Chapter 143: Bull Demon & Horse Face's Underworld Startup, Golden Heavenly King Ascends the Tower as Grand Master [Seeking Moon Ticke

"Bull Demon fellow!"

"Please stay."

Nan Lihuo looked at the towering, pagoda‑shaped Bull Demon, raised his hand, a gentle expression appearing on his face, and shouted.

Li Che had originally planned to leave.

He still had important business to attend to, and also worried that Nan Lihuo would forcefully keep him.

Nan Lihuo was a being of the Primordial Aspect realm; within the Divine Aspect realm, the Void Aspect is half‑baked, whereas the Primordial Aspect can be called a perfect Divine Aspect master.

Rank oppression is the highest intensity within the Divine Aspect.

Li Che naturally kept a defensive hand, without any relaxation, his spirit tightly strained, always ready to grasp the Flying Thunder chess piece and execute a relocation escape.

The Bull Demon wore a mask and stared at Nan Lihuo.

His stance of ascending the tower had already receded, but the scorching, molten furnace blood still roared, warping the surrounding space.

Nan Lihuo also stood at a distance, indicating no hostility; he used his divine sense to transmit his voice, clarifying his attitude.

"Bull Demon fellow, you and Horse Face should be from the same organization?"

Nan Lihuo transmitted his voice.

"I don't know; I ask the two of you to act... what price must be paid?"

Nan Lihuo knew the Bull Demon was on guard against him.

According to the information he obtained, this Bull Demon acted with extreme caution, rarely putting himself in danger.

Therefore, Nan Lihuo got straight to the point, stating clearly the purpose of asking him to stay.

Li Che was stunned, another cultivator hiring Bull Demon and Horse Face?

After Li Qingshan, Nan Lihuo also intends to hire Bull Demon and Horse Face?

Are these people using Bull Demon and Horse Face as a hitman organization?

Various hires...

Quite appealing!

Li Che even felt a bit tempted...

Otherwise, why not actually create a hitman organization?

Horse Face sniping, isn't that professional assassination?

And his Bull Demon... moves silently in darkness, kills and leaves, the deed done, he brushes off his robe.

Also equally professional!

Killing and looting a corpse earns one share, hiring bounty... earns another share.

Li Che's heart raced, and the idea of founding an organization truly sprouted.

Bull Demon and Horse Face...

To found a hitman organization, call it...

Underworld?

"Depends on your needs."

Li Che briefly regained his senses, lowered his voice, and also responded via divine sense transmission.

Nan Lihuo's eyes flickered slightly.

There's drama!

It seems this Bull Demon and Horse Face truly come from the same organization.

However, what kind of group this is and its overall strength remain unknown.

Does the organization have a Divine Embryo realm grandmaster stationed within?

In Dàjǐng, facing Shendu, there is a top‑tier assassin organization called the Hunter God Hall, extremely secretive, rumored to be able to hunt even Divine Embryo realm grandmasters!

However, the Hunter God Hall's lowest operational range is Dao City; even in Prefecture Cities, sightings of its assassins are rare.

Therefore, Nan Lihuo has never encountered them.

Moreover, hiring a Hunter God Hall assassin is extremely costly, with a severe premium...

Could Bull Demon and Horse Face be from the Hunter God Hall?

Probably not...

But sincerity... Nan Lihuo still has to present it.

"Sect Master Lihuo hires us... what does he want?"

Li Che saw Nan Lihuo fall into contemplation and asked again.

Nan Lihuo lifted his head, his divine sense rippling in response.

"Kill."

"Kill whom?"

"Divine Arrow Colonel, Wen Longshan."

"..."

"Also the Lord of Golden Light Mansion, Su Huaili."

"..."

Li Che fell silent.

A bit stunned.

Is this the gentle‑faced, refined Sub‑sect Master of the Divine Sect, Nan Lihuo?

The earlier incident, Li Che was that close, so he saw it clearly.

If the city lord Su Huaili had not let the Divine Arrow archer Wen Longshan act, the corpse curse seal of Xu Jiuqing would have remained today, unable to be taken away by a master of the Corpse God Sect.

