Chapter 501: Splashed Ink Ten Ferocities: Third Ferocity – Burning the Void Calamity Struggle; As a Father I Can

Splash—

Ink rain kept falling, black clouds over Ink City kept piling up, gathering into a heavy mass that brought an inexplicable oppression, yet also the joy and rebirth after a great calamity.

Each time Ink City Fengdu summons a strong foe via Li Che, it ends up undergoing a tribulation, for the city's interior is always left in ruins.

And isn't the slow process of repair just the tribulation itself?

This battle is no different; although Ink City Fengdu grows tougher after each rupture, the enemies Li Che draws into the city also grow stronger.

For example, this time he even dragged in a Supreme!

When a Supreme-level battle erupts within Ink City Fengdu, its destructive power is undeniable: the whole city is reduced to ruins, nearly every building shattered, even the Sovereign Tower, far from the battle's center, bursts apart and is obliterated by the shockwave.

Rolling blood water kept pouring down, a gigantic wolf's head smashed onto the ground, and blood continued to flow from its wound without cease.

The Supreme demon soul had already been slain by Li Che; the threat was gone.

Behind him, the Ten Ferocities Splashed Ink Diagram unfurled, sucking in the demonic energy and soul of the Black Ox Demon God.

Li Che flicked his finger.

Two figures emerged—none other than the Poison Saint Gu Yin Xuan and the Alchemy Saint Gu Chang Qing.

Li Che had summoned them to harvest the Supreme's essence blood; a demon god supreme is a treasure trove—not just its demon pill, but also its essence blood, flesh, tendons, bones, and so on……

Gu Yin Xuan and Gu Chang Qing stared, dumbstruck; the Supreme's aura permeating heaven and earth made even moving a finger difficult for them.

Although after devouring many God‑Binders their cultivation had risen to the Second Calamity realm, compared to a Supreme they were still far too weak.

Li Che gripped the Yin‑Yang Demon Blade, lifted it lightly, and aimed at the corpse of the Heavenly Wolf Supreme; the massive Supreme's corpse, even though fallen and beheaded, still retained a terrifying aura that had not faded.

The demon blade trembled with excitement, as if letting out a shrill scream.

Instantly, the pores on the demon blade seemed to fling open, turning into countless razor‑sharp tendrils that viciously pierced into the Heavenly Wolf Supreme's corpse.

It seemed to be devouring the demonic energy and soul, yet the blade only drew in a little before retracting.

Plop—

The corpse split open, countless tendrils clustering around a demon pill radiating scorching, immense power, which floated out and hovered before Li Che.

Within it, demonic qi, blood qi, essence qi, and divinity churned endlessly, surging.

Even traces of Great Dao Divine Patterns wove across its surface—truly a demon pill worthy of rivaling a divine elixir, a fine prize indeed.

"My Lord……"

Gu Chang Qing's eyes widened.

In terms of quality, this Supreme demon pill is no inferior to the divine elixir we refined last time.

"Can you handle it?"

Li Che asked.

Gu Chang Qing gulped, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, but did not answer right away; hesitation flickered across his face.

Finally, he exhaled.

"Difficult."

"What's difficult about it?" Li Che asked lightly.

As a God‑Binder, Gu Chang Qing had his own will, but toward Li Che he was naturally absolutely obedient, so he did not volunteer to take on the Supreme demon pill just because he saw it.

"My Lord, the Supreme demon pill is brimming with Supreme divinity and the Great Dao Divine Patterns on it…… I cannot erase them; to refine a pure martial pill we must not taint it with divinity or those patterns…… This is crucial."

"So, though I covet it, I cannot handle the Supreme demon pill, and thus I cannot possibly refine it."

Gu Chang Qing was quite frank.

Li Che, hearing this, couldn't help but frown.

Gu Chang Qing pondered, then added: "This is different from stripping divinity from a divine elixir; the elixir is a plant, whereas this demon pill……"

"I understand." Li Che waved his hand.

Understanding Gu Chang Qing's meaning, with his cultivation even dying a thousand times might not suffice to erase the will imprinted on the Supreme demon pill.

"Don't worry, I'll take care of it."

