Chapter 391: with translation of chapter title, then ===GLOSSARY=== list

"393. Chapter 386: Heroes seize the championship, the lotus bullet blasts the Lion King; within ten feet I am heaven, the one who can overcome heaven 【Seek monthly ticket】"

Translate: "393. Chapter 386: Heroes Vying for Champion, Lotus Bullet Explodes Lion King; Heaven-defying Half-child: Within Ten Feet, I Am Heaven【Seek Monthly Ticket】"

Make sure to keep the brackets and note.

"Come!"

"Fight!"

The golden-haired beast's battle spirit surged; he opened his mouth and let out a golden lion's roar, his mane exploding, maintaining the illusory form of the Golden Lion King, stretching across the peach forest.

Translate: "Golden Fur Xuan's battle spirit surged; it opened its mouth and emitted a golden lion's roar, its mane exploding across its body, maintaining the illusory form of the Golden Lion King, spanning the Peach Blossom Forest!"

We need to keep punctuation. Let's craft: "Golden Fur Xuan's battle spirit surged; it opened its mouth and emitted a golden lion's roar, its mane exploding across its body, maintaining the illusory form of the Golden Lion King, spanning the Peach Blossom Forest!"

Behind him, towering mountains rose straight into the clouds, as if they wanted to pierce the heavenly vault and cloud layers, bursting forth layers of spreading clouds.

Translate: "Behind it, a mountain range towering straight into the clouds seemed ready to pierce the heavens' cloud layers, bursting open layers of spreading clouds."

Countless invisible wisps of substance and subtle undulations of breath spread around him, as if a gentle breeze stirred his mane, causing it to flutter.

Translate: "Thread after thread of imperceptible substance and subtle breath undulations spread around him, as if a gentle breeze stirred his mane, causing it to flutter."

Battle spirit, intensely fervent!

Translate: "Battle spirit, incredibly fervent!"

The golden-haired beast's blood boiled; he stopped restraining his cultivation, fully erupting, unveiling the four openings of a Martial Saint and revealing the cultivation of a supreme martial warrior.

Translate: "The blood within Golden Fur Xuan boiled; he no longer suppressed his cultivation, erupting fully, revealing the cultivation of a Martial Saint at the Four Openings, the pinnacle of martial artists."

the four openings of a Martial Saint

This is why he can have such strong confidence and why he can seize the championship at this Heroes' Convention.

Translate: "This is why he possesses such strong confidence, enabling him to seize the championship in this session's Heroes' Victory Convention."

All of his confidence actually comes from his strength.

Translate: "All of his confidence actually stems from his strength."

When one's strength is strong enough, confidence naturally follows!

Translate: "If his strength is sufficiently strong, confidence naturally follows!"

This is an eternal, unchanging truth!

Translate: "This is an eternal, unchanging truth!"

Since making a bet with Li Che, the golden-haired beast has been anticipating and waiting for today, having suppressed his cultivation all along just to astonish everyone today.

Translate: "Since making the bet with Li Che, Golden Fur Xuan has been anticipating today, waiting, having suppressed his cultivation all along, just to make a stunning debut today."

In the previous convention, he had not broken through his realm, regrettably losing at the Heroes' Convention and failing to win the championship.

Translate: "In the previous session, he had not broken through his realm, regrettably losing at the Heroes' Victory Convention and failing to claim the championship."

But this time, no one can stop him!

Translate: "But this session, no one can stop him!"

His bet with Li Che further ignited the golden-haired beast's desire to win the championship, like setting a field of dry grass ablaze.

Translate: "The bet with Li Che further ignited Golden Fur Xuan's desire to win the championship, like setting a field of dry grass ablaze!"

Li Che... successfully stirred his fighting spirit!

Translate: "Li Che…… successfully stirred his fighting spirit!"

He wants to crush Li Che!

Translate: "He will crush Li Che!"

Then... he will bring the embarrassing Golden Tai Sui back to the Witch God Mountain and kneel before the Great Witch God to repent!

Translate: "Then…… he will bring that embarrassing Golden Tai Sui back to Shaman God Mountain, kneel before the Great Shaman God, and repent!"

Whoosh—

Translate: "Whooo—"

The wind howled, the gale raged violently.

Translate: "The wind howled, the gale raged wildly."

In the peach forest, the impacted trees kept swaying, causing the leaves to rustle and clamor endlessly.

Translate: "Within the Peach Blossom Forest, the impacted trees swayed continuously, causing the leaves to rustle and clatter incessantly!"

The golden-haired beast stared at Li Che, who stood atop the little Yinglong Prince's head.

Translate: "Golden Fur Xuan stared at Li Che, who stood poised atop the Little Yinglong King's head."

Li Che crossed his arms, his glabella glowing faintly, as if a water-like divinity continually poured down, condensing into substance, slowly forming an illusory manifestation of Heaven and Earth around him.

Translate: "Li Che crossed his arms, his glabella glowing faintly, as if a water-like divinity continually poured down, condensing into substance, slowly forming the illusory manifestation of Heaven and Earth around him."

Vast and mighty, it surged into the heavens, looking down upon the world, unmatched!

