Chapter 669: Slaying the Past Tathagata's Immaculate Mind Nine Transformations, Breaking the Void Prison

A terrifying explosion erupted instantly!

Countless golden fragments flew sideways continuously, like hidden weapons, shooting out and slicing the void apart, carving one hideous, terrifying scar after another!

The spatial battlefield of Taisu Heaven.

Instantly plunged into deathly silence.

Actually, there weren't many people paying attention to the Taisu Heaven spatial battlefield.

Only the Emperor Hong and the Taiyi Immortal had fallen into that deathly silence; the shock in their hearts was like a raging storm that could not be suppressed.

The Earth Store King has come, indeed he has come!

But what the hell is this performance?

How can it be this terrifying? Such terrifying qi and blood would literally destroy heaven and earth!

Is this still the Earth Store King?

Just a single punch, and it actually shattered the Past Tathagata's golden Buddha body, which had been struggling to resist them, blowing it to pieces!

Know that the Past Tathagata's body is a royal‑level immortal; he also knew his situation was off, so he had always chosen a defensive stance, holding firm and giving no opening.

And this was also the plan the Three‑Worlds Tathagata had chosen from the start.

In the Taisu Heaven spatial battlefield, the Past Tathagata's sole duty was to buy time, creating an opportunity for the two worldly forms heading toward Xuanshou Heaven to be delayed!

But no one expected the situation to change so abruptly and unexpectedly.

Who could have imagined that the Two Worldly Forms of the Three‑Worlds Tathagata would be cut down together on the Xuanshou Heaven battlefield—two royal‑level immortals—and if they tried to force a retreat, they could hardly escape!

Yet in Xuanshou Heaven, it indeed happened that two royal‑level immortals were slain!

Emperor Hong and Taiyi originally thought something had gone wrong.

Perhaps the Heaven‑Reaching Divine Emperor had come to Xuanshou Heaven to help?

Or maybe the mysterious expert of the Hell Lotus camp made a move?

Now it seems…

The very change itself comes from Li Che!

This guy has actually become this strong!

Not only does he possess combat power at the royal‑immortal level, he belongs to the mighty tier of royal‑immortals!

Emperor Hong drew a deep breath; facing Li Che now, he fears he cannot win and would likely be killed.

If it were during his prime, when Emperor Hong's ancient village flourished and everyone paid homage to him, perhaps his strength could still suppress today's Li Che.

But now he cannot; he has weakened to the lowest point.

This is also why Emperor Hong chose to ally with the Hell Lotus camp.

Now it seems this alliance choice was indeed not mistaken.

If they had not allied…

With the Earth Store King's terrifying growth rate, nothing can stop him; no one in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths could halt him!

"The Way of the Martial Immortal…"

Emperor Hong's expression was exceedingly complex.

The Taiyi Immortal, who had manifested countless phantoms, also felt myriad emotions.

Although the Taiyi Immortal is also a royal‑level immortal, he has never been a strong or weak royal‑immortal; he belongs to the middling sort.

As a demon race, his physical body is naturally extremely formidable.

But now Li Che's Martial Immortal flesh is terrifyingly strong, his qi and blood fearsome; just sensing it once tells him that even comparing his flesh alone, he would likely be crushed by this human Li Che!

"Martial Immortal… can he really be this strong?"

The Taiyi Immortal murmured.

"He can, but don't forget the martial dao sovereign of our era!"

"You mean the Martial Ancestor?"

The Taiyi Immortal and Emperor Hong did not strike again, after all, Li Che's one punch had smashed the Past Tathagata's golden Buddha body, basically removing any suspense from this battle.

Instead, the two engaged in a limited exchange, analyzing Li Che's formidable Martial Immortal cultivation.

It was like the idle chat of two old men sunbathing at the village entrance.

Indeed, the two felt much more at ease; with such power, Li Che displaying this martial dao could basically crush this battle.

Moreover, there are also the Hell Qitian and the Third Prince following Li Che.

