Chapter 296: 298.Chapter 293 Sword Opens Heaven Gate Great White Killing Star, Underworld Newcomer King of Hell Goes Online【Seek Mont

298. Chapter 293 Sword Opens Heaven Gate Great White Killing Star, Underworld Newcomer King of Hell Goes Online【Seek Monthly Ticket】

Splish-splash——

The supremely strong sword intent and sword qi intertwine and ravage within the flesh, destroying the fleshly tissue and slaying the terrifying thoughts contained therein.

Countless wails, angry, painful, roaring sounds echo without cease.

Death qi and corpse qi drift up from the shattered jade-like flesh, then are completely wiped out by the sword qi contained therein.

Corpse qi and death qi melt away like ice and snow, all evaporating!

Thus, the place where countless splashing flesh fell is actually shrouded in extremely thick mist.

Li Che wore a cute cow mask on his face, his jet-black, vigorous hair whipping wildly, striking the void as if lashing.

His dark robe rustled, and on his burly frame, qi and blood coiled like a flood dragon.

Still maintaining the posture of placing a piece, his whole body had already, via the Heaven Earth Chessboard's lock, shifted to this position.

Originally, the Flying Thunder Chess Piece required an anchor point, but now, after the Chess Saint's Dao Fruit evolved to lv5, Li Che no longer needs even the anchor point for the Flying Thunder Chess Piece; wherever the Heaven Earth Chessboard can sense, he can arrive via the Flying Thunder Chess Piece.

However, for places visible to the naked eye, such as the interiors of houses, line of sight cannot reach; even probing with the Heaven Earth Chessboard cannot see the internal structure.

Thus, one must still use the Flying Thunder Chess Piece.

For example, the interior of the Guiyi Miao; Li Che must use the Flying Thunder Chess Piece as an anchor point to shift there.

But Li Che is already quite satisfied; this effect is truly not bad.

Moreover, after the Chess Saint's Dao Fruit evolves, even if space is sealed, the situation of being restricted is greatly reduced, and it can quickly break the seal.

For Li Che, this makes him even more unrestrained.

Splish-splash-splash-splash-splash——

This flesh is immensely heavy, containing terrifying and vast energy; even though it has been slain and the dead are gone, it remains extremely terrifying.

Its corrosive power is enormous.

Li Che glanced, his physical body trembled, bearing the terrifying pressure comparable to that of Heaven Gate strongmen; he deployed the Illusory Void Eight Qi Steps, flashing countless afterimages in place to dodge the falling flesh.

His target was to lock onto that pearl.

At the instant the pearl fell, his whole body appeared, his five fingers spread wide, and he fiercely reached out toward that pearl.

Smack——!

He clenched the pearl, which contained the Corpse God Realm within, like an artwork of a black vortex hidden inside a transparent pearl.

Beneath the Bull Demon mask, Li Che's eyes narrowed sharply.

Heavy!

This was Li Che's first thought!

Immensely heavy, extremely heavy; even with Li Che's current strength, grasping this pearl gave him an extremely heavy feeling!

Bang——!!!

The ground instantly sank, collapsing deeply, mud and dust exploding up to several zhang high, like a rising wave!

"So heavy!"

Li Che's heart trembled in shock.

But, clutching the pearl, he did not let go!

Divine ability, Dragon Elephant Heavenly Gang!

Li Che's physical body rose again, a violent gang energy surged throughout him, as if a dragon-elephant phantom appeared behind him, with dragon roars and elephant cries, shaking heaven and earth!

Muscles twitched, bones resonated, bead-like blood droplets like glass collided, erupting tremendous force that climbed steadily on Li Che's body!

He forcibly held up the pearl with unmatched, surging terrifying power!

Li Che's entire qi and blood raged wildly, like a collapsing scorching sun; surrounding smoke and dust seemed instantly cleared, scorching heat waves surged in all directions alongside the ravaging Dragon Elephant Heavenly Gang!

Amidst the raging gale, Li Che's disheveled hair danced wildly, bones resonated, and his eyes flashed with extreme brightness!

He held it up!

He bore it!

So heavy!

But…… Li Che felt as if all his strength had been released at this moment!

With a thought, Li Che instantly tore open a Heaven and Earth space and flung the pearl inside.

"Whoosh——"

After collecting the pearl, Li Che only felt the pressure all over his body suddenly vanish.

