Chapter 628: with translation of chapter title

Even if only shattered bones remain, I must bring them back!

Li Che's words were filled with strong implication, like a burning flame, causing the boss floating in midair to be involuntarily moved.

And Li Che's words were indeed his heartfelt voice; he naturally would not easily abandon any teammate.

Moreover, even if it is death, for Li Che it is not necessarily death; he can pull them back from death, perform soul restraint, and grant them a second life!

They fought for him, Li Che; how could he heartlessly abandon them?

Furthermore, Li Che himself also needs to fight, through fighting to increase the maturity of the Dragon Elephant Golden Vajra Dao Fruit, raising its maturity completely.

Although he also knows that to achieve nine transformations of the Dragon Elephant Golden Vajra Dao Fruit, fighting alone may not be enough; perhaps some insight is also needed.

But fighting is inevitably indispensable.

Slaying strong ones can let the Dragon Elephant Golden Vajra reach maturity increase, at least...

If enough strong ones are slain, gaining sufficient maturity, even if there is a Dao Fruit bottleneck, it should be able to push Li Che to the height of Dao Fruit Lord, right?

Dao Fruit Lord is one who cultivates the Dao Fruit to the extreme, at least eight transformations extreme; if Li Che also evolves his Dao Fruit to that strength, he can gain great power to face any crisis!

Although Xixi was sent by him into the Prison Lotus Realm and entered the Prison Lotus Mound Pool, undergoing the inheritance of past Prison Lotus Maidens.

Attempting to resolve the threat of the Prison Lotus curse in the future.

However, Li Che cannot yet stop his steps; it is not yet time to rest.

He needs to continue forward, continue fighting to improve himself!

His wife Zhang Ya has not yet been rescued by him; if the time comes, he still lacks sufficient strength to rescue his wife, and Zhang Ya may very well completely fall.

Because his wife Zhang Ya is now the reincarnation of Nüwa; if this reincarnation is extinguished...

Perhaps her will and soul will return to Nüwa's body; Li Che is also uncertain whether he can again resurrect his wife Zhang Ya through soul restraint.

If resurrection is impossible...

Then Li Che will undoubtedly feel extreme heartache and despair!

Li Che is unwilling to gamble, nor dare to try; therefore he must strive, by enhancing his own strength, to let his combat power become sufficiently strong.

Boom——

Li Che did not linger; after bidding farewell to the boss, he violently plunged into the void.

He arrived at a fragile barrier; upon entering, he clenched his fingers around the Flying Thunder chess piece, his whole body achieving Flying Thunder translocation, vanishing directly from the spot.

The boss watched Li Che's disappearing back and let out a soft sigh.

His eyes deep, he gazed upon the pitch-black Prison Lotus Mound Pool; bubbles rose within, that was Xixi receiving inheritance inside.

All that can be said is that this lifetime's Xixi has truly lived very happily.

It bears no resemblance to what a Prison Lotus Maiden ought to suffer; perhaps this is what a child with a father ought to experience.

Having parents shields children from wind and rain.

What should have been the Prison Lotus Maiden stirring up a bloody storm, now the father and mother of the Prison Lotus Maiden grasp slaughter knives, waving them toward the gods of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths!

……

……

Boom——

Li Che emerged from the Prison Lotus Realm and slaughtered his way back.

The void trembled, the Heaven-Earth Chessboard instantly expanded, enveloping his form, rendering his figure completely undetectable.

The Heaven-Earth Chessboard, as the Chess Saint Dao Fruit's maturity becomes ever more full, its shielding power also grows stronger.

Unless Heavenly Immortals probe with mighty immortal will, otherwise only that unique Buddha light, omnipresent, penetrating everywhere, reflecting the shadow of the Heaven-Earth Chessboard, could possibly reveal Li Che's whereabouts.

Whooo—

In the Yuan Lei Heaven, terrifying thunder trembles, ferociously arrayed across the firmament.

Like countless azure spiderwebs, spread across the sky.

