Chapter 677: Attaining Great Luo Heavenly Immortality, Becoming the Sole Sovereign, Lord of the Dao Fruit

Blade light sliced through the azure firmament!

Not only was the sky split open, the entire Helü Heaven was split open, thoroughly cut off, like an eggshell, divided in two, cleanly sliced.

The nine half-step sovereign-level ancient rune divine generals, in the void, were swept over by the cleaver's blade light, unable to block even a trace.

Their eyes still lingered with haze, the ancient runes on their bodies constantly flickered, bursting forth light in brightness, their consciousness continually trying to control, to break free and dodge this terrifying cleaver.

But……

Cannot dodge!

All their calculated routes seemed to have been anticipated by this blade, making escape impossible.

Boom boom boom——

Explosion burst open in midair!

Gorgeous beyond compare light burst forth from each divine general's body, the ancient runes on them as if instantly covered in cracks, unable to maintain their state any further.

Accompanied by a crackling sound, the ancient runes completely shattered, turning into dust, blown by wind and waves, drifting between heaven and earth.

Everyone's gaze shot over, their eyes showing shock.

Such a blade……how terrifying!

The nine ancient rune divine generals were actually cut down by a single blade!

These are nine terrifying beings possessing half-step sovereign-level combat power.

The Shaman Emperor, locked in combat with Gou Ye, stared blankly at this scene; the Bagua Diagram beneath his feet kept turning, and in fact, eight Heaven-Earth ancient runes were inscribed upon it.

He, throughout his long years up to now, had only comprehended eight Heaven-Earth ancient runes, and had forged those eight into the Bagua Diagram, granting him half-step sovereign-level combat power.

But this was already his limit.

It wasn't that he couldn't comprehend the ninth; rather……he lacked courage.

Because he calculated that, if he comprehended the ninth Heaven-Earth ancient rune, he would not survive.

Just as Li Che faced the calamity of the ancient rune divine generals, the threat posed by the divine generals condensed from those nine Heaven-Earth ancient runes was too great; he could not block it, and would be beaten to death by those nine divine generals.

So he had no choice but to retreat, and long years passed.

He still failed to comprehend the ninth ancient rune, because after tens of thousands of years of brewing, his courage completely dissipated, and he utterly lost the chance to take that crucial step.

"Hahaha! Good lad, seeking wealth in danger—that's his style!"

"Perhaps only this way could this lad improve so quickly!"

Gou Ye opened his mouth and laughed nonstop, "ga ga ga".

As the nine ancient rune divine generals were slain by Li Che, the situation of this battle became completely clear.

All that can be said is that everything lies within Li Che's calculations.

This lad's actions are simply very steady.

Eternal Light Buddha, Shaman Emperor, Immortal Laozi, and even the backup plans when directly facing the nine ancient rune divine generals were all steady and solid, incorporating every calculation.

Li Che even from the start, from the time he planned Nine Extremes Opening Heaven, had already prepared to use Netherworld Force to resist that most terrifying wave of attack.

Such teammates are the most reassuring.

Not to let them come die!

Qi Tian blocked Immortal Laozi's chessboard, Third Prince blocked the divine weapons of Eternal Light Buddha Jade Emperor Haotian; these calculations left Qi Tian and Third Prince without fear for their lives.

Besides, initially letting Di Hong and Tai Yi go block the Shaman Emperor was a bit of a mess.

However, Di Hong and Tai Yi, the immortals, were not stronglings of the Prison Lotus Camp, merely allies……

But if the alliance were to tear apart, they would end up on opposing sides; although that possibility is small, letting them go to die would also be understandable.

And when Di Hong and Tai Yi, the immortals, truly without hesitation slaughtered toward the Shaman Emperor.

Li Che's arranged Gou Ye then made a move.

While testing the allies' resolve, he also solved the Shaman Emperor's problem, achieving two goals at once.

All that can be said is that everything lies within Li Che's calculations.

Rumble rumble rumble——

The void trembled, the severed void seeming on the verge of collapse, the nine divine generals began to wither, divine runes shattered, turning to dust and scattering.

And Li Che raised his hand, tapping the glabella mud pellet.

The mud pellet began to spin, as if transforming into the ninth vortex.

However.

Not a blood-qi vortex, but a will vortex, frenziedly drawing in the origin of the Helü Heaven Origin Sea, nearly swallowing the origin of the entire heavenly domain.

The nine of the Eight Nine Mysterious Skill……

Thus, successfully gathered!

Boom!

Li Che floated in midair, nine vortexes like black holes continuously rotating within, within those rotating vortexes bursting forth countless splendid lights, extremely dazzling and blinding, brilliantly radiant.

Jet-black hair continually rose, rushing into the clouds above, golden blood also completely returning to normal.

At this moment, Li Che obtained an ultimate sublimation.

