Chapter 386: with translation of the chapter title

Named entities: Bright Sun Kunlun Mirror, Li Half-Saint

Also "asking for monthly tickets" is a meta note: "asking for monthly tickets". Not a named entity.

Everyone will die, one by one…… they will die!

It felt like a nightmare whispering in my ear, like a blast of icy, solemn wind that suddenly swept over, freezing my whole body!

Scorching blood sprayed onto the ground like extremely hot lava, incinerating all the frost grass to nothing and revealing the soft, crimson earth beneath.

The ferocious, huge roots of the Flat Peach Tree twisted and rolled in the soil, like an earth dragon coiling.

Zhang Xuanlei's eyes narrowed, a chill enveloped his whole body, yet an indescribable grief and anger surged into his heart in an instant!

Grief, fury, and killing intent surged like a raging flood!

Zhang Xuanlei trembled all over, lightning crackling and striking around him, his gaze fixed firmly on a direction.

There, Zhang Xuanhe's body was split in two by a single sword, collapsing to the ground, his life force completely eradicated, utterly annihilated by that sword's power!

Li Che…… actually managed to unleash such a sword!

That thunderous sword strike was even more terrifying than the 'Divine Might Sword Thunder' that Zhang Xuanlei had painstakingly accumulated and unleashed before!

Zhang Xuanhe, the Half-Step Peerless Mechanized Beast, and the Twin-Winged Little Yinglong King were constantly fighting each other, already at a disadvantage.

The Half-Step Peerless Mechanized Beast, if controlled by a mature master of mechanisms, could even reach the height of a Four-Opened Martial Saint, a Peerless Martial Saint.

Even with Zhang Xuanhe's strength, even if he borrowed the power of the Temple Deity from the God Shrine, fully merging it into Divine Martial Power, he might not be able to withstand the killing intent of a Four-Opened Peerless Martial Saint.

Therefore, Zhang Xuanhe could barely defend against it, and at any moment could face utter doom.

Who would have thought that the sword Li Che originally aimed at Zhang Xuanlei would suddenly shift its target, striking in a near‑sneak attack at the Temple Deity communicating with the God Shrine, in order to gain more of the Deity's power for Zhang Xuanhe at a lesser cost?

This left Zhang Xuanhe unable to block it at all.

He was directly slain by a single sword!

The thunderous power contained in that sword carried a sense of calamitous doom, somewhat like the Divine Sky Thunder, one of the Three Disasters… but Zhang Xuanlei could not be certain.

After all, Li Che is merely a divine cultivator who has just stepped into the Divine Fetus Realm—how could he possibly unleash the terrifying Divine Sky Thunder?

That is the power of the Divine Tribulation Realm—unleashing it is nothing short of a dimensional strike!

But no matter what, no matter what kind of power that thunder is, there is one thing that can be certain.

Zhang Xuanhe is dead!

He's dead!

Zhang Xuanlei's face turned pale, and countless images flickered through his eyes.

At that time, he, Zhang Xuanhe, and Zhang Xuan Yu entered the mountain gate of the Purple Mansion Divine Sect together; the three of them possessed extraordinary talent, innate five‑element attributes, and were personally accepted as true disciples by the Sect Leader Wuji of the Purple Mansion Divine Sect.

They ate and lived together, grew up together, played together, cultivated together, and fought enemies together.

When they roamed the martial world, they also fought side by side.

They grew up together over the years, accompanying each other's growth.

Later, they finally got the chance to participate in the Flat Peach Convention; they took part as Junior Dragons of the Purple Mansion Divine Sect, joined the Junior Dragon Convention, and swept the top three spots.

They had been trained and cultivated by Zhang Wuji for decades; now they were approaching the age limit for the Heroes Convention, so the sect leader let them enter the Heroes Convention to strive for the Flat Peach.

The three agreed that, just as they had swept the top three in the Junior Dragon Convention, they would sweep the top three in the Heroes Convention.

But…

Now, that wish to sweep the top three has not yet been fulfilled, and Zhang Xuanhe has died.

Zhang Xuanlei felt the anger in his chest almost about to explode.

"Despicable——!!!"

Zhang Xuanlei's lightning‑filled eyes seemed to turn blood‑red as he stared fixedly at Li Che, who floated mid‑air with arms crossed, shrouded by the Embody Heaven and Earth technique and numerous Divine Fetus Divinities.

