Chapter 632

Li Che - original term: Li Che

Li Che spread his five fingers and fiercely slapped onto the colossal, mountain-like corpse of the Immortal Emperor Toad beneath him; an invisible shockwave, centered at the point of impact, burst forth as a ring rapidly expanding in all directions.

Emperor Hong - Emperor Hong

At that moment, the thunderous origin within the primordial sea of Yuanlei Heaven transformed into the most furious, roaring waves in the boundless ocean—as if it sought to destroy heaven and earth, like a terrifying pressure released and spreading from the deep sea.

Earth Store King - Earth Store King

It sounded like bells and drums ringing in unison, as if a heavenly deity above the Nine Heavens gripped a drum mallet and began to beat the drum nonstop.

Li Che's black hair fluttered wildly, his robes billowed under an invisible force, his eyes sharpened to the extreme, and a vicious aura surged.

He never imagined that the Emperor Hong Human Sovereign would be this insane.

Even after he had entered the primordial sea, the Emperor Hong Human Sovereign had not relented, still pursuing him inside and unleashing endless terrifying sword light.

Soul-Seizing Technique - Soul-Seizing Technique

From the Emperor Hong Human Sovereign's eyes, Li Che saw longing and greed—a pure greed, namely the desire to grasp Li Che's God‑Binding Technique, which lets one die and be reborn and then become a controllable subordinate under command.

Flying Thunder Translocation - Flying Thunder Translocation

The Human Sovereign naturally walks the Human Sovereign's Way; the more powerful his subordinates, the more who submit to him, and thus the Emperor Hong Human Sovereign's strength and cultivation naturally increase greatly.

This is the Human Sovereign's Way, and the God‑Binding Technique, together with the Human Sovereign's Way… is simply a perfect match!

Li Che speculated that the Emperor Hong Human Sovereign's former peak combat power was even far greater than this, possibly the strongest being in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

Human Emperor's Great Sword - Human Emperor's Great Sword

When the three major divine factions entered the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, many native deities began to weaken; as the divine tides surged, native deities fell one after another, and the Emperor Hong Human Sovereign's strength naturally became far less than before.

Therefore, this is the reason for the Emperor Hong Human Sovereign's stirring and greed; he even does not hesitate to pursue and kill into the primordial sea of Yuanlei Heaven.

Royal Heavenly Immortal - Royal Heavenly Immortal

Even Heavenly Immortals dare not lightly set foot here, after all, the rules of heaven and earth intertwine, and the will of heaven and earth is brewing.

However, Human Emperor Hong, as a Heavenly Immortal of imperial rank, already stands among the few peak powerhouses of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, naturally possessing sufficient confidence.

And since he wanted to see the power of God-Summoning, Li Che allowed him.

Boom—

God-Summoning!

Li Che's eyes seemed to turn an ink-black darkness, like a black hole swirling within them, a terrifying roar vibrating, and above his head, the will of heaven and earth changed, rolling like thick ink.

Countless deathly auras seeped out from that black cloud vortex.

Li Che's hair hung upside down, whipping like a cape, and the palm he struck down seemed to erupt with a tremendous suction, connecting with the Netherworld.

Splash—

The black clouds' spread grew larger; as a top-tier Earthly Immortal, the Immortal Emperor Toad possessed immense strength, and the greater the strength, the harder the God-Summoning became, because the energy transfer involved would be terrifying.

After all, this meant forcibly dragging an Earthly Immortal-level existence from the Netherworld into the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

It's just like hoeing open a corner of the Netherworld's wall!

Human Emperor Hong gripped the Human Emperor's Great Sword with one hand, brows furrowed, his eyes flashing with frost-like sternness as he coldly surveyed.

Behind him, a divine light wheel turned, golden radiance bursting forth, endless solemnity like a towering divine mountain standing in the boundless Sea of Thunder Pools.

He lifted his head, gazing at the sky where the black clouds roiled.

The will of heaven and earth seemed to boil and clamor at this moment, surging with unease.

