Chapter 246
Boom——!!!
A terrifying punch, as if it could overturn heaven and earth!
Scorching, searing energy erupted instantly, tens of thousands of mechanism seals flashing almost simultaneously, blazing with blinding light.
Terrifyingly hot energy, enough to melt jade and flow like gold, surged out in torrents from the fearsome beast over five meters tall, like a raging ocean or a volcanic eruption.
It surged forth from the terrifying shell assembled from countless precision parts.
Like nine blood‑red suns hanging high, scorching the heavens.
The ground collapsed with a roar, the frozen earth of the area where the Chief Commander's Main Camp stood boiled like a river, churning incessantly.
The terrifying heat spread in rippling waves, as a hurricane howled and the earth split, mountains crumbled.
The snow and ice blanketing the ground melted instantly, then vaporized into clouds that roiled like a dragon.
Bloodgod Nine Yang Vajra Ape!
The instant this colossal beast appeared, it slammed down a fierce punch, instantly overturning the entire camp.
In the distance.
Long Tai stood frozen like a wooden chicken, his body trembling uncontrollably as violent wind and waves surged, countless mud and stones flying, striking him and making him stagger.
"Mechanism Beast!"
"This is a Mechanism Beast!"
"Tang Clan Mechanism Beast!"
A low, hoarse voice exploded from Long Tai's throat.
His mouth was dry, his blood feeling as if it had frozen.
A prickling sensation ran up his spine, his hairs standing on end.
Six blood‑red mechanism seals spun continuously within the Mechanism Beast's core...
A suffocating, oppressive, terrifying rank pressure burst forth like a flood, leaving Long Tai unable to even lift a finger.
This is the Underworld...
This Ox Demon!
Six‑Seal Mechanism Beast!
That is a terrifying war tool equivalent to the Five Elders' rank!
Only one seal away from the Supreme Mechanism Beast!
Even a lower‑rank Five Elders Mechanism Beast possesses the terrifying explosive power of a Martial Saint's first realm!
The Underworld...
They actually brought forth such a terrifying existence to slay the General!
Long Tai's eyes instantly turned blood‑red.
A killing blow!
How can anyone survive this?!
The Underworld Ox Demon is overly cautious, sly, and deceitful!
If the Ox Demon had unleashed this lower‑rank Five Elders Mechanism Beast from the start, You Liqing wouldn't even think of fighting back—he'd only think of escaping.
Even before his severe injury, You Liqing could have unleashed a divine seed to clash head‑on and then break free.
But You Liqing was gravely wounded by the God‑Sealing Talisman of Sect Leader's Lady Xuan Qi, and now he faces an ambush from the Six‑Seal Mechanism Beast...
Exactly!
It's an ambush!
The Ox Demon actually deployed a Six‑Seal Five Elders Mechanism Beast for a sneak attack!
How can there be such despicable scum in the world?!
Long Tai's eyes blazed red as he surged against the raging hurricane, his innate true qi thrashing wildly, gripping the crocodile‑head axe, his body snapping upright, hair and beard flying, gazing at You Liqing, who had been driven into the ground by the Mechanism Giant Ape's punch.
He let out a long whistle!
The great axe suddenly cleaved the air, his bones trembling, countless qi and blood surging forth, his innate true qi coiling like a roaring dragon.
Long Tai did not retreat; instead, he surged forward, dragging the crocodile‑head axe, he stomped down hard, the ground trembling like a silk ribbon, and he shot upward against the gale.
His frenzied qi and blood burst forth like a blazing sun.
This grandmaster of innate cultivation, who has attained the unity of heaven and man, pushed his power to the utmost at this moment.
"Kill——!!!"
A resonant, echoing long whistle!
The crocodile‑head axe swept forward and fiercely chopped at the Mechanism Giant Ape!
Yet the Mechanism Giant Ape's eyes flared red, its core six great seals spinning, its hair flying, while behind it, one after another Five Elders‑rank divine crystals were frenziedly sucked dry of their divinity.
Amidst clangs and clicks...
Under Li Che's mental control, the Mechanism Giant Ape unleashed a flat, straight punch.
Like swatting a fly.
Long Tai, this grandmaster of innate cultivation, saw his innate true qi instantly shatter into countless violent gusts under that straight punch.
