Chapter 91: The Divine Weapon Mask and the Wrathful Horse Face, Another Hero [Seeking Monthly Votes]

Chapter 91: The Divine Weapon Mask and the Wrathful Horse Face, Another Hero [Seeking Monthly Votes]



Crack!

In the sky shrouded by dark clouds, lightning snakes tore through the air, and winter thunder roared.

The pouring rain and snow fell relentlessly, pattering down onto the mortal realm.

The rain dripped from the edges of the broken helmet, falling like beads, only to be instantly evaporated by the powerful vital energy.

Cao He only felt that his divinity within was completely suppressed, unable to even function. It was a suppression from a higher divine realm!

This divine foundation was far superior to his own rank!

Ninth Star Rank, or even Eighth Extreme Rank?!

Boom!!!

Cao He's mind felt like it was about to explode.

When the Ox Demon appeared before him, Cao He was surprised, but he didn't feel any fear, and even felt that the Ox Demon was unaware of its impending death.

After all, Cao He was very different from Yang Jing. Yang Jing's will had been devoured by a divine foundation, leaving him without any fighting spirit. As a result, he fell into the Ox Demon's trap and was killed by hidden weapons.

Cao He, on the other hand, had a clear mind and a strong divine nature. Although he had suffered a minor injury from Li Qingshan, his vital energy cultivation had only slightly decreased, and his divine nature remained formidable! A mere Ox Demon, as long as he avoided the Ox Demon's hidden weapons, what other tricks could it have?

However...

Feeling the Ox Demon's breath right next to him, the scorching heat, like a raging fire, made his Wrathful Maitreya divine nature unable to surge!

"Divine... Divine Foundation?!"

Cao He's eyes widened in shock as he looked at the Ox Demon beside him, his expression beneath the horse face mask full of emotion.

No...

How could the Ox Demon be a divine foundation?

How could it be a divine foundation cultivator?!

Hadn't it always been a vital energy warrior?!

Looking at the back of the Ox Demon's head, at the divine essence wood carving exuding a powerful and oppressive aura, Cao He seemed to hear countless wrathful roars.

His divine perception seemed to sense a towering existence sitting high up, with a vertical eye in the middle of its forehead, wrathful to the extreme!

"Your divine nature... Three-Eyed Wrathful True Monarch?!"

"No... No! This is impossible!"

Cao He screamed in near-madness.

Three-Eyed Wrathful True Monarch...

In all of Thunder City, wasn't it only Cao Guang who had successfully cultivated it?

Cao Guang had obtained the divine foundation technique from the strange temple outside the city, and only then was he able to forge the superior Ninth Star Rank Three-Eyed Wrathful True Monarch divine foundation! How could the Ox Demon in front of him possibly have such a divine foundation?

At this moment, Cao He's mind raced, even considering the possibility that the Ox Demon was actually Cao Guang in disguise.

But soon, he dismissed this ridiculous idea.

A cold killing intent emanated from the Ox Demon.

Cao He's thoughts returned to him, his hair standing on end, and he bit down on his tongue, the pain bringing him back to his senses.

With a sharp whistle, the Wrathful Maitreya divine nature on his body gathered and wove together the Mituo Golden Robe!

The Ox Demon's Stabbing Thunder Spear had already struck with full force!

A loud bang!

The terrifying force rippled, and the air surged.

The Mituo Golden Robe, a divine nature secret art, was instantly pierced, and the divine weapon Stabbing Thunder Spear penetrated Cao He's body, tearing his shoulder to shreds!

"Not good!"

Cao He's heart raced.

The intense pain almost made him lose his sanity, and his surging inner qi and divine nature burst forth from the blood-red spear.

Using his divine perception to manipulate his divine nature, in an instant, the spears behind him whistled and shot towards the Ox Demon like reverse thorns! Although the Ox Demon's divine foundation had a higher rank than his own, it was not a pure cultivation rank suppression.

So, Cao He could still resist a little! But...

Only for a moment.

