Chapter 114
Crack!
Boom—
Wind and thunder raged, lightning flashed and thunder roared!
Raindrops flew from the dark clouds and poured down upon the world.
Sizzle—
The surging lightning arcs, on that azure goat‑horn hammer, seemed alive, weaving together majestic and overbearing divinity.
The leader of the Black Snake Gang, a cultivator who had tempered his flesh with the Corpse Curse Seal into a cursed‑iron corpse level powerhouse!
Even a grandmaster would find it extremely troublesome, hard to easily crush.
Yet this whistling flying goat‑horn hammer easily shattered his skull, blasting it to pieces, showing how formidable the force and divinity within it were!
The entire Black Snake Gang's stronghold, accompanied by spreading bloodlust, instantly stirred, many gang members trembling in terror.
They looked toward the direction of the flashing lightning and thunder.
Then they saw a figure wearing a cat‑face mask, hands behind back, striding, distorting wind and rain, toe touching the black‑tiled roof, arriving in a flutter.
Having landed outside the gang's manor, he lifted his feet lightly and walked slowly.
Each step seemed to make the earth tremble in sync, like a drumbeat hammer striking the chest, causing the Black Snake Gang's members' qi and blood to nearly freeze, their heartbeats pulled and linked.
Pfft—
A tempered‑bone martial artist couldn't bear it, sweat pouring down his face, he coughed up blood and collapsed, terror uncontrollable in his eyes.
Many marrow‑exchange martial artists also had their qi and blood surging, barely able to keep their stance!
Cat‑face mask, goat‑horn hammer……
Goat Horn Shatter Heaven, Li Qing Shan!
The Black Snake Gang's members were terrified out of their wits; they knew all too well the weight of the name Li Qing Shan.
How many masters has that goat‑horn hammer slain in the prefectural city?
How much masters' blood has it stained!
Compared to the Ox Demon, they were even more terrified of this long‑infamous existence!
Rain falling from the sky, before it could touch Li Qing Shan's surroundings, was utterly twisted and scattered by an invisible qi.
Before Granny Mu, Li Qing Shan always appeared hunched, so she wouldn't have other thoughts, telling her he too was old.
But when killing, Li Qing Shan was not like that.
He stretched a lazy yawn, countless divinities of heaven and earth gathering, like an electric serpent dragon coiling behind him, opening its mouth to yawn and stretch.
"It's still comfortable in the prefectural city; I can mobilize as much divinity as I wish……"
"True qi and qi‑blood can also be used at will……"
Beneath the cat‑face mask, a faint laugh drifted.
"You didn't take the chance to kill me while I left the prefectural city—what a pity……"
His voice echoed within the utterly silent Black Snake Gang manor.
No one dared answer.
The Black Snake Gang's members also knew Li Qing Shan wasn't really speaking to them.
The two deputy leaders of the Black Snake Gang, terrified to the point of despair, legs shaking, threw down their weapons and knelt.
"Spare my life……"
"Chief Li, spare my life!"
Perhaps led by them, the Black Snake Gang's members threw down their weapons and knelt, no longer harboring any thought of resistance.
Li Qing Shan's eyes beneath the mask glanced lightly.
He clenched his five fingers.
The Goat Horn Shatter Heaven Hammer, lightning arcs surging, shot suddenly from the embedded pit, and on its return smashed the skulls of the two deputy leaders, spraying blood and brains across the ground.
With a crack, Li Qing Shan seized the Goat Horn Shatter Heaven Hammer, ignoring the gang members, he stomped, and instantly his qi and blood burst forth, like three furious flood dragons roaring into the heavens!
Primordial Origin Divine Sect, grandmaster's absolute art of body tempering, Eight Flood Dragons Overturn the River!
Boom—
The earth instantly shattered, countless dense cracks rolling, innumerable scattered stones blasted upward by subterranean steaming heat.
Li Qing Shan, entwined with three qi‑blood fury flood dragons, shot forth like an ancient ferocious beast!
A house exploded instantly!
"Li Qing Shan——！"
In the solemn voice lay a hint of fear!
It was the Fishermen's Gang's Illusory Appearance Realm deputy leader, Liu Jinsong!
Hidden here, he had originally intended to target the Ox Demon, cooperating with Corpse God Sect experts to lay a heavenly net and earthly trap.
But he never expected, never awaited the Ox Demon; what fell into the net was a heaven‑shattering goat!
Li Qing Shan is far harder to deal with than the Ox Demon!
