As a father, I just want to quietly watch you live a long life Chapter 1539 - 410: LV6 Rank Guanyin Lotus Bullet, Underworld’s Assassination Weapon for King Yan, Watching You [Monthly Ticket Requested]_2
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Despite growing up faster than other children their age, their hearts were currently overwhelmed by an irrepressible excitement!
Xi Xi sprinted wildly as the wind and snow lashed against her, turning the white landscape into a blurry, swirling mist.
A joyful laugh escaped Xi Xi's lips as she ran.
Her small face had turned as red as a ripe apple, chilled by the biting winter wind.
Suddenly, the small cotton shoes her mother had crafted by hand began to spark. The metallic ring of spinning wheels erupted, and the two-wheeled Prison Lotus Wind Fire Golden Light Wheel manifested beneath her feet.
She soared into the heavens, piercing straight through the clouds.
At only seven years old, she took her leap into the world!
"Xi Xi! Wait for us!"
Following behind her, Jin Taixui, Zhou Peng, and Yun E cried out in a frantic rush.
Soon, the children’s grief began to fade, replaced by bursts of laughter that echoed between the heavens and the earth.
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Li Che’s black robes snapped in the wind. Within his chest, the Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit throbbed with power, while the Heaven and Earth chessboard spun above him, perfectly masking his presence.
He moved like a ghost through the blizzard, trailing slowly behind the group of children.
Watching them run like a pack of wild horses, a bitter smile touched his lips.
In the end, they were still merely children.
After observing them for a time, Li Che gave a light flick of his fingers.
One after another, Thunder Chess Pieces merged into the children’s bodies, silent and unnoticed.
Only then did Li Che stop following, quietly watching as the children traveled joyfully until they vanished into the swirling snow of the horizon.
"Hoo—"
A heavy sigh escaped Li Che.
Hot breath clouded the air as he tilted his head back, allowing the snowflakes to settle on his skin.
In the blink of an eye, a murderous intent exploded from his gaze.
"The Imperial Court... Xie Yushen... you are the ones who forced my Xi Xi to begin her Cultivation journey prematurely."
"I am truly angry."
Li Che had promised Xi Xi that her training would begin after her seventh birthday, but he hadn't anticipated it happening this abruptly. She had only just turned seven and was already being forced away from her parents to begin her travels. Ideally, she should have had another month or two at home...
After all, she was only seven; there was no reason to rush her Cultivation.
However, because the Imperial army was closing in with the intent to annihilate the Sect and its mountain, the threat was too great. Fang Hanshu felt the need to preserve their future 'seedlings,' causing Xi Xi’s journey to start ahead of schedule.
Though the timing was only slightly off, it mattered to him!
His daughter was heading out on a long, arduous journey—how could Li Che, as her father, simply let her go without a word?
Reluctance had been festering in his heart, and he needed a way to release it.
He would seek out those responsible.
To send his daughter off properly...
A few lives would have to be taken.
Sizzle and pop...
He threw his arms wide, his bones and muscles humming in resonance as golden Qi-blood erupted from his very marrow.
Suddenly, the heavens themselves seemed to warp.
The sky turned a deep, pitch black, as if a terrifying celestial will was roaring with fury within the Cloud Dome!
Li Che tightened his grip, and his entire body vanished in an instant through instantaneous movement.
He reappeared high above the Grand Canal.
As he stepped down, the surface of the river buckled, forming a massive, deep crater in the water.
Then, Li Che’s silhouette vanished once more.
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Qianyuan Taoist City.
Rumble—
The waters of the Grand Canal churned violently, the tides surging and receding.
Snowflakes falling from the sky were vaporized by an intense heat before they could even hit the water, rising into the air as a thick white fog.
Wearing the Bull Demon Mask, Li Che’s Dominator Avatar watched the scene with eyes that glowed faintly.
"The Dragon God Crown Prince... and the three Dragon Sons of the Dragon God lineage..."
At this moment, the Dominator Avatar was linked directly to Li Che’s consciousness.
"Whether my [Emperor of Ten Thousand Demons] Dao Fruit can evolve depends entirely on you..."
The Bull Demon let out a low, guttural chuckle.
Beneath the riverbed, he could sense a terrifying presence causing the water to heave—a presence far different from the human form the Golden-haired Hou usually maintained.
Those of the Dragon God lineage preferred to keep their draconic forms. They viewed it as more noble, a way to preserve the purity of their bloodline and uphold the dignity of the Dragon Clan.
Consequently, compared to the Golden-haired Hou, they were much more akin to the Demon Race.
Dragons, after all, are also demons.
The Dragon God Crown Prince remained in his dragon form, resting beneath the river as if in deep Cultivation, drawing divinity from the world around him.
Having consumed the Dragon Emperor Pearl, the Crown Prince's aura was staggeringly powerful. To avoid wasting any of that energy, he remained in that state constantly to refine the pearl's power.
Li Che’s Dominator Avatar monitored this for a moment, careful not to trigger any alarms.
Instead, he remained crouched above the water’s surface.
Spreading his fingers, Pure Heart Divinity flowed forth, shaping into three white Thunder Chess Pieces.
They dropped into the river without a sound.
Tumbling through the water, they sank slowly.
Guided by Li Che’s senses, they drifted toward the riverbed where the Dragon God Crown Prince and the three Dragon Sons lay in slumber.
Their dragon forms were massive, stretching over a hundred meters in length, making the Thunder Chess Pieces look like tiny specks of dust in comparison.
Like grains of sand caught in an undercurrent, the pieces were swallowed by the depths, eventually landing on the sleeping dragons.
Then...
They slipped silently into the gaps between their scales.
Feeling the surge of demon energy pulsing back through the Thunder Chess Pieces, Li Che’s Dominator Avatar smiled behind the Bull Demon Mask.
He stood up, his black robes fluttering. He no longer concerned himself with the Dragon God Crown Prince or the Dragon Sons.
With the Bull Demon Mask held high, he strode across the great river under the watchful eyes of many and stepped onto the shore.