Chapter 400: 402. Chapter 394: King of Hell Unleashes a Killing Spree, Clears the Book of Life and Death, Rush to the Imperial Astron
402. Chapter 394: King of Hell unleashes a killing spree, clears the Book of Life and Death, hurry to the Imperial Astronomical Bureau to petition the Grand Supervisor 【Seeking Monthly Votes】
Bang—!!!
A terrifying roar exploded, scorching beyond measure, revealing a dazzling golden colossal furnace spanning the heavens and earth, blazing brilliantly!
The power that burst forth in an instant seemed to freeze time at that very moment!
The terrifying tremors spread incessantly, the Grand Canal's waters roiled and surged, erupting towering waves upon waves!
Above the White Jade Plaza, shards of stone and dust rose like a curtain, fissures rippling in layers.
Then came the blood and flesh torn apart, scorching blood spraying across the heavens and earth, causing the temperature of the world to blaze in an instant.
"Ah—!!!!"
The terrifying wail, anger, resentment, and roar came from Qing Long, a top‑tier supreme, whose shattered flesh seemed to ignite a martial will, resonating with the heavens!
It seemed as if the link with the heavens and earth had been severed!
Puff—puff—
Fragments of broken flesh fell to the ground like massive boulders, the terrifying impact carving dent after dent, Qing Long's immensely powerful body shattered into pieces, like a meteor struck the surface and exploded with a single punch!
Everyone was stunned dumbfounded, eyes wide and mouths agape!
Dust swirled, smoke filled the air, atop the city walls and below the towers, around the White Jade Plaza, under the gaze of wandering heroes and the watchful eyes of powerful figures.
One…
Top‑tier supreme!
Falling!
Quick!
Too fast!
From the Underworld, the King of Hell leapt down from the top of Fengdu City, shattering the air, diving forward to strike.
Then Qing Long, that top‑tier supreme, was killed—only two moves, front and back!
Right…
It really was just two moves!
It was simply beyond belief, even baffling!
After all, Qing Long is no weakling; he is the chief of the four Great Xuan Guards of Shendu, the Dàjǐng Court!
Ranked sixth at Tianmen Pass, a formidable being, he was meticulously cultivated by the court since childhood, undergoing countless trials, competing with numerous prodigies, eventually standing out, earning the emperor's favor, and receiving the Qing Long Temple Divine Heritage held by the Dàjǐng Court.
He shed his old self, ascending to the position of Qing Long commander!
Commanding thirty thousand Shendu Qing Long Xuan Guard!
However…
Such a presence that could dominate Shendu was blown apart by two novices, exploded before countless strongmen!
One punch struck the heavens, one punch ended its life!
Hoo—hoo—hoo—
Dragons and elephants roared in unison, the terrifying golden furnace seemed to spew endless flames, as if to illuminate the entire firmament.
Wind and waves howled, turbulence raged unchecked, the shock ripples from the explosion continued to spread, ravaging the ruins of White Jade Plaza, tearing apart the soaring curtains of dust!
In the distance, Bai Hu and Zhu Que, hearing Qing Long's call for aid, their powerful qi surged, breaking away from Lv Taibai's clash, preparing to rush toward Qing Long.
But as soon as their bodies began to move, they froze.
One wore entirely crimson armor—Zhu Que; the other was clad in white jade glass armor—Bai Hu!
The two seemed frozen in time, suspended mid‑air.
Even movement seemed impossible!
Through their masked eyes, shock, despair, bewilderment, and emptiness stared at the exploded flesh of Qing Long, whose will had been crushed.
They stared dumbfounded at the punch that blew Qing Long apart, standing amid the ruins, behind the furnace a terrifying dragon‑elephant roar like a demon god.
Heaven and earth fell into sudden dead silence.
Almost everyone's combat actions halted.
Ji Mo Li's clash with Shi Jian, the head of the Zhenwu Divine Sect, ceased; the battle between Xuan Jiuzhuan Wanfu Xun Tian and the sect heads Gu Changqing, Bai Bu Yi, Zhao Chunqiu, etc., halted; Lv Taibai's duel with the phantom of Tian Can Di Que also stopped.