Not being an Alchemy Saint, it's hard to have a means to strip divinity from a demon pill, but Li Che knew someone who could.

Gu Chang Qing and Gu Yin Xuan said no more, rubbed their hands together, and set off to collect the Supreme's essence blood.

One is to concoct poison pills, the other to refine divine pills!

Once they finished these tasks, they each turned into black mist and departed.

Li Che's gaze swept over, the corner of his mouth lifting slightly.

Earlier, when hunting the Black Ox Demon God, Li Che had employed much scheming—backstabbing, poison, encirclement, and psychological warfare—before finally slaying it!

But now it's different: he directly crushed the Heavenly Wolf Supreme to death with sheer overwhelming force, using his cultivation to blast it apart!

This is mainly because his own cultivation received a tremendous boost, breaking through to the Martial Immortal realm, and he had also introduced six Mystic Gate Immortal Seeds……

Li Che lightly exhaled.

As expected……

If one had enough strength, who would want to be the sixth wheel?

Although, Li Che thought being the sixth wheel wasn't so bad……

Fang Han Shu's scholar's robe fluttered as he re‑condensed; a gentle smile played on his lips, yet deep in his eyes lay myriad emotions.

He never imagined he and Li Che would actually join forces to slay a demon god supreme!

That was a Supreme, after all!

Although he was only at the Three Calamities One Tribulation realm, he was still the pinnacle of existence beneath the divine spirits!

Even Fang Han Shu, at this moment, felt his heart brimming with exhilaration!

Fang Han Shu didn't linger; since dealing with the Supreme's corpse was Li Che's specialty, he merely clasped his fists and left Ink City Fengdu, returning to Qitian Cheng.

In fact, Zhou Heng had already reported the situation to Li Che.

The Xuanzhen Supreme and the Jialou Supreme have already discovered the incident involving the Heavenly Wolf Supreme, so Fang Hanshu needs to return to Qitian Cheng to take charge of the situation; if Nei Cheng truly has a crisis, it will also be good to stabilize the situation in time.

Li Che said nothing; after Fang Hanshu left, he stared alone at the corpse of the Heavenly Wolf Demon God Supreme.

Then he slowly narrowed his eyes.

Behind him, the Ink‑Splashed Ten Evils Diagram devoured the demonic qi and soul of the Heavenly Wolf Demon God Supreme, and it is now brewing and undergoing a transformation.

It seemed to be ink‑splashing the third of the Ten Evils.

Li Che did not first perform a binding spirit; setting aside whether the binding spirit could succeed, if it failed, could the Ink‑Splashed Ten Evils transformation still continue…

Because Li Che still greatly needed this Supreme's aid, he did not choose the binding spirit, but directly turned it into one of the Ten Evils.

Moreover, Qitian Nei Cheng also discovered the incident with the Heavenly Wolf Supreme, so letting the Heavenly Wolf Supreme become a binding spirit and hide again would no longer be of much significance.

The Heavenly Wolf Supreme has already lost the qualification to become a piece in the grand scheme.

Of course, it is also because a unique perception arose in Li Che's heart.

The Space‑Time Golden Wheel Dao Fruit in his chest involuntarily pulsed when he killed the Heavenly Wolf Demon God Supreme.

At first he hadn't reacted, but now he reflected on it.

His spirit flickered slightly, his five fingers spread, extracting a strand of the Heavenly Wolf's demonic qi.

That strand of demonic qi was instantly devoured by the Space‑Time Golden Wheel, and the next moment Li Che sensed a massive Spatial Golden Wheel appearing before him.

The Spatial Golden Wheel spun for a while, and instantly the space cracked open.

Then…

Li Che then saw behind the Space‑Time Golden Wheel the Heavenly Wolf Demon God Supreme's Heaven‑and‑Earth Space!

The place where treasures are stored!

Li Che's eyes lit up completely!

Because he intended from the start to turn the Heavenly Wolf into one of the Ten Evils, why bother with a binding spirit?

The purpose of the binding spirit is to make the Heavenly Wolf willingly expel its Heaven‑and‑Earth Space.

