Chapter 155

Golden Light Peak, Great Plain!

Translation: "Gold Light Peak, Big Flat!" (Keep punctuation). Should we keep the comma and exclamation? Yes.

Heavy snow suddenly surged, flakes falling one by one, swirling between heaven and earth.

Translation: "Heavy snow fell suddenly, flakes drifting down, swirling between heaven and earth."

Heavy snow suddenly surged, flakes falling one by one, swirling between heaven and earth.

Suddenly, the howling qi and blood were ripped apart and exploded, turning into a hazy snow mist!

Translation: "Suddenly, the howling qi and blood were jerked apart and shattered, exploding into a murky snow mist!"

Suddenly, the howling qi and blood were jerked apart and shattered, exploding into a murky snow mist!

Zhong Liuxiu's figure was flung outward violently; his two blood‑red tigers, formed from his crimson blood, were ridden and beaten by Xixi, and were completely shattered!

Translation: "Zhong Liuxiu's figure shot out violently, his two blood-red tigers formed from his crimson blood, were ridden and pummeled by Xixi, and were utterly shattered!"

Zhong Liuxiu's figure shot out violently, his two blood‑red tigers formed from his crimson blood, were ridden and beaten by Xixi, and were utterly shattered!

This made Zhong Liuxiu, who had come from Dao City and considered himself a cut above the Prefecture City's geniuses, look extremely grim.

Translation: "This made Zhong Liuxiu, who had come from Dao City and considered himself a cut above the prefecture city's geniuses, look extremely grim."

This made Zhong Liuxiu, who had come from Dao City and considered himself a cut above the Prefecture City's geniuses, look extremely grim.

A wave of resentment surged up from his heart!

Translation: "His unwillingness surged up in waves!"

This little girl...

Translation: "This little girl..."

He must give this little girl a proper lesson!

Translation: "He must give this little girl a proper lesson!"

A fierce glint flashed in Zhong Liuxiu's eyes!

Translation: "Zhong Liuxiu's eyes flashed with a fierce light!"

He hails from the Zhong family, one of the millennium‑old clans of Dao City, raised from childhood with top‑tier resources; now at just seven years old, he has mastered the perfected absolute fist technique!

Translation: "He is none other than a member of the Zhong family, one of Dao City's thousand-year-old clans, nurtured with top-tier resources since childhood; at just seven years old, he has already mastered the perfected absolute fist technique!"

the perfected absolute fist technique

How could he possibly be suppressed by a little girl?!

Translation: "How could he possibly be suppressed by a little girl?!"

However, alongside his anger, Zhong Liuxiu was also astonished—four years old... what a monster!

Translation: "However, besides his anger, Zhong Liuxiu also felt astonishment—four years old... truly a monster!"

But monster or not, he cannot be defeated!

Translation: "But a monster is a monster; he cannot lose!"

He came bearing the glory of Dao City!

Translation: "He came bearing the glory of Dao City!"

Zhong Liuxiu's hair fluttered, his eyes glittered; since brute strength couldn't overcome this girl...

Translation: "Zhong Liuxiu's hair flew up, his eyes gleaming—since brute force won't work on this lass..."

Then he'll switch tactics!

Translation: "Then we'll change tactics!"

Combat techniques... besides personal strength, they also depend on the mind!

Translation: "In a duel... besides personal strength, it's also about wit!"

Zhong Liuxiu stepped down, his eyes sparkling...

Translation: "Zhong Liuxiu stepped down, his eyes shining brightly..."

Since that's the case, he'll win with divine weapons!

Translation: "In that case, let's win with divine weapons!"

Earlier, when he fought Hai Chaosheng, he dismissed using divine weapons because Hai Chaosheng's strength was such that he could easily defeat him barehanded.

Translation: "Previously, in his fight against Hai Chaosheng, he disdained using divine weapons, because Hai Chaosheng's strength was such that he could easily defeat him bare-handed."

The facts proved it true, but the prodigy from Golden Light Prefecture before him...

Translation: "Indeed, that proved true, but this prodigy of Gold Light Prefecture before him..."

is different!

Translation: "Is different!"

He must bring out his divine weapons!

Translation: "He must bring out a divine weapon!"

With a clenched fist, a long spear instantly came into his grasp...

Translation: "He clenched his fist, and a spear instantly appeared in his grip..."

Seven‑Element Divine Weapon!

Translation: "Seven Yuan Divine Weapon!"

Although...

Translation: "Although..."

Zhong Liuxiu cannot yet activate the Seven‑Element Divine Weapon, so he cannot unleash its power, but merely relying on the weapon's rank-level pressure is enough for him to gain the advantage!

Translation: "Zhong Liuxiu cannot yet activate the Seven Yuan Divine Weapon, cannot release its power, but... relying solely on the pressure of its rank, he is enough to gain the advantage!"

Zhong Liuxiu dragged the Seven‑Element spear, suddenly sprinted, then planted a heavy step, and a fierce tiger emerged from the spear!

Translation: "Zhong Liuxiu dragged the Seven Yuan Spear, suddenly burst into a mad sprint, then stomped down heavily—out came a fierce tiger!"

Out came a fierce tiger.

Red radiance flickered and blossomed atop the Seven‑Element spear!

Translation: "On the Seven Yuan Divine Weapon spear, crimson light flickered and burst forth!"

At the same time, Zhong Liuxiu's other arm twitched, and two more divine weapons were drawn from the Heaven‑Earth Jade.

Translation: "At the same time, Zhong Liuxiu shook his other arm, and two more divine weapons were drawn from the Cosmic Jade."

They were two curved blades suspended in midair, continuously rotating!

