined like earth dragons, covering the land in all directions.
The wind howled, blowing through Li Che's hair and robe.
Suspended in the sky, he gazed at the majestic Dao Tree. Even though he could now rival the Absolute Apex, in front of this towering tree, he felt insignificant.
However, in addition to this feeling of insignificance, Li Che also felt...
Relief and joy.
Watching the abundant fruits on the Dao Tree, Li Che couldn't help but think of his daughter. With each peaceful year of her growth, the Dao Tree seemed to grow stronger, taller, and more majestic, and another Dao Fruit would appear on its branches, shining brilliantly!
This was a sense of accomplishment!
Not only was he raising his daughter...
But he was also nurturing this Dao Tree!
Li Che knew that this Dao Tree must be closely related to his daughter. At the very least, it was bound by a so-called bond.
It was this bond that allowed Li Che to reach such heights.
Li Che didn't know if these bonds would disappear, nor did he need to worry about it.
The Dao Tree's power made him strong, and with strength, he could protect his daughter's peaceful growth. Her growth, in turn, nurtured the Dao Tree...
This perfect cycle was enough.
As Li Che's gaze fell upon the Immortal in Painting Dao Fruit, which had just transformed to Level 5, a powerful surge of ink-like energy erupted.
Suddenly, Li Che's eyes landed on the vast earth, and he saw an ink-colored city rising from the ground, appearing out of thin air!
Thick ink mist swirled and billowed.
Li Che was momentarily stunned.
"Ink City?"
Ink City... had appeared in this vast world?!
Li Che's heart stirred, and in the next moment, he descended rapidly into the city.
The city trembled violently.
Li Che looked up, and above the city, a gigantic scroll seemed to unfold, sweeping across the sky like a heavenly curtain.
It obscured the towering Dao Tree and everything in the heavens and earth.
Only the enormous white scroll remained.
The scroll was blank, like a vast white world.
Suddenly, within Li Che's gaze, amidst the boundless white expanse of the world...
A tiny drop of pitch-black ink seemed to seep through.
On the painting, slowly...
It gathered into a pitch-black eyeball!
The black eyeball, peering through the painting, was overlooking Ink City and Li Che within it!
Li Che felt his breath suddenly seize up—
As if an invisible giant hand had tightly gripped his heart.
Whose eye was that?!
Boom!
The earth shook, and thunder rumbled!
The boundless world was drenched in a downpour of ink-colored rain, turning everything into the same shade.
The world was left with only black and white, yin and yang, two colors.
Li Che's consciousness completely withdrew from the vast world.
On the solitary boat, he suddenly opened his eyes, breathing heavily, and fine beads of sweat had formed on his forehead without him noticing.
Cold snowflakes fell on his body, instantly evaporating with a sizzling sound.
"Whose eye was that?"
Li Che took a deep breath and calmed his mind, his eyebrows furrowing slightly with a hint of solemnity.
However, having encountered so many mysteries, he had already learned to remain calm.
He didn't indulge in excessive speculation, knowing that he should only take on tasks within his capabilities.
As his strength increased, he would naturally become qualified to delve into these matters.
Before his eyes, the flowing light seemed like ink-colored sandalwood.
[Dao Fruit lv5, Triple Transformation, Mystic Gate One Layered Heaven (Ink City) Promotion, Mystic Gate Two Layered Heaven (Ink City Overlord)]
Boom!
A golden prompt appeared, and Li Che's eyes suddenly narrowed.
His heart stirred slightly!
Dao Fruit Triple Transformation!
Mystic Gate Two Layered Heaven... Ink City Overlord!
Ink City Overlord?!
This transformation was indeed straightforward and crude!
Was it a promotion transformation based on the foundation of Ink City?
Previously, when many mystic gates appeared, Li Che was always perplexed, unable to understand their effects. But this time seemed different.
Ink City Overlord... Even a fool like Li Che could grasp the basic effects.
However, a hint of doubt still lingered in Li Che's eyes.
After all, when he previously manifested Ink City, he was essentially its overlord within its boundaries, and his power was greatly amplified within its confines.
But since it was a promotion transformation of the Dao Fruit mystic gate, there must be differences and changes.
Before his eyes, the ink-colored wheel turned.
[Jade Capital (Mystic Gate): Immortal in Painting, Ink White Jade Capital, Ranking the Immortal Classes, Mythical Ascension]
[One Layered Heaven: Ink City]
[Two Layered Heaven: Ink City Overlord]
[Subjugate the City's Citizens, United as One, City Stands with its People, Invincible with Me]
...
The mantra about Ink City Overlord constantly appeared before Li Che's eyes.
Li Che's eyes suddenly gleamed with a dark luster, as if thick ink was swirling, and he could see a city with countless ink-colored figures moving within.
Buzzing—
In his Niwan Palace, it seemed like a strand of ink-colored Dao essence was constantly vibrating.
With the vibration, Li Che felt as if his entire body had turned ink-colored, and with a thought, he appeared within Ink City.
Ink City...
It seemed to have grown larger, originally only the size of a small city, but now it was comparable to the Heavenly Origin Dao City!
Immensely vast, boundless, the entire city became more realistic and exquisite, with ink-colored bricks paving the ground, and buildings with flying eaves and upturned corners standing in orderly rows.
Li Che walked through Ink City, even able to see the true situation within each house, with dining tables and beds, and quilts neatly folded on the beds.
