Chapter 56: Firepower is the Foundation, the Power of the Immaculate Heart Dao Fruit
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What was that?
The several Divine Cultivators standing on the rooftop were taken aback. Their divine essence was fluctuating violently, as if warning them of danger...
Great danger!
But this Bull Demon... was just an Initial Pulse Stage Warrior. How could he pose a threat to them?
That strange mechanism, with several metal tubes bundled together...
What was this Bull Demon planning to do?
Use a mechanism-based dark weapon... to deal with them, powerful cultivators who 'Nurture Nature Like a River'?
A martial artist isn't necessarily a Divine Cultivator, but a Divine Cultivator is certainly a martial artist!
Moreover, they were seasoned martial artists, with physical strength no less formidable than those who had undergone blood replacement, and Inner Strength reaching the Fourth Heaven...
So, their physical bodies were far from weak. They weren't powerless against mechanism-based dark weapons.
With the perception of their divine essence, mechanisms seemed ridiculously laughable in front of them!
The Bull Demon, wearing a mask, had piercing eyes. Firepower... always drove people to madness!
His rugged black hair danced wildly, and his deep voice drowned out the storm, echoing between heaven and earth.
"Enjoy a splendid fireworks show!"
Enjoy to your heart's content!
In an instant!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Terrifying explosions resounded, sound waves sweeping through, shattering the wind and rain!
The mechanism the Bull Demon was carrying suddenly emitted a powerful whistle, the air currents it expelled rippling out in all directions, causing the accumulated water on the ground to form heavy ripples!
Countless whistles, countless fireworks, countless shockwaves...
From the five metal tubes of that strange mechanism, they sprayed out in a frenzy!
One after another, golden lightning bolts shot out like light swords, instantly tearing through the heavy rain, splitting the rain curtain in two!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The speed was too fast. Each Wooden Crow, compressed by Li Che's surging blood and qi, was propelled by the powerful thrust of the ravens themselves, shooting out!
The Thousand Crows' Scream!
Golden Flowers Bloom in Heaven and Earth!
The six masked Divine Cultivators all changed their expressions, frantically activating their divine essence, which surged like a river!
But the Wooden Crows were too fast, reaching them in the blink of an eye. They could only use their divine essence to mobilize the chaotic divine essence in the air, freezing it to form a Divine Essence Air Wall!
The Wooden Crows collided with the air wall, seeming to pause for a moment!
In that instant, their eyes behind the masks calmed down.
They could see clearly!
The wooden birds were made of ebony, with lifelike wood grain. In that moment of pause, flames erupted from within the wooden birds, rolling and expanding in an instant!
When they exploded, they formed countless powerful shockwaves!
The explosive force and impact were enough to tear the skin of a Pulse Channel martial artist!
"Just this?"
They exhaled, feeling a strange sense of anticlimax.
But...
The next moment, their hair stood on end...
The Bull Demon's mechanism continued to spew flames, one Wooden Crow after another slicing through the rain, carrying brilliant golden light, continuously impacting the air wall they had formed with their divine essence.
The number...
Was too many!
Boom! Boom! Boom...
Countless golden lights exploded, thick smoke filled the air, and shockwaves rippled back and forth, rolling and surging!
Each attack, powerful enough to tear the skin of a Pulse Channel martial artist, struck them dozens of times in just a few breaths. Even as Divine Cultivators who 'Nurture Nature Like a River,' they felt...
Suffocated!
It was as if they were being choked by a soul collector from hell, a Bull Demon with a bull's head, gripping the throat of life, ready to sever their necks and harvest their souls!
"Shit!"
The Divine Cultivator with a smiling girl mask couldn't keep his smile. After cursing, the air wall in front of him shattered.
Countless golden Wooden Crows, screaming, pounced on his body, engulfing him.
Under the dense, rolling black clouds, golden fireworks dotted the sky, adding a sense of artistic beauty to the explosions.
The rain was pushed away by the shockwaves.
The other Divine Cultivators soon met the same fate.
...
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Hot waves rolled, thick steam filled the air.
When the firelight faded, the round raindrops continued to fall incessantly.
The entire area was in ruins.
When their divine essence recovered, several figures staggered to their feet. Their masks were shattered, their clothes tattered, some with only a few strips of fabric left on their bodies.
Their skin was torn and burned, the strong smell of charred flesh permeating the air.
Even the heavy rain couldn't wash away the... scent of meat...
"It's over..."
"Where's the Bull Demon?"
"Shit, he's long gone! What was that thing? It shot so many Wooden Crows, and the explosions were terrifying. What kind of mechanism can reduce peak cultivators like us to this state?"
"Now I understand why the Spirit Child Sect's followers don't call the Bull Demon a hero. Can such methods be considered heroic?"
...
The several Divine Cultivators no longer had any thoughts of confrontation.
After all...
Si Mu Bai's Heaven and Earth Jade was gone, and the Bull Demon had already fled.
