Chapter 203: Divine Base Fragment Carves Temple Deity into Divine Form, He Dares to Slaughter as Many Bull Demons as Appear

203. Chapter 202: Divine Base Fragment Carves Temple Deity into Divine Form, He Dares to Slaughter as Many Bull Demons as Appear

Buzz—

One ancient character after another pulsed, like scriptures leaping out of myth, intertwining in his mind, like divine patterns etched on an ancient bronze bell springing forth.

Encircling the primordial spirit, they gradually engraved themselves into Li Che's mind.

A Divine Nature method of the Sanqing rank!

Li Che's eyes glittered, like dusk drums and dawn bells booming, deafening.

Heaven‑Reflecting Earth‑Illuminating True Ape Divine Origin Method!

Although it is merely a Divine Origin method, it has reached the rare Sanqing rank!

Compared with Xixi's resonance with the temple deity, obtaining the Sanqing‑rank Divine Embryo method from the bizarre Guiyi Miao of the Furious Three Princes of the Eight‑Armed Prison Lotus, this is somewhat inferior.

But Li Che was already quite satisfied.

Heaven‑Reflecting Earth…

Is it the great divine power he imagined?

However, it is probably just a Divine Nature cultivation method, incomparable to the true great divine power.

Closing his eyes, Li Che finally completed the reception and transmission of all the scriptures.

In an instant, Li Che felt his mind empty, and the next moment, as if clouds in the void were stirred, an extraordinarily mysterious scene unfolded before his eyes.

In the vision…

A terrifying giant ape, ten thousand zhang tall, its blood flowing like magma, stood upon the earth; mountains beneath its feet were merely slight mounds, and the stars above its head were within arm's reach!

Boom—!!!

The vision exploded with a roar and vanished.

Li Che opened his eyes, his mind returning, and a flash of shock showed in his gaze.

But it quickly settled, blood coursed, his heart thumped.

In the courtyard, windless waves rose, black hair fluttered.

"The higher the rank of a Divine Nature method, the higher the quality of Divine Nature cultivated; at the same level, higher rank exerts stronger pressure—initially subtle, but the higher the realm, the greater the impact."

"For example, the mass of the Divine Origin Golden Core that is condensed, the subtle differences that arise when the primordial spirit undergoes Divine Nature baptism..."

"Also the Golden Body transformation, the Embryonic Breath transformation, and even the condensation of a Divine Embryo all vary due to the quality of Divine Nature."

"Just as in martial cultivation, the grades of supreme techniques differ; a Grandmaster's supreme art versus a Saint of War's supreme art differ in true intent quality, qi‑blood intensity, and other aspects."

Li Che studied the newly acquired Divine Nature method, gaining insight.

However, the higher the rank of the Divine Nature method, the higher the quality cultivated, requiring more time, effort, and resources.

Originally, the Divine Nature crystal resources needed from temperament cultivation to Divine Base might have to increase tenfold.

"But for cultivators with ordinary Divine Nature talent, a higher rank is not necessarily better..."

"The higher the rank, the harder the cultivation; a cultivator who could originally reach the Divine Origin realm might spend a lifetime merely wandering the Divine Form stage."

"With low talent, practicing a high‑rank method is like cutting off one's future path."

Li Che closed his eyes, and the golden light gradually receded.

How is his Divine Nature talent?

Although Li Che feels his martial talent is inferior, compared to ordinary Divine Nature cultivators, he is far stronger.

Moreover, Li Che's primordial spirit was prematurely born.

He can use his primordial spirit to nourish his Divine Nature cultivation, so he has the ability and qualification to practice this Sanqing method.

With the birth of the primordial spirit, he can even enlarge it through the refining method of the primordial spirit found in the Heaven‑Reflecting Earth‑Illuminating True Ape Method.

In other words, he began refining his primordial spirit earlier than other Divine Form cultivators.

Subsequently condensing the Divine Origin Golden Core and striking the first primordial spirit transformation will naturally follow.

Suddenly.