Pfft——!!!
Every pore of his body sprayed blood.
It was unstoppable, impossible to block...
This is a Five Elders‑rank Mechanism Beast, its power reaching that of a Martial Saint!
It cannot be blocked, it simply cannot be blocked!
General ah——!!!
Bang—!
Long Tai only felt his tendons and bones all over his body bursting and shattering, bones breaking, tendons rupturing, skin splitting and flesh tearing!
His face showed a strange distortion, as if being crushed by an irresistible collapsing mountain peak……
His entire body underwent a transformation!
Behind him, fierce power surged outward, waves of air rippling and rolling outward for more than ten zhang!
After an extreme stillness, a powerful recoil force exploded.
In an instant!
Long Tai's crocodile-head axe flew out from his hand, his whole body was blasted away, and rippling white waves surged in the air.
With a thud, he crossed several dozen zhang and slammed into the barrier separated by the Heaven and Earth Chessboard.
Countless mists rolled, Long Tai spat blood from his mouth and nose, and slid down to kneel on the ground.
His bleeding eyes stared fixedly at the ox demon, and fixedly at the huge, sturdy mechanism beast releasing blazing light!
Scalding blood poured from his mouth and nose, dripping onto the ground.
"Grand General……"
Long Tai felt deep sorrow, knowing that today… perhaps his fortunes were already gone.
The Underworld's such scheming, endless and interlocking, almost blocked all of You Liqing's paths to survival.
A Six Seal Mechanical Beast was sacrificed!
You know, even when the Tang Clan was at its peak, the Six Seal Mechanical Beast was an extremely precious item.
Not to mention the difficulty of its manufacture, just the amount of divinity crystal needed to activate the Six Seal Mechanical Beast is enormous!
Unless a great power stands behind him, the mechanical beast cannot be used at all!
Terrifying!
Long Tai now felt fear of the Underworld arise in his heart!
But……
Long Tai staggered to his feet, his eyes filled with bloodshot lines.
"General!"
Long Tai, lacking the crocodile-head axe, clenched his fists, his beard flying, and let out a low roar.
Even covered in blood, he still roared as he charged forward!
Su Huaili's death, Long Tai could face calmly.
But You Liqing… this Grand General he had followed for many years, he could not bear to witness his death!
The Underworld……
Perhaps, when You Liqing continually struck at the Underworld, he had already been targeted by it.
Ji Hai would die, Su Huaili died……
Now, You Liqing too must die!
Long Tai, madly spraying blood, charged toward You Liqing's direction!
……
……
Qingniao's heart had long sunk to the valley's bottom.
When that terrifyingly extreme mechanical beast appeared, she was already despairing.
When You Liqing was punched into the ground, Qingniao's heart had already completely died.
"Underworld……"
Qingniao's eyes were like a pool of dead water, without ripples.
She gripped the long bow, her long, slender legs darting swiftly through the great mist.
Her slender fingers were covered with old calluses from drawing the bow.
With a creak, the bow was drawn to a full moon!
Countless streams of azure light flowed from the long bow!
Whoosh——!!!
The azure phoenix cried out, spread its wings, and rushed at the incoming stream of light at high speed!
"Horse Face!"
In Qingniao's dead-water eyes, tears continuously rolled down!
In her mind, she recalled scene after scene: You Liqing pulling her out of a pile of corpses in a small town of Jizhou.
At that time, she was dazed, and everything she saw were corpses.
You Liqing, clad in golden armor, pulled her back from death; to her, it was like the sunshine that dispels all darkness in life.
It gave her hope and belief.
Later, she followed You Liqing to practice martial arts and cultivate.
She displayed the talent of a Divine Archer, received special training, and gradually became his right and left hand……
Although Qingniao admired You Liqing, and she knew his heart already belonged to another, and that other was someone he could only aspire to but never attain.
But she didn't care, and she had no thought of competing.
As someone who crawled out of a pile of corpses, what right did she have to like a sun that belonged to her?
She had no right.
She could only live in darkness forever.
And now……
The person she likes seems to be dying!
Then she……
She won't live either!
Whoosh whoosh whoosh——!!!
