Chapter 650: with translation of chapter title

Rascal!

Translation: "Rascal!" (maybe "Scoundrel!" but "rascal" is fine). Keep exclamation.

The Netherworld Sovereign's aura burst forth instantly, his steps into the depths of Hell freezing in place as an overwhelming, terrifying aura swept over him like a storm.

In just a blink, his immensely powerful form swept away like a black wind, vanishing into the depths of Hell.

Translation: "In merely a blink, his immensely powerful body vanished like a black wind sweeping away, disappearing into the Hell's Abyss." Need to keep meaning: "In merely a blink, his immensely powerful body had already vanished like a black wind sweeping away, disappearing into the Hell's Abyss." Let's produce: "In merely a blink, his immensely powerful body had already vanished like a black wind sweeping away, disappearing into the Hell's Abyss."

While in the depths of Hell, the Netherworld Sovereign sensed a familiar aura emanating from the Hellfire Divine Tree, though a mysterious force hindered his perception.

Translation: "Originally, while the Netherworld Sovereign was in the Hell's Abyss, he sensed a familiar aura on that Hellfire Divine Tree, although a mysterious force had blocked his sensory probe." Need to keep: "Originally, while the Netherworld Sovereign was in the Hell's Abyss, he sensed a familiar aura on that Hellfire Divine Tree, although a mysterious force had blocked his sensory probe." Good.

But at the Netherworld Sovereign's level, this power to block perception can't fully conceal; if not for the will of Heaven and Earth in the depths of Hell also assisting, he could have seen through the falsehood at a glance.

Translation: "However, at the Netherworld Sovereign's level, such a power that isolates sensory probing can no longer completely isolate; if not for the will of heaven and earth in the Hell's Abyss also aiding the blockade, the Netherworld Sovereign could have seen through the falsehood at a glance." Need to keep meaning. Let's produce: "However, at the Netherworld Sovereign's level, such a power that isolates sensory probing can no longer completely isolate; if not for the will of heaven and earth in the Hell's Abyss also aiding the blockade, the Netherworld Sovereign could have seen through the falsehood at a glance."

Since he couldn't tell reality from illusion, the Netherworld Sovereign felt compelled to look, wanting to know whether that rascal was truly in the depths of Hell.

Translation: "Precisely because he could not discern the truth, the Netherworld Sovereign felt the urge to take a look, wanting to see whether the one in the Hell's Abyss was indeed that rascal!" Need to keep: "Precisely because he could not discern the truth, the Netherworld Sovereign felt the urge to take a look, wanting to see whether the one in the Hell's Abyss was indeed that rascal!" Good.

However, as that rascal's aura erupted elsewhere,

However, as that rascal's aura erupted elsewhere,

The Netherworld Sovereign decided to give up the probe.

Translation: "the Netherworld Sovereign then chose to abandon the probe." Let's produce: "the Netherworld Sovereign then chose to abandon the probe."

That rascal has taken far too many souls from the Netherworld Sovereign's hands; though most are insignificant, they mean little to the Sovereign.

Translation: "That rascal had snatched away too many wandering souls from the Netherworld Sovereign's hands; although most were insignificant souls, to the Netherworld Sovereign they were no great harm." Need to keep: "That rascal had snatched away too many wandering souls from the Netherworld Sovereign's hands; although most were insignificant souls, to the Netherworld Sovereign they were no great harm."

But it is a disgrace, a humiliation.

Translation: "But, that was a disgrace, a humiliation." Let's produce: "But, that was a disgrace, a humiliation."

He, a being at the peak of the Netherworld heavens and earth, just half a step from transcendence, has had countless suppressed souls stolen by that rascal—what utter disgrace!

Translation: "He, this existence standing at the pinnacle of the Netherworld's heaven and earth, only half a step away from transcendence, actually had those many suppressed wandering souls stolen by a rascal—what a disgrace!" Need to keep: "He, this existence standing at the pinnacle of the Netherworld's heaven and earth, only half a step away from transcendence, actually had those many suppressed wandering souls stolen by a rascal—what a disgrace!" Good.

Unable to tolerate it, the only way to wash away this anger is to kill that rascal and sever his souls.

Translation: "Unable to bear it, the only way was to slay that rascal, sever his wandering souls, to wash away this anger." Let's produce: "Unable to bear it, the only way was to slay that rascal, sever his wandering souls, to wash away this anger."

The Netherworld Sovereign acted instantly, his powerful Netherworld origin forming a vortex that swept with his movement.

