Chapter 397: 399. Chapter 391: The Emperor Takes Turns—Can Xixi Sit Too? Should I Call You Li Ban Sheng or Divine Monkey? [Seeking vo

399. Chapter 391: The Emperor takes turns—can Xixi also sit? Should I call you Li Ban Sheng or Divine Monkey? 【Seeking votes】

Clack clack—!!!

Lead clouds pile up, weighing ten thousand li, and spring thunder rolls within like dragons and snakes!

The booming sound, like rolling heavenly might, descends to every corner of the mortal world.

Above the White Jade Square.

Upon the Empress's graceful face, crimson lips part slightly, and a cool voice echoes endlessly.

Listening to the resonant sound, Li Che holds Xixi's hand, and cannot help but pause slightly, his face instantly turning grim.

The gloom is as if dripping water; deep in his eyes, a flash of razor‑sharp light even surfaces.

Crown princess?!

Li Che feels a rolling chill in his heart; his gentle expression suddenly turns into an extremely cold demeanor. He never imagined that the end of the Peach Banquet would provoke such a drama.

Bestow upon Xixi the position of crown princess?

The point is, there is no Crown Prince… yet Xixi is slated to become crown princess?

Such a lofty bestowal truly makes the resentment deep in Li Che's heart threaten to erupt.

Once his daughter is involved, Li Che's resentment becomes uncontrollable.

Having obtained the Dragon Whelp Chief and such a bestowal, does Li Che still have to bring his daughter to give thanks?

Beside him, Xixi's eyebrows immediately knit, clutching her own thigh, she looks up: "Father, Xixi doesn't want to become any crown princess!"

Li Che lowers his head, his face instantly softening: "Crown princess? We have no interest. With father here, Xixi, rest assured—no one can force you to do anything you don't want."

Xixi hears this, exhales, places a hand on her waist, puffs out her little belly, and a smiling expression spreads across her face.

No matter who says it, as long as father speaks, Xixi feels at ease and safe.

Because Xixi knows father will never hurt Xixi!

As the Emperor's decree spreads, the attitudes of cultivators across the White Jade Square all shift.

The heads of the great divine sects, many of them, show expressions of watching the spectacle.

Gu Changqing of the Heavenly Pill Divine Sect, Ning Caishen of the Seven Treasure Divine Sect, and Bai Buyi of the Haoran Academy—all wore ambiguous smiles.

They vaguely speculate that the Emperor's decree is mainly intended to suppress the Qian Yuan Divine Sect.

Li Nuanxi is the junior sect leader of the Qian Yuan Divine Sect, holding a very high position; if she becomes crown princess, it would be a blow to the Qian Yuan Divine Sect's prestige, and she would then become a member of the Dàjǐng royal family.

A rift between the Qian Yuan Divine Sect and the royal house would inevitably arise.

Would Lu Taibai allow this to happen?

So, Lu Taibai is about to turn hostile; this is Shendu, and if he turns hostile… can Lu Taibai get out?

One could say, with Li Nuanxi as a burden, can he get out?

The heads of several divine sects had long suspected that when Lu Taibai displayed his mastery of the Dao Yun Tribulation Sword and was refining his Dao rank, the Dàjǐng court might respond.

At least, Grand Tutor Xie Yunshen, the plain‑clothed minister, would not stand idle.

Xie Yunshen stations at Lotus Hall, receiving daily letters drifting in from the eleven Dao regions of Dàjǐng, each containing news about the great divine sects.

The Lotus Hall was established by the Emperor of Dàjǐng, specifically to monitor the forces of the eleven Dao sects.

And Lu Taibai is about to step into a half‑step Divine Tribulation; if the Qian Yuan Divine Sect triggers a double Divine Tribulation, the threat to Dàjǐng would be considerable.

As for the ancestor of the Qian Yuan Divine Sect, almost everyone knows he has not died but is evading tribulation within the Hidden Abyss.

Gu Changqing and others thought the Dàjǐng court would stall for a while, secretly sending agents to deal with Lu Taibai and keep him in Shendu.

Yet they did not expect that just as the Peach Banquet ended, the Emperor was already eager to show his fangs.

Bang—!!!

Lu Taibai slammed the cup in his hand hard onto the table.

The jade‑colored cup instantly sank into the table, spider‑web cracks flashing, the net spreading outward.