It was like a real city, no longer as fake as the original Ink City.
The ink-colored rain fell from the sky in a steady drizzle.
Li Che looked up, "Stop the rain."
Instantly, the ink-colored rain stopped, not falling another drop.
"Snow."
Li Che said.
Ink-colored snowflakes began to fall from the sky.
"Snow stop, clear sky."
Li Che spoke again.
The snowflakes instantly melted, the dark clouds dispersed, revealing a white sun hanging high in the sky, casting white light over the entire Ink City.
Li Che's eyes brightened slightly.
Overlord...
This was being an overlord, controlling everything within the city!
His words became reality, and with a thought could change anything within the city!
He could make a hundred-zhang tall building rise from the ground in the center, transform it into an office building, and then change it into a bird's nest...
As long as he could imagine it, any building could be modified according to his thoughts.
However, it consumed a bit of spiritual power.
After continuously modifying the city, Li Che felt a slight dizziness in his head.
Finally, in the center of the city, he constructed a towering office building, hundreds of meters tall, with its exterior resembling an ancient architectural style.
His figure stood atop the office building.
Below was an ancient-style building with flying eaves and upturned corners, and a modern office building with clear lines and sharp angles rose from the ground. It was indeed quite astonishing, and Li Che couldn't help but feel a sense of unreality.
Looking down at the city, it seemed as if countless ink-colored threads connected the entire Ink City, allowing him to manipulate it at will.
As long as his spirit was strong enough, he could even expand Ink City endlessly!
Li Che took a deep breath, and his eyes flickered with a hint of temptation.
This was a feeling...
Like being a god!
Everything was under control, at his command.
At this moment, Li Che remembered a phrase from the Ink City Overlord mantra, "Subjugate the City's Citizens, United as One."
Subjugate the citizens?
Subjugate spirits?
Li Che raised an eyebrow, snapped his fingers, and instantly, black spirit-binding chess pieces shot out, swirling in the air amidst the storm, transforming into shadows enveloped in black light.
Except for Yue Huanglong, who respectfully stood on the boat, all the spirit-binding chess pieces appeared in the air.
Yan Jing, Su Leibao, Su Daoling, You Liqing, Huang Jianjiu, and many others...
Each Bind Spirit hovered in the air.
They looked towards the bizarre, mirror-like structure, where Li Che, in his black robe, stood atop a building with a side-facing banner fluttering in the wind.
They all bowed fervently, their bodies bent in respectful gestures.
"We have seen the Lord!"
Their voices echoed in unison, as if the air itself was booming with their declaration.
Li Che glanced at these Bind Spirits indifferently.
With a mere thought, he could brand them with the mark of becoming a Bind Citizen of Ink City, granting them true immortality within the city's boundaries.
Even if they were blown to pieces a thousand times, they would remain at their peak state!
Without hesitation, Li Che branded them with the Bind Citizen mark.
Like an identity card, these Bind Spirits descended to the ground of Ink City, and with the mark, they each gained a house within the city.
They could even manipulate the appearance of these houses as they wished.
However, their control was limited to the shape of their respective houses.
Boom, boom, boom!!!
One by one, buildings resembling the rectangular office building under Li Che's feet rose from the ground, though none were as tall as his.
Huang Jianjiu, You Liqing, and other Bind Spirits stood atop these buildings, bowing respectfully towards Li Che.
But Li Che was not concerned with these formalities; his gaze flickered as he looked at the ink-colored threads connecting each Bind Spirit to Ink City.
Threads like those used by puppet masters to control their puppets.
Li Che clenched his fist.
With a thought, in an instant...
The power of these Bind Spirits surged into Li Che's body, making him feel his strength growing stronger and stronger...
The Primordial Energy and Blood Chi of these Four Opening Saint Warriors—Huang Jianjiu, You Liqing, Su Leibao, and Yan Jing—were all added to Li Che's body!
Li Che felt the majestic and powerful force, his eyes gleaming with intensity.
Although this power was not as overwhelming as the force gained from detonating the Six Mystic Gate Divine Seeds, it had one advantage...
This power had no negative effects and could be infinitely stacked; every Bind Citizen of Ink City could contribute to his growing power!
Li Che's eyes burned with intensity...
The upper limit was actually higher than the Eight Mystic Gates, a powerful Martial Dao technique.
Because...
The number of Bind Citizens in Ink City... could be limitless!
Moreover, if Li Che could bring in a few top-tier Absolute Apex experts as Bind Citizens,
The power he could borrow would be even more formidable.
"So this is the unity of a million hearts?"
"The hearts of a million... are my heart."
A faint smile appeared on Li Che's lips.
Indeed...
He was worthy of the title of Dominator.
Furthermore, Li Che sensed another ability of the Second Heaven of Divine Transcendence he had just attained.
"Dominator Clone!"
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—
It was as if countless streams of ink were flowing out.
On Li Che's body, standing atop the office building, countless threads wove together, forming ink-colored bones, blood vessels, meridians, organs, skin, and more...
Finally, the ink faded, revealing a figure identical to Li Che.
If there was a difference between this clone and the Immortal in Painting clone, it was that this one had flesh and blood; if it suffered a fatal injury, it would bleed and be injured, unlike the Immortal in Painting clone, which would explode into a cloud of ink mist.
Additionally, Li Che could transfer any severe injuries he sustained to this Dominator Clone's body.
(End of Chapter)
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