Nine Extremes Mysterious Immortal!

Entered Heavenly Immortal!

The instant Li Che opened his eyes, the Ninefold Dao Tribulation flickered past beneath his gaze.

His bearing underwent an earth-shaking change, his flesh began to become brilliant, crystalline, and translucent, as if transparent, merging into heaven and earth, making it impossible to catch his trace—this was a genuine disappearance.

The next moment, Li Che emerged from invisibility.

His nine ancient runes between the brows converged into one cleaver divine mark, inscribed between his brows.

Behind Li Che even sprouted countless brilliant lights.

Like jade, his liuli-like fleshly body reflected brilliant radiance.

Li Che strode through the void; each step made the void violently tremble, sending out ripple-like shockwaves that spread.

"It's different now."

No tribulation, no disaster.

Li Che raised his head and gazed at the sky; the cracked Hè Lú heaven was slowly mending, the work of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths' worldly will.

But Li Che could be certain that he had now broken through to the Heavenly Immortal realm.

Nine Ultimate Mystic Immortal breakthrough to Heavenly Immortal.

Grand Luo Heavenly Immortal!

This is the pinnacle of martial arts, and also the pinnacle of cultivation; he has truly stood atop this world.

His gaze fell upon the Yin Nether Sovereign and Death Sovereign, who were being bombarded by the terrifying power gathered from the Nine Talisman Divine Generals, leaving them in a disheveled state.

Neither had died, and they themselves would not perish.

In the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, they were merely having their battle power suppressed; although they took a Sovereign-level burst attack and suffered some injury, killing them was still far off.

The Yin Nether Sovereign and Death Sovereign returned to the Yin Nether Mouth vortex, staring fixedly at Li Che.

Especially the Yin Nether Sovereign, whose fury was uncontainable.

Again, they had been schemed against!

What a trap, this damned person!

The Yin Nether Sovereign's fury was uncontainable.

But at this moment they had already felt the terrifying wrathful will of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

Perhaps because the Nine Ancient Talisman Divine Generals were slain, the will of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths flew into a rage; however, Li Che's breakthrough to Heavenly Immortal actually shielded him from sensing that wrath.

For a time, the wrath of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths had nowhere to vent, so it could only vent upon them.

The Death Sovereign had already slipped away, retreating into the Yin Nether; even if the Yin Nether Sovereign was unwilling, he could only retreat.

Boom—

The Yin Nether Mouth seemed to be boiling.

Two invisible worldly wills were colliding.

However, the Yin Nether's worldly will was still somewhat inferior to that of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths; the bombarded parts could barely withstand it, as if about to shatter.

The Yin Nether Mouth collapsed with a roar, and the two colliding worldly wills completely vanished.

Li Che also seemed somewhat surprised by this situation; his breakthrough to Grand Luo Heavenly Immortal seemed to have reached the height of a martial arts myth, giving him a sense of freedom and ease far beyond his imagination.

Like…

It was as if half a foot had stepped into transcendence.

At the same time, Li Che felt the roar and vibration of the tree connected to his creation, as if violent fluctuations and transformation were occurring.

At this moment, Li Che's mood was very calm.

"Divine Tree… what exactly is it?"

Li Che's gaze was calm and unruffled.

When his daughter was born, he formed a bond with the Divine Tree; for each year she grew up safe and sound, he could obtain a Dao fruit. This bond, in the dark, Li Che now sensed its source.

But…

He raised his head, his gaze heavy beyond compare.

But this source was too vague.

Vague to the point that…

He had no confidence in his heart, unable to accurately judge where this source came from.

Li Che shook his head and slowly exhaled a breath.

Having broken through to the Martial Dao Heavenly Immortal, his plan was already complete; next came rescuing his wife.

As long as he successfully rescued his wife, their family could be reunited.

What comes next, we'll meet force with force and water with earth!

He stepped forward, as if truly stepping down; the void sank, as if stepping into soft mud.

Then Li Che shot forward a step, his whole body becoming like a cannonball in the void, speed reaching the extreme, as if surpassing light.

He appeared before the retreating Wu Huang!

On the Wu Huang's body, terrifying demonic qi surged out, forming a dreadful giant serpent coiled behind his back.

It was as if a primordial serpent from the creation of heaven and earth, its demonic qi rolling like waves, pitch-black as ink, its eyes like two bronze bells.

Whoosh—

The giant serpent spewed out a terrifying primordial force, the demon race's origin, as if the power of myriad demons had gathered within.

However, Li Che's body trembled; his liuli-like Grand Luo Immortal physique directly collided with the serpent's spewed demonic origin shock.

When the Wu Huang exhausted his spew, the origin dispersed like mist.

What was seen, however, was Li Che unharmed, standing in the void.

His liuli-like physique even resembled glass reflecting light, sweeping over a burst of bright radiance.

