Crash—Crash—

A massive and ferocious dragon head plummeted from the sky, its shattered azure dragon bone resembling cracked blue crystal, scattered across the ground.

Dragon blood continuously gushed from the severed neck, the scalding liquid brimming with the profound energy of a Dragon God Lineage powerhouse who had achieved the Martial Saint Realm through ultimate transformation.

Sizzle—Sizzle—Sizzle—

The ground immediately corroded, sinking into pits as if snow had met boiling water—instantaneous, corrosive, hollowed-out craters emerged.

Soon after, the enormous dragon head crashed into the deep pit ruins, raising clouds of dust.

Above the skies, the Dragon Queen Consort’s decapitated body lost control. Her flailing limbs were tightly grasped by Li Che’s fingers, as towering and rugged as Tower Mountain.

Yet, without the dragon head, it seemed devoid of vitality. The countless azure dragon bones cracked with fine fissures, followed by fragmentation—exploding into countless bone powder.

In the whirlwind formed by the impact of powerful Qi-Blood currents, the particles dispersed and vanished into thin air.

Gradually, the dragon’s body covered in dense dragon scales dissolved into the Dragon Queen Consort’s human-like flesh form, collapsing and disintegrating.

Bit by bit, it turned into sand-like matter, drifting into the heavens and earth.

Hm?

Under the Bull Demon Mask, a hint of regret surfaced in Li Che’s pupils. Such a pity…

A Martial Saint-level dragon corpse, a treasure trove of supreme-quality materials—including that dragon sinew, which by itself was prime for crafting a Five Elders-level divine bow.

Among the Divine Seed Martial Arts Li Che cultivated, one originated from the Green Bird: the Tears Blood Divine Phoenix Life and Death Arrow, requiring a top-tier divine bow to unleash its potential.

Li Che was never lacking in archery skills, having learned from the Divine Archer of Wen Longshan and pursued it extensively. Now that he had cultivated the Tears Blood Divine Phoenix Life and Death Arrow to the Major Accomplishment Realm,

naturally, his archery prowess was extraordinary. With the aid of a divine bow, the killing power he could unleash would be terrifying.

“Burning the Dragon God Bloodline, forcibly breaking through the barrier from Half-step Martial Saint to First-Level Martial Saint, thus the flesh and blood are consumed and destroyed. Upon death, dust returns to dust, soil returns to soil…”

Li Che sighed regretfully.

Fortunately…

The Dragon Queen Consort’s Qiankun Jade remained intact and fell into his hands, making up for the loss—his effort did not end in vain.

Boom—Boom—Boom—

Feeling the tumultuous Qi-Blood surging within, Li Che bore the enormous strain on his physical body imposed by the explosion of two Divine Seeds, currently hammering against it.

For a rare moment, Li Che felt a stabbing pain from his spine.

Like the distant memory of being jabbed by a needle during childhood visits to the clinic…

Landing on the ground, standing beside the menacing dragon head, Li Che exhaled deeply as he felt the light sting in his spine.

“So, this is the aftermath of two Divine Seeds detonating?”

“Indeed impressive… It’s unexpected that I can still feel pain.”

His colossal Tower Mountain-like physique raised both arms slightly, muscles stretching and pulling, tendons and bones twitching, undulating across his flesh like writhing Jiao Long.

Within his chest, the [Dragon Elephant Vajra] Dao Fruit pulsed madly, seemingly reveling in the thrill of the intense battle.

Li Che tilted his neck, the grinding friction of his bones roared like deafening thunder.

“The explosion of Divine Seeds… does lead to death.”

“But not for me.”

Li Che cast a glance at the Dragon Queen Consort’s corpse.

Two Divine Seeds…

Evidently, they weren’t beyond the limits of Li Che, who wielded a transcendent refinement like [Dragon Elephant Vajra].

After a brief moment to rest,

Li Che felt the wounds caused by the detonation of two Divine Seeds… had already healed.

Swish—Swish—Swish—

A gentle breeze swept by, lifting the dry sand on the ground.

Li Che’s spine stirred, as the robust Qi-Blood surged and condensed fully within the spinal Qi Gate.

Activating Ascending the Tower and Dragon Elephant Sky Gang, his towering physique gradually receded to his normal size, yet still retained the bullish robustness of the Bull Demon.

With one clench of his five fingers, the Dragon Queen Consort’s dragon head immediately disappeared, stored within his Qiankun Space for later use in Soul Capturing.

With a tap of his foot, the ground exploded, and Li Che’s figure blurred, vanishing in an instant.

In the distance.

Sand rolled, dust howled.

Ao Qingqing trembled uncontrollably, witnessing the Dragon Queen Consort, who forcefully ascended to Martial Saint and possessed Martial Saint-level combat power, being fiercely slain.

Ao Qingqing could no longer suppress the terror and sadness in her heart…

“Aunt…”

Tears flowed uncontrollably from Ao Qingqing’s eyes.

But, after enduring the Heart Test, Ao Qingqing had matured significantly—she wiped away her tears.

“Aunt… I… I’ve grown up… I will avenge you.”

Ao Qingqing clenched her teeth.

After all…

This was her aunt.

With clenched fingers, Ao Qingqing turned and started to flee madly toward the distance.

However…

After only two or three steps,

she found her legs… frozen.

An overwhelming oppressive fear emerged at the very roots of her physiology.

She stood like a statue fixed to the ground, desperate to lift her legs to run. Yet her legs felt as if filled with lead.

Boom—Boom—Boom—

The world fell silent; the sound of wind, the rolling of sand—vanished completely, leaving no trace.

Her neck stiffened as her eyes slowly rolled downwards, lowering her gaze.

Gazing at the slowly expanding shadow on the ground beneath her, a shadow so large it engulfed her own.

With great difficulty, she tried to turn her neck to look behind her.

“No need to turn back, child.”

“Look forward.”

A faint and raspy voice echoed slowly.

Ao Qingqing’s twisting neck abruptly froze. The next moment, her chest exploded violently, leaving a gaping wound which sprayed blood in torrents.