Li Che's back stood perfectly straight; he raised his hand and tapped his forehead.

Within his dantian, the inner scene instantly erupted with invisible qi wave fluctuations, the waves roaring and forming unseen ripples.

Rich and towering Divine Nature continuously radiated and expanded from Li Che's body.

Within the cosmic board of heaven and earth…

Because the heavenly divine art of Divine Power and Divine Guidance, the first‑tier divine art 【Summon Deity】, summoned the fiery‑eyed, mysterious, startling spirit‑ape temple deity's Divine Nature, now only an extremely thin husk remains.

Accompanied by a tremor.

All the husks collapsed, turning into sand‑like fragments that scattered with a whoosh…

Dispersing and vanishing like blue smoke.

Rumble—

Li Che felt that within the inner scene of his dantian, the astonishing Divine Base began to vibrate continuously, and upon the Divine Base, a temple deity image emerged as if in relief!

Li Che's eyes flashed open, emitting brilliant radiance!

"It's done!"

In the courtyard, a low chant echoed!

The temple deity's Divine Nature, obtained through Summon Deity, fully merged into the astonishing Divine Base; the inner form is complete, and once the carving of the Divine Base is finished, it can solidify into a Divine Form!

Now, Li Che has obtained the Divine Origin method of the Sanqing level.

However, this Divine Origin method does not specify which of the seven emotions' Divine Nature it belongs to, so Li Che is not in a hurry to reform it.

He can wait until the astonishing Divine Base is carved into a Divine Form, and he steps into the Divine Form realm.

After fully understanding this Sanqing method himself, he can then transition to further cultivation.

Moreover, Li Che feels this Sanqing method might prepare the pure‑hearted Divine Base for a flawless Divine Base.

Li Che's pure heart now condenses into a divine foundation; how should that pure-heart divine foundation break through to divine appearance?

This did somewhat trouble Li Che; for a moment, he had no clue.

The emergence of this Three Purities method does provide an additional reference direction.

As for breaking through the awe-inspiring divinity, Li Che did not hesitate, nor did he continue to suppress and delay.

Carving the divine appearance…

He fears nothing.

Even if carving the divine appearance based on the divine foundation, Li Che would have no trace of fear, for he is after all a master woodcarver, his skill extremely superb.

It is heard that some divine foundation cultivators, in order to steadily break through to divine appearance, will also invite a woodcarving master to assist in carving when they break through.

However, that situation is very dangerous, yet it is also an extreme last resort.

A point drops onto the brow, the inner vision of the Niwan tears open!

In an instant——

The awe-inspiring divine foundation surges skyward!

A huge divine foundation, like a millstone, shines with majestic divine radiance.

It hovers above Li Che's head!

When Li Qing Shan first broke through to divine appearance, his momentum was extremely grand.

And Li Che's breakthrough will only be even grander, after all bearing the extremely majestic temple god divinity…

However, Li Che has the Heaven and Earth Chessboard, able to completely envelop and suppress the momentum.

He need not, like Li Qing Shan's breakthrough, become the target of everyone's anger.

To break through to divine appearance, one's bodily strength must also keep up, for if the body is not strong enough, it cannot bear the divinity of the divine appearance, and will cause the body to collapse.

Thus, almost all divine cultivators will also cultivate martial arts as a supplement.

In order to maintain bodily strength.

Li Che's physical body naturally needs no worry; a grandmaster's physique bearing the divine appearance is more than sufficient.

Not even a drop of sweat will appear.

Five fingers flick, the martial sage's true intent rolls forth, myriad dragons subduing the divine!

Transforming into a blade of light, it rushes up to the heavens in an instant.

It thunders down, slashing onto the awe-inspiring divine foundation!

As if emitting the clear, real sound of fine metal clashing.

The millstone-like divine foundation is extremely tough, as if the hardest material between heaven and earth; divine light flows over it, temple god divinity drizzles down.

Li Che's eyes gleam; with the myriad dragons subduing the divine true intent, he transforms into a blade of light to cut it.

【Immortal Craft】 The Dao fruit throbs!