But the binding spirit carries a risk of failure, and with the vibration feedback of the Space‑Time Golden Wheel, Li Che chose not to study it further and went straight for a one‑step solution.

"It really worked…"

"Space‑Time Golden Wheel, can it peer into others' hidden Heaven‑and‑Earth Space?"

Li Che's eyes flickered slightly.

But soon Li Che shook his head; there must still be limits—it can only peer after the other party's death…

Nevertheless, that's enough!

Moreover, after locking onto a spatial anchor point and locating the Heavenly Wolf Supreme's Heaven‑and‑Earth Space, the maturity of the Space‑Time Golden Wheel Dao Fruit increased considerably.

Well, buddy, it jumped straight to 50% maturity!

This put Li Che in a great mood, and his anticipation for the Space‑Time Golden Wheel Dao Fruit grew considerably.

Of course, it's mainly because a method to enhance the Space‑Time Golden Wheel Dao Fruit was discovered.

Originally, while traversing the Strange Passages and the mortal world, he captured temporal‑spatial energy, which allowed the Space‑Time Golden Wheel Dao Fruit to improve.

Now that there is another method, Li Che's spirits naturally brightened.

He clenched his five fingers, ingesting demonic qi.

The Ten Thousand Demon Emperor Dao Fruit trembled, crazily and greedily devouring it.

In an instant…

Li Che seemed to become an ocean of demonic qi, condensing and gathering all the demonic qi around his body.

The Ten Thousand Demon Emperor Dao Fruit, like a lone traveler wandering a desert, starving and thirsty for a long time, greedily ingested.

Li Che only felt an unprecedented wave of comfort!

When the ingestion ended, flashes of light shimmered before Li Che's eyes.

【Dao Fruit: Ten Thousand Demon Emperor (LV7, 10%)】

The increase was a bit smaller than imagined, only 10%, yet Li Che did not find it surprising.

After reaching LV7, further Dao Fruit enhancements become increasingly difficult.

One can imagine that for a Dao Fruit to undergo more transformations, it only becomes harder.

Those Dao Fruit masters, one by one, are stuck at the eighth transformation, unable to reach the ninth; isn't that because the later stages are harder to transform…

And Li Che…

He has many Dao Fruits, so the problems he faces are probably more than those masters.

Moreover, as his daughter grows, Li Che's Dao Fruits will keep increasing…

"Hoo—"

Li Che exhaled, his eyes flashing; the hints of the Ten Thousand Demon Emperor Dao Fruit's transformation flowed before him, and he kept watching, though not the words themselves.

His mind raced rapidly, waves stirring in his heart.

One cannot pay attention to everything; there is always a priority.

Therefore…

He should make a plan for the Dao Fruits.

However, as his daughter ages one year, she will obtain a Dao Fruit; in the future, Dao Fruits will inevitably increase, so how should he plan?

That is actually a difficult problem.

Boom—!!!

Just as Li Che's spirit trembled.

The boiling ink marks behind him began to explode, the scroll shaking with a rustling sound, then slowly unfurling.

And a portrait of an extremely ferocious, unparalleled beast took shape on the scroll!

Still retaining the Heavenly Wolf's form, however, the terrifying demonic aura rolled and surged, resembling a vicious dog, with sharp fangs, strong and powerful limbs, the whole body burning with black flames, black hair curling, extremely pure, pitch‑black all over, as if ink were splashed out.

Slowly, the ink traces flowed back and gathered.

【Burning Void Calamity Fight】

Ten Ferocities, the third ferocious!

The black flames were extremely scorching, the vertical pupil in the forehead opened, also spewing ink‑black flames, twisting the void.

A shuttle darted into space at once, leaving no trace for a moment; stepping out again, it seemed to have burned a hole in the void, emerging from another place!

Splash—

Chains whipped and coiled around the Burning Void Calamity Fight's whole body!

Three wolf eyes opened, spewing flames!

Terrifying pressure swept out, almost occupying every corner of Ink City Fengdu!

Li Che's eyes lit up instantly!

The third peerless ferocious beast!

Li Che flicked his finger, and instantly two black chess pieces shot out in mid‑air, then expanded there, slowly turning into another two peerless ferocious beasts!