"Dead…"
Someone, unknown, let out a sigh, instantly like a fuse ignited, and the scene flared up, noisy and bustling.
In this Peach Banquet, the first top‑tier supreme to die!
When the Underworld strikes, it indeed brings death!
No wonder it's the Underworld; its notorious reputation is supreme, and news tied to it always concerns killing.
Either killing or on the road to kill…
This is the Underworld!
King of Hell of the Underworld!
Pairs of eyes fell on the figure wearing a half‑black, half‑white mask, hair standing on end, filled with awe.
Then the King of Hell spread his five fingers like a rake, and Qing Long's shattered flesh, splattered in pieces, were gathered by his fingers and reclaimed.
Besides that, there was Qing Long's Qiankun Jade.
Without hesitation, he took Qing Long's corpse and the Qiankun Jade as spoils!
Bai Hu and Zhu Que's eyes flashed crimson, letting out roaring howls, their qi erupting explosively.
Bai Hu's and Zhu Que's qi spanned the firmament, roaring incessantly, as if to burn everything completely!
The mysterious core within their spines began to tremble, as if about to detonate!
As a top‑tier supreme, mastering the Eight Extraordinary Gate arts is natural; such techniques that amplify one's qi and trigger explosive bursts cannot be ignored.
You can choose not to use it, but you cannot lack it—that's what that means.
Qinglong naturally also cultivates Mysterious Gate Divine Seeds, but…
He died too fast, struck down in two moves by the Underworld Yama, not even having time to detonate Mysterious Gate.
Boom—boom—boom——!!!
Baihu and Zhuque let out long howls and furious roars, madly rushing to kill Li Che; the Shendu Four Xuan Guards, who grew up together from childhood, have impeccable coordination and possess the supreme Four Symbols Combined Strike technique.
To unleash such a supreme combined strike, one must, like Heaven Remnant and Earth Deficit, possess an extremely harmonious tacit understanding.
However, now that Qinglong has been slain, the Four Symbols Combined Strike can no longer be executed, and the power of the combined technique will be greatly diminished.
Of course, this is not the main reason for Baihu and Zhuque's fury.
It is mainly because Qinglong's death has filled them with grief and indignation!
The terrifying and immense qi-blood of Zhuque and Baihu almost instantly reached the Underworld Yama's side, the two detonated their Mysterious Gate Divine Seeds in an instant, and their qi-blood surged upward step by step!
They seemed to be fighting with a reckless, all-out abandon!
Or rather, the Shendu Four Great Xuan Guards are essentially death warriors, belonging to the emperor as his death warriors, cultivated from childhood by the emperor, having sold their lives to the emperor's top-tier powerhouse.
Qinglong's death did not intimidate these two; instead, it utterly ignited Baihu and Zhuque's killing intent!
Li Che wore the black-and-white Yama mask, feeling that terrifying, blazing, mighty qi-blood; Zhuque and Baihu directly detonated three Mysterious Gate Divine Seeds, and their armor clanged loudly.
They cultivate Divine Martial; even if they become supreme apexes with formidable physiques, they can detonate at most three Mysterious Gate Divine Seeds.
Rumble—!
The invisible vigor bursting from their bodies collided with a boom, like Baihu's roar and Zhuque's cry!
The terrifying thunderous roar shook without cease!
Facing Zhuque and Baihu's frenzied assault after detonating three Mysterious Gate Divine Seeds, the Underworld Yama's black robe fluttered loudly, the furnace behind him rumbled, dragon and elephant resonated together, and within the furnace it seemed as if seven blazing suns were rising!
The Underworld Yama did not retreat; he tapped the ground with his toe, and the surface instantly collapsed like a soft mud cake, then he raised a fist and thrust it forward.
Myriad variations of the dragon-elephant phantom spanned heaven and earth!
Boom!
Heaven trembled, earth shook!
