Chapter 152: Emperor Xixi's Fatal Weakness, the Dao Fruit Second Transformation Divine Ability [Plucking Stars]

Before his eyes, flowing light slowly spread out.

The falling snow instantly vaporized—that was the sudden agitation of Li Che's inner heart, causing his qi and blood to accelerate and burst forth with tremendous heat.

It has transformed……

LV4!

The first Dao Fruit to transform to LV4 level!

Li Che murmured.

His voice was calm, yet irrepressible excitement surged within it!

Then it turned into a calm inhale and exhale.

"Huh——"

"Ah——"

Heaven and earth were silent, falling snow rustled.

Li Che's eyes opened and closed, his emotions calmed, and he gazed at the flowing light before him.

【Dao Fruit: Immortal Artisan (LV4, 0%)】

【Dao Fruit LV4, Second Transformation, Divine Ability Prototype (Immortal Artisan·Thousand Analysis Hand) upgraded, obtained Divine Ability (Immortal Artisan·Plucking Stars)】

Dao Fruit Second Transformation!

Divine Ability Prototype... upgraded to Divine Ability!

Li Che, no matter how he calmed his emotions, still couldn't help but feel agitated.

Divine Ability...

Plucking Stars!

【Plucking Stars (Divine Ability): hand plucks the stars, all enter my divine, accept the pure body, myriad spirits come to court】

【First Heaven: Plucking Stars Pupil】

【Myriad Analysis Boundless, Drawing Soul and Pointing Spirit, Examining the Void and Returning to Truth, Shocking Evil and Exterminating Heresy】

【Second Heaven:???】

【???】

As the Divine Ability Prototype upgraded, an introduction to the newly obtained Divine Ability welled up spontaneously in his heart!

Li Che's eyes narrowed slightly.

Divine Ability First Heaven... Second Heaven!

It was obvious that he could not activate the Second Heaven state of the Divine Ability; a feedback realization arose in his heart—his divine sense was too weak to bear it.

Even forcing the activation of the Second Heaven state of the Divine Ability was impossible.

It was as if a door stood before him, blocking his way; even if he exerted all his strength to push, he might not be able to move it!

In short, it all boiled down to one word.

Weak!

His own strength was insufficient.

He did not pay attention to the effect of the Second Heaven Plucking Stars Divine Ability.

Li Che immersed his mind and spirit in the ability of the First Heaven of the Divine Ability 【Plucking Stars Pupil】.

Instantly, a powerful suction burst forth before his eyes.

He only felt his soul spinning.

On his forehead, it seemed a third eye had grown; in his pupil flashed extraordinarily mystical divine light.

Slightly opening and closing, he opened the vertical eye of the upper dantian.

After the world spun, the scenery before his eyes underwent an earth-shattering change.

The vast, boundless, immense heaven and earth appeared before his eyes.

Also visible was that tree growing in the vast earth, shooting up as if to pierce the heavens, shattering the cloud layers—the Heaven-Reaching Dao Tree!

On the Dao Tree, branches drooped, and five fruits flashing seven-colored flowing light floated.

That was the Dao Fruit!

One of the Dao Fruits 【Immortal Artisan】 appeared to have become much heavier, actually bending the branches slightly.

That curvature was very slight, but in Li Che's eyes...

... yet it was extremely obvious!

As if imprinted deep in the soul, upon sight it captured this curvature.

Then his gaze swept toward the other four Dao Fruits, respectively 【Dragon Elephant Vajra】, 【Pure Heart】, 【Chess Sage】, 【Immortal in the Painting】!

Upon this look, he felt the Plucking Stars Pupil at his brow become extremely hot.

It burst forth with endless brilliant light!

Extremely brilliant, like the filament of an incandescent lamp sublimated under hundred-watt energy!

Within the vertical pupil, energy spread and intertwined like roots, like strange flower patterns, covering and entwining Li Che's arms.

His hand, uncontrollably raised, five fingers spread, instantly the void seemed to be propped open by his palm!

Slowly reaching toward the four Dao Fruits hanging on that Dao Tree, besides 【Immortal Artisan】, he stretched out...