Nan Lihuo could be said to have been humiliated by Su Huaili, yet he did not erupt on the spot, enduring it.

Li Che felt at the time that Nan Lihuo was very capable of endurance.

But endurance is one thing, whether or not one is angry is another.

Li Che heard from Li Qingshan that Nan Lihuo had always wanted to kill the prefect Su Huaili, and the two seemed to have a great grudge.

Su Huaili publicly humiliated Nan Lihuo, basically openly forcing Nan Lihuo to act.

Yet Nan Lihuo endured it.

Su Huaili is a prefect appointed by the Dàjǐng court, while Nan Lihuo comes from a branch of the Divine Sect and is the head of a sect.

In terms of their status in Jinguanfu City, strictly speaking, the prefect Su Huaili is higher.

After all, the Dàjǐng dynasty, though declined somewhat from its peak.

But the court…… remains the foremost power within the Dàjǐng realm.

However……

Su Huaili, as prefect, yet assists the Corpse God Sect……

From this, Li Che has a reason to kill him.

A prefect assisting a rebel sect against the Dàjǐng court…… really no problem?

Regardless of whether there is a problem, even if there are hidden circumstances.

Li Che detests it.

Such a third party, who has been watching from the sidelines and suddenly strikes, easily provokes killing intent.

"Sect Master, you jest…… What is the strength of Prefect Su Huaili?"

Li Che thought, then sent a voice transmission asking.

"At the peak of Yuan Phase, it is highly likely he has condensed a Yuan Spirit; as for whether he has stepped into the Divine Yuan Realm, probably not……"

"Does your organization lack an intelligence department? Su Huaili's identity…… your organization is unaware?"

Nan Lihuo frowned and asked.

"Our plan did not include killing Su Huaili, so we never gathered information…… Moreover, a Yuan Phase expert, this mission…… is not easy to take."

Li Che shook his head.

No wonder Nan Lihuo had to endure; Su Huaili's strength…… is actually higher than he imagined!

Nan Lihuo's eyes flickered, he smiled, and did not find it strange.

Assassins complete missions one by one.

He additionally sought them out, lacking intelligence, yet that is understandable.

"Su Huaili……"

"He is a junior disciple of Ji Molie."

"A prodigy from birth."

Nan Lihuo sent a calm voice transmission.

The sound like thunderclap instantly exploded beside Li Che's ear, causing his pupils beneath the ox-demon mask to contract slightly.

Ji Molie?!

That Dàjǐng overlord, the Pacification King unmatched in ferocity?

No……

How could such a tiny Jinguanfu City have a disciple of the great god Ji Molie?!

Could it be that Nan Lihuo also has a grudge with Ji Molie, the Pacification King?!

"Then let's not kill Su Huaili first…… kill that Divine Arrow Colonel Wen Longshan, feasible?"

"Eight pieces of Eight Extremes Divine Essence Crystals!"

Nan Lihuo's voice transmission came, low and solemn.

That Divine Arrow expert Wen Longshan, transferred from the prefectural city, poses a great threat to him……

To kill Su Huaili, we must first eliminate this Divine Arrow expert.

Li Che originally intended to pick up the Flying Thunder chess piece and leave directly.

But he couldn't resist the fact that he was offering so much.

"Kill Su Huaili…… I can add one Seven Yuan Divine Essence Crystal!"

Nan Lihuo is truly spending lavishly, showing how intense his killing intent is.

You should know, the price of a single Seven Yuan Divine Essence Crystal even exceeds that of a low-grade Seven Yuan divine weapon.

Mainly because Seven Yuan Divine Essence Crystals are extremely rare, making them an excellent cultivation resource.

Once they appear, they are immediately used up by cultivators.

Being able to produce a Seven Yuan divine weapon does not guarantee one can produce a Seven Yuan Divine Essence Crystal!

Li Che's heart stirred.

A single Seven Yuan Divine Essence Crystal would be enough for him to pile up all seven cycles of divine foundation to complete the divine foundation, right?

For Li Che, whose talent in the Divine Essence path is ordinary, this divine essence crystal is truly tempting.