As if an invisible current surges through the body.

The blade of light falls, as if cutting tofu, slicing across the millstone-like divine foundation!

The fragments of the divine foundation instantly fall, shattering in midair, turning into pure divine power.

Li Che's eyes flash like lightning; he rises to his feet, his body with a 'wong-peng' sound, swelling up, his whole person becoming extremely overbearing, momentum violent and absolute, like mercury-like blood congealing and flowing, the splashing sound like a great river rushing!

Like a god or demon standing upon the earth, the blazing sun dares not approach!

Li Che raises his hand, his five fingers becoming like the sharpest spears, piercing heaven and earth!

Transforming into a blade of light, it sweeps past, the air explodes with sound!

The divine foundation is sliced away piece by piece!

Compared to Li Qing Shan's laborious breakthrough to divine appearance, Li Che instead has a masterful ease and leisure.

Carving upon his own divine foundation feels like holding a piece of ordinary spiritual wood to carve.

No pressure, done with a light touch!

In the blink of an eye, the divine foundation is carved into a rough embryo; the Fiery-Eyed Mystic Astonishing Spirit Monkey Temple God divine appearance already has its rough outline sketched!

Then comes polishing; Li Che's mighty divine aura surges skyward, shattering the void.

As light as lifting a feather, he swiftly sweeps over the divine appearance; the rustling falling fragments of the divine foundation gradually explode into mists of divine power, encircling his body.

Li Che's physical body is so formidable that even merging the temple god as the divine appearance…

Faced with the powerful divine impact, he stands like a reef, unmoving!

Splash-splash——

The fierce wind sweeps past, as if slipping in with the breeze; the awe-inspiring divine foundation, unknowingly, has already been carved into the Fiery-Eyed Mystic Astonishing Spirit Monkey Temple God divine appearance!

Lifelike, as if coming to life; every detail of each monkey hair is carved with extreme realism!

As if the temple god is resurrected within Li Che's divine foundation!

"A piercing cry——!!!"

The spirit monkey opens its eyes, leaps out lively, and opens its mouth to emit a piercing cry!

It kicks out with a leg, as if trying to break free.

However, Li Che's Niwan inner vision had already opened, waiting.

A flick of his finger releases two strands of divine aura, which then transform into a divine dragon elephant and myriad dragons soaring across the sky!

The temple god spirit monkey, accompanied by the piercing cry, is pressed back into Li Che's Niwan inner vision space!

Boom—rumble——

The inner vision space trembles.

A divine appearance exuding extreme awe-inspiring divinity instantly hovers above the inner vision.

Around the spirit monkey divine appearance, seven divine foundations also hover.

Within it, the immaculate heart divine foundation emanated a warm, moist glow.

Li Che only felt that the divinity contained within his inner vision was surging wildly, and his overall aura rose steadily.

A powerful rank-based pressure, almost like a mountain tilting sideways, was extremely terrifying.

"As for me now, the rank-based pressure I possess is that of a Temple God… Temple God… proclaimed invincible among peers."

"In other words, at least in terms of rank-based pressure, I am invincible among peers; within the same realm, I am invincible!"

Li Che's eyes opened and closed, brilliant and dazzling, as if two clusters of soul‑shaking flames were jumping in his pupils.

That was the manifestation of startling divinity condensed to the extreme within the flesh.

He rose to his feet, his whole body's bones and muscles twitching; with a thought, in the next moment, the tranquil, floating Divine Apparition Spirit Monkey in the inner vision of his pituitary gland leapt forth.

The trembling fire surged incessantly, like the fire of divine sense, burning all things!

Scorching hot, the void twisted!

Li Che looked at the floating Divine Aspect behind him, the corners of his mouth slightly lifting with a smile.

Divine cultivation finally condensed the first Divine Aspect!

For Li Che, this was a milestone‑like progress; recalling back then, the mud‑legged commoners of Fēiléichéng, even condensing a Divine Foundation was a luxury.

Now, everything is completely different.