Li Che's eyes flickered, and the next moment, after reaching level 3 in Lion Elephant Vajra, he activated the second stage of Wrathful Vajra Form for the first time!

Instantly, Li Che's body trembled, and the sound of clanging metal rang out from his bones, like exploding thunder!

His already robust physique swelled further, bulging by more than a full circle! His eyes shone brilliantly, like the brightest stars in the heavens!

His exposed skin resembled molten iron, with large muscles twitching like giant pythons, and his five fingers curved like hooks, gripping the Stabbing Thunder Spear that had thickened with his body.

Unparalleled transmutation, extreme physique!

Wrathful Vajra!

A perfect match for the Three-Eyed Wrathful True Monarch divine foundation!

Wrathful eyes and wrathful form!

Like a volcano erupting after intense suppression!

Boom!

The air rippled, and the Stabbing Thunder Spear that had pierced Cao He's body recoiled with a blast, unleashing a powerful force!

The surging air currents churned, mixed with the pungent smell of shattered flesh and blood!

Cao He grunted, and the spear force exploded within his body.

Eight-Linked Bone-Breaking Spear!

Supreme martial skill!

Reaching the pinnacle!

Eight bursts of inner qi erupted within his body, causing Cao He, who had profound meridian vital energy cultivation, to feel like his insides were being churned into a mess! His internal organs, flesh, and bones were all smashed to pieces! Unstoppable...

It was unstoppable!

Was this the Ox Demon?!

Immense fear, killing intent, and unwillingness exploded within Cao He's chest.

His divine nature was pushed to the extreme, like a poisonous snake, coiled around the spears shooting towards the Ox Demon.

But it was easily flicked away by the Ox Demon.

The spear was drawn back.

With a sweep, it smashed down!

In an instant, it seemed like a peacock spreading its tail, opening its feathers, and countless spear shadows engulfed Cao He.

Cao He roared, but he had no power to resist, and was smashed to the roof, falling rapidly towards the greenstone ground.

As he fell, his muscles and bones had already turned into mush.

Boom!

A cloud of blood exploded!

When Cao He fell to the ground, he was already dead. The divine nature within his divine foundation lost its suppression and began to ravenously devour his flesh, causing his mangled body to twitch strangely on the ground.

Boom!

A spear beam struck, and the divine foundation shattered, exploding into pieces.

Finally, only a fragment of the divine foundation remained, and the writhing mush stopped moving.

"Clack" came a crisp sound.

The blood-stained, red-faced Desire Over Corpse Bodhisattva wood carving fell to the ground and slid far away.

Cold snowflakes, mixed with bone-chilling rain, fell and soaked the wood carving.

Li Che descended gracefully, his eyes hidden behind the mask glancing at the wood carving.

His five fingers clenched, and the wood carving shot towards him, landing in his hand.

His palm suddenly turned jade-colored, exuding a jade aura.

Thousand Analysis Hand activated!

...

Wood Carving (Ninth Star Lower Rank): Desire Over Corpse Bodhisattva

The artifact is crafted from a tenth-tier spirit wood, the Spirit Willow, and infused with the Six Desires Divine Nature, embodying the power of the Corpse Curse. It can imprint the Corpse Curse Seal, locking onto a target and accompanying them during sleep, increasing their desire.

...

Li Che's eyes suddenly turned cold.

Six Desires Divine Nature?

Corpse Curse Seal?

This Horse Face Divine Foundation Cultivator's Wrathful Maitreya Divine Nature must have come from the City Governor's Mansion, spying from outside the house.

He planned to leave the Bodhisattva Wood Carving and use the power of the Corpse Curse within it.

"The Corpse Curse Seal, a type of mark? It seems he plans to imprint this Corpse Curse Seal on Xi Xi!"

Li Che's eyes were filled with murderous intent.

Undoubtedly, this must be City Governor Cao Guang's doing.

Li Che closed his eyes, and his Chess Sage Dao Fruit trembled slightly, making his thoughts exceptionally clear. Gradually, he analyzed the cause and effect.

"Cao Guang is unwilling to let a supreme Spirit Child slip away from under his nose, but he dares not make a big move because of Li Qingshan's presence in the city."