However, feeling tempted is just feeling tempted.

Temptation always comes with danger.

"First kill Wen Longshan, we establish mutual trust, then just practice……"

Nan Lihuo said in a low voice.

Then he raised his hand; a sheet of paper shot out, landing in the ox-demon's hand.

"This is Wen Longshan's intelligence."

Are you willing to take this mission?

Nan Lihuo seemed to recall the bull demon's heroic temperament of hating evil like an enemy; his eyes narrowed, and he added a sentence.

Su Huai li... is not a good person; you can go investigate this yourself!

Li Che paused his movement.

He said nothing more, his gaze falling on the information in his hand; Nan Lihuo appeared fully prepared, having long harbored murderous intent toward Su Huai li and Wen Long Shan.

Tonight's events likely catalyzed this killing intent.

Su Huai li is a disciple of Ji Mo li...

His hidden aces and foundations are countless; he is definitely extremely hard to kill!

Why does Nan Lihuo want to kill Su Huai li?

The wrath of a Divine Fetus realm great cultivator... can he withstand it?

Even the Qian Yuan Divine Sect might not necessarily protect him.

Li Che fell silent.

No wonder Nan Lihuo has to endure; the power behind Su Huai li... he cannot help but endure.

Li Che wanted to clarify one thing.

Last question: since Su Huai li is a disciple of the Pacifying Rebellion King, why do you want to kill him?

And why does he force you to act?

Li Che pressed down his straw hat, lifted the cute calf mask, and from a distance of several tens of zhang, looked at Nan Lihuo.

Their divine senses communicated swiftly in the wind and snow.

Upon hearing this question, Nan Lihuo dazed for a moment, his whole person seeming to have aged greatly; his usually straight back actually hunched a bit.

It seemed he recalled something that exhausted his mind and strength.

You'd better not know...

I have my own reasons.

This answer was quite vague, but Li Che could sense Nan Lihuo's emotions.

If he truly knew the reason, it would likely bring disaster upon himself.

Such a troublesome matter, Li Che couldn't be bothered to know; he glanced at the information on Wen Long Shan.

Afterwards, he put the information away.

Accepted.

First, only kill Wen Long Shan.

Prefect Su Huai li... we'll talk later.

The words were spoken.

The bull demon flicked his finger, a white chess piece shot out and landed in Nan Lihuo's hand.

When to act, crush it.

Eight Eight-Pole Divine Nature Crystals; kill eight, if unable to kill, halve.

I will act together with Horse Face.

Deposit two pieces.

The bull demon said lightly.

Nan Lihuo laughed, threw two Eight-Pole Divine Nature Crystals to Li Che, then clasped his hands: 'One word, set.'

Suddenly, he looked toward the bull demon in the wind and snow, which seemed to gradually blur and disappear.

A fluctuation of divine sense transmitted a sound inquiry.

May I boldly ask, fellow Daoist and Horse Face... exactly which organization do you come from?

Is it... the Hunter Divine Pavilion?

Nan Lihuo was curious.

However...

The bull demon seemed to chuckle softly.

He did not use divine sense to transmit sound.

Instead, he opened his mouth, his voice low and deep, echoing across the snowy plain.

The Netherworld.

Nan Lihuo stood in place as the wind and snow suddenly intensified; looking again, the bull demon had vanished without a trace.

Even though Nan Lihuo's immensely powerful divine sense remained locked on.

Yet he still could not perceive how the bull demon disappeared.

It seemed... it just vanished into thin air.

Netherworld?

Nan Lihuo furrowed his brows; he had never heard of this organization's name...

But why, upon hearing this name, did his body inexplicably feel a chill, as if... a terror of being stared at by death welled up.

Nan Lihuo exhaled a breath, not thinking further.

His gaze swept over the disordered Flowing Sword Peak.

Yet in his heart he let out a sigh of relief.

Because the hidden experts of the Corpse God Sect within the mountain gate had been eradicated, the hidden threat had greatly diminished, naturally worth a sigh of relief.

Su Huai li...

Nan Lihuo's eyes flickered.

