Chapter 667

Rivaling a Sovereign?!

It's somewhat difficult, but this is Li Che's ambition!

In the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, if one possesses Sovereign-level battle power, they are basically invincible, unstoppable.

If he wants to rescue his wife, it's basically not that difficult.

Sovereign-level battle power is not just empty talk; know that the three Sovereigns of the Netherworld, upon entering the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths and suffering the weakening of heaven and earth's will, still retain Imperial Rank Heavenly Immortal-level battle power.

They could even give a sound thrashing to the mighty Heaven-Reaching God Emperor.

If the Heaven-Reaching God Emperor could not deploy the God-Slaying Sword Formation, he might even be outright crushed by the Death Sovereign.

A Sovereign is basically just a step away from transcendence, breaking free of heaven and earth's bonds, wandering freely, becoming a truly transcendent being—only one final step remains!

Therefore, such powerhouses are immensely strong.

According to what the Heaven-Reaching God Emperor once said, only the mysterious Heavenly Emperor of the Dark Heavenly Court possesses Sovereign status in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

The Heavenly Emperor of the Heavenly Court is a Sovereign, which is not hard to understand.

But the Heavenly Emperor has been missing for an unknown number of years; his whereabouts are unknown, and a Sovereign who never appears might as well not exist.

Thus, if another Sovereign were to arise in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, they would basically be an invincible existence.

Li Che's plan and goal is to surge toward Sovereign-level power.

Can he?

The difficulty feels somewhat great.

Now, opening heaven again, opening the Primordial Heaven—this is Li Che's goal: opening the Fifth Heaven!

Opening Heaven as a Mystic Immortal, Li Che's goal is to open the Eight Heavens!

Corresponding to the eight apertures of the Mystic Gate Immortal Martial Arts, he draws in and devours the primordial essence of the eight great heavenly domains into those apertures, forging an unparalleled physical body!

This is Li Che's goal!

Now, he is truly getting closer and closer to this goal.

With the Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit having completed its Nine Transformations, Li Che's assurance in achieving this goal has increased!

Boom—rumble—

The Nine Transformations Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit nearly filled his mind and spirit; as he moved, his eyes turned into an extremely brilliant gold, the pure color of qi and blood.

Terrifying beyond measure, the surging golden qi and blood within his body harbor the power to destroy heaven and earth.

As he swung a palm, the Mystic Gate Immortal Martial Art 'Thousand Mountains Lone Walker Void-Slashing Blade' was unleashed.

Instantly, the sky was torn apart.

The terrifying will of heaven and earth descended with a boom, giving rise to a Heaven-Earth Divine General!

The Divine General leapt forth, mounted on a warhorse, clad in armor, resembling the most terrifying great general of the ancient Heavenly Court.

He wielded a terrifying halberd, as if reflecting an supreme existence from the river of ages.

This Divine General is terrifying—at least stronger than any Heaven-Earth Divine General Li Che had encountered when previously opening heaven.

Indeed, just as Li Che had guessed, as the number of heaven-openings increases, the resistance sent down by heaven and earth's will becomes ever stronger and more terrifying.

That Divine General approached on his warhorse, clanking incessantly, primordial essence gathering within his body, the terrifying will of heaven and earth contained therein, as if a dead Divine General had been summoned from the river of ages and endowed with his former terrifying battle power.

Within his body, it was as if chanting echoed, intertwining and resounding; ancient heaven-earth glyphs appeared on his surface, covering his armor, piecing together like chains of order, piled around him, lifting him up, making him towering and peerless!

Boom—

The halberd swept violently, as if even the void were about to be chopped to pieces!

The warhorse's eyes burst with icy divine light, a long neigh rang out, its forehooves lifted high and stomped down, kicking up rippling shockwaves in the void.

Instantly, the Divine General on the horse's back moved; his body was nearly translucent, terrifying primordial power surged skyward, blazing with brilliant light.

Imperial Rank Heavenly Immortal-level power erupted!

The Heaven-Earth Divine General swung his halberd, also letting out a roar, as if he would shout heaven and earth into shattering.

It was merely a momentary daze.

Li Che then realized the Heaven-Earth Divine General had closed in, its halberd sweeping horizontally toward him.

A heaven-shaking clash erupted instantly—this was a battle of Imperial Rank Heavenly Immortal level.

Yet Li Che felt no fear, instead eager to test himself; his heart's Dao Fruit trembled, the Dragon Elephant roared around him, he clenched a fist and thrust forward fiercely.

The Grand Luo Immortal Body is Li Che's mightiest divine weapon!