The exploding sound rang like thunderclaps in the heavens.

Lu Taibai's silver hair flew, his sleeves billowing like wind and waves; sword qi began to hum and resonate, clanging loudly.

Yet he made no move, said nothing, his cold eyes sweeping over, waiting for something.

Turning hostile was inevitable; Lu Taibai could roughly guess what was coming.

It was probably that the old fox Grand Tutor Xie Yunshen had fed the Emperor some mind‑altering broth, intending to use Xixi as a conduit to force Lu Taibai to turn hostile at today's Peach Banquet.

Nevertheless, if he's going to turn hostile and overturn the table, what does Lu Taibai still care about?

The main banquet area of the Qian Yuan Divine Sect.

Everyone's heads buzzed.

Zhang Ya's face turned pale, her delicate body swayed slightly, and panic flashed in her eyes.

For others, a daughter marrying into the royal family as crown princess guarantees a future of ruling the world as a matriarch.

That is such supreme honor, a blessing cultivated over eight lifetimes.

But… Zhang Ya doesn't want this blessing!

In Lotus Hall.

Lu Chi looks as if struck by lightning, dumb as a wooden chicken, frozen in place, his whole body trembling.

And beside him, Grand Tutor Xie Yunshen strokes his beard and smiles, the smile growing ever more cryptic.

Of course, a hint of surprise also glints in his eyes.

His advice to the Emperor was not this; he only suggested that after the Peach Banquet, the Emperor publicly grant Xixi a marriage.

But he never expected the Emperor to promise a predetermined crown princess…

Almost everyone's gaze fell on the White Jade Square, onto the two figures—one tall, one short.

The quiet White Jade Square felt oppressive yet strangely eerie.

Spring rain dripped onto the white stone bricks, emitting a soft thud.

The silence that had lasted a while, accompanied by Li Che taking Xixi's hand and slowly raising his head, was finally broken.

Li Che's gaze shifted, first landing on the Empress, then turning to the emperor seated on the high platform chair, whose aura was unfathomably deep and magnificently terrifying.

However, Li Che had not yet spoken.

But the Empress turned her head, looking toward the Emperor: "Your Majesty, are you serious?"

Countless gazes all shifted here, turning entirely toward the emperor whose face could not be seen clearly, whose majesty was like a mountain range pressing down.

The breathing of the Eldest Prince, Second Prince, and Third Prince grew hurried.

They all stared fixedly at the Emperor, as if confirming the meaning of his words, pondering the significance of his decree.

Li Che also stared at the Emperor.

Under the gaze of all, the Emperor slowly rose, his burly body stretching freely, the bright yellow true dragon robe fluttering in the spring wind, countless spring rains instantly torn apart like curtains.

Beneath a hazy visage as majestic as a mountain, divine and vital, his eyes were like the vast sun and stars.

He spoke, leaving no room for doubt.

"A ruler does not jest."

Whoosh——!!!

The Emperor's words were like a boulder thrown into a lake, stirring up huge waves.

Instantly, starting from White Jade Plaza, inside and out of Shendu's Second and Third Cities, erupted chaotic whispers and discussions without cease.

Li Che exhaled, feeling Xixi's hand gripping his palm tremble slightly, as if with that tremor his own heart violently shuddered.

Li Che's eyes were cold and still, gazing at the Emperor whose words admitted no argument, his black hair whipping fiercely, he regarded the Emperor with indifference.

He shifted Xixi behind him, like a towering mountain standing before his daughter, blocking all wind and rain.

He spoke, his voice light as a gentle breeze.

"This reward, we father and daughter refuse."

His words likewise carried no room for doubt.

Facing the Emperor's pressure, facing the overwhelming might of the crowd like mountains pressing down, Li Che spoke thus calmly.

"My daughter said she does not wish to become any crown prince's consort."

"Then naturally…"

"Not happening."

The words were spoken.

The entire plaza's atmosphere completely solidified, the eyes of all the powerful flickering.

This is… defying the edict!

Hum——

An extremely sharp sword intent burst forth, spreading; silver sword light rang out, sword qi like a gale instantly evaporated all the spring rain filling the sky.

Lü Taibai's wide sleeves billowed with sword qi, and in an instant he landed on White Jade Plaza, arriving beside Li Che and Xixi.

"Your Majesty, my disciple is unwilling, so do not force it."