Relaxed!

That pearl contained the Corpse God Realm, like a small cave-world; although not truly weighing as much as a world, it is certainly very heavy.

Corpses fell all over the ground, blasting one deep pit after another; within those pits, corpse qi and death qi constantly twisted and spread, but were slain by the sword qi contained therein.

Even though already dead, the sword qi and the death and corpse qi of that lower-rank Corpse God Envoy of the Four Emperors continue to clash.

However, it is obvious that Lü Taibai's sword qi is vastly stronger, completely presenting a crushing posture.

"What a pity, the Heaven and Earth Jade is gone…… otherwise, I would have really licked the bag."

Beneath his mask, Li Che's eyes involuntarily flashed a hint of regret.

As for the Heaven and Earth Jade…… Li Che harbors an obsession beyond the ordinary.

However, lacking it, he does not insist.

Lü Taibai…… should also be a veteran, originally a Hunter King rank assassin of the Hunter God Pavilion; taking the Heaven and Earth Jade while killing is surely something he is extremely familiar with.

Li Che wanting to pick up a bargain from the hands of such a habitual killer old hand is nothing short of a fool's dream.

This pearl containing the Corpse God Realm…… being able to snag a bargain already shows Li Che's eyes are sharp enough.

Hum——

Suddenly, Li Che felt his hairs stand on end.

Countless sword lights ravaged and intertwined, silver hair floating like waterweed, and countless invisible sword qi hung upside down from the ground to the heavens.

Lü Taibai's white robe sleeves billowed wildly behind him, a three-foot silver Taibai sword hovering beside him.

In both eyes, it seemed as if abundant sword qi filled them.

They were roughly a hundred zhang apart.

Lü Taibai indifferently gazed at the bull demon standing amidst the corpse fragments of the Four Emperors' Corpse God Envoy that he had slain and exploded.

Silver hair fluttered, as if a sword immortal had descended to the mortal realm.

Solidified, frozen, icy sword intent ravaged the heavens, sealing every corner.

Wearing the mask, Li Che felt only a terror even greater than the dreadful pressure released when that Four Emperors' Corpse God Envoy stepped out of the Corpse God Realm!

That supremely overbearing martial will spanned heaven and earth, the utmost intense heaven-man resonance, condensing into an extremely sharp sword intent that fell from the heavens.

Li Che's brow throbbed with a thump-thump, as if the Star-Picking Pupil were about to open its eyes to peer.

In a vague glimpse, Li Che seemed to see Lü Taibai's entire body glowing, glowing to the extreme!

Compared to the distant explosion, the brilliance of the still‑undimmed mushroom cloud paled; behind that dazzling light, a gate seemed to appear!

Heaven's Gate!

Heaven's Gate Martial Saint!

Li Che drew a deep breath; even he felt the oppression as if heaven and earth were tilting.

Within his chest, the Dragon Elephant Vajra dao fruit roared and bellowed, dragon's chant, elephant's cry, the vajra hammer striking!

That terrifying pressure was what slowly shattered the ice!

"Grandmaster Taibai…… pleasure to meet you."

Li Che wore the bull demon mask, the Sleeping Dragon Elephant technique driven to the extreme, concealing his own qi.

A low, deep voice echoed, accompanied by the slowly diffusing mushroom cloud behind him.

Too strong!

This was truly the first time facing Lü Taibai, whose aura had burst forth.

Lü Taibai hadn't even used his divine cultivation; merely displaying his Heaven's Gate martial way was already terrifying to this extent!

"Netherworld, Bull Demon."

In Lü Taibai's pupils, sword qi raged, his whole body seeming to turn into a sword.

The three‑pointed, two‑edged blade in Li Che's arm trembled slightly.

"I've long heard your great name; seeing you today, you are indeed extraordinary."

"With the cultivation of a grandmaster, facing the aura of a Heaven's Gate Martial Saint, yet you remain so composed, not vulgar, not ordinary."

Lü Taibai stared deeply at the bull demon, his pupils as if trying to see through the face beneath the mask.

However, the bull demon seemed to possess a mysterious, formidable power that blocked Lü Taibai's gaze, preventing him from seeing through.

Unless Lü Taibai directly subdues the bull demon and personally removes his mask, he cannot see his true face.

"Sect Master flatters me." Li Che clasped his fists.