Three top‑tier combat‑power royal‑level immortals.

Even if the Past Tathagata's three embodiments gathered together, they would likely struggle to withstand it, let alone his current state.

Li Che thrust out a punch with a horizontal grip, golden‑tinged qi and blood making his hair fly, his gaze slowly rising and landing on the Past Tathagata whose golden Buddha body had been shattered.

This was the last Tathagata embodiment.

Slaying this Tathagata, his immaculate mind dao fruit would likely reach the nine transformations, achieving perfection.

The Past Tathagata's face was extremely grim, his expression exceedingly complex, and he let out a long sigh.

"Master Li, you are truly peerless and extraordinarily powerful."

The Past Tathagata sighed.

The tide has turned.

Having had his two worldly forms cut down, he has completely lost the capital to contend with the present peerless Martial Immortal who has achieved six openings of heaven.

Furthermore, the Taisu Heaven battlefield is not just Li Che alone.

The resurrected Qitian, the Third Prince, Emperor Hong, the Taiyi Immortal, and far off the newly breakthrough sword‑dao immortal Huang Jianjiu.

With such a lineup, the Past Tathagata sees no chance of escaping alive.

Today, Taisu Heaven will become the place where the Buddha falls!

Boom!

Li Che, Past Tathagata

He thrust forward with a single punch, and the Dragon Elephant roared.

The Myriad Transformations Dragon Elephant Furnace, engulfed in endless scorching heat, came crashing down upon its head.

The Past Tathagata thrust out a woven Buddha Seal, but Li Che's overwhelming aura pressed it down, forcing it to fall toward the Space Battlefield.

It felt as though he were falling into a boundless abyss.

His Martial Immortal power almost surpassed the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

It cannot be blocked.

The Past Tathagata felt a heavy heart; after just one exchange, he knew he couldn't stop Li Che.

He was merely one of the Three World Bodies; among the Imperial Ranks he was weak, unless the Three World Bodies united, only then would he rank with the Heaven-Penetrating Divine Emperor, the Nuwa Emperor, or the Shaman Emperor.

Therefore, he realized that today's calamity was likely unavoidable.

Hum—

A Buddha Light impact overturned the Myriad Transformations Dragon Elephant Furnace, while the Divine Dragon roared and the Demon Elephant neighed.

The two appeared to become real terrifying beasts, pressing down upon the void.

The Past Tathagata repeatedly stepped down, as if a Buddha Lotus blossomed in the void, and he shot up into the sky.

But in the darkness, it seemed as if a chessboard spread out, sealing off all his escape routes.

When it comes to escaping for one's life, Li Che is more skilled than him.

"I can't escape..."

The Past Tathagata let out a long sigh.

However, he clapped his palms together, and a terrifying Great Buddha formed between heaven and earth.

Countless Buddha Lights streamed in from outside the Space Battlefield of the Primordial Heaven, rushing forth.

"This is..."

The Dihong Renhuang's eyes narrowed.

Envious to the point of almost drooling.

"This is the Immortal Origin Buddha Light of the powerful Immortals from the Three Great Heavenly Domains of the Heixumi camp!"

"The Heixumi Three Great Heavenly Domains—God Storage Heaven, Formless Heaven, and Helu Heaven—actually have so many Immortals! Most importantly, these countless Immortal Spirits can work together so wholeheartedly, willing to offer their Immortal essence for the Past Tathagata—what a mighty baptism of faith!"

The Dihong Renhuang really was drooling; back when the Dihong Ancient Village was at its peak, it could only muster about this many Immortals.

Heavenly Immortals plus Earthly Immortals exceed a hundred.

It's simply exaggerated.

Moreover, the Dihong Ancient Village simply cannot compare in terms of faith.

Heixumi is hidden too deeply.

Even the Dark Heavenly Court falls far short of Heixumi in the number of Immortal Spirits.

Li Che's eyes narrowed as he gazed at the myriad Immortal Buddha Lights pouring down, which seemed to transform into one Golden Buddha after another, sitting cross-legged around the Past Tathagata.