Translate: "Majestic and vast, it soared into the heavens, looking down upon the world, unrivaled!"

This divine intent...

Translate: "This divine intent……"

How overbearing!

Translate: "How overbearing!"

The golden-haired beast's whole body gleamed like forged gold, staring fixedly at Li Che.

Translate: "Golden Fur Xuan's whole body seemed cast of gold, staring fixedly at Li Che."

"Li Half-Saint... our bet, let's settle it!"

"Li Half-Saint... our bet, let's settle it!"

"Before this battle, we must agree on the bet beforehand, so we don't renege after losing!"

Translate: "\"Before this battle, we need to clarify the bet beforehand, so we don't renege after losing……\""

The golden-haired beast stretched his body, his bones ringing, like a flood dragon, veins bulging across his lion-king-like flesh.

Translate: "Golden Fur Xuan stretched his body, his bones ringing, like a flood dragon's veins bulging across his lion-king-like flesh."

Li Che crossed his arms and gave a faint smile: "Naturally."

Translate: "Li Che crossed his arms and smiled faintly: \"Naturally. \""

"If you win, you take the Golden Tai Sui back."

Translate: "\"If you win, take the Golden Tai Sui back. \""

"If you lose, you shall be like the Golden Tai Sui, my servant and my mount."

Translate: "\"If you lose, you shall be like the Golden Tai Sui, my servant and my mount. \""

At the instant Li Che's words fell, the golden-haired beast's aura suddenly swelled, his eyes blazing like fire, an overwhelming martial intent, his presence overlooking the four directions, as clear as the Jing and Wei rivers, yet as if converging into one, forming a terrifying pressure that surged and spread.

Translate: "At the instant Li Che's words fell, Golden Fur Xuan's aura suddenly swelled, his eyes blazing like fire, a supremely overbearing martial will, overlooking the four directions, seeming distinct yet unified, forming a terrifying pressure that surged and spread."

"Although it's a very unequal wager..."

Translate: "\"Although it's a very unequal bet……\""

"But I, the golden-haired beast, have placed the bet!"

Translate: "\"But I, Golden Fur Xuan, have placed the bet! \""

"Because..."

Translate: "\"Because……\""

"I will not lose!"

Translate: "\"I will not lose! \""

Roar——!!!

Translate: "Roar——!!!"

A long howl, the lion's roar shattering gold and stone, exploding the firmament!

Translate: "A long howl, the lion's roar shattering gold and splitting stone, exploding the firmament!"

Like the earth shaking and mountains trembling, the entire peach forest instantly became extremely dark, the hazy sky instantly losing all color!

Translate: "As if the earth shook and mountains swayed, the entire Peach Blossom Forest instantly turned pitch dark, the hazy sky instantly dimming to colorlessness!"

The trembling lion's roar sent ripples like wrinkles across the heavens.

Translate: "The trembling lion's roar sent ripples like layers of wrinkles across the heavens."

In an instant, the air seemed to be violently twisted and stacked.

Translate: "In an instant, the air seemed to be violently twisted and stacked."

It then turned into an invisible air cannon, surging horizontally and vertically, striking at incredible speed the flapping wings of the twin-winged Yinglong Prince hovering in midair.

Translate: "It then transformed into an invisible air cannonball, surging horizontally and vertically, striking at extreme speed the flapping wings of the double-winged Little Yinglong King hovering in midair!"

Li Che crossed his arms, his gaze sharpened, his mind slightly stirred.

Translate: "Li Che crossed his arms, his eyes narrowed, his mind slightly stirred."

He instantly controlled the Yinglong Prince's wings to swerve sideways, a swift dodge evading that twisted air mass, the lion's roar air cannon filled with terrifying explosive force.

Translate: "He immediately controlled the Little Yinglong King's left wing, making a swift dodge to avoid that distorted air projectile, the lion's roar air cannon filled with terrifying explosive power!"

A booming bang!

Translate: "A booming bang!"

The air cannon, seeming incredibly heavy, smashed into the peach tree, instantly activating the tree's seal and transmitting the cannon's force to the ground.

Translate: "The air cannon, seeming incredibly heavy, smashed into the peach tree, instantly activating the tree's seal and transmitting the cannon's force to the ground."

But the ground instantly exploded into a pit a hundred zhang wide, dirt flying up, the ground collapsing, dust rising everywhere.

Translate: "Yet the ground instantly exploded into a pit a hundred zhang wide, countless clods of earth flying up, the surface crumbling, dust rising everywhere!"

And at the very moment Li Che used his mind to control the Yinglong Prince to dodge the air cannon...

Translate: "And at the very moment Li Che used his divine sense to control the Little Yinglong King to dodge the air cannon,"

The golden-haired beast, transformed into the Golden Lion King, had already appeared before the Yinglong Prince, his speed almost like teleportation, incredibly fast!

Translate: "the Golden Fur Xuan, transformed into the Golden Lion King, had already appeared before the Little Yinglong King, that speed nearly instantaneous, far too fast!"

When his form arrived, the air transmitted a tearing, clattering explosion!

Translate: "As his form arrived, the air transmitted the tearing, crackling sound!"