Like a dragon, the arrows shot out madly, firing in rapid succession, blocking all trajectories of the Bodhi Dragon Fang bolts, and finally exploding in midair!
Flames rolled, shockwaves surged!
Qingniao felt an unprecedented immense pressure.
The opponent's divine archery……
No, it should be said that with mechanism archery, it actually made her, an innate grandmaster-level divine archer, feel pressure!
Even giving rise to a sense of despair!
It made her doubt what use all those years of painstaking practice of divine archery had.
After all……
What meaning does it have!
Bang——!!!
However, Qingniao's heart had long gone numb; she gave up the situation of exchanging shots with Mamian.
Because she knew she could not kill Mamian.
Mamian was over a hundred zhang away, shrouded in thick mist; although she could determine Mamian's position from the direction of the incoming Bodhi Dragon Fang bolts.
But wanting to kill Mamian was too difficult!
Now Qingniao……
She had a clearer objective!
Bang——!!!
Innate true vigor raged, sweeping behind her like an azure phoenix spreading its wings.
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Her long legs kept tapping in the mist, swiftly returning!
"General!"
Qingniao bit her lip!
Clenching her five fingers, she grasped a blood-stained arrow, swiftly nocked it onto the divine bow, and all her essence and spirit surged into that arrow.
She burst through the mist, running against the hurricane that gushed forth like a waterfall, sprinting wildly toward the direction where You Liqing had been smashed into the ground!
……
……
Li Che wore the ox-demon mask, his elastic black robe tearing apart to reveal an exceedingly sturdy and muscular physique.
Thick, tensed cords like raging dragons roared.
The electromagnetic rail operated, lifting him silently into the air without stirring any qi or divinity.
The Blood God Nine Yang Golden Mighty Ape, towering over five meters, resembled a colossal beast, exuding a violent and terrifying aura.
Li Che was very satisfied with the terrifying power of this six-seal mechanism beast.
It was stronger than he had imagined.
A single punch directly smashed You Liqing into the ground; that blow alone could declare his death.
Although the mechanism beast's consumption was also much greater than he had imagined.
To activate this six-seal mechanism beast, five five-old-rank divine crystals must be expended; once the divinity within the crystals is depleted,
the mechanism beast will cease activity and be hard to reactivate unless the five-old divine crystals are swiftly replaced.
However, the burst of power undoubtedly reached Martial Saint level, even if only the first realm……
It is still a Martial Saint!
You Liqing is merely at the Top Three Flowers realm, and moreover he was severely wounded by Xixi's teacher, the sect master of the Qianyuan Divine Sect, Xuan Qisha……
This is Li Che's best opportunity!
Li Che floated in midair, beneath the ox-demon mask, his pupils intertwined with faint arcs of lightning.
The Dragon-Elephant True Vigor gathered around him; although only a single strand, it granted present-day Li Che power rivaling the supreme grandmaster of the Top Three Flowers.
The Three Flowers Returning to Origin vigor is immensely powerful.
But the Dragon-Elephant True Vigor can withstand it head-on.
This gave Li Che a pleasant surprise.
Most importantly, the Dragon-Elephant True Vigor…… becomes even more terrifying as Li Che grows stronger!
His gaze swept over.
He looked toward the blood-soaked Long Tai, who was also stepping forward against the hurricane.
He also saw Qingniao, who had gathered all her essence and spirit into a single arrow against the countercurrent hurricane.
"Truly loyal."
Li Che said softly.
The next moment, his gaze fell upon the deep crater where the ground had suddenly sunk and exploded into a massive mudslide.
The mighty ape's punch shattered the ground into pieces, with earth and stone surging endlessly!
Suddenly.
Li Che's eyes narrowed.
But he saw, a terrifying amount of qi and blood, like a breached great river, surged forth wildly, rolling and churning!
Bang bang bang bang bang——!!!
The earth completely blew up!
It seemed a blazing golden sun rose across the sky, bursting forth with magnificent, radiant qi and blood light!
Yet within the shattered ground, a surge of boiling qi and blood rose up like rolling war smoke, raging!
A burst of blood light exploded, shooting swiftly out from within the earth.
You Liqing!
Half of You Liqing's body was smashed to pieces; at this moment, his whole person seemed to ignite, within his spine appearing two blood-colored vortices, within which two miraculous seeds resided, like a porcelain vessel cracked and ready to shatter.