Translation: "They were two curved blades, hovering and constantly spinning!"

Zhong Liuxiu curled his lip, relying on divine weapons to overwhelm; he didn't believe that a mere prefecture‑city prodigy could defeat him, a genius of a thousand‑year‑old clan, in terms of divine weapon foundation!

Translation: "Zhong Liuxiu curled his lip, relying on divine weapons to overwhelm; he didn't believe that a mere prefecture-city prodigy could surpass him, a genius of a thousand-year-old clan, in terms of divine weapon foundation!"

Zhong Liuxiu curled his lip, relying on divine weapons to overwhelm; he didn't believe that a mere prefecture‑city prodigy could defeat him, a genius of a thousand‑year‑old clan, in terms of divine weapon foundation!

Zhong Liuxiu curled the corner of his mouth, using divine weapon to overwhelm people, he just didn't believe that a mere prodigy from the prefecture city, when it comes to the foundation of divine weapons... could win against him, this genius from a thousand-year-old aristocratic family!

The edge of the Great Plain.

Translation: "At the edge of the Big Flat."

The three prodigies from Dao City, besides Zhong Liuxiu, included two others.

Translation: "Three prodigies came from Dao City; besides Zhong Liuxiu, there were two others."

One is the little glutton brought by Daoist King Ku Yu, who is currently clutching a sack of buns, pulling them out one by one and stuffing them into his mouth.

Translation: "One is the little fatty brought by Daoist King Ku Yu, who loves to eat; he is currently holding a sack of buns, pulling out one after another and stuffing them into his mouth."

The rich aroma of meat buns filled the air, causing many of the spirit children from Dao City to grimace and shift their steps away.

But the prodigy girl wore a warm smile and didn't disdain the little fatty.

Translation: "The rich aroma of the meat buns spread everywhere, causing many of the Dao City prodigies to frown and step away."

"Yun'e sister, Zhong Liuxiu is finished!"

Translation: "As for the female prodigy, she wore a warm, gentle smile, not disliking the little fatty."

The little fatty, with a bulging cheek full of a bun, mumbled indistinctly.

Translation: "\"Yun'e Sis, Zhong Liuxiu is done for! \"" Need to keep quotes. We'll output: "\"Yun'e Sis, Zhong Liuxiu is done for! \"" But we need to keep the Chinese quotes? We'll use English double quotes.

"Oh? Zhou Peng Brother, why do you say that?" the little girl said, tranquil and cute; although only six, she already displayed an unparalleled beauty.

Translation: "The little fatty had a mouthful of bun, his cheeks puffed, speaking indistinctly."

The little fatty chuckled, "Li Nuanxi's specialty isn't close combat... it's mechanisms!"

Translation: "\"Oh? Zhou Peng Brother, why do you say that? \" the little girl said, tranquil and cute; although only six, she already showed a peerless beauty."

"She has a second master named Niu Mo, who turned Golden Light Prefecture City upside down and excels at using mechanical traps and hidden weapons."

"If Zhong Liuxiu honestly clashed with martial skills and divinity, perhaps Li Nuanxi wouldn't resort to hidden weapons without martial virtue."

Translation: "The little fatty chuckled: \"Li Nuanxi's greatest skill isn't close combat... it's mechanisms. \""

"Zhong Liuxiu actually intends to overwhelm with the number and rank of divine weapons... he's doomed."

Translation: "\"She has a second master called Niu Mo, who has turned Gold Light Prefecture City upside down, excelling in the use of mechanisms and hidden weapons. \""

"who has turned Gold Light Prefecture City upside down."

"If Zhong Liuxiu honestly clashed with martial skills and divinity, perhaps Li Nuanxi wouldn't resort to hidden weapons without martial virtue."

Translation: "\"If Zhong Liuxiu honestly fought with martial arts and divine power, perhaps Li Nuanxi wouldn't resort to hidden weapons. \""

"Zhong Liuxiu actually intends to overwhelm with the number and rank of divine weapons... he's doomed."

Translation: "\"Zhong Liuxiu actually plans to overwhelm with the quantity and rank of divine weapons... then he's done for. \""

The little fatty kept shaking his head, laughing continuously.

Translation: "The little fatty kept shaking his head, chuckling nonstop."

The prodigy girl named Yun'e froze in astonishment, her delicate features looking like a masterpiece favored by the creator goddess Nüwa.

Translation: "The girl called Yun'e, the prodigy, was momentarily stunned, her features so exquisite as if the goddess Nüwa, favoritist of creation, had crafted a masterpiece."

"Mechanisms... hidden weapons?"

Translation: "\"Mechanisms... hidden weapons? \""

Yun'e blinked, her long lashes and eyes that seemed to hold a galaxy flickered with a spark of spirit.

Translation: "Yun'e blinked, her long lashes and eyes like a galaxy shimmering for a moment."

It sounded... quite impressive.

Translation: "It sounds... like it would be quite formidable."

Yun'e turned her head back to the Great Plain.

Translation: "Yun'e turned her head back to look at the Big Flat."

She looked at the even younger girl Xixi, her eyes slightly bright.

Translation: "She gazed at the little girl Xixi, who was even younger than her, her eyes slightly bright."

……

Translation: "..."

……

Translation: "..."

Xixi shattered the two blood‑red tigers.

Translation: "Xixi smashed apart the two blood-red tigers."

She then felt an extremely intense divine weapon aura as the spear struck, making the air seem to tear and explode!

Translation: "She then felt an intense divine weapon aura; the spear lashed out, the air seeming to tear and explode!"