Boom——!!!

Translate: "Boom——!!!"

The golden-haired beast's eyes blazed, he struck down with a fierce claw, the aura of a supreme Martial Saint unleashed, destroying heaven and earth!

Translate: "Golden Fur Xuan's eyes blazed, he slammed down a claw with ferocious force, the aura of a pinnacle Martial Saint unleashed without reserve, capable of destroying heaven and earth!"

The Yinglong Prince's eyes, like red agate, suddenly shone, and the myriad mechanism seals on its tail spun rapidly, bursting forth light.

Translate: "The Little Yinglong King's eyes, like red agate, suddenly shone, and the myriad mechanism engravings on its tail spun rapidly, bursting forth light."

It fiercely collided with the golden-haired beast's claw.

Translate: "It fiercely collided with Golden Fur Xuan's claw."

Within the seven-thousand-year-old peach orchard.

Translate: "Within the seven-thousand-year-old Peach Blossom Garden."

The earth shook and mountains trembled; every peach tree swayed violently, the branches and leaves of the three-hundred-zhang-tall peach trees rubbing together like vast ocean waves.

Translate: "The earth shook and mountains swayed; every peach tree violently trembled, the branches and leaves of the three-hundred-zhang-tall peach trees rubbing together like vast ocean waves surging skyward."

Smoke and dust billowed, explosions rang out incessantly.

The Heroes' Battle for Champion!

The battle begins!

……

……

The setting sun gradually slanted westward, sinking behind the mountains, and the light of the world gradually dimmed.

The clouds and rosy hues still stubbornly dotted the high sky, releasing their last glow, awaiting the dusk's comeback.

Shendu Second City.

On the White Jade Plaza, the twilight light grew darker and weaker, yet it all the more illuminated the light of the Milky Way water curtain, shining brilliantly.

Everyone was staring at the battle scene bursting forth in the Milky Way water curtain, watching intently.

The picture split into two, showing Li Che's battle with Yu Guanyin, and the battle scene of the Golden-haired Beast and Monk Jialuo.

Li Che's battle with Yu Guanyin attracted much attention.

But no one expected that this battle would end so quickly.

The Jade Guanyin from the South Sea Purple Bamboo Forest was extremely mysterious; the entire South Sea Purple Bamboo Forest had sent only a single hero, and that hero was this Jade Guanyin, yet she managed to fight her way into the third round of the Heroic Contest.

She possessed the qualification to contend for the champion hero.

But how could she have lost so quickly?

Forced into a desperate situation by Li Half-Saint's Mechanical Beast, then a single axe strike shattered the defense she prided herself on, ultimately leaving her completely at a disadvantage.

Hummm—

A wave of intertwined divinity.

Next, the Jade Guanyin appeared with disheveled hair, her blood-stained white gauze fluttering, drifting onto the White Jade Plaza.

Her complexion turned slightly ashen, her eyes carrying a hint of relief.

She harbored little resentment; losing to Li Che seemed, in her view, a trial for herself.

Li Che is her natural nemesis, whether it is the Mechanical Beast or the black axe capable of cleaving the Guanyin Gauze.

The mysterious axe appearing in Li Che's hand meant that facing her, he was in an invincible position, for the Guanyin Gauze's defense was meaningless before him.

Gazes from all around shot toward her in an instant, landing upon her.

The Jade Guanyin shook off the lingering bloodstains on her body and slowly exhaled.

Purple-clad Attendant Eunuch Lian appeared instantly, smiling as he handed over a healing elixir, a product of the Directorate of Heavenly Observation, of not low grade.

The Jade Guanyin stood on ceremony, thanked Eunuch Lian, and then swallowed the elixir.

After her wounds improved somewhat, she walked toward the main banquet area of the South Sea Purple Bamboo Forest amid the gazes of many onlookers.

The sect master of the South Sea Purple Bamboo Forest was a dignified woman, likewise clad in white gauze, her whole person exuding a sense of tranquility.

"Master, I have lost… I even lost the Guanyin Gauze, and moreover, that purple bamboo… was also lost."

Seeing her master, the Jade Guanyin's composure, which she had held for a long time, finally broke.

As a heaven‑chosen hero of the South Sea Purple Bamboo Forest, she was only in her early thirties, and having rarely left the forest, she had never suffered such a great blow.

Rolling tears fell with a patter.

The sect master of the Purple Bamboo Forest smiled, rubbing the Jade Guanyin who had snuggled up to her like a little girl.

"Losing is losing; it's fine, just treat it as training."

"One failure means nothing; our South Sea Purple Bamboo Forest is originally the lowest‑ranked sect, and to have come this far is already quite good."

The sect master of the Purple Bamboo Forest said with a smile.

The Jade Guanyin quickly came to understand: "I can't beat him; Li Half-Saint is not only skilled in mechanisms, he also wields a strange black axe that directly split the Guanyin Gauze…"

"I was terrified; the Guanyin Gauze is one of our Purple Bamboo Forest's Four Divine Guardians, yet he could actually break it…"

The Jade Guanyin shook her head: "Without the Guanyin Gauze, I am even less a match for him."