Li Che stood suspended in midair by his Thunder Magnetic Rail Body, his gaze focusing.
"Within the Eight Extraordinary Gates, plant the Divine Seed…"
"But at this moment, You Liqing has fully burst his seed, burning the Divine Seed planted within one of the Eight Extraordinary Gates…"
Li Che has also begun to come into contact with Divine Seed Martial Arts, naturally gaining some understanding.
You Liqing…
He has actually cultivated two Divine Seed Martial Arts, even opening two of the human body's Eight Extraordinary Gates, planting the two Divine Seeds within them.
Last time, facing Xuan Qisha's Soul-Sealing Talisman, You Liqing merely burst one seed.
But this time…
You Liqing seemed to feel certain death was inevitable, so he held nothing back.
He directly detonated the two Extraordinary Gate Divine Seeds!
He gained a power surpassing human limits, completely squeezing out his bodily essence; the essence within the violently beating Physical Grand Pill in his dantian was almost completely squeezed out by You Liqing.
Crimson blood-fire light continually shot up into the sky.
You Liqing's entire appearance became indiscernible, his eyes turning white, distorted under the surging rush of qi and blood!
In the distance.
Long Tai, drenched in blood, and the Qingniao, having exhausted all its qi and blood into a single arrow, were both stunned.
Finally, their eyes were filled with sorrow and solemnity.
They are both Grandmasters of Innate, both involved in cultivating Divine Seed Martial Arts, naturally they understand…
What does You Liqing's current state signify?
Although he gained unparalleled power… but… it was exchanged for his life force.
"Ox Demon…"
You Liqing's entire body burned with endless blood light.
He floated upward, countless stone fragments lifted by his mighty qi and blood power, then shattered into dust.
His whitening eyes fixed on Li Che, who wore an Ox Demon mask.
Even Li Che, at this moment, felt a strong threat.
At this moment, You Liqing seemed to touch the threshold of the Martial Saint.
"General… General…"
The Qingniao's face turned pale, his lips and teeth trembling uncontrollably.
You Liqing turned his head, his whitening eyes flashing with a complex hue: "Run."
"No!"
The Qingniao bit his lip, shaking his head violently.
"I know what you're thinking…"
"You feel grateful that I saved you from the pile of corpses back then, you foolish girl…"
"You never wondered why you ended up in that pile of corpses?"
You Liqing said lightly.
The Qingniao trembled violently all over.
"I am the one who slaughtered that city, I am the one who killed people, I am the one who exterminated your whole family… you are merely someone I took a liking to for your talent."
"I raised you to adulthood, merely wanting to train you into a true killing tool."
You Liqing's tone was utterly indifferent; after detonating the two Divine Seeds, every moment of his was infinitely precious.
But he still explained it to the Qingniao.
"So, I am not worth you and me fighting to the death."
"Get lost."
You Liqing turned around, directly facing Li Che, who floated silently in midair.
The Qingniao, as if struck by lightning, impossible!
She suddenly looked toward Long Tai, Long Tai drenched in blood, gasping heavily.
At this moment, being seen by the Qingniao's piercing gaze, he actually turned his head with a hint of guilt.
"Is it the King…"
"Alright."
You Liqing spoke coldly, cutting off Long Tai's words.
"Get lost, both of you useless things."
You Liqing's words fell.
His gaze locked onto Li Che: "Underworld Ox Demon… I, the General, underestimated you."
"No, I, the General, underestimated your vileness and venom."
Using the unmatched Myriad Dragon Subduing God to attract his attention, arousing his competitive spirit, to clash with the Ox Demon Colliding Blast Fist.
Hidden within the fist technique is the Five Elders' divine essence crystal powder; when the powder flies up, it prevents his fetal breath metamorphosis' divine power from being mobilized……
Hidden is a mechanism beast of the Five Elders' lower rank, possessing the combat power of the first level of Martial Saint, ready to unleash its deadly explosion!
Truly treacherous and vicious……
But this is the Bull Demon.
According to Su Huai's information, the Bull Demon……has always been like this.
It's him, You Liqing—no surprise.
If so, then one must pay the price of death.