Fist and halberd clashed, ringing with metal-on-metal; boundless light surged, Li Che opened his five fingers, backhand grabbed the battle exploits, a roar erupted, the four Mystic Gate Immortal Martial qi-blood vortices behind him spun, driving energy to gather in his mouth, then spewing out.

Thud——!!

The Heaven-Earth Divine General was instantly hit by the spray, blasted sideways off the warhorse, loosening his grip on the halberd.

The warhorse neighed, forehooves lifted, and came down hard upon Li Che.

Li Che then backhanded a punch, the Myriad Transformations Dragon Elephant Fist pushing forward, a cauldron enveloping the warhorse, terrifying qi and blood blazing like fierce flames, burning the warhorse……

The warhorse, amidst its cries, was melted down into pure primordial essence!

Li Che stepped down, rose to the heavens, punches pushing forward, his Dao Fruit perfected and encompassing him, the Nine Transformations Dao Fruit raising his confidence to an unprecedented height of strength.

He thrust a punch sideways, striking the Heaven-Earth Divine General who had lost his halberd, sending fresh blood spraying sideways—blood condensed from primal essence, seeming real and even reeking of blood.

The Divine General's blood poured down like a heavy rain, pattering as it fell, smashing onto the ground of the Tai Xu Heaven, piercing the ground and boring out a bottomless abyss.

Boom—

Endless radiance burst forth explosively.

Li Che's stature was tall and robust, his Great Luo Immortal Body stood unmoving, four qi-blood vortices swirled around him, his whole person seemed to erupt with an invincible aura.

Another figure, meanwhile, shot backward at high speed.

Fresh blood sprayed sideways, bringing forth large amounts of blood that continually flew backward in the void.

In the Tai Xu Heaven.

One deity after another stared dumbstruck like wooden chickens at this scene, incredulous, hairs standing on end.

Many deities of the Dark Heavenly Court fell to their knees in despair on the ground.

What terrifying existence is this?

The heavenly earthly generals formed by the will of heaven and earth were no match for Li Che in a single exchange, completely suppressed and beaten, unable to withstand his sweeping punches.

Too powerful!

How is the Earth Store King of the Hell Lotus camp growing stronger every moment?!

This rate of growth chills the heart with despair, truly unbeatable; could it be that in this divine tide, the Hell Lotus camp will truly rise to dominate and look down on all?

The Heavenly Earth War God's armor was covered in endless cracks; he roared and charged out, leaving great splatters of primordial blood.

His halberd was seized by Li Che, so he fought with fists, fully displaying the powers of an Imperial-level Heavenly Immortal.

Yet Li Che remained calm and fearless, engaging him in face-to-face combat.

Fist against fist, their physiques colliding like two great bells striking in the void; both of their bodies were immensely strong.

One was a martial dao-perfected fleshly body; the other was a fleshly body condensed from massive investments of heaven and earth's will, mighty and boundless, as if a darling of heaven and earth.

The Heavenly Earth War God's armor was shattered, his helmet flying off, shedding lustrous hair that danced wildly; his whole body glowed, with ancient heavenly and earthly sigils manifesting within him, causing his aura to rise steadily.

This was the Heavenly Earth War God's final killing strike!

Igniting the power of the Nine Heavenly and Earthly Glyphs, it turned into a terrifying killing intent.

Boom——!!!

Above the sky, an immensely powerful explosion occurred, violent flames swallowing everything, the released energy shockwave seeming to obliterate all beings between heaven and earth.

A massive mushroom cloud erupted from the center, growing wildly up and down, rolling energy smoke and dust, as if seeking to devour everything.

Yet, by this point, everything had vanished.

Li Che hovered in midair, his whole body suffused with golden qi and blood flowing like molten metal, as if forming invisible chains of rule and order intertwined around his body; his black hair drifted, even the tips tipped with golden rule-infused qi and blood.

And that Heavenly Earth War God had been completely blown apart.

In the clash with Li Che, he was slain outright; the heavenly obstruction was thus removed, leaving no further hindrance.

The Primordial Sea tore open a huge rift, the void of the Void Heaven trembling.

Li Che took a step, unhurried, ascending straight to the heavens.

Beneath his feet, qi and blood burst forth, blooming like lotuses; with each step, it was as if lotuses blossomed with every step.

Step by step, ascending to the heavens seemed to enter the clouds.

Thereafter, amidst countless deities of the Void Heaven whose eyes nearly burst, he stepped into the Primordial Sea.

The fifth orifice rumbled into motion, like a mythical taotie, frenziedly devouring the primordial power within the Void Heaven's Primordial Sea.

Li Che sat cross-legged within it; his aura, as the primordial essence of the Primordial Sea was devoured, continually grew and strengthened.