What was there to confront?
Out of loneliness?
Everyone knew each other's identities, so with their spirits dampened, no one continued to argue.
"The path of mechanisms... can be so powerful? No wonder the Tang Clan once flourished. But mechanisms are ultimately a minor path; otherwise, the Tang Clan wouldn't have fallen into obscurity with the death of the divine fetus."
"Who is this Bull Demon? Using martial artist blood and qi in conjunction with the path of mechanisms... he reduced us six peak cultivators to this state..."
They all took deep breaths, exchanging thoughts, feeling somewhat shocked.
But gradually, they came to their senses.
"Si Mu Bai's Heaven and Earth Jade is gone... The Bull Demon must have used divine essence to erase the divine essence aura from the jade."
"Damn..."
"Find the Bull Demon! We must find him! That's... a divine essence opportunity..."
The ragged, burned figures, covered in tattered cloth, exchanged symbolic glances through the mist and rain.
Then, they silently turned their heads and each flew away.
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Bang!
Li Che, using the "Sleeping Dragon Elephant" concealment ability, easily escaped.
There was no longer any situation where a Divine Cultivator discovered and followed him.
Not to mention that those guys, having their divine essence defenses shattered by the "Namo Gatling Wooden Crows," were too injured to pursue him.
Just by erasing the divine essence aura from Si Mu Bai's jade, he had cut off any chance of being tracked.
But he still cautiously weaved through several alleys, changing positions multiple times.
After confirming no one was following him, he returned to the workshop courtyard Xu You had found for him.
Landing and confirming no one was around, Li Che began to breathe heavily, placing the Namo Gatling down.
His body returned to its normal size, and his mind sank into his arm.
The Thousand Analysis Hand had absorbed a large amount of divine essence from Si Mu Bai. If not handled quickly, he wouldn't be able to suppress it.
Li Che, after all, was not a Divine Cultivator, not even at the Lamp Stage. If he couldn't suppress the divine essence, the "Wrathful Crying Ghost-Taming" divine essence could affect his mind, and he might expose himself, bringing unnecessary trouble!
The Bull Demon's identity... was now too sensitive.
So, without hesitation, Li Che directed the absorbed divine essence to the Dragon-Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit.
The Dao Fruit consumed divine essence!
It could alleviate his pressure!
However, the Dragon-Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit only absorbed about half of the divine essence before stopping.
Fortunately, the pressure from the Thousand Analysis Hand returned to a normal level, and Li Che breathed a sigh of relief.
[Dao Fruit: Dragon-Elephant Vajra (LV2, 30%)]
Li Che glanced at it, feeling a surge of joy.
This absorption had directly increased the Dragon-Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit's maturity by 10%!
Li Che even felt that his martial arts cultivation had reached the limit of Six Blood Replacements. With a method to open the Pulse Channels, he could break through at any moment.
A Level 2, 30% mature Dragon-Elephant Vajra brought a significant enhancement to his physical training.
Suppressing the boiling blood and qi, Li Che used the Dao Fruit to conceal his aura.
When he opened his eyes again, they were clear, and the rain continued to pour.
Li Che crushed the young bull mask into powder and focused his gaze on the "Namo Gatling." The Level 3 Immortal Craft Dao Fruit had greatly enhanced his practical skills.
He dared to boldly kill Si Mu Bai this time because of this trump card.
All his caution and prudence stemmed from insufficient firepower.
When the firepower was enough... he could even defy the heavens!
"No problem, there's still room for improvement. The material's durability is insufficient, and the Wooden Crows' explosive power isn't strong enough... shooting a hundred Wooden Crows is the limit. Any more... and it can't handle it."
"Divided among the six Divine Cultivators, each only received about a dozen shots. It wasn't enough to kill them."
"If one person endured a hundred Wooden Crows, even a cultivator who 'Nurtures Nature Like a River' would have to kneel!"
Li Che's eyes flickered as he caressed the Namo Gatling, somewhat reluctant to destroy the hard work he had put into it.
But this thing was too conspicuous, easily exposing his identity...
So, it had to be destroyed...
"First, let's study the jade pendant swallowed by the Immaculate Heart Dao Fruit..."
Li Che took a deep breath.
He had heard... that there were divine essence fragments. That was... truly good stuff!
His mind moved, and the Dao Fruit in his chest throbbed.
Li Che received feedback from the Immaculate Heart Dao Fruit. It had successfully consumed the jade pendant and acquired its abilities.
Li Che was stunned...
The jade pendant's ability?
Mount Sumeru in a Mustard Seed, the Cosmos in a Jade!
This was the ability of the jade pendant Si Mu Bai carried...
The thought formed, and pure, clean divine essence burst forth.
In the next moment, the divine essence sliced through the air in front of Li Che, like a zipper, opening a gap.
Behind the gap...
Was a space, not too big, not too small!
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