"What a pity, your strength is too weak; if you could reach the Three Flowers at the Peak realm, or even open the Mystic Gate Divine Seed, perhaps our Myriad Dragons Subduing God could have a satisfying clash of fists."
"What a pity, what a pity……"
"Not satisfying enough."
You Liqing's flesh and blood all over his body began to fall off in chunks.
Li Che's face, beneath the Bull Demon mask, his eyes were as still as an ancient well.
"If I can kill you, that's satisfying."
The Bull Demon's voice was low and hoarse.
What is there to pursue for satisfaction?
He, the Bull Demon, has come to kill people……
If he doesn't kill you, You Liqing, he will eventually be killed by you; in the choice between killing and being killed, Li Che chooses to kill.
The former You Liqing, like a deity descending to the mortal world, outside Qianyuan Dao City, erupted with a heaven-shaking killing intent.
Li Che will never forget.
Desiring a satisfying clash of fists……
Wait until I kill you……
Just seize your spirit and it's done.
"The Netherworld Bull Demon……is utterly shameless."
You Liqing stared blankly, then burst into laughter.
His divine origin golden core exploded with a boom, and the vast divine power merged into his body.
Maintaining the vitality of this explosive state, along with an extreme martial will.
He felt the countdown of his vitality.
He keenly felt his life slipping away.
"This is the realm of a Martial Saint……"
You Liqing raised his hand, feeling the state of this moment.
There was an unprecedented sense of ease……
The next moment, his body twisted——
He instantly turned into a blood-colored silk ribbon, speed reaching the extreme, shockwaves exploding, rings spreading, making it hard to follow his form!
His five fingers clenched into a fist, as if capturing and hiding endless light!
Countless boiling qi and blood transformed into a mighty qi-blood divine dragon, rampaging wildly!
This punch!
Even Li Che's eyes involuntarily narrowed!
Myriad Dragons Subduing God!
Roar——!!!
Countless dragon roars exploded continuously!
It's terrifying, extremely terrifying!
Li Che raised his hand, tapped his brow, and the Star-Picking Pupil burst forth with dazzling light.
In an instant, controlling the Five Elders' lower-rank mechanism beast, he thrust out a fierce punch!
You Liqing locked his target onto the Bull Demon; he wanted to kill the Bull Demon!
He wanted to drag the Bull Demon down to hell with him!
But!
This mechanism beast of the Five Elders' rank is completely under the Bull Demon's control!
Bang——!!!
You Liqing's ultimate elevated punch collided fiercely with the terrifyingly huge fist of the Golden Ape!
Above the vast sky, a substantive shockwave spread out like concentric circles!
Countless air waves surged outward in all directions!
Countless mounds of mist were torn apart!
At the same time.
In the western camp's garrison, many grand masters of the Heaven-Man Unity realm finally sensed something amiss, feeling the scorching qi and blood between heaven and earth, and the terrifying martial will!
They realized that something major had happened at the commander's main camp!
Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh——
One after another, the sound of breaking the air echoed, and wave after wave of qi and blood rose like beacon smoke!
The entire Divine Guard Army's western camp instantly boiled over!
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……
Qingniao swayed, on the verge of falling, her soul lost and spirit scattered.
The one who slaughtered the city was You Liqing, the one who killed people was You Liqing……
The one who slaughtered her entire family was also You Liqing……
That man, the one who made her heart flutter?
Qingniao felt countless sharp blades pierce her already wounded heart, blood-red tears continuously sliding down her cheeks.
Why……
Why would it be like this?!
Qingniao opened her mouth, grief greater than heart-death, yet she could not utter a single howl.
She watched the man whose life burned as two divine seeds exploded.
Watching the man who haunted her dreams, You Liqing madly charged toward the terrifying, massive mechanical beast.
After the heavenly battle.
She closed her eyes and suddenly released the longbow in her hand.
Within her spine.
A blood-red divine seed throbbed violently, like a heart wrapped in swollen veins.
It exploded with a boom!
Divine Seed, the Weeping Blood Divine Phoenix Life-Death Arrow!
Instantly, a blood-red arrow shot forth, like a blood-red flame phoenix reborn from death, flapping its wings, carrying endless lethal slaughter, blasting toward the Ox Demon!
