Chapter 561: then title translation, then ===GLOSSARY=== with list of named entities

Boom—

The entire Spirit Mountain islands trembled, as if the earth were splitting and mountains collapsing.

Li Che's black hair flew wildly, his hands clasped behind his back, like a cannonball tearing through rolling dust and charging to the summit of Spirit Mountain.

Tuoba Long stared, dumbfounded, admiration flashing in his eyes.

His heart was greatly shaken; where did this Brother Mo Che come from, such a formidable person?

He was so domineering, feeling not a shred of awe toward the Immortal divine spirit.

That is an Immortal divine spirit, an existence standing at the pinnacle of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths; even an Earth Immortal could not possibly provoke it with Slash Dao!

But Li Che provoked it just like that!

He not only slew the Black Sumeru Slash Dao realm divine spirit, but also shouted that he would not worship the Immortal, having come to collect a debt from the Immortal!

Simply overbearing to the extreme!

How could there be such an awesome divine spirit in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths!

Tuoba Long's heart surged, his mind yearning!

Of course, what shocked him most……

And that stunning blow: from a height of ten thousand zhang, it descended, slashing the Slash Dao divine spirit that had awakened the immortal power within the quasi-immortal artifact, cleaving it explosively.

"Heaven and Earth, one blade slash!"

"Truly overbearing..."

Tuoba Long drew a deep breath, excited and longing.

That was his imagined self when fighting others.

Unfortunately, Tuoba Long's every battle…… is embarrassing, not the slightest bit overbearing.

The thunderstorm's light burst to the extreme!

It was a thunderball under three thousand times extreme pressure; when the thunderball exploded, countless lightning flashes filled with terrifying rending energy.

The Black Sumeru Slash Dao divine spirit's flesh shattered, blown apart into pieces.

The shattered flesh and blood were naturally collected by Li Che.

Moreover, the Merge Dao divine spirits Li Che had previously slain were not overlooked; he gathered their flesh and blood as well.

As long as there is flesh and blood, one can summon spirits.

Even if these spirits are not needed for summoning, they can be used to feed the energy of other summoned spirits.

When the summoned spirits become strong enough, they can become Li Che's aid.

The Nine Heavens and Ten Earths are far more perilous than the mortal realm.

Facing such danger, all Li Che can do is strengthen his own foundation.

If he could cultivate an Immortal summoned spirit……

That would alleviate much of the pressure.

However, cultivating an Immortal summoned spirit is naturally not easy; raising a summoned spirit across realms is actually very difficult.

Because Tuoba Long was watching, this guy kept shouting 'six' from below, so Li Che couldn't openly summon spirits in front of him.

Anyway, the flesh and blood have already been collected; summoning spirits later is fine.

Clenching his five fingers, the divine dragon spear wielded by that Slash Dao divine spirit trembled, then with a whistle shot up into the sky and fell into Li Che's hand.

At the moment of gripping it, he seemed to feel the true dragon's will within the spear!

It harbored a terrifying dragon soul will!

That was the true dragon's will; this spear is a quasi-immortal artifact forged from the spine dragon bone of a half-step ancestral dragon, of extremely high quality.

Li Che grasped the spear, and his qi and blood seemed to be drawn and mobilized.

In his chest, the Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao fruit trembled incessantly, throbbing without cease, as if a Dao fruit aura seeped out, reviving the spear.

"Dragon Elephant Vajra, this spear…… actually suits me better."

Li Che held the quasi-immortal artifact at a slant.

The immortal will within had been worn away by the Heaven and Earth Saber; Li Che now fully controls this quasi-immortal artifact.

He raised his head, his black hair like a waterfall constantly hanging behind him.

He broke through the oppressive, descending airflow above Spirit Mountain; perhaps because he had slain a Slash Dao realm divine spirit, provoking the immortal will.

The pressure within the Spirit Mountain cave heaven suddenly surged.

Countless air currents, as if taking on a tangible form, continuously poured down, fiercely striking Li Che's body.

Creak—creak, bones and tendons ringing in unison, his powerful flesh unafraid of these pressures.

The great dragon on his spine roared, the dragon spear in his hand let out a long whistle, as if he had transformed into an unyielding angry dragon!

The entire Spirit Mountain cave heaven was in turmoil!

……

……

On the seventh island.