Completely unharmed!

The Wu Huang's eyes instantly showed despair.

"Sovereign…"

The Wu Huang sighed.

In the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, aside from the unknown whereabouts of the Heavenly Emperor of the Dark Heavenly Court, this is the first Sovereign-level power to appear openly!

It's too powerful.

"It's time to return to your place, Witch Emperor."

Li Che looked at the Witch Emperor and said calmly: The giant python had taken human form, swaying its serpentine tail, and he gazed at Li Che with a complex expression.

He knew what he possessed…

On Li Che's body, however, he could not take it back.

The mist that shrouded Li Che, he could no longer calculate.

"Master of the Ten Thousand Demons Emperor Dao Fruit."

The Witch Emperor's body jolted violently.

Ten Thousand Demons Emperor Dao Fruit?!

It was his first time hearing the term, yet it felt as if a soul were being ripped away, like…

The Great Dream seemed to awaken at this moment!

Boom—

Around him, a burst of multicolored radiance exploded.

Hm?

Li Che's consciousness flickered slightly, his eyes flashing with a fine light.

In the next instant, his spirit sensed.

That Dream Celestial Master Dao Fruit, at this very moment, its maturity was soaring upward!

"Dream Celestial Master…"

"So that's it."

It turned out that these powerful ones stripped of their Dao Fruits were being deprived via the Dream Celestial Master Dao Fruit…

Li Che felt a sudden epiphany at that moment.

But the Dream Celestial Master Dao Fruit… from whom?

Who, then, is the master of the Dao Fruit?

The difficulty of raising the Dream Celestial Master Dao Fruit's maturity was enormous, far greater than Li Che had imagined!

Even now, with the Witch Emperor's Great Dream awakening and its maturity rising, the Dream Celestial Master Dao Fruit had only reached the Seventh Metamorphosis.

That is the awakened will of a half-step sovereign!

Behind Li Che, eight blood‑Qi vortices spun, and the soul vortex at his forehead also whirled!

Nine vortices began to rotate behind him, a terrifying pressure flooding down like a mountain torrent.

The Witch Emperor spread his hands and summoned a Bagua diagram.

Upon it, eight ancient Heaven‑and‑Earth sigils flickered with brilliance.

But Li Che clenched his five fingers and swung forcefully.

A Heaven‑and‑Earth cleaver materialized and, with a roar, slashed down!

Li Che, as if transformed into a manifestation of Heaven and Earth, at this moment performed the act of Heaven‑and‑Earth judgment.

The blade's light cut down, splitting the Witch Emperor in two!

Rumble—

The origin of the Dao Fruit surged with a thunderous flow; it was the Ten Thousand Demons Emperor Dao Fruit, pulsating out like a vortex, devouring and absorbing all the energy of the severed Witch Emperor.

Witch Emperor, Ten Thousand Demons Emperor Dao Fruit, return to your place!

The Ten Thousand Demons Emperor Dao Fruit underwent metamorphosis, directly achieving the Ninth Metamorphosis.

But Li Che paid little attention.

Now, the assistance the Dao Fruit provided was no longer significant to him.

At the moment the Witch Emperor fell, cut down by Li Che, everyone knew the battle had completely concluded.

Li Che looked at Dog Lord, who tilted his head.

As if saying, "Kid Li Che, would you even try to cut Dog Lord?"

Li Che merely smiled; he knew Dog Lord was also a master of a Dao Fruit, but…

Now the Dao Fruit offered him little help, so why slay every master of a Dao Fruit?

Dog Lord is his own dog; no need to cut him.

Li Che's smile lingered, yet his whole being burst through the void, moving at ultimate speed, appearing on the Heaven‑and‑Earth chessboard.

His jet‑black hair fluttered.

Li Che's gaze fell upon Eternal Lao Jun.

Eternal Lao Jun's expression grew complex, and he sighed deeply.

"Indeed…"

"All the scheming, in the end, is nothing."

"The game may have a winner, but not necessarily the one who set the board."

Eternal Lao Jun let out a light sigh.

It's over.

Now Li Che, without the Heavenly Emperor, is the strongest of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, the sole sovereign.

Who can stand against him?

A sovereign unrestrained by Heaven‑and‑Earth's will, one who bears Heaven‑and‑Earth's creation, is unstoppable!

After all, Li Che has broken through to sovereignty without even a single calamity, a sovereign recognized by Heaven and Earth.

He differs from the Nether Sovereign, Death Sovereign, Hell Sovereign, and other such Nether Sovereigns.

When they enter the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths they are suppressed, but Li Che faces no suppression; he can unleash his power freely, as if returning home, even gaining extra enhancement.

Your turn, Old Lord Immortal.

The Lord of the Chess Sage Dao Fruit.

Li Che said.

