Chapter 659: No One Dare Think of Stopping Our Family Reunion—Launch the Counterattack!

Attaining the Dao of Heavenly Immortal, another Heavenly Immortal is born!

Hell Lotus Land, once again gaining a top-tier combat power, no one expected that Hell Lotus Land would increase by three top-tier combat powers in just one day.

Qitian and the Third Prince not only recovered to their peak, but even further, possessing Imperial-level combat power.

As for the newly ascended Heavenly Immortal, he is a Sword Dao Heavenly Immortal; Sword Dao is renowned for its formidable combat power, so if we truly discuss combat power, it could be considered peak even below the Imperial level!

It can be said that in just one day, Hell Lotus Land's overall strength has seen a tremendous increase!

All the mighty ones from every direction were greatly shocked, watching Hell Lotus Land from afar, each feeling a sense of tension, wondering what actions Hell Lotus Land would take after anticipating its great surge in strength.

Especially the powerhouses of the Three Divine Gods Factions, who are the most tense, after all, the enmity between Hell Lotus Land and the Three Divine Gods Factions is essentially irreconcilable, bound to be a fight to the death.

Boom—

Terrifying sword qi raged and intertwined, the faint glow of Sword Dao returned to calm.

Amid the roaring and trembling of the origin of heaven and earth, it slowly returned to the Origin Sea.

His flesh and blood condensed into substance, every pore seeming to spurt out incomparably sharp Sword Dao radiance.

Huang Jianjiu drifted down, his whole person bursting forth with the peerless bearing unique to a Sword Immortal.

"Hahaha! My lord, I have attained the Dao!"

Huang Jianjiu laughed openly, he clenched his five fingers, and a wine gourd condensed in his palm, the liquor inside being the essence of Sword Dao condensed into liquid.

While drinking, he strengthens his own power.

Li Che was also delighted that Huang Jianjiu could, with his divine fleshly orb, break through and become a true Heavenly Immortal.

At this critical juncture, only beings at the Heavenly Immortal level could raise Hell Lotus Land's overall combat power.

After all, the number of Heavenly Immortals among the Three Divine Gods Factions and the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths is limited.

And the birth of each Heavenly Immortal can become an aid that influences the situation of a region.

"Sword Dao Heavenly Immortal… not bad."

Li Che praised.

Hum—

Qitian and the Third Prince also rushed over, their gazes strange as they sized up Huang Jianjiu.

"Somewhat interesting… it's your kid's fleshly orb that nurtured our souls, allowing us to revive? Indeed, we are fated."

Qitian said with a chuckle.

The current Hell Qitian Armor suits Qitian perfectly, even stronger than his original fleshly body condensed from earth vein fire.

The Third Prince stood with hands on hips, his eyes shining brightly.

"Are we going to launch a counterattack?!"

He stared at Li Che, waiting for an order.

In this lifetime's Divine Tide, the one issuing commands is not the Hell Lotus Maiden still blowing bubbles in the Hell Lotus Tomb Pool, but her father; one can only say… it is truly peculiar.

You should know, the father of the Hell Lotus Maiden has always been the first to perish in every Divine Tide throughout history.

This lifetime's Divine Tide can only be said to be beyond everyone's expectations.

"Of course…"

"But before that, I need the seniors to lend me a hand."

Li Che's gaze blazing, he looked at Qitian and the Third Prince, clasping his fists.

"Speak freely; our lives are the ones you rescued anew. If you need any help, just say the word—even if we are torn to shreds, returning this fleshly body to you is no problem."

Qitian waved his hand, monkey fur flying, his smile full.

The Third Prince, arms akimbo, kept nodding.

As if saying, 'Brother Monkey is right.'

Our lives are your life!

As for Huang Jianjiu, he has no objections whatsoever; as Li Che's bound spirit, even after recondensing a fleshly body, as the first bound spirit to obtain a fleshly body, he still begins from the depths of his soul to show absolute obedience to Li Che.

He is Li Che's true confidant, willing to sacrifice his life for him.

Li Che smiled; these are his left and right arms, and also the foundation for Hell Lotus Land to carry out this lifetime's Divine Tide counteroffensive.

"You all know, my wife… in order to give the Hell Lotus faction time to develop, in the battle of Primordial Heaven she sacrificed herself to suppress four Heavenly Immortals, sealing the Dark Heavenly Court's Laozi Immortal, Black Sumeru's Immortal Golden Cicada, the Strange Demon Lair's Immortal Demon Emperor, and other Heavenly Immortals…"

"And my wife is the reincarnation of Nuwa; once she dies, her origin will return to Nuwa, after which I, Li Che, will have no wife anymore…"

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"So I must rescue my wife before she perishes; I cannot be without a wife, and Xixi cannot be without a mother—this is a major matter for our family."

