As a father, I just want to quietly watch you live a long life Chapter 1596 - 422: Soul Capturing Tribulation Witnesses the Six Paths of Reincarnation, Unprecedented Dragon Elephant Vajra Level 7
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The flashes of the blade swirled gracefully, gradually uncovering Zhao Beidou’s features beneath the engraving tool formed from the Heart-following Gold Iron Divine Rod.
"Summoning Gods!"
Soul Capturing paired with Summoning Gods!
Even sealed within the Netherworld, even journeying toward reincarnation, come back to me!
If you absolutely cannot return, then proceed on your path in peace...
Li Che was simply making the effort; with just an initial peek, he already sensed the dread of that Netherworld City. His present battle strength meant he couldn’t confront it head-on without defeat.
Yet, Li Che refused to abandon the chance to seize the soul of a Divine Tribulation Great Cultivator!
At the least...
Employing it to nourish the other souls he’d captured could yield tremendous advantages!
Thus, he decided to try...
This wasn’t Li Che’s initial attempt at pulling a soul from the Netherworld!
So trying once more wouldn’t cause any harm!
Via the Star Plucking Pupil, Li Che gazed through illusions back to reality, as though spotting flaws in this world’s Netherworld reincarnation system.
Bang, bang, bang——
The Immortal Artisan Dao Fruit within his chest pulsed steadily as Li Che continued his carving.
In a single go, using the Heart-following Gold Iron Divine Rod as his engraving knife, he finished the work, and Zhao Beidou’s face emerged!
Woosh woosh woosh woosh——
Nothing but the noise of chains breaking echoed...
As though the chains suspending the soul for exhibit in Nine Nether City shattered with a resounding crash.
Following that, Zhao Beidou’s pitch-black captured soul gradually gained human tones, shifting into an ordinary figure.
"Woosh woosh woosh woosh——"
Zhao Beidou’s captured soul abruptly snapped open its eyes, drawing in sharp breaths.
A fearsome aura and soul power emanated from his form, surging like a tempest that warped space and made the whole city quake fiercely!
Even in captured soul state, tiny drops of sweat dotted his brow.
He panted roughly.
Bewilderment crossed his face, then came a quiet pause...
After the quiet, boundless astonishment followed!
Brought back from the grave, his soul yanked forcibly from the Netherworld!
Could this be the power of the Underworld?
Zhao Beidou eyed the Yama King of the Underworld right in front of him, radiating an intense and alarming qi-blood presence.
No...
Yama of the Underworld?
Insights flooding his thoughts revealed to Zhao Beidou that this relentless foe, who had pushed him to the brink of death...
Turned out to be a mere peasant from a tiny town seven years back, not even begun with cultivation!
A simple worker in a wood carving store!
In Zhao Beidou’s view, a being beneath even an ant!
"How... how is this possible..."
Zhao Beidou drew in a deep breath.
His face shifted through various emotions, a mix of unease and regret...
At last, he grasped the intent behind the Underworld Yama’s earlier words: "You will be more loyal only after death."
He had once declared with pride that death wouldn’t bend him to loyalty; he’d turn into a vengeful fierce ghost instead!
But now...
"Lord!"
"I am your most loyal Zhao Beidou!"
Zhao Beidou clasped his hands and bowed low, his body folding at ninety degrees, the broad sleeves of his Dragon and Tiger Taoist Robe nearly brushing the floor.
Submission...
Zhao Beidou knew it well.
Before, against the Underworld Yama, he had been ready to submit.
Especially now, after dying and turning into a captured soul, yielding came naturally and effortlessly.
Fresh from tasting death, sensing the terror of Netherworld City, having his soul taken, staring down an incomprehensible hell...
Zhao Beidou felt nothing but profound thanks now, desperate just to exist, and surviving as a captured soul—why would he fight it?
"Weren’t you planning to turn into a fierce ghost for revenge against me?"
Li Che spun the Heart-following Gold Iron Divine Rod in his grip like a writing brush, offering a light smile as he questioned.
Li Che possessed sharp instincts naturally, yet he remained untroubled.
Zhao Beidou felt a chill of fear right away, clasping his fists and bowing once more.
"Lord, in your boundless generosity, spare your devoted servant!"
At those words, Li Che tilted his head back and burst into loud laughter.
Zhao Beidou stayed bowed, and though a Divine Tribulation Great Cultivator, he sensed the lord’s terror even more deeply...
Dragging his soul back from the horrifying Netherworld City—what staggering might!
Securing a captured soul from a Divine Tribulation Great Cultivator left Li Che in high spirits.
All that scheming had at last paid off today.
The earlier clash, where he’d staked a Dominator Avatar’s life to clash with Zhao Beidou and wound him badly, had been worth every risk.
Though that fight had drained Li Che almost completely, it set the stage for slaying Zhao Beidou this day.
As his limbs and frame extended, popping noises resounded.
A thought striking him, Li Che turned to Zhao Beidou.
"Old Zhao, would a Divine Tribulation Great Cultivator possess Qiankun Jade?"
Li Che inquired.
Hearing that, Zhao Beidou grasped Li Che’s intent immediately.
"Lord, those at Divine Tribulation can rupture space to form a Small Cave Heaven, so... they rarely keep Qiankun Jade with them."
"Rather, they fashion their own compact Small Cave Heaven via creating a Small Cave Heaven."
"For cultivators like us in the One Disaster One Tribulation Realm, we can’t tote a full Small Cave Heaven, but crafting a super-compact one spanning ten zhang is simple, and portable too."
"That acts as our version of Qiankun Jade."
Zhao Beidou explained, then joined his fingers, Dao Yun swirling at their tips, before ripping open the void.
Like pulling apart a fastener, the void tore wide into a huge rift.