"This is... the Netherworld!"

A powerhouse of Human Emperor Hong's level naturally possesses an extremely keen perception of the Netherworld.

His eyes narrowed, revealing an unparalleled gravity.

He furrowed his brows, stepping on sword qi, like a tide's crest, surging forward to ravage ahead.

He appeared before Li Che, gripping the Human Emperor's Great Sword with one hand, and with a fierce sweep, slashed at Li Che.

He didn't even care about the death-origin vortex appearing now; he only wanted to capture Li Che, suppress him, and obtain that resurrection technique from his mouth!

Li Che rose from the Immortal Emperor Toad's corpse, his eyes narrowing.

His body instantly turned into a bolt of lightning and vanished.

Flying Lightning Shift!

In an instant, several white chess pieces shot out from the Sea of Lightning, then transformed into Li Che's forms—avatars forged by drawing thunder's origin power via an electromagnetic orbit.

Human Emperor Hong's gaze swept, his eyes flashing with ultimate sharp sword light, brows slightly furrowed.

Yet he had no leisure to discern which was the true form of the Ksitigarbha King.

The Ksitigarbha King's avatar, with his imperial-rank immortal will, could not instantly distinguish real from fake, unable to tell which was his true body!

While he was discerning, the death-origin vortex above his head grew increasingly violent due to his sword strike.

Splash...

Chain after chain dangled down from that death vortex.

The Immortal Emperor Toad, immense as a sky-covering mountain, gradually descended slowly from the death vortex.

"Is this the means of resurrection?"

Human Emperor Hong lifted his head, hair flying, his eyes flashing with strange colors.

His mighty immortal will strove to analyze the reasons and causes of rebirth, seeking to unravel its mystery.

But aside from knowing that the other end of that death vortex leads to the Netherworld, he could see nothing else, completely unable to discern why the Immortal Emperor Toad could be resurrected.

In fact, even Li Che himself did not understand; he had not yet unraveled the mystery of God-Summoning.

That is the ability of the Dao Fruit; he only knows how to use it, but cannot analyze its cause.

Perhaps, to analyze the root of the divine abilities granted by the Dao Fruit, one must wait until the Dao Fruit achieves the Nine Transformations.

Even Li Che felt that, to make the Dao Fruit achieve the Nine Transformations, the most important thing is to comprehend and unravel the Dao Fruit's ability.

"Emperor Hong Human Emperor". Also "Li Che". "Dao Fruit Nine Transformations" "Dao Fruit" is a cultivation term: Dao Fruit. Should be translated: "Dao Fruit". "Nine Transformations" maybe "Nine Transformations". So "Dao Fruit Nine Transformations". Not a proper noun.

Lightning Magnetic Orb Dao Fruit, Primordial Lightning Power, Clone, Kun-Peng's Wings, Cloud Currents

Eye Light, Death Vortex

Immortal Emperor Toad

The Immortal Emperor Toad's colossal, mountain‑like body, after sinking a bit, suddenly began to struggle, continuously straining to burst out from the death‑qi vortex.

Yet at the other end of the death vortex, an invisible force seemed to be forcibly pulling, trying to drag him back bit by bit into the vortex.

line: no proper nouns.

"You can't just stand by; you must seize that chain and help the Immortal Emperor Toad break free from the death vortex—only then will he submit to you."

Lightning Magnetic Orb Clone

The sounds rumbled, overlapped, and burst forth in a deafening explosion.

Imperial Great Human Emperor, Human Emperor's Greatsword, Earth Store King

He was pondering whether to reach out and grasp that chain.

"If you keep hesitating, the Immortal Emperor Toad's resurrected body will be dragged back into the death vortex—then… no one will be able to resurrect the Immortal Emperor Toad again."

Li Che's low voice reverberated through the endless sea of thunder.

The Emperor Hong Human Sovereign furrowed his brows, lifted his head, and gave Li Che's many avatars a deep look.

