Chapter 137

Xixi glared angrily; although she was three, she would not cry easily!

Nor would she cry from being hit!

She is the girl who will become the invincible Xixi Great Emperor in the future!

Nan Lihuo saw Xixi's unwillingness to yield, couldn't help stroking his beard and laughing heartily; this lass… her arrogance is truly arrogance.

But having arrogance is naturally good; as a divine child of the Hundred Feet Purple Qi, how could one lack arrogance?

Arrogance is the most basic hallmark of a genius.

But Nan Lihuo, recalling his first entry into the Heavenly King Tower Divine Sanctum to undergo the Heavenly King examination, couldn't help a twitch at the corner of his mouth.

That time, he was truly beaten to the point of doubting life.

He could not recover for a whole month straight; the previous sect master of the Golden Radiance Peak comforted and enlightened him for a long time.

I hope Xixi… can recover quickly.

"Alright, prepare to enter the Divine Sanctum."

Nan Lihuo rubbed Xixi's head: "Just do your best; don't take the Heavenly King Tower's trial too seriously… before twelve, if you can defeat your opponent, that'll be fine."

Xixi lifted her head, her eyes holding a hint of resentment.

"Sect Master… are you looking down on Xixi?"

Nan Lihuo smiled wryly: "Your talent is the highest among all my disciples; how could I look down on you?"

"I do have expectations for you, expecting you to defeat your opponent before twelve… I…"

"Even I, upon reaching twelve, never succeeded."

"Your late senior brother Zhou Daoen was the same."

Nan Lihuo explained gently.

Upon hearing this, Xixi's brows relaxed, and she curiously asked: "The late senior brother… the senior brother is also very impressive."

Nan Lihuo's eyes ached; hearing Xixi's praise, a touch of sorrow like ink spread across his heart.

"Yes, very impressive… but… not as impressive as Xixi."

Xixi instantly puffed up with pride and lifted her head.

This is necessary; before the Xixi Great Emperor, everything is but a wicked vassal!

Nan Lihuo said nothing more, formed seals with both hands, and divinity burst forth.

The Heavenly King Tower immediately began to tremble; instantly, a divine aura erupted, and myriad strands of brilliant golden light burst forth.

The deity of the Golden Pagoda Temple detached from the altar, flew sideways into the air, and once again erupted with a familiar suction, drawing Xixi inside.

This time, Xixi had the previous experience, but did not flail and cry for help.

However, the sensation of being pulled into the Divine Sanctum was still quite uncomfortable.

On the contrary, the little Hu Hu on her shoulder was delighted, fluttering around Xixi and continually patting her.

Li Che had helped Xixi study this little Hu Hu, but so far has not discovered the function of this butterfly spirit divine beast.

Although its divinity is very rich, it seems to have little offensive or destructive power; only when releasing divinity does it possess a slight divine rank pressure.

The divinity is very pure, almost comparable to Immaculate Heart divinity.

Li Che couldn't figure it out, so he stopped researching; instead, the little butterfly under study was frightened in his hand, trembling incessantly.

It seems able to sense whether a person is ferocious.

It is obvious; between Xixi and Li Che, the latter is ferocious to a degree over a hundred times greater.

After the world spun.

Xixi opened her eyes, and once again appeared with the little butterfly inside the Divine Sanctum of the Pagoda Temple deity.

The sect master had previously popularized and introduced to Xixi that Divine Sanctum and Strange Sanctum are special domains generated by the Guiyi Miao, related to divinity.

At least a Nine Luminaries-level Guiyi Miao can produce a Strange Sanctum.

The difference between Strange Sanctum and Divine Sanctum lies in the Strange Sanctum's extreme danger; once entered, one encounters various strange objects contaminated by the temple deity's divinity, which can take lives and even infect people, turning them into corpse servants of the deity, becoming forces that protect the Guiyi Miao.

However, within the Strange Sanctum, just like the Divine Sanctum, there are inheritances and opportunities; it's just that the danger is too great.

The Divine Sanctum is more like a purified Strange Sanctum, basically without danger, and its inheritances and opportunities are also extremely gentle.

The origin of the Divine Sanctum is the Guiyi Miao that has been plundered; after it returns to a normal temple, it possesses the Divine Sanctum.

After the resentment and divinity of the deceased temple deity settle into peace, they no longer contaminate those who enter; instead, they become a place of opportunity.

Therefore, the Divine Sanctum is the foundation of every major divine sect.

