Chapter 573
Chapter 573
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>Translator: Ryuma
>Chapter: 573
>Chapter Title: The Sky Changes
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Chapter 573: The Sky Changes
Since everything was over, it was time for him to get back to his own business. As for saying goodbyes and all that, it was all too sappy for a bunch of tough guys—Li Huowang wasn’t about to get all sentimental.
“Daddy, I’m hungry.” After they left the imperial temple, Li Sui repeated herself.
“Got it. Let’s go eat first, then we’ll go save your mom once we’re done.”
“Mm!” Li Sui nodded eagerly, her hair bouncing playfully atop her head. Paired with her delicate little face, she looked utterly adorable.
“What are you still doing hanging around with the dead? Get out of there already—it’s bad luck!” With that, Li Huowang reached up to yank Li Sui’s head off.
“Ah~ No! I don’t want to!” Seven or eight tentacles burst from Li Sui’s clothes, weaving into a basket that firmly cradled Princess Anping’s head.
“Daddy, I like this one. It’s fun. And now I look human too, so people won’t be scared of me anymore.”
Seeing how determined Li Sui was, Li Huowang dropped his hand. He didn’t really care, but he worried that if the corpse rotted, stank, and grew maggots, Li Sui might throw a tantrum and refuse to ditch it. That would be even scarier.
“But Princess Anping’s been dead for so long, and there’s not even a hint of livor mortis on Li Sui’s face. Could Black Tai Sui have preservative properties too?” Li Huowang eyed his daughter’s smooth, pale cheeks and pondered silently.
“Hahahaha~!!” The booming laughter drew an irritated glare from Li Huowang toward the Sitting Oblivion Dao hallucination nearby.
“What? You find my chat with Li Sui so hilarious?”
The hallucination didn’t answer Li Huowang’s question. Instead, he clutched his stomach and laughed hysterically, barely able to catch his breath.
“Fucking lunatic.” Li Huowang ignored him and headed toward the palace gates with Li Sui in tow.
But the laughter rang out again, this time so immense and all-encompassing it seemed to blanket the entire capital. In an instant, the heavens shifted, clouds churned wildly, and the ground quaked violently.
“Li Sui, hold on to me!” Li Huowang yanked out the Purple Tassel Sword and jammed it into the ground to brace against the shaking. This all-too-familiar scene made his heart sink deeper and deeper.
The chaos lasted a full half hour before finally settling.
This was far milder than the one in Great Qi—at least the surrounding palaces hadn’t collapsed, and he wasn’t teetering on a cliff.
Just then, “Hahahahaha~!!!” That arrogant laughter erupted once more. This time, Li Huowang pinpointed the source: the Great Liang imperial temple!
“Hahahaha!!” Beneath the incredulous stares of Li Huowang, all the civil and military officials, eunuchs, and palace maids, the opulent temple suddenly crumbled. A towering human silhouette rose from the dust.
It was Great Liang’s dragon vein—and at its pinnacle stood none other than the newly enthroned Gao Zhijian!
He was raving mad, laughing in unison with the Sitting Oblivion Dao hallucination beside Li Huowang.
“What the hell is going on?!” Li Huowang gripped his sword hilt and charged toward the dragon vein.
“Hahaha!! You really thought the Dice Boss, who schemes across heaven and earth, would die that easily? Hahaha! Think about what’s inside Gao Zhijian’s skull! Hahahaha!” The hallucination cackled maniacally after speaking.
Those words sent Li Huowang’s mind racing. Suddenly, his pupils contracted to pinpoints. Two years ago, during Gao Zhijian’s clash with Sitting Oblivion Dao’s Number Two Tile, an iron die had been jammed into his brain!
Putting it all together, Li Huowang’s face twisted in horror as realization dawned.
The Dice hadn’t died at all! Everything before had been an illusion! Using that die as a conduit, it had taken control of Gao Zhijian!
“You thought a storyteller’s abacus could outwit the Dice Boss? Don’t make me laugh! Hahaha! He’s been on the Dice Boss’s board from start to finish—never once stepped off! The Dice Boss knew he’d try to save Great Qi with that temperament of his! Hahaha!!”
“Ahh~ Feels good!! So damn good!! Hahaha!! I’ve waited so long for this day! The Dice Boss played it perfectly!! I’m dying of satisfaction! Hahahaha!!” In the next moment, the hallucinated Sitting Oblivion Daoist vanished amid his frenzied laughter.
Breathing heavily, Li Huowang’s eyes burned red as he rushed toward the dragon vein ahead, bellowing at it,
“Zhi Jian! Wake up! Snap out of it! You’re not the Dice! You’re Gao Zhijian!!”
But Gao Zhijian paid no heed to Li Huowang charging toward him. Instead, he pointed excitedly at the overcast sky and shouted.
“Yin-Yang Fighting Matron!! You bitch! Hahaha!! Didn’t expect this, did you?! You wanted to use me as your Heart Pan? In your dreams! My fate’s mine, not heaven’s!
“Now I’ve got the imperial dragon vein’s fortune on my side—what can you do about it? What makes you so special? Just got lucky back then, huh?
“If you can do it, why can’t I? Stand there and watch! The great shift is coming—I’m gonna make the heavens change too!!”
Gao Zhijian, dragging chains laden with the corpses of past emperors, slowly ascended into the air, writhing like a true dragon. Roars echoed from the emperors’ mouths.
“How’s that, you turtle son of a Fighting Matron? I’ve played you, I’ve cursed you, and there’s not a damn thing you can do! Your true form can’t enter~ Must be frustrating as hell, huh? Heh heh heh, stew in it~ Hope you choke to death!
“You’re out of moves now. With all of Sitting Oblivion Dao wiped out, you can’t find a new Heart Pan. Once those things from over there arrive, you’re done for! Hahaha!
“Don’t worry—I’ll be right there beside you. To pay my respects, I’ll kick you while you’re down and snatch your heavenly destiny!”
“Gao Zhijian! Wake up!!” Li Huowang, engulfed in flames, was hurled high into the air by Peng Longteng toward the dragon vein.
But before he could get close, a dragon roar extinguished his fire in an instant.
A golden chain whipped toward him in a blur. Li Huowang tried to shift out of the way, only to find his displacement ability utterly useless against the dragon vein!
With a crack of breaking bones, Li Huowang was sent flying. As he hurtled toward the ground, Li Sui’s tentacles caught him securely.
“Daddy, are you okay?!”
Spitting blood, Li Huowang forced himself to his feet and shoved Li Sui away.
“Run! It’s dangerous here!”
“Daddy! I’m not leaving! I’m helping you!” For once, Li Sui defied Li Huowang’s order.
Before he could say more, the sky plunged into darkness. He looked up slowly to see the entire Great Liang dragon vein twisting into a massive coiled dragon, blotting out every inch of sky in his view.
And there, upside down with his features contorted, Gao Zhijian dangled just ten feet away.
(End of chapter)