The sect master's eyes flickered: "The black axe capable of breaking the Guanyin Gauze must be related to Dao profundities; losing to a hero who grasps Dao profundities is not disgraceful."

Upon hearing this, the Jade Guanyin's mood improved considerably.

"Li Half-Saint said he broke the Guanyin Gauze and thus borrowed it for a while; I think he has no intention of returning it."

The Jade Guanyin said.

The sect master smiled: "How do you know he won't return it?"

"The Guanyin Gauze is clearly meant for women; Li Half-Saint would hardly use it himself; most likely… it was prepared for his daughter or wife."

"I think it's even more likely prepared for his daughter."

"The Guanyin Gauze can save lives in critical moments; Li Half-Saint's affection for his daughter is evident to all; his taking the Guanyin Gauze may simply be to give his daughter a safety guarantee."

"His daughter has been schemed against by the deity of the Black Sumeru faction, afflicted with the Hell Lotus curse; should she trigger her Divine Embryo, she might be burned by the Hell Lotus fire, facing mortal danger…"

"Therefore, he borrowed the Guanyin Gauze merely to increase his daughter's chances of survival."

"This is the most simple and sincere thought of a father."

"What's wrong with thinking of his daughter?"

The sect master of the Purple Bamboo Forest, Violet Moon Venerable, showed a soft smile in her eyes, possessing the wisdom to see through worldly affairs.

Upon hearing this, the Jade Guanyin couldn't help but be stunned.

"So, Li Half-Saint's claim of borrowing is likely true, and perhaps after a few decades he will return it."

"Because Li Half-Saint's daughter Li Nuanxi possesses the terrifying talent of a young dragon champion; if she survives the Hell Lotus tribulation, in a few decades she might even have the chance to challenge the Divine Tribulation, making the Guanyin Gauze's protection unnecessary."

Violet Moon Venerable said.

The Jade Guanyin suddenly understood, her eyes shimmering.

Li Half-Saint…

It turns out he meant well.

He truly is a good father.

Jade Guanyin's mood improved considerably; she also stopped crying, even if Li Che had won away her Guanyin gauze, even if the purple bamboo had been taken away, leaving her feeling emptied out, yet she also developed considerable goodwill toward Li Che.

Jade Guanyin looked toward the Purple Mansion Divine Sect, wanting to see the expressions of its heroes such as Zhang Xuanlei, Zhang Xuanhe, and Zhang Xuanru.

However, it was an astonishing discovery—she did not see the three heroes Zhang Xuanlei, Zhang Xuanhe, and Zhang Xuanru.

Dead……

All dead.

Killed entirely by Li Half-Saint.

The Violet Moon Venerable said softly.

Jade Guanyin felt as if struck by lightning; her delicate body stiffened like a statue, a surge of lingering fear rose from her back, instantly soaking her garments.

Being alive is truly wonderful.

Suddenly.

On the white jade plaza, an uproar suddenly erupted, a clamor exploding, drawing many sideways glances.

Jade Guanyin also couldn't help but look over.

Master Jialuo has been defeated, instantly crushed by the Golden-haired Xiezhi, which has actually reached the Four Open Martial Saint realm!

Now it's clear: the only contenders left for the chief position are the Golden-haired Xiezhi and Li Half-Saint.

The Golden-haired Xiezhi of Witch God Mountain has actually reached the Four Open Martial Saint, the height of a peerless martial warrior—how can we fight it?!

Before the age of fifty, he can actually touch the pinnacle! At the Heroes' Victory Assembly, a peerless martial warrior appears—Li Half-Saint… what can we do to win?

It's not that pessimistic; Li Half-Saint's kind of mechanical beast is half-step peerless, comparable to a peerless martial warrior! We can still fight, there's still a chance!

Bullshit, you know nothing! How can a mechanical beast compare to a true peerless martial warrior? Its agility is far inferior; a mechanical beast is ultimately not a real person!

……

Exclamations, clamor, wails.

With Jade Guanyin's defeat, the Golden-haired Xiezhi and Jialuo determined the victor.

In the end, the spot for the Heroes' chief fell to Li Che and the Golden-haired Xiezhi.

For the many wandering cultivators who rushed from the Eleven Prefectures of Dàjǐng, it was natural to support Li Che between the Golden-haired Xiezhi and Li Che.

Li Che is of pure lineage, a true-born Dàjǐng person.

Li Che's origins are no longer a secret; his rise is truly inspirational.

A woodcarver who walked out of a remote small town under the Lingnan Prefecture.

Shouldering family responsibilities, one person held up a sky for his household, reaching his current height; even now, representing Dàjǐng, he contends with the cultivators of Witch God Mountain for the chief position.

Dàjǐng cultivators, if not Li Che, who else would they support?!

Many cultivators who had previously spoken of Li Che's move against Jade Guanyin have now fallen silent, afraid to speak lest they be rebuked.

Because Li Che at this moment is fighting for Dàjǐng!

……

……

Boom——!!!

Its enormous body slammed into the ground with a boom, terrifying force surging like a wave, countless mud and sand sprayed, shattered stone exploded, and even the frost grass was directly incinerated to nothing under the immense power!