Li Che solemnly clasped his fists in salute.

Therefore, he needs Qitian, the Third Prince, and others to join forces, march toward Primordial Heaven, and rescue Zhang Ya.

In fact, this is absolutely not an easy matter.

Li Che knows that the Three Divine Gods Factions will certainly have anticipated his plan to rescue his wife in Primordial Heaven, so they will surely have laid ambushes and backup plans.

Yet Li Che must still go through this; it is equivalent to saying he must venture into a dragon's pool and tiger's den!

If it were before, Li Che indeed lacked the capability; once he fell into the dragon's pool and tiger's den, he would likely be suppressed and killed by the Three Divine Gods Factions.

But now it is not the same.

He now has the aid of Qitian and the Third Prince, plus Huang Jianjiu, a Sword Dao Heavenly Immortal of unparalleled combat power.

Li Che's foundation is no longer something that can be spoken of in the same day!

His confidence in rescuing his wife Zhang Ya has also grown stronger!

"No one dare think of stopping our family reunion!"

Li Che lifted his head and slowly exhaled; inside the Hell Lotus Tomb Pool, Xixi seemed to feel something as the pool surface slightly bulged, as if about to break through the waves.

Li Che's gaze swept over, landing upon the Hell Lotus Tomb Pool showing an abnormal state, and he said with a smile: "Xixi, rest assured, Dad will not let your mother wait too long."

"We're about to go welcome your mother's return!"

Gurgle gurgle...

In the Hell Lotus Abyss Pond, bubbles rose up one after another.

Li Che nodded, then turned his gaze to the Third Prince, Qi Tian, and Huang Jianjiu, the three great aides.

"Since we've chosen to act, we must value speed—fast enough that they can't react."

Li Che said.

"So, let's set out now!"

Li Che's words fell.

The Third Prince instantly grew excited: "Setting out—perfect chance to feel just how strong this new body is!"

Qi Tian also brandished his Ruyi Jingu Bang, his eyes flashing with golden light, extraordinarily brilliant.

"Of course, the two seniors should still adapt to their newly acquired fleshly bodies; the Hell Qi Tian Armor and Hell Battle Armor both have much to develop, and if mastered skillfully, their combat power could advance further."

Li Che said.

Although he was anxious in his heart, he wasn't in a rush over just a day or two.

Both the Qi Tian Armor and the Nezha Battle Armor are inscribed with the ancient heavenly-earthly symbols of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths; although there are only eight symbols, eight symbols versus seven symbols are completely different.

Spending a little time to familiarize and master them is also normal.

Just like a new car in hand, it always needs a short break-in period.

Buzz buzz buzz buzz—

Li Che stored the three within Mo City Fengdu, letting them break in there.

It also conveniently let Qi Tian and the Third Prince specially train Huang Jianjiu, testing his combat power, for Huang Jianjiu had not yet crossed the Dao-proving tribulation and still needed tempering.

Having done all that, he then took a step forward and appeared beside the Hell Lotus Abyss Pond.

The boss and Old Man Dog were sitting in the restaurant.

Li Che's purpose in coming was naturally to invite Old Man Dog out of retirement.

Originally Old Man Dog was unwilling, but the boss eventually spoke up, so Old Man Dog could only shake his head and choose to act.

With Old Man Dog's top-tier combat power, Li Che would hardly let it slip by.

With Old Man Dog's assistance, Li Che's confidence grew even stronger.

The counteroffensive of the Hell Lotus faction was also fully prepared.

The call to counterattack begins with rescuing my wife, Zhang Ya!

For three days, Li Che chose to sit cross-legged beside the Hell Lotus Abyss Pond, silently contemplating his transformation and growth.

The Electromagnetic Orb Dao Fruit received a great baptism in the Dao-proving lightning tribulation; unfortunately, a heavenly-immortal Dao-proving tribulation did not enable the Electromagnetic Orb Fruit to achieve an unprecedented nine transformations.

The difficulty and value of the nine transformations gradually rose in Li Che's mind.

Originally Li Che thought that a most terrifying Dao-proving tribulation should give the Electromagnetic Orb Dao Fruit a chance to strike the nine transformations, becoming the first Dao Fruit to achieve nine transformations.

But he hadn't expected it to still fall short by quite a bit.

【Dao Fruit: Electromagnetic Orb (lv10, 50%)】

The progress of its maturity did not satisfy Li Che; he had completed only half of it.

"It seems that to push the Electromagnetic Orb Dao Fruit to perfection… perhaps I need to cross my own Dao-proving tribulation?"

Li Che's eyes flickered.

His Dao-proving tribulation could perhaps be called a heavenly-immortal tribulation!

Such tribulation is surely the most terrifying heavenly thunder between heaven and earth, also the tribulation Li Che most anticipates; the Electromagnetic Orb Dao Fruit's sole chance at nine transformations may lie right there on that thin line!

