Chapter 642: The Father's Toy Left for His Daughter, Wildly Embracing the Myriad of Prison Lotus Land

Buzz—

Countless black clouds piled down, as if pulled by a heavy force, swiftly plummeting downward, winding around the heavenly deity that had taken on Xixi's likeness.

The heavenly deity formed from the will of heaven and earth in the Prison Lotus Land now burst with an extremely complex hue in its eyes.

He plunged down, smashing into the Prison Lotus Mound Pool, then slowly floated and sank before rising again.

At this moment, the entire Prison Lotus Mound Pool became utterly tranquil, not a single ripple appearing.

Xixi stepped upon the pool's surface, appearing as if walking on level ground, treading not on water but on a floor paved with blue bricks.

Her black hair flew wildly, terrifying killing intent trickling from her body and ebbing and flowing, the complex hue in her eyes quickly swallowed by darkness.

She lifted her head, gazing at Li Che hovering in midair, his whole body radiating golden qi and blood, like a fearsome god or demon.

Countless drops of golden blood floated around, suspended in the void, containing terrifyingly immense energy—this was the martial immortal's blood that Li Che had spilled and splattered.

Each drop contained the essence of qi and blood of a martial immortal.

Li Che's heart shuddered violently, yet it felt as if it had sunk to the bottom of a valley.

He lowered his head to look at Xixi standing upon the pool's surface, his five fingers clenching tightly, and the Ruyi Golden Cudgel emitted a continual clanging resonance.

This one standing upon the surface of the Prison Lotus Mound Pool—

Is it really Xixi or not?

"Dad..."

A low voice, laced with an irrepressible smile, somewhat mad, somewhat triumphant, somewhat neurotic, emanated from Xixi's mouth.

Li Che's heart sank, and the formidable martial immortal aura clinging to the Ruyi Golden Cudgel seemed to momentarily stagnate at this instant.

He lowered his head to gaze at Xixi standing upon the Prison Lotus Mound Pool.

Is it Xixi?

Is it truly Xixi, or is it a Xixi formed from the heavenly deity of heaven and earth's will?

If it is the latter, Li Che can without hesitation smash it with a single blow of his staff, breaking the last Prison Lotus Maiden.

But if it is the true Xixi, Li Che dare not strike, for if he did, would he not be killing his own daughter?

Li Che has always upheld protecting his daughter's safety and well‑being; how could he commit an act that harms her?

Li Che raised his hand and tapped the point between his eyebrows.

In an instant, flesh and blood split apart left and right, as if sliced by an incredibly sharp blade aura.

Plucking Star Pupil!

That is a divine ability of the Immortal Craft Dao Fruit!

Since his cultivation began, it has brought Li Che tremendous aid, helping him pierce through much falsehood.

And today, Li Che still resolutely chose the Plucking Star Pupil.

But...

This time, however, Li Che felt a bit disappointed, for the Plucking Star Pupil could not discern the true or false nature of this Xixi formed from the Prison Lotus Land's heavenly will.

He could not tell whether this Xixi was truly Xixi.

The feedback from the Plucking Star Pupil made Li Che grow ever more bewildered.

"Oh no..."

By the Prison Lotus Mound Pool.

The boss's expression shifted slightly; even on his paralyzed face, a hint of gravity appeared.

Old Master Dog stuck out his tongue, also lamenting the cunning of the Prison Lotus Land's heavenly will.

He actually came up with such a move.

"No, this isn't a move devised by the Prison Lotus Land's heavenly will; it's merely a coincidence..."

"It is more like a fate of heavenly reincarnation; no matter what, it is a predetermined destiny for Li Che to fall and die."

"Xixi is inherently a Prison Lotus Maiden; this is a fate she cannot escape, and the parents of every Prison Lotus Maiden throughout history have all perished, unavoidable."

"But in this era of the divine tide, an exception has appeared: Xixi's parents, Li Che and Zhang Ya, have survived and reached an extremely high level."

"But… it seems impossible to escape this fixed rule, the heavenly will's predetermined destiny rule."

The boss spoke in a deep, cold tone, indifferent.

"Zhang Ya, in the Primordial Heaven, is suppressing the four Celestial Immortals, slowly falling… each passing day means that, as a reincarnation of the Empress Wa, she draws one step closer to death."

"As for Li Che here… today, opening heaven is a death tribulation born of erupting fate!"

"This tribulation is destined to erupt; it is a fate arranged within the heavenly will's fixed rules, inescapable."

"Only if Li Che can escape does he possess the ability and qualification to open heaven."