Terrifying roars explode; an enormous dog's paw obscures the sky, as if to smash the entire Yuan Lei Heaven apart with a single swipe.

This is Dog Grandpa!

Li Che held his breath; at first glance he saw a fat black dog swaying its tail, stepping with elegant pace, slowly walking in the void, the dog paw in its hand continually striking out.

Smashing the Buddha light in the void inch by inch, as if pressing down the colossal Buddha light phantom reflected in the void, causing it to retreat repeatedly!

That is the Buddha light avatar of the Eternal Light Buddha, seemingly projecting a source avatar from another spacetime, seeking to block Ksitigarbha from entering the Prison Lotus Realm.

Yet unexpectedly, even under the premise of nearly acting personally, the Eternal Light Buddha failed.

Nonetheless, it allowed Ksitigarbha to slaughter his way into the Prison Lotus Realm.

"You fat black dog!"

The Eternal Light Buddha spoke in a deep voice, Buddha light vast, Buddha sound booming, as if endless beams of light poured down, seeking to cleave the void.

However, Dog Grandpa merely swayed his tail; behind him appeared a hellhound-like shape emerging from purgatory, roaring like the starry cosmos, the cracks on his body resembling flowing magma, like a doomed star, the pre-death flow marks.

Boom——!!!

The Eternal Light Buddha was beaten back step by step, suppressed in the void.

This region seemed to form a vacuum, as if two heavenly immortal monarch-level powerhouses clashed violently, utterly throwing this area into chaos!

Li Che hid in the darkness, coldly observing, pondering what he could help with.

Countless thunder surged, the primal sea of Yuan Lei Heaven roared.

Li Che shook his head; in this battle he could be of no help.

Moreover, Dog Grandpa completely held the advantage; Li Che need not worry, unless the Eternal Light Buddha's true form personally intervenes, Dog Grandpa might then suffer a bit.

But now...

Li Che ought to go help those who more deserve help.

In the void.

Dog Grandpa wagged his tail, his dog eyes glancing over, as if he saw Li Che shrouded by the heaven-and-earth chessboard.

Dog Grandpa gave a little tsundere smirk, snorted, as if saying, "I don't need your help!"

Li Che smiled and clasped his fists; Dog Grandpa nodded, then swung his paw again, shaking the void as if it would shatter under a single strike.

Hum—

Li Che transformed into a flash of startling thunder, instantly moving, his whole body booming across the sky.

He arrived at Sheer Cliff Mountain.

Behind him, wings seemed to unfurl as he transformed into the metamorphosis of the Myriad Demon Emperor's Dao Fruit, resembling the Myriad Demon Sovereign Kunpeng.

However, the Kunpeng he has taken form of cannot yet fully unleash its true power; it's merely an empty facade.

But once he became the Kunpeng, Li Che could flap his wings to shatter the Sheer Cliff Mountain's heavenly constraints, soaring freely through the high skies.

At the peak of Sheer Cliff Mountain, the three major divine camps and the armies of the two great Two-Sage Ancient Villages stood in stark contrast.

Li Che coldly stared at these deities.

But his focus quickly shifted to the distant battlefield, where Qi Tian clashed with the Three-Lifetime Tathagata, the Third Prince fought Emperor Hong Human Sovereign, and the Three-Eyed True Lord opposed the Taiyi Immortal.

Boom—

The terrifying collision nearly reduced their clash zone to ruins, with countless void turbulences raging like ferocious angry dragons.

Qi Tian laughed to the heavens; his Qi Tian Armor was already spent, countless cracks spiderwebbing across it, as if it might burst any moment.

But he ignored it, as if he had gone utterly berserk, his Ruyi Golden Cudgel whirling wildly, countless staff shadows overlapping.

The Three-Lifetime Tathagata's Buddha light shone everywhere; although only a past Tathagata had manifested, its power was immensely terrifying, completely suppressing Qi Tian's attacks.

Likewise, the Third Prince was also suppressed by the Emperor Hong Human Sovereign.

Although the Third Prince had forsaken his Prison Lotus form, the power he gained was still too much to handle against an ancient sovereign.