As if to pluck them down!

As if...

An immortal raised his hand, plucking stars from the night sky!

However, Li Che's vision soon blurred.

His entire consciousness returned to his physical body.

In the courtyard, his heavy breathing sounded like a bellows, constantly twitching.

Each inhale and exhale stirred the turbulent, shooting airflow!

Wood shavings flew sideways, never ceasing.

He looked toward the seven Painting Immortal avatars inside the house; at some point, they had been dispelled, their forms scattered, leaving only the not-yet-fully-refined Eight Extremes Divine Nature Crystal lying on the ground.

Li Che felt his greatly strengthened Seven Wheels Divine Foundation, and exhaled a turbid breath.

He raised his hand and wiped away the sweat beads on his forehead.

Even his back was drenched in sweat.

It felt as if he had endured some arduous task, as though he had truly ascended to the firmament, yearning to pluck those distant, unattainable stars.

「The Painting Immortal avatars were automatically dispelled…… could it be because…… the Dao fruit trembled? 」

「I earlier…… wanted to reach out and pluck that Dao fruit hanging on the Dao tree? 」

Li Che exhaled a turbid breath, his pupils shifting with an unusual hue.

He raised his hand to touch his brow, only to find the vertical eye there had vanished.

The first heavenly layer of the divine ability, the Star-Plucking Eye, was dispelled.

But Li Che felt a huge drain on his essence, energy, and spirit, especially his spirit, the drain immense, giving him the illusion that everything looked hazy and muddled.

His divine sense was nearly dried up, as if it had been sucked dry.

Li Che understood, this was the massive consumption brought about by his earlier trial of the divine ability.

He sat cross-legged, recovering his condition while pondering deeply.

「Star-Plucking…… the so-called 'star' is the Dao fruit? 」

「What significance would there be in plucking the Dao fruit? 」

「For now, I cannot pluck the Dao fruit; when my cultivation rises enough to formally pluck it, I shall know. 」

Li Che pondered.

Now he could simply consider that the Immortal Artisan Divine Ability, Star-Plucking Eye, is an upgraded version of the Thousand Dissection Hand, possessing the same functions of analyzing divine weapons, drawing out divinity, and so on.

Furthermore, it seemed to have added the effects of "Drawing Soul, Pointing Spirit; Discerning the False, Returning to the True; Shaking Evil, Slaying the Wicked."

「Pointing Spirit……」

Li Che closed his eyes; the meaning of the divine ability flowed gently like a stream, blossoming in his mind like a flower, telling him what the so-called Pointing Spirit was.

「Enlightening the Spirit? 」

Li Che opened his eyes, a flash of unusual color flickering in his gaze.

「Discerning the False, Returning to the True means I can ignore any illusion or falsehood, including bewildering formations and the like. 」

Li Che exhaled a breath; as for Shaking Evil, Slaying the Wicked, the name says it all, and it is quite easy to understand.

The development of the divine ability still needs to be gradual, but overall he is satisfied with its effects.

However, mastering the divine ability…… requires strength.

He, after all, still lacks sufficient strength.

Snow fell anew, fluttering down onto his hair tips, shoulders, and the book clutched in his hand.

Li Che did not use his qi and blood to evaporate these white snows.

He began to continue flipping through the Tang Clan True Transmission Mechanism.

His gaze fell upon it; after the Immortal Artisan Dao Fruit reached level 4, his understanding and perception of mechanisms directly climbed another notch.

Compared to the Tangji Jianji Yaowu, the Tang Clan True Transmission Mechanism, which was more obscure and difficult to understand, suddenly became clear and easy to grasp in his eyes.

Li Che examined it closely; in his mind, it seemed as if he were constantly deducing and calculating, constructing a mechanism model.

「Mechanism beasts…… the Tang Clan True Transmission Mechanism records the details of their manufacture, as well as the corresponding…… mechanism arts. 」

Suddenly.

Li Che felt the golden tome in his hand, which recorded the Tang Clan True Transmission Mechanism, tremble slightly.