Not only his identity, but also his strength!
Vast true qi raged wildly, sweeping away all the fragments of the exploded house; Li Qing Shan stood alone, one hand gripping the goat‑horn hammer.
Centering on his body, the surrounding airflow was violently squeezed and emptied by the three raging qi‑blood flood dragons.
Liu Jinsong rose into the air, behind him a vague illusory divine apparition, his face grim.
"The Ox Demon slaughtered seven of my Fishermen's Gang's forces; today I set this trap solely to kill the Ox Demon—what are you, Li Qing Shan, meddling in? ！"
Liu Jinsong shouted angrily.
Yúnzhōu Divine Foundation Rankings, seventh place!
Possessing the Suspending Thought Thunder Shock Exterminate Evil, such a Six Offices Divine Foundation, he has also cultivated the Qianyuan Divine Sect's Grand Master's absolute art, the Eight Flood Dragons Overturning River Technique!
possesses
Suspending Thought Thunder Shock Exterminate Evil
But maybe it's a name of a divine foundation: "Xuan Si Lei Zhen Zhu Xie". However we need to follow rule: translate meaning. We'll do that.
such
Six Offices Divine Foundation
moreover
has cultivated
Qianyuan Divine Sect's Grand Master's absolute art
"Eight Flood Dragons Overturning River Technique"
Thus line: Possessing the 【Suspending Thought Thunder Shock Exterminate Evil】 such Six Offices Divine Foundation, moreover having cultivated the Qianyuan Divine Sect's Grand Master's absolute art "Eight Flood Dragons Overturning River Technique"!
But we need to keep the bracket style? The original uses 【】. We could keep as is or replace with brackets. The instruction didn't specify to change brackets. We should keep the same punctuation? It says "Render faithfully — never skip, summarise, or merge paragraphs." It doesn't say to change bracket style. So we should keep the 【】 as is. However the content inside we translated. So we keep 【Suspending Thought Thunder Shock Exterminate Evil】.
Thus translation: Possessing 【Suspending Thought Thunder Shock Exterminate Evil】 such Six Offices Divine Foundation, moreover having cultivated the Qianyuan Divine Sect's Grand Master's absolute art "Eight Flood Dragons Overturning River Technique"!
But we need to ensure we keep the exclamation mark at end.
Let's produce: 【61】 Possessing 【Suspending Thought Thunder Shock Exterminate Evil】 such Six Offices Divine Foundation, moreover having cultivated the Qianyuan Divine Sect's Grand Master's absolute art "Eight Flood Dragons Overturning River Technique"!
Possessing Suspending Thought Thunder Shock Exterminate Evil such Six Offices Divine Foundation, moreover having cultivated Qianyuan Divine Sect's Grand Master's absolute art "Eight Flood Dragons Overturning River Technique"!
Ok.
An ordinary Illusory Appearance Realm cultivator is utterly incapable of being Li Qingshan's opponent!
Translate:
Ordinary Illusory Appearance Realm cultivator
, it is utterly impossible for them to be a match for Li Qingshan!
We need to keep punctuation: comma after first clause, then exclamation.
Thus: Ordinary Illusory Appearance Realm cultivator, it is utterly impossible for them to be a match for Li Qingshan!
An ordinary Illusory Appearance Realm cultivator is utterly incapable of being Li Qingshan's opponent!
An ordinary Illusory Appearance Realm cultivator is utterly incapable of being Li Qingshan's opponent!
Thus: 【62】 An ordinary Illusory Appearance Realm cultivator is utterly incapable of being Li Qingshan's opponent!
Unless they are also a cultivator who has forged a Six Offices-level Illusory Appearance, otherwise it is basically impossible to suppress Li Qingshan by rank.
Translate:
Unless they are also a cultivator who has forged a Six Offices-level Illusory Appearance,
otherwise it is fundamentally difficult to suppress Li Qingshan by rank.
We need to keep meaning: "Unless they are also a cultivator who has forged a Six Offices-level Illusory Appearance, otherwise it is fundamentally difficult to suppress Li Qingshan by rank."
Unless they are also a cultivator who has forged a Six Offices-level Illusory Appearance, otherwise it is basically impossible to suppress Li Qingshan by rank.
Thus: 【63】 Unless they are also a cultivator who has forged a Six Offices-level Illusory Appearance, otherwise it is basically impossible to suppress Li Qingshan by rank.