Lü Taibai said lightly.

"Otherwise, defying the edict… what harm would it do?"

"If Your Majesty wishes to target me, come straight at me; what point is there in aiming at a child?"

"To make a six‑year‑old girl the crown prince's consort is utterly ridiculous; Your Majesty hasn't even settled on a crown prince, yet you speak of a void‑born consort."

"Since Your Majesty favors Xixi so much, why not let her sit on the Emperor's throne?"

Lü Taibai's silver hair flew, and in the space between his brows, the Dao Virtue Calamity Sword seethed, ready to surge.

"Impudent!!!"

"Lü Taibai, bold!!!"

"Lü Taibai, you dare to be so treasonous!"

……

The moment Lü Taibai's words fell, it was as if a thunderclap had dropped, stirring up huge waves.

The Second and Third Princes instantly rose, slammed their hands on the table, and shouted in anger.

Moreover, some officials and nobles also shouted.

The Emperor's eyes also sank.

Lü Taibai's words were indeed somewhat treasonous; what does it mean to not yield his imperial throne for Xixi to sit upon?

That is the position of a sovereign of a nation; how can it be simply yielded at a word?

The atmosphere instantly tensed, swords drawn and bows bent; terrifying aura intertwined ceaselessly above White Jade Plaza, as if the air itself warped, like a thunderstorm about to descend.

Lü Taibai's sword intent rang, his sleeves drawn together and held behind him, his pupils bursting with ultimate brilliant radiance.

He did not retreat an inch, coldly gazing at the Emperor.

And amidst this tit‑for‑tat confrontation.

Suddenly a clear, crisp voice rang out.

Xixi tugged at Li Che's sleeve, speaking in a lowered voice, curiously asking: "Father… the Emperor's position that the Sect Master spoke of, can Xixi also sit there?"

"Can she sit?"

"If that is possible, Xixi would rather not be any crown prince's consort; Xixi wants to become…"

This question was not spoken loudly.

But the powerful present were all formidable; the mighty of the Great Divine Canon and Heavenly Gate Pass had gathered in full.

Thus, Xixi's words almost thundered, drawing looks of astonishment.

Xixi almost had the words "Xixi Great Emperor" on her lips, but she forced them back.

The piercing, blade-like gazes of the many powerhouses truly startled Xixi.

Li Che's glabella trembled, and his heaven-and-earth soul unfurled.

He blocked the oppressive pressure in those gazes for Xixi and rubbed her head.

This little girl really dares to think that.

However, Li Che no longer needs to give the emperor any face.

They have set their sights on Xixi.

Regardless of their aim—whether to force Lü Taibai to defy the edict or find a pretext to act against the Qianyuan Divine Sect—

Once they set their sights on Xixi, tearing faces apart is inevitable.

Li Che never cared much for or feared imperial authority; deep down he had no innate fear of it.

He gave a light smile: "That position… let the virtuous take turns sitting; if Xixi wants it, she must strive to become virtuous."

Xixi's eyes instantly brightened at his words.

"Does Xixi still have a chance?"

Xixi asked.

Lü Taibai, hearing this bizarre father‑daughter exchange, burst out laughing.

Though they began humbly, they held little fear of imperial authority, even daring to discuss before the emperor's mighty presence whether the throne could be sat upon.

Truly, this is grossly rebellious!

But, no wonder he is Lü Taibai's direct disciple!

On the high platform.

The emperor's eyes flashed cold, his brows furrowed; inexplicably, Xixi's words made his heart skip a beat.

"Impudent!"

"Lü Taibai and Li Che, are you intending to defy the edict?"

The emperor said in a deep voice.

"The price of defying the edict… do you understand it?"

Li Che looked toward Lü Taibai.

"Sect Master, one who acts bears the responsibility; this matter has nothing to do with the Qianyuan Divine Sect—the defiance is mine, a personal family affair."

Li Che said, not wanting to implicate Lü Taibai.

Their aim is to force Lü Taibai to step forward, but if Li Che wishes, with his present strength he could take Xixi and his wife Zhang Ya and flee far away—no problem.

He has that confidence.

Lü Taibai flicked his sleeve, and the silvery‑white Taibai sword slid out, which he grasped.

"Cut the nonsense; speak plainly—it's the Qianyuan Divine Sect that has implicated you, not you implicating the sect."