"But… it's too hard."

The boss shook his head.

Putting himself in Li Che's shoes, he swapped their positions.

Facing the current state directly.

Faced with the Xixi drifting up from the Prison Lotus Mound Pool, can Li Che really bring himself to strike?

Anyway, the boss's words are such that he could not bring himself to strike.

That's his daughter…

Even if it is a heavenly deity incarnate, it is still his daughter; since he cannot be certain it isn't Xixi, Li Che dares not gamble.

If it truly were Xixi, Li Che would strike to crush the opponent and kill them.

Would that not be tantamount to personally slaying his daughter?

Then Li Che's steadfast will to protect his daughter's safe growth would shatter.

Once his will collapses, a martial immortal would be utterly cut off from its upper limit, losing any chance or qualification to reach higher realms.

The Martial Immortal's life ends here.

So, this is a yang scheme targeting Li Che, a killing blow!

This is Li Che's true great tribulation!

Or rather……

It is the tribulation of the father of the Prison Lotus Maiden!

Gou Ye lightly sighed; this tribulation, they cannot intervene, Li Che must endure it himself; if they intervene, it will only provoke a greater tribulation.

It's not necessary to say; more importantly, the chain reaction triggered is too severe, even affecting Xixi.

"Watch how he gets through it."

"If he cannot cross… this is fate."

The boss also lightly sighed.

The entire Prison Lotus land trembled, all eyes drawn to Li Che, who chose to open heaven at this moment.

The cultivators of the three great Prison Lotus land ancient villages had eyes full of fervor, nothing left but endless fighting spirit!

They saw Li Che battling heaven and earth, regarding him as a model, as if in this moment they transformed into the belief of the Prison Lotus land cultivators, the Prison Lotus camp's divine spirits.

Boom—

Li Che's eyes were full of struggle.

But the pond surface exploded.

Xixi's legs bent, she pressed down directly, the surface of the Prison Lotus Mausoleum pond sank at this moment.

Then a splendid explosion sound, the water in the pond was pulled up like two water dragons, countless splashes scattering, forming incredibly sharp purple-flame serpent-spear fire lances.

As Xixi raised her hands, it turned into a rain of spears hanging upside down from the heavens!

Numerous powerful rule auras sealed the surrounding void, freezing heaven and earth.

Leaving Li Che no way to dodge, he could only hard-block with his Martial Immortal flesh against Xixi's killing move erupting now.

Boom——!!!

Countless spear-lights instantly engulfed Li Che.

But soon, the countless purple-flame serpent-spear fire lances, transformed into the roaring of flood dragons, were flung away by Li Che.

His body trembled, a punch thrown, turning into the Myriad Transformations Dragon-Elephant Furnace, a huge furnace horizontally pressing down.

Suppressing all the purple-flame serpent-spear fire lances.

Li Che's eyes slightly narrowed, the Ruyi Golden Hooped Staff in his hand trembled.

He suddenly swept out an arc, a curved arc, like carrying the terrifying might to break the heavens, swinging toward Xixi.

"Daddy…… are you going to hit me?"

Xixi's voice carried resentment, her eye sockets red, as if tears were swirling inside.

Li Che's heart shuddered.

The next moment, Xixi appeared at his abdomen, fists and feet striking continuously hundreds of times, terrifying power continually climbing.

Golden blood sprayed out, Li Che's body like a cannonball, smashing onto the ground, plowing trenches into the earth, countless smoke and dust rolling.

Li Che crawled up from the ruins, at the wound, primordial power was eroding, preventing the wound from healing.

Behind Li Che, the Reincarnation Dao Fruit trembled, as if a flower of reincarnation was blooming.

Slowly, Li Che's injuries settled into peaceful recovery, wounds healed, no longer bleeding.

"Daddy……"

Xixi floated in midair, swinging her arms, her eyes crimson, endless madness and decadence enveloping her pupils.

It is precisely this madness and decadence that agitates Li Che's mind and spirit.

Li Che dared not deliver a killing blow, because he could not determine whether Xixi had failed to bear the inheritance of past Prison Lotus Maidens, fallen into decadence, becoming a true Prison Lotus Maiden.

If Xixi had been corrupted by the Prison Lotus curse, fallen into decadence and become a Prison Lotus Maiden manipulated by heaven's will, then if Li Che dealt a killing blow, he would surely regret it for life!

Hum——

Xixi seemed to have grasped this psychology of Li Che, recklessly charging over.