The Emperor Hong Human Sovereign is far more than an ordinary sovereign-level immortal; he is the primordial god-demon born of this world's heaven and earth.

His combat power is terrifyingly strong; as he swings his great sword, majestic and vast, his domineering, regal aura cuts down the Third Prince, leaving him bloodied and roaring.

The eight-armed, three-faced Third Prince roared repeatedly, holding nothing back, exhausting all his techniques and burning his very essence, just like Qi Tian.

Qi Tian and the Third Prince had actually sensed long ago that Li Che had sent Xixi to the Prison Lotus Realm.

But upon sensing Li Che's presence now, their hearts finally relaxed completely.

Li Che's presence here indicates that Xixi has entered the Prison Lotus Realm and should have truly inherited the legacy of past Prison Lotus sons and daughters from the Prison Lotus Abyss Pool.

Otherwise, given Li Che's temperament, he would not have rushed out recklessly to rejoin the battle.

Thus, Qi Tian, the Third Prince, and the Three-Eyed True Lord all relaxed at once, free of restraint, and unleashed their full power without holding back.

"Today, let you, the sovereign-level immortals of the three major divine camps, feel the momentum of our Prison Lotus faction after being eternally severed from the eight-world god tide!"

The Third Prince roared, coiling his fire-tip spear, spewing endless dark Prison Lotus flames that turned into a hissing flood dragon, charging toward the Emperor Hong Human Sovereign.

The Emperor Hong Human Sovereign's imperial tyrant aura trembled; he clenched a fist and thrust it sideways, space itself bursting under pressure, air currents parting like a vast expanse in an instant, howling like waves crashing on shore.

The Three-Eyed True Lord gripped his three-pointed, double-edged blade; its light swept forth, a domineering blade surged, while the Black Dog Howling Heaven roared, manifesting countless black dog shadows as it lunged at the Taiyi Immortal.

The battle was fiercely intense, as if it would be a fight to the death with no end.

The Taiyi Immortal couldn't help but curse under his breath.

Indeed, the Prison Lotus faction are all madmen; they're clearly preparing to fight to the death!

Why bother?!

Boom—!

The entire Yuanlei Heaven, under the sweeping impact of this battle's fluctuations, seemed barely able to bear it.

It was as if the entire heavenly domain might collapse.

And the Three-Lifetime Tathagata, the Emperor Hong Human Sovereign, and the Taiyi Immortal all clearly understood the consequences should the heavenly domain collapse.

Thus, they tore open the void, taking Qi Tian, the Third Prince, and the Three-Eyed True Lord, and plunged into the depths of the void.

Li Che stood silently amidst the heaven-and-earth chessboard, watching as the imperial-level battlefield shattered the void and plunged into the turbulent depths.

He shook his head; that battlefield...

He could not join it for the time being.

He shifted his gaze, sweeping over the divine armies still stationed atop Sheer Cliff Mountain...

That place, too, was a battlefield.

The God-Slaying Immortal, the God-Slaughtering Immortal, the Immortal Bird Emperor, and others—his bound deities—were fighting fiercely.

The God-Slaying Immortal faced the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden.

The God-Slaughtering Immortal was locked in combat with the God-Extinguishing and God-Trapping Immortals.

Kill!

Li Che's eyes suddenly sharpened.

He could not intervene in the sovereign-level battlefield, but this battlefield...

... yet he could freely unleash a massacre here!

Unbound by his daughter, Li Che could fully become a slaughter god!

He alone is an army!

His body trembled as Li Che erupted with countless thunderbolts—the primal source of Yuanlei Heaven!

Within his spine, the dragon pillar roared; each immortal martial aperture turned, spewing forth surging qi and blood.

The heaven-and-earth chessboard was driven to its utmost, shielding Li Che's now immensely powerful life aura.

Such an erupting Li Che could not conceal his aura at all, like an eternally blazing star.

But he still tried to use the heaven-and-earth chessboard to conceal his aura.