Even though Zhong Liuxiu couldn't activate the power of the Seven‑Element divine weapon, merely its rank alone posed a huge threat.

Translation: "Even if Zhong Liuxiu cannot activate the Seven Yuan Divine Weapon's power, relying solely on its rank is already a tremendous threat."

Xixi, however, was at no distance; her eyes grew even brighter and more radiant!

Translation: "Xixi, however, showed no fear; her eyes grew ever brighter and radiant!"

Xixi, however, was without distance, her eyes growing ever brighter and more radiant!

She slapped the golden ring on her neck, and the golden ring immediately whistled out, seized in her hand, and smashed toward the Seven Yuan Divine Weapon of Zhongliu's sleeve.

Seven‑Element Divine Weapon!

=> "Seven Element Divine Weapon!" (Exclamation mark). Keep exclamation.

Qian Yuan Vajra Circle!

=> "Primordial Vajra Ring!" (or "Primordial Golden Vajra Circle"? We'll choose "Primordial Vajra Ring!").

Clang——

Two Seven Element Divine Weapons collided.

A violent sound wave rippled out; Xixi agilely flipped, landed on the snow, lifted her short legs, and began sprinting rapidly.

Two Seven Element Divine Weapons collided.

Swish—swish!

=> "Violent sound waves burst forth, Xixi nimbly flipped, landing on the snow, she spread her short legs and began to sprint." Need to keep meaning. Let's translate: "Violent sound waves surged, Xixi nimbly flipped, landing on the snow, she spread her short legs and began to sprint." We'll keep as one sentence.

Two piercing sounds of breaking air rang out; Zhong Liuxiu pinched a seal, controlling two high‑speed spinning flying knives, swiftly slashing toward Xixi.

Swish—swish!

"Hidden weapons! You were the one who used them first!"

Two piercing sounds of breaking air rang out, Zhong Liuxiu pinched a seal with their fingers, controlling two high‑speed spinning flying knives, swiftly slashing toward Xixi.

Thus: "Two piercing sounds of breaking air rang out, Zhong Liuxiu pinched a seal, controlling two high-speed spinning flying knives, swiftly slashing toward Xixi."

Xixi's eyes lit up instantly!

=> "\"Hidden weapon! You were the first to use hidden weapons! \"" We'll keep quotes.

It wasn't Xixi who first disregarded martial virtue!

=> "Xixi's eyes lit up instantly!"

"Big Crane-crane!"

Xixi let out an excited scream.

In the distance, the mechanical spirit wood crane seemed to possess intelligence, stepping forward with its long crane legs.

"Tap tap tap" the rapid run rushed toward Xixi.

Then it spread its wings and rose; Xixi abruptly stopped, crouching on the snow with bent knees.

=> "Xixi let out an excited shriek."

Then, she gave a strong push!

=> "In the distance, the mechanism spirit-wood crane, as if possessing spiritual awareness, stretched its long crane legs." We'll translate: "In the distance, the mechanism spirit-wood crane, as if endowed with spiritual awareness, stretched its long crane legs."

The recoil formed a spreading ripple, sending a circle of flying snow outward!

=> "\"Tap-tap-tap\" it darted forward, rushing toward Xixi." We'll output: "\"Tap-tap-tap\" it darted forward, rushing toward Xixi."

She then leapt up, landing on the back of the soaring spirit wood crane.

=> "Then it spread its wings and rose; Xixi abruptly stopped, a small figure in the snow, she bent her knees and crouched." Need to keep pronouns: Xixi is female per guide. So use "she". We'll output: "Then it spread its wings and rose; Xixi abruptly stopped, a small figure in the snow, she bent her knees and crouched."

Even ten meters up in the air, one could hear Xixi's unabashed, crazy laughter, "guffaw guffaw".

"Come on, come on, Xixi is going to set off fireworks!"

"Master Niuniu made upgraded fireworks for Xixi, here they come!"

=> "The recoil formed a spreading ripple, sweeping away a circle of flying snow!" We'll output: "The recoil formed a spreading ripple, sweeping away a circle of flying snow!"

Xixi took from the Heaven‑Earth Jade the Divine Craft Gatling that Li Che had newly upgraded and improved for her.

=> "And her body leapt up, landing on the back of the spirit-wood crane as it spread its wings and soared high." We'll output: "And her body leapt up, landing on the back of the spirit-wood crane as it spread its wings and soared high."

Xixi twisted the button that looked like a wind‑up, instantly boosting the Divine Craft Gatling's firepower to the third tier!

=> "Even from ten meters above, one could almost hear Xixi's unrestrained, manic laughter of 'kekeke'!" We'll output: "Even from ten meters above, one could almost hear Xixi's unrestrained, manic laughter of 'kekeke'!"

Li Che's upgraded Divine Craft Gatling for Xixi has a total of five firepower levels!

"Come on, come on, Xixi is going to set off fireworks!"

Third tier...

Even a qi‑vascular cultivator hit by a blast would scream in agony.

As for the fifth tier, imbued with the 【Great Avalanche】 Wood Ferry Crow, the firepower at the highest setting... even a master would be blown apart into utter chaos.

Xixi took from the Heaven‑Earth Jade the Divine Craft Gatling that Li Che had newly upgraded and improved for her.

Thus: "Xixi took from the Heaven-Earth Jade the Divine Craft Gatling that Li Che had newly upgraded and improved for her."

She retrieved a single third‑tier enhanced spirit wood ferry crow, flapped its wooden wings, and floated alongside the Divine Craft Gatling.

=> "Xixi directly twisted the button on it, like winding a spring, directly raising the Divine Craft Gatling's firepower to the third gear!" We'll output: "Xixi directly twisted the button on it, like winding a spring, directly raising the Divine Craft Gatling's firepower to the third gear!"

