Chapter 56: Firepower is confidence; it is the ability of an unblemished heart

What is that?

Originally, several divine cultivators standing on the rooftop were somewhat startled, because…… their divine nature was violently fluctuating, as if warning them of danger……

There is great danger!

But this Ox Demon…… is merely a martial artist at the early Meridian Opening stage; what gives him the power to endanger them?

That strange contraption, several metal pipes bound together……

This Ox Demon…… what does he intend to do?

Using a concealed mechanism…… does he think he can deal with these mighty cultivators whose nature flows like a river?

Martial artists are not necessarily divine cultivators, but divine cultivators are certainly martial artists!

Moreover, as a veteran martial artist, his external training is not inferior to marrow cleansing, and his internal strength has reached the fourth heaven……

Therefore, their physiques are not feeble; facing concealed weapons, they are not utterly defenseless.

Furthermore, with their divine perception, the contraption before them becomes utterly ridiculous!

The Ox Demon wears a mask, his eyes gleaming; his firepower…… always drives people mad!

His vigorous black hair dances wildly, his deep voice overpowers the raging storm, exploding between heaven and earth.

"Let's enjoy a splendid fireworks display!"

Enjoy to your heart's content!

In an instant!

Boom boom boom!

The terrifying explosive roar detonated, sound waves surged, shattering the wind and rain!

The contraption the Ox Demon bore suddenly burst forth with a mighty howl; the expanding air waves continually surged in all directions, causing the pooled water on the ground to ripple in thick layers!

Countless screeches, countless fireworks, countless shockwaves……

From between the five metal pipes of that strange contraption rolling at high speed, a frenzy gushed out!

One after another golden thunderbolts, like light swords bursting forth, in an instant tore apart the violent rain, splitting the curtain of rain in two!

Zhila zhila zhila zhila zhila zhila!

The speed was too great; each Wood Ferry Crow was squeezed by Li Che's surging qi and blood, then burst forth with propulsion, added to the crow's own powerful thrust from its combustion, shooting out!

Thousand Crows Cry in Unison!

Heaven and Earth Bloom with Golden Flowers!

The six masked divine cultivators all changed countenance, frantically urging their river-like divine nature!

But the ejected Wood Ferry Crows were too fast; in the blink of an eye they reached the cultivators' faces, so they could only use their own divine nature to mobilize the chaotic divine nature everywhere, freezing the air to form a Divine Nature Air Wall!

The Wood Ferry Crows struck the air wall, seeming to pause for a moment!

At that moment, their eyes beneath the masks grew much calmer.

See clearly!

That is a wooden bird made of black wood, its grain lifelike; in that paused instant, firelight burst from within the bird's body, and in an instant the firelight rolled forth to meet the swelling storm!

At the moment of explosion, countless surging shockwaves formed!

The explosive tearing force and impact were enough to make even a Meridian Opening martial artist's skin split and flesh rend!

"Is that all?"

They exhaled a breath, feeling inexplicably strange.

But……

The next moment, their hairs stood on end because……

In the contraption the Ox Demon watched, tongues of fire continuously spewed; one Wood Ferry Crow after another sliced through the rain curtain, bearing brilliant golden light, continually assaulting the Divine Nature Air Wall they had condensed.

The number……

is too many!

Bang bang bang……

Innumerable golden lights exploded, thick gunpowder smoke permeated, air waves surged back and forth in the sky, rolling and churning!

Each strike, capable of making a Meridian Opening martial artist's skin split and flesh rend, came dozens of times within a breath or two; even though they were divine cultivators whose nature flowed like a river, they felt……

a sensation of suffocation!

Like a soul‑reaping emissary crawled out of hell, the Ox Demon with a bull‑head mask clutched the throat of life, ready to strangle necks and harvest souls!

"Damn!"

The divine cultivator wearing a smiling child's mask could no longer laugh, and cursed after a pause.

The air wall before him shattered with a roar.

Innumerable golden‑light Wood Crows, as if screaming, lunged at his body and engulfed him.

Beneath the dense, rolling black clouds, clusters of golden fireworks dotted the scene, embellishing the explosive artistry.

The rainwater was all blasted apart.

The remaining few divine cultivators soon followed suit into the dust.

…

…

Heat waves rolled, intense water vapor hazed between heaven and earth.

When the firelight faded, the round raindrops falling from the heavens pattered down incessantly.

The entire area lay in utter ruin.

When a trace of divine nature revived, several figures staggered to their feet at once; their masks were shattered, their clothes torn to rags, some left with only a few strips of cloth hanging on them.

The skin on their bodies was split and flesh torn, a strong scorching smell permeated the surroundings.

Even the pouring rain cannot cover this……meaty fragrance……

「It's over……」

「Niu Mo, where is he? 」

「Damn, it ran off early! What the hell is this? Firing so many wooden birds, it actually can explode with such terrifying devastation—what mechanism could blast us peak Nurturing Nature cultivators like this? 」

「Finally I understand why the followers of the Spirit Infant Sect don't call the Ox Demon a hero—this bastard's methods could also be called heroic? 」

……

Several divine cultivators no longer harbored hostility or thoughts of confrontation.

After all……

Si Mu Bai's Qiankun Jade is gone, and Niu Mo has already slipped away.

Why are they confronting?

Is it because they're lonely?