A single forward thrust, as if the supreme cauldron where immortals concoct elixirs in the celestial palace above the heavens were tilted, surging qi-blood poured forth like fiery light, as if the divine dragon and demonic elephant had revived.
Condensing into an immense fist phantom, it thrust forward, tearing apart countless curtains of rising dust and sand in its wake!
Divine Ability: Dragon-Elephant Heavenly Gang!
In an instant, the force surged upward step by step, its might like a heavenly river bursting its banks, rolling on endlessly, seeking to overwhelm and sweep away everything!
Baihu and Zhuque came shrieking and slaughtering, colliding with such a mighty, continuous fist force!
In an instant, a terrifying momentum like a Stone-Breaking Heaven-Startling burst forth.
On the high platform.
The emperor suddenly rose to his feet, the divinity and qi-blood intertwined on his countenance turning blurry, his eyes revealing a hint of grief and shock!
The grief naturally stemmed from Qinglong's death.
And the shock came from the fact that this Underworld Yama could actually go toe-to-toe with Zhuque and Baihu in a clash!
On the empress's dignified visage, a look of surprise also appeared.
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"Underworld Yama…… he seems to dwell in the netherworld, shrouded in darkness, yet his power is utterly pure yang and utmost yang, incomparably domineering; within his ferocity there is no lack of yielding strength, hardness and softness combined, yin and yang balanced, plus the terrifying pure martial qi-blood…… surpassing the Four Open Martial Saints, he is but a step away from half-step Martial God!"
"Such power…… I have never heard of it before."
The empress murmured in a low voice.
And beneath the gaze of countless onlookers.
At the point where Zhuque and Baihu collided, terrifying qi-blood exploded with a boom, the flat earth throwing up violent waves of dust and sand, rolling upward in torrents, surging against the current into the heavens!
Bang——!!!
Then, a sound surpassing the spring thunder of the firmament burst forth.
Two figures, like meteors dragging scorching tails, shot backward, tearing and melting the ground into two immense gullies!
Yet, the two supreme apexes, Zhuque and Baihu, were blown backward with a boom!
Their masks had long since shattered, revealing equally twisted, ruined visages, ferocious and horrifying, like demons of the netherworld.
Yet the two stared in shock at the Underworld Yama.
"Impossible!"
Zhuque let out a shocked, angry roar from her throat, her voice unexpectedly somewhat hoarse and feminine; Zhuque is female, but anyone seeing her destroyed face no longer cared whether she was a woman.
They each detonated three Mysterious Gate Divine Seeds, unleashing extreme power—yet the Underworld Yama, far from being harmed, emerged completely unscathed?!
How can he be this strong?!
Underworld Yama…… could he have already stepped into half-step Martial God?!
Adding Qinglong's death, in that moment Zhuque and Baihu felt only boundless despair.
Whoosh—whoosh—whoosh—whoosh——
Dust and sand raged, rolling outward in torrents.
Li Che wore the black-and-white divided Underworld Yama mask, standing firm in place, his body suffused with golden qi-blood like mist, behind him the dragon-elephant crucible blazing hot, containing terrifying power.
It must be said, Baihu and Zhuque are very decisive; as the eighth and twelfth supreme apexes of the Heavenly Gate Pass, after detonating their Mysterious Gate Divine Seeds, the power they unleashed surged straight upward!
It even posed a slight threat to Li Che.
Unfortunately……
Li Che's Painting Immortal Dao Fruit, upon evolving to lv5, grants the Divine Ability 【Ink City Sovereign】, allowing him to obtain a Sovereign Avatar.
Any damage he sustains will be transferred to the Sovereign Avatar, and then onward to Ink City.
As long as Ink City remains unbroken, Li Che is essentially invincible.
Therefore, even when facing the combined attacks of the Vermilion Bird and White Tiger, Li Che remained unscathed, completely at ease, like a towering mountain.
Overbearing, forceful...
Invincible!
This is the Underworld Yama King!
Perhaps only a powerful being like Lu Taibai, who grasps Dao Essence, begins to refine his Dao Rank, masters the Dao Essence Tribulation Sword, and is nearing the Half-step Divine Tribulation Realm, could hope to oppose it.