Tonight Su Huaili will make a move, which he did not expect.

After all, Princess Molie of the Pingluan King was dealing with the Corpse God Sect in the rebellion suppression, yet Su Huaili's little disciple actually reached out to aid the Corpse God Sect's expert……

Su Huaili probably intends to use this matter to disgust Nanlihuo, simply forcing him to act.

If not……

That problem…… would then be no small matter.

……

……

Golden Light Prefecture City, Falling Flowers Alley.

Inside the independent workshop.

Li Che gripped the Flying Thunder Chess Piece and returned to the courtyard.

In the courtyard, the sounds of inhaling and exhaling rose and fell, like successive thunderclaps.

A glance over revealed, inside the room, seven avatars of the painting immortals seated cross-legged, earnestly and diligently cultivating and nurturing their divinity.

Such diligent effort made Li Che break out in a sweat.

It felt like a ruthless capitalist.

He glanced over, not disturbing the seven of himself who were diligently and assiduously cultivating divinity.

He sat cross-legged on the bamboo chair in the courtyard.

A layer of thick snow had accumulated, presenting a pure white expanse.

Li Che, transformed into the Ox Demon, sat upright on the chair, raised his hand, and a piece of upper-grade Heaven-Earth Jade appeared in his palm—this is the collection of a Divine Phase Middle Realm Elder!

This was his gain after determining he could not kill Xu Jiuqing, choosing instead to engage in melee combat with him.

The goal was melee, but in reality it was to feel out the corpse in advance.

With a flick of his finger, he stored this Heaven-Earth Jade into the Heaven-Earth Space.

Beneath Li Che's Ox Demon mask, heavenly and earthly lines intertwined.

Immediately, before his eyes, a picture began to constantly intertwine and flicker.

Thick black smoke rolled continuously, as if speeding wildly.

Li Che couldn't help but be speechless.

"Still transmitting…… the speed is really slow."

Compared to the instantaneous shift of the Flying Thunder Chess Piece, it is truly slower by more than a bit.

In close-quarters melee with Xu Jiuqing, Li Che was not merely casually picking up a Heaven-Earth Jade; each clash of fists would inject the 【Undefiled Heart】 divinity into Xu Jiuqing's body.

Through the aura of the child seal of the Seven Element Corpse Curse Seal, seek the mother seal!

Li Che originally intended to retrieve and suppress the mother seal of the Seven Element Corpse Curse Seal, but he did not expect Xu Jiuqing to still have an escape method.

By a twist of fate, the Undefiled Heart divinity injected into his corpse curse seal instead condensed into the Flying Thunder Chess Piece.

Became……

A locator!

Li Che could not only use the Flying Thunder Chess Piece to lock onto the direction of Xu Jiuqing's corpse curse seal escape, but also know his condition.

Escape?

The person he, as the Ox Demon, wants to kill…… how could he escape so easily?

This Corpse God Sect evildoer who threatens Xixi, if not dead…… how could he rest easy?

Li Che sat quietly in the courtyard.

He was waiting, waiting for Xu Jiuqing to land after transmission.

However, having experienced the Flying Thunder Chess Piece's swift shift, the Corpse God Sect's such turtle-speed transmission…… really makes one want to urinate.

Li Che even feels anxious for them.

His mind and spirit hovered in the heaven-earth chessboard, sensing Xu Jiuqing's transmission status.

Meanwhile, Li Che multitasked.

He reviewed this battle with Xu Jiuqing, a Divine Phase Middle Realm cultivator.

Although this battle was Li Che's tentative move, it also gave him a clear judgment of his own strength.

"If I unleash the wrathful vajra state of the Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit, add Ascending the Tower, facing a late-stage Sect Master martial artist, I could suppress him; my flesh is too strong, Furnace Sect Master…… my flesh can be called peerless."

"Xu Jiuqing mainly has a bronze corpse flesh, tough and indestructible, plus late-stage Sect Master cultivation, I cannot kill him."

"A fully accomplished bronze corpse is indeed both foul and hard."