The Little Yinglong King crashed to the ground, its four mechanical dragon claws striking the earth, plowing four gullies.

However, having just landed and not yet stabilized, as its wings flapped like blades, it was fiercely struck by a lion's claw.

With a loud bang, it bounced and rolled like a cannonball.

A true Four Open Martial Saint, a peerless martial warrior, possesses godlike and demonic power, overwhelmingly mighty; moreover, the Golden-haired Xiezhi bears demon emperor blood, transforming into the Golden Lion King, making its power terrifying, surpassing that of ordinary human Four Open Martial Saints!

The Little Yinglong King was completely suppressed and beaten.

Li Che's dark robe flew and fluttered, his brows furrowed, yet his feet planted firmly and steadily atop the Little Yinglong King's head.

Bang bang bang bang——

The air constantly twisted!

One after another, distorted air piled up like void, lion's roar air cannons boomed forth, incessantly bombarding Li Che, who stood atop the Little Yinglong King's head.

The Golden-haired Xiezhi is no fool; it knows that Li Che, the operator of the mechanical beast, is the core—destroy the core, and Li Che, bereft of this half-step peerless mechanical beast, the Little Yinglong King, would have no chance against it.

Though the Golden-haired Xiezhi is somewhat straightforward, in combat it remains top-notch!

Li Che no longer kept his arms crossed; his eyes flickered with an unusual hue.

Although the Golden-haired Xiezhi had just broken through to the Peerless realm, it is considerably stronger than an ordinary Four Open Martial Saint at the Peerless level.

Is this what a genius is?!

In fact, any martial warrior who can break through to the Four Open Martial Saint realm is a genius, yet even among geniuses there are differences in ability.

With a slight stir of his mind, he commanded the Little Yinglong King to open its blood‑filled maw wide and unleash a super electromagnetic cannon.

The lion's roar air cannon and the super electromagnetic cannon collided in midair.

Instantly a terrifying explosion erupted, fire blazing, rolling waves surging, shockwaves spreading in layers.

The entire seven‑thousand‑year peach orchard seemed to be instantly activated, the automatic protective wards of nearly every peach tree triggered.

Light glittered, as if entering a dreamlike forest.

The explosion's shockwaves ravaged, tearing winds and waves; the Golden-haired Xiezhi, transformed into the Golden Lion King, dove down, seeming to glide through the void, bursting with golden‑light speed.

Like drifting golden light, like flashing shadows, in the blink of an eye it appeared before the Little Yinglong King.

After transformation, the Golden Lion King's stature was hardly different from the Little Yinglong King's size, as if two colossal beasts were locked in combat!

And the Golden-haired Xiezhi's target was clear: Li Che, standing atop the Little Yinglong King's head.

Li Che raised his hand and tapped his brow; his spirit palace trembled, and his divinity surged forth.

(no names besides maybe "divine fetus" etc but those are not proper names). No proper nouns.

That was because Li Che's Heaven-Earth Soul had grown strong and transformed, causing his Heaven-Earth Manifestation to also become stronger!

Heaven-Earth Manifestation was like Li Che's illusory avatar, dark vigorous hair flying, lashing the void.

He clenched his five fingers, and the Heaven-Earth Manifestation moved in sync with Li Che, its spine trembling like a flood dragon's roar.

With a fierce twist of his waist, the Heaven-Earth Manifestation boldly clenched and swung a punch; countless divine essence and vigorous winds crisscrossed and surged, like a million-strong army roaring and charging into battle!

The Golden-haired Qilin lifted its head, glanced, its mane flying; it swung a claw, demonic qi surging heavenward, mingling with qi and blood, transforming into a golden lion claw that fiercely struck the Heaven-Earth Dharma Form!

Li Che separated from the Little Yinglong King, commanding it to launch an attack, while on the other side a Heaven-Earth Dharma Form erupted, as if facing a two-on-one siege!

Above the Peach Blossom Garden, it was as if myriad thunder roared, and all winds and waves shattered.

Shattered, trembled, undulated, destroyed!

The Golden Lion King's overbearing, peerless martial will pressed down, like an unmatched lion king in the prairie wasteland sweeping over everything!

Li Che hovered within the Heaven-Earth Dharma Form.

Li Che raised his hand and touched his brow.

Sizzle—

Countless bolts of lightning surged out, flickering rapidly; the next moment, Li Che pressed his two fingers together and tore open the air.

Then a jet-black peach wood sword appeared in his hand.

This was Zhang Xuanlei's divine weapon, the Thunder-Struck Peach Wood Seven-Star Sword!

It matched the Thunder Magnetic Rail Body perfectly, and Li Che felt a strong reluctance to let go.

Because this Thunder-Struck Peach Wood Sword is not a temple god's divine weapon, but a supreme divine weapon crafted by the holy artificer of the Purple Mansion Divine Sect, one of the Five Elders' upper-tier divine weapons!

Li Che gripped it, as if it were an extension of his arm.

The Thunder Magnetic Rail Fruit trembled, and instantly countless lightning surged into the Thunder-Struck Peach Wood Seven-Star Sword.

