As a Father, I Just Want to Watch You Achieve Immortality Chapter 1571: Dao Fruit’s Fourfold Metamorphosis and Demon Immortal’s Ninth Revolution, Little Niu Demon Xi Xi Treading on Thin Ice
Previously on As a Father, I Just Want to Watch You Achieve Immortality...
Rumble—
In the heights of the heavenly dome, leaden clouds massed together, relentlessly discharging ink-hued raindrops. The water cascaded and soared, crashing against the earth to shatter into a fine powder, weaving an endless shroud of misty confusion.
Amidst this, Li Che remained rooted to the spot.
His muscles writhed like coiled dough, shifting into block-like formations across his frame. All thirty-six thousand pores of his physical body dilated at once, allowing a torrent of majestic golden qi-blood to erupt from within.
His spine let out a sharp crack as eight Qi Gates ignited simultaneously. It sounded like the thunderous roar of a celestial dragon, desperate to break free and soar across the heavens and earth.
His thick black hair lashed against the air like a divine whip wielded by a heavenly god, creating a series of mournful, explosive howls.
Li Che spread his five fingers wide. On the ground, within the human-form corpse of the Dragon God Crown Prince, a flicker of terror manifested before being ruthlessly crushed by a formidable power.
"Soul Capturing."
The frigid command reverberated through every street and alley of Mo City.
Contorting, agonizing, screaming...
A flood of turbulent emotions and fractured thoughts surged from the soul-capturing remnants of the Dragon God Crown Prince’s demise.
Creak, creak...
The sharp sound of tightening chains rang out as those agonizing sentiments seemed to claw at the very soul.
There was a profound sense of resentment and the violent fury of death, a constant struggle that failed to find freedom. Ultimately, caught between the void of total annihilation and the hope of lingering, the noble Dragon God Crown Prince bowed his head and chose to submit!
It was not just the soul-capturing of the Dragon God Crown Prince that manifested; from the distance, the soul-capturing of the three Dragon Sons emerged as well.
Every one of them bowed in respectful submission to Li Che.
The Dragon God Clan possessed less backbone than one might imagine; their capitulation was remarkably swift and blunt.
"Lord..."
A fervent voice escaped the lips of these powerful Dragon Gods.
Li Che gave them a brief, indifferent look.
He then commanded them back into the Grand Canal to offer their greetings to... their Old Dragon God.
They were to act as the dutiful Dragon Sons and Grandsons of that ancient patriarch.
Through the reports of Xie Yushen and Grandmaster Huang Mei, Li Che had already learned of this Old Dragon God’s arrival.
With an aura so potent it could shake the foundations of the world, a master of the One Calamity and Two Tribulations Realm was indeed a rarity in the mortal realm.
A figure of such caliber was undeniably formidable. The strength of One Calamity and Two Tribulations far surpassed the likes of Zhao Beidou or Gu Qianchi. Regarding raw combat effectiveness, Li Che was uncertain if his Qilin Dance—even after detonating the eight Qi Gates—could overcome such an adversary...
However, it was of little consequence; it did not stop Li Che from setting a treacherous trap in advance.
"Noted."
The soul-capturing manifestations of the Dragon God Crown Prince and the three Dragon Sons bowed low in salutation.
Li Che tossed the Dragon Emperor Pearl back to the Dragon God Crown Prince, ordering him to keep possession of the Treasure Bead to ensure the deception was flawless.
The demon energy within the Dragon Emperor Pearl had been entirely drained by the [Emperor of Ten Thousand Demons] Dao Fruit. Upon holding it, Li Che triggered a vibration within the Dao Fruit, and with a mere thought, he restored all the demon energy to the pearl.
At the very least, this would ensure the Dragon Emperor Pearl showed no signs of tampering.
The Dragon God Crown Prince and the three Dragon Sons departed to reunite with their Old Dragon God.
Gradually, a heavy stillness settled over Mo City.
The rain continued its relentless assault on the land, pouring down in sheets.
The entire city was plunged into a deathly silence, devoid of any sound.
As Li Che stood there, the bones and muscles of his entire body began to chime in unison. He suddenly looked up, the demon energy surrounding him boiling and surging with renewed intensity!
A dark, ethereal mist drifted gracefully around him.
Within Li Che’s gaze, it appeared as though boundless demon energy was raging and intertwining, performing a wild dance between the sky and the earth!
[Dao Fruit: Emperor of Ten Thousand Demons (Level 5, 0%)]
Dao Fruit...
Triple Transformation!
Li Che inhaled deeply; the sound was like a burst of thunder, mirroring his incredibly turbulent state of mind.
A multitude of golden streamers wove themselves into a notification before his eyes.
Level 2, Level 3, Level 4, Level 5!
In truth, this could be described as a quadruple transformation!
However, a Dao Fruit only undergoes its true primary transformation when moving from Level 2 to Level 3. It is at this stage that the prototype of divine powers appears, eventually maturing into true divine skills!
Despite the massive and staggering scale of this evolution, Li Che did not find it strange.
The Dragon God Crown Prince was a far cry from the Golden-haired Hou; the demon energy they possessed existed on entirely different planes.
Furthermore, the Dragon God Crown Prince’s power was at the absolute peak, and most crucially...
The Crown Prince had consumed the Dragon Emperor Pearl. The demon energy stored within that pearl was exceptionally dense and majestic, enough to have allowed him to tread into the realm of a Half-step Dragon God.
In fact, the Dragon God Crown Prince had intended to use the pearl to force a breakthrough into the Dragon God Realm itself...
It could be said that the Emperor of Ten Thousand Demons Dao Fruit had accompanied Li Che’s growth from his earliest days, unlike the Dragon Elephant Vajra, Immortal Artisan, or Chess Saint.
This particular Dao Fruit...
Had begun its journey at a high level, making its progression far more rapid than his other Dao Fruits.
"Exhale—"
"Inhale—"
With every breath he took, the air currents and the rhythm of the falling rain seemed to vanish, swallowed by a tomb-like silence.
Deep in his chest, the [Emperor of Ten Thousand Demons] Dao Fruit pulsed with excitement.
With every beat, it sounded as if a terrifying Great Demon was letting out a piercing shriek. It felt like an ancient Divine Bell perched atop a sacred mountain—one that had watched the tides of a thousand-year-old temple rise and fall—was being struck violently by that same Great Demon!
The resulting shockwaves spread outward like concentric ripples, constantly vibrating through his heavens and earth, impacting his very flesh and blood.
Then—
Li Che’s consciousness was tugged by a familiar, irresistible force, pulling him into a vast, sprawling world.
The Dao Tree rose high, its branches lush and expansive. Every leaf was etched with intricate patterns, as if each one contained an entire world within itself.
Upon the ancient Dao Tree, the leaves unfurled like polished glass. Hanging from the branches were resplendent, colorful glass Dao Fruits, each one glowing with a brilliant and dazzling light.