As a Father, I Just Want to Watch You Achieve Immortality Chapter 1626: Taibai Enters Tribulation, Old Dragon God Bids Farewell, Dream Master Sheds Again as Dream Butterfly, Da Xixi Appears Once More
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Zhang Ya placed her complete trust in Li Che's capabilities. Since her husband assured her that he could bring her to meet Xi Xi, she firmly believed it would come to pass.
Guiding Zhang Ya into the study, Li Che helped her settle into a chair.
Next, he flicked his fingers sharply.
Within his chest, the [Dream Master] Dao Fruit started to throb.
Soon, a haze of vibrant vapors twisted together, enveloping Zhang Ya and sending her straight into a profound slumber.
At the same time, in another place.
Inside the carriage, Xi Xi had wept for what felt like ages, and exhaustion from her tears finally pulled her into a heavy sleep.
Within her dream, Xi Xi encountered her dearly missed parents!
Tears streaming down her face, her mother rushed toward her. Overwhelmed, Xi Xi broke into sobs too, her little heart quivering without stop.
"Mother——!"Shouting out, Xi Xi dashed ahead and threw herself into Zhang Ya’s arms, the force nearly toppling Zhang Ya.
Zhang Ya paled for a moment, yet as Xi Xi burrowed deeper into her hold, a gentle warmth filled her eyes against her will.
Standing nearby, Li Che opened his arms softly.
He pulled his wife and daughter into his embrace.
As if he were holding the entire world that was uniquely his.
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...
Gently lifting his wife, who slept soundly and at total ease, Li Che returned her to the bedroom and tucked her under the covers.
Approaching the bedroom window, Li Che pushed open the intricately carved wooden frame, exposing a crimson-lacquered desk. A cold breeze swept inside, gradually sharpening the focus in Li Che’s eyes.
Before him, glowing threads drifted past slowly, intertwining to form a hazy, ethereal vision.
[Dao Fruit: Dream Master (Lv4, 0%)]
The Dream Master Dao Fruit in his chest pulsed softly, as always, without much force, just in a relaxed manner.
As Li Che observed, shades of rainbow slowly unfurled, like fragile glass catching dreamlike hues in the sun's rays, shimmering endlessly around Li Che while he sat in the courtyard.
Li Che's breaths came steady and measured.
Inside his chest, the [Dream Master] Dao Fruit beat with strong rhythm, and every beat felt like an unseen butterfly stirring its wings.
A sense of familiarity washed over his mind.
At that instant, Li Che sensed his spirit had turned utterly still, as if encased in ice.
Beyond the open carved wooden window.
A vivid butterfly had appeared there unnoticed, its wings fluttering gently.
Tiny sparks of rainbow light floated upward.
With every breath in and out, Li Che let his eyelids droop a bit, drawing air steadily and composedly.
The butterfly's wingbeats sent waves rippling across distant realms of time and space.
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...
Li Che entered a dream state.
This differed from the way he had linked his wife and Xi Xi in a shared dream via the Dream Master Dao Fruit.
In this vision, he spotted a girl he knew well, her long black hair falling straight. She looked much younger than during their previous encounter, but even in her tender form, her gaze held a depth of wisdom beyond her years.
It was clear she had endured so much: treachery, betrayal, violence, relentless hunts...
She appeared wholly used to such hardships, much like in the dream where her young features still clung to some purity even as she raced through the thick woods.
Hot on her trail, shadowy pursuers closed in rapidly.
Li Che observed quietly, his forehead creasing at the horde of followers. Still, the girl moved through the woods with ease, triggering clever mechanical snares and laying out arrays using Divine Talismans...
Her expression stayed blank as she drew the chasers into her setups, causing them to tumble one after another.
Only after the final foe got impaled by a hidden mechanical device, nailed to the earth with blood gushing freely, did a flicker of terror and frenzy cross her face.
"Don’t kill me, we...we were teammates training together!"
"Don’t kill me...please don’t kill me...ahhhhh!"
Slice.
A keen dark-hued longsword flashed across, severing a head clean.
The foe's head rolled free, crimson blood spraying over the girl's pure yet icy and ashen features.
The moonlight gleamed coldly, and the woods reeked of fresh gore.
The long-haired girl in straight black tossed the head aside, sending it flying with a swift kick.
Then, with a light tap of her foot, she vaulted upward gracefully, perching on a limb and gazing at the night sky's stars.
"Father said...when people die, they turn into stars in the sky."
The girl, who stayed detached and showed no emotion in her eyes during kills.
But now, her gaze trembled fiercely, mist gathering as tears welled.
"Father, mother, I miss you."
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...
Buzz——!!!
A droning chant exploded near his ears.
Li Che's eyes snapped wide, sounds fading swiftly from his hearing before rushing back in.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh——
Beyond the window, flakes of white snow swirled, whispering and howling.
Dao Fruit evolved, Dream Butterfly unfurled its wings...
Every beat of the Dream Butterfly's wings allowed entry into a dream, revealing events tied to Da Xixi.
Resembling a view spanning eras and distances.
Similar to celestial lights overhead, guarding those left behind in the mortal realm.
[Dao Fruit Level 4, Second Transformation, Prototype of Divine Powers "Dream MasterDream Butterfly" promoted, Divine Skill "Nightmare"]
[Divine Skill (Nightmare): Born in dream, fear still when awake, Nightmare enters soul, never willing to wake]
[First Layer of Divine Skill: Formless Nightmare]
No trace of elation or grief showed in Li Che’s eyes; he lingered on the dream's scenes, a touch of pity emerging in his look.
Regarding the Dream Master Dao Fruit's upgrade, for Li Che at present, it felt less thrilling than he might have expected.