Some divine sects even possess multiple Divine Sanctums.

For example, the Divine Sanctum of the Golden Heavenly King Tower; because the Heavenly King Tower split into three, there are three Divine Sanctums, and they are interconnected.

Nan Lihuo told Xixi that if he could defeat that opponent before twelve, he could penetrate the Heavenly King Tower Divine Sanctum of this region and meet and fight the divine children from other regions' Divine Sanctums.

Xixi was thrilled at that moment, already envisioning herself overwhelming all enemies in the Divine Sanctum.

Xixi looked around, clenched her chubby fists, and her eyes sparkled.

She patted the little butterfly, took small steps, and quickly and happily walked toward the towering, vast Golden Hall.

She also hummed the song her stinky father taught her: "I have a little donkey, I never ride it; one day, on a whim, I ride it to the market..."

As she sang, the little butterfly fluttered around her like a dance.

One person and one butterfly, like a flower blooming in the Divine Sanctum.

Arriving before the temple's great doors, the doors were tightly shut; Xixi widened her eyes, immediately understood, stepped into a horse stance, and the fine bangs on her forehead began to flutter wildly in the wind.

In the inner vision of the mud pellet, the cultivation method she practiced, the "Extremely Sorrowful Wind Fire Subduing Dragon Third Prince," instantly began to operate!

Although it is a Five Elders-level nurturing nature method, Xixi completed all divinity transmutations within half a year.

Now, her nurtured nature flows like a river, entirely transformed into the divinity of the Extremely Sorrowful Wind Fire Subduing Dragon Third Prince!

The divinity intertwines with wind and fire hues, shimmering with light, containing a sorrowful emotion, and emanates from Xixi's small body.

The temple doors rumbled repeatedly; after sensing that her divine source was the Golden Temple, they slowly opened.

Boom—

The great doors shuddered open, and the towering, majestic Golden Heavenly King statue in the temple reappeared before Xixi.

Xixi instantly restrained her arrogant attitude and shrank her neck.

The statue looked down from above, but its eyes seemed very gentle, and Xixi gradually relaxed her mind.

Having walked before the statue, Xixi looked left and right; the temple contained extremely rich and abundant divinity.

She felt that simply opening her mouth to inhale could draw divinity into her body.

No wonder the sect master said the Golden Temple is an excellent cultivation treasure land, surpassing any blessed cavern.

Opening every six months, it lets Xixi, after entering the Golden Temple and taking a beating, not just remember to cry but to seize the time to cultivate.

Just thinking about this, Xixi felt indignant.

She, Xixi the Great Emperor, will never cry!

Never!

Xixi was very confident in herself, and she also brought the fireworks device crafted by Master Niu Niu for her.

The fireworks device has three states; if it really won't work, she will activate its strongest firepower state!

Hmph—

Xixi pursed her lips and looked toward the statue.

Boom—

The Divine Palace examination will commence.

Give it your all, hold nothing back!

The booming sound suddenly exploded, and Xixi only felt her eardrums violently shake; the little butterfly perched on her shoulder also twitched slightly.

Then, the scene before her eyes changed.

She widened her eyes, her long lashes trembling slightly.

She saw…

Beneath that golden statue.

Inside that treasure pagoda.

A small figure slowly walked out, appearing as if cast purely of gold.

That figure's eyes were gilded, and two golden braids shot up to the sky.

The gilded, smoke-like eyes turned and fell upon Xixi.

Snicker—

The childish figure gave a snicker, then stepped forward, leaping high from the enormous palm of the Heavenly King statue that supported the golden pagoda.

In midair, a 360-degree flip occurred, and a change had already taken place.

Wearing a golden hoop on his head, arms wrapped with golden silk, bare feet, stepping on two golden fire wheels, he held a golden serpent-spear fire-tip lance!

In midair, he split his legs into a split, the golden silk flying aloft, the golden fire wheels on his feet spinning at high speed, sending countless sparks scattering brilliantly.

Sparks leapt, soaring through the air!

An overwhelming pressure that covered heaven and earth…

It came crashing down like a mountain!

Xixi stared wide-eyed, speechless; the little butterfly on her shoulder bristled all over.

No…

You let the Third Prince act?!

The sect master is a big liar, calling this a test?!

…

…

Golden Light Prefecture City.

Falling Flower Alley.