Load, fire!

=> "The Divine Craft Gatling that Li Che had newly upgraded for Xixi had its firepower set to a total of five gears!" We'll output: "The Divine Craft Gatling that Li Che had newly upgraded for Xixi had its firepower set to a total of five gears!"

A bright smile spread across Xixi's face.

=> "Third gear……" We'll output: "Third gear……"

Emperor Xixi originally intended to battle you as a four‑year‑old blood‑wielding warrior.

=> "Even a qi meridian cultivator hit by a single shot would howl in pain." We'll output: "Even a qi meridian cultivator hit by a single shot would howl in pain."

But you just wouldn't...

She actually used hidden throwing knives to stab Emperor Xixi!

That's enough!

=> "Each of the three-gear spirit-wood crows with enhanced power she took out, flapping their wooden wings, lined up floating beside the Divine Craft Gatling." We'll output: "Each of the three-gear spirit-wood crows with enhanced power she took out, flapping their wooden wings, lined up floating beside the Divine Craft Gatling."

Emperor Xixi showed her hand!

=> "Load the chamber, insert the ammo!" We'll output: "Load the chamber, insert the ammo!"

When it comes to hidden weapons, Xixi, a disciple of Master Niuniu, is a professional!

=> "Xixi's face was full of smiles." We'll output: "Xixi's face was full of smiles."

Heroic Fireworks Hand!

=> "Xixi the Great Emperor originally planned to fight you to the death in the guise of a four-year-old blood-exchange martial artist." We'll output: "Xixi the Great Emperor originally planned to fight you to the death in the guise of a four-year-old blood-exchange martial artist."

Fire!

But you just wouldn't……

On the Great Plain, Zhong Liuxiu stared bewildered at Xixi soaring into the sky.

=> "You actually used hidden-weapon flying knives to stab Xixi the Great Emperor!" We'll output: "You actually used hidden-weapon flying knives to stab Xixi the Great Emperor!"

"Mechanical Beast?"

=> "No more pretending!" We'll output: "No more pretending!"

Zhong Liuxiu's expression shifted slightly.

As a scion of a millennium‑old clan, how could he not know the name of mechanical beasts?

That is a name from the great Tang clan, once towering at the pinnacle of the grand era!

=> "Playing with hidden weapons, Xixi inherited from Master Niuniu, making her a professional!" We'll output: "Playing with hidden weapons, Xixi inherited from Master Niuniu, making her a professional!"

This little girl...

How could there be a mechanical beast?!

And...

=> "Fire!" We'll output: "Fire!"

Those black metal tubes protruding—what are they?

=> "On the clearing, Zhong Liuxiu stared blankly at Xixi flying up into the sky." We'll output: "On the clearing, Zhong Liuxiu stared blankly at Xixi flying up into the sky."

Zhong Liuxiu, coming from Dao City, was naturally seeing the Divine Craft Gatling for the first time.

=> "\"Mechanism Beast? \"" We'll output: "\"Mechanism Beast? \""

He had never seen Xixi's previous battles.

=> "Zhong Liuxiu's expression changed slightly." We'll output: "Zhong Liuxiu's expression changed slightly."

Zhong Liuxiu squinted, his mind growing a bit more cautious.

=> "As a descendant of a thousand-year-old clan, how could he not know the name of the Mechanism Beast?" We need pronoun: we don't know gender; we can use "they" or rephrase: "As a descendant of a thousand-year-old clan, how could one not know the name of the Mechanism Beast?" We'll avoid pronoun: "As a descendant of a thousand-year-old clan, how could one not know the name of the Mechanism Beast?" We'll output that.

His mind controlled the two flying knives as extensions of his arms, swiftly shooting toward Xixi, who sat atop the wood spirit crane circling ten meters above.

=> "That is the Tang clan, which in the Dàjǐng dynasty once stood at the pinnacle of great clans!" We'll output: "That is the Tang clan, which in the Dàjǐng dynasty once stood at the pinnacle of great clans!"

However, the knives rose about seven or eight meters, making continuation difficult.

Zhong Liuxiu furrowed his brows.

He then saw Xixi bearing the six bundled metal tubes of the mechanism, aiming at him.

=> "How could there be a Mechanism Beast?!" We'll output: "How could there be a Mechanism Beast?!"

When the first wave of golden flames blossomed from the mechanism's muzzle like a radiant lotus!

=> "And……" We'll output: "And……"

Zhong Liuxiu was instantly chilled all over.

=> "What is that metal tube with its dark muzzles?" We'll output: "What is that metal tube with its dark muzzles?"

Bang bang bang—!

=> "Zhong Liuxiu came from Dao City, so naturally this was his first time seeing the Divine Craft Gatling." Need pronoun: we don't know gender; we can use "their". We'll output: "Zhong Liuxiu came from Dao City, so naturally this was their first time seeing the Divine Craft Gatling."

The Great Plain beneath his feet exploded with a thunderous blast!

He had never seen Xixi's previous battles.

The piled snow erupted into soaring snow columns, shooting high before crashing down with a rush.

=> "Zhong Liuxiu narrowed his eyes, his heart growing a bit wary." We'll output: "Zhong Liuxiu narrowed his eyes, his heart growing a bit wary."

His spirit controlled the two flying knives as if they were extensions of his arms, swiftly shooting toward Xixi, who sat on the back of a wood‑spirit crane soaring and circling ten meters above.

Controlling the two flying knives as if they were extensions of his arms, they shot swiftly toward Xixi, who sat atop the wood spirit crane hovering and circling at ten meters above.

