As a father, I just want to quietly watch you live a long life Chapter 1571 - 417: Dao Fruit’s Fourfold Metamorphosis and Demon Immortal’s Ninth Revolution, Little Niu Demon Xi Xi Treading on Thin Ice
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Rumble—
Leaden clouds massed above the heavenly dome, relentlessly pouring down ink-colored rain. The droplets cascaded and flew, striking the earth and shattering into a watery powder that wove into an endless, misty haze.
Li Che remained standing in place.
His muscles twisted like braided dough, appearing in block-like clusters across his physical frame. All thirty-six thousand pores of his entire body expanded simultaneously, allowing a powerful golden Qi-blood to burst forth from within him.
His spine snapped with tension as his eight Qi Gates gleamed in unison. It sounded like the furious roar of an enraged giant dragon, desperate to soar through the heavens and earth.
His thick black hair lashed the air like a divine whip held by a heavenly god, creating a wailing explosion with every strike.
Li Che spread his five fingers wide. Upon the ground, within the corpse of the Dragon God Crown Prince who had reverted to human form, a flicker of fear surfaced before being forcibly crushed by a terrifying power.
“Soul Capturing.”
A frigid voice resonated through every corner of Mo City.
Twisting, agonizing, lamenting...
A swarm of chaotic emotions and fragmented thoughts rose continuously from the soul-capturing remnants of the Dragon God Crown Prince’s demise.
Creak, creak...
The sound of binding chains rang out crisply, as those painful emotions seemed to claw at the soul.
There was a profound sense of unwillingness and the fury of death. The soul struggled constantly but could not break free. Ultimately, caught between total annihilation and a new form of existence, the noble head of the Dragon God Crown Prince bowed in submission!
It was not just the soul-capturing of the Dragon God Crown Prince that appeared; from further away, the soul-capturing of the three Dragon Sons emerged as well.
They all knelt in respectful submission to Li Che.
The Dragon God Clan possessed far less backbone than one might imagine; their surrender was blunt and immediate.
“Lord...”
A fervent voice escaped the mouths of these powerful Dragon Gods.
Li Che gave them a faint, indifferent glance.
He then dispatched them back into the Grand Canal to greet... their Old Dragon God.
They were to act as the dutiful Dragon Sons and Grandsons of that ancient being.
Through the reports from Xie Yushen and Grandmaster Huang Mei, Li Che had learned of this Old Dragon God’s arrival.
With an aura so potent it was truly earth-shattering, a powerhouse of the One Calamity and Two Tribulations Realm was a rarity in the mortal world.
Such an opponent was naturally formidable. The One Calamity and Two Tribulations stage was significantly more powerful than the likes of Zhao Beidou or Gu Qianchi. Regarding direct combat power, Li Che was uncertain if his Qilin Dance, even after detonating the eight Qi Gates, could overcome such a foe...
However, it was no great concern; it did not stop Li Che from setting a treacherous trap in advance.
“Understood.”
The soul-capturing forms of the Dragon God Crown Prince and the three Dragon Sons bowed low in salutation.
Li Che also tossed the Dragon Emperor Pearl back to the Dragon God Crown Prince, commanding him to keep holding the Treasure Bead, for the deception had to be flawless.
The demon energy within the Dragon Emperor Pearl had been completely drained by the [Emperor of Ten Thousand Demons] Dao Fruit. Upon grasping it, Li Che caused the Dao Fruit to vibrate, and with a single thought, he restored all the demon energy.
At the very least, this would ensure no flaws could be found in the Dragon Emperor Pearl.
The Dragon God Crown Prince and the three Dragon Sons departed to reunite with their Old Dragon God.
Gradually, Mo City fell into a deep quiet.
The rain continued its heavy downpour, soaking the land.
The entire city was plunged into a silent void, devoid of any sound.
As Li Che stood there, the muscles and bones of his entire body chimed in harmony. He suddenly looked up, the demon energy on his form boiling and surging violently!
A dark, elegant fog drifted around him.
Within Li Che’s eyes, it appeared as though boundless demon energy was raging, dancing wildly between the heavens and the earth!
[Dao Fruit: Emperor of Ten Thousand Demons (Level 5, 0%)]
Dao Fruit...
Triple Transformation!
Li Che inhaled deeply; it felt as if a thunderous roar had erupted within him, leaving his mind incredibly agitated.
Countless golden streamers wove together to form a notification before his vision.
Level 2, Level 3, Level 4, Level 5!
In truth, this could be considered a quadruple transformation!
However, a Dao Fruit only undergoes its true first transformation during the evolution from Level 2 to Level 3. It is then that the prototype of divine powers appears, eventually maturing into true divine skills!
Such a massive and exaggerated leap in power did not feel strange to Li Che.
After all, the Dragon God Crown Prince was vastly different from the Golden-haired Hou; the demon energy they contained existed on entirely different planes.
Furthermore, the Dragon God Crown Prince’s strength was at the absolute peak, and most crucially...
He had consumed a Dragon Emperor Pearl. The demon energy stored within that pearl was of the most intense and majestic quality, enough to allow the Crown Prince to step into the Half-step Dragon God realm.
In fact, the Dragon God Crown Prince had intended to use the pearl to attempt a full breakthrough to the Dragon God Realm...
One could say that the Emperor of Ten Thousand Demons Dao Fruit had accompanied Li Che’s growth since his youth, unlike the Dragon Elephant Vajra, Immortal Artisan, Chess Saint, or others.
This Dao Fruit...
Began at a high-level tier, so its rate of advancement was far swifter than his other Dao Fruits.
“Exhale—”
“Inhale—”
With every breath he took, the air currents and the sound of the falling rain seemed to vanish, replaced by a deathly stillness.
Deep in his chest, the [Emperor of Ten Thousand Demons] Dao Fruit pulsed with exhilaration.
With every beat, it sounded as if a terrifying Great Demon was letting out a piercing shriek. It was like an ancient Divine Bell atop a sacred mountain—one that had watched the tides of a thousand-year-old temple—being struck frantically by a Great Demon!
The resulting waves from the bell appeared as ring-shaped ripples, spreading continuously through the air and impacting his very flesh and blood.
Then——
Li Che’s heart and soul were gripped by a familiar force, irresistibly pulled into a vast, sprawling world.
The Dao Tree towered high, its branches and leaves thick and lush. Every leaf was etched with incredibly complex patterns, as if each held a fragment of heaven and earth.
On that ancient Dao Tree, the foliage unfurled like crystalline glass. Hanging from the branches were resplendent, colorful glass Dao Fruits, each one shining with a dazzling, brilliant light.