The Vermilion Bird and Black Tortoise were shocked to the point of despair.
Immediately, they felt an overwhelming sense of suffocation, for the Underworld Yama King moved again, stepping down as if shrinking the earth to an inch, or as if placing a piece on a chessboard made of heaven and earth.
Wherever the piece landed, the Underworld Yama King could arrive at will!
Hum—
As if teleporting, the Underworld Yan King, his hair turned gold and fluttering, whipped his whip and appeared behind Zhu Que.
Zhu Que, who had detonated three Qimen divine seeds, roared and cried out; countless qi and blood surged upward, like a phoenix reborn from flames, they spread their arms, the scorching heat formed from qi and blood rolling and surging.
However…
The Underworld Yan King's eyes were icy to the extreme, bitterly cold; with a thought, as if dealing with Qing Long before, he employed the same old trick!
Vaguely, within the heaven-and-earth chessboard, it seemed another chessboard spread out, that chessboard only ten chi, neither big nor small.
Li Che wore the black-and-white divided Yan King mask, his fingers spread, he slowly pressed down, as if an invisible field followed his palm's descent, and he fiercely slapped it open!
Buzz—
It seemed even the void emitted a groan unable to bear the weight; the solidified heavenly might, like sinking incense, poured down, then boomed outward spreading in all directions…
Boom—!!!
【Victory Heaven Half-Child: Victory Heaven Dao Domain (twenty chi)】
Under the mask, Li Che's eyes faintly brightened.
After he consumed one after another Chi Dragon blood flat peach that replenished qi and blood and expanded the golden pool of his qi sea in the Peach Orchard.
Li Che's martial cultivation rose somewhat, his qi sea's golden pool swelled to several thousand zhang, aiming straight for ten thousand zhang!
Now, transformed into an increase in strength, under the downward press, the Victory Heaven Dao Domain continued to expand!
From ten chi, it expanded to twenty chi!
Within twenty chi!
All gods kneel before me!
Boom—!!!
On Zhu Que's twisted, blurred, disfigured face, their eyes revealed a look of horror.
When enveloped by the Victory Heaven Dao Domain, Zhu Que finally understood why Qing Long had been so easily blown up!
"Divine domain?!"
"No! Minor cave-heaven!"
The terrifying heavenly might came crashing down like a heavy hammer smashing onto Zhu Que's body, causing the aura of the three detonated divine seeds to almost flicker out.
Zhu Que's cultivation actually plummeted rapidly, even though the three detonated Qimen divine seeds still held…
But, because Zhu Que's cultivation weakened, the power exchanged from detonating the three Qimen divine seeds also waned…
What kind of power is this?!
Zhu Que panicked!
The overwhelming heavenly might filled Zhu Que with endless dread, no need to say more.
That power which stripped Zhu Que's cultivation left them with only despair.
"Ah—!!!"
Zhu Que naturally was unwilling to just sit and wait for death!
"White Tiger! Don't let him get close; if he gets close to you, he will strip your cultivation, strip your power!"
Zhu Que screamed.
At the same time, bearing the Victory Heaven Dao Domain's terrifying heavenly might, he suddenly bit his tongue, the intense pain letting him slightly recover his bodily potential under the heavenly might.
Zhu Que wanted to break free from the Yan King clinging to them like a demon!
"Those whose names are in the Book of Life and Death, one by one, must die."
A faint voice came from the Underworld Yan King's mouth.
Those whose names are in the Book of Life and Death.
The Underworld's early morning gate comes to claim lives!
Li Che's heart and mind surged; suddenly, a blade light rang out from his left arm.
Next, the four celestial upper-rank mythic weapons hidden in his arm bone, the three-pronged two-edged blade, instantly rang out with a brilliant blade chant.
Terrifying blade qi raged and intertwined, like a dragon coiling around the Underworld Yan King's arm; in the grip of his five fingers, a three-pronged two-edged blade was grasped like a spear.
Godblade of the Lone Walker of a Thousand Mountains!