"Even with four dragon-tooth bullets to snipe open a path, it still wouldn't work……"

Li Che pondered, snowflakes fell piece by piece, piling up a thick layer on his bamboo hat.

"However…… if I truly play my trump card…… I might not be unable to kill."

Overall, Li Che gained a clear understanding of his own strength.

Equivalent to the level of a true Divine Phase Initial to Middle Realm.

Premised on not giving the opponent distance to pull away, bombarding him with divine secret arts.

In divine cultivation, Li Che ultimately still falls short.

But Li Che excels in physical strength; as a Furnace Sect Master who has tread the Nine Transformations of the Divine Pulse, combined with Ascending the Tower, this unparalleled divine ability prototype……

Once in close quarters, a Divine Phase Middle Realm cultivator, relying on the Divine Phase's thick defense, can still block his close-quarters burst.

But if it is a Divine Phase Initial Realm……

Within ten moves, it is a certain kill!

If facing a Divine Phase Late Stage and Origin Phase Realm cultivator……

Take a detour.

The God Appearance condensed in the late stage of God Appearance is not weaker than the strength of the Bronze Corpse Curse, and once its profound divine nature presses down, that rank pressure is such that even Li Che, who has forged the Seven Wheel Divine Foundation, may not be able to completely ignore it.

Exactly!

The reason Li Che can ignore the rank pressure of Xu Jiuqing's mid-stage God Appearance is that, after forging the Seven Wheel Divine Foundation, he obtained a certain exemption.

Exemption from the oppression of rank pressure.

Not the effect brought by the divine nature of the temple god.

This, however, gives Li Che greater capital for fighting across realms; he is currently only at the Divine Foundation realm, and if he cannot exempt himself from the God Appearance's rank pressure, he will be at a great disadvantage in battle...

Even if one has the physique of a Smelting Furnace Grandmaster martial artist, they will still be restricted, with their strength weakened by at least thirty or forty percent.

"With this strength... I, the Ox Demon... can act even more wantonly."

Under the cute ox mask, Li Che's lips curled into a smile.

Suddenly.

Li Che's eyes flickered slightly.

"Huh? The transmission is finally complete... it really took a while."

In the courtyard, Li Che rose to his feet, his qi and blood steaming, and the white snow instantly melted.

He pressed down on his bamboo hat.

Flee to save his life?

After bullying my daughter... you still want to live?

He, the Ox Demon...

He most likes to eradicate the root and weed out completely.

Hum—

Space seemed to undulate, and the falling snowflakes twisted for a moment.

Afterward, the Ox Demon's figure vanished.

Inside the house.

The seven Li Ches in the paintings all exploded!

The Seven Emotions' divine nature, return to your places!

Outside Jin Guang Prefecture City, forty li away.

Within the continuous mountain range.

In the pitch-black night as dark as ink.

A mass of dense black smoke surged out, first a black dot, then continuously multiplying, finally gathering into a black smoke mass like a vortex.

A black shadow shot out from within at high speed, landing on the ground with tremendous momentum, startling the birds in the dense forest to flap their wings and fly!

The black shadow slowly straightened its body; the rolling thick smoke was all intense corpse and death qi, polluting the surrounding trees, causing their green leaves to wither and fall instantly.

"Damn it!"

"Southern Departure Fire, Ox Demon Horse Face!"

A low voice came from the black shadow's mouth, and the opened eyes showed a scarlet color.

Xu Jiuqing's soul is hidden within the mother seal of the Seven Element Corpse Curse Seal, which is also the reason he has been able to remain hidden within the Jin Guang Sect's branch for so long without being discovered.

All corpse and death qi can be released and stored through the Corpse Curse Seal.

Normally, the power of the Bronze Corpse is completely stored within the Corpse Curse Seal; the flesh body, aside from a slight decline in qi and blood, will not be detected.

Furthermore, under the pretext of nurturing his sword with qi and blood, this suspicion was directly covered up.

Therefore, even someone like Southern Departure Fire, an Origin Appearance cultivator who is almost about to condense a primordial spirit, would find it difficult to discover his secret.

But it was seen through by the Ox Demon!