Just as when he was speaking with the Witch Emperor.

Old Lord Immortal's head rumbled and shook, and a seven-colored light like the Great Dream Awakening burst from his body, gathering into the Dream Master's Dao Fruit.

However, the Dream Master's Dao Fruit's maturity only increased slightly.

Huh?

This left Li Che somewhat startled; he even wondered whether, even if all the Dao Fruit Lords were returned to their places, the Dream Master's Dao Fruit could achieve the Nine Transformations.

However, he didn't dwell on those thoughts.

In the next moment, he clenched his fist and thrust forward a punch.

The colossal Myriad Transformations Dragon-Elephant Furnace stretched across and crashed down like a star; this single punch already matched the domineering blow of the previous joint eruption of the Nine Sigil Divine Generals.

Boom-boom-boom!

The myriad Pill Divine Generals and Black-and-White Divine Generals all vanished in an instant!

It cannot be blocked, utterly unable to be blocked!

Like millions of nuclear bombs detonating overhead, it devoured everything in destruction.

Clenching his fist, all the firelight returned to the Myriad Transformations Dragon-Elephant Furnace.

Now the Myriad Transformations Dragon-Elephant Furnace has become a Sovereign Artifact.

Hovering behind Li Che, Li Che clenched again, and endless dust gathered, forming the corpse of Old Lord Immortal.

The Chess Sage Dao Fruit instantly rose, devouring all the Dao Fruit aura from Old Lord Immortal's corpse.

Chess Sage Dao Fruit, Nine Transformations!

The Dao Tree swayed.

Li Che drew a deep breath, feeling ever more at ease and relaxed.

Qi Tian stared at Li Che at this moment, astonished to the point of despair.

It felt like his little younger brother had unknowingly become an unparalleled big shot, truly awesome.

Li Che smiled, leaving only an afterimage behind.

Reappearing, he was already atop the head of Eternal Light Buddha.

Eternal Light Buddha pressed his palms together, his drooping ears twitched slightly, he lifted his head, his expression complex.

Eternal Light Buddha, Lord of the Spacetime Golden Wheel Dao Fruit, return to your place.

Li Che lifted his foot.

Eternal Light Buddha's body trembled, the Great Dream Light burst forth, and was devoured by the Dream Master's Dao Fruit.

Then, he stepped down heavily with a foot.

Eternal Light Buddha's eyes narrowed, a sundial appeared behind him, and the Spacetime Golden Wheel intertwined.

He roared, as if a golden Buddha's palms thrust toward the heavens.

Boom!!!

Qilin Void-Suppressing Seal!

Spacetime was sealed and suppressed!

He was completely unable to escape in the slightest.

It seemed as if a golden Qilin roared, trampling down with a foot.

Eternal Light Buddha's body instantly exploded under the foot, the golden Buddha shattered, annihilating into dust.

The combat power of the Imperial-Level Heavenly Immortal tier was utterly ineffective before Li Che, now at the Great Luo Heavenly Immortal level.

The gap was too great.

Spacetime Golden Wheel Dao Fruit, Nine Transformations!

The entire Helu Heaven fell into silence.

Emperor Hong and Taiyi Immortal stared dumbfounded as Li Che instantly defeated the three mighty Imperial-Level Heavenly Immortals, the Witch Emperor, Eternal Light Buddha, and Old Lord Immortal.

This transformation is perhaps too great!

However, considering Li Che could originally fight the Witch Emperor, having opened the Nine Extremes Heaven and achieved a qualitative leap, it's understandable.

Li Che glanced at Emperor Hong and Taiyi Immortal; these two...

Hmm, they are not Lords of the Dao Fruit.

There is no connection whatsoever between the Dao Tree and them.

It seems their standing is still insufficient; they don't even qualify to be condensed into a Dao Fruit.

Originally Li Che thought Taiyi Immortal would be the Lord of the Myriad Demons Emperor Dao Fruit, but it turned out the Witch Emperor is the Lord of the Myriad Demons Emperor Dao Fruit, which was somewhat unexpected.

Perhaps, after time flows a bit more, after slowly passing some years, after Xixi grows a few years older.

On these two, there should also be some Dao Fruit precipitated.

With a thought, the Dream Master's Dao Fruit trembled; faintly, Li Che saw an extremely faint seven-colored light on their bodies.

One year, one Dao Fruit: is that the origin?

From Sovereign, then to Imperial-Level, then to ordinary Heavenly Immortal, all bear the Dream Master's Great Dream Light; when Xixi grows one year older, a Dao Fruit will precipitate...

Li Che seemed to understand the relationship of the bonds.

And to achieve this degree, to produce such a bond relationship, the entity must surely stand at the pinnacle of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

Just like Li Che now.

Li Che raised his head, slowly gazing at the firmament of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

So...

Is it you? Heavenly Emperor.