A gentle breeze swayed, causing the grasses by the pond to sway faintly.

The boss's white robe fluttered with a rustling sound, and his gaze occasionally fell upon Li Che.

He seemed to have something to say, yet he hesitated, words on the tip of his tongue.

Li Che didn't mind; he was busy summarizing and adjusting his own state.

Seeing this, the boss sighed and said no more, merely gazing at the bubbling Hell Lotus Abyss Pond, shrugging helplessly.

He very much wanted to tell Li Che that Xixi's meaning… was probably that she also wanted to join the battle.

Have Li Che wait for her. However…

The boss still gave up disturbing Li Che's cultivation.

Having reached Li Che's current level, short-term cultivation gains are hard to come by; his condition is now crucial, and for the upcoming battle to rescue his wife, Li Che must elevate his state to its peak!

Boom—

His heart and spirit stirred slightly.

The sovereign emanation conjured by the Painting Immortal Dao Fruit slowly drifted into view beside him.

The sovereign emanation wore a black robe, its eyes opening and closing, both pupils utterly black.

Its aura surged upward like a blazing flame.

Countless sharp sword intents burst forth from the sovereign emanation in an instant, like a vast river and tide.

Li Che's lips involuntarily curled into a slight arc.

The Painting Immortal Dao Fruit trembled incessantly; the sovereign emanation forged from Mo City Fengdu could only manifest as a single strand, yet this single strand sovereign emanation gathered the power of all the detained gods within Mo City Fengdu.

Including the god-slaying, god-slaughtering, god-extinguishing, god-trapping, and other earthly-immortal powers.

And furthermore…

Plus Huang Jianjiu, this newly risen earthly-immortal power.

All these detained-god powers were completely fused into one entity.

Having obtained the sovereign emanation's greatest combat power, he also reached the earthly-immortal level, even matching Huang Jianjiu himself.

Moreover, Li Che had already comprehended the Six Desires God-Slaying Void Sword, and with the Sovereign Heavenly Divine Emperor's God-Slaying Sword Formation, the Sovereign's clone controlling the Heavenly Immortal Sword Dao was no different from Huang Jiujiu.

There was even a style unique to Li Che!

"This way, the Prison Lotus camp gains another Heavenly Immortal combatant, and… it is likewise a Heavenly Immortal of the Sword Dao with extraordinarily strong combat power!"

Li Che felt satisfied; the combat power of the Prison Lotus camp had now been mobilized by him to its peak state!

After exchanging a glance with the Sovereign's clone, Li Che curled his lips slightly, his mind stirred, and his whole body appeared in Mo City Fengdu.

At the same time.

Within Mo City Fengdu, divine spirit silhouettes stood, densely packed and gathered upon the square.

The divine spirits that had once fallen from the Guigu Cavern, Taiyi Ancient Village, and Dihong Ancient Village were all seized and revived by Li Che, forming a dense army of captured spirits!

These armies have now become Li Che's combat power.

They have become the foundation of the Prison Lotus camp!

Scanning the army, there were also the leaders Qitian, the Third Prince, Huang Jiujiu, and other Heavenly Immortal-level combatants.

There were also God-Slaying Immortals, Slaying-God Immortals, and other Earthly Immortal divine spirits.

Li Che's eyes suddenly burst forth with an extremely brilliant radiance.

"Depart!"

Li Che exhaled a breath, his fighting spirit surged, and his whole body seemed like a blazing flame.

He must go, to retrieve his wife!

……

……

Boom—

The Dihong Human Emperor stood with hands behind his back, walking through the void; step by step he approached, ripples spreading in the void.

The Three-Eyed True Monarch sat cross-legged atop the city tower, peach blossom petals fluttering around him; he lightly stroked the black fur of the Heavenly Roaring Divine Dog beside him, his eyes lifting as he surveyed the Dihong Human Emperor walking through the void.

"You two, where you came from, there you shall return."

"As I have not yet perished, I will not let you two pass."

A faint voice issued from the Three-Eyed True Monarch's mouth.

The Three-Eyed True Monarch was also quite surprised, never expecting the Dihong Human Emperor and the Taiyi Immortal to arrive together.

As two of the few royal-level Heavenly Immortals of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, their combat power was extraordinarily transcendent; the Three-Eyed True Monarch could not easily oppose them and dared not underestimate them.

"True Monarch, please wait; we two have come this time not to attack the Prison Lotus camp, but… we have something to discuss."

The Dihong Human Emperor's stature was majestic, standing with hands behind his back, he spoke in a deep voice.

The Three-Eyed True Monarch raised an eyebrow, his stroking of the Heavenly Roaring Divine Dog pausing slightly.

He gave a slight smile, and before speaking, he turned his gaze toward the void behind him.