"Damn it... it's just a mistake, that Seven Element Corpse Curse child seal... exposed my identity."

Xu Jiuqing growled continuously, his soul furious to the extreme, he could no longer control his emotions.

Suddenly.

In the darkness, a white mist actually swept out from the forest.

Slowly, a figure clad in white robes emerged.

On that figure's face was placed a white faceless mask bearing the blood-red written character 'Eight'.

It was actually an Eight Extremes Corpse God Envoy!

Every Eight Extremes Corpse God Envoy is at the God Appearance realm!

"Xu Jiuqing, I have come to guide you, to help you borrow a corpse to be reborn and come back to life."

A faint voice came from the Eight Extremes Corpse God Envoy's mouth.

"However, before that, we need to reclaim your Seven Element Corpse Curse Seal, and because you lost the child seal of the Seven Element Corpse Curse mother-child seal... thus, merits and faults offset, the sect will only provide you with a minor achievement Bronze Corpse body for rebirth."

The voice of the Eight Extremes Corpse God Envoy fell.

In the black mist, Xu Jiuqing's soul's angry and unwilling voice suddenly exploded.

"Minor achievement? How can it be only minor achievement?!"

"Be content, you exposed yourself at this critical juncture; if it weren't for your truly special identity, you might only be granted an Iron Corpse body."

A faint voice came from the Corpse God Envoy's mouth.

"Do you know, Li Qing Shan is about to breakthrough to God Appearance... if you expose yourself, the cost of ruining his plan to breakthrough God Appearance could become great... huh?! Who?!"

The Corpse God Envoy, mid-sentence, suddenly let out a harsh shout.

However.

His body erupted with corpse qi; beneath his white robe, an ancient bronze light flashed forth—he was actually a cultivator who had achieved Great Accomplishment in the Corpse Bronze Corpse.

"Xu Jiuqing, thanks to you, I've hooked a fat fish."

A faint voice, accompanied by a hoarse rasp.

It echoed from behind the Corpse God Envoy.

Xu Jiuqing, shrouded in black mist, narrowed his blood-red eyes, then gasped in shock!

But then, behind the Corpse God Envoy, there appeared that mask so familiar to him it could not be more familiar… the cute ox mask.

Again?!

This ox demon… how can it be like a ghost?!

Bang—!

The air suddenly exploded, a powerful blast radiating outward like concentric circles of radiation.

The Eight Directions Corpse God Envoy reacted with extreme speed, yet he had only just lifted his arm to block when it slammed together with his arm onto the cheek mask, hurling him sideways and smashing through several ancient trees in succession.

The Corpse God Envoy's robes tore open, revealing the ancient bronze body of one who had achieved Great Accomplishment in the Corpse Bronze Curse.

Yet that mask remained completely intact.

"Ox Demon!"

"Xu Jiuqing… you've betrayed the sect?!"

"You bastard, three-surnamed lackey!"

The Corpse God Envoy said coldly, his voice endlessly icy.

Fishing?

Xu Jiuqing was actually fishing!

"But… a mere ox demon… wants to eat me?"

The Corpse God Envoy turned ruthless; divine aura and divinity poured from his body, manifesting the divine aspect of a god covered in countless eyes.

Vairocana Thousand-Eyed Corpse God!

Terrifying pressure spread out like concentric waves, a gale raged, shaking every tree within ten zhang to and fro.

Xu Jiuqing, engulfed in rolling black smoke, was nearly driven mad.

"Not me!"

"I didn't!"

He roared.

However, the ox demon's body burst with a 'thoom', suddenly becoming burly and muscular, veins throbbing and quivering.

His black hair grew wildly, falling to his waist.

He closed his eyes, then opened them; golden smoke seeped from his pupils beneath the mask.

"Swift battle, swift decision."

"Perfect… let's test it."

The ox demon, having opened the Ascending Tower state, said lightly.

Test?

"What gives a mere ox demon the right to test him?!"

Utterly arrogant!

The Eight Directions Corpse God Envoy, however, sneered: "You teamed up with Horse Face's hidden weapon sneak attack and still couldn't kill Xu Jiuqing; what makes you think you can kill me?"