Each and every character upon it seemed to come alive.

Suddenly, in Li Che's eyes, they flowed together into a sutra.

Li Che's heart startled, but after the surprise he calmed down.

「This is the Tang Clan's supreme art, the Mechanism Nine Seals, the key to crafting mechanism beasts, and also the essence and core! 」

「Only with sufficient comprehension can one extract the essence from the Tang Clan True Transmission Mechanism and condense this supreme art! 」

「Those who face the soldiers and warriors all line up ahead; the Mechanism Nine Seals were developed by the Tang Clan's forefather from the Guiyi Miao that the Tang Clan suppressed, integrated into mechanism arts, forming the Tang Clan's unique Way of Mechanism. 」

「Mechanism beasts need to receive seals; the more mechanism seals a mechanism beast bears…… the stronger it becomes! 」

「Ten Metropolis Mechanism Beast bears one seal; Nine Luminaries Mechanism Beast bears two seals……」

「The Tang Clan's four supreme-art mechanism beasts bear the Seven Wheels Mechanism Seal! 」

Li Che's eyes opened and closed, radiance bursting forth.

So that's how it is……

This is the true core of the Tang Clan's mechanism arts!

His heart surged, and he began to carefully study the Mechanism Nine Seals; this thing belongs to the ranks of supreme arts.

For any supreme art, Li Che is very interested.

See if it can possibly be merged into the Myriad Transformations Dragon Elephant.

But Li Che soon frowned upon the Mechanism Nine Seals, clearly a level higher than any supreme art he had encountered so far.

Trying to comprehend it, it turned out to be extremely difficult.

However, Li Che actually had considerable patience.

While restoring his essence, energy, and spirit, he studied the supreme art Mechanism Nine Seals.

……

……

Two days later.

At Zhenglei Peak, inside the small courtyard.

Xixi had her hair tied in twin buns, wrapped in a big red cotton jacket, poked out her little head, and occasionally popped up beside Li Che.

「Dad, is it done? 」

「Dad, have you finished making it? 」

「Xixi can hardly wait, Dad, hurry! 」

Xixi chattered away nonstop beside them, her mouth muttering.

In the distance.

Gongyang Xiu and Gong Yuanliang didn't dare approach at all; they were a bit afraid of Xixi's dad.

They always felt Xixi's dad's gaze was extremely sharp, as if it wanted to smash their heads.

Lü Chi beside them, however, had long grown accustomed to it.

The more they endured, the more their mental tolerance would silently increase.

Starting from Fēiléichéng, Lü Chi had endured Li Che's gaze; this little scene was nothing.

Lü Chi snorted while practicing his martial arts, disdainfully snorting at Gongyang Xiu and Gong Yuanliang.

Two little jerks.

Li Che naturally didn't pay attention to what the three little yellow-haired youths thought of each other.

He was carving a small thing.

The carving knife constantly flipped and flew in his hand, shedding gleaming spiritual wood shavings that fell like snow.

After the Immortal Craft Dao Fruit advanced again, Li Che's carving skill had nearly reached a state of perfection, forming its own school, unique and unparalleled.

「Done! 」

Li Che put away the carving knife and rubbed the little head that Xixi had poked over.

「Huh~ Dad, where's the little crow you mentioned? What is this? It's so ugly. 」

Xixi said, baring her teeth.

The little butterfly on her shoulder also curiously opened and closed its wings.

Gongyang Xiu, Gong Yuanliang, and Lü Chi beside them also couldn't help but grow curious, coming over.

Li Che smiled, assembled the scattered parts on the ground, using mortise-and-tenon joints, not even using a single nail.

Then, Li Che opened his mouth, and a powerful soaring airflow burst out from his mouth.

Instantly, the assembled wooden spirit crane had its wood shavings blown away by the blast, revealing the streamlined body of the mechanical beast.

「This is……」

Big-headed Lü Chi beside them narrowed his eyes.

「A mechanical beast?! 」

「This is a mechanical beast! 」

「Tang clan's mechanical beast! 」

「Uncle Li can actually make a mechanical beast? 」

Although it only has the appearance of a mechanical beast, this is already extremely impressive.