Li Che closed his eyes; after swallowing the Eight Extremes Martial Pill, his stomach walls rumbled and writhed like a pestle, directly crushing the pill, its massive medicinal power surging into his limbs and bones!

His tendons and bones throughout his body twitched violently, emitting a crackling sound like burning firewood bursting with sparks.

His qi and blood within were scorching and massive; after the Nine Transformations of the Divine Meridians, the transformative power merged into his inner qi, at this moment seeming to become a great elixir, wandering together with his inner qi through the meridians!

From the crown of his head, from his shoulder blades, from his waist and abdomen dantian, from the tailbone of his spine!

It was as if a blazing fireball burned within his chest, indescribable, instantly igniting and expanding his whole body!

【Dragon Elephant Vajra】 Dao Fruit buzzed and throbbed!

His blood surged through his body like great rivers bursting with waves!

In the Master realm, all conditions Li Che met were satisfied; he had mastered the true intent absolute art, completing at least three transcendental martial arts' transcendental fusion.

With these fulfilled, breaking through to Master was basically a matter of course.

But breaking through to Master still had one key point: ultimately, it lay in bodily strength.

Why the cursed bronze corpse is strong lies in the extraordinary toughness of its flesh, refined with deathly and corpse qi, almost no longer a fleshly body but rather a weapon.

Thus it is tough and indestructible!

Master cultivation also aims to temper the flesh; the foundation of martial practice lies in the flesh!

Inner qi transforming into true qi is an internal change, while the toughness and strength of the flesh's membrane is an external change!

From opening the meridians to stepping into Master, it is a transformation where martial arts change both internally and externally simultaneously!

Clatter—

Splash!

Blood surged within his body, its flow speed increasing; if his skin membrane ripped open a tiny hole now, the blood that would spurt out would be even more terrifying than a high‑pressure water gun!

As sharp as a water blade!

Li Che's skin membrane was entirely crimson; the realm's intent fused with his inner qi, which coursed through his body, boiling his qi and blood, and myriad realm intents hovered around him like illusory visions.

There was the roar of a white tiger, spear shadows stretching endlessly, the wails of a hundred ghosts, and arrows trailing wind and thunder…

There was a Three‑Eyed Divine General wielding a triple‑bladed sword, his sword qi filling heaven and earth, and a Corpse God exhaling deathly qi like smoke, pointing a single finger!

All kinds of intents poured forth endlessly!

Li Che's flesh grew ever hotter, the surrounding air swirling and misty like a furnace, emitting astonishing blazing light and heat.

Li Che's eyes opened, like two balls of blazing flame burning.

According to his understanding, a grandmaster's breakthrough shouldn't be this difficult; there should be many more omens…

"Is the breakthrough of the Divine Pulse Nine Transformations why it's so hard?"

Li Che pondered in his heart.

But he felt no fear or retreat.

Li Che stood up.

Hum—bang!

His clothing instantly turned to ash under the scorching, boiling qi and blood; he wore no specially made elastic attire, so his flesh swelled directly.

【Dragon Elephant Vajra】 Second Transformation, Wrathful‑Eyed Vajra!

His thick tendons twitched, his spine roared like a coiling dragon thrusting skyward, and Li Che's black hairs grew and hung down.

His sturdy physique kept swelling, his skin membrane shimmering with a crystalline glaze.

Hiss—

Hot sweat seeped out, instantly vaporizing on the scorching skin into steam that formed a hazy mist shrouding the courtyard.

Upon activating the Wrathful‑Eyed Vajra state, Li Che instantly shot up to two meters tall; every inch of his sinew, bone, and flesh twisted like a braid, blazing crimson.

Within the dense vapor, a fierce, domineering gust suddenly tore it apart.

Li Che's eyes shot twin red beams; his skin membrane trembled, his flesh resonated, and a dragon‑elephant roar vibrated through the air.

Supreme skill: Dragon Elephant True Strength!

Li Che threw punches and kicks, executing pure and simple martial arts with disciplined precision.

The air kept exploding, emitting muffled booms.

Dragon Elephant True Strength—Li Che now commanded only one dragon and one elephant; even after merging the Eight Flood Dragons Rousing the River and the Azure Lightning Body, he had not yet transformed.

True intent supreme arts are indeed difficult.

But as his martial cultivation surged toward grandmaster level, he finally noticed a change!

Supported by the realm, he gradually comprehended the true intent.

All martial arts merged completely into his body, seeping into his muscles to form memory.

