Chapter 658: Divine Flesh Ball: Huang Jianjiu Feasts to Gain Immortality, Sword of Looking Up and Down

Bang—!

The exploding sound instantly echoed throughout Hell Lotus Land, the roaring shockwave forming a primordial energy wave that ravaged all directions.

The immense pressure made many cultivators in Hell Lotus Land involuntarily kneel on the ground.

But they didn't care; each one suddenly lifted their head, eyes brightening as they stared at the phenomenon in the heavens.

The Divine Stone burst open, a hand reaching out from within and snatching the As-You-Will Golden Hooped Staff that Li Che had thrown; this staff belonged to Qi Tian, and now it has returned to its rightful owner!

Golden monkey hairs floated in the wind, breaking out from the Divine Stone, while cracks on the stone multiplied, spreading and intertwining in twisted patterns.

Countless streams of Hell Lotus Land's primordial energy surged into the Divine Stone, causing the cracks to continually split.

Moreover, Li Che's Hell Dao Fruit pounded wildly in his chest; he frantically transmitted the Hell Origin he had obtained from Hell into the Divine Stone, helping Qi Tian better adapt to Hell's power!

Hell Qi Tian Armor loomed across the sky, its surface engulfed in rolling black Hell flames that twisted the void; the temperature of Hell Lotus Land surged in an instant.

On the armor's surface, each Mechanism Divine Seal contained eight rotating Heaven-Earth Ancient Symbols, radiating brilliant light and exuding a terrifying pressure akin to the will of Heaven and Earth.

Adding the primordial energies of Hell Lotus Land and Hell, the two forces merged within the Qi Tian Armor, causing its might to climb steadily to an extremely terrifying level!

The Third Prince wore armor, his eyes shining bright; with three heads and eight arms, all clad in battle armor, his mighty aura surged, and his whole body burned with Hellfire.

He gazed in amazement at the Qi Tian Armor, a hint of envy unavoidably appearing in his eyes.

This Hell Qi Tian Armor is incredibly cool, far cooler than his own armor.

The feeling of controlling such a giant is a temptation no boy can resist!

The Third Prince instinctively wanted to call out to Li Che, but recalling that Li Che had ventured into Hell again to obtain Hell Fire Divine Wood and forge this armor for his rebirth made it clear it was no easy feat.

Still, one shouldn't demand too much.

The Qi Tian Armor rumbled and vibrated, its eyes bursting with ultimate brilliance; standing tens of thousands of feet tall in Hell Lotus Land, it seemed to pierce the land's heaven and earth.

Countless wind and waves surged and intertwined, rising in rolling torrents!

The Divine Stone exploded, and Qi Tian instantly broke free from the Divine Stone formed from the Divine Flesh Ball, flipping as countless clouds gathered to lift his body, speeding through the void.

Qi Tian's loud laughter echoed without cease.

He wielded the As-You-Will Golden Hooped Staff, hurling it upward; instantly one staff became ten million, golden light flashing as they endlessly spun and intertwined between heaven and earth.

"Ahahaha! Old Sun, I'm back again!"

Qi Tian's monkey hairs flew freely, utterly exhilarated.

Arms outstretched, a somersault turned him into a golden flash that shot toward the Hell Qi Tian Armor.

The Qi Tian Armor opened its arms, as if to embrace Qi Tian.

Hum……

Qi Tian entered the Hell Qi Tian Armor's control cabin with practiced ease, as if completely merging with the armor.

Terrifying primordial power spread from his body, instantly permeating every corner of the Hell Qi Tian Armor, taking over all its power and fully adapting to its surging strength.

After all, this Mechanism Armor was specially made for Qi Tian by Li Che, so he naturally was perfectly suited to it.

Hummm——

The Mechanism Divine Seals turned, and instantly the massive body of the Qi Tian Armor began to rapidly shrink, reducing to normal size, golden light flashing continuously—this was the brilliance of the Heaven-Earth Ancient Symbols compressed to the limit.

"Good lad, Old Sun, this death of mine has actually made me stronger!"