However, Li Che merely glanced at him.

He flicked a finger.

The Heaven-Earth Chessboard instantly enveloped the surrounding ten-zhang area, masking all auras.

The change in environment caused both the Corpse God Envoy and Xu Jiuqing to change color.

This ox demon…

This ox demon!

The next moment, the Corpse God Envoy and Xu Jiuqing saw the ox demon's palm raised like a palm-leaf fan.

A dark-gold chess piece hovered silently.

Intense and terrifying divine pressure from the Temple God surged forth like a flood from that tiny dark-gold chess piece, overwhelming heaven and earth.

That was the Temple God's pressure…

Heavenly King!

Both the Corpse God Envoy and Xu Jiuqing sensed it, their faces changing in shock.

"It's you—indeed it's you!"

Xu Jiuqing cried out shrilly, the one who originally severed the connection between his corpse curse mother and child seals was indeed the ox demon!

And this Heavenly King Temple God power…

Only the Nanli Fire atop the Golden Light Main Peak can mobilize it!

Ox demon… Nanli Fire… what a scheme!

Xu Jiuqing wailed and laughed bitterly!

The ox demon, however, ignored him, clenched his five fingers, and instantly crushed the dark-gold Heavenly King divine chess piece!

The dark-gold Temple God's divinity surged up like smoke.

Inhale—

Then, the ox demon raised his head and inhaled deeply… but only drew in one-third!

Only this!

In an instant, the ten-zhang area shrouded by the heaven-and-earth chessboard saw the entire ground crack and explode, sinking several feet in a moment, as if pressed down by an incredibly terrifying suppressive force.

And on the ox demon's terrifying fleshly body, countless fine knife-mark-like wounds appeared, puff puff puff, blood mist exploded.

The fleshly body seemed somewhat unable to bear the divine power of the temple god!

Countless temple godly divine essence flowed out, actually appearing on the surface of the ox demon's towering, mountain-like physique...

Forged a piece of golden armor!

Black hair flew, the whole body's skin turned reddish-purple, clad in golden divine armor!

Magnificent bearing, mighty and overwhelming!

The Golden Heavenly King climbing the tower was like seeing a god!

"Using an ox knife... to kill you."

The ox demon murmured, its voice seeming to echo between heaven and earth.

Under the mask of the Eight Extremes Corpse God Envoy, the pupils suddenly showed fear.

Flee...

But, it's too late.

Boom—rumble—rumble!

Heaven collapsed, earth sank, the entire mountain range trembled, radiation-like spiderweb cracks intertwined and spread out.

Many rocks on the ground seemed, after being melted by terrifying power, quickly chilled by the harsh winter wind, becoming icy and crystalline.

After everything returned to calm.

Snowflakes silently fell from the night sky, landing on the open ground where countless trees had been flattened.

The open ground had an immensely huge pit.

In the pit...

Only the Corpse God Sect's Eight Extremes Corpse God Envoy remained, his corpse after being handled, twisted with fear, turned into rotting mud.

As for Xu Jiuqing's soul...

Long ago, his soul and spirit had already scattered!

In the silent ruins.

Moments later.

One, two, three...

There were actually six figures twisted with corpse and death qi, emerging from the twisted black smoke vortex, standing at the edge of the ruins.

Silently watching the Eight Extremes Corpse God Envoy, smashed into mud by the peerless ferocious beast.

In the silent ruins, a faint voice finally sounded.

"Grand Master?!"

Some readers said it's watery, is the battle description too watery? Because I poured emotion while writing, I didn't notice; actually battle description is hardest to write, I'll pay attention next time.

Also, in the setting, the Divine Sect is just one force, and the prefectural city is merely a branch; Dàjǐng remains the court's greatest, don't mix them up; Zuozhejun wrote according to the outline, some info may not have been given, don't jump to conclusions, keep reading.

Finally, the recommendation finally came up for PK, tonight at midnight the recommendation goes up; the recommendation's effect decides whether the next recommendation is good or bad; I ask everyone for monthly votes, please everyone definitely keep reading! Old Li knelt!