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

Dragon Elephant roared, Pure and flawless, Immortal Artisan glittered, ink sketches resembled talismans…

Corresponding to Martial Path, Divinity, Divine Sculpture, Divine Talisman, and so on. Adding the three Mythical Weapons inside Xi Xi’s body perfectly compensated for the shortcomings in Divine Weapons.

The only remaining issue was the talent in Divine Pill attributes—Xi Xi had just thought of a solution when she was interrupted!

The Hexagonal Warrior, Emperor Xi Xi…

Failed to take shape!

Xi Xi was so angry that she almost exploded.

Because, after crushing the white chess piece given by her father, she was divinely inspired to solve the issue of Divine Pill talent with the little snack her boss had prepared!

However, before she could even eat the snack, her accumulation of talent and divinity was interrupted!

Food-loving Xi Xi—how could she endure such grievance?!

“Ahhhh—!”

Xi Xi let out a furious roar; her Refining Furnace Body ignited, the roar of Dragon Elephant resounded!

Her entire figure sped up continuously!

With her current Purple Aura Divinity flowing like a waterfall, she effortlessly offset the consumption imposed by the White Jade Staircase.

At last.

Xi Xi caught sight of Jin Taixui, with his head full of billowing purple hair and a purple bell hanging from his neck!

Xi Xi’s eyes instantly turned red. Upon seeing this youth with purple hair, she couldn’t help but think of the snacks she hadn’t yet eaten!

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became!

Xi Xi clenched her five fingers and suddenly pulled out the pink-colored Immortal Blood Fire Bodhi Gatling.

The Spirit Wood Ravens surrounding her squawked incessantly, floating around her body in spirals like star rings, before darting forth and automatically replenishing ammunition!

Her foot stomped heavily.

Xi Xi instantly closed the distance, appearing right before Jin Taixui with unparalleled speed.

Jin Taixui only felt a gust of gale force wind, scorching Qi-Blood rolling towards him.

When he turned his head… he saw a little girl brimming with rage, resembling a lion cub with its fur fully fluffed.

Why was she here?

Shouldn’t she have been slapped off the White Jade Staircase by the flames unleashed from his Purple Gold Bell?

As Jin Taixui’s eyes narrowed, he suddenly froze.

Six pink-coated metallic barrels were abruptly shoved in front of his face.

A spine-chilling sensation washed over him—a sense of impending death.

This mechanism…

Perhaps… it could kill him!

“Mechanism?”

“Little girl, what do you intend to do? Do you want to injure me? This is merely an assessment…”

However.

Before Jin Taixui could finish his sentence.

Xi Xi roared in childish fury, her sweet voice like milk: “You’re the one who attacked first!”

“Do you even know what trouble you’ve caused?!”

“Evil Minister! Kneel!”

Xi Xi couldn’t tolerate even a shred of injustice. Just as her father and Master Niu Niu had taught her:

If someone wrongs you, retaliate immediately!

If you can’t retaliate right away, quietly accumulate power, and eventually return the favor in secret!

In the next moment, Xi Xi fiercely pressed the trigger on the mechanism.

BANG-BANG-BANG-BANG-BANG-BANG——!

A terrifying explosion erupted and flashed vividly in Jin Taixui’s shocked eyes!

Six metallic barrels spewed blinding tongues of flame, whirling rapidly, unleashing torrid heat that intertwined and spread!

The immense recoil rattled every inch of Xi Xi’s pudgy little body, causing her bulging tummy to vibrate at such a high frequency it even left afterimages.

Jin Taixui’s hair stood on end!

This insane little girl!

He quickly flicked his fingers against the Purple Gold Bell twice. Two crisp chimes reverberated as a layer of purple-gold protective shield enveloped him.

The Wood Ravens, forcefully propelled out from the Gatling barrels at breakneck speed, flared and screamed like golden Sword Qi as they violently collided against Jin Taixui’s shield. Firelight exploded into dazzling bursts, and the rampaging shockwaves surged and roiled!

Eight hundred rotations per second!

The horrifying blast, with its immense collision energy and raging shockwaves, hammered against Jin Taixui’s shield, causing his pupils to contract ever-so-slightly.

What kind of crazy mechanism was this?!

If those cannon rounds struck his physical body, despite his Perfect Grandmaster Cultivation, he would likely be outright obliterated; not a shred of his body remaining!

BOOM——!!!

Fiery light erupted skyward, black smoke billowing and spreading!

No one would normally act violently during the Talent Trial, because… it was crucial to leave a good impression on the Great God Sect Master.

However, Xi Xi… seemingly couldn’t care less about that…

On the White Jade Staircase.

Numerous Divine Children fell silent.