Yet the supreme art Dragon Elephant True Strength had not yet birthed true intent; instead, it devoured these realm intents, turning the false into the real, the illusory into substance.

Like a tower, Li Che's fists and elbows at this moment nearly became a terrifying great weapon.

The speed of his moves grew ever faster, until finally his fists were almost invisible.

Gusting turbulent winds howled inside the courtyard, countless carved wood shavings swept up!

"So… this is a grandmaster!"

"I've understood."

Boom——

He thrust a punch forward; instantly the air caved in as if visible, invisible ripples undulating and spreading like rolling waves.

Thud—thud—thud——

Li Che stood rooted, towering like a mountain; from his thick, pulsing veins streamed an extremely dense qi and blood.

His qi and blood rose into the high heavens, rolling like beacon smoke.

Slowly, the smoke split in two: one became a blood‑colored giant dragon coiling through the sky, the other a massive elephant as heavy as a mountain, raising its trunk and trumpeting.

Giant dragon and giant elephant—one dragon, one elephant!

They coiled and encircled.

They spiraled around each other, forming a crimson crucible!

Inside the crucible!

Nine realm martial intents were smelted within!

This is……

A grandmaster's omen!

……

……

Rumble——

It sounded like rolling thunder, dragon roars and elephant cries; even with the Heaven and Earth Chessboard suppressing and blocking them, they still transmitted outward!

Faintly, a strange phenomenon flashed in the heavens and earth, then was concealed by the Heaven and Earth Chessboard.

Yet it still drew the attention of many keen observers.

Nearest to Li Che's Fallen Flower Lane Workshop Courtyard was the Qin Manor.

Within the Qin Manor, the Qin family's Divine Physiognomist Old Ancestor Qin Dikun snapped his eyes open and instantly leapt out of the secret chamber.

Wind and waves billowed; his beard, hair, and robes all fluttered……

What powerful qi and blood, a Grandmaster phenomenon? Who broke through to Grandmaster... actually able to produce a phenomenon?

Qin Dicun, as a Divine Physiognomy cultivator, himself also a Grandmaster Perfection expert, his qi and blood extremely strong, his perception naturally keen.

He released his divine sense to scan, yet he felt that what he had just sensed was merely an illusion.

"Impossible... can't investigate anymore?"

"Again this feeling, just like when we assassinated Yuqing... clearly right before our eyes, yet we cannot perceive it!"

"So annoying! So vexing!"

Qin Dicun took a deep breath, calming the inexplicable surging emotions within.

"Horse Face..."

He muttered a name.

Since Shangguan Zhenghe accomplished the Cursed Bronze Corpse, he was shot to death in the street.

The name of this hidden divine archer Horse Face in Guangfu City rose to fame, many people searched for Horse Face, yet no one found him.

"Horse Face broke through to Grandmaster? No... Horse Face wasn't even a Grandmaster before?!"

Qin Dicun seemed to have thought of something, his expression slightly changed.

Cliff Stone Treasure Tower, Imperial Observatory.

The leisurely sound of the two-stringed fiddle, languidly drifting above the tower, a Director in plain cloth sat on the roof, playing the two-stringed fiddle, beard and hair fluttering in the wind.

"Divine Pulse Nine Transformations, qi and blood furnace!"

"Guangfu City actually produced such a martial arts prodigy?"

"Interesting, interesting..."

"Unfortunately, just entered Grandmaster, a qi and blood furnace Grandmaster, cultivating to the later stage, likely not weaker than the Cursed Bronze Corpse, could even enter the Lingnan Dao Grandmaster Record."

"A Grandmaster who has cultivated the qi and blood furnace, not a Divine Foundation on the Divine Foundation Record... even purely with qi and blood martial arts, can crush."

"Hey, this person's hidden means are truly superb, I don't know which faction's expert came to Guangfu City... with such means, must come from a major power, surely not some other Divine Sect expert."

"Corpse God Sect... wouldn't be, the Corpse God Sect practices corpse-curse arts, they wouldn't bother refining a thankless Grandmaster furnace."

"What for did they come? Probably the Eight-Armed Wrathful Third Prince..."

The muttering Director, on his aged face, revealed a hint of a smile.

Also too lazy to investigate, sitting on a small stool, playing the two-stringed fiddle, humming a little tune.

The vortex grew larger and more chaotic.

I myself... play a piece of two-stringed fiddle at leisure.

Within the small courtyard.

