As a father, I just want to quietly watch you live a long life Chapter 1705 - 445: Devouring the Four Heavenly Kings—Li Che Breeds Monsters, Heart Unstained, Pure Heart’s Fifth Metamorphosis
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Yet, why would a God descend and turn into a Temple God?
Countless enigmas surged like dense mist, clouding sight and blocking the path to reality.
Shoving these thoughts aside, Li Che turned toward the two young children.
He motioned to them.
"Let’s go."
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Clatter, clatter...
Downpour continued without end, as Xi Xi and Jin Taixui lingered by the Deep Pit's rim, their moods heavy and downcast.
Two of their training companions had vanished in an instant. Jin Taixui managed to hold steady, yet Xi Xi grieved so deeply her breath came in gasps.
This marked her initial encounter with such heartbreaking separations and grief.
Still, her father promised to retrieve Yun E and Zhou Peng. Was that truly possible?
Surveying the barren landscape nearby, blood-red clouds twisted in the Heavenly Dome overhead, spilling what seemed like icy blood in the rain.
This strange phenomenon emerged alongside the downfall of the Divine Tribulation.
She slumped against a massive tree and settled down. Spots of foliage shielded most of the downpour, but Xi Xi drowned in profound sorrow.
Jin Taixui remained silently at Xi Xi’s side, offering quiet companionship without words.
Suddenly.
Xi Xi snapped her head up, her Primordial Spirit keenly detecting ripples in the atmosphere.
Gazing skyward, she spotted her father guiding Yun E and Zhou Peng, emerging from the void, drenched in the crimson rain, approaching step by step.
Xi Xi stared at Yun E and Zhou Peng. Yun E cheekily blinked at Xi Xi, her pale and lovely features radiating warmth and delight.
The thrill of coming together again seemed to spark more energy in Yun E.
Meanwhile, Zhou Peng copied Xi Xi by sticking out his small tummy, then flashed a wide smile.
Xi Xi sprang to her feet without delay.
Joy bubbled in her gaze, on the verge of spilling over uncontrollably.
She plunged into the storm, sprinting forward at full speed.
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Li Che chose not to leave the four young girls behind; rather, he joined them in heading to Mo City to tally up the gains from the fight.
He remained among the delighted four children.
They ventured into the partly destroyed Luoyun City, seeking shelter from the rain, and lingered there awaiting Lv Taibai and the rest.
Roughly half an hour passed.
Sword glow sliced through the dark heavens, ripping apart the blood rain.
Aboard the Sword Artifact, the mighty Cultivator Lv Taibai hovered with poise, a flicker of astonishment in his expression.
Lv Qiankun’s locks and whiskers whipped in the wind, his elderly gaze holding unfathomable depth: "A Divine Tribulation has fallen."
"This marks the sign of a fallen Divine Tribulation."
Fang Hanshu perched on the Flying Sword, his scholar’s robe billowing, as he fondled his elegant beard: "Corpse God Cult... Black Armor Guards..."
He spotted the bodies scattered amid Luoyun City’s wreckage right away.
"The Temple God’s lingering presence hangs in the atmosphere..."
"We’ve come too late."
Fang Hanshu let out a sigh.
May no grim events unfold.
"Sect Master, over here."
Shielded within the unfolding Heaven and Earth chessboard, Li Che had already picked up on the presences of Lv Taibai, Lv Qiankun, and their group, prompting his quick call.
Lv Taibai, fresh from advancing to Divine Tribulation with his Heaven and Earth Soul evolving into the Heaven and Earth Dao Soul, now wielded sharper senses, incredibly precise, even starting to pierce through illusions to grasp true forms.
The Taibai Sword morphed into shimmering silver threads and slipped back into his sleeve.
The trio touched down in Luoyun City, swiftly pinpointing Li Che and the others’ location, and rushed toward them.
"Sect Master!"
Xi Xi savored her meal in the tavern and lit up with happiness at Lv Taibai’s arrival.
Noting Xi Xi’s safety, Lv Taibai’s gaze warmed instantly, easing the tension in his chest.
Gatherings like this always bring cheer.
Even spotting Fang Hanshu, the Demon Cave’s leader, failed to stir Xi Xi’s typical dread; instead, it brought a touch of happiness.
"Ji Moli is dead."
Fang Hanshu regarded Li Che and shared his assumption.
From the remains of the Corpse God Cult and Black Armor Guards, Fang Hanshu easily inferred the slain Divine Tribulation was Ji Moli.
Should Lv Taibai reach Divine Tribulation, then Ji Moli... employing any tactic, achieving Divine Tribulation wasn’t overly challenging.
Besides, as the Divine Tide drew nearer, the surges of divine might across Heaven and Earth had intensified considerably, rendering breakthroughs to Divine Tribulation simpler than in the past.
Li Che felt no shock at Fang Hanshu’s deduction, knowing the scholar’s hidden nature.
"Yes, Ji Moli advanced to Divine Tribulation, plotting to slaughter this city, collect Blood Souls, gear up for the trip to Qi Tian City, and slay Xi Xi too, so I rushed here and summoned Underworld allies for aid, dealing with Ji Moli."
Li Che explained steadily.
Hearing this, Lv Taibai and Fang Hanshu showed little astonishment.
The Underworld’s enigmas and might had long eclipsed old levels, and with a new Earthly Ghost Emperor added, Ji Moli’s recent Divine Tribulation breakthrough...
Little room for doubt existed.
Breathing out in relief, Lv Taibai patted Xi Xi’s head and sighed.
"Massacre..."
"Ji Moli has lost his sanity completely!"
"King Ping Luan? What nonsense."
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Guarded by Lv Taibai and his companions.
Li Che could venture into Mo City without worry to review the rewards.
Truth be told, reviewing gains demanded his full attention, and he fretted that external threats might arise too swiftly to counter, like the shadowy monk tied to Ji Moli from the Western Regions Buddha Land, who pulled Ji Moli’s strings for the slaughter, the wicked monk Golden Cicada amassing Blood Souls.
Only now could he settle in to assess the spoils properly.
In Mo City, gusts and showers danced wildly.
Li Che’s Qi-Blood surged around his form, steaming away into the void against wind and rain.
He reached Ji Moli’s corpse, marred by countless slashes from the Thousand Mountains Solo Sky-cutting Blade.
Remembering the ceaseless cries that burst across Heaven and Earth after ending Ji Moli, how many souls must have perished, how many Blood Souls offered up, to unleash such a spectacle?