"The court has wanted to deal with the divine sect for more than a day or two; today it's Qianyuan, tomorrow perhaps Xuanshu, Qibao, Tiandan—all possible."

Lü Taibai said lightly.

Afterwards, his gaze shifted to the black‑and‑white‑haired cloth‑clad national master of the Lotus Flower Pavilion.

"Xie Yunshen… this must be another of your schemes? To deal with my Qianyuan, come openly; to use such means to force me to defy the edict, thereby giving the Dàjǐng court an excuse to attack Qianyuan Divine Sect…"

"And it won't provoke resistance from other divine sects, because it's my Qianyuan Divine Sect that defies first, right?"

Lü Taibai said coldly, his sword intent rising ever higher, silver light like a full moon, almost cleaving the air!

As his words fell, the expressions of the various divine sect masters all shifted slightly.

Xie Yunshen, hearing this, slowly rose; his cloth robe dampened by the spring rain, he held an oil‑paper umbrella, appearing frail.

Yet no one dared truly regard him as frail.

Xie Yunshen looked innocently at Lü Taibai: "Sect Master Lü, you're overthinking; letting Li Nuanxi become the crown prince's consort is the emperor's bounty! What a bounty—she could even become the junior steward of the West Queen Mother Guiyi Miao!"

"She could have a great chance to resonate with the divine spirit of the Three Purities Guiyi Miao, and even obtain a ten‑thousand‑year peach!"

"This is a tremendous grace! How could you so speculate about the emperor's intentions?"

Xie Yunshen shook his head and sighed.

"Sect Master Taibai's such bombastic words, such gross rebellion—this is the greatest sin."

"Your Majesty, after all, is the emperor who reigns over the mountains and rivers, the state, of the Dàjǐng Eleven Dao!"

"How could you be allowed to speak such bombastic words!"

As Xie Yunshen's words went on, they took on a hint of severity.

Though his aura showed only a faint fluctuation, it burst forth with an immensely powerful pressure.

Lü Taibai snorted, having long anticipated Xie Yunshen's tactics; this silver‑tongued national master's every word is untrustworthy.

However, Xie Yunshen's gaze swept over and landed on Li Che, carrying a hint of regret.

"Li Half‑Saint, you ought not to refuse the emperor…"

Xie Yunshen spoke softly, then patted the dazed, utterly bewildered Lü Chi beside him.

Lü Chi's whole body shuddered.

He looked doubtfully at Xie Yunshen.

"The Fourth Prince has already told me everything…"

Xie Yunshen narrowed his eyes and said.

"Back in Fēiléichéng, the Fourth Prince spent some time with your family, so he knows your identity, Li Half‑Saint."

"The way you look wearing that mask… Prince Lü Chi has told me all about it."

"Should I call you Li Half‑Saint, or… the Underworld, Divine Monkey?"

Whoosh—

The spring rain's intensity suddenly turned mighty!

Crackling, it struck the white jade plaza.

On the black-tiled roofs of Shendu's many buildings, the rushing rain washed up countless hazy white veils.

As Xie Yunshen's words fell.

The entire white jade plaza instantly fell deathly silent.

Gazes, one after another, brimming with shock, bewilderment, and... greed, fell upon that black robe—the one that had severed heaven and earth's souls, parted the spring rain, stood before the daughter, and Li Che who held up heaven and earth for her.

"Li Half-Sage... is the Divine Monkey?!"

"The Underworld Divine Monkey? Could Li Half-Sage truly be the Underworld Divine Monkey? It's quite possible... the Heartsong Golden Iron Divine Rod was taken by the Divine Monkey from the God Eagle Ridge of the Qianyuan Divine Sect, and Li Half-Sage was there too!"

"Besides, it's said the Divine Monkey took the God Eagle and even got Li Half-Sage's assistance!"

"Exactly, Li Half-Sage helped the Divine Monkey—how could he be the Divine Monkey?"

"Hehe, you might be underestimating the God Eagle Half-Sage's God Eagle techniques? Crafting a lifelike false incarnation isn't difficult; the Buddhist Threefold Embodiment, each incarnation vivid and indistinguishable from a real person—isn't that exactly what the God Eagle created?"

……

When suspicion fell like wildfire, it instantly showed a prairie-fire tendency.

The whispering voices could not be suppressed, spreading as swiftly as a storm.