This is Li Che's Qimen divine seed blade art, already perfected!
Gripping the blade with one hand, a flick, the blade light exploded and burst forth, dazzling to the extreme, accompanied by a ringing sound, he slashed at Zhu Que who sought to escape the Victory Heaven Dao Domain's envelope.
The extremely dazzling half-moon blade arc slashed out fiercely; the terrifying blade intent almost cut the air into cracks, and at the edge of the blade qi, even extremely fine black fissures could be faintly seen.
Fast!
Too fast!
At this moment, Zhu Que's cultivation under the suppression of the Victory Heaven Dao Domain continued to drop, having already fallen to Martial Saint Third Opening, about to fall to Martial Saint Second Opening, all in less than a breath.
And Zhu Que's reaction was also quick; they immediately planned to break out, but it was still too slow.
The mythic weapon of the Four Sovereigns Ascendant slashed forth; the Vermilion Bird clenched its five fingers, and a long sword resembling a bird's feather appeared in its hand—it was actually a divine weapon of the Four Sovereigns Ascendant.
A clear "ding" rang out!
The feather‑like treasure sword was sliced away by an overwhelming force; the Vermilion Bird, its cultivation fallen, facing the Underworld Yan King who bore the Dragon‑Elephant Cauldron on his back, could not block it in the slightest.
The feather sword was flung aside, and the Vermilion Bird's flesh was then cut by the half‑moon blade arc.
Pfft—pfft—pfft—
As the blade light poured into the Vermilion Bird's body, it instantly exploded, turning into countless streaks of bursting blade light in an instant.
It sent forth a sheet of dripping crimson blood and shattered, exploding flesh.
Vermilion Bird—
It fell!
However, before anyone could mourn the Vermilion Bird, the Underworld Yan King had already rushed to the next slaughter.
Grasping a three‑pronged two‑bladed blade, his black robe billowing, he stepped forward—heaven and earth settled!
That extreme killing intent surged like a bursting river, slamming fiercely into the White Tiger.
The White Tiger's eyes nearly burst, his pupils blood‑red, his heart overwhelmed with grief—yet he had no time to mourn, roaring as his terrifying qi‑blood surged; he fled at breakneck speed, no longer entangled with the Underworld Yan King.
In a single clash, after two exchanges, the Vermilion Bird was slain.
Hacked into thousands of pieces by the Underworld Yan King!
Two top‑level pinnacle experts died such a miserable death!
These are two top‑level pinnacle experts!
In the whole Dàjǐng, unless one masters the Dao's essence, refines the Dao rank, and reaches the half‑step Divine Tribulation, half‑step Martial God realm!
Otherwise, how could one possibly hope to slay a top‑level pinnacle?!
Ah—ah—ah—
The White Tiger fled at breakneck speed, its white‑jade‑like armor clanking, like a panicked tiger escaping.
He sped toward the direction of the Office of Suppressing Temples' director, Wang Kui.
In just an instant, the White Tiger's thoughts turned, planning to drag the Office of Suppressing Temples into the fray; if he could get the Office's grand director, Ye Pengju, to act, that would be even better.
The White Tiger's retreat was blindingly fast, like a streaking comet across the sky—sometimes floating, sometimes flickering.
Obviously, his movement technique had reached an extraordinary level.
Wang Kui had just risen from the main banquet when he felt the White Tiger's oncoming aura; his brow furrowed slightly, and he instantly grasped the White Tiger's intent.
Is he trying to drag me into the fray?
Although the Office of Suppressing Temples is a court‑overseen force, it chiefly deals with matters concerning the Guiyi Miao.
Why would he want to get tangled up in this mess?
Wang Kui was burning with anger; originally he hadn't wanted to intervene, after all the Li Che family treated Tie Shancai well, and Xixi and Tie Shancai were excellent little companions.
How could he possibly intervene?
It would only make his son dislike him more.
However, confronted with that terrifying, fierce aura, Wang Kui still reacted.
His qi and blood surged wildly; the golden ring on his nose trembled; his body suddenly bulged, veins like coiling dragons wove across his back, as if a terrifying one‑legged azure ox had emerged.