Qi Tian grasped the As-You-Will Golden Hooped Staff, turning it slowly like a windmill, his smile bright and his spirits high.

Heaven-Earth primordial energy, Heaven-Earth Ancient Symbols, Mechanism Divine Seals, Hell Fire Divine Wood……

So many hard-to-obtain things, so many difficult-to-comprehend things, were all blended by Li Che and forged into the Hell Qi Tian Armor—truly the mightiest mechanism masterpiece between heaven and earth!

"Senior Qi Tian, as long as you like it, our Hell Lotus Land cannot do without your supreme combat power!"

Li Che stood in the void, his dark robe fluttering, his black hair dancing like lightning, smiling as he spoke.

Although he could also unleash the armor's might, he still fell short compared to Qi Tian, after all, the Hell Qi Tian Armor is not suited to him.

Furthermore, once his Martial Immortal power rises again and he achieves Celestial Immortal status, the Hell Qi Tian Armor could even become his shackle, preventing him from fully exerting his strength.

Thus, Li Che actually feels no envy toward the Hell Qi Tian Armor, nor has he developed any dependence on it.

However, Li Che could certainly craft armors like the Third Prince's, covering himself, complementing each other to boost his own strength.

Now, there are still some Hell Fire Divine Wood materials left; forging a set of armor should pose no problem.

Qi Tian's breath gradually recovered, and the Third Prince also withdrew from his Dharma-body state.

The two arrived side by side, overjoyed; their return from death was also a surprise to them.

After all, they had burned their primordial essence, thinking death was certain and their will would be swallowed by the will of Heaven and Earth, yet they never imagined Li Che could resurrect them from the netherworld, from the will of Heaven and Earth itself.

Rumble——

Heaven and Earth erupted with a deafening roar!

Terrifying sword light kept bursting forth, shooting into the clouds, as if to cleave everything apart.

Li Che had no time to exchange pleasantries with Qi Tian and the Third Prince; his gaze shifted to that Divine Flesh Ball, which nurtured the souls of Qi Tian and the Third Prince, a ball containing the will of Huang Jianjiu.

Now, this flesh ball is also undergoing transformation.

After frantically devouring Hell Lotus Land's primordial energy and Hell's Origin, this Divine Flesh Ball seems about to break open.

Huang Jianjiu's will hovered above the flesh ball, continually drawing in primordial energy.

The sword intent rang out—this was Huang Jianjiu's sword intent, though it was indeed too weak.

"This sword intent…… isn't good enough."

"Old Huang intends to seize this momentum, break out of the flesh ball, and push his power to the limit!"

"Otherwise, if he breaks the flesh ball later, such a good opportunity won't come again."

Li Chen instantly saw Huang Jianjiu's purpose.

And Huang Jianjiu suddenly opened his eyes, letting out a long cry to the heavens!

"My lord, lend me aid!"

Huang Jianjiu's hair flew up as he shouted loudly.

He couldn't hold on any longer; if Li Che didn't help him again, he feared he would completely fall!

The Heaven and Earth Will of the Prison Lotus Land had already locked onto him.

Qi Tian and the Third Prince succeeded in rebirth, successfully breaking open the divine flesh orb, and he wanted to rely on momentum, but his divine flesh orb had been nurtured for too many years, having consumed too many good things.

That was the divine flesh orb that Li Che had built up from countless resources starting from the Temple God Fruit Position.

He wants to prove the Dao!

As soon as the orb is broken, he will prove the Dao!

This might be his only chance in this life!

Although he is a Captive God Transformation, although he can be undying, wanting to prove the Dao is still extremely difficult.

「Ah——!!! 」

Boom—!

The terrifying Heaven and Earth Will burst forth from the skies above the Prison Lotus Land.

Moreover, not only was it the Prison Lotus Land's Heaven and Earth Will, but even the Heaven and Earth Will of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths projected its gaze at this moment!

It seemed to want to punish an existence that had taken a shortcut!

Completely strangling that sneaky bastard who took a shortcut!

Li Che's eyes glimmered slightly.