The many divine prodigies cultivating there all felt extreme oppression, unable to continue, and they ended their training one after another.

The Sea of Bitterness surged with shocking waves, wave after wave crashing forth.

Xixi stood up, the wind-and-fire wheel beneath her feet spinning, gazing excitedly into the distance.

Terrifying battle fluctuations kept coming; Xixi's heart lost its zeal for cultivation, her thoughts wholly on the distant battle.

Probably after the great battle ended and calm returned.

Then she saw the Spirit Mountain erupt with earth-shaking Buddhist light!

"Look! The teacher is starting to climb the mountain!"

Yun Lei was also very excited, his face flushed red, shouting excitedly.

He still bore on his shoulder the Immortal Craft Mechanism Gatling that Li Che had given him, and he loved this mechanism, unable to put it down.

If he increased the firepower, Yun Lei even felt he could kill divine spirits!

Yun Huang was comparatively calmer; she was ultimately more mature than Yun Lei, but her eyes also burned with fervor, looking on with admiration and worry.

"What intense Buddha Light... how can it be so rich?"

Yun Huang said worriedly.

"It seems... it seems the Immortal Will upon Spirit Mountain has been stimulated and aroused!"

Compared to Yun Huang and Yun Lei, Tuoba Li and Tuoba Xiu, who came from the Earth Village, have higher insight.

Xixi, Yun Huang, and Yun Lei, all limited by their origins, thus their insight is considerably lacking.

They did not recognize the current state of Spirit Mountain!

"Immortal Will!!"

"What the heck? Mr. Mo Che took the Divine Treasury Order to exchange resources, and this Immortal won't allow it?"

"Even if the Immortal is supremely noble, he cannot buy on credit!"

Xixi instantly flew into a rage, stepping on the fire-wind wheel, hands on hips, furious beyond restraint.

Yun Huang, Yun Lei, and the others couldn't help but stare in astonishment.

As expected of the Hell Lotus's daughter, indeed domineering, daring to even scold an Immortal!

Tuoba Li and Tuoba Xiu were not surprised; that's just how Xixi is, the Hell Lotus's daughter is like that.

Immortal...

The Hell Lotus's daughter has fully grown up; it is said... she intends to slay the Immortal to prove the Dao!

Now, uttering a few curses at the Immortal is nothing.

Above the firmament, black clouds billowed like the bottom of a black pot, about to press down onto the ground, extremely oppressive and constricting.

Yet upon Spirit Mountain, myriad rays of Buddha Light burst forth, supremely brilliant, illuminating the firmament!

Gradually, upon Spirit Mountain, a colossal golden Buddha seemed to manifest.

Tearing through the black clouds and appearing, it was extraordinarily splendid!

The black cloud flow and the golden light formed an extremely stark contrast, thus giving this golden Buddha tremendous visual impact and pressure!

In the eyes of Xixi and the others.

Li Che shot up into the heavens, like a mayfly attempting to shake the towering green mountains!

They no longer spoke, their hearts completely captivated by this scene.

……

……

Boom——!!!

Li Che's brow trembled; within his Niwan inner realm, the Seven Apertures Exquisite Heart was rapidly throbbing, countless Immaculate Mind Divine Nature frenziedly sweeping.

The Immaculate Mind Divine Nature impact countered the power of the Immortal Will!

This enabled Li Che to calmly and composedly break through the Buddha Light and charge straight into the ninth heaven!

The Immortal Will raged!

Li Che felt it was not because he had slain a Black Sumeru Dao-Slaying Divine Spirit, but because... he had employed the Heaven-Earth Nine Symbols Blade, mobilizing the power of three Heaven-Earth Ancient Symbols, thereby wearing down the Immortal Power, perhaps?

However...

No matter how furious you are, you cannot owe resources on credit!

Li Che fiercely raised the dragon spear in his hand, Ancestral Dragon Slaughter Technique!

Under the stimulation of this dragon spear, the power of the Ancestral Dragon Slaughter Technique climbed steadily!

It directly reached the Master level!

Thereafter, it should attain the Transformation Realm!

At that point, even if Li Che cultivated this secret technique to the utmost!

A colossal lightning dragon spanned heaven and earth, filled with cataclysmic slaughter!