And relying solely on a Grand Master's physique, who could possibly be a match for Li Qingshan, who has cultivated the Divine Sect's absolute art, the Eight Flood Dragons Overturning River Technique?
Translate:
And merely relying on a Grand Master's physique to contend,
who could possibly be a match for Li Qingshan, who has cultivated the Divine Sect's absolute art "Eight Flood Dragons Overturning River Technique"?
We need to keep the question mark.
Thus: And merely relying on a Grand Master's physique to contend, who could possibly be a match for Li Qingshan, who has cultivated the Divine Sect's absolute art "Eight Flood Dragons Overturning River Technique"?
We could also phrase: And relying solely on a Grand Master's physique, who could be a match for Li Qingshan, who has mastered the Divine Sect's absolute art "Eight Flood Dragons Overturning River Technique"?
We'll produce: 【64】 And relying solely on a Grand Master's physique, who could be a match for Li Qingshan, who has mastered the Divine Sect's absolute art "Eight Flood Dragons Overturning River Technique"?
"I am a wanderer of the Divine Sect; I don't care……who does?!"
Translate:
"I am a wanderer of the Divine Sect,
I don't care……who does?!
We need to keep the ellipsis and punctuation.
Thus: 【65】 "I am a wanderer of the Divine Sect, I don't care……who does?!"
But we need to keep the Chinese quotes? We'll use English double quotes.
Thus: 【65】 "I am a wanderer of the Divine Sect, I don't care……who does?!"
Behind the mask, Li Qingshan chuckled.
Translate: Under the mask, Li Qingshan chuckled.
Thus: 【66】 Under the mask, Li Qingshan chuckled.
The next moment, his exhaled breath thundered, his voice like a startling swan!
Translate: The next moment, he exhaled like thunder, his voice like a startling swan.
Thus: 【67】 The next moment, he exhaled like thunder, his voice like a startling swan.
There was basically no nonsense; Li Qingshan, however, knew who Niu Mo was, understood the reason behind the forces of his bare-handed fishing gang, and also knew roughly from intelligence.
Translate: There was basically no nonsense; Li Qingshan knew exactly who Niu Mo was, the reason Niu Mo's bare-handed fishing gang's forces existed, and he also knew roughly from intelligence.
There was basically no nonsense. Li Qingshan, however, knew who Niu Mo was. The reason for the forces under Niu Mo's bare-handed fishing gang. He also knew roughly from intelligence.
Thus: 【68】 There was basically no nonsense; Li Qingshan, however, knew who Niu Mo was, the reason for the forces under Niu Mo's bare-handed fishing gang, and he also knew roughly from intelligence.
This fishing gang……colludes with the Corpse God Sect, harms the populace, practices evil arts, and deserves death!
Translate: This fishing gang……colludes with the Corpse God Sect, harms the populace, practices evil arts, and deserves death!
Thus: 【69】 This fishing gang……colludes with the Corpse God Sect, harms the populace, practices evil arts, and deserves death!
Today he returns to Golden Light Prefecture City, simply to intimidate, simply to display his mettle!
Translate: Today he returns to Jin Guang Prefecture City, intending to intimidate, intending to display his mettle!
Thus: 【70】 Today he returns to Jin Guang Prefecture City, intending to intimidate, intending to display his mettle!
Let the people of Golden Light Prefecture City once again remember Li Qingshan's goat-horn hammer!
Translate: Let those folks in Jin Guang Prefecture City remember again his Li Qingshan's Goat Horn Hammer!
Thus: 【71】 Let those folks in Jin Guang Prefecture City remember again his Li Qingshan's Goat Horn Hammer!
Li Qingshan steps forward, three furious flood dragons dance wildly, as if flames leap!
Translate: Li Qingshan stepped forward, three furious flood dragons danced wildly, as if flames were leaping!
Thus: 【72】 Li Qingshan stepped forward, three furious flood dragons danced wildly, as if flames were leaping!
As if countless lightning arcs surge and burst, in an instant they swell and sweep forth with his spoken words.
Translate: As if countless arcs of lightning surged and exploded, in an instant, surging and sweeping along with the sound of his words!
Thus: 【73】 As if countless arcs of lightning surged and exploded, in an instant, surging and sweeping along with the sound of his words!
"You say I can't control it?!"
Translate: "You say whether I can manage or not?!"
Thus: 【74】 "You say whether I can manage or not?!"
Boom!
Translate: Boom—!