However, something even more shocking to Lü Chi soon happened.

Li Che was very satisfied amidst the three little brats' exclamations of 'wow wow'.

He raised his palm, fingers hooked like claws, flexibly tracing in the air.

The next moment, a 'Xing' character mechanical seal was outlined by Li Che with divinity, then inlaid into the body of this mechanical beast.

Li Che relaxed his hand.

Click-click-click-click—

The wooden spirit beast immediately staggered and twisted, its spiritual wood wings constantly flapping.

As if it were getting used to this body.

Li Che sat quietly on the ground, a faint divine pattern seemingly appearing between his brows.

Then it transformed into a vertical pupil that flashed and vanished in an instant.

Divine ability—

Star-Plucking Pupil!

Point Spirit!

A stream of light shot out from the vertical pupil, merging into the wooden spirit crane, slowly flowing toward the core where the 'Xing' character mechanical seal was engraved, fusing with it.

Instantly, the previously foolish and clumsy wooden spirit crane, flapping its wings, suddenly became nimble and agile.

It sprang and jumped about the courtyard, even coming up to Xixi's side, rubbing her cheek.

「Hehehe! Wow! Dad is so awesome! This big bird is so fun to play with! 」

The butterfly on Xixi's shoulder also flapped its wings, staring provocatively at the wooden spirit crane.

The wooden spirit crane lifted its neck, and Xixi landed on its back, then its wings flapped.

It actually carried Xixi directly soaring into midair, gliding and flying about within the small courtyard.

Xixi was overjoyed, her little face flushed red; this big crane is far more fun than a twisty car!

「Dad, I'm getting all dusty! 」

Xixi's loud laughter continually came from the sky, accompanied by a tinkling bell-like laugh.

The playful Xixi Great Emperor was overjoyed to death!

Li Che looked at Xixi's brilliant smile, brushed off the wood shavings staining his black robe, clasped his hands behind his back, and rose.

His eyes were gentle, a smile lingered at the corner of his mouth.

Mechanism Nine Seals—getting started!

Mastering one seal counts as getting started.

This Mechanism secret art is extremely difficult; Li Che spent three days barely getting started, mastering the first seal, and the more seals he mastered afterward, the greater the difficulty.

He felt that the rank of this Mechanism Nine Seals even surpassed some secret arts.

"Drone... skilled at airdrop bombing."

Li Che smiled, quite satisfied with the Wood Spirit Crane.

Moreover, the Mechanism Beast he crafted possessed even greater spirituality...

Because it was infused with the point of spirit light from his divine ability Star-Plucking Pupil, it was lifelike and very human-like.

It was as lifelike as a true Spirit Crane.

Beside them, Gongyang Xiu and Gongyuan Liang's eyes sparkled with envy.

Xixi's dad is so awesome.

The wooden bird he made could actually fly.

Unlike their dads, who only know how to frequent brothels and listen to music.

Lü Chi's shock was the greatest, understanding what Li Che's move meant—it meant Li Che had mastered the core of the Tang Mechanism Technique!

Not only could he craft the appearance of a Mechanism Beast, but he could also endow it with abilities!

Suddenly, Lü Chi felt a chill run down his spine.

Because he discovered Li Che looking at him with a half‑smile, that gaze gave him a creepy feeling that made his hairs stand on end.

Lu Chi felt his shocked reaction was a bit inappropriate for a child his age.

Like Gongyang Xiu and Gong Yuanliang, feeling that one's own father is worthless by comparison is the right attitude.

Li Che withdrew his gaze from Lu Chi.

Lu Chi…

His identity seems somewhat unusual.

Besides, no one pursued it further—not even Li Qingshan, Lu Chi's master—so why should he bother?

Considering Lu Chi's performance so far, as long as he doesn't think of harming Xixi, Li Che won't think about testing the feel of throwing a big head.

He clapped his hands.

The Wood Spirit Crane immediately flew down, and Xixi embraced it.

"Hmm, Dad… let Xixi play with the big crane a bit longer!"