"So, he created this statue to imprint Xi Xi..."

"It's more like selling a favor, so is this a favor for someone in the Capital City? The Corpse Curse power is a method of the Corpse Deity Sect, which means there are strong members of the Corpse Deity Sect in the Capital City!"

Li Che took a deep breath, and his fingers clenched tightly. In an instant, the wood carving exploded into countless wood chips.

A stream of black energy, like a venomous snake, spewed out from the wood carving, coiling around Li Che's Thousand Analysis Hand, which was tinged with jade.

He coldly observed the strand of Corpse Curse power.

Li Che's expression remained unmoved, and when he killed Cao He, this strand of Corpse Curse power had already entered his body.

It didn't seem like a Divine Nature; instead, it exuded a strange, evil aura.

The Chess Sage Dao Fruit trembled slightly.

In an instant, the strand of Corpse Curse power was absorbed by the Chess Sage Dao Fruit into the chessboard.

It was placed within a black Three-Eyed Wrathful Lord Divine Child Temple Statue.

The Corpse Curse power trembled in fear, daring not to make a sound.

Clearly, the Temple Deity's rank was higher.

After suppressing this strand of Corpse Curse power, Li Che released his Wrathful Vajra Form and approached Cao He's corpse, skillfully absorbing the Divine Nature Chess Pieces and then searching the body.

The Wrathful Maitreya Divine Nature produced a total of nine Divine Nature Chess Pieces, all of which were of the initial rank.

Li Che's Three-Eyed Wrathful Lord Divine Foundation trembled and directly devoured the Divine Nature Chess Pieces, accelerating the solidification of his Divine Foundation Wheel.

Additionally, there was a medium-grade Universe Spirit Jade, the same rank as the one from the Yang Family's old master, with a vast internal space that Li Che readily collected.

The four long spears that Cao He used to counterattack were also taken by Li Che without hesitation. With the perception of his Thousand Analysis Hand, he realized that although these spears were not Divine Weapons, their unique material allowed them to conduct Divine Nature, making them valuable.

Finally, his gaze fell on the horse face mask.

"Huh? It didn't break?"

Li Che was surprised. He had just used the Wrathful Vajra Form and the Stabbing Thunder Spear, unleashing the Eight-Linked Bone-Breaking Spear Technique with tremendous power, turning Cao He's Profound Meridian Technique warrior body into a mess of flesh.

Yet, this mask... remained intact?

Li Che picked up the mask.

With the Thousand Analysis Hand, information flooded into his mind.

...

Divine Weapon (Supreme Ten Cities Rank): Wrathful Horse Face

Craftsmanship: Carved from a tenth-tier spirit wood, the Horse Face Pine, by a master craftsman. It can slightly enhance the Wrath Divine Nature and alter one's aura. Its extreme hardness preserves one's appearance.

Technique: Wrath Divine Nature Technique, Cultivation Nature like a river or above.

...

Another Divine Weapon? Although it's only a Ten Cities Divine Weapon, it's still incredibly precious to be called a Divine Weapon.

Li Che couldn't help but feel reluctant to part with it; a mask-type Divine Weapon was rare.

Removing the Cute Ox Mask and putting on the Wrathful Horse Face, Li Che indeed felt his Divine Nature flowing more smoothly.

It was quite magical, but the Thousand Analysis Hand quickly deciphered the mask's crafting technique.

With Li Che's skills, replicating it would be easy.

"I can upgrade my Cute Ox Mask as well."

Li Che smiled slightly and then glanced at the direction of the City Governor's Mansion.

He pointed his sword at the rain curtain in front of him, and a porcelain bottle fell into his hand. He sprinkled powder on the corpse of Cao He, whom he had killed, and slowly, the body turned into a pool of blood, washed away by the rain.

This was the "Corpse Powder" that Li Che had personally prepared using his Immortal Craftsmanship, and it seemed to be very effective.

The level 3 Immortal Craftsmanship was indeed exceptional.

