As a father, I just want to quietly watch you live a long life Chapter 1680 - 440: If Father Were Xi Xi, What Would He Do? The Temple God Reincarnated as Yun E and Zhou Peng [Seeking Monthly Ticket]
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By then, the Corpse God's will had begun to exert its power over them.
As a result, it became far tougher for Xi Xi to rely on the Thunder Chess Piece for teleportation and ease the burden on Yun E and the rest.
Should Xi Xi manage to advance to the Divine Embryo Realm, the might of her Heaven and Earth Soul would allow her to effortlessly carry Yun E and the others to safety.
Yet, Xi Xi's cultivation level remained stuck at the Yuan Xiang Realm.
In the end, Xi Xi chose to teleport out of the city by herself.
This dilemma now confronted Xi Xi directly.
Would she seek out her friends to battle by their side, or forsake them to ensure her own survival?
Such a choice proved incredibly tough.
Forcing a mere seven-year-old like Xi Xi into this kind of decision was downright heartless.
Yet Xi Xi barely paused before deciding in a flash to head back to Luoyun City.
That seven-year-old Xi Xi possessed an astonishing resolve hidden in her young heart!
"Little girl, you've grown up..."
Li Che let out a gentle sigh.
Though Xi Xi picked what she believed was correct, to Li Che, nothing mattered more than preserving Xi Xi's life.
Across this world, no existence held greater value than Xi Xi's...
Xi Xi remained completely oblivious to this truth.
"But it's not a huge change."
Li Che had considered instructing Xi Xi on "selfishness," yet upon reflection, he saw no point in it.
"If my power grows sufficient, Xi Xi will never need to grapple with 'selfish' dilemmas, so... why force the child into such harshness?"
Li Che recalled Da Xixi's figure amid the endless corpses and rivers of blood, her eyes mirroring the brutal battles she once endured through that nightmare.
What endless torment, what deep agony, what countless selfish decisions had she endured to reach that horrifying point?
Xi Xi and Da Xixi... they remained worlds apart.
Da Xixi lacked any backing.
Xi Xi, however, had it.
Xi Xi had her father by her side.
"Ji Moli..."
Aboard the flying sword, Li Che abruptly snapped his eyes open, with faint golden mist drifting lazily from his gaze.
A torrent of fierce murderous aura exploded outward.
"Qi Tian City stands ready to unlock, planning a clash there?"
"First, check if the Underworld permits it."
The sudden burst of killing intent from Li Che immediately caught the attention of the other three on the sword.
Lv Qiankun, Fang Hanshu, and Lv Taibai all turned their heads toward him.
They couldn't fathom the reason behind Li Che's abrupt surge of deadly intent, or its target.
Still, Lv Taibai narrowed his eyes instinctively, his expression blending thrill and anticipation while growing gravely serious.
That killing intent from Li Che...
Was it due to Xi Xi facing danger in Luoyun City?
If so...
Killing intent flared in Lv Taibai's eyes as well.
Boom—!!!
The flying sword's pace surged forward, tearing through the dark heavens in an instant.
......Luoyun City.
Crimson glows kept bursting forth from the narrow lane.
Expressions on Yun E, Zhou Peng, and Jin Taixui shifted subtly.
They shared looks, bitterness flickering in their gazes.
"Looks like Xi Xi... ditched us," Zhou Peng muttered with regret.
No accusation colored his voice, only a touch of sorrow...
In the end, death might claim them right here.
"It's not ditching; there must be some other cause. Xi Xi wouldn't abandon us like that—likely... an unforeseen issue arose."
"Could it be this blood light clinging to us?"
Yun E sensed the inner quakes from the temple god.
It kept pushing back the blood light relentlessly, but the volume overwhelmed, and its potency soared too high; even the temple god's help failed to purge it fully from Yun E.
Gradually, the blood light clustered at their throats, shaping into a crimson emblem.
This strange, chilling bloom appeared to represent doom itself.
"They've tagged us!"
"Flee now!"
Yun E urged without delay.
At the same time, high above Luoyun City, inside the grinding wheel formation of the Corpse God's will, that monstrous, warped face scanned downward with savage focus.
"Roar—!!!"
A dreadful bellow thundered across the midnight air.
In the instant that followed.
As Jin Taixui, Zhou Peng, and Yun E fled, an immense pressure bore down upon them.
Bam—
All three dropped to their knees.
In terror, they glanced back at the residents crammed into homes throughout Luoyun City...
Those throngs of people, resembling soulless undead, lurched forward, their necks glowing with blood light that twisted into crimson marks.
Like puppets on strings, they emerged from hiding as controlled cadavers.
The sight filled Yun E and his companions with utter dread.
Boom—!!
The earth trembled fiercely.
Yun E and the others instinctively looked around and spotted Zhou Chiguo clad in rattling dark armor, his stare carrying a cool detachment.
"Where's my junior sister?"
Zhou Chiguo eyed the trio, a smirk tugging at his lips.
"What a waste and disgrace—she fled too swiftly to behold the city's total slaughter..."
Zhou Chiguo lifted his hand and gestured downward lightly.
Black Armor Guards at the Great Grandmaster rank closed in swiftly, seizing Yun E and the pair.
"I once... saw a slaughter up close, and it shook me deeply."
"That's when I grasped how insignificant my strength truly was against real power."
Zhou Chiguo spoke with steady calm.
"I craved that kind of might, so I decided to align with them."
He drew in a deep, measured breath.