In the white jade plaza.

Li Che's expression remained normal, but behind him, Xixi's face turned deathly pale in an instant, looking incredulously at Lü Chi, all color drained from her.

Lü Tai Bai was also at a loss, his heart involuntarily surging.

Because Lü Chi had lived with Li Che's family, he had indeed heard of this matter.

This Lü Chi... actually backstabbed Xixi?!

"Lü Chi! You bastard!"

Xixi clenched her fists and shouted angrily.

Li Che sighed, rubbed Xixi's head—this little girl had been bluffed by Xie Yunshen.

Lü Chi knows he is an Ox Demon, not some Divine Monkey...

This Xie Yunshen is merely deceiving Xixi.

However, even if it seems so...

Lü Chi should have also told Xie Yunshen that Li Che is an Ox Demon.

Lü Chi had once sworn he would not say it.

But now... he ended up saying it after all.

Since he said it.

That is... a betrayal.

Xixi is just a six-year-old child; facing betrayal, she cannot control her joy and anger, but that is normal.

Xie Yunshen stroked his beard and laughed.

Xixi's demeanor basically... already suffices to explain the matter.

And Lü Chi, as if struck by lightning, trembled uncontrollably, shivering without end; he was furious, bewildered, and doubtful as he stared at Xie Yunshen.

Xie Yunshen merely gently rubbed Lü Chi's head.

"Don't worry... you're not betraying; you're merely making the right choice."

"This choice of yours might become your biggest chip to ascend to crown prince; don't you want to be crown prince?"

"Only by becoming crown prince can one be qualified to marry the crown princess."

Xie Yunshen gently rubbed Lü Chi's head, causing a struggle to appear on his face.

Marrying the crown princess...

The emperor just bestowed a marriage to the crown princess...

"I... I..."

Lü Tai Bai's heart was completely thrown into chaos.

In the white jade plaza.

Li Che exhaled, glanced at the National Teacher Xie Yunshen—a crafty lot, even scheming against a child.

But Li Che also gave Lü Chi no pleasant expression.

"National Teacher, right? No evidence... but don't arbitrarily assign identities; when the Divine Monkey obtained the Heartsong Golden Iron Divine Rod from the Guiyi Miao on God Eagle Ridge, I too was undergoing the trial—alas, I was off by one move."

Li Che said lightly.

"At that time, many Divine Sect cultivators saw it, but don't slander me without evidence, baseless accusations."

"How could a child's words be taken as truth?"

"Moreover, Lü Chi and Xixi had already fallen out; children squabbling and saying harsh words is normal."

Xie Yunshen held his oil-paper umbrella, gave a light smile: "Oh, that might indeed be just harsh words between children; however, please, Half-Sage Li, stay for Governor Ye of the Temple Garrison to investigate."

"Investigate... heh."

Lü Tai Bai burst out laughing.

"By then, you'll call black white!"

"Pay them no heed."

Lü Tai Bai's eyes sharp, killing intent rolling, sword qi clanging, transformed into sword clouds enveloping Li Che and Xixi.

"Let's go!"

Boom——!!!

The sword qi swayed like floating wild grass; with clanging sounds, it surged toward the heavens, about to pierce the clouds.

The emperor stood upon the high platform; even if his face was indistinct, one could see his expression was grim and terrifying.

His bright yellow robe fluttered, and a growing chill appeared in his eyes.

What Xie Yun Shen Dao said... he really hadn't expected it.

Li Che... is he the Underworld Divine Monkey?

That Grand Supervisor is divining a prophecy, will wield the Follow-Heart Gold-Iron Divine Staff, ascend the Qitian Cheng city tower, the one who will bring chaos and shake the foundations of the Dàjǐng realm?!

The National Preceptor's words are reasonable; let Governor Ye investigate. If Li Half-Saint is not the Underworld Divine Monkey, I will personally give compensation.

Rest assured during the investigation, you will not be imprisoned or harmed; you may simply reside a while longer in Shendu.

The emperor flicked his sleeves and spoke in a deep voice.

His words fell.

Li Che, his black hair fluttering amidst Lü Taibai's sword qi, said: "What crime is there without words to accuse?"

Moreover... Your Majesty, even the reward for the Peach Blossom Victory Assembly is given so stingily; do you think I, a God-Eagle Half-Saint of the Supreme Guest status of the Qintian Observatory, would deem your compensation worthy?

