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Chapter 54: Ox Demon, Rain, and the Divine Cultivator!
Chapter 54: Ox Demon, Rain, and the Divine Cultivator!
Boom!
Electric snakes slithered, roaring in the sky!
Dark clouds suddenly revealed a spider web-like lightning, dense and intricate, causing the muscles of the extreme martial artist to bulge like large tendons!
The downpour poured, shrouding the entire Thunderstrike City in mist.
The incident at the Golden Radiance Pavilion was too sudden, and almost the entire inner city was momentarily frozen in shock.
Various powers, unaware of the situation, all held their breath, daring not to move or act without permission.
In the inner city, at the Xu Family Manor.
Divine Cult School.
Xu You, sitting under the eaves and reading The Great Jing Records, was suddenly startled by the thunder in the sky. Cold sweat drenched him, and he looked towards the direction of the Golden Radiance Pavilion, his eyes narrowing slightly.
From a distance, the four enormous divine foundation fragments, as vast as the sun, radiated brilliant light!
Every divine essence cultivator could sense it. Xu You's divine essence cultivation was not high; at twenty-four years old, he had just reached the 'Cultivation Like a Stream' realm.
Although he had stepped into the second realm of cultivation, he had already lost the chance to strive for the divine foundation.
Unlike Xu He Li, who possessed exceptional talent and was regarded as one of the Three Young Masters of Thunderbolt City, he had cultivated his divine foundation's 'Suspended Thought Flowing Sword' to the 'Cultivation Like a River' realm, not far from forging the divine foundation.
"A divine foundation battle?"
Xu You realized with a shock that something significant was about to happen in Thunderstrike City.
He didn't think further about what it might be.
Swiftly, his gaze fell upon the Divine Cult School, scanning the divine children quietly cultivating. When his eyes landed on the well-behaved Xixi, his heart relaxed.
In fact, it wasn't just Xu You who noticed.
An elderly woman from the Xu family slowly approached inside the Divine Cult School. She was responsible for teaching the divine children and was a powerful cultivator at the 'Cultivation Like a River' realm.
"A-You, lock the Divine Cult School's gates. No one is allowed to enter. After returning, stay with me to guard and protect the children's safety."
The old woman held a phoenix-headed cane, her face as wrinkled as tree bark, and her expression was solemn.
Xu You hurriedly nodded in agreement.
"I wonder how A-Che is doing in the workshop... I hope he stays there and doesn't get curious and go watch the excitement."
Xu You shook his head, suppressing the worry in his heart.
"Xixi, come over to your Uncle Xu You."
Xu You waved at Xixi.
Xixi obediently ran over to Xu You's side.
Behind Xixi, a boy with a large head immediately followed.
"Red Kid, come quickly and stay behind me, Uncle Xu You. We'll be safe here!" Xixi stretched her neck and waved.
Xu You glanced at the boy with a large head, following Xixi.
This boy, with his Naozha braids and large head, was quite eye-catching.
Xu You couldn't help but take a second look.
"Mu Granny, whose divine child is this?" Xu You couldn't help but ask.
Mu Granny, leaning on her phoenix-headed cane, glanced at the boy with Naozha braids and smiled coldly.
"A friend's request..."
...
Boom!
Terrifying energy surged, like a coiling dragon, spreading throughout the area.
Li Che, wearing a conical hat and a cute bull mask, his eyes blazing with anger, his body bound in an elastic suit, every bulging muscle and twitching tendon outlined in perfect curves!
With a heavy stomp, his energy roared like thunder!
He was like a bomb suddenly exploding!
The accumulated water under his feet instantly formed a wall of water, like a giant stone thrown into a lake, creating ripples and a water wall several feet high. The ground's bluestone slabs scraped and cracked, deeply indented!
In that moment, an unprecedentedly terrifying force was unleashed.
The raging airflow surged and pushed back the water, revealing a figure screaming as it was blasted out, surrounded by a semi-transparent water explosion, distorting and revealing a vague human figure. The divine essence's intense fluctuations intertwined, manifesting a physical form!
Si Mu Bai was drenched, like a soaked chicken, long gone was his initial calm and composure when facing Li Che.
As he focused solely on escaping towards the city's outskirts...
He never expected that halfway through, such a terrifying energy would suddenly erupt!
A Pulse Penetration Realm martial artist!
There's a Pulse Penetration Realm martial artist... who somehow discovered his trail while he was using his divine essence secret technique to move stealthily!
His secret technique, passed down by Elder Sir Si, a divine foundation cultivator, under the right conditions, is undetectable by non-divine foundation cultivators... During his stealth, his trail is untraceable!
Whoosh...
Si Mu Bai slid across the long street, half-kneeling on the ground, panting heavily. The rain distorted his face as it flowed down his cheeks.
He stared intently at the robust figure.
Black, trembling thick tendons, like lava, radiated a crimson energy!
A pure and powerful energy overwhelmed him!
"Bull Demon—!"
Si Mu Bai stared at the figure, his eyes filled with killing intent, not hiding his rage as the fiery energy burned through the rain, creating a hazy heat.
But in his eyes, there was only sadness, and tears streamed down his face.
Si Mu Bai never expected...
The one blocking his path... was the Bull Demon!
A supposed hero, easily killed by him, dared to block his path... a 'Cultivation Like a River' divine essence cultivator!
Although he sensed that the Bull Demon's energy had reached the peak of the Pulse Penetration Realm, a martial artist's ultimate strength.
However, a cultivation realm cultivator, upon stepping into the 'Like a Lamp' realm, can rival a Pulse Penetration Realm martial artist. Stepping into the 'Like a Stream' or 'Like a River' realms can completely suppress a Pulse Penetration Realm martial artist!
