Central Continent, Tian Ti Mountain, Fox Immortal Blessed Land, Soul Searching Mountain, Ti Feng Cliff.
With a flash of green light, an eight-armed Immortal Zombie with bulging muscles appeared. He was two zhang tall and completely naked; it was Fang Yuan.
After Fang Yuan released Yuan Fang, he looked as far as he could towards the direction of Gu Yue Village.
Above Gu Yue Village, calamity clouds billowed and pressed down darkly, casting a doomsday-like haze over the entire village.
But the Earth Spirit Little Fox Immortal did not act as she usually did; she was putting all her effort into relocating the Mortals and Gu Masters in the village, preparing for the impending catastrophe.
The five Gu Immortals, Ancient Moon Fangzheng, Gu Yue Qing Shu, Great White Cloud Life, Lin Hong, and Xiao Mang, had already laid out a net-like defense around the village.
The blood god child Clones had increased to eighteen, surrounding Gu Yue Village like stars around the moon. Lin Hong's desolate beast army was also ready and waiting to face the enemy at any moment.
At this time, Lin Hong's desolate beast lineup was no longer what it used to be. There were seven desolate beasts in total: the desolate beast Azure Wolf, the desolate beast Silver Spear Wolf, the desolate beast Blood Forest Wolf, the desolate beast White-Eyed Wolf, the desolate beast Tortoise Back Wolf, the desolate beast Shark Fin Wolf, and the desolate beast Water Wolf. Each possessed rank six battle strength.
Not only that, Lin Hong had also completely stepped from the Realm of a Servitude Path Great Master into the Realm of a Servitude Path Quasi-Grandmaster. She already had one foot in this Realm, so today's Breakthrough was a natural progression.
Even better, because Lin Hong was Yuan Fang's Clone, Yuan Fang and Fang Yuan also benefited, sharing the Servitude Path Quasi-Grandmaster Realm.
Along with the improvement in her path Realm, Lin Hong created several new Servitude Path Killer Moves: Collusion, Messy State, and Wolf Pack Formation, all of which possessed immense power.
In addition, Yuan Fang also tailored a Mortal Path Killer Move for her, named "Mortal Path Killer Move."
The wonder of this Killer Move was that Lin Hong could see through the eyes of any of her wolves and control their every move as easily as her own limbs.
Just imagine, if she were riding a desolate beast wolf and then used this move to remotely control it, equipping the desolate beast wolf with immortal gu and Mortal gu, how terrifying would that battle strength be?
In the eyes of those in the Gu World, this was undoubtedly a walking immortal gu house!
A desolate beast's Physical Body was already much stronger than an ordinary Rank Six Gu Immortal. If it could use gu insects and Killer Moves at will, it would be equivalent to a rank six immortal gu house with slightly weaker defense.
In the eyes of an Otherworldly Demon, this was simply a scene of "Gundam clashing!"
The desolate beast's massive body, combined with various skills like flying and burrowing, and the transformation abilities granted by Transformation Path gu insects, made it practically a living "Transformer."
What was even more surprising was that this was only a Mortal Path Killer Move.
As for why it was named "Mortal Path Killer Move," Yuan Fang smiled and said nothing—he originally wanted to name it "Eagle's Gaze and Wolf's Look," but considering the original name of this move, he ultimately chose this name full of mystery.
(Does anyone know the relationship between "Eagle's Gaze and Wolf's Look" and Mortal Path Killer Move?~)
At this moment, Lin Hong was consuming tens of thousands of Wisdom Path gu insects to perform a multi-tasking ability, simultaneously controlling the desolate beast Tortoise Back Wolf, the desolate beast Azure Wolf, and the desolate beast Silver Spear Wolf.
All three desolate beast wolves were equipped with sets of gu insects, and their number of dao marks was comparable to or even exceeded that of ordinary Rank Six Gu Immortals. Their battle strength had surpassed many lower-to-middle rank six existences.
Such formidable strength stemmed not only from Yuan Fang's special status as an Otherworldly Demon and his Human Path foundation but also from his profound understanding of the "Old Scoundrel Sima" and the ingenious creation of the "Only I Am Supreme" Killer Move.