Lü Xuan Sword Immortal's divine fetus still opened its eyes, divine nature trembling!

Countless sword intents, as if compressed by immense pressure, surged into the black peach wood sword.

Moreover, a speck of starlight began to flash on the peach wood sword.

Li Che's mind stirred slightly, his qi and blood radiating like rosy clouds; it was as if blood-red lines and patterns clung to the peach wood sword, causing its grade to leap forward at breakneck speed.

The sword intents ran rampant and intertwined, making the air seem to emit a sound of unbearable strain.

Sizzle—

Countless lightning bolts burst forth from the peach wood sword.

The Thunder Magnetic Rail Body instantly became unobstructed; Li Che slapped the sword's hilt, and the Thunder-Struck Peach Wood Seven-Star Sword shot forth sideways, dragging countless lightning that lashed about like spiderwebs, flying out wildly!

Without using his martial cultivation, Li Che would still find it somewhat difficult to defeat the Golden-haired Qilin that had stepped into the peak level!

But Li Che, feeling intrigued, wanted to give it a try!

Sizzle—

The Thunder-Struck Peach Wood Sword shot out at extreme speed, lightning intertwining and flashing, brilliantly dazzling.

The Golden-haired Qilin transformed into a human form, its body forged of pure gold, with a phantom of the Golden Lion King roaring behind it.

He clenched his five fingers, and a great spear fell into his hand; the golden spear burst forth with blinding light, icy and stern, suddenly sweeping over to collide with the Thunder-Struck Peach Wood Sword that Li Che commanded to slash.

However, the Golden-haired Qilin quickly narrowed its eyes; a terrifying lightning filled with an aura of extinction made its lion hair stand on end, extreme unease entwining its mind.

Yet the peach wood sword burst forth with countless sword lights, entwined with lightning, actually weaving into a huge cage!

Lightning Cage!

Prison Thunder Heavenly Net!

The golden spear swept sideways, knocking the peach wood sword away, yet the black-gold lightning cage completely locked onto his body, imprisoning and sealing him!

Boom—!!!

The Golden-haired Qilin thrust its spear, striking the cage's edge; lightning trembled, and a calamity aura vibrated back along the spear, causing the Golden-haired Qilin's golden flesh to burst with a sensation of tearing pain.

"What is this?!" the Golden-haired Qilin exclaimed in shock!

"Moreover, this sword... is it Zhang Xuanlei's sword?!"

The Golden-haired Qilin recognized this sword, its heart shaken in myriad ways.

"Zhang Xuanlei... he has reincarnated."

Li Che gave a faint smile, fingers splayed, divine nature fluctuating, controlling the Thunder-Struck Peach Wood Seven-Star Sword as it flew back.

Again commanding the lightning, the Thunder Magnetic Rail Fruit trembled wildly!

Divine Ability Prison Thunder!

Boom—!!!

Upon the Peach Wood Seven-Star Sword, it seemed as if seven stars were lit one by one by Li Che!

Endless radiance, myriad glares, dazzling to the extreme!

Jet-black hair whipped wildly, his black robe fluttering.

Li Che narrowed his eyes, staring at the Golden-haired Qilin.

The next moment, he clapped his palms together fiercely.

Bang bang bang—!!!

The seven stars lit up, and as the Thunder-Struck Peach Wood Seven-Star Sword was fully activated, it instantly burst forth a terrifying sword qi wave!

Divine Firmament Prison Thunder Sword!

Not a rootless duckweed-like Divine Firmament Prison Thunder Sword, but one rooted in thunder-struck wood, with Prison Thunder Divine Ability as its foundation!

A domineering burst of a single sword!

Instantly, countless lightning surged forth like a tornado, intertwining wildly; wave after wave of air like tsunamis rolled out, the peach wood sword's surroundings layered and overlapping, blanketing the heavens and earth in a frenzied surge!

The peach trees each flashed with sealing light; the earth exploded, the frost grass vanished, and tens of thousands of tons of sand and soil rolled up like ocean waves, reaching heights of over a hundred zhang.

Li Che had no intention of slowly grinding against the Golden-Haired Xuan; instead, he planned to use the most forceful means to utterly crush the Golden-Haired Xuan.

Make this honest mount lose, heart and mouth convinced.

The Prison Thunder Heavenly Net, like a thunderous heavenly prison, sealed and restricted the Golden-Haired Xuan.

Then, using the Thunder-Struck Peach Wood Seven-Star Sword as a vessel, unleash the Divine Thunder Prison Lightning Sword as the main attack.

Within this sword lies a trace of Divine Thunder's power.

Li Che spread his five fingers and suddenly slapped out a sword.

The ink-black sword light twisted like a flood dragon as it roared forth, as if the void exploded, rising into an ultimate splendid sword-qi lotus that blossomed and spiraled, whereupon the Divine Thunder Prison Lightning Sword had already dragged out an unceasing sword scar, appearing before the Prison Thunder Heavenly Net.

In the Golden-Haired Xuan's golden pupils, this sword blazed, making it feel as if its heart and soul were snatched away; its vision darkened, and all perception was stripped and cut away.