Li Che was in a good mood; both his martial path and divinity had made considerable breakthroughs.

The strength to protect his little home had increased somewhat.

After also controlling the temporary Divine Aspect, Li Che sat cross‑legged, basking in the breeze.

He took out two pieces of Cosmic Jade and began to tally the spoils of this battle.

……

……

"Rest assured, leave it to me."

The breeze stirred; on the ruins, the pebbles rolled minutely.

Li Qingshan wore a cat‑face mask, stood with his hands behind his back, and spoke lightly.

Jiao Shaoxiu found him, stated his attitude, and wanted to hire the Netherworld to carry out an escort mission.

Li Qingshan was initially doubtful, but soon realized who this escort mission was to escort……

Besides Xixi, who else could it be?

This mission, the Ox Demon would surely not refuse; even without this mission request, the Ox Demon would also escort Xixi safely to Dao Cheng.

Now, Jiao Shaoxiu hired the Netherworld to act, and the Ox Demon could instead earn a portion of the hiring fee for free.

It was practically a win‑win.

Li Qingshan naturally agreed after giving a guarantee.

Li Qingshan took out the Netherworld Divine Communication Mirror and began to communicate.

After all, he was not a main force of the Netherworld; agreeing to this mission, he still needed to inquire about the situation first.

So, the cat‑face, standing upright, in front of everyone, communicated on the Netherworld Divine Communication Mirror with the Ox Demon, Horse Face, and Divine Monkey.

"Yes."

As expected, after Li Qingshan had finished explaining the mission proposed by Jiao Shaoxiu,

the Ox Demon then coldly replied with a single word.

meaning he accepted this mission.

Jiao Shaoxiu's eyes flashed with sharp light as he looked at the cat‑face holding the Netherworld Divine Communication Mirror; he never imagined that the Netherworld would even issue such a mirror to an outer member like the cat‑face.

Or perhaps… Li Qingshan's status in the Netherworld is higher than they imagined?

In Jiao Shaoxiu's eyes, Li Qingshan's disguise seemed like a joke; from the Primordial Spirit Transformation Expert of the Golden Body Transformation Falling Realm, how mighty the Primordial Spirit was—it swept over, and Li Qingshan before him seemed as if he wore nothing.

But, facing the Ox Demon, Horse Face, and Divine Monkey, Jiao Shaoxiu's Primordial Spirit detection failed.

Therefore, Jiao Shaoxiu could be certain that Li Qingshan's cat‑face status in the Netherworld was absolutely not high.

However, being able to contact the Netherworld was still somewhat useful.

Li Qingshan, on the other hand, was quite happy.

He couldn't keep up with fighting and playing.

But, at least after taking on this mission, Li Qingshan could also be considered to have exerted some effect.

He had a slight sense of participation.

Happy.

……

……

"In Yuan Jingang's Cosmic Jade, there are five Six Offices Divinity Crystals and twenty‑five Seven Origins Divinity Crystals…… For the strongest Corpse God Envoy stationed at Jin Guang Fu, this foundation is somewhat lacking."

Li Che was tallying the spoils; his domineering divine sense tore open the Cosmic Jade, taking inventory of its treasures.

What first caught the eye was naturally the divinity crystal.

Although not many, Li Che was still satisfied, after all there were five Six Offices Divinity Crystals, enough for him to absorb for a while.

After the startling divinity stepped into the Divine Aspect, the efficiency of absorbing divinity crystals increased, so it could be paired with the Six Offices Divinity Crystals.

Earlier, from the Young Prince Ji Haihui's Cosmic Jade he had obtained ten Six Offices Divinity Crystals, and then added the gifts from the Shadow Guard True Person and other cultivators.

After subtracting his own cultivation consumption, Li Che's holdings of Six Offices Divinity Crystals now totaled twenty!

As for the Seven Origins Divinity Crystals, there were even more, mainly because the Young Prince gave many.

Li Che's smile at the corners of his mouth could not be suppressed; at the time of harvesting, it simply made people feel pleased.