There, the void of Juebie Mountain rippled like water.

Next, Li Che's figure wearing the Bull Demon mask stepped out of the void, his foot landing as ripples spread through space.

The gaze from beneath the mask fell upon the Dihong Human Emperor, Li Che's eyes flickering.

"Dihong Human Emperor…"

Li Che stared at the Dihong Human Emperor.

Now he also had the confidence to face this top-tier powerhouse directly.

In the previous battle atop Juebie Mountain, the Dihong Human Emperor had indeed imposed considerable pressure on him.

The Dihong Human Emperor seemed to sense Li Che's change, a transformation in his own aura and bearing.

The Taiyi Immortal's silhouette emerged from behind the Dihong Human Emperor.

Like a blade hidden in the shadows.

But now revealing himself voluntarily actually signifies the sincerity of the talk.

Hum—

The Dihong Human Emperor flung his Human Emperor Sword, and instantly countless sword lights poured down, intertwining around, enveloping Li Che and the Three-Eyed True Monarch.

This is a method of situational awareness probing.

It indicates the Dihong Human Emperor wishes to hold a secret discussion with Li Che.

The Dihong Human Emperor took the initiative to speak, joining with the Taiyi Immortal as they began conversing with Li Che, thereby expressing his stance.

"The Dihong Ancient Village and Taiyi Ancient Village… many villager spirits have died at my hands; are you willing to cooperate with me?" Li Che calmly regarded the two.

Although his heart was surprised by the purpose of the two royal-level Heavenly Immortals of the ancient villages.

But once the discussion truly began, Li Che remained composed, a composure born from having sufficient confidence to engage in dialogue.

"The divine tide is drawing to a close; this era's divine tide has left only two of the three great ancient villages, and they have suffered grave devastation… Even if we endure this era's divine tide, once the pivotal ninth-era divine tide opens, the three major divine factions will surely unleash their full force to crush us."

"We are merely seeking survival, seeking to live on."

The Taiyi Immortal spoke.

The Dihong Human Emperor still held back, many words hard to utter.

But the Taiyi Immortal spoke directly.

"Cooperation… is not impossible."

Li Che was easy to talk to, yet he had never fully trusted the two royal-level Heavenly Immortals.

But in fact, when the Dihong and Taiyi appeared here, it already signified they had made a choice.

Li Che could actually relax and accept their cooperation.

However, their arrival now is quite timely.

"Cooperation requires sincerity; you two can't just come to state your intentions and expect me to rush into cooperation with you, can you?"

My Prison Lotus faction in this lifetime is truly not weak; just now another Sword Dao Heavenly Immortal has been born… This is the strengthening of our foundation.

Li Che said with a smile.

"Perfect, I plan to attack Tai Su Heaven to rescue my wife; my wife Zhang Ya is the reincarnation of Wa Huang, I don't want her to fall and die, to be reclaimed by Wa Huang's will."

"So, since you two request cooperation, are you willing to join me… to march upon Tai Su Heaven!"

Li Che's gaze turned cold, bursting forth with intense killing intent.

The Di Hong Human Emperor and the Taiyi Immortal exchanged a glance, not expecting the trial to come so quickly.

But more than that, they were astonished by Li Che's decision.

Unexpectedly, he so quickly planned to act to rescue his wife…

Li Che's wife Zhang Ya, in Tai Su Heaven, actively suppressed the four Heavenly Immortals; they naturally knew this as well.

Laozi Immortal, Immortal God Emperor, Immortal Demon Emperor, and Golden Cicada Immortal—four Heavenly Immortals!

Among them, Laozi Immortal and the Immortal God Emperor are even of imperial-level Heavenly Immortals…

All that can be said is that the Wa Huang's reincarnation is indeed domineering.

And in this seal, it directly involves the three major divine factions.

If they act, it means a complete falling-out with the three major divine factions, tearing apart, seeking war!

But this is the trial Li Che presents to them; if they refuse, cooperation… naturally cannot be discussed.

The Di Hong Human Emperor took a deep breath, closed his eyes, thinking of the divine spirits constantly falling in the Di Hong ancient village, and the divine spirits barely surviving in this lifetime.

Once the will of heaven and earth is successfully mobilized, once the Prison Lotus maiden evolves to her complete state.

Under the causal pull of the three major divine factions, the primary target will be them, inevitably thoroughly eliminating the native inhabitants of heaven and earth.

Thinking of the villagers' wails, thinking of myself as the supreme Human Emperor of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, now weakened to this extent, my heart fills with a pang of blood, a painful roar.

He opened his eyes, battle spirit surging.

The Prison Lotus land is about to sound the horn of counteroffensive…

Their ancient clan lineage, how could it not be the same?!

"Good! I accept!"

"Attack Tai Su Heaven!"