As a Father, I Just Want to Watch You Achieve Immortality Chapter 1543: Borrowing the Great Vista’s Luck Golden Lotus—Below God Realm, I Am Invincible
Previously on As a Father, I Just Want to Watch You Achieve Immortality...
Boom—!!!
A cataclysmic detonation erupted between the heavens and the earth. Ferocious gales howled as shockwaves solidified into visible white ripples, rampaging and screaming in every direction!
A magnificent, blinding radiance burst forth, and a soaring mushroom cloud climbed thousands of feet into the firmament!
The golden mist of the explosion transformed the pitch-black night into a scene as bright as high noon!
The tremors were felt even within Qianyuan Taoist City!
Whizz whizz whizz—
The whistling of wind being pierced echoed instantly. Inside the Dao City, numerous figures bolted into the sky with lightning speed.
Shock was written across every face.
Staring at the sky that had been forcibly turned from night to day, every witness felt a freezing chill crawl down their spines.
Something has happened!
Something has happened once again!
The gargantuan mushroom cloud resembled a furious dragon surging out from the abyss, roaring as it ascended thousands of feet toward the heavens!
Even from a distance of eight hundred miles, people felt the expanding waves of searing heat carried by the wind. It rushed toward them, saturated with terrifying, ruinous energy and overwhelming power!
"It is the Underworld’s mechanical fire mushroom!"
Wenlong Yuwen cried out in pure astonishment.
The Temple Control Bureau had been investigating the Underworld for some time. They were aware that the Underworld’s methods of slaughter bore a specific signature; they always left behind a churning mushroom cloud, and wherever it rolled, only death remained!
Hong Shifu, clutching his chessboard, also soared up to the city battlements.
Inside the Divine Sect.
One figure after another tore through the air.
The Second Elder Zhao Fangzhou and the Third Elder Ding Zi—two experts of the Martial Saint and Divine Fetus realms—wore incredibly grave expressions.
The ancestors of various noble families, all Martial Saint Divine Embryos, appeared in succession as well.
Every countenance was filled with disbelief.
"The power... it has increased!"
The Patriarch of the Yun Family could not help but gulp nervously.
Many of those present had seen the Underworld’s mechanical mushrooms with their own eyes before, and they could distinctly perceive the evolution in its destructive force.
The intensity of the blast was now palpable from eight hundred miles away...
This weapon...
If it scored a direct hit, even a Martial Saint of the Four Transformations might be lethally wounded!
"That coordinate... is where the imperial army has set up camp. What is the Underworld planning? A night raid on the court’s forces? If that strike landed squarely, the imperial army... might be completely dismantled!"
Gongshu Jingjun and Tang Xiejia arrived in a hurry as well.
The pair had not remained at Divine Carving Ridge during this period.
In truth, they had moved the Woodcarving Masters from Divine Carving Ridge into the Dao City for safety.
It was a time of war, after all. Although Divine Carving Ridge was near Qianyuan Dao City, a gap still existed; if Xie Yun Shen acted ruthlessly and sent a force to seize the Ridge, it would deal a massive blow to the Qian Yuan Divine Sect!
"Should we head out and investigate?"
The group wavered for a moment.
After trading glances, Feng Zhiqi took the lead. His aura as a Martial Saint of the Four Transformations tore through the clouds as he flew rapidly toward the horizon.
The others hesitated briefly before following his lead.
The ancestors of the noble families felt a profound surge of emotion.
This is because the sight of that mushroom cloud had just injected them with a massive dose of confidence!
Why?
Because no one present was a fool. Sensing the horrific power of that explosion, everyone realized what a nightmare such a destructive force would be for a conventional army!
In fact...
It was even more terrifying than the Mechanical Beasts of the Tang Family!
And this supreme power was held by the Qian Yuan Divine Sect!
Did this not imply that in the coming conflict...
The Qian Yuan Divine Sect still possessed a fighting chance!
Defeat was no longer a certainty!
A single mushroom cloud!
It had revitalized the spirit of everyone in Qianyuan Taoist City!
Hope...
Had been blasted into existence!
...
...
Eyes shrouded in mist traversed thirty feet, locking onto Xie Yun Shen.
A hazy glow swirled around Xie Yun Shen, creating a protective barrier that helped him deflect the horrifying aftershocks of the carnage.
As the State Preceptor of Dajing, his cultivation level was mediocre, yet his rank was supreme, and he enjoyed the Emperor's absolute confidence.
Because of this, the Emperor had granted him a specialized life-saving divine artifact.
Furthermore, with Heavenly Defect and Earth Defect—two elite peak entities beyond the Heavenly Gate—standing guard, their combined strength could manifest a half-step Martial God combat power for his protection.
Xie Yun Shen’s security was practically ironclad...
In this realm, countless people desired Xie Yun Shen’s head.
Xie Yun Shen had aided the Imperial Court in crushing the great Divine Sects, causing the powers of various sects across all paths to suffer under his hand.
Consequently, this was far from the first assassination attempt he had faced; he had survived many.
However, this occasion was different...
This particular attempt made Xie Yun Shen truly feel the breath of death upon him!
"Underworld... King Yan!"
Xie Yun Shen inhaled sharply.
He had never anticipated...
That the Underworld would employ such an unexpected tactic!
Under normal circumstances, with the protection of Zhao Beidou, a Divine Tribulation Cultivator, the Qian Yuan Divine Sect would have needed to send two experts of the same rank to succeed in such a hit.
Yet, even now, the Grandmaster of the Qian Yuan Divine Sect had not even shown his face, while Xie Yun Shen was already in a state of crisis.
The Underworld had chosen an incredibly foul and underhanded strategy!
They had simply lured Zhao Beidou away!
They had no regard for martial honor!
As for where he had been taken, that was no longer relevant!
For Xie Yun Shen, standing before the Underworld Yama meant he was already balanced on the brink of the grave.
As expected.
The Underworld Yama took but a single step!
A titanic pressure seemed to split the airwaves apart, and the world appeared to fall into a state of absolute, boundless silence!
The shimmering veil of the protective divine weapon in front of Xie Yun Shen began to vibrate with violent frequency!
Yet, in that critical moment, Xie Yun Shen became preternaturally still.
"Clap, clap, clap..."
He began to applaud, a hint of genuine respect in his gaze as he looked at the Underworld Yama who had manifested within the tent.