Continuing the tally, the medicinal pills were Death Qi Martial Pills; there were ten bottles of low‑grade sixth‑tier Death Qi Martial Pills, and an unspecified number of seventh‑ and eighth‑tier ones.

Li Che glanced and took everything in; Yuan Jingang was the Corpse God Sect's chief overseer in Golden Light Prefecture, and all rewards and punishments of his subordinates were under his control.

Having a rich collection is also normal.

What Li Che looked forward to was the Six Desires Divine Nature Law, which was the foundation for him to condense the Six Desires Divine Base.

It was also the foundation for him to cultivate the Ten Dragons Subduing God Technique to the state of transformation.

After all, the Ten Dragons Subduing God martial saint's secret art requires the simultaneous support of the Seven Emotions and Six Desires divine nature for its power to be stronger!

"Six Offices Desire Compared to Corpse Flesh Guanyin Divine Origin Law", "Six Offices Body Contact White Bone Bodhisattva Slaughter Divine Origin Law", and also one more, "Six Offices Six Ears Listening to Ghosts Divine Origin Law"……

Li Che was browsing the divine nature methods treasured in Yuan Jingang's Cosmos Jade.

He discovered that among the Six Desires Divine Nature Laws, only one existed: "Six Offices Six Ears Listening to Ghosts Divine Origin Law", which belonged to the new Six Desires Divine Nature Law.

The other two were upgrades upon the original divine nature foundation, capable of being cultivated to the Divine Origin.

For Li Che, however, they meant little.

"The Six Desires Divine Nature Law is still missing the three types of divine nature laws: visual, olfactory, and gustatory."

"It seems that the Corpse God Envoys of this Golden Light Prefecture region mostly cultivate the two types of body contact and desire; the 'Six Ears Listening to Ghosts' method belongs to Yuan Jingang's personal collection."

Li Che furrowed his brows.

However, having something is better than having nothing.

Collecting the Six Desires Divine Nature Laws is actually not difficult at all, and Li Che felt no anxiety.

After all……

The Corpse God Sect has deployed its forces everywhere; Corpse God Envoys…… are absolutely numerous.

Others might not be able to sense the Corpse God Envoys' concealment, but Li Che is different.

As long as the other party bears the Corpse Curse Seal, Li Che can sense it.

Even now, Li Che, who possesses the Star-plucking Pupil, does not need to rely on the deathly qi infection of the Corpse Curse Seal to see the concealment of evil charms.

He continued to inventory the treasures in the Cosmos Jade.

Suddenly.

Li Che paused his action.

His gaze narrowed.

He took out a bronze mirror from within, which was the Corpse God Sect's unique divine weapon, the Thousand-mile Divine Communion Mirror.

Li Che's divine sense fell upon it, and he instantly saw the content on the Divine Communion Mirror.

That was the message Yuan Jingang transmitted to the Corpse God Envoys of the surrounding four major prefecture cities.

On Li Che's face, the smile of joy from the harvest vanished instantly, his face becoming extremely cold and grim.

Because Yuan Jingang had gathered the Corpse God Envoys of the four major prefecture cities, intending to seize, on the road where Jiao Shaoqiu escorted Xixi to Dao City, Xixi who possessed seventy percent of the Temple God's divine nature.

The message revealed little information.

But Li Che only knew that under Yuan Jingang's leadership, the Corpse God Sect's movements were not minor.

The Corpse God Envoys stationed in the prefecture cities were likely similar to Yuan Jingang, both being lower-ranking Corpse God Envoys of the Six Offices.

"Seek death."

Li Che put away the Thousand-mile Divine Communion Mirror.

His eyes seemed to burst forth with substantive lightning.

A cold killing intent surged forth from within him.

Apart from Yuan Jingang's joy, naturally it also dissipated like smoke.

At that moment, Li Che also happened to receive an inquiry from Cat Face.

Without hesitation, Li Che directly agreed.

"Corpse God Sect……"

"Something like a street rat."

Li Che harbored not the slightest fondness for the Corpse God Sect.