Whooo—

Li Che took a step, shot out in an instant, and in the next moment appeared above the battlefield where the Immortal Sparrow Emperor and the Immortal Emperor Toad clashed.

Besides that, Li Che looked toward Absolute Cliff Mountain and flicked his finger.

A multitude of black chess pieces suddenly poured out like a torrential downpour.

On Absolute Cliff Mountain, the armies of the Three Major Divine Gods Faction and the Two Saints Ancient Village, after learning that King Ksitigarbha, leading the Hell Lotus Maiden, had already slaughtered their way into Hell Lotus Land,

The numerous divine spirits then completely relaxed.

Because, this time the battle plan to appear on Absolute Cliff Mountain and block King Ksitigarbha has been deemed a complete failure!

Since they had failed, they naturally relaxed, their spirits no longer tense.

King Ksitigarbha has already entered Hell Lotus Land; could he possibly come back to kill again?

If so, then no battle will erupt.

Those divine spirit armies stationed to block on Absolute Cliff Mountain naturally just guarded the emptiness.

So, when the black chess pieces poured down like a torrential rain onto the summit of Absolute Cliff Mountain, many divine spirits were bewildered.

Chess pieces?

Why are there so many chess pieces?

Li Che's aura surged wildly, his powerful presence like a blazing sun, his gaze cold, killing intent rampant.

He showed no mercy; today he would unleash a massacre!

His first target was the divine spirit armies of Emperor Hong Ancient Village under the command of the Human Emperor Earth Emperor Hong.

He snapped his fingers.

The black chess pieces that filled the sky instantly exploded in midair, accompanied by an explosion, rolling demonic aura surging forth.

They actually transformed into a divine spirit army of the Mysterious Demon Lair that had once besieged Li Che!

Although it was only a single army, in numbers of strong warriors it was not inferior at all to the divine spirit army of Emperor Hong Ancient Village.

Demonic aura surged like a tide; as it exploded, terrifying demonic silhouettes emerged one after another above Absolute Cliff Mountain.

Then they crashed down onto the ground, and a tremendous slaughter instantly erupted; Nirvana, Slaying Dao, Merging Dao, and many other levels of divine spirits, completely complete, all burst forth simultaneously in an instant.

This caught the divine spirit army of Emperor Hong Ancient Village completely off guard!

*Puff puff puff! *

Many divine spirits of Emperor Hong Ancient Village were instantly blown apart in an instant, flesh and blood flying, bodies shattered, divine spirit will directly shattered!

"Ah——!"

"Mysterious Demon Lair! It's the army of the Mysterious Demon Lair!"

"Damn it! The Three Major Divine Gods Faction actually intends to seize this opportunity to exterminate our Two Saints Ancient Village divine spirit army!"

……

The roar of anger issued from the mouths of the Emperor Hong Ancient Village divine spirits!

They were drenched in blood, immediately began to fight, and in the blood spraying from fallen comrades beside them, their eyes turned completely red.

They frenziedly slaughtered toward the demonic spirit warriors of the Mysterious Demon Lair whose demonic aura ran rampant.

Various malicious divine surges shot forth endlessly, divine weapons crossed, divine secret techniques exploded……

On Absolute Cliff Mountain, the original tranquility was instantly shattered, plunging into boundless chaos.

The original divine spirit army of the Mysterious Demon Lair faction, in their bewilderment, was caught up and hacked down by the red-eyed divine spirits of Emperor Hong Ancient Village.

At the instant Emperor Hong Ancient Village came under attack, the divine spirit army of another Two Saints Ancient Village, Taiyi Ancient Village, also immediately reacted.

There had long been a contradiction between the Two Saints Ancient Village and the Three Major Divine Gods Faction.

Once the divine spirits of the Two Saints Ancient Village were the leaders of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, but as the divine spirits of the Divine Gods Faction developed and rose, they suppressed their living space.

Moreover, the Three Major Divine Gods Faction has always harbored the idea of exterminating the ancient villages and completely wiping out the indigenous inhabitants of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

Thus, for a moment, both sides turned red-eyed.

On Absolute Cliff Mountain, the divine spirit armies directly went into melee with each other.