However, the flying knives rose only about seven or eight meters before losing momentum.

=> "But the flying knives, after rising about seven or eight meters upward, found they could go no further." We'll output: "But the flying knives, after rising about seven or eight meters upward, found they could go no further."

Zhong Liuxiu frowned.

=> "Zhong Liuxiu furrowed his brows." We'll output: "Zhong Liuxiu furrowed his brows."

He saw Xixi hoist the mechanism of six bundled metal tubes, aiming it at him.

=> "Then he saw Xixi shouldering the mechanism with those six metal tubes bound together, aimed at him." We'll output: "Then he saw Xixi shouldering the mechanism with those six metal tubes bound together, aimed at him."

When the first round of golden flames burst from the mechanism's barrel like a brilliantly blooming lotus!

=> "When the first round of golden tongues of flame blossomed like a radiant lotus at the mechanism's muzzle!" We'll output: "When the first round of golden tongues of flame blossomed like a radiant lotus at the mechanism's muzzle!"

Zhong Liuxiu was instantly chilled all over.

=> "Zhong Liuxiu instantly felt icy cold all over." We'll output: "Zhong Liuxiu instantly felt icy cold all over."

Bang bang bang—!

=> "Bang bang bang——!" We'll output: "Bang bang bang——!"

The large platform beneath his feet exploded with a roar!

=> "The clearing beneath his feet exploded with a boom!" We'll output: "The clearing beneath his feet exploded with a boom!"

The piled snow erupted into soaring columns, shooting high before crashing down with a splash.

=> "The snow seemed to explode into flying pillars, shooting high up before crashing down with a splash." We'll output: "The snow seemed to explode into flying pillars, shooting high up before crashing down with a splash."

Zhong Liuxiu rolled and crawled, running across the large flat, dodging the first sweep!

However, this is only the beginning of the nightmare!

Zhong Liuxiu felt his blood freeze.

He felt the deep pits exploding on the ground.

Hit by one...

Will he die?

Zhong Liuxiu finally realized he had made an extremely wrong decision—that was to clash weapons with Xixi!

Xixi likewise possessed the Seven Element Divine Weapons, not to mention...

And there is this strange and terrifying mechanism!

How do we fight it?

This four-year-old little brat, she's cheating!

Boom boom boom boom boom boom—

"Hahahaha!"

Xixi sat on the back of the Spirit Wood Crane, continuously strafing Zhong Liuxiu below.

Golden streams of light, like countless golden needles, spewed from the muzzle.

They shot toward the utterly disheveled Zhong Liuxiu!

Zhong Liuxiu escaped for about two breaths, then could no longer dodge.

He donned a set of Eight Extremes armor, wrapping himself tightly.

When the first Wood Ferry Crow smashed into his body, exploding with a boom, the resulting shockwave and terrifying impact force nearly broke Zhong Liuxiu's bones...

Zhong Liuxiu could not even shout.

Only nonstop screams came from his mouth.

"Ahhhhh—"

Boom boom boom boom!

The screams were soon drowned by the explosions' roar; black smoke mixed with gunpowder rolled upward, within which golden light kept flashing.

Like twinkling fireworks blooming in the night sky.

Xixi rode the Wood Spirit Crane circling at ten meters high, achieving a full-coverage, no-blind-spot air-to-ground strike.

The entire open field instantly fell into a deathly silence.

At the edge of the open field,

The divine child prodigies from Dao City stood dumbfounded, mouths slightly agape, staring at the arrogant divine child Zhong Liuxiu...

Looking as wretched as a stray dog.

They could not imagine how terrible the torment Zhong Liuxiu's inner self had endured!

If not for the fact that Shangguan Qinglei had already passed away, otherwise... at this moment, Shangguan Qinglei would surely utter a soul-shaking resonance of lament!

Li Nuanxi this girl... is just a lunatic!

Little Fatty Zhou Peng grabbed a bun, forgetting to take a bite.

On his chubby face, he couldn't help but shiver.

"How terrifying, how violent..."

In the lively big eyes of Yun'e beside him, the fireworks were reflected.

She directly ignored that these beautiful fireworks were built upon Zhong Liuxiu's suffering.

She couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

"How beautiful."

"That girl... so handsome, I like her so much!"

Yun'e's voice was soft, extremely gentle.

Listening to it, Little Fatty Zhou Peng's heart almost melted.

However, after savoring it, he felt something was off.

"Yun'e sister, who do you like?"

On the viewing platform.

Daoist Wang Kuyu almost couldn't help but pull out his own beard.

"What is this?"

"Tang's mechanism?"

"So terrifying?"

Wang Kuyu couldn't help but mutter.

His vision naturally is there.

Mechanism beasts, Wood Ferry Crows... these are things developed by Tang's mechanism research, but they are not something ordinary people can operate and use.

Feeling the one blasted, hiding under the divine armor, wailing loudly, Zhong Liuxiu.

Then he looked again, at the little girl riding the Wood Spirit Crane mechanism beast on its back, spreading wings high, continuously bombing the ground...

Wang Kuyu suddenly had a feeling.

The orthodox master does not accept this oddball...

Could it be the orthodox master's loss?

……

Li Che slowly faded away within the Heaven and Earth Chessboard, observing Xixi's condition.

The scene faded away like smoke and mist.

Actually, this battle, after Xixi drew out the improved Divine Craft Gatling that Li Che had made for her, basically had no suspense left.

The divine talent Zhong Liu Xiu from the aristocratic clan of Dao City is indeed quite impressive.

Compared to the geniuses of Jin Guang Fu City, the level is far higher.