Currently, the Bull Demon's energy had just entered the Pulse Penetration Realm, still at the initial stage.
Si Mu Bai, even with his divine essence suppressed, remained at the 'Cultivation Like a Stream' realm's perfection!
"Wuuu... Bull Demon... How dare you?"
Si Mu Bai's tears rolled down his cheeks, mixing with the raindrops and falling into the water.
"Rainy days and sorrow go hand in hand..."
"You can't tell the difference between the rain from the heavens and my tears!"
Si Mu Bai couldn't afford to delay any longer. The Ox Demon, oblivious to the danger, made his move...
He had long wanted to kill the Ox Demon!
As Si Mu Bai released his Divinity, countless raindrops seemed to freeze in mid-air.
Si Mu Bai sobbed, his fingers trembling, but they were aimed at Li Che's head.
From a distance of several dozen meters, countless Divine Essences were manipulated, and the Wrathful Cry Ghost Suppress Divinity, imbued with a maddening sorrow and a tear-jerking emotion, surged towards Li Che!
It was as if countless invisible, sharp needles were crossing the distance, piercing his mind.
Li Che's nose twitched, his head throbbing with pain, and his face seemed on the verge of tears, as if he were about to cry. For the first time, he faced a Divinity Cultivator's unrestrained assault, with their Divinity directly attacking his spirit.
The ultimate physical tempering couldn't forge the spirit, so... Warriors were inherently weaker when facing Divinity Cultivators.
However...
Li Che didn't panic and maintained his composure.
His arm... suddenly felt scorching hot!
A jade-colored mist slowly rose, swirling around his arm.
In an instant, like rain meeting dew...
The mental pain in his mind vanished, as if swallowed whole, and all of it flowed into his arm...
The embryonic Divine Art, Celestial Craft Thousand Analyzing Hands!
His entire arm... seemed to no longer belong to him at this moment, filled with a terrifying Divinity that was almost uncontrollable.
The Wrath Divinity within him was instantly suppressed...
But because he had absorbed too much Divinity!
To refine and transform it all at once seemed challenging, as his arm's tendons, bones, and flesh felt like they were being torn apart... Even his entire arm seemed to have its own will, quite bizarre.
But... it relieved Li Che's pain.
Li Che's body tensed, and he slammed down, slightly bowing his head, resembling a colorful white tiger baring its fangs.
He stomped his foot, causing the bluestone slab to tremble, and boiling water erupted around his thick foot, swirling like snakes and wrapping around his leg.
Using the rebound force from his Wrathful Eye Bodhimanda state, Li Che shattered countless raindrops that shot out like bullets.
As his body fell back to the ground, he had already closed the distance to several dozen meters, appearing before Si Mu Bai, who was still releasing Divinity with his hand outstretched.
On Li Che's robust body, countless raindrops had formed into "little devils," wailing as if they had crawled out of hell and merged with the rain. They clung to Li Che's arms, head, and body, gnawing and devouring as they cried.
Li Che, behind his cute bull mask, remained expressionless.
His palm, like a fan, clenched into a hook...
Profound Realm Technique!
White Tiger Gale Fist!
His entire body resonated with the technique, and Life Energy surged from his pores. The countless little devils clinging to Li Che's body exploded one after another!
And the mist...
As Li Che punched, the gale howled, intertwining and forming an illusory white tiger!
Si Mu Bai was horrified!
He couldn't believe that the Ox Demon, a mere warrior, not only resisted his Divine Essence stimulation but also executed a Profound Realm Technique!
What kind of monster was this?
His growth... was too fast!
He had just undergone Bone Tempering, then Blood Exchange, and now... he had already reached Pulse Penetration!
And he had mastered a Profound Realm Technique!
Without an exceptional martial arts talent or decades of arduous cultivation, it was impossible to cultivate a Profound Realm Technique!
Who was this Ox Demon?
At this critical moment, Si Mu Bai didn't have time to think. Countless Divine Essences piled up on his arm, and every falling raindrop transformed into wailing little devils, piling on top of his arm.
It was as if they had formed a protective layer!
However...
The white tiger's fist slammed down, crashing into Si Mu Bai's arm.
Countless little devils exploded, and Si Mu Bai's arm, along with the blood and flesh, burst into a dense mist!
Si Mu Bai's arm exploded, and the remaining force sent him flying like a deflated ball, but he hadn't yet fallen to the ground.
The mist parted, and a cute bull mask appeared, followed by a shake of his sleeves.
Within, there were Divine Essences he had just absorbed, poisoned Guanyin Blood Lotuses, and thin threads being rapidly pulled.
In Si Mu Bai's horrified reflection...
They came crashing down!
Si Mu Bai had never experienced such vicious methods, and his mind couldn't keep up...
Pfft!
His body was still in the air when it was pierced by arrows, poisoned and turning purple.
Before he hit the ground, he was sliced into eight pieces by thin threads as sharp as knife edges.
With a loud splash, he fell into the pool, devoured by hungry fish.
He landed on the ground, staining the rain red.
Bang!
Li Che landed in an instant, feeling the black cloth-wrapped object on his back—the upgraded Wooden Crow that he hadn't even used to kill Si Mu Bai.
His sharp eyes scanned the ground for any clues, maintaining his habit of searching corpses.
In the bloody water, he found a faintly glowing jade pendant with a dense Divine Essence. Without hesitation, he reached into the murky water and pocketed it.
He lowered his bamboo hat and, amidst the crackling lightning, darted into the rain.
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