We need to render as English sound word: "Boom—". Use em dash? We'll do "Boom—". Keep the three characters? We'll output "Boom—". So: 【75】 Boom—
The goat-horn hammer tears through the air; in an instant it seems as if a massive hammer strikes a drumhead, with heaven and earth as the drum, countless thunderbolts startle awake, lightning arcs surge straight into the clouds, as if a thunderstorm lashes the world!
Translate: The Goat Horn Hammer broke the air; in an instant, it was as if a massive hammer struck a drumhead, with heaven and earth as the drum, countless thunderbolts startled awake, arcs of lightning surging straight into the clouds, as if a thunderstorm lashed the world!
Thus: 【76】 The Goat Horn Hammer broke the air; in an instant, it was as if a massive hammer struck a drumhead, with heaven and earth as the drum, countless thunderbolts startled awake, arcs of lightning surging straight into the clouds, as if a thunderstorm lashed the world!
Just a single hammer strike, overwhelming in all directions!
Translate: Just a single hammer strike, overwhelming in all directions!
Thus: 【77】 Just a single hammer strike, overwhelming in all directions!
Within a hundred zhang, everything is blinding lightning!
Translate: Within a hundred zhang, everything is blindingly brilliant thunder!
Thus: 【78】 Within a hundred zhang, everything is blindingly brilliant thunder!
Lightning entwines the Grand Master's qi and blood with the angry flood dragons, making heaven and earth seem to lose their brilliance at this moment!
Translate: Thunder entwined the Grand Master's qi and blood with the furious flood dragon, making heaven and earth seem to lose their luster at this moment!
Thus: 【79】 Thunder entwined the Grand Master's qi and blood with the furious flood dragon, making heaven and earth seem to lose their luster at this moment!
Liu Jinsong's illusory divine apparition, at this moment, is all suppressed into dimness and lack of luster.
Translate: Liu Jinsong's illusory divine form, at this moment, was all suppressed and dimmed without light!
Thus: 【80】 Liu Jinsong's illusory divine form, at this moment, was all suppressed and dimmed without light!
This hammer strike!
Translate: This hammer strike!
Thus: 【81】 This hammer strike!
Such a hammer strike!
Translate: Such a hammer strike!
Thus: 【82】 Such a hammer strike!
The Six Offices divine nature spans heaven and earth, entwined within the hammer's shadow; Li Qingshan's spirit, true qi, and vigor all pour forth in this hammer strike!
Translate: The Six Offices' divinity spans heaven and earth, entwined within the hammer's shadow; Li Qingshan's spirit, true qi, and bearing are all released in this hammer strike!
Thus: 【83】 The Six Offices' divinity spans heaven and earth, entwined within the hammer's shadow; Li Qingshan's spirit, true qi, and bearing are all released in this hammer strike!
Will die!
Translate: Will die!
Thus: 【84】 Will die!
I'm going to die!
Translate: I will die!
Thus: 【85】 I will die!
"I am a Divine Appearance Realm cultivator!"
Translate: "I am a Divine Appearance Realm cultivator!"
Thus: 【86】 "I am a Divine Appearance Realm cultivator!"
Liu Jinsong lets out an angry roar, thrusting both hands forward; his illusory divine manifestation, as if condensed between heaven and earth, glares angrily at the world!
Translate: Liu Jinsong roared, thrusting both hands forward violently; the Illusory Appearance Divine, as if condensed between heaven and earth, glared furiously at the mortal realm.
Thus: 【87】 Liu Jinsong roared, thrusting both hands forward violently; the Illusory Appearance Divine, as if condensed between heaven and earth, glared furiously at the mortal realm.
However, beneath the cat-faced mask, Li Qingshan instead lets out a sneering laugh.
Translate: However, Li Qingshan beneath the cat-faced mask snorted with laughter.
Thus: 【88】 However, Li Qingshan beneath the cat-faced mask snorted with laughter.
A sweep of the hammer, its roaring echo lingers between heaven and earth, still accompanied by his sneering laughter.
Translate: A hammer sweep passed, the booming hammer sound still echoing in heaven and earth along with his snickering.
Thus: 【89】 A hammer sweep passed, the booming hammer sound still echoing in heaven and earth along with his snickering.
"Divine Appearance? Merely illusory, and besides, what divine foundation have you forged……"
Translate: "Divine Appearance? Merely illusory, and besides, what divine foundation have you forged……"
Thus: 【90】 "Divine Appearance? Merely illusory, and besides, what divine foundation have you forged……"
"What divine foundation have I forged then?"
Translate: "And what divine foundation have I forged?"
