Previously on As a Father, I Just Want to Watch You Achieve Immortality...
The Heavenly Court Divine General escorting the Gathering Immortals Flag was annihilated, and the convoy was wiped out. The attackers, disguised as Hunting God Pavilion members, were thwarted by a Divine Talisman Killing Array. As they searched for the flag, Li Che intervened, revealing his true power and defeating one of the attackers. Li Che then acquired the Gathering Immortals Flag, only to be immediately confronted by a half-step Supreme expert.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh—!!!
The crimson sky was instantly pierced by innumerable streaks of light, and the fabric of space itself began to distort under a majestic, overflowing pressure! Half-step Supreme!
The expressions of the five remaining Venerables shifted dramatically, their faces paling, minds reeling!
A vast gulf, a formidable bottleneck, separates the Second Calamity and Third Tribulation Venerable from the Supreme. For ordinary individuals, reaching the Supreme level might remain an unattainable dream throughout their lives.
Even within the numerous All Gods Camps, Supremes are recognized as the apex of combat prowess, the strongest mortals short of true Deities.
Every Supreme has successfully navigated the Three Calamities, enduring and overcoming the Destructive God Wind, Netherworld Fire, and Shenxiao Thunder in unison. These trials are integrated into their Disaster Wheels, condensing Dao Yun, the Power of Disaster, and Divine Force to their absolute limit, culminating in the formation of a Tao Divine Pattern!
They have, in essence, walked upon the Great Dao!
A Half-step Supreme, conversely, has already brushed against this Great Dao, standing on its precipice, merely a single leap away.
Bridging that final gap means transcending from the Second Calamity to the Third Calamity, from Venerable to Supreme!
Indeed, achieving the state of a Half-step Supreme is by no means a simple feat!
Typically, the majority of Half-step Supremes seek out secluded locations, perhaps a Mysterious Temple, to enter deep cultivation, patiently waiting to shatter that formidable bottleneck.
Engaging in combat carries inherent risks; any injury sustained could potentially shatter the painstakingly acquired insights into the Tao Divine Pattern.
A fall back to the Second Disaster and Third Tribulation realm would represent an immeasurable loss.
Consequently, Half-step Supremes who actively move within the world are an even rarer sight than actual Supremes!
At least, this is the established situation within the All Gods Camp.
Thus, the emergence of Fang Hanshu, a Half-step Supreme, on this path to seize the flag sent waves of immense surprise and shock through the five Venerables.
Fang Hanshu, adorned with a Galaxy Mask, exuded an aura of starlight, his eyes profound. His five fingers coiled into a fist, as the immense Haoran Zheng Qi coalesced into a formidable ruler.
This ruler, approximately ten feet in length, gleamed with a pristine white glaze!
Li Che's command was clear: leave none alive, eliminate them all. Fang Hanshu, consequently, harbored no intention of holding back.
With a single stride, he traversed the void instantaneously. The very ground seemed to erupt as successive beams of pure white light shot towards the heavens.
Like colossal Dragon Pillars, they descended upon the five Venerables. Among them, the Second Calamity and Third Tribulation Venerable stared with widened eyes, their resolve hardening, showing no inclination to retreat.
Despite the oppressive aura emanating from the Half-step Supreme causing his divine force to feel as though it were freezing, however...
In terms of sheer desperation, a Half-step Supreme was undeniably no match for him!
Such beings cherish their own lives above all else, more than any Venerable!
These individuals are inherently reluctant to engage in life-or-death confrontations?!
Therefore, if he could just fight a little more fiercely, a bit more fiercely!
He might just find an opening to reverse the situation!
However, Fang Hanshu cast a calm glance in his direction, meeting his gaze unflinchingly. He then stamped his foot, as if Tao Divine Patterns were intricately weaving and sparkling, with what appeared to be myriad stars igniting in the celestial dome above.
One after another, they flowed!
The earth cracked open once more, and untold streams of blazing, pure Haoran Qi erupted, coalescing into the form of a True Dragon.
Its white scales shimmered unceasingly, its immense body sporting five stretching claws, seemingly poised to tear through space itself. The colossal dragon burst forth from the ground, coinciding with Fang Hanshu's ruler strike. Its body extended, as if propelled by a great blade, crashing with ferocious impact into the Second Calamity and Third Tribulation Venerable who attempted to intercept.
The air vibrated, layer upon layer, with surging tremors!
The Second Calamity and Third Tribulation Venerable bellowed, his Buddha Light surging, transforming into a colossal Golden Buddha Dharma, ten thousand feet high, glaring with intense fury!
Yet, behind Fang Hanshu, his Disaster Wheel materialized. With a resounding crack, a rift tore open without hesitation...
Torrents of potent Power of Disaster and resonant Dao Yun flooded forth.
"Ah?!" The roaring Venerable abruptly froze, disbelief etched upon his features.
As a Half-step Supreme, why would you be so reckless with your existence?! You must be insane?! No Half-step Supreme engages in such a perilous manner of combat! With the Disaster Wheel fractured, the power painstakingly gathered within the Tao Divine Pattern erupted, further amplifying the Haoran Dragon's terrifying might!
It was as if it had received the reinforcement of the vast Great Dao, suddenly surging with extraordinary power!
Boom boom boom—!!!
The raging air currents interwove and surged relentlessly, howling and vibrating through the Deceit Que Heaven and Earth!
The colossal Golden Buddha Dharma disintegrated, consumed by the overwhelming white radiance. Frightening explosions detonated, tearing and shattering space, stirring up successive layers of turbulent ripples.
Meanwhile, Fang Hanshu's black robe billowed, and behind the mysterious Galaxy Mask, a refined visage was hinted at, yet he strode through desolate ruins, leaving destruction in his wake like surging waves.
With a decisive sweep of his ruler, another Venerable's physical form detonated, reduced to mere fragments!
The five Venerables, who had masqueraded as assassins from the Godhunting Pavilion, met their end. Their bodies disintegrated under his commanding ruler, and their Heaven and Earth Souls, crying out in anguish, attempted to escape. However, they were swiftly and ruthlessly subdued by Fang Hanshu.
Li Che had given the order to leave no survivors.
Fang Hanshu, in turn, carried out the command to the letter.
This unwavering adherence stemmed from Fang Hanshu's complete devotion as a Soul Capturer to his lord's decree, and it also served as his repayment for Li Che bestowing upon him a second chance at life!
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Thump-thump-thump-thump—
Within his chest, the Immaculate Heart Taoist Fruit throbbed with an intense, relentless rhythm, sending out waves of power that expanded outwards.
Overwhelming emotions surged within him, causing his brow to split open, revealing the piercing gaze of the Star Plucking Pupil.
