As a father, I just want to quietly watch you live a long life Chapter 1706 - 445: Devouring the Four Heavenly Kings—Li Che Raises a Monster, Pure Heart Achieves Fifth Metamorphosis
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Ji Moli deserves death a thousand times over!
A villain like him has no right to return to life or chase after eternal life.
Li Che has zero interest in allowing Ji Moli to come back via soul capture.
But still...
A prime chance for soul capture shouldn't be ignored, and even a flawed one holds value.
Even imperfect soul captures can serve a purpose.
His five fingers fanned out, aimed straight at Ji Moli's lifeless body...
In just moments, Ji Moli's soul stepped forth from the depths of Jiuyou like it was emerging from a hidden realm.
Ji Moli's eyes fluttered open, filled with bewilderment, while echoes of fury and bitterness from his death at Li Che's hands lingered.
All at once, tranquility washed over him; a steady stream of knowledge flooding his thoughts rendered him utterly speechless.
"You..."
Ji Moli gazed toward Li Che, his lips parting.
Yet Li Che only regarded him with cold detachment, staring down from his superior position.
Surrender?
Or... defiance?
After a brief internal struggle, Ji Moli clenched his jaw and opted for obedience.
"Rip apart the Qiankun Space and reveal it to me."
Li Che commanded in a flat tone.
Having submitted, Ji Moli had no choice but to follow Li Che's order without question.
As the Qiankun Space tore open, Li Che cast a quick look inside, his breathing hitching as his gaze sparked with the thrill of unexpected riches.
Without a hint of hesitation, he swept up every valuable item from within the Qiankun Space.
Ten pieces of lower-grade Three Pure Ones Divine Crystals, followed by Dao Yun Divine Crystal, and a whopping five Four Imperial Taoist Divine Crystals!
This Ji Moli... his treasures are truly overflowing, aren't they?
Regrettably, they're merely Four Imperial Taoist Divine Crystals, not the superior Three Pure Rank Dao Yun Divine Crystals.
As the old proverb goes, only Dao Yun Divine Crystals of Three Pure Rank or higher count as genuine ones; Four Imperial Taoist Divine Crystals fall short of that status.
"That's all, my thanks."
"You can head back to oblivion now."
Li Che felt deeply content.
Ji Moli: "..."
Before long, an overwhelming force slammed into him without mercy.
Ji Moli's form appeared ready to burst apart at the seams.
He was hurled swiftly into the midst of countless other souls.
With the looming trials of Qi Tian City ahead, it's clear this trip will pit him against plenty of fierce rivals.
Thus, Li Che simply handed Ji Moli's soul over to Gu Yinxuan for consumption.
"Old Yin, what's still missing for you to reach the One Disaster Three Tribulations Realm?"
Once Gu Yinxuan had savored his fill, Li Che asked.
"My Lord, I require just one more divine tribulation on the level of Ji Moli's One Disaster One Tribulation Realm."
Gu Yinxuan beamed with satisfaction, feeling his strength surge as his spirits lifted considerably.
Li Che gave a nod of acknowledgment.
With that, he fell silent, allowing Gu Yinxuan to resume his experiments with poisons.
Blessed by his master's favor, Gu Yinxuan brimmed with vigor and determination, convinced he could push through a hundred failures in his poison crafting this round!
After dismissing Gu Yinxuan, Li Che settled into a cross-legged position, turning his attention to the three divine artifacts seized from Ji Moli.
The Indestructible Lotus Hell Sky Silk went to Xi Xi, leaving behind three Heavenly King divine weapons infused with the Temple God’s intent.
These included the Qingyun Divine Sword, Mixed Element Umbrella Spear, and Purple Golden Mink, the signature weapons of the three Heavenly King Temple Gods, plus the Jade Pipa Li Che had claimed before.
At this point, Li Che possessed the complete set of all four Heavenly Kings’ divine weapons.
Upon drawing out the Jade Pipa, the four artifacts aligned perfectly in their destined formation.
Boom——!!!
The immense Temple God Divinity ballooned outward like a swelling sphere, its potency surging and expanding in an instant.
Four colossal shadows of the Temple God—in white, blue, green, and red—materialized around him, gigantic and imposing, soaring to a height of a hundred feet!
The fury blazing in the eyes of the four Temple Gods was palpable!
"The Four Heavenly Kings..."
Li Che chuckled lightly.
This setup formed the bedrock of Ji Moli’s ascent to power.
In reality, had Ji Moli succeeded in fusing the four Heavenly King Temple Gods into his being sooner, combined with the six Great Corpse Gods, his cultivation could have skyrocketed straight to the One Disaster Three Tribulations pinnacle.
Should that have occurred, Li Che might have sensed real strain against a One Disaster Three Tribulations foe.
"The will of the Four Heavenly King Temple Gods..."
Li Che chuckled once more.