Zhang Xuanhe was killed by Li Che's sneak attack!

"You say I'm despicable?"

Li Che curled the corner of his mouth.

"You three gang up on one, and I never said you were shameless… yet you dare call me despicable?"

Li Che gave a cold smile.

"I know you care about your brother, so I'll send you to meet him—good brothers should travel together."

A cold killing intent erupted from Li Che's body like a sudden storm.

This is just the beginning……

The slaughter has only just begun!

Zhang Xuanlei must die—at least in Li Che's mind, this person is already on his must‑kill list.

If he didn't die, he would be a huge threat—Xixi had killed Zhang Xuanlei's son Zhang Yuan Long, and if it weren't at the Flat Peach Convention, Zhang Xuanlei would likely have spared nothing to strike back at Xixi.

Moreover, Zhang Xuanlei's talent is extraordinarily high, making it very possible for him to reach the Peerless Level in the future.

If such a powerful being harbored revenge and sought to act against Xixi, Li Che would be unable to rest or eat, and would worry immensely for his daughter's safety.

Therefore, Li Che must once and for all eliminate this hero who will inevitably threaten his daughter's safety, killing him on the spot to avoid future troubles.

Therefore, Zhang Xuanlei…… must die!

Originally, Li Che was still thinking about how to kill Zhang Xuanlei, after all, if they fought and he found himself at a disadvantage, Zhang Xuanlei's mind and spirit were linked to the Queen Mother of the West's divinity, allowing him to instantly teleport away; in the outside world, Li Che would find it far from easy to kill Zhang Xuanlei.

After all, the sect leader of the Purple Mansion Divine Sect is ranked at the very top of the Divine Gods List!

Truly unfathomable!

But Zhang Xuanlei also harbored the intent to kill Li Che; the three joined forces, and Zhang Xuan Yu employed a Divine Secret Technique to create the Xuan Yu Divine Realm, severing the connection of the Mysterious Gate and the Queen Mother of the West Temple Deity's divinity.

Within the Divine Realm, it is impossible to use the Queen Mother of the West's divinity to escape!

As for Li Che……

It's simply fantastic!

Spinning a cocoon to bind oneself!

To Li Che, they three certainly seemed to be spinning a cocoon to bind themselves.

Of course, the premise is that Li Che can be confident enough to kill the three.

……

……

In Shendu's second city, the sunlight was brilliantly intense.

Space seemed to be torn open.

The heavenly river water curtain, pouring down like a waterfall, illuminated countless dazzling splendors.

And the entire White Jade Square fell dead silent.

Everyone stared blankly as, in the flash of lightning and fire, he revealed many hidden depths, and in the face of the terrifying onslaught of Zhang Xuanlei and Zhang Xuanhe, Li Che turned the tide!

"Wow... so many divine fetuses? What secret art is this?"

"You actually cultivated so many divine fetuses? Is that the divine fetus of Lü Xuan Sword Immortal? It seems like a Five Elders Guiyi Miao in Qianyuan Dao City..."

"Over ten divine fetuses... they seem to correspond to the Seven Emotions and Six Desires."

Many keen-eyed powerhouses recognized the origins of the many divine fetuses displayed behind Li Che.

Their eyes flickered with strange colors—what monster is this?!

You know, for an ordinary person to condense a single divine fetus is extremely difficult, yet Li Che actually condensed so many divine fetuses?!

No wonder Li Che, with only a first-stage divine fetus transformation, could unleash power comparable to the peak of a second-stage divine fetus transformation, crushing strongholds like Zhou Chiguo, Xiao Lingyin Temple's Wukong, etc., in the pre-feast!

As it turned out, back then Li Che hadn't even used his trump card yet!

But the crowd hadn't yet had time to be shocked.

Then they saw Li Che unleash a sword light, make an unexpected turn, and slash Zhang Xuanhe down in a sneak attack!

Everyone was stunned.

This just...

He counter-killed one?!

Zhang Xuanhe is certainly no weakling; having achieved divine martial accomplishment, aided by the power of the temple god, his fleshly body is extremely strong, yet that sword could actually leave him no time to react before cutting off his vitality!

"Divine Sky Thunder... sigh..."

A sigh echoed, lingering from within the White Jade Square.

It made everyone's scalp go numb and explode.