The potential of this Killer Move was infinite. If immortal gu could be added to make it an Immortal Path Killer Move, it would be a fine remedy to alleviate the drawbacks of the Servitude Path—it could allow desolate beasts to use methods as flexibly as humans, similar to Immemorial Legends like Di Zang Sheng and Mao Li Qiu.
However, none of that mattered now; everyone's eyes were focused on the terrifying disaster before them.
Heaven and earth qi poured in like a reversing river, frantically surging into Gu Yue Village as the person undergoing Immortal Ascension greedily drew in the heaven and earth qi of the Fox Immortal Blessed Land.
The Earth Spirit Little Fox Immortal became extremely weak due to the rapid loss of heaven and earth qi.
"earth qi gu."
Fang Yuan's face was expressionless as vast amounts of earth qi surged from his body, replenishing the lost foundation of the Fox Immortal Blessed Land.
The Fox Immortal Blessed Land was already far less deep than the King Court Blessed Land; a single Immortal Ascension tribulation almost caused its oil lamp to run dry.
Yuan Fang, however, was somewhat curious:
"Who exactly is this person Undergoing Tribulation? Their human qi is so thick, only slightly inferior to Old Bai's. It's at least the atmosphere of a medium-grade blessed land, or even a high-grade one. Could it be Clan Leader, or perhaps Medicinal Consort, Red Snake, or Desolate Dust?"
The calamity clouds billowed like ink, turning into a massive vortex as if to swallow the entire world.
Just then, a white-bearded old man flew and suspended himself in the center of the calamity clouds, his limbs spread out in a star shape with his hands slightly raised; he was the protagonist of this tribulation.
"Gu Yue Qingzhuo!" Qing Shu cried out in surprise, clearly recognizing the man.
"You know him? Who is this person?" Xiao Mang asked hurriedly.
Gu Yue Qing Shu took a deep look at Gu Yue Qingzhuo, who was absorbing heaven and earth qi, a flash of complex reminiscence in his eyes as he began to tell his story in a heavy voice:
Gu Yue Qingzhuo was the sole descendant of the Gu Yue Clan's Qing lineage, of the same generation as the Clan Leader.
His Aptitude was mediocre, only D-grade. In a small force like the Gu Yue Clan, reaching the Rank Two initial stage in his lifetime would have been the limit.
However, Gu Yue Qingzhuo was an anomaly.
In Fang Yuan's era, he broke through to the Rank Two Peak; later at White Bone Mountain, his cultivation progressed rapidly, reaching the Rank Three Peak by the time he arrived at Fox Immortal Blessed Land. During the Horde Contest, he even made a leap like a carp over the dragon gate to gain A-grade aptitude, and in just a few months, he advanced triumphantly all the way to the Rank Five Peak.
Now, he was charging towards the rank six immortal position.
The countless hardships he had experienced in his life now served as the foundation to help him climb to the Peak.
The majestic human qi swirling around him like colorful clouds was the best proof of his lifelong persistence and effort.
Light suddenly burst forth, warm and grand, as the Avatar Blessed Land officially condensed and formed at this moment.
An exquisitely beautiful immortal gu flew out from Avatar's immortal aperture and landed softly on his left shoulder, glowing with vibrant colors and looking magnificent.
"How is this possible! He actually refined an immortal gu too! This... this is truly the aura of an immortal gu! And... why did he refine an immortal gu so easily and quickly! How is this possible!" Fang Zheng completely lost his composure and shouted out.
"Clan Leader, what gu is this?" Xiao Mang looked at Fang Yuan, his eyes filled with shock.
Fang Yuan stared at that immortal gu and slowly uttered two words: "Space Path immortal gu—'Shift.'"
"That's not right! He doesn't have an immortal gu recipe, how could he refine an immortal gu?" Fang Zheng shouted loudly, as this had completely exceeded his understanding.
Seeing Fang Zheng's envious expression, Great White Cloud Life laughed heartily:
"Fang Zheng, who said one must have an immortal gu recipe beforehand to refine an immortal gu? When I became an immortal, neither 'Man as Before' nor 'the land remains as before' had ready-made immortal gu recipes. Perhaps this is because Gu Yue Qingzhuo was learning from nature."
Hearing this, Fang Zheng's face turned red; it was his own ignorance after all. In fact, Gu Yue Qingzhuo did indeed possess the immortal gu recipe for the immortal gu "Shift."