"Where does the Netherworld come from? What is your purpose in entering Qianyuan Dao City? And who are you beneath that bull demon mask?"

"This mask of yours is not made of the Star‑Spirit Wood of the Hunter God Pavilion; how could you conceal your aura so perfectly? I suddenly grew curious… I want to see the face beneath your mask."

Lü Taibai's robes fluttered, his silver hair swayed, and he gave a faint smile.

Li Che's eyes beneath the mask narrowed slightly.

Then he shook his head: "Sect Master, sorry, I have no intention of removing the mask."

"As for the face beneath my mask…"

"You guess."

The words fell.

Li Che's heart stirred; he directly placed a Flying Thunder chess piece with his primordial spirit upon the Heaven‑Earth chessboard.

Space began to undulate; Li Che's whole body was instantly enveloped by a shifting force and vanished in an instant.

Lü Taibai did not stop him; although he was curious what face lay beneath the bull demon's mask, there was no need to forcibly detain him.

After all, the Netherworld lineage seems on good terms with Xixi; if relations were soured, attracting the attention of such a mysterious, unfathomable force would indeed be troublesome.

Even Lü Taibai could not help but acknowledge it.

So far, the Netherworld has shown no Heaven's Gate Martial Saint or divine cultivator‑level combat power, yet its difficulty is indeed not weak.

For instance, tonight the Corpse God Sect, using the power of the Corpse God Realm, hid in the space beyond Divine Eagle Ridge.

That is almost completely isolated from the outside world; even Lü Taibai would struggle to sense or probe it, for the Corpse God Realm is a pocket dimension wholly detached from this world, left behind by a Divine Tribulation cultivator.

It exists independently; unless its entrance is exposed, it remains hidden in the void's chaotic currents, leaving no trace to be found.

Watching the bull demon vanish into thin air, feeling the undulating qi of the spatial fluctuation…

Lü Taibai's eyes, filled with raging sword intent, narrowed slightly.

"What a strange method……"

"A soundless, traceless shift—divine secret art? No, not even the time for divine guidance; talismans? No, no talisman appeared…… Netherworld…… truly interesting."

Lü Taibai chuckled.

A powerful heaven‑earth soul swept over, his silver eyebrows twitching slightly.

"Oh? The Corpse God Pearl hidden in the Corpse God Realm has vanished?"

"This bull demon…… wouldn't have taken the Corpse God Pearl, would he?"

Lü Taibai couldn't help but feel amused.

"That thing…… is utterly useless; it can't be opened, not to mention it's incredibly heavy; even if opened, it merely leads into a realm of churning deathly and corpse‑filled qi, and without deathly and corpse‑filled qi, one who is not a Corpse God Sect cultivator cannot grasp the Dao essence contained within……"

Otherwise, he wouldn't have only taken the Cosmic Jade of that Four Divine Corpse God Envoy, leaving behind this pearl containing the Corpse God Realm.

This item is a treasure to the heretics of the Corpse God Sect.

But to ordinary cultivators, it's just trash.

Lü Taibai didn't quite understand either—why would the Ox Demon pick up a piece of trash and take it back...?

"Still, after the Ox Demon took it away, at least it reduced the Corpse God Sect's Corpse God Realm by one, which is no small loss." Lü Taibai nodded.

Then, tapping his toe, his whole body turned into a sharp sword light, howling up into the sky.

The mushroom cloud began to slowly collapse inward and fall.

Lü Taibai's gaze swept over the forest; he glanced lightly, then in the next moment flicked his finger, and dazzling silver sword light blossomed in his palm like a silver lotus!

Altogether five sword lights howled out wildly!

They swept wildly into the forest!

……

……

God Eagle Ridge, a certain spot in the dense forest.

Li Che directly placed a piece on the Heaven-Earth Chessboard, using Flying Thunder Shift to cross about ten li.

Hum——

Li Che wore the Ox Demon mask, landed heavily, his feet striking the ground, which caved in, his whole body seemingly still wrapped in Lü Taibai's terrifying Heaven's Gate aura!

"So strong..."

Li Che sighed with emotion.

He had completed the tethering of four divine seeds, all drawn into the Eight Mystic Doors.

If he completed the tethering of eight divine seeds, planting divine seeds in all Eight Mystic Doors...