Yet the White Tiger failed to reach his side.
Because…
The Underworld Yan King gripped the blood‑dripping three‑pronged two‑bladed blade at an angle; twisting the hilt, it instantly spun, scattering crystal‑clear blood droplets.
The Underworld Yan King had already appeared beside the White Tiger, who was fleeing with superb movement technique.
No matter how superb the movement technique, it is still movement technique—how could it compare to the instantaneous translocation of the Flying Lightning Chess Piece?
That is a higher‑dimensional strike!
Office of Suppressing Temples!!!
Roar——!!!
The White Tiger let out an angry roar.
But he only had time to shout a single sentence.
Heavenly might crashed down, instantly slamming the White Tiger hard onto the white jade plaza, crushing a deep pit.
The White Tiger felt his cultivation being stripped away continuously; unknowingly, it was reduced to the level of a Martial Saint with two openings.
Faced with the suppression of heavenly might, it was like sinking into a mire…
And the White Tiger's white armor was pierced; the three‑pronged two‑bladed blade drilled through his back, pierced his spine, and nailed him to the ground.
The Underworld Yan King gripped the long blade's hilt with five fingers; a light shake sent countless blade lights raging like a storm intertwining.
In an instant, the White Tiger's form exploded.
He followed the Vermilion Bird's fate!
Fresh blood sprayed up, hissing as it splashed onto Wang Kui's qi‑blood azure ox; the blood of a top‑level pinnacle, like a precious pearl brimming with immense energy, was vaporized by his scorching qi‑blood, instantly turning into thick black smoke.
Wang Kui stood rooted, fingers splayed; instantly a trident appeared in his grasp; the golden ring on his nose trembled slightly, revealing his inner unrest.
Yet after the Underworld Yan King slew the White Tiger, he single‑handedly gripped the three‑pronged two‑bladed blade askew, his golden hair flying; beneath his black‑white mask, his eyes gazed deeply at him.
As if saying, "Do you want to give it a try?"
Wang Kui snorted, his eyes narrowing.
The Azure Dragon, ranked sixth at the Heavenly Gate Pass, was slain by the Underworld Yan King.
And Wang Kui ranked fifth at the Heavenly Gate Pass, but he is also a powerhouse on the Divine Gods Ranking, just like Lü Taibai, belonging to the top‑tier existence appearing on both lists.
Faced with the Underworld Yan King's mighty pressure and ferocity, he actually felt little fear.
However, Wang Kui ultimately never made a move.
The Underworld King spread his five fingers like a rake, seized the White Tiger corpse and the Qian Kun, then instantly teleported and vanished, reappearing beside the Vermilion Bird corpse to claim the body and the Qian Kun jade…
Heaven and earth fell into a dead silence.
Only the sound of spring rain pouring down in the third city of Shendu echoed.
Shendu's Four Mystic Guards…
Three of them were beheaded!
Azure Dragon, Vermilion Bird, White Tiger… all three are dead!
These were three top‑tier pinnacles!
Inside and outside Shendu, everything was quiet.
No one could describe the shock in their hearts at this moment.
Gods fighting?
No!
It was a completely one‑sided slaughter!
The Underworld King…
He is slaughtering!
How ferocious the Underworld, how domineering the Underworld!
"Hahaha!"
"Well killed!"
Lu Taibai swung a sword, cleaving the two laughingly dead Heaven‑and‑Earth remnants, his face drenched in blood, snarling, laughing nonstop, feeling immensely exhilarated!
What a Underworld King!
So ferocious!
Yet, at this moment, no one paid any attention to Lu Taibai.
The Underworld King's gaze swept over the many Divine Sect patriarchs who had paused their attacks and fallen silent.
Gu Changqing, Bai Buyi, Gu Cheng, Ning Caishen and other Divine Sect patriarchs felt their faces twitch under the Underworld King's stare.
Instinctively they huddled together, faces full of vigilance.
However, the Underworld King did not strike; he shifted his gaze away, letting them breathe a sigh of relief.