The radiant golden Buddha slammed a palm down upon Li Che, a terrifying palm, as if seeking to crush everything, to smash Li Che to pieces!

However, the Ancestral Dragon Slaughter Technique erupted; the dragon spear, like a spine, pierced the golden Buddha's great palm formed from the Immortal Will.

Countless golden lights scattered, like rippling sparkles tossed upon a river surface.

Li Che bathed in the shattered Buddha Light, landing upon the summit of Spirit Mountain.

There, a colossal formation platform lay arrayed.

At the center of that platform sat an extremely aged monk.

His eyes, cloudy yet profound, gazed toward Li Che.

Li Che drifted down, stepping on the ground, crushing fine stones, furrowing his brow as he stared at the old monk.

"Any more experts?"

"Wasn't it said that reaching Spirit Mountain allows one to exchange the resources in the Divine Treasury Order?"

Li Che said lightly.

"Such repeated obstructions show you simply don't want to exchange the resources; if you can't afford this Thousand Village Divine Wager, then don't hold it, merely adding shame."

Li Che also hadn't expected that, midway up the mountain peak, there would still be a figure blocking the way.

However, the old monk slowly opened his eyes, with little hostility, and did not erupt in the shocking slaughter one might have imagined.

"Amitabha."

"Patron, this humble monk here is responsible for exchanging the resources of the Divine Treasury Order."

The old monk said calmly.

Upon hearing this, Li Che's brows twitched slightly; he flicked his finger, and instantly the many divine treasury tokens sent by Xixi scattered like rain across the sky, appearing before the old monk.

The old monk's robes fluttered, his face full of wrinkles, and his eyes revealed an extremely profound depth.

It seemed as if, through the flying divine treasury tokens, he locked gazes with Li Che's stern visage.

As if trying to see through Li Che's identity and see through his disguise.

However, when all the divine treasury tokens gathered around the old monk, he also chose not to act.

This old monk is very powerful; Li Che felt an unprecedented threat.

It was like an instinctive sensation—facing that old monk felt like being stared down by incredibly ferocious jackals, wolves, tigers, and leopards, as if about to be torn to pieces.

The old monk's cloudy eyes gazed deeply at Li Che for a moment, then he began to exchange resources for Li Che.

Within the divine treasury tokens lay the resources exchanged by the strong leaders of the various ancient villages.

Now they all belong to Li Che, or rather… they all belong to the Cloud Heaven Village that Li Che represents.

The quantity was not small, and the divine treasury tokens Li Che obtained were also numerous; combined, they became countless tokens that, with a stir of Li Che's mind, poured down like a massive avalanche.

Li Che tore open a void rift with his bare hands, the cosmic space emerged, and he swallowed whole all the resources exchanged from those divine treasury tokens.

For Li Che, who wielded the power of the Space Dao Tribulation, the range of his cosmic space had already expanded to its maximum extent.

He directly gathered in all the resources the old monk had exchanged.

"Thank you."

Li Che gave a light smile.

Xixi needs a large amount of resources to cultivate; her participation in this Thousand Village Divine Gambling War is also to satisfy the resources she requires for cultivation in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

And now, Li Che has obtained this much resources in one go, enough for Xixi to cultivate for a long time.

This is unlike the imagined conflict and battle.

Li Che ascended to the summit of Spirit Mountain, yet no further battle occurred.

That old monk seemed to maintain an extremely delicate state with Li Che, and he also did not wish to engage in battle.

This place is one of the cave heavens controlled by Black Sumeru; at the grand venue of the Thousand Village Divine Gambling War watched by all, if they truly refused to exchange divine treasury tokens for Li Che,

how would the other divine cultivators of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths view it?

It would only damage Black Sumeru's reputation and ruin the credibility of the Divine Gambling War.

Therefore, the Divine Spirit Realm powerhouses of Black Sumeru neither choose to act nor need to act.

Black Sumeru will not shirk these resources.

Compared to Black Sumeru, one of the three great divine factions with vast holdings, the resources exchanged from Li Che's many divine treasury tokens are nothing at all.

Thus, Li Che smoothly exchanged for the rewards obtained after this great slaughter.

After converting the divine treasury tokens into resources, Li Che was in no way courteous toward Black Sumeru.

After all, it's the enemy's resources—why not take them?

Using the enemy's resources to strengthen oneself is incredibly satisfying.