That was Zhang Wují, the Sect Leader of the Purple Mansion Divine Sect, seated in the main banquet area of the Purple Mansion Divine Sect.

Only a trace of Divine Sky Thunder's power, but even a trace of Divine Sky Thunder is a power of the Three Calamities level, extremely dangerous; a slight mistake leads to eternal ruin, yet Li Half-Saint actually managed to wield it...

Impressive, extraordinary.

Zhang Wují sighed.

One of the Purple Mansion Divine Sect's heroes has died.

What a pity.

The surrounding people immediately erupted in an uproar, shocked by Zhang Wují's words.

Divine Sky Thunder?

Li Half-Saint actually wields such power?

On the White Jade Square.

Originally grief-stricken and indignant, with her little face flushed red, Xixi suddenly perked up; she was so excited.

Under her feet, the Golden Light Wheel of the Prison Lotus Wind and Fire rang continuously, sparks flying everywhere, as she flew to the edge of the White Jade Square, hands on hips, proudly looking toward the dragonets of the Purple Mansion Divine Sect.

The two dragonets of the Purple Mansion Divine Sect, Zhang Yunhuang and Zhang Yunhu, had pale faces, yet now they were filled with grief and indignation.

Especially Zhang Yunhu, the big guy, stared at the smug Xixi and cursed nonstop.

Despicable, deceitful! A successful sneak attack—what skill is that?!

Upon hearing that, Xixi's eyebrows shot up, the two red‑string‑tied sky‑high braids seeming to puff up like fur.

Hands on hips, she puffed out her little belly.

Three against one and still got counter‑killed—do you even know how to fight?!

Hmph!

Xixi's childish voice exploded.

It left Zhang Yunhuang and Zhang Yunhu with nothing to say.

After all, the three heroes of the Purple Mansion Divine Sect ganging up to assassinate Li Che alone is truly the more despicable side.

However, the children's bickering went largely unnoticed by everyone.

Everyone's attention was fixed on the heavenly river water curtain divided into three regions.

Moreover, they mainly focused on the scene of Li Che clashing with the three heroes of the Purple Mansion Divine Sect.

Li Che assassinated Zhang Xuanhe...

Does this mean Li Che has a chance to survive?!

……

……

Within the Peach of Immortality grove, a fierce wind howled.

Zhang Xuan Yu swayed on the verge of collapse, his face as pale as paper.

The battle erupted like a startled swan, and in an instant the result appeared: Zhang Xuanhe was actually slain by Li Che with a single sword!

Zhang Xuan Yu, in just a moment, was overcome to tears streaming down his face!

His heart felt as if cut by a knife.

How could this be?

The three of them joined forces, how could they end up in such a state!

"Second Senior Brother!"

Zhang Xuan Yu shrieked, her eyes blood-red, her divinity violently surging!

She kept forming seals with both hands, and instantly six water dragons roared up; the divine shrine behind her trembled, continuously drawing out divinity that flowed into Zhang Xuan Yu's body, corroding her flesh while granting her immense power.

"I will kill you!"

Zhang Xuan Yu screamed until her voice broke.

Instantly, within the water prison area, the six water dragons that had been sealing off all directions and forming the prison suddenly increased, becoming ten water dragons!

Splish splash splash splash splash...

The rain fell in an orderly manner over the water prison area.

Those raindrops swiftly fell toward Li Che, but were kept outside by his Heaven-Earth Manifestation.

Li Che could clearly feel that those crystal-clear raindrops contained an extremely terrifying corrosive power, seeking to corrode the divinity within his Heaven-Earth Manifestation.

The six water dragons propped up the water prison, sealing the area, preventing Li Che from crushing the divinity and leaving.

Meanwhile, the other ten lunged at Li Che to attack!

Killing intent surged to the heavens!

Facing the ten ferociously dancing water dragons that came flying at breakneck speed, Li Che clenched his fingers, his Heaven-Earth Manifestation roared loudly, and he slammed out a palm.

The terrifying force blasted the air into shards, rolling shockwaves spreading out!

One water dragon was directly smashed into countless streams, splashing down with a splatter, but the droplets from the exploded dragon fell like glass beads on concrete, bouncing back up, re-forming into a water dragon that twisted and ferociously lunged at Li Che, tearing at his Heaven-Earth Manifestation and corroding its divinity.

Behind Li Che floated the Seven Emotions and Six Desires divine fetus and the Lü Xuan Sword Immortal divine fetus.