Sea‑Overturning Nine Infants and Monstrous Strength Embracing All!

Three peerless ferocious beasts, their fierce aura surged heavenward and pierced earthward, without the slightest restraint, washing over everything between heaven and earth.

The whole city seemed to be continuously shaken by the impact of this terrifying power.

And the three peerless ferocious beasts hovered above Li Che; faintly, a unique connection burst forth, producing a unique resonance!

Li Che knew this was the Ten Ferocities Killing Formation generating resonance.

Splash—

Between heaven and earth, countless demonic auras surged, seeming to form intertwining chains that contained the power of Great Dao Divine Patterns, binding the three ferocious beasts to each other.

Black clouds rolled, demonic aura surged, as if a terrifying terrifying power churned and ravaged within!

The three ferocious beasts' demonic aura ran rampant, their ferocity soared to the heavens, yet Li Che smiled satisfied.

With these three ferocious beasts, his daughter's safety gained a bit more assurance.

He snapped his fingers, and the three ferocious beasts all turned into black chess pieces, vanishing.

With the Burning Void Calamity Fight transformed from the Heavenly Wolf Supreme, the three ferocious beasts formed a killing array; against a Supreme of the Three Calamities Two Tribulations, they could probably fight a round.

Boom—

After a while, the Ink Rain washed away, and the ruins of Ink City recovered considerably.

Li Che tapped the ground with his toes; the Time‑Space Golden Wheel seemed to roar and turn behind him, his whole body plunged into space, and the next moment he stepped out, appearing atop the Lord's Tower that rose from the ground.

He sat cross‑legged, his Ink Robe fluttering.

Li Che began to sum up the gains from today's battle with the Heavenly Wolf Supreme.

In this battle, Li Che held nothing back, giving his all; although his qi and blood were demonized, he had already revealed all his hidden depths.

The six detonated Mystic Gate Immortal Seeds indeed gave Li Che the foundation to stride across the Supreme's barrier.

Thud—

Within his chest, the Dragon‑Elephant Golden Strong Dao Fruit kept thumping and booming.

Like the summit of the Nine Heavens, the sound of the supreme heavenly god beating war drums spread like a wave in all directions, shattering the still‑roaring Ink Rain.

Boom—

Invisible ripples, centered on Li Che's body, surged outward over the whole city, making him at that moment the sole focus of heaven and earth!

Li Che's eyes opened and closed, instantly bursting with ultimate brilliant light.

Before him, streaming light flashed past.

【Dao Fruit: Dragon‑Elephant Golden Strong (LV7, 80%)】

Indeed, the battle with the Supreme brought a great harvest; adding the earlier transfer of the sixth Immortal Seed, Li Che's Dragon‑Elephant Golden Strong Dao Fruit maturity has reached 80%, drawing him a step closer to the next rank.

Even Li Che, at this moment, could not help but feel his emotions surge.

He also knew well that, because of this turmoil, plus his daughter Xixi's involvement with the Prison Lotus Camp, battles would not be few, so the rise of his Dragon‑Elephant Golden Strong Dao Fruit would certainly not be slow.

But facing higher ranks of Dao Fruit, Li Che still felt endless anticipation.

The main reason is that many Dao Fruit Lords are stuck at the Eight Transformations; will he, Li Che, be able to bring about a change?!

Can he break through this shackle?!

This is what Li Che has long been awaiting.

He rose to his feet, his qi and blood surging throughout his body; the increase in maturity of the Dragon‑Elephant Golden Strong Dao Fruit brought precious epiphany feedback, but other improvements were not obvious.

Only when the Dao Fruit rank undergoes transformation will it erupt with tremendous improvement.

His arms stretched, back muscles layered, spine like a dragon, each qi‑blood vortex sat poised, silently roaring, golden qi‑blood brilliantly radiant.

Li Che raised his head and let out a long howl, his dark, lustrous hair flying like lightning!

Although he did not use the epiphany feedback, whenever his Dao Fruit gained a noticeable boost, his own martial way would also be stirred, the Martial Immortal Will shaking.