「This momentum—is it to prove the Dao of Heavenly Immortality?! 」

「How special, a Heavenly Immortality cultivated by eating? 」 Qi Tian was also astonished.

Heavenly Immortality is not so easy to prove the Dao; countless Earthly Immortals who charged at Heavenly Immortality ended up dead and their Dao vanished.

Even the four disciples of the Divine Emperor of the Heaven-Reaching were outstanding among Earthly Immortals, and to charge at Heavenly Immortality they each paid tremendous effort and price.

But they still failed to achieve Dao-proof...

As a result, this guy Huang Jianjiu, following Li Che's side, eating all the way, has grown to this height?

By the Prison Lotus Mound Pond.

In front of the restaurant.

The boss crossed his legs, sipped a mouthful of hot tea, and on his paralyzed-looking face, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

「What's with all the eating? 」

「A skilled chef can nurture strong warriors; that's no problem. 」

The boss gave a faint hum.

Dog Ye glanced at the boss, and the boss glanced back askance.

Dog Ye instantly broke into a radiant, toothy, fawning grin.

As long as there's good food, Dog Ye performing his tricks is no problem.

Boom——

Li Che drew a deep breath, and the acupoints along his spine burst open.

His eyes shone brightly; he knew how to prepare a breakthrough for Huang Jianjiu.

Six Desires Void Slay God Sword!

The Mystic Gate martial acupoints burst open; sword intent and vital blood mixed together, like a waterfall pouring down, swiftly irrigating the position where Huang Jianjiu stood.

Huang Jianjiu is his captive god; although reborn via the divine flesh orb, he remains linked to him.

Li Che triggered the insight of the Six Desires Void Slay God Sword for him, transmitting this martial secret art, letting him fully master it.

Besides that, Li Che flicked his fingers, and four sword lights burst forth.

They transformed into four peerless divine swords!

They were precisely the four swords—Slay God, Kill God, Exterminate God, and Trap God—forged by the Divine Emperor of the Heaven-Reaching!

The four Earthly Immortal captive gods—Slay God, Kill God, Exterminate God, and Trap God—emerged one after another, their eyes shining brightly as they looked enviously at Huang Jianjiu.

Is this even possible?

This must be the Child of Heaven and Earth, right?

He forged a new path, walking a Heavenly Immortality road never before trodden by predecessors!

Li Che summoned the four Sword Immortal Gods, having them impart their own sword Dao insights to Huang Jianjiu.

They piled Huang Jianjiu's sword Dao insights atop each other, forging a Sword Dao Heavenly Immortality path!

The Six Desires Void Slay God Sword is Li Che's sword Dao insight.

And the four divine swords are the Divine Emperor of the Heaven-Reaching's sword Dao insight.

Li Che believed that merging the two would form a complete sword Dao, which should help Huang Jianjiu tread a brand-new sword Dao path, under the overwhelming pressure of the two sword Dao masters—the Divine Emperor of the Heaven-Reaching and the Emperor Hong Human Sovereign—breaking through with the sword to carve a new Heavenly Immortality road!

Hummm——

The four divine swords instantly howled forth, all shooting toward Huang Jianjiu's divine flesh orb, like becoming four sword lights that mingled together and merged into the orb.

The orb instantly trembled incessantly, terrifying sword intent continually brewing within!

Boom——

The Dao-proving tribulation crashed down, countless thunderclouds rolling in.

This is something the Prison Lotus Land cannot shield; it is the tribulation one must undergo to prove the Dao of Heavenly Immortality!

Extremely terrifying thunder spans the heavenly vault—Dao-proving tribulation lightning!

This is a tribulation more terrifying than Annihilation Thunder, the most terrifying tribulation in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths!

Just a flash of lightning, and the void cracks, everything turning to nothing!

Compared to Annihilation Thunder, it's even more overbearing!

Li Che took a deep breath, and his eyes shone brightly.

In his chest, the Thunder Magnetic Track Fruit trembled incessantly, bursting with yearning.

