As a father, I just want to quietly watch you live a long life

It nearly forced Xi Xi to kneel to the ground.

“Hahaha… The show has started!”

“Dare to curse a Temple God!”

“See if you dare to come?!”

“You definitely won’t dare, because if you do, you’ll die!”

“Everyone must die, unless Xi Xi flays the flesh and strips the bone to sever all ties with you and appease the wrath!”

“Otherwise, everyone must die!”

From within the Strange Que, the sound of a child’s snickering laughter echoed.

And the burly shadow that darted from Ji Haihui’s corpse, grasped its five fingers, and instantly… the feigned-dead Prison Lotus Yin God Sword trembled.

Despite the resistance…

It shot out, held in the hand of the towering figure.

In an instant, the presence nearly solidified into something tangible.

“Ji Moli!”

“My son is dead!”

“My son is dead, are you satisfied now?”

“I want her dead! Otherwise, I will have the entire Golden Light Prefecture City accompany my son in burial!”

The dragon shadow roared.

The towering golden figure held the Yin Divine Sword, unmoved by the mad Dragon God apparition.

The eyes opened and lifted.

Forcefully landing on Xi Xi.

Cold, ruthless, devoid of emotion.

“Strip the flesh and bone.”

The indifferent voice echoed from the figure’s mouth.

He threw the Yin Divine Sword in hand.

As long as Xi Xi used the Yin Divine Sword to flay her flesh and strip her bones…

She would achieve the highest degree of Temple God Resonance and receive the Temple God’s sacred inheritance.

The power and inheritance that belonged to the Temple God would then be transferred onto the Yin Divine Sword, swallowed and captured by it, and then owned by him.

The task of Ji Haihui’s journey to the Golden Light Prefecture’s Four Royal Mysterious Temple…

Was thus perfectly completed.

As if losing a son meant nothing to him.

Everything was but a chess piece for him to achieve his objective.

He knew that a son with the Dragon God Bloodline who came to the Third Prince’s Mysterious Temple would certainly not leave alive.

But he sent Ji Haihui anyway.

Humming—

The thrown Prison Lotus Yin God Sword slowly floated in front of Xi Xi.

The towering, mighty figure looked on impassively.

“Take the sword, commit suicide.”

“Flay the flesh, strip the bone.”

“Atone.”

The words carried a command.

An unquestionable order.

Xi Xi, so small, seemed to be rolling in a storm, viciously battered by the wind and rain.

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Xi Xi glared with wide eyes.

She refused to submit!

And furthermore…

Xi Xi didn’t want to flay her flesh and strip her bones!

Xi Xi had done nothing wrong!

What was Xi Xi’s crime?!

The little girl, tiny in stature, stood staunchly amidst the wild storm, leaning forward, her red bellyband clinging tightly to her little belly, her hands clenched into small fists, glaring fiercely.

Suddenly.

The oppressive sensation like that of an overturning sea vanished without a trace.

Xi Xi, taken aback.

Looked up.

There she saw a familiar, broad back appearing before her at some unknown moment.

Protecting her against all the oppression and the storm.

The dark robe fluttered and whipped the air with explosive noises.

Li Che held his hand clenched in the gesture of holding a chess piece,

Calmly standing before Xi Xi.

Blocking her path.

Like an impregnable wall.

Stopping the wind and rain, blocking the thunder.

Fulfilling the promise of a father to his daughter.

“Daddy!”

Xi Xi gently called out.

“I’m here.”

Li Che reached out, smiling while ruffling the little girl’s head.

“Daddy is here.”

Amidst the little girl’s radiant and admiring smile,

Li Che slowly turned around.

Reached out, and grasped…

The Prison Lotus Yin God Sword, which the Martial Saint apparition had sent for Xi Xi to use to commit suicide and flay her flesh and bones.

“Not a bad sword.”

Li Che remarked in admiration.

The Brow Niwan moved slightly.

Within his chest,

The [Chess Saint] Dao Fruit that had reached level LV4…

Throbbed vigorously.

Li Che unhesitatingly absorbed this Four Royal Divine Weapon directly into the Heaven and Earth chessboard.

The sword was good.

It now belonged to someone with the surname Li.