Even if Xixi had Li Che cheating secretly, in martial arts and divine cultivation she could only barely keep pace with the opponent.

However, when it comes to divine weapons, when it comes to mechanisms and hidden weapons,

Zhong Liu Xiu, however, is far unable to match Xixi.

Not to mention the mythic divine weapon of Four Sovereigns top grade hidden in Xixi's arm, the 【Purple Flame Snake Spear Fire Tip Gun】!

Simply possessing five levels of firepower, and Li Che used the 【Painting Immortal】 Dao fruit to craft for Xixi three thousand shots of different firepower spirit wood ferry crows.

Zhong Liu Xiu basically has no chance of victory!

Unless Zhong Liu Xiu completes the divine meridian blood transformation and steps into the master level.

Otherwise...

The only way is to be made to cry by Xixi!

Mind and spirit gathered.

Li Che's expression also gradually turned cold and solemn; in the Heaven-Earth Chessboard, the pitch-black chess pieces burned with an aura like thick black smoke.

It is swiftly moving quickly toward the chessboard star position where he is located.

"Indeed... the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind."

"The Sect Leader's actions ultimately lack some steadiness."

Li Che shook his head.

Originally thought it was a siege against Wen Long Shan, but ended up being counter-schemed by the other side.

Su Huai Li, the three great generals of the Divine Guard Army...

Plus Wen Long Shan!

All the divine officers of the City Lord's mansion have almost all been dispatched!

Five divine officers, among them Su Huai Li, who has comprehended the emergence of the primordial spirit, a powerful primordial officer cultivator!

"The Sect Leader should be able to escape... Li Qing Shan is less clear, the three great divine generals besiege him, he just broke through, unknown if he can withstand."

Li Che, through Gao De Chess Sage's Heaven-Earth Chessboard, observed the entire situation and made a judgment.

"However, what I now face is……"

"Divine Arrow Colonel, Wen Long Shan."

Li Che's pupils suddenly contracted.

Beneath the Horse Face, a cold intent surged like an ice blade.

Sensing it, Wen Long Shan came madly rushing straight toward his position at breakneck speed.

Li Che narrowed his eyes.

"Can he see my position?"

"How did he see it?"

Li Che suddenly thought of something, and abruptly lifted his head.

His eyes sharp, he saw that several thousand meters above, there was a spread-winged blue eagle, soaring and circling.

That eagle's eye was like a high-power lens, flashing light, locking onto his position.

"So that's how it is……"

Li Che laughed.

He stood up, qi and blood roaring; in the glabella's Niwan palace, divine nature surged forth; the prepared pure-heart painting paper suddenly flew up.

Divine ink splashed, and then one after another, wood spirit crane mechanism beasts unfurled their wings and flew out from the painting paper.

Li Che snapped his fingers.

"Go."

In an instant!

Almost sixteen wood spirit crane mechanism beasts suddenly soared straight up, flapping their wings, flying toward the blue eagle in the high sky.

"Are the eagle eyes interconnected? If so…… first I'll blind your eye."

Li Che gave a light smile.

Then his foot landed, and his entire figure blurred and disappeared.

Wen Long Shan……

His hard strength is very strong.

Although he is a divine archer, his qi and blood physique is extremely terrifying, a master beyond the master level.

Moreover, his divinity is also extremely strong, only one step away from the primordial officer realm.

Very strong, he is the strongest opponent Li Che has faced so far.

Originally, killing Wen Long Shan was a joint plan of Nan Li Huo, Ox Demon Horse Face, and Li Qing Shan, the four acting together.

Now the plan has changed.

It has become Li Che facing Wen Long Shan alone.

Wen Long Shan really wants to kill Horse Face.

That day's arrow piercing Wen Long Shan's shoulder was like pressing a mark of shame upon his body!

Wen Longshan could not bear it; to wash away this shame, he had only one option: kill Ma Mian!

So, he couldn't be bothered to join forces with the three great divine generals of the Divine Guard Army to kill Li Qingshan.

Rather, after locking onto Ma Mian's position with his Eagle Eye, he madly rushed over, erupting with the unique movement speed of a Divine Archer's lightness skill.

He came flying swiftly.

Wen Longshan had full confidence that as long as he got close to Ma Mian, he could slay Ma Mian with thunderous means!

Moreover, Wen Longshan believed that the closer he got to Ma Mian, the more his archery would absolutely gain the upper hand!

Wen Longshan had a premonition.

As long as his archery kills Ma Mian, using Ma Mian's blood to sacrifice the arrow.

His Scarlet Flame Flowing Fire Divine Arrow Technique could in one fell swoop reach the state of transformation and generate a true intention domain!

When the time comes.

Even a Yuan Xi cultivator who has manifested a Yuan Shen, he could still pose a threat to them!

……

……

Li Che sensed Wen Longshan's killing intent.

In that case, he naturally would not show mercy or hold back, nor would he surrender.

「My daughter just set off the fireworks……」

「Now it's father's turn。」

Li Che pressed down his straw hat, and beneath the horse-face mask, he let out a soft laugh.

He snapped his fingers.

Above the high altitude of over a thousand meters!

Sixteen mechanical wood spirit cranes flapped their wings in rhythm, presenting a gliding posture, surrounding the azure hawk!

The azure hawk tilted its head, its eagle eyes reflecting those sixteen wood spirit cranes, seeming somewhat puzzled and strange.

These spirit cranes, how weird they look.

Suddenly……

The sixteen wood spirit cranes tilted their heads, their slender beaks almost opening at the same time……

From each wood spirit crane's beak protruded a slender gun barrel.

ratatatat——

Golden light burst forth in the high sky, like splendid golden lotuses suddenly blooming.