It was not merely because the Corpse God Sect is a rebellious force, but more because its actions are excessively vicious and ruthless.

The Infant Banquet, massacring cities and exterminating clans, burying and killing refugees…… all sorts of vile and heinous acts, the Corpse God Sect has been involved in.

It was just like a malignant tumor of this world.

And now, the Corpse God Sect has even set its sights on his daughter, Xixi.

"Unforgivable."

Li Che's eyes opened and closed, his killing intent icy and sharp.

They are evil people of the Corpse God Sect, right?

"Come on……"

"Come as many as you like."

As an ox demon, he dares to slaughter as many as come!

……

……

The news of the Qin Clan's downfall swept through Golden Light Prefecture City like a storm.

The Hai, Gongyang, and Gong clans' Divine Physiognomy Elders gazed blankly at the Qin Clan's manor reduced to ruins; for a moment, they actually felt a grief like a rabbit's death mourning a fox.

Once the five great clans of Golden Light Prefecture City, now…… two of them are gone.

"But this is all their own doing."

"Colluding with the Corpse God Sect in rebellion, their crime is unforgivable!"

The Superintendent of the Garrison Temple Office, Xie Jing, with a sword at his waist, said in a low voice to the old ancestor of the physiognomy who possesses the three families.

One great clan was wiped out, like a whale fall giving life to myriad things; within the vast prefectural city, all big and small forces fell into turmoil, beginning to prepare to devour the Qin clan's assets and resources.

The next day.

Snow drifted in the sky, thick leaden clouds piled up in the high heavens.

The drifting snowflakes mingled in the wind.

Whooo—

A small courtyard within the prefectural city was the agreed meeting place.

Li Qing Shan changed into a set of black nightclothes, wore a cat‑face mask, and sat under the eaves, blowing on and wiping his goat‑horn heaven‑splitting hammer.

His mood was utterly beautiful and excited.

At last, the Underworld Fiends were to act together, and his Cat Face could join the operation.

In many past operations of the Ox Demon, Horse Face, Divine Monkey and other Underworld Fiends, Cat Face had failed to keep up, but this time…

He had deliberately come early to wait; this time he surely wouldn't miss it, right?

Beside Cat Face stood Nan Lihuo, wearing a white‑fox mask, his white hair flowing down like that of a silver fox.

He stood steadfast in the wind‑swept courtyard, yet his chest felt as if a furnace burned, making calm impossible.

Nan Lihuo closed his eyes.

This time he summoned an Underworld expert capable of killing a Grand Master to take action.

Even if Su Huaili hid many trump cards, he could not escape this calamity.

Yesterday the Ox Demon, Horse Face and Divine Monkey joined forces to slay Yuan Jingang, and could even suppress the Corpse God's Will.

This gave Nan Lihuo excessive confidence.

Suddenly.

The snow on the ground was stepped on, emitting a creaking sound that echoed.

In the courtyard.

Li Che wore a straw hat, covered his face with a cute‑ox mask, and appeared sturdy and towering.

"Here."

Cat Face's Li Qing Shan's face beneath the mask was about to split from laughter.

His goat‑horn hammer was already raging with hunger!

"Depart."

Cat Face rose to his feet, trying to stay as cold as possible.

Nan Lihuo opened his eyes; killing intent boiled to the extreme.

……

……

A moment later.

Inside the City Lord's Mansion.

It fell into a death‑like silence.

The snow drifting from the sky seemed wrapped in a touch of cold and loneliness.

Nan Lihuo wore a white‑fox mask; his eyes were slightly crimson, his blazing primordial spirit leapt forth, wildly scanning the City Lord's Mansion, yet he found no trace of Su Huaili!

He had vanished……

Su Huaili had vanished!

He had fled!

Nan Lihuo's eyes instantly filled with bloodshot veins, his whole body trembling uncontrollably.

The City Lord, Su Huaili, had actually vanished?

Li Che wore an adorable cute‑ox mask and walked into the snow‑covered courtyard; his brow opened and closed, his Star‑Plucking Pupil swept over, and instantly rich deathly and corpse qi rose from the courtyard's center.