Xixi raised a chubby little finger, arched her two eyebrows, brought it to her tiny nose, and pleaded with Li Che.

Li Che, however, put on a stern face.

"No!"

"Have you finished the writing assignment Elder Zhang gave you—copying your names?"

Li Che said.

"You can play after finishing your homework; the big crane is right here, you can play anytime. If you haven't finished, tomorrow you'll get Elder Zhang's ruler, so don't end up crying with a red nose again."

Li Che was impartial and stern.

After all, this little girl has been hit with the ruler countless times.

"Look, Xiu Xiu and Liang Liang have finished their homework, yet all you know is to play!"

Xixi, as if struck by lightning, dazedly slipped down from the big crane's back.

The big crane nuzzled its head close, rubbing against Xixi's face, as if comforting her.

Xixi looked at Li Che in despair.

"Dad…"

"Pleading won't help." Li Che crossed his arms.

Xixi's little face instantly turned red from holding back.

She felt utterly wronged.

"Liang Liang and Xiu Xiu—how many strokes are their names, and how many strokes is mine…"

Elder Zhang Qingzheng's assignment for them was to copy their names.

Each person must copy their name one hundred times.

If not completed, they must add another hundred the next day.

Xixi…

Not a single day has she finished it.

Now she has accumulated this record to eight hundred copies.

Elder Zhang Qingzheng's angry face was twisted.

He likes Xixi's talent for a moment, but… he still has to be angry.

Hearing this, Li Che felt guilty and rubbed Xixi's head.

"Dad, who came up with Xixi's name?! Doesn't he have to do homework?!"

"Can't you give me a name like Li Yi Yi?!"

Xixi put her hands on her hips, furious.

Xixi the Great Emperor wants to change her name!

Xixi Great Emperor likes fighting and killing, likes setting off fireworks, and hates writing names the most.

If the name could be a bit simpler, that would be great.

But if the name were changed…… Xixi Great Emperor would seem not to be Xixi Great Emperor.

So troubling.

Xixi's two eyebrows were knotted together.

"Oh, your name, it was given by your great-grandfather." Li Che joined in the criticism, speaking seriously.

Xixi immediately stomped her foot: "Great-grandfather doesn't do homework, it's hateful!"

"Alright, go on, finish copying the name, Dad will bring back something tasty for you—candied haws? sweet and sour pork ribs? braised pork?"

"Xixi wants them all!" Xixi's eyes lit up.

Li Che rubbed her head: "Okay, then go."

Although there is motivation from the delicious food.

But Xixi still walked toward the study with heavy steps.

In the study, Li Che prepared a desk for the little ones, with brush, ink, paper, and inkstone laid out.

The wood spirit crane and the little butterfly watched Xixi do her homework from the side.

Xixi sat on the children's chair Li Che had carefully made for her, her heart trembling, her hand trembling, she seized the trembling brush…

Her small face turned pale, tears swirling in her eyes, she pouted her lips, and began to write her name…

Li Nuanxi…… finished writing one.

Progress still has seven hundred ninety-nine left.

It's over.

Xixi Great Emperor's world…

No light left.

……

……

Xixi ultimately still failed to finish writing her name.

She now owes another hundred names.

The record has reached nine hundred.

Xixi, devoid of will to live, was taken by Li Che to Golden Light Peak.

Upon arriving at Golden Light Peak, Li Che was somewhat surprised; under his perception, Golden Light Peak was much livelier than usual.

On the large flat area, there was a gathering of unfamiliar children, not like the new disciples of the Divine Sect.

Li Che held Xixi, her eyes still brimming with tears, seemingly also attracted by this sight.

In the distance, Sang Guanyin walked over wearing a pale yellow long dress, gently.

"Xixi senior sister, what… is happening?"

Li Che asked doubtfully.

Xixi wrapped her arms around Li Che's neck, also blinking her big eyes curiously.

"They are the divine children and spirit children of the Dao City Primordial Origin Orthodox Sect, formally coming to pay respects to the mountain, to warm up for the upcoming temple god resonance."