The azure hawk only managed to let out a wail before bursts of blood mist exploded.

Countless feathers flew sideways.

The azure hawk in the high sky was literally shot into a sieve, carrying thick blood mist and sprayed blood, plummeting swiftly from the heights.

In the dense forest.

Wen Longshan, gripping the Flowing Fire Divine Bow, slammed down with a boom, and the snow in the entire snow-forest surged apart like waves exploding.

He slowly lifted his head, his qi and blood seeming to turn into a crimson mist that seeped out, flowing like a silk band around his body.

He covered his left eye with one hand.

Fresh blood seeped from his left eye.

His Eagle Eye Divine Technique……

It was abolished!

「How is that possible？！」

Wen Longshan's whole body trembled slightly.

The Eagle Eye Divine Technique he cultivated requires establishing a spiritual consciousness bond with an azure hawk whose veins flow with demonic beast blood.

It is extremely difficult to master, and he relied solely on this Eagle Eye Divine Technique to rise to the rank of Seven Yuan Divine Archer……

Now, the Eagle Eye has been abolished!

「Those spirit cranes…… what exactly are they？」

Wen Longshan took a deep breath.

From the azure hawk's transmitted vision, he only saw those strange cranes with their beaks wide open.

Then his vision became completely blurred.

Some were left with only blood-red……

He knew his precious azure hawk was likely more misfortune than fortune.

His bird died before completing its training!

「Ah——！！！」

「Ma Mian！」

Wen Longshan's heartache made him tremble, a surge of vicious energy rose to his head, making it hard to breathe.

He was almost losing his sanity.

The demonic bird he raised at great cost!

Suddenly.

Wen Longshan painfully opened his other eye, his vision blurry; the Eagle Eye Divine Technique had been abolished, and the sight of his other eye was also affected.

In the blur, he seemed to see……

A crane？！

Having retracted its wings, like an ostrich, it stretched its neck and, with a streamlined body, sprinted wildly through the dense forest as a spirit crane!

No sound at all, as if a piece of wood were silently approaching!

If not for the Divine Archer's unique vigilance, which let him discover this spirit crane, he would very likely have missed it!

He was carelessly approached by it!

Upon seeing this crane, anger instantly surged to his heart!

He suddenly drew his bow!

A creaking sound echoed, the bowstring pulled into a full moon, and his finger released.

Cry—

A long whistle, the arrow burned like a dragon's roar in crimson fire, swiftly shooting toward the spirit wood crane!

Bang—

The wood spirit crane even intended, full of spiritual wit, to shift and dodge the arrow.

But the Divine Archer's arrow was truly too fast.

This wood spirit crane was directly shot apart, exploding with a boom!

Whoosh whoosh whoosh—

In the dense forest!

One after another, wood spirit cranes with wings folded, legs running wildly, quickly approached.

Wen Longshan opened one eye and closed the other, continually pulling feathered arrows from his quiver.

Cry cry cry—

Injuring one eye, it indeed had a considerable impact on the Divine Archer's shooting accuracy!

Each wood spirit crane, seeming like a mad dog, was one by one exploded by his Divine Arrow Technique!

Flames swept, the explosion's shockwave raged, the air currents howled and swirled……

Suddenly.

Wen Longshan's expression slightly changed; he felt the fragments of the exploded wood spirit cranes, in the violently swirling air currents……

Actually, some powder was drifting!

He pinched a speck of dust; Wen Longshan merely smelled it and his expression changed in shock!

He only felt that the divinity within him, which was infinitely close to the Primordial Appearance, had actually fallen silent, making communication become extraordinarily slow!

"This is… Eight Extremes Divine Spirit Crystal Powder?!"

"Not good!"

"We've been tricked!"

Wave after wave of wind and surge wrapped in the air, blowing in the Eight Extremes Divine Spirit Crystal Powder; within this powder were mixed all kinds of poison powders.

Even there was powder made from drying and grinding the hallucinogenic poison mushroom Seehand Blue!

"Despicable!"

Wen Longshan roared angrily.

The powder of the Eight Extremes Divine Spirit Crystal can produce a tremendous slowing effect on the divinity of Divine Appearance cultivators.

His beard and hair flew up, his body suddenly swelled, veins throbbed like flood dragons, and his skin flushed red from the surge of blood and qi!

As a Divine Archer, Wen Longshan rarely is forced to this extent to use his blood and qi!

His body was covered with a piece of Divine Weapon Armor, enhancing his blood and qi, making them even more overbearing.

He wanted to blow away the divine spirit crystal powder and poison dust entwined around his body.

To let the silenced divinity recover again!

The divinity was restricted……

Now he can only use the martial cultivation of the Post-Grandmaster realm!

For any Divine Appearance cultivator, this is extremely panic-inducing.

He regretted it.

He should cooperate with the Divine Guard Army's Three Great Generals, first kill Li Qingshan, then together deal with the Ox Demon and Horse Face!

This is the safest!

I never expected that the Horse Face… would also be this cunning!

"No! Not the Horse Face!"

"It's the Ox Demon!"

Wen Longshan let out a long whistle, true qi surging wildly, the snow ground exploding into waves!

He slammed his palm, relying solely on his overbearing blood and qi, continuously drawing his bow and shooting arrows!

Powerful true qi clung to the arrows, continuously bursting forth, wildly blasting in all directions!

Resentful, angry, painful……

All kinds of emotions surged to his heart.

Wen Longshan hadn't even seen the shadows of the Horse Face and Ox Demon, yet his mindset was already thrown into disarray, near bursting!