In the midst of his howl, it seemed as if his spirit became clear‑sighted!

The Fighting Victory Secret Technique surged rapidly in his mind.

Li Che grasped the three‑pronged two‑edged blade, leapt into the air, and practiced martial arts in the downpour; the rise of the Fighting Character Secret gradually climbed, after entering Minor Accomplishment it continued to speed up, actually faintly showing signs of advancing toward Major Accomplishment!

Splash—

Ink‑colored rain struck Li Che's body; his scorching qi and blood evaporated the droplets, his hair flew wildly, and he exhaled a breath like a divine spear piercing the void!

"Refreshing!"

"Still need to fight!"

Although Li Che's inner self is a steady old six, deep down he still possesses a martial man's carefree spirit, and he still loves pure combat!

Each rise in his martial dao cultivation, with his flesh body gaining strengthening positive feedback, always left Li Che feeling a little sunk!

His heart pounded, and he increasingly looked forward to the Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit Level 8 rank, wondering what level of transformation it would bring!

He landed once more upon the Sovereign's City.

Li Che sat upright at the highest point of Ink City Ghost City, his gaze sweeping over the whole city.

The entire city lay in ruin.

Li Che even forgot how many times Ink City had shattered, how many times it had lain in ruin……

But undoubtedly, each time Ink City lay in ruin and shattered, it was his process of growing stronger.

Taking Xixi's words as example, Ink City's destruction and recovery bore witness to Li Che's process of becoming strong.

However……

Li Che's qi and blood, his aura, all dissipated; his whole body leaned back, lying above the Sovereign's City.

Facing the ink rain that enlarged in his pupils.

He gently exhaled a breath.

Not to mention……

Still quite tired.

……

……

Heavenly Equal Nei Cheng.

The terrifying supreme's aura permeated every corner of the city, the awful sense of oppression made all the venerables and divine tribulations in Nei Cheng dare not even breathe.

Many were even filled with panic on their faces, not knowing what had happened, why the fury of the two Supremes would blaze so intensely.

As if they wanted to burn and destroy everything.

The mighty Dao divine patterns of the Jia Luo Supreme and the Xuan Zhen Supreme danced wildly, coiling like flood dragons in the sky.

The demonic aura above the Heavenly Wolf Palace completely dissipated.

Many of the demon race's venerables had long been suppressed by the two Supremes' aura, lying flat on the ground, facing the Supremes; even those who had endured two calamities and three tribulations felt their hearts race.

However, after interrogating all the demon race powerhouses, the Jia Luo Supreme and the Xuan Zhen Supreme got no answer from any demon; they all did not know where the Heavenly Wolf Supreme had gone.

This, however, caused an inexplicable unease to arise in the hearts of the two Supremes.

Because the unknown is the most terrifying.

Where on earth did the Heavenly Wolf Supreme go?

Did he go willingly, or was he forced?

If he was forced……

To unknowingly take away a Supreme by force is absolutely not an easy feat!

Could it be that a deity intervened?

But besides the temple god that had slaughtered its way into the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, the Underworld Lotus has no other revived temple gods, right?!

So, what exactly is going on?

The two Supremes exchanged glances, both sensing each other's irritation; usually as steady as mountains, they had only felt somewhat angry when facing the shameless tricks of the Netherworld Ghost Emperor before.

Now, however, an additional palpitation has arisen.

Boom—

Suddenly.

Above the Heavenly Equal Nei Cheng, a bloody surge suddenly roiled!

The Jia Luo Supreme and the Xuan Zhen Supreme, whose perception was incredibly keen, at the instant the movement appeared, both abruptly raised their heads and looked toward the firmament.

Heavenly Equal Nei Cheng already belonged to the Inner Queer Tower, so the sky of Nei Cheng was naturally the sky of the Queer Tower.

Looking up, they saw the sky suffused with blood, oppressively heavy, as one Dao divine pattern after another intertwined and appeared, accompanied by the sound of rolling heavenly thunder.

These Dao divine patterns exploded, scattering across the ground, utterly shattering!

Xuan Zhen and the Jia Luo Supreme's faces changed dramatically.