It seemed to lose connection with heaven and earth, and its proud martial will and heaven-man resonance were all slain.

This sword!

Such a sword!

The Golden-Haired Xuan's blood boiled and surged throughout its body, tumultuous to the extreme.

"Divine Thunder?!"

He let out a long roar, the lion's cry shattering the vast sky.

Behind him, the divine seeds detonated two in succession, and the golden great spear lashed out violently, clashing with that sword.

Boom—!!!

The terrifying blast exploded, and countless shockwaves burst forth like boulders thrown into a lake.

The Golden-Haired Xuan exuded crimson discharge, blasting blood mist that covered its entire body with countless minute wounds.

The peach wood sword viciously pierced his shoulder, the terrifying annihilation power contained within that single strike.

The Golden-Haired Xuan's body shot out like an exploding cannonball, continually rolling and blasting across the ground.

It blasted out one deep pit after another, plowing the already tormented, restless earth into deep gullies.

"Pfft—"

The Golden-Haired Xuan's golden fur dimmed; it struggled to rise from the deep pit, large patches of its flesh withering, the peach wood sword crackling with lightning driven deeper into its shoulder, terrifying, as if containing calamitous thunder, ravaging its five viscera and six bowels.

"So strong… cough cough… really so strong!"

The Golden-Haired Xuan fervently lifted its head.

"It's been a long time since I've suffered such severe injuries… the last time was during my training on Wu Shen Mountain."

The Golden-Haired Xuan lifted its head, its expression slightly twisted, its mane lightly fluttering.

His eyes opened and closed, a faint golden light radiated from his whole body; behind him a misty haze gathered, as if a mountain appeared, seven-colored glazed tiles, with clouds and mist swirling like they could cover the sky and sun, as if a golden-glazed lion king sat enthroned upon it, gaze indifferent.

"Wu Shen bloodline!"

A low growl emanated from the Golden-Haired Xuan's throat.

But his roar had not yet ended.

He then abruptly lifted his head.

He saw above his head, the little Yinglong king flapping its wings, its bloody basin mouth wide open, an extremely narrow cannon barrel emerging from within.

It seemed as if a Guanyin seated on a lotus was sitting behind the Yinglong king.

Bang——!!!!

A golden light burst from the cannon muzzle!

The Guanyin lotus main battle tank actually fused perfectly with the little Yinglong king, firing a machine gun!

In an instant, the Golden-Haired Xuan felt itself engulfed by boundless golden light!

Only…

Explosion!

Boundless explosion!

Along with the transformation of the Chess Saint Dao Fruit, the divine powers of the Great Avalanche and Black-White Extreme Collapse, transformed from the Chess Saint Dao Fruit, correspondingly surged!

The divine chess pieces contained within the Guanyin lotus projectile detonated with a bang!

The Golden-Haired Xuan felt that the space within a radius of several tens of li had seemingly solidified, sealed by a terrifying aura.

However, the Golden-Haired Xuan had no intention of fleeing.

Facing the terrifying descending Guanyin, the radiant Guanyin blazing with splendid light surged upstream!

Suddenly, a hush fell between heaven and earth, winds and clouds stilled!

The terrifying golden light burst forth silently within this seven-thousand-year-old peach garden, taking the form of an inverted bowl, continually expanding and growing, its edge annihilating all dust, shattering everything into oblivion!

The greatest sound is silent!

In fact, it is the sound of this explosion, magnified to the extreme.

Scalding, scorching, annihilation—air rippled in layers of surging waves, turning the entire blast zone into a vacuum!

Even the peach forests of other years were affected, sand and stones flying, swaying incessantly!

Boom—

Ring after ring of expanding shockwaves finally released the sound of the explosion!

It seemed as if the entire peach forest was groaning and trembling!

A colossal mushroom cloud erupted from where the Golden-Haired Xuan was blasted, suddenly spreading, rising and surging upward, exceeding three hundred zhang, towering above all the peach trees!

Dozens, even hundreds of li away, one could clearly see a huge mushroom sprouting in the peach garden.

Li Che's black robe fluttered, tightly pressed against his body by the raging wind.

He crossed his arms over his chest, his eyes cold.

He stood atop the Little Yinglong King's head, looking down at the mushroom cloud below.

With a press of his five fingers, he unleashed a mighty palm strike of the Heavenly Phenomenon Earthly Form, and the mushroom smoke and dust instantly spread outward.

It revealed the scene inside the colossal pit.

The pit was immense, with the crisscrossing roots and stems of the peach trees appearing within, intertwining like coiling dragons, vicious and fierce, while the seals upon them continuously flickered.

Many of the seals had even shattered, causing the peach tree's rootlets to be obliterated and rot.

And amidst the ruins, scorching, searing, twisting, annihilation…

The Golden-haired Xuan knelt on the ground, gasping heavily, the form of the Golden Lion King could no longer be sustained or maintained.

Mechanism…

Mechanism again…

The Golden-haired Xuan felt extremely weak.

He had just ignited his Wugod bloodline, intending to give it his all, but ended up taking a mushroom bullet.

This mushroom bullet, the Golden-haired Xuan naturally knew, after all, the Little Dragon Chieftain Li Nuanxi had used it before.