Underworld Ox Demon!
Kill my man……
Then go die!
And after Qingniao fired her arrow with all her might.
A streak of light swiftly pierced her brow, the Blood-Fire Divine Pattern Bodhi Dragon Tooth Bullet, silently sniping in.
That was the merciless, cold-blooded sniper shot from Mamian.
Piercing her brow.
Tearing apart the Divine Origin Golden Core within her brow's niwan.
Shattering her vitality!
Blood light exploded from the back of her head.
Qingniao opened her eyes, but all she saw was a blur of blood.
Thud——
Qingniao fell to the ground, her longbow sliding far away.
Bloodwater blurred her vision, just as in that year, amidst the slaughtered city.
Blood everywhere.
……
……
Boom——!!!
The Golden Ape and You Liqing's terrifying fist collided!
Bang bang bang——
The Golden Ape's arm, engraved with countless mechanism seals, exploded, the spirit-wood shavings instantly seeming to be burned away!
As if a vast amount of thunderfire detonated instantly, the whole land seemed as if an earth dragon were turning over!
The ground beneath the Golden Ape's feet collapsed, then collapsed again!
Mud and sand blasted up, forming a curtain tens of zhang high!
And after throwing that punch, You Liqing saw the Golden Ape's arm shattered by his blow, and a smile curled his lips.
Then vitality, completely extinguished……
Hurricane, shattered to pieces!
His qi and blood utterly stilled!
His sturdy, iron-like flesh suddenly collapsed, all tendons and bones shattering……
Exploding into a cloud of blood mist.
The Golden Ape's immensely fierce punch pierced You Liqing's flesh, blasting out vast currents and mist from behind him!
You Liqing's lifeless flesh, like a cannonball, shot toward the ground.
Long Tai's beard danced wildly, he roared and howled!
"Ah——!!!"
He sprinted several steps in a row, trying to catch You Liqing's corpse.
Even though he knew that at this moment, You Liqing's corpse was beyond his ability to catch.
Because it still contained the terrifying force of a Martial Saint level.
But Long Tai still charged forward without hesitation.
Thud——!!!
Long Tai knelt on the ground.
Both knees shattered, the ground exploded with countless spiderweb-like cracks.
Long Tai, with his back to him, supported You Liqing's corpse.
He cracked his mouth into a smile.
Hey, I told you… stop protecting that dragon girl, okay? You just won't listen…
Also, the slaughter of the city is an order issued by the prince.
You saved so many people… yet you were punished by the prince, why don't you say anything?
Chasing girls isn't like you… idiot.
Qingniao is great, beautiful, long-legged, just her chest is a bit small… but… in what way is she not better than that dragon girl?
Die together…
Also good…
Freed.
Long Tai slowly lowered his head.
He swallowed his last breath.
……
You Liqing's bloody, mangled corpse was propped up by the kneeling Long Tai with his back, standing amidst the smoke and dust-covered chaotic ground.
Hum—
Blood-colored flowing light shot forth.
The injured Vajra Ape transformed into the "Myriad Phenomena" seal, which Li Che took in.
Li Che floated over and landed before the deceased You Liqing.
Beneath the ox-demon mask, his pupils were still as an ancient well.
He felt one after another figure rushing forth incessantly from the West Great Camp.
Powerful qi and blood, plus the overwhelming qi and blood transformed from the army formation that covered the sky and earth, twisted the void.
If You Liqing were truly allowed to command the army, even with the Vajra Ape in hand, Li Che would have no confidence in killing You Liqing.
However, I must say, You Liqing…
He is a real man.
Even at the final moment, detonating two Divine Seeds to achieve the ultimate elevation of vitality, he fiercely punched that Five Elders-rank Vajra Ape, shattering one of its arms!
Very overbearing…
He is the strongest opponent he has ever encountered.
Only after exhausting all schemes did he finally achieve victory.
The victory came with great difficulty.
Moreover, You Liqing's body… seems to hold many, many stories.
He put away You Liqing's cracked Cosmic Jade.
Then Li Che quietly gazed at You Liqing.
So outstanding.
Among the underworld's fiends, you shall have a place.
He spread his five fingers open.
He placed them upon You Liqing's head.
"Capture Spirit."
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