Sang Guanyin said in a gentle, tranquil voice.

"Among them, several are divine children just like Xixi… does Xixi's father want to stay and take a look?"

"In a while they might challenge Xixi; you can also see how Xixi's cultivation has progressed these days."

Sang Guanyin invited.

Li Che felt moved, but still shook his head: "I still have business at the Imperial Astronomy Bureau; today the Superintendent has arranged for the woodcarving masters to go to the Fire Eye Mystic Shock Spirit Monkey Guiyi Miao to observe the temple god."

Li Che has been looking forward to this new Guiyi Miao for a long time.

Naturally, he does not want to miss it.

Moreover…

If he wants to watch the battle, he never needs to be close.

He left a Flying Thunder chess piece on Xixi, so he can always observe her situation.

Upon hearing this, Sang Guanyin did not invite further.

She also knows that for a woodcarving master, entering the Guiyi Miao to observe the temple god is extremely important.

After all, such an opportunity is extremely rare.

The sparring of the Dao City divine children is just a pastime, not a major event like temple god resonance.

After Sang Guanyin held Xixi, she used her personal silk cloth to wipe away her tears.

"What's wrong with Xixi? Why is she crying?" Sang Guanyin said gently.

"Yinyin senior sister, quickly save Xixi..." Xixi immediately embraced Sang Guanyin and burst into tears.

"Xixi's name is too hard to write!"

Sang Guanyin: "......"

Oh dear, poor Xixi.

This... senior sister is also willing but unable to help.

Fallen Flower Alley.

In the courtyard.

Exhale—

Accompanying a long breath, like a great whale inhaling and exhaling, it slowly stirred the airflow, brushing the wind, snow, and wood shavings.

Li Che's whole body steamed with sweat, the scorching heat raising the courtyard's temperature considerably.

He stood rooted, fingers hooked like claws, and thrust out violently; the airflow exploded, as if a flood dragon's roar rumbled.

Two qi-blood flood dragons surged forth, winding and striking like divine whips lashing, tearing the air apart with explosive cracks.

"Eight Dragons Overturning the River, the second qi-blood flood dragon… condensing!"

"Three qi-blood flood dragons mean great accomplishment! It's near!"

Li Che's movement suddenly shifted again; countless arcs of lightning darted and leaped, his whole body in the courtyard transforming into countless flashes of lightning.

"A lower-grade supreme art, the Azure Lightning Body is fully perfected!"

"Azure Lightning True Form!"

Upon great accomplishment one can manifest the true form; at the master level one can produce the supreme art's true intention, and reaching the transformation stage yields a domain of true intention.

This is the hierarchy of cultivation for a grandmaster's supreme art!

Once the true form is achieved, the Azure Lightning Body outside Li Che resembles intertwined lightning armor, greatly boosting his speed, strength, explosiveness, and so on.

Li Che dispersed the Azure Lightning Body, pressed his index and middle fingers together, and thrust forward; instantly, sword qi raged and clanged throughout the courtyard.

"A supreme high-grade art, the Lü Xuan Sword Canon!"

"The Minor Accomplishment realm!"

As Li Che organized his martial arts, the Dragon Elephant Vajra path-fruit throbbed, elevating his martial talent and letting his insight merge with nature.

After training for a while, Li Che's stature shot up, as if every inch of muscle trembled and every cell emitted a roar.

"Myriad Transformations Dragon Elephant!"

Self-created supreme art, stepping into Minor Accomplishment!

Behind Li Che, a phantom of a dragon and elephant seemed to appear!

The power of five dragons and five elephants!

His arms like an elephant's trunk and a dragon's tail swept and smashed out, the courtyard air dented into a large pit, violent gusts howling and raging.

Li Che gradually finished, a smile appearing on his face.

"Not bad."

"Mid-grandmaster level."

Li Che felt his furnace qi and blood greatly strengthened, his mood excellent.

In the grandmaster realm, one cultivates supreme arts; when the supreme art improves, one's cultivation naturally rises as well!

And Li Che's grandmaster cultivation is tied to his self-created supreme art, Myriad Transformations Dragon Elephant.