Could he clash with a Heaven's Gate Martial Saint?

Difficult!

Li Che felt that clashing with a Three-Open Martial Saint might be possible; if he detonated the eight divine seeds of the Eight Mystic Doors, perhaps he could briefly attain the level to fight a Heaven's Gate Martial Saint...

But Lü Taibai is no ordinary Heaven's Gate Martial Saint!

"Fortunately, the stronger Sect Master Lü Taibai is, the safer Xixi becomes... As for me, Li Che, I'm just an honest half-saint of God Eagle Ridge, doing good—who would want to kill me?"

"Those who want to kill me are targeting my Ox Demon identity... Even Ji Moli, if angry, is angry at the Netherworld."

Li Che's eyes flickered; worst case, he would temporarily withdraw his Netherworld fiends, avoiding the sharp edge.

That way, there would be no risk of being suppressed and killed.

"The Netherworld... ultimately still lacks a presence to hold the fort; it's time to bring out the Netherworld Yama King."

Li Che gave a self‑mocking smile.

The Netherworld seems to make all forces wary, but in fact... those major powers fear only the Netherworld's strange methods and its elusive escape techniques.

If we talk about true top‑tier strength, the Netherworld... indeed does not make them wary.

Not to mention the Divine Sect, Temple Bureau, Bureau of Astronomy, and Dao Lord's Mansion—these top powers of the Dry Yuan Dao City.

Just the Su family, a three‑thousand‑year‑old great clan that rises and falls, would not necessarily fear the Netherworld.

The Su family has the Sea‑Air Martial Saint Su Leibao holding the fort—that is their confidence.

A Two‑Open Sea‑Air Martial Saint versus a One‑Open Martial Saint already creates a considerable gap.

Otherwise, the three great clans of the Dao City—Zhou, Yun, and Zhong—would not have been continually suppressed by the Su family.

"Netherworld Yama King... Ten Hall Yama Kings? A Yama King... at least would need to be of Heaven's Gate Martial Saint level to have any prestige."

Li Che muttered to himself, then smiled.

He stretched, his bones crackling loudly.

The Corpse God Sect's stronghold was exposed, its experts slain; Li Che was in high spirits, as long as everyone killed the Corpse God Sect, everyone would be friends.

"Unfortunately, that Four Divine Corpse God Envoy... cannot be summoned."

Li Che's brows furrowed slightly.

When he picked up that pearl containing the Corpse God Realm, he had silently tried to summon a god.

It could not be summoned.

Because Lü Taibai's sword intent and sword qi were rampaging, and furthermore, on the corpse fragments of that Four Divine Corpse God Envoy, there likewise remained a strong lingering will.

These wills suppressed the summoning.

Li Che felt a slight regret, but also not surprised, mainly because his own strength was still insufficient.

Even if that Four Divine Corpse God Envoy were summoned, it would inevitably rebel against him.

But if it could feed his hungry summoned gods a full meal, that would also be good.

A point fell on his brow, and the Heaven-Earth Chessboard expanded again.

Li Che began to sense those who, via the Corpse God Pearl, had restrained their aura and were fleeing through the dense forest.

Within the Heaven-Earth Chessboard's perception, however, he saw silver-white sword qi rampaging and intertwining, swiftly pursuing those figures.

This completely exposed the positions of the Corpse God Sect's heretics.

This was Lü Taibai, the Sect Master, taking action, using his powerful Heaven-Earth Soul to lock onto the positions of those Corpse God Sect heretics, then guiding with sword qi, allowing other pursuers from the Divine Sect, Divine Guard Army, and Temple Bureau to find them.

Li Che's eyes flashed, locking onto a Corpse God Sect's Two-Flower Half-Divine Corpse, his gaze deep.

His primordial spirit sat cross-legged on the Heaven-Earth Chessboard, dropping a chess piece.

The Heaven-Earth turned.

The Ox Demon vanished again.

……

……

Whoosh——!

Sword qi raged, tearing through the void, like a meteor slicing through the night sky, it came howling through the dense forest; the leaves swept up by the gale were cleanly cut apart.

A Corpse God Sect evildoer who had concealed all his aura was sprinting at full speed through the dense forest; he stomped down, and with a thunderous crack the thick tree branch beneath his foot snapped and collapsed!

Powerful deathly and corpse qi surged, centered on his body, and instantly a dark death flower burst open violently!