It seemed to arrange itself like a lotus-shaped Buddha Platform.

These Buddha Lights continually converged upon the Past Tathagata's body, seemingly condensing into three golden Buddha Light relics.

"This is..."

Li Che's face grew solemn.

The Past Tathagata's Golden Body was reforged, growing ever more resilient, his aura rising steadily, becoming tremendously fearsome and powerful.

"Namo Amitabha Buddha."

The Past Tathagata chanted the Buddha's name, transforming into a colossal Buddha never seen before, and he slapped out a Buddha Palm that covered the sky and earth toward Li Che.

Li Che tapped his toe, and space instantly split open with a crack stretching ten thousand miles; he shot forward, dodging that palm.

The Past Tathagata, having condensed three Buddha Light relics, at this moment seemed to barely recover to the level of the Three World Tathagata Unification, having drawn upon the combined power of all the Great Buddhas of the Heixumi Three Great Heavenly Domains.

"What a Three World Tathagata! The power of Heixumi has gathered entirely within one body; these Buddhist Immortals must have been thoroughly brainwashed to submit so completely to the Three World Tathagata, even willing to pour out their own Buddha Light!"

The Dihong Renhuang exclaimed in astonishment.

"In this situation, how can the Earth Store King break through?"

The Supreme One Immortal also narrowed his eyes.

The state of the Three World Tathagata Unification is a tremendous terror, truly matching the Imperial Rank Heavenly Immortal of the Nuwa Emperor and the Heaven-Penetrating Divine Emperor, excelling in defense and extremely difficult to deal with.

However, Li Che showed no trace of worry in the face of this situation.

With a flick of his finger, black chess pieces instantly twisted and expanded in the air.

Instantly transforming into four Sword Dao Earthly Immortals—God Slayer, God Killer, God Annihilator, and God Trap—plus the Sword Dao Heavenly Immortal Huang Jianjiu, who gathered with smiling faces.

Li Che's gaze turned toward the Third Prince; with a thought, the Third Prince already understood Li Che's purpose.

He crossed his arms and laughed loudly: "You're so wicked!"

The Third Prince truly felt that Li Che was wicked!

In the next moment, the Hell Fire Wheel beneath his feet turned, space instantly split open, taking Huang Jianjiu and the others with him as they vanished into the Space Battlefield of the Primordial Heaven.

As for where they went…

The Past Tathagata's expression changed slightly, and he suddenly understood.

His expression grew ever more complex as he looked at Li Che, almost forgetting that this guy was the leader of the Underworld.

Famous for being sly and deceitful, he excelled at ambushes.

As expected.

In no time, the Buddha light on the Past Tathagata's body began to tremble, and those golden Buddha-light phantasms all glared angrily!

"Ah!"

"Hell Lotus Third Prince!"

"Namo Amitabha Buddha, damn it! The Hell Lotus camp is coming to kill!"

……

Golden Buddha phantoms could no longer remain calm, because the Third Prince, leading Yellow Sword Wine and others, directly charged into the Buddhist sect's three great heavenly realms! These cross-legged beings, pouring out their immortal essence to the past Tathagata's Buddhist immortals, at this moment even unable to resist, this is their weakest time.

The Third Prince was practically mowing grass; a single thrust of his fire-tip spear, and it was like skewers being grilled, a whole string fell in a large swathe!

The Third Prince himself possessed imperial-level combat power; to these Buddhist immortals, it was outright domination, and these immortals had also offered up their immortal essence, their cultivation considered to have temporarily slipped down to Nirvana.

Naturally, they were no match for the Third Prince.

More than ten heavenly immortals were furious, but it was merely impotent rage; the Third Prince directly sliced them through and through.

Gods' Treasury Heaven, Buddhist blood flowed like a sea.

After slaughtering Gods' Treasury Heaven, the Third Prince, shouldering his fire-tip spear, hurriedly rushed to the Formless Heaven for another round of slaughter.