The Sword Immortal's phantom appeared, its icy gaze sweeping over.

He flicked a finger, sword energy poured down, instantly exploding and cleaving the water dragon that had just formed and lunged forward once again.

Li Che's cold, icy gaze turned to look at the seated Zhang Xuan Yu, whose whole body was completely enveloped by the divine shrine's divinity; Zhang Xuan Yu seemed to have suffered a great shock from Zhang Xuan He's death!

"I didn't expect this female Daoist to be quite troublesome; the source of these water dragons' energy is that temple god's divine shrine, its divinity nearly inexhaustible, merely wearing down the dragons cannot break the stalemate."

"We must kill this female Daoist first."

Li Che's black hair fluttered sharply.

He spread his five fingers and beckoned to the distant twin-winged Little Ying Dragon King; instantly, its ruby-like eyes burst forth with ultimate brilliant light.

Its twin wings, sharp as countless stacked blades, slammed down fiercely!

Boom—

A thunderous-like sonic boom violently reverberated, echoing through the Peach Orchard; even many experts clashing elsewhere in the orchard heard it, their hearts shaken, frequently turning back.

The Little Ying Dragon King's massive frame bore a terrifying aura, its hundred thousand mechanism seals on its body operating simultaneously, flashing light, while the divinity in the central divinity crystal of the Four Divine Sovereigns was rapidly consumed.

Yet it shot toward Zhang Xuan Lei at extreme speed.

Zhang Xuan Lei let out a long cry, his hair flying, his black Daoist robes ragged; he clenched his fingers, countless lightning bolts intertwined into a lightning longsword, which he slashed out fiercely.

Terrifying divinity whipped up a raging storm, the divine shrine embedded in his back; Zhang Xuan Lei suddenly swung his sword, instantly scattering countless lightning bolts that exploded into a dense net of sword light, crashing down like a violent storm onto the Little Ying Dragon King.

This half-step peerless mechanized beast was, in an instant, suppressed by Zhang Xuan Lei's might!

However, the Little Ying Dragon King, under Li Che's control, fearlessly continued its charge—this is the gap between a mechanized beast and a true person.

They feel no pain, fearless of injury!

Boom——!!!

The Little Ying Dragon King stared at the countless lightning sword blades, its tail like a blade aura, suddenly lifted, gathering brilliant radiance, and slammed down fiercely!

Zhang Xuan Lei's whole body was wrapped in lightning, and he raised his palm.

"Divine Technique·Palm Lightning!!!"

Suddenly.

The countless lightning sword blades' light dimmed.

"Huh?"

In the distance, Li Che, floating in midair, had already torn open space and, with bare hands, drawn forth a narrow, heavy【Nameless Immortal Craft Super Electromagnetic Cannon】made of Xuanhuo Blackwind Thunderwood; seeing this scene, his heart gave a slight jump.

Boom—

Zhang Xuan Lei's eyes turned blood-red, becoming a crimson current intertwining; the divine shrine hovered, as if resting on his back, while countless torrents of temple god's divinity, like a river bursting its banks, frenziedly merged into his flesh.

He spread his fingers and slowly raised them; yet, in Li Che's perception of the earthly soul formed from the fusion of three divine fetuses, it seemed as if a deity slowly opened its eyes, from which poured forth a terrifying will capable of piercing the heavens.

Like a flash of dazzling lightning suddenly appearing above the endless leaden clouds of the firmament!

In less than an instant, the endless darkness was completely torn apart, resplendent golden light blazed forth, and a terrifying explosion roared!

Where the golden light passed, myriad acres of smoke and dust vanished into nothing!

"Divine Technique! It is the condensation of the worldly rules held by the temple god, the manifestation of the divine authority over rules, containing ancient, supreme mysteries and the extraordinary!"

A low, icy voice issued from Zhang Xuan Lei's mouth!

The sound echoed and exploded in the Peach Orchard; instantly, his palm rose and slapped toward the direction of the half-step peerless mechanized beast's twin-winged Little Ying Dragon King.

An extremely terrifying bolt of lightning instantly burst from Zhang Xuan Lei's palm.

It collided with the Little Ying Dragon King's tail, which flung out blazing light, its myriad mechanism seals simultaneously flashing and operating like a blade aura.