A flick of his finger caused the blanketing snow to burst apart in an instant.

In the explosion, fragments flew outward in all directions.

It revealed the bloodstains left by the still‑wet pool of blood on the blue‑stone ground.

"This is……"

Nan Lihuo and Li Qing Shan noticed it.

Their eyes involuntarily narrowed.

"Corpse God Sect."

A low voice came from beneath the cute‑ox mask.

Li Che gave them a brief explanation.

"Spacetime Corpse Technique."

"Su Huaili colluded with the Corpse God Sect and cultivated the Spacetime Corpse Technique…… Yesterday, when I assassinated Yuan Jingang and resisted the Corpse God's Will, I had no time to notice him; he used the Spacetime Corpse Technique to flee."

"This should be the Blood Escape of the Spacetime Corpse Technique within the Corpse God Sect's secret arts; only a Divine Origin True Person can perform it……"

The Ox Demon's hoarse, low voice echoed in the wind and snow.

Nan Lihuo's body trembled slightly.

"He fled…… he actually…… fled……"

The fire in Nan Lihuo's eyes seemed to have died out, his whole body swaying on the verge of collapse.

But the extinguished flame rekindled after a moment.

He would not give up.

"Su Huaili…… has he broken through to Divine Origin?"

Nanlihuo's gaze drooped; without the Netherworld's deterrence, if he had come to assassinate voluntarily, he would likely fall into a desperate situation, even……die miserably.

He was scheming against Su Huaili, and Su Huaili was likewise thinking of killing him.

But Su Huaili hides even deeper!

Even Nanlihuo never imagined that Su Huaili had actually joined the Corpse God Sect and cultivated the Corpse God Technique!

Li Che, however, was not surprised; after all, he had already experienced it once.

Back then, the city lord of Fēiléichéng, Cao Guang, was manipulated by Yuan Jingang into indulging the Spirit Infant Sect, capturing spirit children, offering sacrifices to the temple deity, and sacrificing the entire city……

Compared to that, Su Huaili is still relatively low-key.

Li Che wondered how Su Huaili had managed to hide from him.

Li Che had seen Su Huaili many times, yet he had never sensed any corpse qi, death qi, or the aura of the Corpse Curse Seal on him……

Even the Star-Plucking Pupil failed to see through his disguise.

It was as if Su Huaili had no disguise at all.

"I suppose the Corpse God Sect……has an even more exquisite method of concealing its qi?"

Li Che's eyes narrowed, his heart slightly trembled; this was somewhat unexpected.

Indeed, if one relied entirely on the Corpse Curse Seal, leaving traces, before a true top-tier expert, exposure would be inevitable.

Such concealment methods as Su Huaili's might be the Corpse God Sect's primary means of infiltrating prefectures and cities.

Moreover……

Where did Su Huaili flee to?

A flash of killing intent crossed Li Che's eyes.

However……

Can he escape?

Su Huaili's qi had long been captured by the Heaven-Earth Chessboard……

As long as he is within the Heaven-Earth Chessboard's perception range.

Nowhere to hide!

In fact, Li Che could also guess that Su Huaili likely fled to Ridge South Dao City.

Based on the lingering directional aura from the Blood Pool, this can be inferred.

As for the wicked ones of the Corpse God Sect……

Li Che lives by a single word: 'kill'!

Since Su Huaili has exposed his identity as a wicked one of the Corpse God Sect……

Then……

He already has a path to death.

And in an unnoticed corner.

Li Qing Shan gripped the Goat Horn Breaking Heaven Hammer that had slipped out from his sleeve, standing there dazed, his face beneath the mask completely numb, as if his heart were about to burst.

His whole body shuddered as if struck by lightning, swaying on the verge of collapse.

He could not bear such injustice.

No……

How could Su Huaili have escaped?!

His cat-faced attempt at a Netherworld operation, which he had finally managed to catch up to……

The result……

Had not yet begun to act.

And it ended just like that?!