The fact that he could achieve what he did today was certainly inseparable from his own efforts, but more importantly, it was due to his enviable luck.
As early as White Bone Mountain, Avatar had discovered a complete Legacy of a Space Path Rank Four Gu Master, using it to advance to the Rank Three Peak. During the Northern Plains Horde Contest, he even more coincidentally obtained a small Legacy of a Space Path Gu Immortal, gaining the immortal gu recipe, a large number of Mortal Path Killer Moves, and Mortal gu.
Seeing this, Fang Yuan and Yuan Fang both understood that Gu Yue Qingzhuo's future was limitless, and they immediately decided to step in and protect him.
Yuan Fang activated the Calamity Beckoning immortal gu, drawing the brunt of the disaster towards himself to block the tribulation for Gu Yue Qingzhuo.
Black clouds pressed down on the city as the disaster descended.
"Immortal Path Killer Move — Thirty-Six Heavenly Transformations!"
This Killer Move did not come from an Otherworldly Demon but from a native resident of the Gu World. It was the famous rank six Killer Move of the Transformation Path Rank Seven Gu Immortal Zhu Bajie during the Reckless Savage Era.
The so-called "Thirty-Six Transformations" actually only consisted of eight completed transformations.
Zhu Bajie originally wanted to rely on the Reckless Savage True Inheritance he inherited to perfect it to thirty-six transformations, but unfortunately, he died before fulfilling his great ambitions.
Even so, these eight transformations were enough for him to look down on all heroes. Even Wolf Wolf of the Shadow Sect only mastered three transformations; Zhu Barong, as a Transformation Path Gu Immortal, could be proud of this for his entire life.
A desolate beast Nine-Toothed Pig suddenly charged out from the calamity clouds, crashing towards Yuan Fang with a momentum to destroy heaven and earth.
Yuan Fang was unhurried. He activated the wander far gu, and white sea waves rose beneath his feet. His figure drifted back several hundred meters like a ghost, narrowly avoiding the impact.
In the blink of an eye, the desolate beast Nine-Toothed Pig transformed into the desolate beast Prison Mother Spider, opening its mouth to spit out ten thousand feet of silver-white spider silk, covering Yuan Fang like an inescapable net.
This was exactly the terrifying part of the Thirty-Six Heavenly Transformations; the interval between transformations was extremely short, making it impossible to guard against.
"Immortal Path Killer Move — Myriad Self!"
At Yuan Fang's command, the Myriad Self army surged like a tide towards the desolate beast Prison Mother Spider. Seeing this, the desolate beast Prison Mother Spider suddenly sprouted six wings from its back and soared into the sky. When everyone saw it clearly, it had already turned into the desolate beast Six-Winged Flying Pig.
Just then, the desolate beast Azure Wolf pounced towards the desolate beast Six-Winged Flying Pig like lightning, unleashing a Cloud Path Killer Move.
Supported by a body full of Cloud Path dao marks, the power of the Killer Move was comparable to a single immortal gu.
The desolate beast Six-Winged Flying Pig did not dare to be careless. Its body rapidly expanded, and by the time the Killer Move hit, it had transformed into the desolate beast Mountain-Bearing Pig with astonishing defensive power.
With a loud bang, the violent Killer Move failed to injure the desolate beast Mountain-Bearing Pig in the slightest.
However, a sharp Sword Qi suddenly arrived through the air, cutting off one of the desolate beast Mountain-Bearing Pig's ivory-sized tusks on the spot.
It was Yuan Fang's Immortal Path Killer Move — Sword Qi Sweeping Across!
The Myriad Self army took the Opportunity to swarm forward. The desolate beast Mountain-Bearing Pig roared, its four hooves crushing the clouds and mist as its massive body crashed into the crowd like a battering ram.
At that moment, it transformed again, turning into the desolate beast Ice Flame Alligator Dragon. With a flick of its dragon tail, the water-blue scales all over its body erupted with dazzling cold light, and deep blue ice flames instantly ignited, burning the surrounding Myriad Self army to ashes.
The desolate beast Ice Flame Alligator Dragon flashed and appeared in front of Yuan Fang. Its dragon mouth opened, and a mouthful of deep blue dragon flames shot towards Yuan Fang like a meteor.
