As a father, I just want to quietly watch you live a long life Chapter 1642 - 431: The 10 Calamities—Dragon God Painting Overturns the Sea, 9 Infants; 10,000 Witness the Ghost Emperor’s Arrival, Heaven and Earth Reject Him...
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Building upon the Level 7 rank base, the maturity rose by 5%.
It must be admitted that this gain is rather remarkable.
After all, we're dealing with the Level 7 rank Dao Fruit, where advancing maturity grows ever more demanding.
Crack, crack, crack——
Li Che extended his limbs, sensing his muscles and bones crackling with explosive vigor, while robust Qi-Blood churned fiercely.
Xie Yunshen and Zhao Beidou approached with utmost respect, gazing at Li Che in awe.
"Lord!"
The smile faded from Li Che's features as he stored away the malevolent Heavenly Poison Pill and the Nine Revolutions Rising Dragon Pill, which hovered at his back.
He gave a subtle nod to the pair.
His thoughts remained linked to the outside realm without interruption.
This was because Li Che had skipped Soul Capturing this time, and its absence meant the Heaven and Sea deception effect was gone.
The Heaven and Earth Will immediately detected the broken connection between the Old Dragon God and the Ancestor Dragon’s calamity, deeming it a fatal end.
Even if reshaped into a terrifying beast such as the Sea Flipping Nine Infants, it represented a fresh soul, commanding entirely altered powers.
Had Soul Capturing been used, the soul would persist as the original, akin to a wandering spirit of heaven and earth, thus avoiding any calamity trigger.
"The Old Dragon God's demise can't be hidden..."
"Yet it's hardly a concern."
Li Che remarked calmly.
Xie Yunshen gently fanned himself with his feather, pondering: "Lord, the Old Dragon God's passing seals the Imperial Court's defeat against the Qian Yuan Divine Sect. Withdrawal is their sole path."
"Assaulting and dismantling the sect is virtually impossible."
"Thus, Zhao Beidou will guide you in carving an escape, declaring that the Old Dragon God gave his life to safeguard the Dragon God Lineage's future, allowing you two to flee the Small Cave Heaven." Li Che stated with a subtle grin.
Xie Yunshen creased his brow: "Should they pull back... the Emperor will grow wary."
Li Che dismissed it with a casual gesture: "It's fine; the Emperor merely seeks to consolidate the Qi Fortune of every divine sect under heavenly rule..."
"Old Xie, you mentioned before that the Qi Fortune from the Heavenly Pill Divine Sect, Haoran Academy, Seven Treasures Divine Sect, and similar ones hasn't truly merged into the Imperial Court, correct?"
Li Che inquired.
Xie Yunshen affirmed with a nod, his eyes holding profound depth: "Yes, those sects might feign allegiance, but convincing them to yield their Qi Fortune and abandon the nurturing Luck Golden Lotus demands considerable persuasion..."
Li Che let out a light laugh: "Then, once the court forces withdraw from the Qian Yuan Divine Sect, direct them toward the Heavenly Pill Divine Sect in Guangling Dao..."
"It'll provide the Emperor with justification, proving you're still an effective official."
"Simply claim that in Qianyuan Taoist City, you swayed the Underworld, and it's now open to alliance with you."
At these words, Xie Yunshen's gaze shifted: "The Emperor may doubt it, though?"
"Fear not, Mr. Lian will relay the details to the Emperor accurately..."
With that, Xie Yunshen broke into a smile, fanning his feather lightly before saluting with clasped fists.
"Have no doubts, my Lord; I'll devote everything for you..."
"To amass the world's Qi Fortune!"
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Buzz, buzz, buzz——
Over Qianyuan Taoist City, dark clouds churned and swelled, compressing to their utmost.
The air hung heavy with tension; silence gripped all as eyes fixed on the obsidian gate.
Grandmaster Lv Qiankun from the Qian Yuan Divine Sect let out a soft sigh: "Alas, the Old Dragon God... That ancient fiend who's endured three millennia, truly worthy of respect... He spurned fate, wresting ten extra years of life to secure his lineage's survival..."
"Regrettably, such coerced longevity can't endure forever, likely sparking unforeseen shifts."
"The Dragon God Lineage's Qi Fortune... lies scattered at last."
As Lv Qiankun voiced his lament, Fang Hanshu beside him shone with keen light in his eyes, his chest heaving with inner turmoil.