A flower of death qi, a flower of corpse qi—this is the Corpse God Sect's Two-Flower Half-God Corpse!

Upon his black-jade-like flesh, patterns entwined; he clenched his five fingers, which shot forth like five divine spears piercing the void, and he fiercely slammed them against the incoming sword qi of Lu Taibai!

Boom——!!

A terrifying explosion buzzed and exploded!

Throughout the dense forest, countless birds were startled, flapping their wings and taking flight.

Countless trees snapped and collapsed, the earth was scored with dozens of deep sword gashes from the sword qi, blooming like a lotus carved by sword qi.

As for that Corpse God Sect Two-Flower Half-God Corpse, his chest was pierced through by a huge hole, and the arm that had blocked the sword qi had long been blasted into countless fragments……

He stood there dazedly, behind him a massive crater left by the exploding sword qi.

He panted heavily, black viscous blood continually dripping down.

So strong…… so strong……

"But…… I didn't die! I survived!"

This Two-Flower Half-God Corpse coughed blood while bursting into loud laughter.

Although he knew the commotion from that exploding sword qi would surely draw others' pursuit.

It would expose his whereabouts.

But, having survived Lu Taibai's sword qi, what more could he ask for?

He turned and dragged the half-god corpse with its severed arm and shattered chest, intending to flee the area.

The terrifying sword qi and sword intent raging in his wound forced him to mobilize all his death and corpse qi to resist!

With a single turn, his body felt as if drained of strength, and he went limp and collapsed to the ground.

But he quickly climbed to his feet, coughed up a mouthful of thick blood, and sought to speed his escape.

However……

His body suddenly stiffened.

He abruptly lifted his head.

He saw one end of the ruins cleaved by sword qi in the distance.

A towering figure as massive as a mountain appeared, black hair flying wildly behind him, his muscles bulging in layers, filled with terrifying and roaring explosive power.

"The Netherworld……"

This Corpse God Sect Two-Flower Half-God Corpse narrowed his eyes.

"You…… are you seeking death?!"

Merely a Grand Master–level Ox Demon……

And yet he dares to come hunt down a Corpse God Sect Two-Flower Half-God Corpse?

Even if he had an arm severed by Lu Taibai's sword qi and was heavily wounded, he's not something a Grand Master could trifle with!

At this moment, if he went all out, even a single-opened Martial Saint might not be able to stop him.

Li Che wore an ox demon mask; in his eyes drifted a faint golden smoke, like sinking incense, slowly trickling down.

"You…… you're wounded……"

Under the ox demon mask, Li Che's lips slowly curved into an irrepressible arc.

His voice…… gradually grew wanton.

His words fell.

Beside Li Che, black shadows twisted and emerged one after another.

The three that had been instantaneously crushed by the Four Corpse God Envoys now appeared out of thin air.

The disheveled Underworld Wine Sword Immortal Huang Jianjiu, carrying a sword sheath; the gold-armored You Liqing; and the Dragon Maiden clinging to You Liqing……

Huang Jianjiu narrowed his eyes, slapped the sword sheath down with a palm, and the sword qi rang out with a resonant hum.

"Is it you who blew me up ten times, you bastard? ="

That heavily wounded Corpse God Sect Two-Flower Half-God Corpse's blood-red pupils suddenly constricted!

Huang Jianjiu?!

And there were two others…… also Martial Saints!

Three Martial Saints!

Fuck——!

Bang——!!!

This Two-Flower Half-God Corpse hesitated not, stamping his foot; the ground exploded, and the powerful recoil launched him like an arrow, seeking to flee.

However……

Between heaven and earth, a net woven with intersecting vertical and horizontal lines—a chessboard—suddenly came crashing down, completely enveloping him!

The next moment, a dark-colored city appeared atop the chessboard.

Dark and profound, the ink-black hue lay heavy and still.

Like an ancient city of Fengdu rising from the depths of the netherworld!

Creak……

The city gate opened a crack.

This Corpse God Sect's Second Flower Half-God Corpse was then pulled and dragged into it.

No——!!!

……

……

Qianyuan Dao City.

Octagonal eaved Imperial Observatory Treasure Tower.

Supervisor Hong Shifo leaned on the railing listening to the wind, taking advantage of the moonlight split by sword qi, he placed a piece on the chessboard.