Immortal Divinity

sound effect.

He seized the chain violently, and terrifying power burst from his palm, seeking to yank out the ink‑black chain and drag the Immortal Emperor Toad from the death vortex.

Rebirth Process

However, the Emperor Hong Human Sovereign's expression suddenly shifted slightly.

He felt a strong resistance; the other end of the death vortex actually burst forth with a terrifying suction, as if trying to pull away the Immortal Emperor Toad's resurrected body.

none.

The Emperor Hong Human Sovereign narrowed his eyes, refusing to believe it.

No matter how powerful the opposing force, how could the King of Earth Store accomplish the resurrection of so many beings?

And he, Emperor Hong, would fail if he merely tried once?

Impossible to fail!

Emperor Hong, the Human Emperor, refused to believe in evil, and a fighting spirit rose in his heart.

"Give it to me, come down!"

Emperor Hong, the Human Emperor, roared, his immortal divinity turning into countless sword lights that clang clang clang as they gathered behind him, condensing into a peerlessly sharp, terrifying divine sword.

Myriad swords fell together, erupting with a terrifying, direct pulling force.

Creak—creak…

The black chains instantly tightened, pulled to the limit, the creaking sound echoing without end as countless black currents seeped from the chains, as if they were about to be completely torn apart!

The myriad swords fell together, and the shockwave they formed scattered even the source of thunder.

Emperor Hong, the Human Emperor's face was grim beyond compare.

Even Kṣitigarbha can do it—can Emperor Hong not?

Even if Kṣitigarbha had mastered some core methods, Emperor Hong, the Human Emperor, felt that Kṣitigarbha must have already completed the process—after all, the resurrected body of the Undying Emperor Toad had already appeared; all that remained was to pull him back into the mortal realm.

This… is it difficult?

Emperor Hong, the Human Emperor, can do it too—he can resurrect an immortal!

Just succeed once!

Emperor Hong, the Human Emperor, felt he could grasp that feeling and even replicate the entire resurrection process!

Come!

A long whistle rang out, myriad swords clanging, resonating together in the ocean of thunder!

Creak—creak…

Within the death vortex, countless death essences seemed to be pulled and transformed into thick, rolling black mist, sinking continuously; the Undying Emperor Toad's body, which had been pulled back into the death vortex, was instead slowly being pulled down further! Emperor Hong, the Human Emperor, pressed his arms downward as myriad swords fell like a flying waterfall.

Watching the Undying Emperor Toad's resurrected body being pulled bit by bit back to him, he couldn't help but curl his lips into an arc—a feeling of accomplishment.

Since attaining the Dao and becoming Human Emperor, Emperor Hong had not felt such a sense of accomplishment for a long time.

Success is imminent.

Li Che watched from afar, surprised by Emperor Hong, the Human Emperor's immense pulling power.

Even without mastering the Capture God Dao Fruit, he could actually pull the Undying Emperor Toad out outright.

But…

This has only just begun.

Li Che tapped his toe and retreated farther and farther.

He was curious and eager to feel just how powerful the Netherworld Overlord's strength truly was!

Li Che time and again succeeded by exploiting information gaps, clashing his timing with the Netherworld Overlord's power, thereby pulling one Captive God after another from the Overlord's grasp and achieving the resurrection of the Captive Gods.

But just how strong is the Netherworld Overlord's true power?

Li Che had never truly felt it before.

The Netherworld has three Overlords: the Netherworld Overlord, the Death Overlord, and the Reincarnation Overlord; among them, the Netherworld Overlord holds the highest rank.

Therefore, after sensing the Netherworld Overlord's power, Li Che becomes extremely cautious and solemn each time he performs a Captive God ritual.

Were it not for Emperor Hong, the Human Emperor's coercion, Li Che would never have chosen to perform the Captive God ritual on the Undying Emperor Toad at this time.

Now, Emperor Hong, the Human Emperor wants to pull the Undying Emperor Toad—this lets us see the clash between the Human Emperor and the Overlord!

