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

Chapter 865: Chapter 272: The Previous Life Soul Awakened in the Ninth Abyss, Xi Xi Don’t Be Afraid, Daddy Is Always Here [Seeking Monthly Ticket]_2

The six rotating metal tubes spewing terrifying explosive mechanisms left Jin Taixui with a lingering sense of fear.

In the Great Vista, both the Gongshu Family and the Tang Family excelled in mechanical techniques. Jin Taixui was, of course, no stranger to these methods.

After all, those supreme mechanical beasts stationed on Tongyou Road by the Da Jing Dynasty were extraordinarily fearsome tools of destruction, practically invincible in warfare.

Jin Taixui dared not underestimate them, but besides mechanical beasts, did the Great Vista also possess such a terrifying standalone mechanism?

Jin Taixui’s gaze grew deep as he focused on Xi Xi. The second trial, the Heart Test… He had a significant advantage over this five-year-old girl. His lineage of the Great Witch God inherently carried practices for tempering one’s heart; he had been trained in this since childhood.

Therefore, Jin Taixui was confident that he could secure first place in the Heart Test!

One by one, the divine children sat cross-legged, their gazes flickering with varying emotions.

They formed a circle, reminiscent of young children playing games like “passing the handkerchief.”

Gongshu Wentian, Gu He, Xuan Yue, Lv Qingxuan, Ning Caihe, Yang Yi, Yun E, Zhou Peng, Tie Shancai, Lu Chi, Yue Linghu, Su Li, Ao Qingqing…

Together with Xi Xi and Jin Taixui.

A total of fifteen divine children.

In the next moment.

Amid the resonant chime of bell tolls, the sword qi suspended in midair rippled and exploded, echoing as if an ancient bell had been struck.

It felt as though the Mysterious Fog of Strange Que billowed forth.

The Grandmaster’s Divine Sculpture floating above the circle released a surging cloud from its pedestal below, resembling smoke signals and rolling mist.

The churning clouds swept forth, like voracious beasts craving prey, instantly engulfing every divine child seated on the White Jade Staircase.

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…

Below the White Jade Arch.

Spring Thunder boomed behind the clouds, jagged electric snakes interweaving like webs, sporadically flashing across the vast sky.

Li Che’s body trembled slightly as his Lei-Ci Dao Body faintly resonated with the Heavenly Thunder.

But he suppressed the Lei-Ci Dao Body’s agitation, furrowing his brows, and directed his gaze toward the sword qi formed into a circular disk, focusing on the images reflected within.

Within the images…

Clouds and fog swirled, ethereal and boundless.

Having passed the first talent test filtering round, the remaining fifteen divine children sat cross-legged in a circular formation on the White Jade Staircase, which resembled a coiled Dragon Ridge.

Each had their eyes closed, immersed in slumber.

The expressions on each child’s face occasionally twitched: some displayed agony, some twisted their faces together, and some were in tears…

Li Che ignored the others, his gaze fixed solely on Xi Xi.

Xi Xi sat cross-legged on the ground, her face showing an expression of confusion and vacancy, unsure…

of what she was encountering in the Heart Test.

The Heart Test presented challenges akin to dream-like trials. Even with the Thunder Chess Piece Li Che had left on Xi Xi, he could not intrude into her dream.

Everything…

would depend solely on Xi Xi herself.

This was precisely why Li Che understood that in the second trial, the Heart Test, he would be unable to assist Xi Xi.

Li Che’s fingers gently tapped the armrest of his chair.

He couldn’t help but feel slightly nervous.

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…

Xi Xi opened her eyes, rubbed them, her expression filled with confusion and bewilderment.

She looked at the broken beams above her…

The hazy memories of her life before the age of three reminded Xi Xi that there was once a period where she would wake up every day to see these broken beams.

Her stomach was a little hungry, and as Xi Xi opened her mouth, the sound that came out was a series of infantile cries, “Waaa, waaa.”

Startled by her own voice.

It was the sound of a baby crying. Xi Xi panicked; though only five, she was precocious. Given her extraordinary talent, she was unlike ordinary five-year-old children.

Still, the five-year-old Xi Xi realized she was undergoing Qian Yuan Divine Sect Master’s direct disciple trial’s second test.

Yet Xi Xi couldn’t hide her inexplicable fear. After all, she was still a child. As fear and panic set in, she began calling out for her father and mother.

However, the cries became that of a newborn’s wails.

The crying startled the figure beside her, who picked her up and pressed something warm to her mouth. Xi Xi paused before greedily suckling and swallowing the warm flow that filled her stomach and soothed her uneasiness.

It was her mother’s scent.

Xi Xi quickly accepted the reality that she had been transported back to her early childhood.

Days passed in boredom as Xi Xi lay swaddled in her makeshift cradle, eating and sleeping, playing with her chubby little hands when bored.

Her tiny feet kicked about, occasionally calling out for her mother, or tugging at her mother’s hair with her little hands.

The dilapidated door opened, and the wind and snow howled as it swept inside, carrying swirling flakes that drastically lowered the warmth brought by the burning furnace within.

Xi Xi noticed herself being lifted again; the pungent scent of burning wood filled her nostrils as she finally saw her “father!”

Compared to her father in reality, this version seemed much older, with an unkempt beard, messy hair, and eyes marked by fatigue.

Still, her father’s gaze at Xi Xi remained filled with familiar doting affection.

“This is my girl!”

“Xi Xi, give Daddy a smile!”

Xi Xi giggled brightly.

“Darling, this is the money I earned over this period helping several masters with transporting wood carvings. Keep it safe, and don’t hold back if there’s something you need to spend it on.”