Translation: "The Netherworld Sovereign moved in an instant; his mighty Netherworld origin, like a vortex, swept along with his movement." Let's produce: "The Netherworld Sovereign moved in an instant; his mighty Netherworld origin, like a vortex, swept along with his movement."

Upon seeing the Netherworld Sovereign charge into the depths of Hell, the Netherworld Dragon Emperor's excited smile froze.

Translation: "Originally, seeing the Netherworld Sovereign charge into the Hell's Abyss, the Netherworld Dragon Emperor's face had shown an excited smile, but his smile instantly froze." Let's produce: "Originally, seeing the Netherworld Sovereign charge into the Hell's Abyss, the Netherworld Dragon Emperor's face had shown an excited smile, but his smile instantly froze."

What's happening?

Translation: "What is going on?" Let's produce: "What is going on?"

How did he escape?!

Translation: "How did he run?!" Let's produce: "How did he run?!"

Everyone is about to charge into the depths of Hell, and Li Ye is right there in the depths of Hell...

Translation: "They were all supposed to charge into the Hell's Abyss, but Li Che is right there in the Hell's Abyss……" Let's produce: "They were all supposed to charge into the Hell's Abyss, but Li Che is right there in the Hell's Abyss……"

Netherworld Sovereign, why are you running?

Translation: "Netherworld Sovereign, why are you running?" Let's produce: "Netherworld Sovereign, why are you running?"

The Netherworld Dragon Emperor thinks these Netherworld sovereigns are completely insane!

Translation: "The Netherworld Dragon Emperor felt that these Netherworld Sovereigns were all like lunatics!" Let's produce: "The Netherworld Dragon Emperor felt that these Netherworld Sovereigns were all like lunatics!"

As the father of the Prison Lotus Maiden, Li Ye's status and importance are self-evident.

Translation: "Li Che, as the father of the Prison Lotus Maiden, his status and identity are obviously important, needless to say." Let's produce: "Li Che, as the father of the Prison Lotus Maiden, his status and identity are obviously important, needless to say."

If such a being could be eliminated or forever confined within the Netherworld, it would be immensely advantageous for the Netherworld.

Translation: "Such an existence, if it could be strangled or forever kept within the Netherworld, would absolutely be extremely beneficial to the Netherworld." Let's produce: "Such an existence, if it could be strangled or forever kept within the Netherworld, would absolutely be extremely beneficial to the Netherworld."

The Prison Lotus Maiden will suffer immense grief over her father's death, completing her fusion with the Prison Lotus curse and becoming the destined executioner chosen by the will of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths—the true wellspring of slaughter.

Translation: "The Prison Lotus Maiden, due to her father's death, would feel immense grief, then complete the fusion with the Prison Lotus Curse, becoming entirely the fated executioner appointed by the will of heaven and earth of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, becoming the true source of slaughter." Let's produce: "The Prison Lotus Maiden, due to her father's death, would feel immense grief, then complete the fusion with the Prison Lotus Curse, becoming entirely the fated executioner appointed by the will of heaven and earth of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, becoming the true source of slaughter."

When the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths face a slaughter calamity, it is the Netherworld's opportunity to break out and fully occupy them.

Translation: "And when the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths suffer a slaughter calamity, it is the Netherworld's chance to break out and completely occupy the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths!" Let's produce: "And when the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths suffer a slaughter calamity, it is the Netherworld's chance to break out and completely occupy the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths!"

Once the Ninth Era Divine Tide arises, the heavenly-will barrier between the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths and the Netherworld becomes extremely weak, diminishing the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths' ability to suppress and repel powerful beings in the Netherworld to its lowest.

Translation: "Once the Ninth Era Divine Tide rises, the isolation of heaven and earth will between the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths and the Netherworld will become extremely weak, and the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths' suppressive and repellent power against the strong ones in the Netherworld will drop to its lowest." Let's produce: "Once the Ninth Era Divine Tide rises, the isolation of heaven and earth will between the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths and the Netherworld will become extremely weak, and the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths' suppressive and repellent power against the strong ones in the Netherworld will drop to its lowest."

That is a perfect opportunity for the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths and the Netherworld to fuse into one.

Translation: "That is an excellent opportunity for the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths and the Netherworld to merge into one." Let's produce: "That is an excellent opportunity for the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths and the Netherworld to merge into one."

Therefore, the Netherworld Dragon Emperor believes that killing the father of the Prison Lotus Maiden to seize this perfect opportunity is something he cannot let slip.

