As a father, I just want to quietly watch you live a long life Chapter 1803 - 467: Gods and Buddhas Like Grass Before My Eyes, Three Steps from the Temple—The Peerless Great Sage Equalling Heaven

Yet the Old Monkey simply shook his head, obviously deeply displeased, for the qi and blood absorbed by the Heaven and Earth Soul produced zero response, not sufficient to recover even a bit of his power.

The Wushen Mountain Priest, a supreme powerhouse at the human realm's apex who forged epic tales in the Da Li Royal Court, got slain outright with just one strike.

Chan Wen Ascetic Monk and the Guanyin woman from the South Sea Bamboo Forest sensed a bone-chilling cold rising inside them.

Still, as the pair steeled themselves for battle, it felt like they had long foreseen this dire turn.

"He’s definitely not yet restored to his true deity power..."

"Kill!"

In their hopeless predicament, the two unleashed a fierce counterstrike.

No path to retreat existed, with the Mysterious Temple's portal sealed tight and the void firmly locked, denying any shot at escape.

All that awaited was a doomed clash against Qi Tian.

Yet they weren't mere weaklings; as top-tier Second Calamity Divine Tribulation Venerables, their resolve burned strong, set on mounting a resistance without surrender!

Thick mists billowed wildly, divinity twisted together, calamity powers gleamed—tribulation thunder, wind, fire—myriad calamity forces flashing like freaky wonders erupting everywhere!

Boom——

The void, utterly indestructible to them before.

Now, it tore open and fragmented like flimsy paper!

A staff that looked utterly commonplace lashed out!

The Golden Bowl splintered, as though a Golden Buddha howled in torment!

The willow branch shattered, blasting into emerald particles!

The Guanyin woman lay in total disarray, soaked in gore!

What a devastating spectacle!

Unrivaled dominance!

But nothing could be done—the duo was far too outclassed. Even freshly revived, this deity stood as a real god, dominating heavens and earth, scorning every living thing, striding the mortal plane in total supremacy!

Chan Wen Ascetic Monk and the Guanyin woman suffered little prolonged suffering, since Qi Tian held no interest in their torture.

Despite how these foes once lusted after his corpse, scheming to seize it.

Bam——

They burst into mangled flesh paste—even the stunningly beautiful Guanyin woman appeared to the Old Monkey as nothing more than a painted bony frame.

In that one swing, males and females stood equal, all creatures leveled the same.

Two enormous gouts of blood sprayed outward!

Thus fell the two Second Calamity Divine Tribulation Venerables right there. From the five who arrived as a group, all hungering for Qi Tian’s remains, only Purple Mansion Divine Sect Master Zhang Wuji—who bolted at the start—still drew breath.

The rest of the four met instant death.

Li Che ceased pulling in Heaven and Earth energy too, his eyes fluttering open and shut with dazzling brilliance.

His sight passed over the scattered blood from the detonated powerhouses, a flicker of sorrow crossing his gaze.

All these dead Second Calamity Divine Tribulation Venerables qualified perfectly as his Soul Capturing targets.

Too bad Qi Tian had gulped down every scrap of their energies, souls, heavenly imprints—wiped utterly clean.

Scorched to nothing, erased forever from heaven and earth.

A death like that... left no room for Soul Capturing.

Soul Capturing needed specific prerequisites after all.

Meanwhile, the Old Monkey hauled the gore-drenched Ruyi Golden Cudgel, parting his jaws to inhale, draining the Heaven and Earth Soul, divinity, qi and blood, vitality...

His fur glowed softly, then the Old Monkey shouldered the Ruyi Golden Cudgel anew and shot a look at Li Che.

As though catching the regret in Li Che’s eyes.

Qi Tian felt a brief jolt.

Followed by a massive grin.

"I’ll compensate you later."

Li Che shrugged it off without fuss.

He rose to his feet, eyeing the still gaunt Old Monkey.

The Old Monkey pressed on without pause, striding steadily toward the Mysterious Temple's exit.

Every footfall sent quakes through the temple.

Vast blood qi churned around him, roiling essence qi, divinity, calamity power weaving ceaselessly.

Boom—!!!

The firmly shut doors of the Qi Tian Temple flew wide open!

Howling gales rushed in from beyond.

Next.

The Old Monkey gazed at the gaping entrance.

Ruyi Golden Cudgel in hand, he stepped into the open.

Each stride made his fur-clad feet's Cloud Shoes blaze with radiance.

Another pace, and his tattered robes birthed golden armor, chainmail scales sheathing him completely, a vast scarlet cloak billowing from his shoulders like endless blazing fire, lighting up the universe!

His ultimate stride outward.

A Golden Crown manifested above the Old Monkey’s crown, twin Phoenix Feathers thrusting skyward like sacred lances!

Merely three steps.

And he burst free from the imprisoning temple that caged the Temple God.

Poised at the doorway.

Clutching the Treasure Stick one-handed, aimed slantwise at the heavens.

Myriad gods and buddhas no more than weeds before his gaze.

Identical to the temple god idol upon the altar!

None but I shall rule alone!

This signaled Qi Tian's revival!

It was...

The Great Saint's triumphant return!