What a fine Tai Bai sword dao, one slash felled a quasi-corpsedeity of the Corpse God Sect……

Lü Taibai, you've gotten stronger again.

Hong Shifo shook his head, feeling deeply lamenting.

The Corpse God Sect…… never expected to dispatch so many powerhouses to Qianyuan Dao City, even bringing a Corpse God Realm…… unfortunately…… they ran into the Netherworld.

Even hiding in the chaotic void currents…… they were dug out.

Corpse God Sect…… what exactly provoked the Netherworld? Such endless enmity……

Hong Shifo smiled and placed a piece on the chessboard.

Five pieces connected in a line, his smile brimming.

……

Dao Lord's Manor.

Pavilions and towers stood densely, magnificent like canopies; atop the leisure pavilion with neatly arranged black tiles.

The Dao Lord Yue Huanglong, round‑bodied and simple‑minded faced, stood with hands behind his back, the fat on his face piled up, his eyes narrowed to slits, almost no lines visible.

What a stunning sword strike.

With sword he opens the heavenly gate, the Tai Bai star of the mortal realm!

Yue Huanglong exhaled.

Being assigned here by the court, the pressure is truly immense.

Although the overall strength of Qianyuan Divine Sect does not rank among the foremost divine sects, that is because we are judging the sect's overall level.

The quality of the sect's disciples, as well as its proud industries, etc., are all suppressed by other divine sects.

However, when it comes to top combat power, Lü Taibai…… among the heads of many divine sects, is sufficient to look down upon them.

However, Qianyuan Divine Sect now has a Divine Condor Half‑Saint; its dormant Divine Condor industry may gradually revive, for Qianyuan Divine Sect once famed for its Divine Condors…… if we recover the former business and add a Lü Taibai, Qianyuan Divine Sect…… might truly reach the pinnacle of glory!

Yue Huanglong murmured.

And this…… all happened during his tenure.

Dàjǐng appointed the lords of each Dao city, aiming to suppress and counterbalance the divine sects, to prevent another mishap like the Qiti Temple……

To prevent the divine sect from growing powerful locally, yet he, Yue Huanglong, failed to suppress it, instead letting Qianyuan Divine Sect grow strong……

But truly…… it's so annoying!

……

Qianyuan Dao City.

On a roof with layered eaves.

Ji Lishou and Dragon Prince Ao Lie, both wearing Stellar Killer masks, clad in black robes and bamboo hats, rustled in the night wind.

Both fell silent.

They were intimidated by Lü Taibai's stunning sword strike.

The Fifth on the Divine Rankings, Tai Bai Killing Star Lü Taibai…… is indeed extraordinary.

Perhaps only the father king's personal arrival could suppress him.

Ji Lishou said in a deep voice.

Dragon Prince Ao Lie couldn't help but nod: 'Indeed powerful…… even within my Dragon God lineage, only the highest‑ranked Dragon King title could match him.'.

Truly worthy of being a supreme figure recorded on both the Divine Rankings and the Heavenly Gate Pass list!

The Dàjǐng emperor's wariness and suppression of these divine sects…… is not hard to understand.

Dragon Prince Ao Lie exhaled and spoke in a deep voice.

'Is the plan to assassinate…… Li Che…… still to proceed?' Ji Lishou asked lightly.

Dragon Prince Ao Lie narrowed his eyes, gazing at the distant rolling, expanding mushroom smoke, and slowly exhaled.

'For Brother Lishou, for the prince's plan, I can endure.'

'Dragon Prince's revenge, ten years is not too late……'

……

……

When the east turned a fish‑belly white.

The mushroom cloud that had rumbled all night began to slowly dissipate between heaven and earth.

The clear sunlight poured down from high above, illuminating the whole world, awakening and reviving it.

Listening Thunder Lane.

Independent workshop courtyard.

Li Che clenched the Flying Thunder chess piece with his five fingers, returning from Ink City.

His five fingers clutched a shattered corpse of a Two‑Flower Half‑God.

Indeed worthy of being comparable to the Two‑Opened Sea‑Qi Martial Saint's Two‑Flower Half‑God corpse.

Even though grievously wounded by Lü Taibai's sword qi, constantly corroded by it, in dire straits it still erupted with immensely powerful combat strength.

