As a Father, I Just Want to Watch You Achieve Immortality Chapter 1733: So, Will the Dao Fruit of Bonds Disappear? Racing Against Time to Hunt the Demon Gods
Previously on As a Father, I Just Want to Watch You Achieve Immortality...
In Fengdu of Mo City, Li Che abruptly awoke, his eyes snapping open.
A flicker of gravity mingled with astonishment deep in his gaze.
With the following stride, he vanished instantly from the spot in Fengdu.
Mo City's downpour and gales persisted, while the fractured void from the Shenxiao Prison Thunder Pill, as if alive with sinew, began to heal by undulating gradually.
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Outer City of Qitian City.
In a modest Three-Openings courtyard.
A colossal form, resembling a mountain peak, donned a Bull Demon mask, flanked by three others in marred masks who rested composedly.
The four presences occupied the yard with grave poise, absorbed in their cultivation.
Suddenly, a pale chess stone rose into the air, seemingly seized by an unseen grip.
Li Che's robe of Mo Shan, adorned with gilded blooms, fluttered wildly, and within a blink, he bridged the distance across voids, arriving from Fengdu in Mo City to this yard in Qitian City.
The chessboard of Heaven and Earth quivered.
Beyond the yard, the Night Bat Demon God, concealed in the dimensional folds, experienced a sudden glitch in his sonic sensing.
Yet the disruption lasted merely a moment; upon sweeping the courtyard again, detecting no alterations within, he dismissed it casually.
Donning the Bull Demon mask, Li Che finished merging with the Painting Immortal Avatar.
Linking his consciousness to the Heaven and Earth chessboard, visions promptly materialized in his view.
These visions...
Depicted exactly the occurrences inside the City Lord’s Mansion in Qitian City’s Inner City.
Fearsome demonic aura surged wildly, transforming the City Lord’s Mansion into an ocean of demonic forces; without the keen insight of the Heaven and Earth chessboard, Li Che would have been unable to pierce through the demonic haze to witness the interior events.
Terrifying demon deities of diverse forms and immense vital essence crowded the estate one by one.
A assembly of Qitian City’s demonic forces?
To Li Che's immense shock, this assembly of demon deities encircled a huge circular table in the City Lord’s Mansion, engaging in talks that mimicked a formal summit.
The tension hung thick in the air.
At the primary position, the Black Bull Demon God Venerable loomed, his formidable presence radiating dominantly from him, with even his mere exhalation subduing all the demon gods gathered there.
Nevertheless, the words echoing from the vision caused Li Che's gaze to tighten marginally.
"Capture the Daughter of Prison Lotus?"
The mission involved seizing the Daughter of Prison Lotus and transporting her to the Strange Que Ten Thousand Rivers, handing her over to the forces of the Deceit Demon Cave.
Such intelligence caught Li Che completely off guard.
The Daughter of Prison Lotus obviously meant Xi Xi. At first, Li Che assumed no animosity existed between the demons and Xi Xi, yet he hadn't anticipated this Black Bull Demon aiming for her so directly.
"Thus, a strife from the Deceitful Gods Camp has leaked into human realms... Is Xi Xi the goal of this Big Black Bull?"
Within the chamber, a chill slowly crept into Li Che's eyes.
His sole vulnerability lay with his spouse and child, particularly his daughter as his absolute focus. Any entity endangering Li Che's daughter instantly earned a spot on his execution roster.
And this Big Black Bull right now...
Your entry is inscribed in that personal ledger, alongside the horde of demon gods.
"Evidently, the rifts in the Gods Camp run deep; Black Sumeru and Deceit Demon Cave both pursue the Prison Lotus, positioning Xi Xi, the Daughter of Prison Lotus, as a key objective."
Li Che's forehead creased faintly.
He was well aware of Da Xi Xi's awareness nestled profoundly in Xi Xi's spirit.
Still, Li Che harbored uncertainties: did this awareness stem from a previous existence or an upcoming one?
What prompted its emergence in Xi Xi's spirit?
Does it match the Da Xi Xi he glimpsed via the Dream Heavenly Master Dao Fruit and the Dream Butterfly?
A flood of questions overwhelmed him relentlessly, tangling his mind and hindering any resolution.
This stemmed from his limited experiences.
Xi Xi's arrival forged unexpected ties for Li Che, birthing a multitude of Dao Fruits—could this connect to that Da Xi Xi?
In essence, that connection proved the pivotal element in Li Che's ascent from frailty to his present might.
Unraveling this tie held paramount significance for Li Che.
For despite his ongoing enhancement of Dao Fruits, attaining even a level 7 Dao Fruit.
At his core, Li Che nursed a persistent dread.
He wondered if someday the link tying him to Xi Xi might dissolve...
And upon that link's dissolution, the Dao Fruits derived from it would evaporate too.
This constituted a profound spiritual terror, an ingrained worry etched in Li Che’s soul.
Would the Dao Fruits truly fade?
Li Che remained ignorant, unwilling to conjecture, as it served no purpose or value.
Frequently, Li Che drew upon the Dao Fruits to bolster his personal practice, treating them as vital power sources.
While numerous feats relied on the Dao Fruits' sacred arts, under the Dao's direction, Li Che never ceased advancing his innate cultivation.
Ultimately, his own strength ensured that should the Dao Fruits ever vanish, he could endure in this realm.
The visions from the Heaven and Earth chessboard gradually dissolved.
These were not real-time feeds but recordings amassed during Li Che's seclusion in Mo City, preserved by the Heaven and Earth Soul as noteworthy under the chessboard's vigilance.
One must admit, with the Chess Saint Dao Fruit's evolution progressing, the Heaven and Earth chessboard's capabilities grew ever more formidable.
As the visions vanished, Li Che's thoughts brimmed with escalating murderous resolve.