Li Che's words fell.

Instantly, the emperor's visage grew even darker.

However, the emperor said no more, merely giving a light gesture.

In an instant.

A mighty aura surged skyward in an instant, scorching qi and blood roiling, as if an ancient ferocious beast had instantly revived.

Then, three more massive and terrifying qi and blood followed close behind!

From the four corners of the White Jade Plaza burst forth, the four massive qi and blood intertwined into the phantom of divine beasts, pressing down overwhelmingly; the terrifying sense of suffocation caused the spring rain filling the sky to freeze entirely.

These are the four commanders of Shendu's Xuan Wei: Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise!

The four supreme pinnacles!

They are also the four mighty ones under the Dàjǐng emperor's command!

This is the strength of the Dàjǐng court!

Although the Dàjǐng Eleven Dao have eleven divine sects, in fact the Dàjǐng court is the true great power; the top-tier pinnacles and supreme deities it can muster far exceed those of any single sect!

Boom——!!!

Leading, the first to erupt qi and blood was that blue-armored sturdy man, each plate of his azure armor forged from true dragon scales!

This man is none other than the leader of the four Xuan Wei commanders, the Azure Dragon!

At the instant the emperor waved his hand, the Azure Dragon struck!

Amidst the rumbling spring rain filling the sky, a series of thunderclaps instantly rang out!

Yet see, the Azure Dragon's arm lashed out, its qi and blood separating and condensing into a real palm, fingers curling, forming a dragon claw like the five fingers of a sharp divine spear!

It compressed the surging airflow, tore apart the rain droplets filling the sky, emitted a piercing sonic boom, stretched across the White Jade Plaza, carrying the terrifying might of a supreme pinnacle!

Dragging a massive air wave over a hundred zhang long, it fiercely slapped toward Lü Taibai!

That dragon claw was lifelike, each scale formed from intertwined qi and blood, like a flawless work of art!

The one who struck was the sixth-ranked supreme pinnacle of Tianmen Pass, the Azure Dragon!

"Lü Taibai, since Your Majesty has spoken, let us keep Li Half-Saint."

A faint voice came from the Azure Dragon's mouth.

Lü Taibai held nothing back; the flesh at his brow split instantly, blood flowing as he fiercely unleashed the Dao Yun Jie Sword, the terrifying Dao Yun Jie Sword transforming into an extremely brilliant sword light, like a divine wind sweeping past.

That dragon claw was actually being slowly chopped apart!

The Azure Dragon's eyes narrowed, his expression changed, a hint of shock appeared in his depths...

The Dao Yun Jie Sword is indeed terrifying!

Bang bang bang bang——

Continuous explosive blasts boomed, shaking the air above the White Jade Plaza, the raging, howling turbulence venting wildly.

It caused the cultivators of Shendu's second and third cities to be terrified.

As the airflow swept past, the martial artists watching the bustle at the gate of Shendu's third city were instantly blown about, tumbling and crying out in alarm.

The main banquet area.

Ji Moli burst into laughter, slowly rose to his feet, his profound black armor heavy and clanging, emitting a controlling hum, the surrounding air seeming to explode in an instant from his aura!

The Underworld is related to the death of Consort Ji; if you truly have ties to the Underworld, this suspicion is too great, you must stay!

Li Che, stay!

Ji Moli spoke.

Behind him, including Zhou Chiguo, his four disciples all donned armor, instantly their bodies enlarged, swelling like small hills.

Ji Moli looked toward the emperor, clasped his hands: "Your Majesty, my son Ji Haihui and my consort Ao Yuxin both died at the hands of Underworld fiends; if this Li Half-Saint truly has ties to the locality, I... must keep him, to learn from him the whereabouts of other Underworld fiends."

To avenge my deceased son and wife!

The emperor glanced at the imposing Ji Moli, his expression complex, his gaze indifferent.

Good.

Ji Moli gave a light smile.

The next moment, he clenched his five fingers.

An umbrella-spear was instantly handed from the hand of his son, who was like a small hill behind him.

Boom——

Grasping the umbrella-spear.

Instantly, his aura surged step by step, continuously booming and swelling, like a mountain rising, like a thunderstorm pressing down!

The spear tip pointed far away.

It pointed far at Li Che, who was shrouded in Lü Taibai's sword light.