As if the wrath suppressed for eight ages of divine tides, it all burst forth at this moment.

Helü Heaven, likewise slaughtered!

The immortal spirits of the Black Sumeru camp experienced a catastrophe that overturned the heavens!

It was practically a disaster of despair!

「Ah——！！！」

In the void, golden immortal Buddha phantoms emitted unwilling and shrill wails.

「Buddha ancestor, ah…… why, ah! 」

When the last golden phantom wailed and faded away.

The aura on the past Tathagata's body had completely slipped away.

The three Buddha-light relics also became extremely dim, severing their connection with the three great heavenly realms.

The past Tathagata let out a light sigh.

As the sigh faded, six martial immortal swords pierced his body, bringing forth six crystalline, translucent blood-colored blossoms!

Li Che spread his five fingers, aiming from afar at the past Tathagata.

The past Tathagata was pierced, driven by the terrifying power of the martial immortal swords, and was nailed hard into the void.

The six martial immortal swords were embedded in his body, fresh blood flowing steadily.

Li Che, however, paid no heed to the past Tathagata.

In the blink of an eye, the heaven-and-earth chessboard completed its compression, taking the three golden Buddha-light relics into itself.

「Not bad. 」

「With these three Buddha-light relics, I can obtain the acknowledgment of the heavenly will of the Gods' Treasury, Formless, and Helü three great heavenly realms, and carry out the act of opening the heavens! 」

「Thank you, Buddha ancestor. 」

Li Che lightly smiled: 「To show gratitude, I'll send you on your way! 」

His five fingers, as if conducting an orchestra, suddenly rose.

Instantly, the Six Desires Void Slaying God Sword erupted from the past Tathagata's body, shooting up and scattering droplets of blood!

Li Che took a step forward, his body assuming a diving posture.

Around him, terrifying crimson firelight intertwined, roaring like furious dragons.

Thud——!

The terrifying power slammed hard into the past Tathagata's body.

The past Tathagata's body instantly exploded!

Flesh fragments shot out in all directions.

Li Che stirred his mind, suppressing and collecting all the flesh fragments.

Now Li Che's Dragon-Elephant Golden Vajra Dao Fruit has already reached perfection, unable to be further increased.

Even if Li Che won in battle, first defeating the Heaven-Reaching God Emperor, then slaying the Buddha Ancestor Tathagata, the Dao Fruit's maturity was already perfect, unable to be further increased.

Nine transformations are the limit of a Dao Fruit!

Boom——!!!

The past Tathagata being slain by Li Che means that all three-world Tathagatas have died at his hands.

In his chest, the Immaculate Heart Dao Fruit throbbed loudly, like thunder, roaring and bellowing, as if it wanted to shatter heaven and earth itself!

It seemed as if countless Buddha-light fragments began to continually gather into Li Che's Immaculate Heart Dao Fruit.

The maturity of the Immaculate Heart Dao Fruit actually began to advance again!

Li Che sat cross-legged in the void.

Just like that, openly and aboveboard, the Equal Heaven came striding forth, the Hell Equal Heaven Armor burst forth with light, his pupils shining brilliantly, extremely radiant.

The Emperor Hong Human Sovereign and the Taiyi Immortal both looked over, narrowing their eyes.

At this moment, they also discovered the greasy cat.

「So that's how it is……」

「The Earth Store King hides a heaven‑shaking secret on his body; slaying the past Tathagata actually makes him stronger—is he drawing energy from the past Tathagata? What causal link exists between him and the past Tathagata? 」

「No wonder the Earth Store King can grow strong so quickly; the present and future Tathagatas, having been slain, are probably also being absorbed by him, right? 」

The two imperial-level heavenly immortals couldn't help but reveal shock in their eyes.

Such an existence is practically a nightmare for the strong.

Slaying an imperial-level heavenly immortal lets one devour their strength, continually growing stronger and bolstering oneself.

Such a monster……

If he were discovered early, no one would spare him!