Instantly, the air within a radius of several dozen to a hundred zhang of the collision site turned into a surging tide, countless currents churned, rippling.

Accompanied by a terrifying explosion!

Howling gales, countless intertwining electric lights lashed out, bursting sounds exploded; the Little Ying Dragon King's tail actually shattered into fragments, turning into countless meteoric scorching waves that fell like meteorites, slamming swiftly onto the bent-over frost grass, vast swaths of frost grass burned to nothing.

The Little Ying Dragon King's tail instantly snapped, as if letting out a painful howl!

Li Che's eyes flashed with a strange hue.

What a powerful palm thunder!

Based on the majestic temple deity's divinity, the erupted palm thunder…

As if the god‑king who commands thunder between ancient heaven and earth!

Li Che's heart trembled slightly; faintly, it seemed he smelled the aura of divine ability!

However, Li Che's heart quickly calmed.

Clenching his five fingers, he hoisted the Namo Immortal Craft super electromagnetic cannon…

Loaded a slender solid electromagnetic projectile.

Directly aimed at Zhang Xuan Yu.

Zhang Xuan Lei's eyes narrowed, he glanced toward Li Che, slowly raising his palm, hovering in midair, the shrine almost embedding into his flesh on the back, majestic divinity continuously being drawn from him.

He raised his hand, aiming at Li Che!

"Die——!!!"

And Li Che hoisted the electromagnetic cannon; within his flesh, the electromagnetic rail triggered!

His whole body seemed to transform into thunderous radiance, utterly splendid!

Countless electric energy surged into the electromagnetic cannon.

In an instant, the trigger was struck!

"Hum——!!!"

An extremely splendid golden flower blossomed, as if golden electromagnetic mist intertwined.

Scorching hot, countless golden lightning bolts interwove vertically and horizontally; a golden light shot forth like a skimming dragonfly, space seeming to twist and burst!

Zhang Xuan Lei roared, unleashing palm thunder, but was fiercely blocked by the Little Yinglong King.

Yet Li Che's erupting electromagnetic cannon, Zhang Xuan Lei saw only the golden flower blossom, not hearing even a faint sound.

Zhang Xuan Yu sat cross-legged on the ground.

Yet her face turned deathly pale; a killing intent that made her soul feel frozen crashed down.

Her body seemed to stiffen.

At the last moment, with all her strength, she shifted the floating temple deity shrine from behind to before her body, countless divinity surging into her.

She chose to sacrifice her flesh to the temple deity!

Block……

Block it!!!

A slender, water‑drop‑shaped bullet, intertwined with countless high‑speed orbiting lightning, silently drew out lines.

Even the void seemed like the bullet's tip, twisting and tearing, as if endlessly folding creases.

Finally, the stacked creases were instantly pierced!

The terrifying penetrative power erupted uncontrollably from that bullet!

Water dragons burst forth one after another!

Countless raindrops were silently pierced!

Ultimate penetrative carnage!

Like the serene beauty of autumn leaves withering and drifting down.

Like glass shattering.

Zhang Xuan Yu's eyes widened; her eyes still held the grief and pain over Zhang Xuan He's death, yet she realized that in the next moment, death had already befallen her body.

With creaking sounds, the shrine was riddled with cracks, a fist‑sized hole bored through……

And Zhang Xuan Yu's brow was pierced by a fist‑sized hole; the electromagnetic bullet's terrifying penetrative power was utterly unstoppable.

Even if she mobilized all her divine realm power to resist, it was still torn apart.

Yet the electromagnetic bullet entered her body, instantly shifting from extreme motion to extreme stillness; that eruptive force, at that instant of extreme stillness, discharged and exploded.

Crushing everything inside Zhang Xuan Yu's flesh!

Blood trickled from the seven orifices.

Zhang Xuan Yu felt only her soul extinguished.

The divine light in both eyes completely faded.

Her head drooped; the jade hairpin on her head cracked with a click, her black hair instantly spread, enveloping her body.

The entire divine realm region began to tremble, then collapsed with a roar——

Zhang Xuan Lei's body stiffened; in the next instant, agony completely engulfed his body and consciousness.

"Ah——!!!"

"Xuan Yu!!!"

Dead.

Died again!

Zhang Xuan Yu also died!

Zhang Xuan Lei suffered immensely, his heart feeling like it was being gouged out; he fiercely raised his palm, unreservedly erupting palm thunder!