Having reached Minor Accomplishment, he also officially entered mid-grandmaster.

He simply washed up and groomed.

Li Che changed into a clean black robe.

【Painting Immortal】 clone, splitting into seven cultivators of liver cultivation, and one researching the Guanyin Sitting Lotus main battle tank and mechanisms afterwards.

Li Che then put on a bamboo hat and headed toward the Directorate of Astronomy's Treasure Tower.

Today… they were headed to the Supervisor's long-anticipated 【Fire-Eyed Mystic Startling Spirit Monkey】 Guiyi Miao.

He finally had the chance to touch the new deity.

This deity-visiting endeavor was postponed for several days.

Li Che had long been looking forward to it.

Arriving at the Directorate of Astronomy's Treasure Tower.

One after another, Directorate of Astronomy carriages waited outside.

Vice Director Gong Yunli and Gong Yang Liancheng each sat in a carriage.

"A-Che, come, ride with me."

Gong Yunli lifted the curtain, saw Li Che, and immediately greeted him cheerfully.

This drew the attention of many woodcarving masters.

For this deity-visiting trip, almost all of the Directorate of Astronomy's third-rank guest professorship woodcarving masters were going.

After all, entering the Guiyi Miao, heavily guarded by the Temple Garrison, is no easy feat.

Li Che didn't pay much attention to Gong Yunli's enthusiasm, calmly entering the carriage.

Traveling with this Vice Director whose clear eyes betrayed foolishness, Li Che could spare himself much suspicion.

He enjoyed the leisure.

Upon entering the carriage, Gong Yunli poured Li Che a cup of tea.

"I heard there's lively excitement to watch on Golden Light Peak today; three divine children from Dao City want to spar with your Xixi?"

Gong Yunli's lovely woman's fair face, lightly powdered, yet flushed red, showed curiosity for gossip.

Li Che laughed and corrected: "It's a challenge to my Xixi."

"Too bad, you're going to the Guiyi Miao to visit the deity, so you can't watch this battle."

Li Che smiled gently and softly agreed: "Yeah, what a pity."

His heart stirred.

In the heaven-and-earth chessboard.

The flying thunder chess piece left inside Xixi's body vibrated.

Instantly, a scene unfolded before his eyes.

Golden Light Peak's great flat.

Xixi Great Emperor stood with hands on hips, chin raised, with the mechanized beast giant crane and a mysterious little butterfly beside him.

Stood amidst the raging wind.

Facing the challenge from the divine prodigies of Dao City!

Xixi Great Emperor never fears fighting!

Except for copying names!

Copying names, that is Xixi Great Emperor's fatal weakness!

Just as Li Che was about to enjoy watching the excitement.

Suddenly.

On the chessboard, a divinity chess piece snapped with a pop, bursting into divinity mist.

Li Che froze, his pupils shifting slightly.

This is not a sign of a relative encountering danger.

But it was the divinity chess piece he left for Nan Lihuo for communication; if action were to be initiated, breaking the piece would serve as proof.

Nan Lihuo hired the ox demon horse face at great cost, together hunting down the divine archer Wen Longshan beside Su Huaili.

Now...

Nan Lihuo shattered this chess piece.

Looks like he's getting ready to make a move!

For such a long time, Nan Lihuo had made no movement, and Li Che thought Nan Lihuo had forgotten.

The deposit of the four eight-pole divinity crystals given by Nan Lihuo had been completely used up by him, Li Che.

Inside the carriage, Li Che withdrew his awareness from the heaven and earth chessboard, his eyes flickering; he lightly picked up the teacup, took a sip, and the corner of his mouth curled into a chilling arc.

Thinking of that divine archer who repeatedly drew his bow to shoot hidden arrows, killing intent surged.

Divine archer Wen Longshan...

Your time of death has come!

Seven-thousand-word chapter, the final two days, asking for monthly tickets—you all are awesome, yesterday alone gained over a thousand votes, amazing! Two days left, let Lao Li see your stamina, keep reading, don't stop, concerning the next recommended release PK, Lao Li thanks you!