Emperor Hong Human Emperor's eyes narrowed slightly, his immortal will boiling, naturally he sensed the continually retreating Earth Store King.

This Earth Store King...

Afraid of what?

Huh?!

Suddenly, Emperor Hong Human Emperor's expression changed!

He abruptly raised his head, only to see the speed of the death vortex's rotation increasing ever faster, the death origin expanding, from an original diameter of a thousand li, instantly reaching a diameter of ten thousand li!

But, this isn't the point, the point is...

An extremely terrifying pressure rolled out from within the death vortex.

In the next moment, a face appeared above the death vortex, the features gradually becoming clear, the eyes suddenly opening, incomparably scarlet, as if countless scorching spirits, like branding irons, wailed and screamed within the pupils.

"Netherworld Sovereign!"

Emperor Hong Human Emperor instantly recognized this face, and the existence behind it!

Although it was a face reflected via the death origin, Emperor Hong Human Emperor felt an endless chill spread throughout his body.

"It turns out... the one who has been provoking this sovereign is you!"

The terrifying voice boomed, merely by speaking, the origin power within the Primordial Thunder Heaven Origin Sea surged and boiled, exploding into countless thunderous water pillars!

Li Che's expression also abruptly changed, how terrifying!

This overflowing pressure surpassed any expert's pressure Li Che had felt so far.

Whether it was Empress Wa, the Heaven-Reaching God Emperor, the Old Lord Immortal, or other experts, none could match the aura and pressure of the Netherworld Sovereign at this moment.

"How could it be the Netherworld Sovereign?!"

Emperor Hong Human Emperor's expression turned extremely grim.

Boom!

Yet the massive face formed by the death vortex was suddenly torn open, a azure hand thrusting out from within the death vortex.

It was an extremely icy azure hand, on every inch of skin, as if countless spirits were climbing and wailing!

The pitch-black death origin, like water flowing down, slowly spread out, actually like chains, binding onto the hand of Emperor Hong Human Emperor, who gripped the chains, pulling and tugging the resurrected body of the Immortal Toad Emperor.

Struggle!

This is forcing him to struggle!

Across a expanse of heaven and earth, the Netherworld Sovereign and Emperor Hong Human Emperor are locked in struggle!

Emperor Hong Human Emperor's expression extremely grim, he is the type forced into struggle, he does not wish to involve any relations or karma with the Netherworld Sovereign!

But now, he has no choice!

"You deceived me!"

Emperor Hong Human Emperor coldly gazed at the Earth Store King, who had manifested a hundred doppelgängers, in his eyes a golden small sword seemed to appear.

In the instant that small sword appeared, it instantly locked onto Li Che's true form.

Li Che felt as if he were completely seen through, his heart couldn't help but startle.

As expected, he still dared to slight an Imperial Rank Heavenly Immortal!

To become an Imperial Rank Heavenly Immortal, how could one be weak?

Every Imperial Rank Heavenly Immortal has lived through long ages, since before the Divine Tide began, they have roamed the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, indulging in endless charm.

Such beings, Li Che's slighting is truly laughable.

Rumble!

The azure hand extended from the Netherworld by the Netherworld Sovereign burst forth with terrifying power, but Emperor Hong Human Emperor, after all, is also an Imperial Rank Heavenly Immortal, how could he easily give up?

He needs to master the art of rebirth, to reforge the glory of his Human Emperor.

So, he will not give up!

His arms flung wide, the immortal divinity on Emperor Hong Human Emperor's body shot up to the heavens, the seven-colored immortal light wheel behind him incessantly turning.

Countless sword qi raged and intertwined, seemingly forming a colossal sword shadow, dense sword shadows plummeting swiftly downward.

A tremendous pulling force erupted, and in the struggle of hands with the Netherworld Sovereign, it actually formed a delicate balance!

The terrifying imperial-rank level power was released.

The entire Origin Sea of the Primordial Thunder Heaven was completely overturned.