When all the divine treasury tokens had been exchanged, Li Che glanced at the resources he had obtained and couldn't help but take a deep breath.

The amount is indeed huge!

These resources are enough for cultivation in the ancient villages for a long period.

Even, within a single Dao Essence Divine Crystal, six leaf-like veins constantly unfurled and swayed, impacting Li Che's mind and spirit.

"Six-Leaf Dao Essence Divine Crystal!"

Even Li Che's eyes couldn't help but brighten.

Being able to produce so many resources as stake for the Thousand Village Divine Gambling War can only mean that Black Sumeru is indeed immensely wealthy and powerful.

Buzz—

The old monk's body erupted with boundless Buddhist light.

"Donor, lay down your butcher's knife and attain Buddhahood right here."

The monk let out a long sigh, exhaling a breath.

"But it's clearly you who forced us to pick up the butcher's knife."

Regarding the monk's words, Li Che smiled lightly and said calmly.

The monk was momentarily stunned, then gave a wry smile and shook his head.

On the platform, the teleportation array began to flash its light.

Then, after about seven or eight breaths, the entire Spirit Mountain Cave Heaven trembled slightly, a powerful teleportation force erupted, and Li Che was instantly teleported away from the Spirit Mountain Cave Heaven.

And after Li Che was teleported away, Tuoba Long struggled to climb up, exhausted on the summit, where he saw the old monk responsible for exchanging the divine treasury tokens.

The terrifying aura emanating from the old monk made Tuoba Long's breath feel as if it had congealed.

No wonder, as one of the three great divine factions, Black Sumeru indeed has countless powerful experts!

This old monk is probably a Nirvana-level being!

Tuoba Long successfully exchanged for a vast amount of resources; the Cloud Heaven Village and Earth Village can be said to be the biggest winners of this Thousand Village Divine Gambling War.

After exchanging the resources, Tuoba Long was also teleported away.

Moreover, Xixi, Yun Huang, and the other divine children on the Seventh Island had already been escorted out of the Spirit Mountain Cave Heaven by an invisible force.

This Bitter Sea Prison Lotus episode can be considered to have come to a complete close.

However, this result…

is that within the Spirit Mountain Cave Heaven, a state of bloody rain and fishy wind, like a sea of blood raging heavenward, has arisen.

The Spirit Mountain Cave Heaven soon fell silent.

A gentle breeze blew, as if carrying the intensely rich bloody scent hidden in the air.

The old monk's eyes were murky yet profound.

"The eighth Divine Tide...... is different...... compared to the Divine Tides of past lives, it's somewhat different!"

"Eight Divine Tides have passed; could it be that the ninth will never appear?"

A soft murmur, as if blown by the wind, drifted farther away.

And the old man gradually turned into an ancient stone statue, sitting withered on the mountain peak; even moss grew on the statue, filling it with the aura of ages.

Li Che knew nothing about the old monk's condition inside the Spirit Mountain Cave Heaven.

He was also unaware of his lament.

Li Che was transmitted out of the Spirit Mountain Cave Heaven and returned to the transmission platform of Divine Treasury City.

Around, cultivators packed tightly, one after another, their faces all showing unparalleled solemnity and shock.

Many even had fear lingering in their eyes.

Most of them were Divine Realm cultivators who had escaped from the Spirit Mountain Cave Heaven, representing the ancient villages in the Divine Gamble War.

Li Che displayed slaughter inside the cave heaven, yet did not completely slaughter.

Those he killed were all Dao-Integration Realm cultivators, while those Divine Flame Realm spirits happened to have a chance to escape.

And after Li Che came out.

Streams of light poured down.

Xixi, Yun Huang, Yun Lei, Tuoba Xiu, Tuoba Li, and other divine children of the villages were also sent out one after another.

Everyone knew that the Thousand-Village Divine Gamble War should have yielded a result.

Many hearts trembled...

"Just how many resources did those two villages acquire?!"

Couldn't guess...

Even, they didn't dare to guess at all!

But everyone nevertheless knew what had happened inside the Spirit Mountain Cave Heaven!

The Hell Lotus Maiden's slaughter in the divine children's arena, and the external aid from Cloud Heavens Village, killing Dao-Integration Realm spirits one after another!

Therefore, although many were greedy, they dared not entertain any thoughts.