The Underworld King's terrifying record of cutting down three top‑tier pinnacles made these Divine Sect patriarchs realize that a one‑on‑one…
They might also be beheaded!
The Underworld King's eyes turned to Ji Moli, who had also halted his fight with Shi Jian.
Ji Moli only felt a chill envelop him.
This Underworld King…
Wants to kill him!
And the murderous intent is extremely strong!
Gripping his umbrella spear, Ji Moli stared at the Underworld King.
The next moment.
Sure enough…
The Underworld King vanished without a trace!
"Arrogant!"
Ji Moli was both startled and angry!
Boom—!!!
A terrifying roar erupted instantly, the dreadful aura of Ji Moli's unleashed Qi and blood, exploding the Heaven‑and‑Earth Soul!
Heaven's Gate Second, Great Deity Record Third…
Ji Moli's overall strength far surpasses that of Azure Dragon, White Tiger and the others!
And the Underworld King…
Still chose to strike boldly!
Buzz—
Ji Moli clenched his five fingers, as if Qi and blood turned into ten thousand dragons, erupting from his body in a dense, sky‑shaking dragon roar!
Ten thousand dragons subdue the gods!
Instantly, the umbrella spear twisted, as if carving out a whirlwind force, thrusting backward, the terrifying Qi and blood surged like a massive wave!
Yet Ji Moli's eyes narrowed slightly, sensing that the Underworld King's body behind him suddenly unleashed an immense, boundless Heavenly Might!
Only when approaching the Underworld King up close does one understand the horror of this Heavenly Might!
It feels as if one faces not the King, but an entire sky!
The vast Heaven‑and‑Earth pressure seemed to squeeze all the airflow within a twenty‑zhang radius apart!
Ji Moli's heart involuntarily grew boundlessly vigilant!
He instantly felt an irresistible force suppressing his cultivation.
"Villainous scoundrel!" Ji Moli roared.
His heart raged, and he also understood why the famed top‑tier pinnacles of the Heaven's Gate, like Azure Dragon, died so easily!
Top‑tier pinnacle slaying the Martial Saint, three openings, two openings… could it be any easier?!
Feeling this unstoppable force trying to weaken his cultivation…
Ji Moli's face twitched, and in an instant, his eyes erupted with a surge of raging malevolence!
A jet‑black flame instantly ignited from his pupils.
In an instant, the dark black flames surged and coiled around him like a flood dragon!
Hiss—!!!
Dao Essence Tribulation Fire!
Li Che clenched his fingers around the mythic weapon, the three-pronged two-edged blade, and his gaze narrowed slightly!
The overwhelming heavenly might of the Victory Heaven Dao Domain that had been pressing down was instantly burned away by the black flames igniting on Ji Molie's body.
And the Dao domain power that weakened cultivation was likewise blocked off!
Ji Molie fiercely turned, the terrifyingly jumping flames surging without cease!
The stagnant umbrella spear, no longer hindered, fiercely thrust down!
Pa—pa—pa—pa—pa—pa—
The air instantly transmitted a cracking sound, as if a crack were about to be pierced through!
Half-Step God Tribulation!
Dao Essence Tribulation Fire!
Li Che's heart tightened, yet the three-pronged two-edged blade in his hand did not retreat; behind him, the Dragon-Elephant Crucible detonated completely, terrifying power surged in wildly, and the blade thrust out.
The tip of the blade clashed with the tip of the umbrella spear!
Endless icy sharp light, like mercury, poured down around them, spreading out a vast ocean of extremely sharp blade light and spear radiance!
In a moment, the omnipresent air within a hundred-zhang radius around them erupted and scattered, blowing apart in disarray!
Buzz—!!!
Scorching, annihilating, calamitous aura!
Rolling and surging, it twisted the air, an extreme oppressive terror!
Ji Molie gripped the umbrella spear, his eyes burning with a faint fire, his profound armor clanking, as black flames seemingly carrying an intense death aura clung and coiled around his body.
But the Netherworld Yama that had clashed with him in that strike had already vanished.