The Little Yinglong King was incessantly bombarded, countless parts scattering.

Zhang Xuan Lei leapt up, aiming far at Li Che, his eyes blood‑red, tears of blood streaming down!

"I will make you die!"

Zhang Xuan Lei let out a long whistle, completely releasing his mind.

He offered everything to the temple deity!

"Boom——"

Inside the divine shrine, it seemed as if a hand reached out and suddenly pressed down on Zhang Xuanlei's head.

Countless bolts of blood-red lightning poured down, sizzling as they merged into Zhang Xuanlei's body.

Zhang Xuanlei, his face flushed red, thrust out a final palm thunder at Li Che.

He stared fixedly at that golden palm thunder……

However, that palm thunder was again blocked by the suddenly rising Xiao Yinglong Wang.

Boom——

Xiao Yinglong Wang's body exploded, countless parts scattering upward.

Finally, steaming with heat, its ruby-like eyes dimmed.

It crashed to the ground, kicking up a huge cloud of dust.

And Zhang Xuanlei watched Li Che, who was bearing the mechanism, his face pallid and swaying on the verge of collapse, under the mechanism beast's lightning shield, emerge unscathed.

The last glimmer of hope in his heart was utterly extinguished.

"Die…… die……"

"Let the god come…… tear you apart!"

"Xuan He, Xuan Yu, Yuan Long……"

"I will avenge you!"

"Ah——!!!"

A painful wail echoed from Zhang Xuanlei's mouth.

Then.

All his will was utterly lost, plunging into endless chaos, as if completely controlled by the temple god's power!

The scarlet lightning, as if coming alive, enveloped Zhang Xuanlei's body.

Zhang Xuanlei's hair turned scarlet, his body as if under the lightning, constantly being remade, constantly becoming more perfect.

Behind him, flesh bulged; the divine shrine throbbed like a heart, and with each breath the bulging flesh exploded, forming two enormous flesh wings!

The vermilion mark on Zhang Xuanlei's brow even tore open, revealing an icy eye filled only with killing intent.

Black sclera, scarlet pupils!

Constantly turning, filled with greed and longing for this world!

Li Che hovered in midair, bearing the super electromagnetic cannon that radiated scorching heat, a strange glint in his eyes as he watched the mutated, twisted Zhang Xuanlei.

"Just like his son Zhang Yuanlong, he completely abandoned the bottom line of being human, handing everything over to the temple god, his body possessed by the temple god……"

"Even if the temple god's will retreats, this Zhang Xuanlei is utterly ruined."

Li Che's brow's Star-Picking Pupil swept over, and he saw the state of Zhang Xuanlei, neither human nor divine.

"As expected, like father, like son."

"Zhang Yuanlong learned all of this from you."

Li Che shook his head.

So, what does Zhang Yuanlong's death have to do with his daughter Xixi?

"Mortal……"

A low, hoarse voice, as if his vocal cords had mutated, sounding extremely strange, emanated from Zhang Xuanlei's mouth.

Zhang Xuanlei lifted his head, his crimson hair flying, his brutal, murderous eyes fixed on Li Che.

"He is the ancient heavenly court's god who controls thunder."

"Mortal……"

Zhang Xuanlei stared at Li Che, while behind him the divine shrine's countless chains floated up like waterweed, swaying in the air.

As if highly sensitive, having sensed something, as it swayed, Zhang Xuanlei greedily fixed his gaze on Li Che.

It was as if he were looking at an extremely delicious cake!

"On your body there is something extremely attractive to the god…… no, it is your flesh and blood, which is even more alluring than this mortal form; you…… were born to serve the god!"

The hoarse voice, like sand grinding on stone, was extremely sharp and piercing.

Zhang Xuanlei stared at Li Che, as if drool were dripping down.

This bizarre, grotesque sight made Li Che involuntarily furrow his brow.

Li Che knew why this temple god had suddenly become so excited.

Because his 【Railgun】 Dao Fruit produced an extremely strong attraction for this temple god.

"Mortal……"

"The god can give you a chance to sacrifice yourself…… come…… use your flesh and blood to feed the god, and you will gain power beyond mortals, becoming divine power……"

Zhang Xuanlei spread his arms and laughed greedily.

Li Che exhaled.

At this moment, Zhang Xuanlei's body was completely occupied by the temple god, and the power he displayed had likely reached the Four‑Opening Martial Saint level.