Her speed was too fast; this moment's Xixi, as if she had fully absorbed the inheritance of past Prison Lotus Maidens, actually mastered the Prison Lotus fire, rolling out terrifying killing power.

The purple-flame serpent-spear fire lances turned into roaring flood dragons coming.

There were also the Hun Tian Ling, Qian Kun Ring, and Wind Fire Golden Light Wheel, entwined with Prison Lotus flames!

Bang bang bang——

The void continuously exploded, Li Che's brows tightly furrowed, stubbornly watching the incessantly attacking Xixi.

Bang——

Li Che crossed his arms to block; Xixi's clenched fist struck his defense.

Instantly it exploded like a cannonball.

The powerful Prison Lotus curse power, like a venomous flood dragon, sought to tear at Li Che's vitality, to completely strangle him.

Thud——

Almost matching the power of the Heavenly Immortal realm, it made Li Che's body uncontrollable, shooting like a cannonball, smashing into the Prison Lotus land's ground, blasting one pit after another. In the Prison Lotus land, the villagers and divine spirits of the three great ancient villages seemed to fall silent, staring dumbfounded at this scene.

They understood Li Che, so when Li Che faced such an attack from Xixi, they could only remain silent.

Their fervor was like being doused with a bucket of cold water, leaving them completely clear-headed.

It's over……

How could a father deal a killing blow to his daughter?

As long as…… there is a one-in-ten-thousand chance that it is Li Che's daughter Xixi, the opponent is equivalent to standing in an invincible position.

Li Che could only withdraw, only able to endure the frantic bombardment of the last Prison Lotus Maiden!

Fresh blood drenched his body; Li Che looked utterly miserable, yet he did not give up, still resisting. He waited, waiting for an opportunity, a chance to see through truth and falsehood.

Li Che's eyes seemed to flow with golden blood.

He could tell that this Xixi was not the real Xixi, but a manifestation of the divine will of heaven and earth, a calamity sent by Hell Lotus Land to stop him from opening heaven.

But Li Che dared not gamble.

He needed absolute certainty!

This deceitful will of heaven and earth even personally crashed into the Hell Lotus Tomb Pool, feinting at Li Che, making it harder for him to judge.

After all, no one could say for sure whether the one emerging from the Hell Lotus Tomb Pool was truly Xixi.

The whole world seemed shrouded in the smell of blood.

Li Che's aura of opening heaven was gradually fading; if it continued, his bloodlust would be worn away, the qi and blood in his body would completely open and close, and opening heaven would fail.

If opening heaven failed, it would mean Li Che would completely end his martial immortal path.

For his whole life, his limit lay here; he could not even take half a step toward a higher realm.

Li Che, covered in fresh blood, looked at the Xixi formed by the heavenly deity, feeling no resentment; he would not blame his daughter, only feeling his own inadequacy.

This is his flaw, and also his fatal weakness.

But it is unavoidable, for his daughter Xixi… is Li Che's greatest weakness.

From beginning to end!

"Dad..."

"It's time to end."

"Fall."

"Go keep your mother company, set off together."

Xixi said lightly.

Her body shot forth again in the void, even with a hint of recklessness.

She seemed to have figured Li Che out completely, fully grasping his psyche.

She even deliberately showed a flaw to Li Che, letting him come to kill her, but Li Che would certainly not deal a fatal blow, so the flaw she left would become Li Che's flaw.

Because if Li Che halted his motion when striking, that would become the greatest flaw.

Suddenly.

In the Hell Lotus Tomb Pool, the water's splashing sound echoed.

Then, a pink thing poked its head slightly above the water.

It was pink…

Immortal Craft Gatling!

Its six barrels emitted a faint cold light, aimed at the "Xixi" in midair.

The next moment, it spewed golden light.

Rat-tat-tat-tat-tat-tat!

Golden beams shot from the barrels, bursting with wood-passing crows wrapped in the light, flying swiftly toward Xixi.

But such power's threat, to the "Xixi" standing in the strongest domain beneath the Eternal Heaven, was hardly a threat.

Xixi merely glanced, and those wood-passing crow shells froze in midair.

"Ridiculous."

Xixi gave a cold snort, clenching her five fingers.

The next moment, those wood-passing crow shells all exploded!

Watching countless splendid golden fireworks.

Xixi's cold-smiling cheek suddenly twitched slightly.

"Not good!"

He sensed something amiss; a strong and terrifying aura suddenly rose not far away.

Like…

Like a crouching giant dragon slowly rising from the prone ground.

"These fireworks… aren't they nice to look at?"