Now the Thunder Magnetic Track Body Dao Fruit has achieved the Eight Sheddings; to advance further is extremely difficult, and finding thunder that can cause the fruit to continue shedding is virtually impossible.

However, the Dao Proof Tribulation might be an opportunity that lets the Thunder Magnetic Track Fruit strike the Ninth Shedding!

Most importantly, because Huang Jian Jiu is Li Che's bound spirit, even if Li Che intervenes in the crossing of this Dao Proof Tribulation, it will not trigger or intensify the Dao Proof Tribulation thunder!

This is within the rules, meaning Li Che is undergoing an alternative crossing of the Dao Proof Tribulation.

Of course, there is a distinction: Li Che's Dao Proof Tribulation is incomparable to Huang Jian Jiu's, the two are on entirely different levels!

Boom—

Li Che stepped forward; as Huang Jian Jiu contemplated the sword Dao, every pore of his body erupted with dazzling thunderous radiance, as if he had become a thunder giant spanning the sky above Huang Jian Jiu, roaring toward the erupting descending Dao Proof thunder tribulation.

This calamity is driven by the will of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths!

Boom—!

A terrifying explosion, circles of world‑ending tribulation thunder remnants rolled and spread, annihilating everything.

However, Qi Tian and the Third Prince acted in succession, shielding these tribulation thunder remnants so that they never covered other areas of Yulin Land, and the settlements of the Three Great Ancient Villages remained unaffected.

Otherwise, with such terrifying power, the cultivators of the Three Great Ancient Villages would have been wiped out instantly.

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Meanwhile.

At the instant the will of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths trembled, strong ones across the major realms of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths began to sense it.

After all, a cultivator crossing a Dao Proof Tribulation cannot hide such a calamity!

Moreover, it does not strike the Earth Immortal with a Nirvana realm, but assaults the Heaven Immortal!

Heaven Immortal—across the entire Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, they are the true pinnacle; whether the Two Saints Ancient Village or the Three Great Divine Factions, the Heaven Immortals they wield are limited.

"It's Yulin Land!"

A Heaven Immortal counted on his fingers, his eyes narrowing slightly, then looked clearly toward Yulin Land.

His heart was shaken beyond measure; who in Yulin Land is crossing a tribulation?

Could it be Dizang Wang?

But Dizang Wang follows the Path of the Martial Immortal; how could he endure the Heaven Immortal's tribulation!

Nevertheless, aside from Dizang Wang, who else can cross the Heaven Immortal's tribulation?

Buzz—

Above the heavens, an enormous face coalesced, bathed in countless Buddha lights—it was the Threefold Tathagata.

The Threefold Tathagata's gaze was profoundly deep as he softly recited a Buddha name.

Di Hong Ancient Village.

The Di Hong Renhuang grasped the Renhuang Sword, ascending step by step toward the heavens; his eyes were razor‑sharp, and with each breath sword qi dripped.

He looked at the sword in his hand, which trembled continuously.

"Someone... seeks the Dao Proof Sword Dao Heaven Immortal?"

"Who?"

"The Sword Dao Heaven Immortal has long been severed by this emperor and Tong Tian,..."

Di Hong Renhuang narrowed his eyes.

Following the direction the Renhuang Sword pointed, it was Yulin Land.

His heart grew slightly heavy.

In Di Hong Ancient Village, many strong ones were gravely injured, their aura waned, the Prime Thunder Wall collapsed, the village suffered heavy losses, was schemed against by the Cunning Demon Cave, leading to a massive battle where deities clashed, countless divine beings fell, causing Di Hong Ancient Village's power to sharply decline.

Di Hong Renhuang felt deep sorrow, for the shortage of strong ones in Di Hong Ancient Village would affect his own combat power.

Now his combat strength has dropped by about twenty to thirty percent, far from his peak.

Hum—

The void twisted.

A blade of light sliced through, demonic energy roiling; it was none other than Taiyi BuXiu.

Taiyi BuXiu looked at Di Hong Renhuang, his voice steady: "Yulin Land will gain another Heaven Immortal; Dizang Wang has returned from the nether, and it seems he has already obtained what he desires."