But…… he probably had not yet touched the pinnacle of perfection.

He poses a bit of a threat, but not much.

Mainly……

Li Che felt the 【Railgun】 in his chest beating violently, that frenzied pulsation……

It likewise exuded a sense of greed.

Just as the temple god greedily coveted Li Che, Li Che likewise greedily coveted it.

If that is the case.

"Let's loosen up our bones."

Li Che clenched his five fingers, putting away the electromagnetic cannon.

He looked at Zhang Xuanlei, his eyes flashing: "Are you the temple god from the Dark Heaven Court?"

Zhang Xuanlei's pupils contracted slightly, his flesh wings flapped as he floated up to the firmament, countless thunderbolts crackling and surging.

"Dark Heaven Court… a mortal… actually knows the deity's origin?"

Zhang Xuanlei's nails were razor-sharp, he clenched his five fingers and laughed: "It seems you, a mortal… have understood the deity's terror? Do you wish to sacrifice yourself to the deity?"

Li Che gave a light laugh.

He stretched lazily, his gaze sweeping over the surrounding Peach Forest.

He raised his hand and touched his brow.

The Heaven-Earth Chessboard hovered above the Peach Forest, its interwoven lines constantly spreading.

"Temple god of the Dark Heaven Court… have you ever seen light?"

The words fell.

Li Che suddenly spread his arms, his black hair flying, his black robe fluttering!

In an instant!

The Heaven-Earth Chessboard floated high.

From it, a breath of light was suddenly drawn out.

That was a strand of vast-sun radiance drawn from the Three Pure Ones' tier divine artifact, the Heaven-Earth Vast Sun Kunlun Mirror!

The radiance poured down, as if tearing apart the branches and leaves of the Peach Forest.

Endless radiance burst forth in extreme brilliance.

Growing brighter and brighter!

Growing more dazzling and dazzling!

In an instant—

Endless light illuminated everything as if, blinding to the extreme, making it impossible for anyone to see the scene clearly.

……

……

Shendu Second City.

The Heavenly River Water Curtain shuddered with a clatter.

Then, everyone let out a clamor, looking in shock, exclamation, and bewilderment at Li Che and Zhang Xuanlei, who had sacrificed himself to the temple god, in the battle scene.

Yet they discovered the scene was shrouded in endless white-hot radiance.

Couldn't see clearly, simply couldn't see clearly…

Even Lu Taibai, even Zhang Wuji and other strong ones furrowed their brows, unable to see through the blinding white light what had actually happened.

"What is this?"

Lu Taibai furrowed his brow.

Even the emperor and empress seemed somewhat surprised and perplexed.

……

……

"What… is this light!!"

Extremely gorgeous radiance, brilliant and dazzling, as if the vast sun were being pulled down!

The destructive power was not great, for Li Che had only drawn a thread, directly detonating the blazing radiance—this extremely splendid light was what Li Che used to conceal detection.

Through the Flying Thunder Chess Piece on Xixi's person, Li Che knew of the surveillance atop the White Jade Plaza.

And what Li Che needed to do next required cutting off that surveillance.

So…

Let the sunshine blanket all!

Arms spread, bursting forth endless radiance.

Zhang Xuanlei, who had completely sacrificed himself to the temple god, felt only the blanketing white light obscuring his vision, unable to see anything at all.

Even his perception was blocked!

"This is… Kun… huh?!"

"Mortal! Bold!"

Zhang Xuanlei bellowed in anger, his flesh wings slammed, countless aspects of the temple god's divinity surged forth, terrifying crimson lightning exploding!

However…

A terrifying burly figure suddenly appeared behind Zhang Xuanlei, veins bulging and trembling, his burly form like a mountain, full of oppressive pressure.

Golden qi and blood surged; the mysterious gate divine seeds on his back had not even detonated, merely swirling like vortices, erupting terrifying propulsive force, roaring like an anger-dragon engine.

Li Che glanced indifferently.

His five fingers, like divine spears, clenched together, the air instantly bursting with a series of cannon pellets shattering and exploding!

Then.

He threw a punch down.

Like a whip's force, the point where his fist struck Zhang Xuanlei's head rippled outward, wave after wave of transparent wrinkles.

And Zhang Xuanlei's head was actually thoroughly hammered into his torso by the terrifying force.

Blasted into pieces.