Thus: 【91】 "And what divine foundation have I forged?"
"My divine foundation was exchanged for my life before the temple deity……"
Translate: "My divine foundation was exchanged for my life before the temple deity……"
Thus: 【92】 "My divine foundation was exchanged for my life before the temple deity……"
"You are not worthy to compare with me!"
Translate: "Are you worthy to compare with me?"
Thus: 【93】 "Are you worthy to compare with me?"
……
Translate: …… (ellipsis). We'll output "……" as "...". So: 【94】...
……
Same: 【95】...
In the darkness, Li Che wears the cute ox mask, gathering his essence, qi, and spirit, merging into it, and gazes far off at Li Qingshan's move.
Translate: In the darkness, Li Che wore the cute ox mask, gathered his essence, qi, and spirit, merged into it, and gazed far at Li Qingshan's move.
Thus: 【96】 In the darkness, Li Che wore the cute ox mask, gathered his essence, qi, and spirit, merged into it, and gazed far at Li Qingshan's move.
"This fierce?!"
Translate: "This fierce?!"
Thus: 【97】 "This fierce?!"
Li Che's pupils constrict slightly, his heart shaken.
Translate: Li Che's pupils constricted slightly, his heart shaken.
Thus: 【98】 Li Che's pupils constricted slightly, his heart shaken.
Merely feeling the faintly surging lightning, his flesh goes numb, as if his cells are stimulated into stiffness!
Translate: Merely sensing the faintly surging thunder, he felt his flesh go numb, as if his cells were stimulated into stiffness!
Thus: 【99】 Merely sensing the faintly surging thunder, he felt his flesh go numb, as if his cells were stimulated into stiffness!
Shatter the darkness with lightning!
Translate: Shatter the darkness with thunder!
Thus: 【100】 Shatter the darkness with thunder!
All evil spirits disperse!
Translate: All evil spirits dispersed!
Thus: 【101】 All evil spirits dispersed!
Overbearing beyond compare!
Translate: Overbearing beyond compare!
Thus: 【102】 Overbearing beyond compare!
Moreover, the Grand Master's qi and blood are so vigorous, the three dancing angry flood dragons practically overturn rivers and seas, changing the colors of heaven and earth!
Translate: Moreover, the Grand Master's qi and blood, so vigorous, the three frantically dancing flood dragons, practically overturning rivers and seas, causing the heavens and earth to change color!
Thus: 【103】 Moreover, the Grand Master's qi and blood, so vigorous, the three frantically dancing flood dragons, practically overturning rivers and seas, causing the heavens and earth to change color!
Compared to when he was in Flying Thunder City, he is vastly stronger, completely on another level!
Translate: Compared to when he was in Fēiléichéng, he is vastly stronger, completely not on the same level!
Thus: 【104】 Compared to when he was in Fēiléichéng, he is vastly stronger, completely not on the same level!
Li Che knows that in Flying Thunder City, Li Qingshan's divinity was not yet contained, relying purely on his flesh, and it seemed his flesh and blood could not be freely unleashed.
Translate: Li Che knew that in Fēiléichéng, Li Qingshan had no divinity imbued, relying purely on his physique, and it seemed even his bodily qi and blood could not be freely released.
Thus: 【105】 Li Che knew that in Fēiléichéng, Li Qingshan had no divinity imbued, relying purely on his physique, and it seemed even his bodily qi and blood could not be freely released.
Yet even then, he smashed three Corpse God Sect's cursed iron corpse experts with his hammer!
Translate: Yet even then, he smashed three Corpse God Sect's iron corpse experts with his hammer.
Thus: 【106】 Yet even then, he smashed three Corpse God Sect's iron corpse experts with his hammer.
Li Che thought that even if Li Qingshan's divinity returned and his qi and blood ran free, he wouldn't be that much stronger……
Translate: Li Che thought that even if Li Qingshan's divinity returned and his qi and blood ran free, he wouldn't be that much stronger……
Thus: 【107】 Li Che thought that even if Li Qingshan's divinity returned and his qi and blood ran free, he wouldn't be that much stronger……
But who would have thought the gap could be so huge!
Translate: But who would have thought the gap could be so huge!
Thus: 【108】 But who would have thought the gap could be so huge!
Li Qingshan……is merely a divine foundation after all!
Translate: Li Qingshan……is merely a divine foundation after all!
Thus: 【109】 Li Qingshan……is merely a divine foundation after all!
