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

Chapter 917: Chapter 282 Chess Saint lv5 Dao Fruit 3 Tong You Transformation, Daughter’s Bounty Makes Father Restless [Seeking Monthly Ticket]_4

Then, a powerful force suddenly erupted.

Li Che felt a familiar tugging power pulling him into a familiar vast world!

He gazed afar, an endless expanse greeted his eyes!

The Heavenly Dao Tree rose sky-high, its lush branches spreading out like an umbrella, blotting out the sun!

On its branches, the crystalline green leaves shimmered, their intricate patterns seeming to come alive, like the contours of mountains, rivers, and streams sketching the landscape of a world.

Li Che floated in mid-air, his gaze fixing on the Dao Fruits hanging from the tree.

They were abundant and full.

Among them, a few Dao Fruits were larger, radiating seven-colored brilliance.

The [Chess Saint] Dao Fruit was the brightest of them all, intertwining black and white light, cycling endlessly, neither destroyed nor diminished!

Thump, thump, thump—

The pulse of the Dao Fruits seemed synchronized with the heartbeat.

In the next moment, a chessboard suddenly manifested beneath Li Che, and his position was at the bottom left corner, the stellar position!

Here it comes…

Li Che’s heart tightened, his senses overwhelmed by an immense and terrifying pressure, as if mountains were crashing down on him!

Outside the chessboard, faintly, a hazy figure gradually directed a profoundly piercing gaze toward him, picking up a chess piece and slowly placing it down.

The chess piece fell onto the chessboard like a shooting star.

Boom——!!!

The entire vast world seemed to tremble violently as a ripple of energy erupted, spreading outward in all directions!

Li Che was eerily calm, staring at the chess piece landing on the board. It shattered into fragments, and the chessboard likewise fractured. A surge of black and white aura burst forth from the shattered piece, hurtling toward Li Che!

Boom——!!!

In an instant, Li Che felt his consciousness being ejected from that space.

The vast world became shrouded in dust and smoke.

A hazy figure let out a soft sigh.

“What a lousy chess player.”

…

Li Che opened his eyes and, after a moment of disorientation, exhaled deeply.

Within his pupils, both black and white forces seemed to weave and spiral frenetically.

A mystical and singular essence lay hidden within, yin and yang intermingling, the Limitless Heaven and Earth!

“This is…”

Li Che thought swiftly and discovered the black and white aura had infiltrated the inner scenery of his energy center.

“Dao Yun?!”

Indeed, this was certainly Dao Yun’s power.

Though Li Che had never mastered it before, he had sensed Dao Yun’s presence within the Su Family’s Qiankun Arch and the Grandmaster’s Divine Sculpture!

Even if it was but the faintest thread…

Still, Li Che’s joy was boundless.

He could feel the tremor within the Brow Niwan at his forehead, as though a profound transformation was imminent.

At this moment, however, Li Che restrained the agitation within his brow center.

His eyes were calm as an icy lake.

Golden strands of light shimmered softly in his gaze.

[Dao Fruit Level 5, Third Transformation, Divine Skill First Layer Heaven (Black and White Collapse) has ascended to Divine Skill Second Layer Heaven (Communication with the Netherworld)]

Buzz, buzz, buzz—

Third Transformation of the Dao Fruit!

The Chess Saint Dao Fruit had finally achieved its third transformation, unlocking Divine Skill Second Layer Heaven — Communication with the Netherworld!

Li Che sat cross-legged in the courtyard, his pupils weaving endless lines that formed a chessboard, connecting him to a unique dimension.

That dimension… was pitch-black as ink, seemingly able to swallow everything!

Just sensing it with his mind felt like plunging into an endless abyss, as though falling into the eighteenth levels of hell!

It was far too horrifying!

Li Che drew his mind back, his gaze narrowing slightly.

Before him, a new prompt appeared.

[The Limitless (Divine Skill): Black and White Falling Pieces, Yin and Yang Limitlessness, Infinite Boundlessness, Supreme Heavenly Communication]

[First Layer Heaven: Black and White Collapse]

[Second Layer Heaven: Communication with the Netherworld]

[Yin Yang Separation, Falling Pieces in Netherworld, Unfathomable, Supreme Netherworld Communication]

…

Communication with the Netherworld…

Communication with the Netherworld!

The prompt faded into nothingness, and Li Che’s eyes suddenly shone brightly.

Buzz, buzz, buzz—!

Within the Brow Niwan, it trembled ceaselessly as the black and white Dao Yun merged. Li Che’s left eye shone with black energy, while his right radiated white light.