Buzz buzz buzz—

The void trembled, and the transmission platform began to undulate.

Tuoba Long also returned, his face showing undisguised ecstasy.

Whoosh whoosh—

After Tuoba Long left the transmission platform, a sound of breaking through the air rang out—it was the village's Severing Dao squad leader, Tuoba Ye.

Boom boom boom!

A powerful aura rumbled and shook, the chains of the Grand Dao's rules danced wildly without cease!

Severing Dao patterns intertwined like a dreamy illusion, appearing as if wrapped in mist.

The Severing Dao Divine Spirits, squad leaders of the ten great ancient villages, came sweeping in, nearly sealing off the area around the transmission platform to an airtight extent!

Tuoba Ye had white hair, wore a hide garment, and had an ancient iron axe at his waist; cold and ruthless, he stared at those Severing Dao Divine Spirits like a leopard.

"How? Are you all dissatisfied…… planning to seize the resources my village has obtained?"

Tuoba Ye placed his hand on the iron axe's handle and sneered.

The auras of many Severing Dao Divine Spirits overlapped, forming like a storm surge, full of oppression, with impact maxed out.

It gave the divine children who had just emerged from the Spirit Mountain Cave Heaven a feeling of suffocation.

Li Che, however, kept a normal expression and paid no heed.

After all, this is the Thousand-Village Divine Gamble War hosted by Black Sumeru; how could we let these ancient villages' Severing Dao practitioners run wild?

They merely wanted an explanation...

Li Che smiled slightly, his mind stirring slightly.

On the transmission platform, suddenly there were some ripples, and space undulated.

Thereafter, the Dao-Integration Realm Divine Spirits of the ten great ancient villages flew forth from within.

This caused the ten great ancient villages' Severing Dao squad leaders, who had originally planned to rise up, to momentarily freeze, each showing a look of confusion.

As for those Divine Flame Realm cultivators who had escaped from the Spirit Mountain Cave Heaven, they were utterly bewildered.

Ah?

How are they all still alive?!

Have none of these Dao-Integration Realm Divine Spirits died?

But many of them personally witnessed Li Che blowing up these Dao-Integration Realm Divine Spirits to death!

【223】 However, these living Dao-Integration Realm Divine Spirits completely blocked the wrath of the ten great ancient villages' Severing Dao Divine Spirits, making it impossible for them to seize the opportunity to cause trouble.

However, these living Dao‑fusing spirit deities completely blocked the wrath of the Slaying‑Dao spirit deities of the Ten Great Ancient Villages, making it impossible for them to seize the opportunity to cause trouble.

As for…… causing trouble over matters between the divine children.

That was the Hell Lotus Maiden's slaughter…… how could they find fault?

Weren't they just trying to force the Hell Lotus Maiden to fall, to trap her in the Hell Lotus Curse, and display slaughter?

When the Hell Lotus Maiden truly unleashed slaughter, they naturally were speechless, having nothing to say.

They could only swallow this mute loss.

Many Severing Dao Divine Spirits snorted coldly, flicked their sleeves, and led their troops away in turn.

Li Che calmly watched as the many Dao-Integration Realm Detained Spirits that had merged into the ten great ancient villages experienced no fluctuation in his heart.

Just treat them as chess pieces planted within these ten great ancient villages.

Tuoba Ye's tense body also relaxed slightly.

After all, the number of Sword Dao spirits in the ten great ancient villages is too great; facing them alone, the pressure is too great for him.

These Sword Dao spirits found no excuse to provoke him, so he naturally welcomed it.

"Grandpa Ye!"

Xixi's expression turned solemn and reverent.

She rushed to Tuoba Ye's side and informed him of the news she had learned during the divine child's battle.

Tuoba Ye's face instantly became sorrowful.

"Perhaps… this is fate."

"The Earth Village will ultimately be destroyed in this Eighth Generation God Tide for the sake of the Hell Lotus Maiden……"

Tuoba Ye's voice sounded somewhat desolate.

He rubbed Xixi's head: "Don't blame yourself too much; this has nothing to do with you, it is our Earth Village's own choice……"

"How could it have nothing to do with me?!"

Xixi's face instantly showed extreme anxiety.

Tuoba Ye smiled: "Don't worry, little girl; moreover…… the Earth Village might not necessarily be destroyed."