However, Li Che quickly calms down, his eyes narrowing, his mind racing with countless thoughts, constantly turning them over.
Translate: However, Li Che quickly calmed, his eyes narrowing, his mind filled with myriad thoughts, constantly turning over ideas.
Thus: 【110】 However, Li Che quickly calmed, his eyes narrowing, his mind filled with myriad thoughts, constantly turning over ideas.
Finally, he exhales a breath, like rolling thunder.
Translate: Finally, he exhaled a breath, just like rolling thunder.
Thus: 【111】 Finally, he exhaled a breath, just like rolling thunder.
His figure instantly merges into the darkness.
Translate: His figure instantly merged into the darkness.
Thus: 【112】 His figure instantly merged into the darkness.
Soundless and scentless.
Translate: Soundless and silent.
Thus: 【113】 Soundless and silent.
……
Translate:...
Thus: 【114】...
……
Translate:...
Thus: 【115】...
Pfft——!
Translate: Pfft—!
Thus: 【116】 Pfft—
In the night sky, countless falling spring rains are blown apart, bursting into a fine mist!
Translate: In the night sky, countless falling spring rains were blasted apart, exploding into a fine mist of water!
Thus: 【117】 In the night sky, countless falling spring rains were blasted apart, exploding into a fine mist of water!
The illusory divine apparition, like a porcelain sculpture, after being covered in cracks, explodes into fragments and vanishes between heaven and earth!
Translate: The illusory divine form, like a porcelain sculpture, after being covered in cracks, exploded into fragments and vanished between heaven and earth.
Thus: 【118】 The illusory divine form, like a porcelain sculpture, after being covered in cracks, exploded into fragments and vanished between heaven and earth.
The fishing gang's deputy chief, Liu Jinsong, lets out a miserable howl, spitting out mouthfuls of blood; his anguished cry echoes through the clouds, tearing the night apart!
Translate: The fishing gang's deputy leader Liu Jinsong spat out a mouthful of fresh blood in a miserable howl, his anguished scream tearing through the night and echoing to the clouds!
Thus: 【119】 The fishing gang's deputy leader Liu Jinsong spat out a mouthful of fresh blood in a miserable howl, his anguished scream tearing through the night and echoing to the clouds!
As the hammer fell, thunder and lightning blossomed like a spider's web across the pitch-black night sky, as if it would shatter the void!
Liu Jinsong's body was flung sideways in midair as he was struck, his tendons and bones cracking explosively; hanging in midair, he spat out uncontrollably a jet of blood like thick mercury.
Thud!
Liu Jinsong smashed into the long street's ground, several zhang of blue bricks exploding, the ground sank, dust and smoke billowed out, spreading like concentric circles.
Just one hammer strike, and Liu Jinsong, an Illusory Realm cultivator, was defeated!
「Cough cough cough... 」
「Corpse God Envoy, why aren't you acting?! 」
In the several-zhang-deep crater sunken into the long street, Liu Jinsong clutched his chest, teetering on the verge of collapse, his eyes almost bursting as he let out a hoarse roar.
Just one hammer strike, and he was already covered in blood; if it were a real fight, he would surely be hammered to death!
Therefore, at this moment, he unhesitatingly revealed the Corpse God Envoy's hidden identity.
Let the fellow daoist die, not the poor dao!
The Corpse God Sect's expert, drawing fire down upon himself!
He feels no shame; many Illusory Realm cultivators have been hammered by Li Qingshan, one more doesn't matter, losing is normal.
Mainly, this was the first time he truly felt the power of that hammer strike, and he was genuinely terrified.
No wonder he's an expert on Yúnzhōu's Divine Foundation Ranking!
How terrifying must the top three be?
All he wants now is to flee!
Liu Jinsong's body flickered; the instant he finished speaking, he unleashed a divine secret technique, instantly turning into a shooting blood line and vanishing in a flash.
With Liu Jinsong's roar.
Li Qingshan ignored the fleeing Liu Jinsong, killing intent surging in his eyes; compared to Liu Jinsong, the Corpse God Sect's expert is the big fish!
His rampaging divine sense, accompanied by his gripping the Ram's Horn Hammer and slamming it hard into the ground, carried currents that surged outward from the earth!
「Get out here! 」
Li Qingshan roared.
Behind him arose a disc-like Divine Foundation, resembling a grindstone forged from piled thunder!
Upon the Divine Foundation, ancient symbols composed of countless thunderbolts surged, and moreover a unique aura of the temple god spread outward!