With black and white pupils, it seemed as though he could pierce through everything.

He lowered his gaze to the ground and felt that the earth beneath him seemed to violently collapse, forming a bottomless pit.

“What is this?”

Li Che took a deep breath, sensing the bone-chilling terror emanating from the unfathomable pit!

Divine Skill Second Layer Heaven, Communication with the Netherworld!

Connecting to the Netherworld?!

Li Che closed his eyes, streams of knowledge coursing through his mind…

Detailed information about the skill poured into him, clarifying what the Divine Ability “Communication with the Netherworld” truly represented.

“Placing pieces on the chessboard, connecting to the Netherworld… Gaining Netherworld Energy!”

“So… it’s an exchange!”

“An exchange of power!”

“Using divine chess pieces to trade for Netherworld Energy!”

Li Che suddenly understood.

It was as though playing chess with an unseen opponent residing in the Netherworld. Each chess piece Li Che placed would prompt the opponent to condense their piece from Netherworld Energy.

“Netherworld Energy…”

“Limitless and inexhaustible.”

Li Che exhaled deeply, an involuntary smile appearing on his lips.

With a grasp of his fingers, numerous black divine chess pieces gathered around him.

These were the divine chess pieces formed from the essence of the Su Family’s Divine Origin Great True Man whom he had just slain, and they now surrounded him.

A hundred pieces from Fetal Breath Transformation Divine Origin Great True Men floated before him.

Li Che focused his thoughts.

“Divine Skill·Communication with the Netherworld!”

In the next moment.

Li Che raised his palm to see a black vortex manifesting within his grasp.

Instinctively, he crouched and pressed his palm against the earth.

The Heaven and Earth chessboard suddenly expanded…

Engulfing the entire secluded workshop courtyard.

Then…

The secluded workshop courtyard transformed dramatically in the blink of an eye. Buildings now appeared severely dilapidated, as though abandoned for centuries.

The sky darkened, the light dimmed, and Li Che had the distinct feeling he had stepped into another realm.

“Connected… to the Netherworld?”

Li Che glanced around as chills swept through him.

The Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit activated, but the pervasive cold still suppressed his qi-blood. Even with the Dao Fruit’s power, the chilling force continually infiltrated him.

“I cannot remain too long in the Netherworld. It will corrupt and disorient me…”

Li Che commanded, and the floating divine chess pieces began landing on the board one by one.

Thud, thud, thud—

Each piece exploded as it landed, ultimately…

In Lee Che’s stunned gaze.

Countless dark energies gathered and formed a single… extremely dark Netherworld Chess Piece.

A single Netherworld Chess Piece emerged from the divine chess pieces of a hundred Fetal Breath Transformation Divine Origin Great True Men?

An exchange it was, but hardly equitable.

Such stinginess?!

“If I used the Temple God Divinity Chess Piece, how many Netherworld Chess Pieces could I trade for then?”

Li Che took a deep breath.

But soon, his eyes held a peculiar glint.

He clenched his five fingers, pulling countless strands of Netherworld Energy to coil and concentrate in his palm.

It seemed to be forming a Netherworld Chess Piece, but compared to trading with divine chess pieces, the efficiency was vastly inferior.

“If I combined a Netherworld Chess Piece with an Immaculate Heart Chess Piece, unleashing the Great Avalanche alongside Black and White Collapse…”

“What kind of phenomenon would emerge?”

Li Che’s heart raced, filled with boundless anticipation.

But for now, what mattered most was…

“During battle, can I use Communication with the Netherworld to approach enemies and harm them within the Netherworld domain?”

Li Che glanced at a corner of the house, his figure drifting downward, flicking his fingers.

The corner of the roof exploded instantly from the force.

Afterwards, Li Che lightly tapped his toes.

The Communication with the Netherworld Divine Ability dissipated.

In an instant, dazzling sunlight cascaded from the heavenly dome above, illuminating the entire courtyard.

The formerly lifeless world suddenly became animated and noisy once more.

Li Che opened his eyes, squinting slightly as the sunlight proved overwhelmingly bright.

He eyed the pitch-black chess piece in his palm, which absorbed the sunlight entirely, exuding an eerie black aura.

Cold, piercing, soul-freezing…

A profoundly terrifying force.

He clenched his fingers tightly.

Li Che’s gaze shifted, falling before him.

This location marked the spot where he had teleported out of the Netherworld.

In front of him…

The corner of the house was shattered visibly.