Standing within the Heaven and Earth Chessboard, Li Che, concealing his aura, was stunned at the sight, but his eyes flickered with a kind of unexpected delight.

His thoughts stirred, letting his Mysterious Demon Lair Spirit-Capturing Army continue to fish in troubled waters, slaughtering the divine spirits of the Three Major Divine Gods Faction, stirring up the conflict and giving them no chance to negotiate.

In fact, as the battle erupted and the slaughter continued, many divine spirits have already sensed something amiss.

The Immortal Emperor Toad, clashing with the Immortal Sparrow Emperor, suddenly spoke coldly, wishing to halt this chaotic melee battle.

However, the Mysterious Demon Lair Spirit-Capturers arranged by Li Che to fish in troubled waters simply would not obey the Immortal Emperor Toad's suppressive pressure.

The Immortal Emperor Toad's huge eyes suddenly widened, fury uncontainable.

As an Immortal, his pressure is now useless?

Now the Mysterious Demon Lair faction, with the Immortal Demon Emperor sealed by the Nüwa Emperor's incarnate form, the Shaman Emperor in seclusion, and the Immortal Sparrow Emperor dead, he, the Immortal Emperor Toad, is the greatest.

His words— which Mysterious Demon Lair divine spirit would dare not obey!

"Ribbit——! Impudent!"

The Immortal Emperor Toad's body swelled up; in a single collision, the terrifying turmoil of the Immortal origin sent the Immortal Sparrow Emperor flying away.

His enormously thick legs stomped down hard; pushing off on Absolute Cliff Mountain, his massive, mountain‑like body shot up like a cannonball.

He plunged downward, black and oppressive, toward Li Che's Spirit‑Capturing Great Army, intending to sit and crush every disobedient demon.

However——

Just as he launched himself upward,

a strong sense of danger suddenly burst forth above the Immortal Emperor Toad's head.

The Immortal Emperor Toad felt as if goosebumps had erupted all over his body!

He lifted his head, his two eyeballs seeming about to pop out of their sockets!

"Ribbit——!!!"

Who?!

But I saw above the head, countless thunderbolts suddenly exploded!

The void of Yuanlei Heaven was torn open, and the rolling Origin Sea was actually reflected before his eyes!

Origin Sea?!

In the Origin Sea, the Yuanlei origin poured down like a waterfall three thousand feet high.

However, these Yuanlei origins did not directly smash onto the face of the Immortal Emperor Toad.

Instead, they smashed onto an extremely sturdy back, exploding completely, like a storm, like countless tornadoes, entwining around that sturdy figure.

Sizzle—

Thunder burst forth, electric light darted!

Li Che's black hair flew up, the Thunder Magnetic Orbital Body Eight Transformations fully drew the thunderous power, wildly rotating around his body.

Terrifying pressure rose step by step from Li Che's body!

As if a thunder magnetic field were being pushed forward!

Li Che clenched his fingers, the divine weapon carving knife slid into his hand; a piece of divine wood, with countless thunderbolts darting within, was being carved by him, using the art of the Divine Eagle Great Immortal, just a breath.

In his hand, a statue of the Avalokitesvara sitting on a lotus, Divine Eagle that frenziedly devours the origin of Yuanlei Heaven, had already taken shape.

The Avalokitesvara Divine Eagle, with kind brows and kind eyes, burst forth endless thunder light.

Each petal of the lotus pedestal beneath, its patterns lifelike, intertwined with fine thunder arcs.

At this moment, Li Che's carving skill seemed to return to its original intention.

Or it returned to the original appearance of the mechanism he once mastered.

The art of explosion!

"Eight Transformations Thunder Magnetic Orbital Body, pressure multiplied by millions!"

"Ultimate Avalokitesvara Lotus Bullet!"

In the astonished gaze of the Immortal Emperor Toad.

Like a thunder god, Li Che hovered in midair above the cliff mountain.

His five fingers slammed down.

He struck upon the Avalokitesvara Divine Eagle.

(End of chapter)