"It actually held its own in the power contest?"

Li Che's heart instantly sparked a hint of astonishment and admiration.

Emperor Hong Human Emperor is indeed very powerful!

Li Che exhaled, his eyes flickering as he pondered a response.

"If that's the case..."

"Then let's give it our all!"

Li Che clenched his five fingers.

His true form directly vanished from the Origin Sea.

Reappearing, he was already atop the Immortal Sparrow Emperor's head, stepping on the Immortal Sparrow Emperor, Li Che's robes fluttering, his gaze sweeping, the void instantly torn apart by him.

The cosmos space burst forth with tremendous suction, collecting the spirits of the dead Weird Demon Lair and the spirit corpses of the Two Saints Ancient Village.

The appearance of the Earth Store King drew the attention of many spirits.

Because Emperor Hong Human Emperor pursued and killed the Earth Store King, charging into the Origin Sea of the Primordial Thunder Heaven, everyone wanted to know what happened inside.

After all, the Earth Store King's identity is too mysterious, and he is also the acknowledged troublemaker of this Divine Tide; the Prison Lotus Legion in this Divine Tide relies on him, having thrown all forces of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths into disarray, many fallen spirits and immortals are inseparably linked to the Earth Store King.

Thus, many spirits actually look forward to seeing the Earth Store King be slain by Emperor Hong Human Emperor.

Li Che casually glanced at the many spirits.

They also checked the battle situation elsewhere

Gouye wagged his tail, and with his delicate dog paws swirling, he easily suppressed the Eternal Light Buddha's clone

Eternal Light Buddha

Actually line numbers: we have 【182】, 【183】, then 【185】? Wait we skipped 【184】? The original list had 【182】, 【183】, then 【185】? Let's check original: after 【183】 there is 【185】? Actually the original text:

Let's go through each line and extract.

【181】 none.

Gouye

On the other hand, on Qi Tian's side, there's a feeling that they are about to reach the extreme of exhaustion; Qi Tian Jia probably can't hold on much longer.

Meanwhile, the Three-Eyed True Monarch is completely inscrutable, still locked in an evenly matched clash with the Taiyi Immortal.

After grasping the external situation clearly in his mind, Li Che did not linger long on Absolute Cliff Mountain.

He used Flying Thunder Shift, and returned again to the primordial sea of Primordial Thunder Heaven.

Between the Emperor Hong Human Sovereign and the Netherworld Overlord, a true stalemate and blockade had formed.

No wonder he's the Human Sovereign, truly formidable.

If that's the case…

The capable bear more burden.

In the next moment, Li Che sacrificed the numerous divine spirit corpses he had just collected on his trip.

There were divine spirit corpses from the Emperor Hong Ancient Village, as well as from the Taiyi Ancient Village, and also many demon race divine spirit corpses from the Mysterious Demon Lair……

Mainly aiming for an even spread of blessings.

His five fingers spread wide, and within his chest, the Pure Heart Dao Fruit beat violently.

Li Che suddenly burst forth with endless white radiance.

He slammed down a palm fiercely.

Instantly, an intangible wave spread outward!

Buzz—

The death vortex above the firmament seemed to have been amplified.

It actually expanded again!

Rattle—

One after another, icy cold chains imbued with terrifying death origin hung down from that death vortex.

They fell beside the Emperor Hong Human Sovereign, and in his face of incredulous rage, they bound him up, wrapping him like a zongzi.

And as the death vortex expanded,

The power that the Netherworld Overlord could muster at the other end also surged ever more!

Creak—

The Emperor Hong Human Sovereign instantly felt a surge of terror.

The balance of the struggle is about to be broken!

His body, wrapped like a zongzi, was being pulled bit by bit toward that death vortex!

The Emperor Hong Human Sovereign was furious beyond restraint, his eyes bursting with golden sword-light as he fixed his gaze on Li Che's true form.

Ksitigarbha, what the hell are you, a person or a dog?!

(End of chapter)