Translation: "So, the Netherworld Dragon Emperor felt, to strangle the Prison Lotus Maiden's father—this excellent opportunity—how could he let it pass?!" Let's produce: "So, the Netherworld Dragon Emperor felt, to strangle the Prison Lotus Maiden's father—this excellent opportunity—how could he let it pass?!"

Seeing the Netherworld Sovereign swiftly depart within a black hole forged from Netherworld origin, the Netherworld Dragon Emperor felt his composure about to shatter.

Translation: "Watching the Netherworld Sovereign, enveloped in the black hole formed by the Netherworld origin, swiftly shift away, the Netherworld Dragon Emperor felt his mindset was about to collapse." Let's produce: "Watching the Netherworld Sovereign, enveloped in the black hole formed by the Netherworld origin, swiftly shift away, the Netherworld Dragon Emperor felt his mindset was about to collapse."

Boom!!!

Translation: "Boom——!!!" We need to keep the em dash? Use "Boom——!!!" Probably "Boom——!!!" Keep as is.

As the Netherworld Sovereign who had been holding back the Four Great Corpse Emperors withdrew, the Four Great Corpse Emperors immediately lost their restraining force.

Translation: "Originally, the Netherworld Sovereign who had been suppressing the Four Great Corpse Emperors retreated; instantly, the Four Great Corpse Emperors lost their restraining power." Let's produce: "Originally, the Netherworld Sovereign who had been suppressing the Four Great Corpse Emperors retreated; instantly, the Four Great Corpse Emperors lost their restraining power."

The terrifying four strands of corpse qi re-formed into the death pillars sustaining the depths of Hell, as if countless wailing souls merged into assorted struggling faces that surfaced upon the pillars.

Translation: "The terrifying four strands of corpse qi again became the death pillars propping up the Hell's Abyss, as if countless wandering souls wailed, forming coalesced struggling faces that emerged on the death pillars." Let's produce: "The terrifying four strands of corpse qi again became the death pillars propping up the Hell's Abyss, as if countless wandering souls wailed, forming coalesced struggling faces that emerged on the death pillars."

The Four Corpse Emperors' killing intent soared to the heavens, corpse qi rolling.

They were suppressed by the Netherworld Sovereign; now, seeing the Netherworld Sovereign depart, they regained freedom, their battle spirit instantly surged, and they coldly stared at the Netherworld Dragon Emperor and Netherworld Candle Dragon.

Why did the Netherworld Sovereign appear?

The Four Corpse Emperors immediately figured it out, deducing that the Netherworld Dragon Emperor had summoned him; the Netherworld Dragon Emperor was the culprit.

In that case, we cannot let the Netherworld Dragon Emperor go!

"Kill!"

"Slay the Ancestral Dragon!"

The Four Corpse Emperors roared in unison, four terrifying spears, entwined with corpse‑qi that corrodes everything, stretching across the sky and thrusting forth.

On the bodies of the Netherworld Dragon Emperor and Netherworld Candle Dragon, shocking wounds appeared.

The Netherworld Dragon Emperor let out a painful howl, his chest feeling stifled to the point of almost bursting.

Why is this happening?

He clearly summoned the Netherworld Sovereign, yet…

Why must we still fail!

…

…

Boom—

Li Che shifted and appeared at the place entering the Netherworld.

This place is close to the outside world, yet somewhat distant from the Abyss of Hell; that distance is exactly what Li Che wants.

But for the Netherworld Sovereign, this distance means nothing.

Perhaps the Netherworld Sovereign sensed something, perhaps because he was performing a soul‑seizure inside the Netherworld, the rule power he stirred was truly too obvious.

Thus, the Netherworld Sovereign even gave up on the Hell Abyss that was about to be broken open, directly choosing to come capture Li Che, who had chosen to perform the soul‑seizure.

To the Netherworld Sovereign, the Hell Abyss is not really important, because it holds some mystery and he does not wish to delve too deep; that Hellfire Divine Tree is indeed a fine thing, a divine wood of the Upper Second Saint, and even in the Netherworld it counts as top‑grade divine wood.

Whether in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths or in the Netherworld, divine wood that reaches the Second Saint level is already extremely rare, a precious treasure for every sovereign.

However, most Second Saint‑level divine woods are merely middle or lower grade; to reach middle grade of the Second Saint is already extremely precious.

Thus, the value of Upper Second Saint divine wood goes without saying; even the Netherworld Sovereign feels somewhat moved.