"Xixi…"

"This is… the fireworks you've always loved most!"

Li Che twisted his neck, a terrifying explosive roar bursting from his body.

The next moment, Li Che's spine began to howl.

A long howl shook the Nine Heavens; above the Hell Lotus Land's firmament, countless thunder and fire raged, then exploded, as if cleared to reveal a vast, boundless clear and bright land.

Li Che suddenly stepped forward, his whole body shooting like a meteor cannonball, instantly appearing before "Xixi".

Xixi clenched her five fingers, conjuring a purple-flame serpent fire-tip spear.

But with Li Che at full power, he ignited the seven mystic martial apertures on his back; countless qi and blood surged behind him, spinning like turbines, then jetting out brilliant golden fire!

Like a spacecraft rushing toward the cosmos, spewing endless energy tailflame!

"Dad! It's me! Xixi!"

The Xixi formed by the heavenly deity's expression changed instantly, and she hurriedly let out a shrill cry.

As if to awaken the fatherly love in Li Che's nearly mad heart, which was about to be drowned.

Yet at this moment, Li Che seemed utterly steadfast and convinced, knowing where the true Xixi was.

His fist, his move, struck out without hesitation!

The Dragon-Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit vibrated and roared!

Dragon and elephant, spanning the heavens and earth!

Roaring, howling, twisting.

It transformed into a huge qi-blood furnace behind Li Che, like an extremely terrifying nuclear reactor; as the dragon and elephant intertwined, it fiercely smashed toward Xixi!

How vicious the earlier beating was, how miserable the suppression; after knowing the true target, Li Che's counterattack was that vicious and overbearing!

"Ah——!!!"

"I am your daughter!"

Xixi was submerged by the immortal martial absolute art pushed to the extreme, via the Myriad Transformations Dragon-Elephant Furnace!

Flesh and blood burst open, skin and flesh shattered!

Finally twisted and collapsed, exploding into an extremely gorgeous firework!

"Who——"

"Inh——"

Between one exhalation and one inhalation, Li Che stood upon the firmament.

His shoulders rose and fell as he panted heavily; he looked at the exploding gorgeous fireworks, in the sky above Hell Lotus Land, like a blazing sun at its utmost brightness!

My daughter…… how could she possibly deal me such a vicious blow?

Li Che lifted his head, brilliant golden hair flying.

He exhaled a breath.

In the distance, the scorching sun was cleaved by a terrifying force.

That heavenly god, covered head to toe in armor, stepped out one step at a time, his armor covered in minuscule cracks.

Like sand falling, grain after grain dropped down.

His gaze, complex, looked at Li Che.

How do you know I am not your daughter?

The heavenly god spoke.

Li Che smiled: "I have long known you are not."

But even if there is a one-in-ten-thousand chance, I dare not gamble.

Li Che lowered his head to look at the pitch-black Hell Lotus Mound Pool.

That pink Divine Craft Gatling had long since vanished.

That little toy…… as a father, I personally made that little toy for my daughter; it was her most precious thing, the toy I first brought her to see gorgeous fireworks with, the most cherished object in my memory.

It is also the thing you least expect, which is the greatest flaw.

That is my daughter telling me you are fake.

My daughter is telling me she wants to see a fireworks display, wants me to……

Hit! Blast! You!

Li Che's words fell.

The Heaven-Earth Chessboard instantly expanded with his feet as the center.

His whole body completed an instantaneous shift, appearing behind the heavenly god.

He clenched his five fingers, and the Heaven-Earth Seven Symbols Blade instantly grasped in his hand; the seven Heaven-Earth Ancient Symbols lit up one by one, illuminating Li Che's face, sacred and brilliant.

Then, he fiercely struck down.

In an instant, the blade trembled; the descending strike produced countless cycles of life and death, fiercely shattering the heavenly god of Hell Lotus Land into pieces!

The firmament of Hell Lotus Land rumbled and trembled.

Instantly, the Origin Sea floated above the sky, being cleaved by Li Che's single blade.

Endless origin of Hell Lotus Land surged forth in waves from the Origin Sea.

Li Che raised his head proudly.

As if he had become the center of Hell Lotus Land.

He wildly absorbed the vast heavenly and earthly essence into himself!

As a Heaven-Opener, he added upon himself the ten-thousand-year martial fortune of Hell Lotus Land!

The aura of the Martial Dao Mystic Immortal, at this moment, was continuously pushed, rising step by step!

To tear apart the indestructible barrier of the Heavenly Immortal Realm!

(End of chapter)