Again using that elusive instant movement technique, he disappeared and shifted to a distance.
Ji Molie's bare skin, exposed all over, piled up like steel, filled with terrifying power, as he turned his head to look toward where the Netherworld Yama had shifted.
Li Che's eyes, hidden beneath the black-and-white divided Yama mask, flickered slightly.
"Three Calamities... Netherworld Fire."
A hoarse voice issued from Li Che's mouth.
At this moment.
Everyone's gaze was drawn to the black flames on Ji Molie's body.
Lü Taibai's eyes burst with an extreme solemnity.
"Dao Essence Tribulation Fire!"
"Ji Molie... looking at your posture, you have already fully stepped into Half-Step God Tribulation!"
Lü Taibai drew a deep breath.
His heart grew ever heavier.
Because, in terms of strength, although Lü Taibai wields the Dao Essence Tribulation Sword, his Dao rank has not yet been fully refined; he is still one step away from Half-Step God Tribulation.
Although this was expected, after all, even Huang Mei has mastered the Dao Essence Tribulation Thunder, so how could Ji Molie not possess it?
Shocked gazes from all sides shot over.
Ji Molie's eyes filled with rolling coldness; he was ultimately exposed, and he coldly looked toward the Netherworld Yama.
Yet his heart felt a bit shocked.
Because, the Netherworld Yama that had clashed head-on with him in a single strike, taking a spear thrust of the umbrella that bore the power of his displayed Dao Essence Tribulation Fire, remained completely unharmed.
Yet Ji Molie clearly felt no Three Calamities power on the Netherworld Yama!
Ji Molie drew a deep breath, the Dao Essence Tribulation Fire returned into his body, and he fell silent.
Li Che took a deep look at Ji Molie.
Half-Step God Tribulation...
Not easy to deal with.
Li Che originally wanted to see if he could also take down and slay Ji Molie, after all, the enmity between him and Ji Molie had already become enormous.
But now it seems, wanting to kill Ji Molie is not so easy.
The power of the Three Calamities—Godstorm Thunder, Godslayer Wind, Netherworld Fire—these are the Three Tribulations!
No superiority or inferiority, but their power is extremely terrifying!
They are truly the calamitous disasters of lethal tribulation sent down by the will of heaven and earth!
Li Che held the three-pronged two-edged blade at a slant, his golden-light-infused hair flying, his gaze sweeping over to the emperor standing on the high platform, protected by the Black Tortoise.
Suddenly.
Li Che slightly startled.
Because.
At this moment, the Emperor of Dàjǐng rose unsteadily from the desk; although his expression, woven of blood and divinity, could not be clearly seen, one could faintly catch in his eyes the fear and panic seemingly arising from the death of the three top-tier commanders of the Xuanwu Guard—the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, and Vermilion Bird.
But this fear and panic gave Li Che a sense of... clumsy acting.
"Netherworld Yama!"
"Impudent!"
The emperor's voice shouted in anger, as if trembling.
Accompanied by the Black Tortoise's furious, trembling blood and qi, enraged by the deaths of the Azure Dragon trio.
That feigned panic and alarm actually became somewhat genuine.
Li Che frowned.
A flash of lightning suddenly streaked across his mind.
From the pre‑banquet onward, Dàjǐng's plain‑clothed Grand Master Xie Yunshen, as if in league with the heads of all the great divine sects, provoked Lü Taibai, pressuring Lü Taibai to flip the table and turn hostile, and a ruckus broke out……
And the emperor's bestowed Dragon‑Whelp reward……
It even blatantly indicated that it was forcing Lü Taibai.
Forcing him to cause a massive disturbance at the Peach Banquet!
For what?!
Li Che suddenly understood.
For the temple deity's resonance!
Li Che, wearing a black‑and‑white split Yama mask, looked.
He saw the emperor's bright yellow robe fluttering, as he took small, shuffling steps, moving two steps behind the empress.
Then, he shouted loudly.
"Quick! Quickly go to the Imperial Astronomical Bureau to petition the Grand Supervisor!"
End of Chapter