Nearby, Xuan Yue’s eyes began to shine—it was the kind of light one has when looking at their idol!

So this was Grandmaster’s little disciple?!

Brilliantly fierce!

Gongshu Wentian, sensing the shift in energy, took a deep breath before turning around and hurriedly accelerating his climb towards the uppermost reaches of the White Jade Staircase!

BOOM——

Amid the erupting fireworks, Jin Taixui’s purple-gold defensive shield—created by the Five Elders’ Divine Weapon, the Purple Gold Bell—proved exceptionally resilient.

Though Jin Taixui remained unscathed inside the shield, the overwhelming impact flung him down the White Jade Staircase, crashing hundreds of steps below as if he were a rolling ball.

In the process of his descent, the Purple Divine Pillar surrounding him was swiftly eroded by the White Jade Staircase!

Jin Taixui began to panic—his Purple Divine Pillar was powerful, but it couldn’t withstand continuous depletion!

Xi Xi hoisted the pink-colored Immortal Gatling, its six metallic barrels radiating scorching heat waves.

After rubbing her trembled, slightly numbed belly, Xi Xi exhaled deeply.

She scrunched her tiny nose: “Hmph!”

Looking towards Jin Taixui, who had been blasted back by countless steps.

Xi Xi proudly tilted her head upward, carrying the Immortal Artisan Gatling, and stomped hard.

The entire White Jade Staircase quaked violently.

Xi Xi launched herself upward like a cannonball, shooting madly towards the top.

“She’s catching up!”

“She’s coming!”

Gongshu Wentian increased his stride, narrowing his eyes as he glimpsed the topmost peak of the White Jade Staircase.

He had already seen the Grandmaster’s Divine Sculpture.

He was about to become the first Divine Child to reach the summit!

From his youth till now, he had always been number one!

This time would be no exception!

He must win!

He had to be the first to reach the apex!

Suddenly——

Gongshu Wentian’s expression froze. When he was only a hundred steps away from the Grandmaster’s Divine Sculpture…

His Purple Divine Pillar abruptly ran dry…

The auxiliary talents he once disdained—he had employed every single one.

Yet…

It was useless. His talent seemed to have been entirely exhausted here…

He turned hopeful eyes toward the Grandmaster’s Divine Sculpture.

The Divine Sculpture remained motionless, its eyes tightly shut.

“Open your eyes!”

Gongshu Wentian panted heavily, sweat cascading down his cheeks!

And then.

Xi Xi, carrying the Immortal Artisan Gatling, vaulted with a single leap, effortlessly overtaking him without any hesitation.

The same steps that had drained his Purple Divine Pillar failed to hinder Xi Xi even slightly.

The gap…

Was it really this vast?

Gongshu Wentian stood in stunned silence, his once-mended Glass Dao Heart now littered with fresh cracks.

“Heeyah!”

With a playful cry, Xi Xi leapt the last hundred steps beside him as though performing a standing long jump.

She landed on the Absolute Peak of the White Jade Staircase, right before the Grandmaster’s Divine Sculpture.

For a fleeting moment, the scene seemed to freeze.

On the White Jade Staircase.

Ao Qingqing trembling violently, Jin Taixui scrambling back frantically, Lu Chi embodying the aura of the Third Crown Prince, Yun E’s calm and wind-like demeanor, Gongshu Wentian with his shattered Dao Heart…

Every single one froze as if time had stopped.

Except for Xi Xi, standing before the Grandmaster’s Sculpture.

Xi Xi put away her Immortal Artisan Gatling.

With her chubby little face tilted upward, she stared at the Grandmaster’s Divine Sculpture whose eyelids were trembling.

She rubbed her hands together in anticipation, then pinched and crushed the white chess piece Li Che had left her.

Her father had mentioned that this chess piece contained the snack prepared by the boss for her.

When the white chess piece cracked open, Xi Xi found herself holding a brown, cracked tea egg.

The intense and enticing aroma caused Xi Xi’s mouth to water uncontrollably.

And so, in front of the Grandmaster’s Divine Sculpture.

Xi Xi crouched on the ground and began carefully peeling the shell off the tea egg.

The fragments of egg shell that fell onto the White Jade Staircase transformed into specks of light, resembling stardust, floating around the Grandmaster’s Divine Sculpture.

“Dao Yun?”

A soft voice echoed.

The Grandmaster’s Divine Sculpture opened its eyes.

Xi Xi, who was crouching and nibbling on the tea egg she had just peeled, froze in her movements…

As if caught sneaking a snack, she tilted her round cheek, bulging slightly with food.

And stared directly into the now-open eyes of the Grandmaster’s Divine Sculpture.