However, at the Netherworld Sovereign's level, he would certainly not think that this Hellfire Divine Wood, an Upper Second Saint divine wood, is ownerless; such a treasure… definitely has a powerful existence behind it nurturing it.

Once he makes a move, he will inevitably invite karma and draw the attention of such an existence.

In the Hell Abyss there definitely exists a sovereign‑level being; the Netherworld Sovereign naturally dare not be careless.

Therefore, when comparing breaking open the Hell Abyss versus finding that scoundrel who repeatedly slapped his face, the Netherworld Sovereign chose the latter!

He has come to seek Li Che, the one who performs the soul‑seizure!

Boom—

God-Seizing activated.

Li Che spread his five fingers, slapped the void, and the whole void rippled like waves, as if a mass of extremely dense black ink spread in all directions.

This was also Li Che's first time using God-Seizing in the Netherworld.

At this moment, he clearly saw the ferocious ancient runes spreading outward, the black ancient runes constantly turning, densely tracing out one icy chain after another.

These chains spread in all directions, seeming to contain the will of heaven and earth fused with the Netherworld.

Li Che's eyes narrowed involuntarily.

This God-Seizing…

It is the divine power of the Immaculate Heart Dao Fruit.

It can resurrect the slain dead and gain their absolute loyalty…

Such power surely has limits imposed by regulatory forces.

Now it seems.

"They are heaven-and-earth ancient runes…"

"These are the Netherworld's heaven-and-earth ancient runes!"

"God-Seizing, indeed related to the Netherworld."

Li Che took a deep breath.

His heart trembled slightly, as if he had also gleaned some information related to the Immaculate Heart Dao Fruit.

But this information is not much.

He only knows the Immaculate Heart Dao Fruit is related to the Netherworld, but the Netherworld is vast, with countless strong ones.

The three Sovereigns—Death, Reincarnation, and Netherworld—placed in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, are top-tier existences; in Li Che's estimate, any of them could be the lord of the Dao Fruit, forming a unique connection with his Dao Fruit.

"God-Seizing seems to specifically target the Netherworld Sovereign; is there a reason? Could the Netherworld Sovereign be the master of the Immaculate Heart Dao Fruit?"

But Li Che felt this was rather far-fetched.

How could the Netherworld Sovereign be related to the Immaculate Heart?

As the Sovereign who controls the Netherworld, guiding countless souls of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths into it, his heart must be pitch black!

Boom—

Li Che chose God-Seizing God-Sealing Undying; as he completed the guidance, a rolling surge of black death origin vortex instantly began to sweep.

Because in the Netherworld, the death origin is too rich.

The death-origin vortex formed instantly.

Deathly energy surged continuously; the souls of God-Sealing Undying were instantly within, being quickly located, undergoing guidance.

But Li Che felt no joy at all.

A feeling of impending doom, like a city‑destroying black cloud, swept in quickly, shrouding his heart.

Oppressive, terrifying, desperate…

That is the Sovereign descending!

"Hairy bandit!"

A terrifying voice trembled.

The entire Netherworld's void seemed to solidify, the air froze.

It was as if an invisible giant hand clenched toward Li Che's heart, trying to crush it!

Li Che's eyes narrowed slightly.

"Die!!!"

The Netherworld Sovereign seemed to turn into a black hole, sweeping in.

An azure figure, with the Origin Sovereign Divine Disk floating behind him, surging aura that could destroy heaven and earth, furious emotion, made the whole Netherworld tremble.

As the Sovereign of the Netherworld, as the strongest under the Netherworld's heaven-and-earth will.

At this moment, the Netherworld Sovereign was furiously enraged!

Killer intent condensed.

His azure hand suddenly rose, he swung violently at the void, and a terrifying great axe instantly appeared in his hand.

Clutched by his azure hand.

The terrifying axe head was covered in fine, ancient heaven-and-earth runes, similar to those Li Che used when casting God-Seizing, making his eyes narrow.

His guess about the Netherworld Sovereign grew ever more vague.

Boom—

The Netherworld Sovereign, without much thought, gripped that terrifying crimson great axe, as if pulled from purgatory, with streams of magma patterns, combined with ancient runes.

Its terrifying might shook, as if it could cleave the entire Netherworld!

"Sovereign's weapon!"

This is the ultimate divine weapon!

Li Che's hairs stood on end, feeling the threat of death for the first time!

At this moment, under the axe's lock, he felt an impending doom, a certainty of death.

He could not escape, there was no way to dodge!

This axe…

Too terrifying!

Boom!