And as Li Nuanxi's father, Li Che possessing this was quite natural.

But the Golden-haired Xuan never expected that their mushroom bullets were not even on the same level!

However…

Yet his most severe internal injury still came from the peachwood sword that pierced his shoulder; it was the wisp of Divine Sky Thunder contained within the sword that was the true culprit spreading the wound!

The explosion of the Guanyin Lotus Bullet forced him to desperately resist, and the power within the peachwood sword was thus detonated by Li Che taking advantage of the moment…

One link after another, it nearly left the Golden-haired Xuan breathless!

Such a battle…

Too terrifying!

Whoosh whoosh whoosh…

Winds shifted and clouds turned, the smoke and dust dispersed.

The Golden-haired Xuan was covered in disarray, his golden fur scorched into curled wisps, he staggered up, on the verge of collapsing.

He opened his jaws and let out a low growl.

"You want me to surrender?! I won't surrender!"

"Li Che!"

"Come!"

"Again!"

The Golden-haired Xuan's roar was like a mad howl, the lion's chant no longer as mighty as it once was at the start.

Yet he still roared madly, expressing his defiance.

Suddenly.

Beneath the ruins and dust ten li away, which had already been overturned several times…

Suddenly it trembled slightly.

In an instant, the dust exploded outward.

The Golden-haired Xuan suddenly noticed that blood-red Buddhist inscriptions had appeared all around him, spinning rapidly and intertwining like chains.

Ding ding dang dang.

The Golden-haired Xuan's pupils contracted, and in the next moment he found these Buddhist inscription chains suddenly coiling around his neck.

Creak—

The chains suddenly tightened, those Buddhist inscriptions as if endowed with spiritual awareness, fiercely striking into his body.

Like a bone-deep ulcer, they turned into curse seals, seeking to burrow into his flesh.

The Golden-haired Xuan instantly understood what it was!

"Bald donkey!!!"

Yet he saw that, amidst the exploding smoke and dust, the monk Jialuo, whom he had struck down with no power to resist, on the brink of death, emerged with a smiling face, walking slowly forward.

His monk's robes shone brightly all over, and on his face there was not the slightest trace of injury.

Unharmed, as if he had been reborn.

Just a single step forward.

Jialuo then appeared beside the Golden-haired Xuan as if he had shrunk the earth to a thumb's size.

In less than a breath.

The monk Jialuo's face bore a kind smile.

He formed a hand seal and gently patted the Golden-haired Xuan's forehead.

"Benefactor Jin, the Golden Lion King shares a great affinity with my Buddhist sect; you should enter my Buddhist order, become my Dharma-protector mount, and your future merit will be boundless, allowing you to attain Buddhahood."

Jialuo's robes fluttered, the precept scar on his head flashing with light.

His eyes glowed with a hint of fervor.

Flames nearly burst from the Golden-haired Xuan's pupils.

Impossible, he had clearly beaten that bald donkey to death!

"Merely the Buddhist art of three lifetimes."

"You only killed his past incarnation; he still has his present and future selves."

Suddenly.

A faint sound echoed in the Golden-haired Xuan's ears.

The Golden-haired Xuan and Jialuo's eyes both narrowed, looking toward that unknown moment when Li Che had fallen from the Little Yinglong King's head and appeared beside the Golden-haired Xuan.

"You see, I said they'd be left‑handed fishermen……" Li Che spread his hands.

The golden-haired beast stalled.

On the other side, Monk Jialuo narrowed his eyes: "You two have just gone through a great battle; now… it's time for this humble monk to show his hand."

However.

Jialuo's palms had just come together.

He then discovered that, at some unknown time, chessboard lines had spread across the ground beneath his feet.

He looked toward Li Che.

Li Che looked at him calmly and indifferently.

He spread his five fingers and lightly pressed down.

Monk Jialuo then discovered…… Li Che now seemed to have become an unparalleled immortal god seated high above the firmament.

A vast, mighty pressure bore down on every part of his body.

It froze every inch of his flesh, bones, divinity, and vital energy!

He could not resist……

He simply…… could not resist!

What kind of power is this?!

"This is…… a divine domain?!"

Monk Jialuo spoke with difficulty, staring at Li Che with a solemn and incredulous expression.

"A divine domain…… isn't this the signature divine art of the Purple Mansion Divine Sect?!"

"Moreover, how terrifying can the Purple Mansion Divine Sect's divine domain be?!"

However.

Li Che did not answer Jialuo.

Chess Saint Dao Guide.

Heaven-Conquering Half-Child.

Heaven-Conquering Dao Domain, all gods kneel to heaven; within ten feet, I am heaven!

Li Che flicked his finger, and a condensed golden sword pellet shot out, piercing into Jialuo's brow.

In an instant it exploded, and Jialuo's head shattered like fireworks.

Li Che looked toward the golden-haired beast.

"Will you submit?"

The golden-haired beast stared blankly at the monk Jialuo, who had been instantly slain.

"Just like that…… killed in an instant?!"

After a long while……

Only then did he emit a lion's roar that turned hoarse.

"I submit."