With a light touch of his toes, his figure suddenly shattered the wind and rain, disappearing without a trace.

...

...

City Governor's Mansion.

The wind and rain were fierce, and lightning snakes surged.

The light flickered, creating a mix of brightness and darkness within the dark building.

Seated cross-legged on a meditation cushion, he had a bowl of blood and a statue of a Three-Eyed Wrathful Lord Divine Child in front of him.

He clapped his palms together, and his body was enveloped in intertwining smoke.

Slowly, the blood in the bowl gradually disappeared, as if it had been drunk by the wood carving.

Finally, when the blood in the bowl was completely consumed, Cao Guang's brow seemed to have an extra vertical eye, and he suddenly opened it, shooting out a hidden black light into the wood carving.

With a bang, the wood carving shattered into four pieces, and a dense Divine Nature burst out from it, filled with screams and wrath, and was devoured by Cao Guang's Divine Foundation Wheel!

Cao Guang's face turned slightly red, and he licked his tongue, finally calming down.

"Spirit Child's blood... truly nourishing."

"The absorbed Divine Nature is vast and delicious."

"If it were a supreme Spirit Child, it would be even more delicious!"

Cao Guang opened his eyes, and a hint of regret flashed in them.

Unfortunately, this supreme Spirit Child could only be sent to those people in the Capital City.

Suddenly, Cao Guang's expression changed slightly, and his body shot out, tearing through the wind and rain to stand on the roof.

His eyes stared fixedly at the direction of Li Che's house.

His breathing was heavy and labored.

A mix of sorrow and anger welled up from his heart.

"Uncle...

"The Thousand Buddha Feast is about to begin... You... didn't make it..."

Cao Guang sighed, suppressing his turbulent Divine Nature.

The one who silently killed his uncle, Cao He, a Divine Foundation Cultivator at the initial stage, was none other than Li Qingshan or Cao Guang in the vast Thunder City.

Cao Guang had received intelligence that Li Qingshan was going to meet his old lover the night before he left Thunder City, so he had dared to send Cao He on this mission.

It was just a simple task, and there was no need to lay a hand on Li Nuanxi.

But who would have thought...

Even with such a minor disturbance, Cao He was still killed by Li Qingshan's hammer.

The people from the Divine Sect were as domineering as ever!

He clenched his fists, letting the cold winter rain drench him.

"Li Qingshan!"

...

...

"Achoo!"

Inside the Xu Family Divine Academy.

Li Qingshan was holding Aunt Mu, who was asleep, when he suddenly sneezed loudly.

He narrowed his eyes, "Two streams of Divine Foundation energy with a wrathful aura appeared and then disappeared... What's going on?"

"It's bizarre."

"Shouldn't we wait until I leave Thunder City before preparing the Thousand Buddha Feast?"

"Go ahead, go ahead... I've already sensed it. My Divinity, which I brought from the mountains, is getting closer and closer."

Li Qingshan narrowed his eyes.

...

...

The next day, at dawn.

The rain and snow hadn't stopped.

The courtyard where Li Che's family lived had become livelier.

Uncle's family had finished packing their luggage, with large and small bags piled high on a cart, which they had brought early to Li Che's house.

The caravan Li Che had arranged was already waiting outside the alley.

"Husband, do we really not need to bring these?"

Zhang Ya was reluctant to part with many items in the courtyard and wanted to pack them all, even unwilling to discard the pots and pans.

"We can buy these things again when we reach the capital city. It's not convenient to bring them on the road."

Li Che rubbed Zhang Ya's head.

"From the outer city to the inner city, and then from the inner city to the capital city... I thought our lives would get better, but I never imagined it would be this good... It's like a dream, and I'm afraid that when I wake up, everything will be fake."

Zhang Ya leaned against Li Che's arm, and the couple stood in the empty courtyard.

Li Che couldn't help but feel a sense of sentiment.

Indeed, even he hadn't imagined...

Everything had changed because of his daughter's birth.

"Daddy, can we take the twist car?"

Xi Xi was also packing her things, and the little girl felt a bit reluctant to leave.