The Netherworld Sovereign, cold and ruthless, twisted his azure body violently within the Netherworld vortex black hole.

That Purgatory Netherworld Giant Axe, then fiercely chopped down!

A terrifying axe qi that seemed to pierce the upper and lower Netherworld, like a blade that cuts everything, slashing everything, quickly approaching, approaching!

In just an instant, it had already slashed to Li Che's face!

Li Che's eyes narrowed.

Under the terrifying killing intent of this Netherworld Giant Axe, it seemed as if his whole body froze, even the strength to move a finger seemed lost. Unable to move, completely unable to move!

But in his chest, the Pure Heart Dao Fruit throbbed violently.

From within the Seven Apertures Exquisite Heart, a seven-colored aura surged forth, restoring Li Che's ability to move.

With a stir of his mind and spirit, behind him, the gate of Mo City Fengdu instantly appeared.

Li Che abruptly stepped back one step, his whole body crashing into the gate of Mo City Fengdu.

"Want to run?"

"Having come to the Netherworld, you dare not think of leaving; stay, you hairy bandit!"

The Netherworld Sovereign said coldly.

That terrifying axe qi that had cleaved the Netherworld suddenly sped up, moreover it was compressed, compressed to the size of a person, precisely to slice and chop Li Che!

Boom—

Li Che's whole body sank into the boundless darkness, as if a mass of ink engulfed him.

And the axe qi also slashed forth, instantly following, permeating into the dark Mo City Fengdu.

The gates of Mo City Fengdu were directly shattered by the slash, a crack appeared, splitting into two!

Whoosh—

The Netherworld Sovereign strode forward.

"Did you run, or are you dead?"

The Netherworld Sovereign bore that terrifying Netherworld Giant Axe, terrifying ancient runes rotating upon it.

This axe seemed to represent the will of the Netherworld's heaven and earth.

"Most likely you must die; hiding anywhere is useless!"

"The axe qi emitted by the Netherworld Giant Axe cuts through everything!"

The Netherworld Sovereign spoke coldly.

Afterward, he couldn't be bothered to care about the hairy bandit's life or death, for he believed the hairy bandit must die!

His gaze fell upon the Trapped God Immortal that Li Che had expelled.

At this moment, the Trapped God Immortal felt somewhat helpless; he had regained consciousness and clearly knew what terrifying existence he faced.

"To fight for my lord, I would not shy away from ten thousand deaths!"

The Trapped God Immortal let out a long whistle, sword qi bursting forth from his body.

His whole body instantly turned into firefly light, rushing toward a round of the vast sun.

The Netherworld Sovereign slapped down with one palm, smashing the Trapped God Immortal to pieces, exploding into countless black vapors.

"Is this the purpose of that hairy bandit stealing the sovereign's subordinate souls?"

"It is actually sacrificing and refining souls to revive them, retaining their former consciousness…… a most strange method."

"Just who is this hairy bandit? To be able to employ such an undying reincarnation technique, he must be a top expert of my Netherworld! One who has comprehended the Netherworld's heaven and earth will rules……"

"Reincarnation Sovereign? Death Sovereign?"

The Netherworld Sovereign narrowed his eyes.

To be able to revive living souls, perhaps only those two in the entire Netherworld could do it?

Or perhaps it is that mysterious supreme existence in the depths of Hell Abyss?

In the Netherworld Sovereign's azure eyes, cold light flickered.

But initially, he sensed that the hairy bandit was employing such a method……

This was in the mortal world!

"The mortal world……"

"Could it be that my Netherworld, like the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, has also produced a traitor?"

The Netherworld Sovereign said coldly.

Suddenly, he tilted his head, the azure light in his eyes instantly dimming.

He bore that terrifying giant axe, his eyes seeming to have countless lights flickering.

"This sovereign seems to have forgotten something……"

"Besides reincarnation and death, there seems to be another who can dominate souls' coming and going, reviving them."

The Netherworld Sovereign pondered deeply.

He gazed at the void where the gate of Mo City Fengdu, which he had shattered with one axe, once stood.

"Moreover……"

"Myself."

……

……

Mo City Fengdu!

Above the serene firmament, a mass of black ink clouds drifted softly.

Mo City Fengdu, which had just been peaceful for a few days.

The void instantly split open.

Li Che's whole body crashed down onto the square of Mo City Fengdu, the entire square instantly crushed and shattered by the terrifying pressure, each brick and stone exploding into extremely fine dust that floated about.

And Li Che suddenly lifted his head, his eyes filled with a solemn hue.