Numerous emperor‑ranked Celestial Immortals would probably unite completely to utterly slay this monster and study the mysteries on its body.

But now, it's already too late.

This Earth Store King, having concealed the secret for so long, displays it so openly today precisely because his power is sufficient to counter any threat.

He has fully risen, standing at the pinnacle of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths!

Li Che ignored the Emperor and Taiyi, and let the Qi Tian Protector go, because he knows the two cannot be fully trusted.

The Pure Heart Dao Fruit in his chest was continuously trembling.

Suddenly.

Li Che slowly opened his eyes.

The bouncing of the Pure Heart Dao Fruit abruptly ceased.

Endless golden light burst forth from his pupils.

【Dao Fruit: Pure Heart (Complete)】

Golden light swirled.

The seven orifices of his exquisite heart trembled like thunder.

It seemed as if endless white radiance spread from his body, the Martial Immortal Will bathed in a column of white light, soaring skyward and pouring into the heavens.

Li Che felt his will at this moment had attained ultimate sublimation.

In the flicker of his gaze, it was as if he saw the Dao Tree space.

Above the Dao Tree, he again saw a perfectly round Dao Fruit, immensely heavy, detaching from the tree like a star, and, together with the Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit that had also completed the Nine Shedding, floated around the Dao Tree!

Two Nine‑Shedding Dao Fruits!

Li Che's spirit trembled, and he immediately returned to his body.

His will kept expanding, as if forming a storm, and the Martial Immortal Will was repeatedly elevated by the Nine‑Shedding Dao Fruit to an extremely terrifying height!

However, the boost from the Pure Heart Dao Fruit was not as terrifying as that from the Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit.

Because the Nine Shedding of this Pure Heart Dao Fruit does not manifest directly as combat power increase.

But…

"My current Binding Spirit... has become stronger again,"

Li Che's eyes opened and closed, a white divine pattern appeared on his brow, like a mark left between heaven and earth at the moment of creation.

He stood up and loosened his muscles and bones.

The elevation of the Martial Immortal Will also enhanced his martial path.

His control over strength and manipulation of Qi and blood became more refined.

Originally, Li Che thought that after the Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit completed its Nine Shedding, his mastery of Qi, blood, and strength had reached the limit, but now he sees he still underestimated the ceiling of his martial path.

The martial path can still grow stronger!

"Done?"

Qi Tian smiled and looked over.

He shouldered the Ruyi Golden Hoop Staff, rested it on his neck, and floated in the void.

He gazed from afar at the Emperor and the Immortal Taiyi.

"Congratulations, Earth Store Emperor, for another breakthrough in cultivation!"

Emperor Hong Ren and the Immortal Taiyi felt a tremor in their hearts, yet their faces still expressed congratulations.

Li Che glanced at the two.

But said nothing.

Li Che's gaze passed straight over them, turning to the spatial battlefield of Great Plain Heaven.

The Pure Heart Dao Fruit of the Nine Shedding made his Martial Immortal Will extremely powerful.

At this moment, his will swept outward.

In an instant, he locked onto his wife Zhang Ya's incarnation as the Reincarnated Queen Mother, the spot that suppresses and seals many Immortals.

Li Che curled his five fingers into a fist.

His body instantly teleported away.

Reappearing, he was already above that spot.

The clenched fist crashed down with a boom.

It repeatedly smashed the void, causing it to burst open!

Countless turbulent streams erupted, collapsing into a patch of void.

Within the void.

Netherlike aura surged, the formation cage sealing many Immortals...

It instantly manifested.

Li Che transformed his fist into a slash, wielding the Eight Sigils Blade of Heaven and Earth, cutting out boldly.

Immediately…

The formation cage was split open with a boom!

Within the broken cage.

A graceful figure sat upright amid endless radiance.

Long eyelashes fluttered.

She slowly opened her eyes, staring in astonishment at Li Che, whose hair fluttered as he maintained his knife‑breaking stance.

"Husband…"