"Our Earth Village's village chief is also a Nirvana powerhouse!"

Although Tuoba Ye said that, the gloom and sorrow in his eyes could not be concealed.

After all, the purpose of the three major divine factions is to make the Hell Lotus Maiden grieve so deeply that she turns black, through loss to make her regret and resent her own lack of power, and thus fully accept the power of the Hell Lotus curse.

Xixi felt very lost; she is not stupid and can also guess something.

"Strive to become stronger…… little girl."

"Everything the Earth Village does is to protect you."

Tuoba Ye rubbed Xixi's head, speaking with some affection.

"You must struggle against fate, against destiny, and not become a puppet of the divine factions……"

"They just want to see you walk the old path, to use you as a tool to clear the way for the immortal position……"

Tuoba Ye said.

Xixi nodded solemnly, but in her heart she could not help thinking, planning to secretly go find her father later to ask if there is any way.

Li Che stood aside without speaking, but in his heart he also cared for the Earth Village.

Li Che has always repaid kindness with kindness.

The Earth Village took in Xixi in her time of danger, even though they knew she was the Hell Lotus Maiden and would bring disaster to the village, they still made this choice.

Even if it is because of the Hell Lotus land, Li Che would still choose to repay kindness with kindness.

Perhaps he will visit the Earth Village.

Even if the Earth Village is truly destroyed.

Li Che still has another option……

Tuoba Ye looked at Li Che, his eyes flickering; he had already heard Tuoba Long's report to him, and his heart could not help but feel astonished.

Without Li Che and the assistance of Yun Huang and Yun Lei, they might truly have fallen victim to scheming in this Thousand Village God Gambling War.

Tuoba Li, Tuoba Xiu, and Tuoba Long might all die.

Li Che said nothing more, returned to the inn, and handed over the resources exchanged from the Divine Treasury Order to the village chief of Yunxiao Village, Yun He.

Yun He and the others were dumbfounded.

"Ah…… ah…… Brother Mo Che, these…… are all for Yunxiao Village?"

Li Che nodded, giving Yun He no time to speak further.

"I have no use for these resources; let Yunxiao Village keep them……"

"In this Thousand Village God Gambling Slash, I have gained some insight and need to enter seclusion, so I will not keep you."

Upon hearing this, Yun He dared not linger.

He hurriedly left the inn room, yet his whole person seemed completely foolish, smiling foolishly without end.

Yunxiao Village has suffered for many years……

But now, they have finally seen hope.

With so many resources, even Yunxiao Village's ancient village rank could attempt to rise to the Four Emperors!

Walking down the corridor, Yun He laughed and laughed, two lines of clear tears streaming down his face.

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Inside the inn.

Zhang Ya held little Su Da while waiting.

"Husband…… have you seen Xixi?"

Zhang Ya could not help but ask.

Li Che nodded; although Zhang Ya missed Xixi greatly, she still suppressed the urge to go see Xixi.

After describing to Zhang Ya what had happened inside the Spirit Mountain Cave Heaven, Li Che then entered a state of seclusion.

As his mind stirred, the Heaven and Earth Chessboard expanded, enveloping the scene, covering the entire inn room.

He sat cross-legged in the room.

Li Che's eyes opened and closed, his black hair flying, striking like black lightning.

Before him, a dense golden smoke flickered past.

【Dao Fruit: Dragon Elephant Vajra (lv9, 0%)】

Dao Fruit, Seven Transformations!

Unprecedented, Seven Transformations!

Within the Spirit Mountain Cave Heaven, slaying one Slaying Dao and ten Merging Dao Divine Spirits, this battle record directly pushed the Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit to lv9 rank!

In fact, Li Che's slain Slaying Dao Realm is already more than one.

Seven Transformations……

Li Che's eyes flickered; it was actually easier than imagined.

However, slaying two Slaying Dao Divine Spirits, plus several Merging Dao, achieved the transformation.

Moreover, his own breakthrough to Martial Dao Mystic Immortal also brought an increase in the Dao Fruit's maturity.

As for the later Eight Transformations, it is unknown whether relying solely on slaying Nirvana Sovereigns can achieve transformation.

After achieving the Eight Transformations, Li Che will then encounter the obstacles once experienced by the Lords of Dao Fruit!