In the distance, extreme corpse qi and death qi rose heaven-high, and in an instant the world grew ever darker.
A temple god rose into the air, its form extremely strange, its huge nose swinging like a hammer of heaven and earth, and a strange fragrance instantly drifted from that nose.
「Six Desires… Vairochana Nose Fragrance Corpse God! 」
「The Corpse God Sect's Divine Aspect! 」
A black shadow emerged from between heaven and earth, the sweeping rank pressure causing Li Qingshan's eyes beneath his cat-face mask, gripping the Ram's Horn Hammer, to instantly narrow.
A true Divine Aspect Realm is not so easily hammered by Illusory Realm cultivators.
Although the Illusory Realm is called the Divine Aspect, it lacks the Divine Aspect rank pressure possessed by true Divine Aspect cultivators; thus Li Qingshan, relying on the Six Offices Divine Foundation, still has room to counterattack.
But when a true Divine Aspect Realm releases its rank pressure, Li Qingshan finds it hard to swing his hammer freely.
However, a Divine Aspect is naturally dealt with by another Divine Aspect.
「Looks like we've forced out a big fish! 」
Li Qingshan laughed, his eyes gleaming.
Niu Mo has driven the Corpse God Sect to desperation, actually deploying an Eight Extremes Corpse God Envoy to personally lie in ambush and strike!
What a partner, what a show of force!
Even he, Li Qingshan, is nothing more than this!
How long has that guy been mixing around in the prefectural city?
「Folks, still watching the nonsense? The Corpse God Sect's Divine Aspect—this is surely a great merit; Li Qingshan won't compete with you for it。」
Li Qingshan lowered his hammer and laughed.
In the void, that Corpse God Envoy shrouded in thick corpse qi, wearing a white mask with a huge blood-red "8" written on it, had cold, detached eyes.
Behind it, the Divine Aspect with a huge nose suddenly swung its nose, as if beating heaven and earth.
The void instantly shattered, as if trying to break through and depart.
Originally, he had been arranged to ambush Niu Mo; as soon as Niu Mo acted, he would suppress the void with Divine Aspect rank pressure, using talismans and divine weapons to seal it, then subdue and capture Niu Mo.
Niu Mo held an eighth-rank Corpse Curse Seal, which must be reclaimed!
But Niu Mo never arrived; instead, a mad sheep showed up.
How unlucky.
「Hahaha, Li Qingshan, you've caused such a big commotion as soon as you returned! 」
Suddenly, a faint laugh echoed through heaven and earth.
A handsome young man in robes, appearing like a teenager, stepped through the air; though he had not yet released his Divine Aspect, his terrifying pressure had already distorted heaven and earth.
This caused the Corpse God Sect's expert's complexion to turn extremely grim.
「Deputy Director of the Imperial Astronomy Bureau… Lin Xiu! 」
This Corpse God Sect's expert, his hairs standing on end, had been lying in ambush for Niu Mo, but Niu Mo was merely a bait used to lure him.
However, he quickly calmed, his eyes beneath the eight-character mask icy beyond compare.
「Our sect's divine might rolls onward; Yúnzhōu will be the next Jìzhōu, and you will all worship under the Corpse God's divine might, bathed in divine grace! 」
A detached voice issued from the Eight Extremes Corpse God Envoy's mouth.
「You are nothing but mantises trying to stop a chariot; even Ji Moli has been blocked by our sect, and you… will ultimately be annihilated under the prevailing trend! 」
「Prevailing trend? What do you call a prevailing trend! 」
Deputy Director Lin Xiu raised his brows in contempt, then without another word hooked his fingers, countless air currents surged up, and the Divine Aspect pressure rumbled like a rolling thunderstorm pressing sideways.
Li Qingshan silently withdrew; since it was a Divine Phase duel, he would not interfere.
Today, he had caught a big fish, and it was also the greatest gain of his glorious return.
But the Corpse God Sect's infiltration of the various forces in the prefectural capital was far worse than he had imagined.
As for how this Corpse God Sect Divine Phase cultivator allowed himself to be captured, that was not his concern; since this Corpse God Envoy had openly revealed himself, he was nothing but a rat in the street.
The Corpse God Sect operated in the shadows, and no clan could control it; each clan had its own thoughts, but once exposed,
No one wanted to actually overturn the table and admit to colluding with the demonic sect, so they would all take action; every clan in the prefectural capital had a Divine Phase overseer, and this Corpse God Sect Divine Phase cultivator… was truly unable to escape even with wings.