The fifth qi and blood orifice was like the eye of a vortex, akin to a black hole.

And Li Che, seated cross-legged beneath the black hole, was pondering which immortal martial art to enhance using this extraordinary martial aperture.

Finally, Li Che's mind stirred slightly; six sword lights burst from around his body, shooting into the clouds above, howling and swirling, as if seeking to cleave the Primordial Sea once more.

These were six martial immortal swords, now spinning, beginning to merge with primordial power!

"Immortal Martial·Six Desires Void Slaying God Sword!"

Li Che's lips curled into a faint smile.

The fifth extraordinary martial aperture began fusing with spatial tribulation power, merging the Six Desires Void Slaying God Sword into the primordial essence of the Void Heaven.

Rumble——

Thus the fifth day of the Mystic Immortal was completed!

And Li Che did not continue waiting here.

He tossed down a Flying Thunder chess piece.

The Flying Thunder chess piece was encircled by countless surges of qi and blood, as if wrapping tendons, meridians, and vessels, ultimately forming a semblance of Li Che's body.

This was after the Dragon-Elephant Golden Body Dao Fruit had been elevated to the ninth transformation, perfected.

The marvelous use of qi and blood—rebirth from a drop of blood is nothing; shaping a whole new self from a drop of blood is easy.

Moreover, this qi and blood clone was like another body of Li Che devouring the primordial essence within the Primordial Sea here.

As long as Li Che detonates the clone with a thought, all the achievements cultivated by the clone return entirely to his true body.

It is somewhat similar to the clone of a painting immortal, but more advanced.

After Li Che left the Void Heaven, he directly tore open the barrier between realms and appeared in the Primordial Heaven. The Primordial Heaven…

Li Che gazed at this heavenly domain with a complex expression.

He once participated in the Divine Craft Immortal Hand Assembly held by the Immortal Old Lord in this heavenly domain.

He never expected to come here in such an identity.

The Primordial Heaven is the domain overseen by the Immortal Old Lord; after he was sealed and suppressed, this Primordial Heaven is guarded by his disciple deities.

When Li Che appeared, several Heavenly Immortals and many Earth Immortal disciples under the Immortal Old Lord surged upward.

Their eyes held resolve and anger.

In their eyes, the present Earth Store King was like a demon king.

Representing the destruction of the Hell Lotus camp, it is an enhanced version of the Hell Lotus Maiden!

Now the three major divine camps of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths face a threat more terrifying than before.

The threat and killing intent of the Hell Lotus Maiden are nothing compared to this Earth Store King!

Li Che floated in midair, his feet's qi and blood surging into resplendent golden lotuses; he hardly looked like a great demon king of the Hell Lotus camp.

Like a golden-cast saintly statue, radiant as sunlight, dazzling, illuminating all things in the Primordial Heaven.

"Primordial Heaven… long time no see."

I, I'm back again.

Li Che spoke softly.

His voice, however, boomed like a great bell in everyone's ears, deafening.

In the next moment, Li Che's body swayed and he appeared beside the many deities of the Doutian Palace in Taisu Heaven.

Several Heavenly Immortals struck out violently, their powerful immortal essence sweeping across the heavens.

Li Che spread his five fingers, and a terrifying blade-light, as if crossing time and space, slashed explosively across thousands of mountains and rivers!

Bang bang bang—

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Simple and brutal, the martial immortal's qi and blood erupted with a crushing pressure.

Li Che, having fused the essence of the fifth heaven, his aura continually rose, growing stronger.

At this moment, his combat power had already reached the present peak.

Even if one gets close to him, not to mention Heavenly Immortals, even royal-level Heavenly Immortals would suffer greatly.

The void was crushed and exploded, turbulent currents raging.

One after another, Heavenly Immortal deities spat blood and flew out at extreme speed.

Their fleshly bodies were hammered into explosive shards!

Too overbearing!

The heaven-and-earth chessboard unfolded, allowing Li Che, with a single thought of martial immortal will, to shift swiftly, almost placing him in an invincible position.

Even if one gets close to a top-tier martial mystic immortal who has opened five heavens, they cannot block a single punch!

Even in ancient times, a martial mystic immortal breaking through to open heaven only opened the source of one heaven.

Thereafter, he began attempting to breakthrough to the celestial immortal level.

How could it be like Li Che? His goal is actually to open eight heavens, even harboring the ambition to open nine!

Simply terrifying to the extreme!

Even the mystic immortal martial way is stronger than the celestial immortal, beyond comprehension!

Boom—

Behind Li Che, five qimen immortal martial qi and blood surged.

