As a Father, I Just Want to Watch You Achieve Immortality Chapter 1717: The Underworld’s Master Experts—Niu 1 and Niu 2—Jumping Back and Forth Through the Rules to Feed the Dao Fruit
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Echoes of figures shattering the skies resounded one after another behind them.
Grasping Xi Xi's hand, Li Che glanced over his shoulder and spotted silhouettes charging from the Five-finger Town area.
In that quick look, he recognized quite a few known faces.
Like the Sect Master of Xuanfu Divine Sect, Lv Taibai's brother-in-law, Xuan Jiu Zhuan!
Yet Xuan Jiu Zhuan arrived solo, not accompanied by the Grandmaster of Xuanfu Divine Sect, something that felt rather odd.
On top of that, the Sect Master of Purple Mansion Divine Sect, Zhang Wuji, the Purple Moon Sect Master from the Purple Bamboo Forest, and more...
Li Che's gaze scanned over them, stirring a faint ripple in his mind.
One had to admit, Qi Tian City's activation drew in mighty experts from every corner of the realm, with even Da Jing's forces arriving in large numbers.
The five Ancient Families of Da Jing, the three Ancient Noble Families of Divine Capital, Ji Family, Yue Family, and Gongshu Family, plus the Huang Family, an Ancient Family along Xiling Road, and the Fang Family, an Ancient Family in Jiangnan Dao.
They sent out multiple powerhouses each, among them some very old Divine Tribulation Cultivators, all hoping for that final shot at survival.Naturally, the major Divine Sects inside Da Jing dispatched their heavy hitters too.
Furthermore, there were strangers Li Che didn't know, whose clothing hinted they hailed not from the Central Plains but from spots like the Western Regions Buddha Land, Da Li Royal Court, and Wushen Mountain.
These folks had lingered in Five-finger Town at first, but they hurried over once the Black Bull Demon God Venerable spoke up.
Forces from various sides lined up by their factions, clearly showing how the Old Black Bull's words had broken apart the shaky Human Race pact.
Li Che gave them a brief once-over before looking away.
These newcomers ranked among the world's elite right now.
That said, to Li Che, the true peaks included the Great Supervising Minister, the Great Witch God of Wushen Mountain, the Pavilion Master of Hunting God Pavilion, and the founder behind Da Jing Dynasty's Imperial Court.
But today, none of those supreme powers showed up.
Their no-show likely stemmed from the Heaven and Earth will's constraints.
Beyond Qi Tian City, elites from every faction assembled, sharing looks before quietly forming up by their groups.
Xuan Jiu Zhuan soared over to join Lv Taibai and the rest.
Truth be told, only Xuan Jiu Zhuan picked the Qian Yuan Divine Sect's side.
Xuan Jiu Zhuan eyed the flashy-robed Lv Taibai, now advanced to Divine Tribulation, with a complicated expression: "I ought to offer my congrats, you rascal— you've at last reached Divine Tribulation."
Xuan Jiu Zhuan spoke with genuine feeling.
Even though he'd often scorned Lv Taibai, he couldn't deny his sister Xuan Qisha's choice had been sharper than his own.
Lv Taibai grinned wide: "This just shows Qisha sticking with me was the right call, yeah..."
Xuan Jiu Zhuan let out a soft laugh.
He might gripe about it normally, but this time he let it slide without arguing back.
Turning toward Qi Tian City, he stared at the massive Demon Energy Pillar and the fearsome Demon God aura that made his frame quiver faintly.
"Lv Taibai, Xuanfu Divine Sect got Qisha's call for aid... The Grandmaster hit some snags, as you know. Right now in Xuanfu Divine Sect, I hold no sway, so I stepped away from it on Qingyun Road for some calm..."
"When the news came, I first planned to help Qian Yuan, but I arrived too late, so after hearing you'd won, I switched directions."
Xuan Jiu Zhuan offered a brief account.
He always took his sister's matters seriously.
Lv Taibai's eyes narrowed— was Xuanfu Divine Sect's mess that bad?
Even this Divine Talismans prodigy, Xuan Jiu Zhuan, got pushed out and refused to go back.
Lv Taibai let out a quiet sigh, holding his tongue.
The mood turned heavy bit by bit, with three Demon Gods perched at Qi Tian City's three entrances, their demon energy surging up in towering pillars.
Beneath the walls, groups from all over arrayed by their banners.
Not a soul stepped up to confront the Demon Gods watching the gates of Qi Tian City.
It looked like nobody wanted to lead the charge into danger.
After all, the peril was immense.
Folks weren't certain that even if they smashed the Demon Gods and entered Qi Tian City...
They wouldn't face a Demon Race ambush or a personal smackdown from the Demon God Venerable.
Those at the Divine Tribulation Realm were basically undying beings, and the longer they'd endured, the more they valued their existence.
So after the Black Bull Demon God Venerable laid out the rules, the horde of brash experts who'd yelled about storming Qi Tian City went dead quiet.
Li Che clasped Xi Xi's hand, positioned under the cover of Lv Qiankun and the others.
His eyes flashed a bit, as a daring thought bubbled up in his head— this notion... could very well make it happen.
In his torso, the Ten Thousand Demon Emperor Dao Fruit quivered nonstop.
A fierce urge welled up from Li Che's core.
"I can't hold it in any longer..."
Li Che whispered under his breath.
Xi Xi tilted her head up in confusion, peering at Li Che: "Daddy, can't hold back what?"
Li Che gave a soft smile, ruffling Xi Xi's locks and rumpling the young girl's hairdo.
"Nothing."
Li Che wrapped up messing with Xi Xi's hair.
Staying put was the Painting Immortal Avatar.
And Xi Xi had zero clue, totally unaware of the switch.
She just lifted her face eagerly, fixing on Qi Tian City's gates, grumbling unhappily: "What is everyone afraid of, fight! Strike!"
"How can there be a battle and not fight?"
"Let's get high!"
Xi Xi kept murmuring away.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh—
A gust of Heaven and Earth wind abruptly stirred.
Outside the stifling Qi Tian City, the crowd of pondering powerhouses, all eyeing the first gutsy one to move, snapped their eyes wide open.