Inside the Small Cave Heaven, the Old Dragon God had displayed his peak might, summoning a Disaster Wheel that revealed the prowess of one disaster and two tribulations.
One disaster and two tribulations outmatch one disaster and one tribulation by a wide margin.
It could readily confront five or six foes at one disaster and one tribulation, even dominating them.
This marked dominance in calamity force tier.
Nevertheless, the Old Dragon God met his end inside the Underworld Fengdu, within that Small Cave Heaven.
Who felled the Old Dragon God?
The Underworld Yama?
Unthinkable; the Underworld Yama had barely held against Zhao Beidou, depleting every secret weapon yet failing to slay him...
How then could he eliminate the Old Dragon God?
Rumble——
As the mighty ones from various factions felt their hearts quake.
The inky gate, amid ceaseless lightning weaves, abruptly swung wide.
As though blasted apart by immense force.
Two silhouettes burst forth at speed: none other than Zhao Beidou, Xie Yunshen, the Dragon God Crown Prince, and the trio of Dragon Sons...
Lacking only the Old Dragon God, the formidable entities drawn into Mo City Fengdu had broken free.
"Ah——!!!"
"Grandfather!"
The Dragon God Crown Prince wept crimson tears, and upon emerging from Mo City Fengdu, he dropped to his knees in the void, sobbing bitterly.
Zhao Beidou's visage was deathly pale, fresh blood trickling steadily from mouth and nose.
He continued his act, ensuring the display rang true, of course.
"Go!"
Zhao Beidou, his face waxen and drained, scooped up the Dragon God Crown Prince and companions, darting back to join the court army.
Xie Yunshen collapsed onto the battleship, his form swaying unsteadily, expression somber beyond measure.
"Old Dragon God... rest well!"
"For the Dragon God Lineage, I, Xie Yunshen, vow to protect it faithfully! Depart without worry!"
Xie Yunshen balled his five fingers into a fist.
Gu Qianchi, spotting Xie Yunshen's return, saw the strain in his gaze melt away at once, exhaling a heavy breath.
The Old Dragon God's fall had made him fear for Xie Yunshen and the rest's lives.
Yet the outcome surpassed his grim forecasts.
"Grandmaster Gu... Dragon God Senior perished battling the Earthly Ghost Emperor, enabling our escape, and utterly vanished inside that Small Cave Heaven..."
Xie Yunshen conveyed profound sorrow.
Gu Qianchi's heart quivered faintly.
"Earthly Ghost Emperor?"
Wasn't it the Underworld's King Yan?!
The Underworld... harbors a new powerhouse?!
Shock stormed through Gu Qianchi's mind; the Underworld... boasted yet another titan?
No surprise, then, that even a figure like the Old Dragon God succumbed there.
What manner of realm is this Underworld, brimming with such might?!
Xie Yunshen's face twisted in anguish as he eyed the Fengdu Gate floating overhead.
"Beyond King Yan stands the Earthly Ghost Emperor..."
His words concluded.
Gu Qianchi sensed a shift.
He whipped his head around to stare.
There, the Fengdu Gate in the sky yawned open once more, unleashing boundless shadows in that instant.
Gu Qianchi's hairs rose in alarm, a sense of impending doom crashing down.
At the same moment.
Lv Qiankun, Fang Hanshu, and the other Qian Yuan Divine Sect powerhouses sharpened their focus.
They witnessed.
The Fengdu Gate flung itself ajar.
The shadowy essence dispersed, supplanted by endless violet radiance spilling forth.
A blaze of purple flames roared.
Beneath those violet flames gleamed a golden cranium.
A pair of orbs, profound as the Nine Nether Eyes.
Below stretched the classic black robe of the Underworld, billowing.
The silhouette stood tall before the Fengdu Gate.
Arms folded.
Gazing down upon creation.
Those vacant, aloof eyes brimmed with utter contempt for the lives of heaven and earth.
Earthly Ghost Emperor!
Beneath myriad stares.
The Earthly Ghost Emperor lifted his gaze, casting a look at the thunderous black canopy of the heavens.
Then he strode forth from Fengdu's bounds.
Emerging from the gate's rear into this domain, the dread tribulation might erupted from those purple fires.
As if clashing utterly...
With this entire world!
Abruptly...
The heavens shifted hue!
The realm repelled!