Everyone knew each other's identities, so, with interest faded, no one wanted to continue obsessing over it.

"The Way of Mechanisms…… can it be this strong? No wonder the Tang clan once shone brightly, but the Way of Mechanisms is ultimately a minor path; otherwise the Tang clan wouldn't have fallen into utter obscurity with the fall of the Divine Embryo expert……"

"Just who is this Bull Demon? With a martial artist's qi and blood combined with the Way of Mechanisms, it actually left us six peak Yang cultivators in such a sorry state……"

Several people took deep breaths, exchanged looks, and were somewhat shocked.

But slowly, several people came to their senses.

"Sir Mu Bai's Qiankun Jade has disappeared…… that Bull Demon surely used divine means, wiping away the divine foundation aura that had leaked from the Qiankun Jade."

"Damn it……"

"Find the Bull Demon! We must find him! That damn…… is a divine foundation opportunity……"

Bedraggled, with cloth strips hanging, skin split and flesh torn, the several people, amidst hazy water vapor and rain curtain, exchanged a few symbolic glances.

Thereafter, tacitly turning their heads, each hurried away.

……

……

Bang!

Li Che this time employed the retractable breath ability of the "Sleeping Dragon Elephant," and thus easily escaped.

No further occurrence of being discovered and pursued by divine cultivators.

First, not mentioning that those fellows had their divine defenses blown apart by the "Namu Gatlin Wood Dove," leaving them skin split and flesh torn, with no energy to seek him.

Simply by erasing the divine aura on Sir Mu Bai's jade pendant, he was enough to completely cut off pursuit.

But he still steadily shuttled through several alleys, changing positions several times.

After confirming no one was tailing him, he then carried the Namu Gatlin back to the workshop courtyard Xu You had found for him.

After landing and confirming no one was present, Li Che began to pant heavily, then set down the Namu Gatlin.

Li Che's physique returned to normal, and his mind instantly sank into his arms.

The Thousand Finger Hand had absorbed a large amount of divine power from Sir Mu Bai; if not handled quickly, this divine power would become somewhat uncontrollable.

Li Che, after all, is not a divine cultivator, not even a Yang cultivator like a lamp; once uncontrollable, the divine fury of the 【Anger Cry Suppress Ghost】 would burst forth, affecting his mind—not to mention he'd likely be exposed, bringing unnecessary trouble!

Niu Mo's identity…… is now too sensitive.

So, Li Che without hesitation stuffed these absorbed divine powers into the 【Dragon Elephant Golden Strong】 Dao fruit.

Dao fruit consumes divine power!

It can ease his pressure!

However, the Dragon Elephant Dao fruit only absorbed about half of the divine power before stopping consumption.

Fortunately, after the pressure of the Thousand Finger Hand also returned to normal, Li Che finally breathed a sigh of relief.

【Dao Fruit: Dragon Elephant Golden Strong (LV2, 30%)】

Li Che glanced at it, his heart couldn't help but rejoice.

This wave of consumption directly increased the Dragon Elephant Golden Strong Dao fruit's maturity by 10%!

Li Che even felt that his martial cultivation had reached the limit of the sixth stage of marrow exchange; with a method to open the meridians, a single thought could break through.

The LV2, 30% mature Dragon Elephant Golden Strong brings too great an increase in horizontal cultivation talent.

Suppressing the surging qi and blood in his heart, Li Che used the Dao fruit to restrain his aura.

Opening his eyes again, his gaze clear, the rain poured down incessantly.

Li Che tore off the bovine mask, crushing it into fine powder with a slap, his gaze falling on the "Namu Gatlin," an LV3 Immortal Craft Dao fruit, which made his combat ability vastly stronger.

That's why he dared this time to boldly strike and kill Sir Mu Bai.

It is precisely because of this trump card.

All his timidity and steadiness actually stem from insufficient firepower.

When firepower is sufficient…… even the heavens dare to be overturned!

"It's fine, there's still room to progress; the material endurance simply isn't enough, and the Wood Dove's burst isn't strong enough either…… firing a hundred Wood Doves is the limit; any more…… can't be withstood."

"Even if evenly divided among those six divine cultivators, each would get only a dozen or so shots—insufficient to kill them."

"If one person were to swallow a hundred Wood Doves outright, even a Yang cultivator as strong as a river would have to kneel before me!"

Li Che's eyes flickered as he rubbed the Namu Gatlin, somewhat reluctant to destroy the painstakingly crafted giant.

But this thing is too conspicuous, easily exposing one's identity……

So, it ought to be destroyed, after all it must be destroyed……

"Let's first study that jade pendant swallowed by the 【Pure Heart】……"

Li Che took a deep breath.

I heard... there are divine foundation shards; that thing... is truly a good thing!

As his mind stirred, the Dao Fruit in his chest throbbed.

Li Che then received feedback from the Dao Fruit 【Immaculate Heart】; it successfully devoured that jade pendant, and gained the pendant's ability.

Li Che was stunned...

The jade pendant's ability?

Mustard Seed Sumeru; the universe hides a single jade!

This is the ability of the jade pendant that Si Mu Bai carries...

As a thought arises, pure and clean divinity bursts forth.

In the next instant, divinity like a knife tore the air before Li Che, like a zipper, opening a slit.

After the slit...

Turns out it's a space neither big nor small!

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