His five fingers splayed open...
Summoning Gods!
As the sacred technique activated, the essences of the Four Heavenly Kings Temple Gods quaked fiercely. They let out a reluctant bellow, slowly yielding to the summoning force and condensing into four radiant orbs brimming with Temple God Divinity.
Li Che tapped the ground lightly with his toe, and his form vanished in a flash.
When he reemerged, he stood before the massive, spherical mass that Yellow Sword Wine had become after absorbing a Dao Position Pearl.
With a casual flick of his finger, one of the Heavenly King Temple God Divinity orbs hurtled directly into Yellow Sword Wine’s spherical body.
Buzz—
As though rousing from deep sleep, Yellow Sword Wine’s sphere parted like a vast mouth and swallowed the Heavenly King Temple God Divinity orb whole.
"Are you able to refine it?"
Li Che's thoughts reached out, probing Yellow Sword Wine’s captured soul.
"My Lord... more... I need more..."
It was capable, indeed.
The orbs born from Dao Yun Divine Crystals and Temple God wills shared a profound similarity.
Furthermore, those crafted from Temple God wills could surpass Dao Yun Divine Crystals in quality.
Li Che wasted no time, delivering the other three Heavenly King Temple God Divinity orbs straight to Yellow Sword Wine’s sphere.
The sphere bloated ceaselessly and shuddered, sending out waves of rippling energy.
Li Che couldn't suppress his curiosity: if he kept supplying it this way, what staggering level would Yellow Sword Wine attain once it shattered free from the sphere?
Was he in the process of cultivating... a beast of legend?!
Regardless of the outcome, Li Che's heart soared with optimism and anticipation.
That said, Yellow Sword Wine’s sphere required time to process the Four Heavenly Kings’ Temple God orbs.
Li Che knew full well that impatience had no place here.
His presence dissolved into nothingness, only to manifest again on the tallest rectangular edifice in Mo City Fengdu.
Perched cross-legged at the summit, Li Che let his mind shift subtly.
This fierce clash with Ji Moli, where he unleashed every trick up his sleeve, had yielded massive rewards for Li Che.
For starters, his progress along the martial dao stood out.
His command of Dao Tribulation Power sharpened, while the blend of Primordial Sky Slash and Divinity Transformation True Martial Thousand Mountains Solo Divine Sword grew ever more seamless.
The honed Thousand Mountains Solo Traveling Slash, guided by Li Che’s near-epiphany insights, began to hint at evolving into Immortal Seed Martial Arts!
Should it truly evolve into an immortal seed, that would spell fantastic fortune for Li Che.
This would allow two of his Eight Extraordinary Meridians Divine Seeds' Qi Gates to ascend to Immortal Seeds.
However, this breakthrough in martial comprehension wasn't Li Che’s top prize from the encounter.
The ultimate reward lay in dissolving a deep-seated burden in his soul; Ji Moli had cast a heavy pall over Li Che’s family, and banishing that shadow now felt like a dragon soaring through boundless skies, reclaiming pure liberty and delight!
It was the breaking of shackles, the embrace of true liberation!
Instilling in Li Che a deep realization of inner renewal.
Li Che grasped that Ji Moli was just a minor hurdle on his greater journey; ahead lay greater power, loftier heights, deadlier adversaries, and far graver trials.
Still, the dread from days of frailty could truly cloud the soul's clarity.
Now, it was as if he'd ripped through the fog to behold the endless azure heavens, undergoing a soul-deep evolution.
Li Che sat cross-legged upon the Dominator Tower, this towering rectangular form he dubbed the Dominator Tower, emblem of Mo City’s unchallenged ruler.
His eyes drifted shut as his consciousness delved profoundly inward.
Within the Inner Scene of the Energy Center.
The Seven-orifice Exquisite Heart, attuned to the soul's shift, bounded wildly, each bound unleashing divinity in crashing surges.
The whole realm fell eerily still.
The patter of rain, howl of winds, rush of waters, tumble of stones, and burst of droplets—all faded into silence.
"Exhale—"
"Inhale—"
Li Che parted and sealed his lips, drawing in a measured breath.
The Seven-orifice Exquisite Heart's beats intensified, echoing like a grand temple bell rung at dawn and dusk!
In tandem, the Pure Heart Dao Fruit in his chest cavity leaped and thundered along.
Like an ancient sanctuary on a frost-capped summit, where a deity strikes the timeless bell, its echoes booming across the endless plains.
Bang—
Li Che's eyes snapped wide.
Brilliant light wove through his irises.
The skies cleared, destiny awakened!
Ahead of him, myriad luminous strands twisted together, forming glowing messages.
[Dao Fruit: Pure Heart (lv7,0%)]
Embrace the isolation of the cosmos, the timeless spirit standing solitary!
Vanquish the inner fiend, keep the soul pristine!
Pure Heart!
Five Sheddings!