Blood and qi, true qi, divine sense……

Wen Longshan spared none of his power, merging it all into the arrows, bursting forth, wanting to use the explosion's shockwave from the arrows to blow away the divine spirit crystal powder and poison.

Ox Demon and Horse Face……

Still never appeared.

Where are the people?!

"Come out!"

Wen Longshan's left eye dripped with fresh blood, tightly shut; his right eye struggled open, yet filled with killing intent and fury!

The Post-Grandmaster Realm's overbearing vital blood kept sweeping, plowing the snow into smile-like gullies!

Suddenly.

Wen Longshan's one eye flashed a gleam, his body lowered, and he looked toward a position a hundred zhang deep in the dense forest.

There…

He heard a sound like an arrow being shot, an explosive burst!

"Ma Mian!"

Wen Longshan's heart leapt with joy; having finally found it, his body surged out violently, like a tiger descending the mountain, his mighty vital blood sweeping like beacon smoke!

Thud—!

A Dragon Tooth Bodhi bullet shot forth, striking Wen Longshan's chest.

The Eight Extremes Divine Armor on his body instantly emitted a grating, teeth‑aching friction sound.

Wen Longshan bravely took this strike of the Dragon Tooth Bodhi sniper.

Yet he showed no trace of dejection or anger; instead, his eyes were full of excitement and ferocity!

Found…

Finally, damn it, I found it!

Wen Longshan's Flowing Cloud Boots stomped down heavily; the branches exploded, his body shot out, and he repeatedly leapt onto several branches.

Finally, he saw a slender figure hiding behind a thick tree trunk.

That figure held a strange long‑tube mechanism, wore a bamboo hat, and had a horse‑face mask covering his face!

"Ma Mian!!!"

Wen Longshan was overjoyed.

In the next instant, all his vital blood erupted and burst from the writhing major tendons behind him, his form dragging a blood‑colored afterimage.

Like a great eagle plunging from ten thousand zhang high to hunt!

The vital blood and cultivation of the Post‑Grandmaster Realm were unmistakably displayed!

In just a breath, he caught up to the panicked Ma Mian, who was trying to flee without choosing a path.

"Hahahaha!"

"Ma Mian!"

"Give me your life!"

Wen Longshan showed no mercy, suddenly drawing the long saber at his waist and fiercely chopping down.

The blade light was like a dragon, resembling a silver waterfall pouring forth from a heavenly cascade.

He cut open Ma Mian's bamboo hat.

He cut open Ma Mian's horse‑face mask.

He cut open Ma Mian's tranquil gaze…

Not a drop of blood.

Fake.

This Ma Mian is fake!

He ultimately still never saw the real Ma Mian!

Wen Longshan's hot blood instantly turned cold, his heart filled with a chilling dread.

Fuck…

This scheme…

He fell for it again.

In the midst of Wen Longshan's abruptly cut‑off laughter, Ma Mian exploded into a dense black ink mist, which was swept aside by Wen Longshan's raging vital blood.

What met Wen Longshan's eyes was:

It was a compassionate Guanyin with kind eyes and benevolent gaze, holding a treasure seal.

It was a Great Avalanche Guanyin Lotus Bullet equivalent to three hundred illusory divine chess pieces.

Boom——!!!

The wooden visage of the Compassionate Guanyin instantly swelled, cracked, and countless golden light…

It burst forth, instantly engulfing Wen Longshan's pupils and eyes.

The terrifying blast, accompanied by a heaven‑shaking, earth‑shattering destructive shockwave, swept and rolled.

A mushroom cloud ten meters high slowly rose.

Countless flames rolled, then, like after a volcanic eruption, accompanied by falling fragments of fireballs under gravity.

Whoosh——

In the exploding mushroom cloud.

A figure rose, his whole body emitting scorching heat, accompanied by a hissing sound, shooting out like a shell.

He slammed hard into a large tree trunk, then slowly slid down, collapsing limp on the ground.

Wen Longshan's skin split and flesh tore, his whole body a blur, not an inch of intact flesh.

He coughed up blood in great gulps, his vital blood nearly exhausted, his essence, energy, and spirit declining to the extreme.

The Eight Extremes Divine Armor on him remained intact, but could not withstand the high temperature bursting from the explosion, under the shockwave and scorching heat of the small mushroom cloud.

He was almost melted away, flesh and blood.

Is this a mechanism?

Wen Longshan's heart was filled with despair.

In this battle, he never even got to see the faces of Ma Mian and Niu Mo…

Only one breath remained.

He, Wen Longshan, Divine Arrow Colonel of the State City Divine Guard Army, a Seven-Origin Divine Archer...

When had he ever fought such a suffocating battle?

What the hell kind of despicable thing did he encounter?!

He leaned against the large tree, his chest weakly rising and falling.

"You're injured..."

Suddenly a low, deep voice sounded, like a ghost.

Wen Longshan's pupils involuntarily contracted, his whole body stiff and trembling.

A thunderous roar...

The snow before him exploded, countless flying snowflakes rolling like a curtain waterfall.

The terrifying rank-divinity oppressed the wounded Wen Longshan so much that he didn't even have the strength to move a finger.

In his constricted pupil of his single eye.

Reflecting that figure which leapt down from the tree, crashed before him, slowly straightened its burly form, bringing a terrifying oppressive pressure like mountains overturning.

Golden Heavenly King Ascending Tower Form – Bull Demon!

You're heavily injured, but I've appeared!

Wen Longshan stared, numb...

They have bombed and tortured him into this state.

And they even unleashed a big move to kill him?!

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