Thump thump thump——

With mind and spirit relaxed, Li Che began to accept the Dao Fruit's transformation!

Boom——!!!

The heart pounded violently, like a dusk drum and morning bell striking!

Li Che's entire being directly switched to the Mystic Immortal posture.

The spine roared like a dragon, the Eight Mystic Gates Immortal Seeds surfaced, and eight strands of immortal qi blossomed like flowers from his body!

Ripples spread in the void; Li Che pushed the Heaven-Earth Chessboard to the extreme, shielding his state.

Thereafter, a stir of mind and spirit began accepting the Dao Fruit transformation.

Hum——

Mind and spirit were instantly pulled by a great force into the Dao Tree Space.

The familiar process, for Li Che, already held little novelty.

He beheld the Seven Transformations Dao Fruit, immense beyond compare, like a great star hanging upon the boundless Dao Tree.

When the Dao Fruit exploded, it was as if an entire star river burst forth in Li Che's eyes.

Splash splash——

The Great Dao Long River surged.

Li Che discovered he actually appeared upon the Great Dao Long River.

That was the Martial Dao Long River; each drop of water seemed able to reflect the illusory figure of a martial practitioner striving in martial arts, sweat pouring like rain.

Each drop of water is the crystallization of a martial practitioner's lifetime martial arts comprehension!

Suddenly, Li Che's gaze narrowed.

A powerful pressure suddenly erupted from his body.

His whole body seemed pressed into the Great Dao Long River, continually sinking toward the riverbed.

Countless martial practitioners' martial dao crystals surged wildly toward Li Che's will.

Constantly scouring his spirit.

Li Che felt his Mystic Immortal will could hardly bear so many martial practitioners' wills……

As if about to be blown apart by being overfilled!

If this continues……

He will be burst to death!

Li Che's heart couldn't help but startle; he felt anxious, wanting to use the Pure Heart Dao Fruit's power to help alleviate.

But he could not sense the Pure Heart Dao Fruit……

His visage began to twist; countless martial practitioners' wills filled in, inflating Li Che's body like a balloon.

Li Che watched his fingers swell like an inflating ball, skin stretched to the limit, becoming incredibly smooth, pores invisible……

About to explode!

About to be burst to death!

At this moment, Li Che's heart instead grew calm.

The Dao Fruit's transformation also carries danger……

Otherwise, how could the Lords of Dao Fruit have perished and passed on their Dao Fruit will?

And now, Li Che seems unable to bear the Dao Fruit's power, as if about to burst from overfilling.

Countless martial practitioners' wills seemed to scream, seeking to twist his soul.

Li Che's emotions calmed; without anxiety, he instead began to quietly feel the changes brought by those martial practitioners' wills.

He saw a little boy, sweating like rain, standing on a Plum Blossom Stake day after day for decades, from youth to old age.

He saw a woman wielding twin blades, moving like mandarin ducks, facing strong foes without fear, cutting down enemies, her martial dao will ardent.

He saw a youth, in pursuit of the martial artist's dream, challenging the entire martial world, turning into a demon.

He saw……

Too many, too many—each drop of the Martial Dao Long River's water seemed to flow with a martial practitioner's brief yet brilliant life!

Li Che silently sensed, observed; unknowingly, his whole being became like a blazing sun, radiantly shining, burning with ultimate brilliance.

Suddenly.

Li Che opened his eyes at the riverbed.

In an instant, his eyes shone brilliantly, as if tens of thousands of martial practitioners' wills overlapped.

His swollen body gradually returned to normal; even his flesh and blood thereby obtained an astonishing tempering.

But, these are not important.

Li Che's face was tranquil, his gaze like sparks of a prairie fire.

【Dao Fruit lv9, Seven Transformations, Dao Vessel Seeking, Condensing Heaven-Earth Dao Body】

Boom—

Before him, golden smoke billowed, like countless martial artists' wills howling and roaring, intertwining at his ears, shaking incessantly!

Afterwards, Li Che felt his body begin to float, as if a powerful force pushed him out from the bottom of the Great Dao River.

But, as he rushed out of the Great Dao River, he turned back and saw beneath the riverbed of the Great Dao River.

His original sitting spot.

Indeed, a figure remained there.

As if...

A residual transformation had emerged!

(End of chapter)