Within the chest cavity, the 【Dragon Elephant Dao Fruit】 was extremely active, suddenly throbbing.

Filling the entire small courtyard, the qi and blood isolated by the Heaven-Earth Chessboard and not yet dispersed, instantly like a whale swallowing, all returned into his body.

The breath retracted, hidden extremely well.

Li Che stretched his arms, his whole body's bones and tendons emitted a popping sound like frying beans, every inch of bone seemed reforged, adapting to his body's new strength.

The qi and blood furnace forged, Li Che felt refreshed and invigorated all over, each pore opening as if inhaling and exhaling, expelling the impurities within.

He raised his hand, between his fingers, twisted air currents intertwined...

This is true qi!

True qi merged with the true intent of the Dragon Elephant True Strength secret art, containing the power of the Dragon Elephant, as if also harboring the strength of Eight Flood Dragons Rousing the River and the Azure Thunder Body.

True qi, true intent merging with qi and blood, giving birth to a domineering and fierce force.

The inhalation and exhalation of true qi can reach ten zhang around the body!

Any further, and its power would show a cliff-like decline.

Unless one attains Grandmaster, when the Divine Potent is unleashed, a hundred zhang can shatter stone and split gold!

"This is what a true Grandmaster is... those so-called Grandmasters I killed before were too weak."

"Now fighting me, I'll take them out with one punch each!"

Li Che opened his mouth to inhale and exhale, each breath like a whale swallowing, stirring up fierce winds and sudden waves!

If one were to use a single word to describe his fleshly body at this moment.

That would be "perfect".

Of course, Li Che also knows he is currently in the breakthrough expansion phase, his mindset greatly inflated.

But Li Che feels that he now might be able to contend with Li Qing Shan.

A stir of mind and spirit.

Before his eyes, brilliance flowed.

【Dao Fruit: Dragon Elephant Vajra (LV3, 50%)】

The maturity of Dragon Elephant Vajra, LV3 level, directly increased by a large margin, reaching 50%!

"If the Dao Fruit reaches LV4, what kind of transformation would occur?"

"Actually it's coming soon..."

"Whether it's 【Immortal Craft】 or 【Dragon Elephant Vajra】, both are coming soon!"

Li Che exhaled a mouthful of turbid qi.

The Dao Fruit is his capital for establishing himself in this world; research and development are the key to his becoming stronger!

Li Che's pupil light was like lightning.

"Once the Seven Wheel Divine Foundation is forged, adding my current Blood Qi Furnace Grand Master breakthrough…… opening the Ascension Tower, can I battle a God-Phase?!"

Can I?

Li Che didn't know, but…… his intuition told him.

Like Liu Jinsong's illusory apparition, he could surely slay it easily.

He spread his arms, twisted his waist, and the surrounding air currents gathered behind him like a flood dragon, stretching lazily!

The sublimation of his fleshly essence gave him a sense of calm from mastering power.

Suddenly.

Li Che's pupils flickered slightly.

He raised his hand; a white Flying Thunder Chess Piece floated in his palm.

An image gradually appeared.

"Xixi……"

……

……

Xixi opened her mouth wide, eyes goggling, her big eyes full of disbelief.

Although she was only three, as a divine child her spiritual wisdom was precocious, and given the cultivation method she practiced, she was the Extreme Sorrow Third Prince; she naturally knew what existence the golden little brat appearing before her was.

Wearing a Vajra Ring, arms entwined with Golden Silk, feet on a Wind Fire Wheel, holding a Golden Fire Spear……

This is the Golden Third Prince!

"No wonder the Sect Master Master's nest will get beaten……"

Xixi pouted, feeling immense pressure.

That Third Prince, standing on a Wind Fire Wheel, hovered above the heavens, like a deity walking out of myth, descending into reality!

The gaze from his gilded double pupils made Xixi almost suffocate.

The little butterfly on her shoulder had already begun playing dead.

But after Xixi experienced the initial soul tremor, the next moment her tiny body couldn't help trembling with excitement.

In her eyes, slowly……

A hint of madness surfaced!

Want to fight the Third Prince?

How exciting!

Xixi…… I really like it!

"Ahahaha——"

"Xixi really likes it!"

Xixi's pupils shone bright, her chubby palm flipped over.

Since the Sect Master Master doesn't observe martial virtue!

Then she……

The next moment……

The Namo Immortal Craft Gatlin was then hoisted by her in hand.

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