Under the siege of the three Martial Saints Huang Jianjiu, You Liqing, and Long Nü, they actually stalemated for an entire night.

Finally, upon seeing that this Two-Flower Half-God Corpse was truly exhausted, its resistance completely worn out by sword qi, Li Che, wearing the Ox Demon Mask, finally unleashed a thunderous strike.

He went all out, detonating four Mystic Gate Divine Seeds!

He took control of the battlefield with unmatched poise.

Rich deathly and corpse qi spread; Li Che tossed the corpse of this Half-God Corpse onto the ground.

He couldn't help but sigh, if this Two-Flower Half-God Corpse were at its peak...

Li Che really had no confidence in taking it down; a single sword qi from Lu Taibai had crippled this Half-God Corpse, and even a half-crippled Half-God Corpse took him an entire night to subdue.

In his hand, he tossed the Heaven-Earth Jade of this Half-God Corpse.

The curve of his lips could not be suppressed.

Indeed, only after touching the Heaven-Earth Jade did his mood become beautiful, making tonight's actions truly complete.

He spread his fingers wide and glanced at the Half-God Corpse's body, now rotted into putrid flesh.

"Bound God!"

Hummm—

It was as if an invisible wave surged forth, like the wails of restless spirits shaking without cease.

Slowly, the rotting flesh of the Half-God Corpse on the ground began to writhe...

A Bound God seemed to walk forth from the Netherworld, reshaping its flesh.

Upon its black-jade flesh, a faint light radiated, blooming into two floral patterns.

At its peak, the Two-Flower Half-God Corpse snapped open its scarlet eyes, boundless ferocity intertwining and raging forth!

"Niu Mo——!!!"

He began to struggle violently!

How miserably he died!

He bore no grudge against Lu Taibai, for that was an existence he could not hate; he hated only Niu Mo, who, with vile and underhanded siege tactics, ground the heavily wounded him to death.

Even Niu Mo's final strike was so cautious as to detonate four Divine Seeds!

What a scheming bastard!

Submission is impossible, never in this lifetime!

"Roar——!!!"

However, this Bound God had just finished roaring.

Li Che then sighed: "Indeed, the gap is too great, the chance of submission is indeed lower."

"If that's the case..."

"Kneel."

His five fingers clenched tightly!

Boom!

The Bound God's head exploded with a bang!

"Lads, dinner's ready."

He snapped his fingers.

In the next moment, Bound God after Bound God emerged from behind Li Che, thick and dense, filling the small courtyard.

Xue Dufu, Shadow Guard True Person, Long Tai, Qingniao...

Huang Jianjiu, You Liqing, and Long Nü's eyes also flashed bright.

"Thank you, my lord!"

After the many Bound Gods respectfully clasped their fists,

Then they frenziedly charged at the Bound God of that Two-Flower Half-God Corpse, beginning to tear, devour, and feast!

Of course, the main beneficiaries were surely Huang Jianjiu, You Liqing, and Long Nü; others eating a bit would barely get by, as to whether they could transform and ascend to Martial Saint-level Bound Gods, it's rather difficult.

The Bound Gods reveled, in the feast.

Li Che, full of anticipation, sat down in the courtyard and took out the Heaven-Earth Jade of this Two-Flower Half-God Corpse.

His mind and spirit poured into it.

He began to take stock.

"This is... a Fifth-Rank Upper Divinity Crystal! It's actually... a Fifth-Rank Upper!"

Li Che couldn't help but feel delighted; although only one, it was of extraordinary significance!

"There are five Fifth-Rank Middle Divinity Crystals; the quantity isn't large, but the quality is high!"

"As for pills, they are all Death-Aura Condensing Martial Pills; the deathly and corpse qi in these pills is far too rich compared to lower-rank pills, making them hard to consume."

Li Che continued counting; there were no surprises in martial arts or divinity.

Instead, some alternative materials surprised Li Che.

A piece of wood, shimmering with endless starlight, fell into Li Che's hand.

"Fifth-Rank Upper Spirit Wood, Starlight Wood!"

At the same time, Li Che also pulled out a mask made of Starlight Wood, its surface etched with various patterns and lines.

"Starlight Wood..."

"And there's the Star Assassin's Mask..."

Li Che's eyes glowed faintly, his mouth split into a grin, revealing a brilliant smile.

"Underworld King Yama... isn't he here?"