Facing the deities of the Doutian Palace, he flicked a finger, and a kirin's roar exploded, resplendent golden light bursting forth in the high heavens.

That was the Kirin Suppress Void Seal!

Combined with the Seal of Heaven, it left the deities unable to flee, as they were trampled into mud by a single step of the Kirin Suppress Void Seal.

Their fleshly bodies had no power to resist before the supreme martial immortal.

Spreading his five fingers, inhaling and exhaling, countless deity flesh and blood then formed a huge ball of flesh, which Li Che tossed into the Fengdu of Mo City, to be used later for summoning deities.

The deities of Taisu Heaven were soon emptied out.

Li Che directly launched a ruthless slaughter, unstoppable by anyone.

Suddenly, Li Che hovered in midair, his dark robe fluttering, beneath his feet a golden lotus of qi and blood surging like underground magma.

He gazed into the distance.

There, a sword light came crashing down.

That was the Heaven-Reaching God Emperor.

The Heaven-Reaching God Emperor's expression was exceedingly complex as he looked at Li Che and let out a soft sigh.

Dao friend…

You also want to stop me?

Li Che looked at the Heaven-Reaching God Emperor and asked gently.

One could not tell that at this moment Li Che was the ferocious Earth Store King who had slaughtered all the deities of Taisu Heaven.

Can't stop you, dao friend…

The Heaven-Reaching God Emperor said.

Dao friend, you walk the supreme martial way; how many heavenly domains have you opened now? Yuanlei Heaven, Tai Xu Heaven, Shen Gong Heaven, Xuan Xiao Heaven, Yu Lian Earth… that makes five heavenly domains, ah.

The Heaven-Reaching God Emperor marveled without end.

Around him, countless sword qi cascaded straight upward.

Never before seen, dao friend, what terrifying path are you intending to walk?

When you achieve martial celestial immortal, dao friend, you might rival the supreme sovereign.

The Heaven-Reaching God Emperor looked toward Li Che.

Li Che exhaled: "Let's give it a try; the martial path is to press forward fearlessly, so that my daughter won't be harmed, so that our family can reunite; I think achieving sovereign might be the safest."

But, now the Yu Lian faction, with you, dao friend, holding the fort, is already invincible in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

The Heaven-Reaching God Emperor shook his head, sword qi coiling around him, his breath rising steadily.

Where is it invincible?

Li Che laughed helplessly.

The three great sovereigns of the Netherworld stare covetously, plus that supreme heavenly emperor of the Dark Heavenly Court; besides, the Gui Yao Cave and Black Sumeru—I don't believe there is no sovereign presiding over them.

Otherwise, how could the Gui Yao Cave and Black Sumeru stand as equals against the Dark Heavenly Court, which has a sovereign heavenly emperor presiding?

Li Che said.

If I don't become a sovereign, my heart will not be at ease.

Li Che was speaking the truth.

In the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, aside from the Heavenly Emperor, are there no sovereigns?

Li Che didn't believe it.

At least, the Lord of the Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit, the Ancestor of Martial Dao... must surely be a sovereign!

The other party is still alive!

The feedback from the Nine Transformations Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit!

One should say...

Every Lord of the Dao Fruit is damn still alive!

Every moment brings Li Che an intangible sense of oppression, as if a bunch of petty thieves wanting to steal fruit are lurking in the dark, staring at Li Che!

Li Che has cultivated each Dao Fruit to its present level of maturity.

And those former Lords of the Dao Fruit may come to pluck the fruit!

This premonition is extremely strong!

Even this feeling is transmitted to him by the Dao Tree.

Therefore, Li Che must quickly raise his own strength, before these Lords of the Dao Fruit and sovereigns have time to react.

The Heaven-Reaching God Emperor instantly fell silent.

"In that case, fellow Daoist... let us have a match."

"I am ultimately the garrisoned deity of the Dark Heaven Court."

"That Xuanxiao Heaven and Tai Xu Heaven were broken open by you, Fellow Daoist, is forgivable; but now, if you also break Tai Su Heaven, the Dark Heaven Court will exist in name only."

"This is my dereliction of duty."

The Heaven-Reaching God Emperor said.

"If Fellow Daoist wishes to open the Origin Sea of Tai Su Heaven, then you must first... step over this poor Daoist's corpse."

"Fellow Daoist need not hold back; give it your all... otherwise, you may be cut down by this poor Daoist."

The Heaven-Reaching God Emperor raised his sword finger.

His pupil light instantly condensed.

The next moment, countless sword qi surged forth from around him with a howl!

It coiled into four terrifying sword qi tornadoes!

(End of chapter)