At the critical moment, a black banner suddenly blocked the path in front of Yuan Fang. It was the prototype of a Rank Seven immortal gu house — the human sovereign banner.
The deep blue dragon flames crashed into the banner but were firmly blocked, unable to advance an inch.
At the same time, Fang Yuan and Fang Zheng also attacked the desolate beast Ice Flame Alligator Dragon.
Feeling a fatal threat, the desolate beast Ice Flame Alligator Dragon spat out deep blue dragon flames again and condensed four walls of solid ice in front of it, then changed its form back into the desolate beast Mountain-Bearing Pig.
The desolate beast Flying Bear that Fang Zheng had transformed into struck out, shattering the solid ice.
Fang Yuan followed closely behind, all eight arms striking out. Every punch contained a Strength Path Immortal Rank Killer Move, smashing onto the back of the desolate beast Mountain-Bearing Pig like a violent storm, leaving its skin split and flesh torn, its uneven spine a horrible sight to behold.
The desolate beast Mountain-Bearing Pig, unable to bear the pain, roared and tried to pierce Fang Yuan's heart with its tusks.
Fang Yuan swung his eight arms, every punch hitting home. No matter how thick the hide of the desolate beast Mountain-Bearing Pig was, it could hardly withstand such a violent attack.
In the next moment, the desolate beast Mountain-Bearing Pig's body shrank and transformed back into the desolate beast Prison Mother Spider, darting out from between Fang Yuan's legs like lightning, its target aimed straight at Yuan Fang.
It opened its mouth and spat out silver-white spider silk harder than refined steel, shooting towards Yuan Fang like a sharp sword.
"Immortal Path Killer Move — Sword Qi Sweeping Across!"
Yuan Fang gave a short shout, and Sword Qi erupted again, severing the silver-white spider silk. Countless sharp Sword Qis shot towards the desolate beast Prison Mother Spider like raindrops.
The desolate beast Prison Mother Spider reacted with lightning speed, instantly transforming into the desolate beast Six-Winged Flying Pig and crashing into Gu Yue Village, using the momentum to avoid the Sword Qi.
With an earth-shattering bang, Gu Yue Village was actually leveled to the ground under the impact of the desolate beast Six-Winged Flying Pig.
After dodging the Sword Qi, the desolate beast Six-Winged Flying Pig transformed into the desolate beast Pig in the Mist.
It arched its buttocks, and a cloud of yellow-green pig farts spread out like mist, covering a hundred-mile radius, attempting to use this Opportunity to heal itself.
Just as the pig farts were spreading, a violent shout exploded like thunder:
"Immortal Path Killer Move — ancient glory light!"
The ancient glory light, transformed from Rank Seven immortal materials, instantly dispersed all the pig farts, leaving the desolate beast Pig in the Mist with nowhere to hide.
Xiao Mang, having succeeded with one move, immediately retracted the ancient glory light without any loss.
The desolate beast Silver Spear Wolf and the desolate beast Tortoise Back Wolf took the Opportunity to launch a fierce attack, with countless Mortal Path Killer Moves pelting the desolate beast Pig in the Mist like raindrops.
The desolate beast Pig in the Mist was already at the end of its tether and was now completely powerless to fight back.
"Immortal Path Killer Move — Sword Qi Sweeping Across!"
Yuan Fang seized the Opportunity and activated his Killer Move again. The sharp Sword Qi instantly severed the head of the already heavily injured desolate beast Pig in the Mist.
The disaster finally ended, and Gu Yue Qingzhuo had not even truly participated in the battle from beginning to end.
After this battle, Fang Yuan set a rule:
Anyone wishing to undergo Immortal Ascension must report to him in advance to prevent similar accidents from happening again.
As soon as the news came out, Feng Tianyu, Clan Leader, Gu Yue Chi Lian, and others submitted their Immortal Ascension applications.
Gu Yue Chi Lian's old rival, Gu Yue Mo Chen, after hearing about this, feared that the Mo family would lose power because of it and also hurriedly applied for Immortal Ascension.
Only Gu Yue Yao Ji did not appear—she had died of natural causes a few days ago. Today was her Seventh Day