Even the leader of the Fishermen's Gang, Jing Wudao, could no longer hide; he had to act, cursing as he did, and within the Temple Garrison Office, a Divine Phase cultivator also released pressure.
That night, the prefectural capital fell into chaos.
A Divine Phase battle born from the attempt to lure the ox demon erupted with a roar.
However.
From beginning to end.
The ox demon that should have been lured never even showed a single hair.
Boom—rumble…
The Divine Phase auras collided with a boom, as if angry thunder were rolling in the clouds.
The night sky over the prefectural capital seemed to brighten considerably.
……
……
A blood-red thread flashed swiftly across heaven and earth.
It shot out of the city, continued to blast for dozens of zhang, then slammed hard onto the official road, gouging a trench into the ground.
Liu Jinsong's body seemed to be violently flung by a tremendous force, crashing to the ground like a float tossed onto water, bobbing a few times before coming to rest.
Hot air rose and spread, thick smoke billowing wildly.
A deep pit appeared on the official road, its sunken cracks intertwining densely; within the pit, scorching heat permeated, and a strong stench of blood filled the air, making one almost want to vomit, impossible to dispel.
Liu Jinsong staggered to his feet within the pit, glanced back at the prefectural capital, and saw the Divine Phase duel rising into the high sky.
His expression changed repeatedly.
"Li Qingshan..." Liu Jinsong gritted his teeth, furious beyond measure.
He pulled out his leg, intending to turn and flee.
Taking advantage of the fact that everyone's attention was drawn to the Divine Phase duel, now was the best time for him to escape.
He deliberately drew out the Corpse God Sect's Corpse God Envoy in order to create an opportunity for himself to escape.
"At this moment, with the Divine Phase duel inside the city, Li Qingshan has no spare attention for me; he could not possibly come to hunt me down..."
"Cough cough cough... damned Li Qingshan."
"What a splendid Thunderclap Exorcism!"
"Once I join the Corpse God Sect and forge a cursed bronze corpse, I will surely return; when the Corpse God Sect breaks through Jin Guang Prefecture City and storms the Zheng Lei Peak of the Divine Sect... I will personally wring off your dog's head, Li Qingshan!"
Liu Jinsong was full of unwillingness.
His eyes flickered, and a seal of corpse curse exuding strong deathly energy rose onto his mud pellet palace.
Instantly, countless corpse qi surged like flood dragons beneath his skin, aiding his rapid recovery.
Wiping the blood from his lips, he unleashed a bottom‑press escape divine art that relied on blood as its catalyst; at this moment his consumption was enormous.
It felt as if all the blood in his body had been drained.
Fortunately, his mighty grandmaster flesh was continuously producing new blood, giving him fresh vitality, but he also needed to find a place to heal his wounds quickly; otherwise, worsening injuries would completely sever his path to breaking into the Divine Phase.
"A Divine Foundation of the Six Offices level is indeed not bad..."
"Too bad I am not a true Divine Phase cultivator; otherwise, under the pressure of rank, how could you, Li Qingshan, dare to act recklessly!"
Liu Jinsong coughed up a large mouthful of filthy blood, his face dark and filled with resentment.
Boom!
Dark clouds covered the heavens, ink‑black staining the night sky, as if countless lightning serpents were rolling and wandering within the clouds.
The torrential downpour finally could no longer be held back, pouring down and drenching the mountains, lands, and rivers of the entire Jin Guang Prefecture!
Heaven and earth were hazy and pitch‑black, making everyone's perception blur.
Liu Jinsong was soaked through by the rain, wanting to leave the pit and escape.
Then, as he began to pull his foot out of the pit, the motion came to an abrupt halt.
As a cultivator of the Illusory Phase with powerful divine sense, he felt that something was amiss…
From all directions, a terrifying, suffocating killing intent surged like a tide!
It felt like a deer quietly grazing in the forest, suddenly spotted by a skilled hunter, sending chills down one's spine.
Rainwater gathered on Liu Jinsong's chin into threads, dripping nonstop.
Suddenly.
Within the dark clouds, lightning serpents twisted, shining endless white light.
In the brilliant white light.
Liu Jinsong's hairs stood on end, and suddenly he saw, just two zhang ahead, a figure wearing a bamboo hat appear silently.
As his gaze fell, the face beneath the hat suddenly lifted, sending up countless splashes of water.
Revealed was a cute ox‑mask that looked increasingly lively and adorable in the rain.
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