His black hair streamed upward, flying backward.

With a raise of his palm, the Nine Dragons Myriad Calamities Qi, Heavenly Tower and other divine weapons were all unleashed; his spine like a dragon, his qi and blood exploded, and seven qi‑blood vortices behind him blossomed.

Within the Mystic Gate Immortal Martial Aperture, the Primal Source of the Prison Lotus surged forth in rolling torrents.

Having opened two heavens, his Martial Immortal cultivation was displayed to the utmost!

He bellowed a long, angry whistle!

The Myriad Transformations Dragon‑Elephant Cauldron instantly stretched across the heavens!

Boom—!!!

In a mere instant, the tranquil sky of Ink City Fengdu was suddenly cleaved apart.

It was a terrifying force that cleaved the sky in two, even severing the horizon!

The leaking terrifying axe‑qi stretched across and fell, the void was annihilated, the sky shattered, everything was being annihilated…

The detained gods within Ink City Fengdu burst apart one after another, the newly rebuilt houses shattering!

Ink City Fengdu, which had just been fully restored from ruin and was meant to aid Li Che in his assault on the Eight Transformations of the Painting Immortal, was once again utterly annihilated, reduced to ruin and wreckage!

Li Che lifted his head, his hair flying wildly, golden qi and blood surging skyward.

He narrowed his gaze, staring at this terrifying axe‑qi.

The Netherworld Sovereign wielded the Netherworld Giant Axe; the axe‑qi he unleashed contained the most essential power—the power of the Netherworld Heaven and Earth's will!

As if the will of Heaven and Earth itself had personally unleashed this slaughter!

Just like the will of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths protecting the mortal realm, a protective force that even a Royal‑level Heavenly Immortal cannot reach!

Strong……

Li Che drew a deep breath.

The next moment.

His body then swapped places with the Sovereign's avatar.

Ink City Fengdu began to crumble from the sky upward; the Sovereign's Tower, as the tallest building, had held out for a long time but ultimately could not bear the strain.

The Sovereign's avatar stood atop it, roaring.

He erupted with all his might, but beneath that axe‑qi it was all in vain.

He was directly slashed apart!

Li Che's heart jolted; he knew that if he were to oppose that axe‑qi, he would likely meet the same fate.

What a formidable axe‑qi……

Really good.

Li Che, however, burst into laughter.

Because, as the Sovereign's avatar exploded in a blast, within its bursting body a Heaven‑Earth Chessboard suddenly expanded, like a great net, beginning to bear that terrifying axe‑qi.

And Li Che clenched his fists once more.

His very person vanished directly from the utterly shattered Ink City Fengdu.

He reappeared, suddenly opening his eyes.

Li Che had already appeared beside the Hellfire God Tree.

Yet he saw that atop the Hellfire God Tree, an immortal corpse of the Heavenly Immortal rank was continually condensing, its cold gaze fixed on the abruptly appearing Li Che.

Killing intent burst forth instantly from that Heavenly Immortal corpse.

But Li Che calmly regarded him, then lifted his head.

The Heavenly Immortal corpse also froze.

He lifted his head……

He then discovered, not knowing when.

Above the Hellfire God Tree, a net‑like chessboard had appeared, trembling incessantly, each piece on it bursting with millions of beats of life and death.

The Heavenly Immortal corpse was immensely solemn; as a divine spirit corpse of the Heavenly Immortal rank, though just condensed, it had also given birth to will.

The next moment, his pupils contracted.

Li Che gasped heavily, bearing immense pressure, repeatedly using Lightning‑Shift Translocation, which for him was also a huge drain.

But the plan…… had in fact been accomplished.

With blazing gaze fixed on the Heaven‑Earth Chessboard, Li Che's lips curled into a wanton arc.

He clapped his palms together fiercely!

And in the instant Li Che clapped his palms, the Heavenly Immortal corpse saw that the net‑laden Heaven‑Earth Chessboard vanished in an instant.

Then, a terrifyingly formidable axe‑qi.

It occurred precisely at the moment the Heaven‑Earth Chessboard disappeared.

It came crashing down in a thunderous slash.

No——!

That Heavenly Immortal corpse roared.

Yet before this axe‑qi, even a mighty Heavenly Immortal corpse was no more than a mantis trying to stop a chariot.

In an instant, it turned to ash and smoke.

Yet this terrifying axe‑qi showed no sign of abating.

It continued its downward slash!

Finally, it ruthlessly struck the Hellfire God Tree!

(End of chapter)