How could they not know of this scene?

Countless surges of blood resembled a crimson demonic wolf, spanning the firmament, raising its head, swaying between heaven and earth, weeping blood without cease, letting out a wolf's howl……

Boom—

As if a bloody great sun exploded!

The entire Heavenly Equal Nei Cheng trembled, all cultivators shuddering as if struck by lightning.

The many demon gods and demon god venerables of the demon race stared agape, eyes wide, their demonic aura uncontrolled, each transforming into their true demon forms, wailing.

"Our race's Supreme……"

"Has fallen!"

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Boom——!!!

Blood mist roiled, Dao divine patterns collapsed!

The Xuan Zhen Supreme and the Jia Luo Supreme's bodies turned icy cold, as if frozen.

Heavenly Wolf Supreme……

Died!

All the portents of a Supreme's fall surfaced; this death was utterly complete, even demon souls could not exist!

Who exactly?

How exactly did he die?!

Jialuo and Xuan Zhen both felt truly chilled at heart.

They looked at each other, already beginning to worry for their own safety; after all, if the Heavenly Wolf Society were to die, then they… could just as easily die as well!

……

……

And as the blood rain fell in showers.

Lying face-up on the Lord Sovereign Tower, feeling a moment of ease, Li Che finally walked out of the Ink City of the Dead.

Seeing the city in ruin, Li Che also felt a wave of fatigue, a feeling he hadn't experienced in a long time.

But there's no helping it… who made him a father?

For his daughter's safety, so that in this world his family could be safe and sound, reunited and whole.

Li Che could only endure a bit more, strive a bit more, to create a better environment for his family!

This is the duty of being the head of the household.

As for fatigue, it's merely a sudden feeling that arose.

Tired?

Who in this world isn't tired? For many common folk, just wanting to survive is already exhausting.

Lü Taibai had a Flying Thunder Chess Piece left on him by Li Che, so Li Che could see clearly the situation in West Ridge Dao, and his heart couldn't help but be filled with myriad emotions.

Compared to those people, do I even count as tired?

Although my daughter's situation is rather dangerous and complex, if I don't become stronger, I might face dangers unimaginable and unstoppable.

But……

At least, I still have the ability to change everything by becoming stronger.

But many people, even if they work themselves to death, might still be unable to change anything.

Hum——

Li Che wore a straw hat, dressed in a black robe, and appeared in Qitian Wai Cheng.

His gaze swept over Qitian Nei Cheng; the Heavenly Wolf Supreme fell and died completely, and Nei Cheng's strange gate of heaven and earth instead gave rise to an omen's manifestation.

And this omen also spread to Wai Cheng.

Li Che bathed in the blood rain, then turned and walked into a dark alley.

Dim yellow-orange light shone.

A restaurant tucked deep in the alley seemed cut off from the world.

The boss sat in front of the restaurant, smoking a rolled cigarette, while a big black dog lay on the ground, snoring loudly.

Li Che approached slowly; the boss slowly lifted his head and glanced at him.

Suddenly, the boss tilted his head to look over.

He carefully sized up Li Che, and his eyes seemed to flash with a strange hue.

"Are you tired?"

The boss pinched out the smoldering rolled cigarette that emitted a wisp of blue smoke, and asked lightly.

Li Che startled, seemingly not expecting the boss to be able to tell.

"Being tired as a father is normal; it's nothing."

Li Che gave a light smile.

"Eat a good meal, then continue to rally and strive for your small family."

Li Che smiled.

He took out a Heaven and Earth Jade and handed it to the boss.

The big black dog lying on the ground heard it, opened its sleepy eyes, and gave Li Che a gentle look.

Upon hearing that, the boss's face seemed to break into a rare smile.

He took the Heaven and Earth Jade from Li Che's hand, glanced at it, and saw inside the flesh and blood of the Heavenly Wolf Supreme.

If it were in the past.

Li Che came to find the boss with ingredients, without bringing Xixi; the boss would absolutely not give Li Che the time of day, nor would he handle Li Che's cooking ingredients.

But this time……

The boss's white robes fluttered as he waved his hand.

"Alright, wait."