"Sure."

Xi Xi immediately brightened up.

Since they had started packing a few days ago, all they needed to do today was load the items onto the carriage.

The leader of the capital city's caravan, Qian He, quickly approached and respectfully saluted Li Che, "Master Li, are we all packed? Should we set off now?"

This caravan wasn't from Thunder City; its headquarters were in Golden Light City. The journey to the capital city was not short, and they would pass through many cities and venture into wild mountains and forests, so having the caravan accompany them would be safer.

If Li Che were traveling alone, he would have just set off, but he was bringing his family along.

"Brother Qian, thank you for your help."

Li Che returned the salute and handed him a red envelope with a smile.

This leader of the caravan, Qian He, was a Qi Pulse Warrior who had mastered Channeling Pulse. He was quite skilled and was from the capital city, only escorting the caravan to Thunder City.

A woodcarving master, even in the capital city, held a high status.

Li Che held an oil-paper umbrella and helped Xi Xi, Zhang Ya, and Big Head Lu Chi onto a carriage. Inside the carriage, a charcoal stove kept them warm, and the soft furnishings made it very comfortable.

Li Che took another carriage for himself, which was filled with wood, claiming that he would carve wood sculptures during the journey and sell them in the capital city.

Of course, this was just Li Che's excuse; he wanted this carriage to facilitate his actions.

However, Li Che had inherited the Yang Family's wealth and didn't need money, so renting an extra carriage wasn't a problem.

Old Chen and Uncle's family were in the carriage behind.

The wheels rolled, crushing the green stone ground and creating ripples.

Zhang Ya lifted the curtain, her lips pressed together as she gazed at the courtyard with reluctance.

"Let's go!"

After everyone was on board, Qian He mounted a horse, wearing a helmet and a sword at his waist. With a wave of his hand, the caravan slowly started moving, traveling along the long green stone street.

Perhaps knowing that Li Che was about to leave Thunder City, many woodcarvers from the Xu Family Woodcarving Shop had come to see him off.

Among the crowd, Li Che also spotted Zhao Xuan and Wang Zhengpin, with whom he had practiced martial arts.

Now, they had also entered the inner city after opening their meridians.

"Daddy, why didn't Uncle Xu You come?"

Xi Xi, who was leaning out of the carriage, didn't see the person she wanted to see and turned back to ask Li Che disappointedly.

"Your Uncle Xu You might be busy. He'll come to see you in the capital city when he's free. You should practice hard and surprise him later."

Li Che patted Xi Xi's head and smiled.

Xi Xi imagined the scene... and felt motivated. She nodded her little head vigorously.

However, Li Che stared at the rainy street, his eyes narrowing slightly.

Xu You... why didn't he come?

Was it because he didn't want to part ways, or was there another reason?

...

...

At the city gate.

Another carriage slowly drove out, with a driver wearing a helmet and vigorously whipping the reins.

The horse quickened its pace and galloped forward.

Inside the swaying carriage, Li Qingshan sat comfortably against a cushion.

Beside him was Aunt Mu from the Xu Family.

Aunt Mu seemed to know something and frowned as she looked at her old lover, "Li Qingshan, are you really going to leave like this?"

"The Thousand Buddha Feast organized by City Governor Cao Guang is obviously fishy... It's probably related to the missing Spirit Children. Aren't you going to stop him?"

"You used to be so righteous and just."

Li Qingshan held Aunt Mu's hand, "Don't worry."

Aunt Mu struggled but couldn't break free, so she let him touch her.

Li Qingshan looked out the window at the hazy green hills and water and smiled.

"If I don't leave, how dare Cao Guang start the feast?"

"If he does, then I'll have an excuse... to hammer him to death."

Upon hearing this, Aunt Mu breathed a sigh of relief.

Her eyes shone with anticipation.

That's right, this was the righteous and just Qingshan she knew.

"Are you going alone?"

Aunt Mu seemed to have something on her mind and asked worriedly.

Li Qingshan smiled.

"Probably..."

"There's also... a hero."

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