"Yulin Land's overall strength will surely make a huge leap, and the horn of Yulin's counter‑offensive may soon sound."

Taiyi BuXiu's words made Di Hong Renhuang very restless.

"I, this emperor, understand! Yet Yulin Land has the Three‑Eyed True Lord burning its core,..."

"Moreover, we still do not know the situation inside Yulin Land now."

"Dizang Wang Li Che opened Yulin Land's heavens; his Martial Immortal cultivation progressed further, he mastered Yulin's core, fully shielding it, and we cannot sense the situation inside Yulin Land."

Di Hong Renhuang considered greatly, his expression solemn.

"In past years, the Yulin faction's main target was our ancient clan's line; now that the Zu Long line has perished, only our two great ancient villages remain, making us the Yulin faction's next target."

"Di Hong, do we truly have to sit and await destruction?"

Taiyi BuXiu said gravely.

Di Hong Renhuang replied helplessly: "What can we do? We cannot kill them, and even within Yulin Land we would feel danger; that terrifying black dog, and... the Yulin maiden whose depths we do not know, you must not let Dizang Wang's attention draw you away and forget the Yulin maiden."

"The Yulin maiden is the executioner of Heaven and Earth's will, the blade of that will, capable of cutting the Heaven Immortal, the blade that can slay the Emperor!"

"The Three Great Divine Factions are eager to see us launch a proactive attack on Yulin Land, ending in mutual destruction, so they can profit at our expense."

Di Hong Renhuang leaned on the Renhuang Sword, his gaze deepening.

"However, Taiyi, you are right..."

We cannot just sit and wait for death...

I still plan to make a trip into Hell Lotus Land; perhaps... I can seize an opportunity!

Human Emperor Di Hong gazed toward the direction of Hell Lotus Land, feeling the terrifying tribulation of the Sword Dao Proof of Dao, his eyes flickering.

The Proof of Dao tribulation is extremely terrifying.

However, Huang Jianjiu felt nothing at all.

He felt that this might be the sensation of having someone covering his back.

It's really exhilarating!

He blazed his own trail, forging a path of the Sword Dao, eating and eating, gulping and gulping; his divine flesh ball surged all the way, and even after devouring the souls of Qitian and the Third Prince, allowing them to be reborn, his divine flesh ball also carried their divinity.

Thus, this attempt to impact the Heavenly Immortality Proof of Dao tribulation came to be.

He had crossed too many realms, nurturing a supreme divine flesh ball, and directly impacted the Heavenly Immortality.

All that can be said is that he had seized the advantage of heaven, earth, and humanity.

Everything unfolded naturally, as a matter of course.

Huang Jianjiu comprehended the Six Desires Void Sword Technique imparted by Li Che, and comprehended the Four Divine Swords.

Within Li Che's qi and blood vortex, the downward-flowing sword dao qi and blood continually washed over Huang Jianjiu's body, allowing the flesh condensed from his divine flesh ball to gradually transform into a Sword Dao Body!

A pure Sword Dao Body!

Boom—

Bolts of lightning fell one after another; each strike caused Hell Lotus Land to tremble violently, as if every corner were experiencing an earthquake.

However, with the protection of Qitian and the Third Prince, Hell Lotus Land remained unharmed.

They watched and observed the center of the tribulation.

Once again bearing another Proof of Dao tribulation, Li Che sat cross-legged in the void, allowing countless tribulation lightning to wash over him.

No one knew how long had passed.

The will of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths began to wane.

The Proof of Dao tribulation lightning also gradually calmed, completely dissipating.

Li Che, his body crackling with electricity, only slowly opened his eyes after the thunder-magnetic orbital dao fruit in his chest fell silent.

And the moment he opened his eyes,

Huang Jianjiu also opened his eyes, the mighty sword dao qi and blood transforming into sword light that crisscrossed Hell Lotus Land.

He raised his head to a long howl, inhaling and exhaling sword qi to a height of ninety thousand zhang!

He took a step forward.

Heaven and earth reborn, the Heavenly Immortality!