Yuan Fang's Human Path Blessed Land, East Sun Tai Continent, Soul Breaking Valley.
Although Li Seek Defeat's combat experience was seasoned, far surpassing ordinary Gu Masters, he had only recently achieved Immortal Ascension. His accumulation of dao marks and combat experience were far inferior to the five Immortals, and he was completely suppressed for a time, only able to passively defend.
However, he had the Shengqi Immortal Gu protecting him, making it impossible for the vast majority of rank six Killer Moves in the world to break through his defense.
The five Immortals' Immortal Path Killer Moves landed on him like scratching an itch through a boot. From beginning to end, not even a tiny scratch appeared on his body, let alone being covered in injuries.
During the fierce battle, Li Seek Defeat calmly analyzed the strengths and weaknesses of his five opponents and quickly locked onto the only Breakthrough point—Scarless White.
In Li Seek Defeat's view, Scarless White's methods were singular, far less flexible and varied than the others, making him the easiest weakness to exploit among the five.
As long as he concentrated his firepower on Scarless White, he could break the five Immortals' encirclement.
Lin Hong was an Enslavement Path Gu Immortal, with shifty eyes and a sneaky figure, skilled in commanding desolate beasts in battle. Her tactics were flexible and varied, making her extremely difficult to deal with.
Xiao Mang, clad in golden robes and with a handsome face, was a Light Path Gu Immortal. His defensive methods were peerless, and he had saved Scarless White multiple times, making him very troublesome.
Eastern Orc was a Beastman Gu Immortal, with an ugly appearance. Although not skilled in frontal offense and defense, he possessed a bizarre ability to devour others' Killer Moves, making his strength unfathomable.
Gu Yue Qingzhuo, whose face bore some resemblance to Li Seek Defeat, had white hair and always remained hidden behind the others. His movement speed was as fast as a ghost, making him mysterious and unpredictable.
Only Scarless White, this slightly plump, short-haired middle-aged man wearing a Rank Five Square-framed Glasses Gu, seemed astute but actually had singular attack methods and weak defense. There was a complete opportunity to instantly kill him with one strike!
But in fact, Scarless White's strength was not weak; his attack power was considered top-tier among Rank Six Gu Immortals.
His tactical style was like Dugu Qiubai in Jin Yong's Wuxia novels, using offense as defense. He relied on high damage from his left hand and high damage from his right hand to prevent the opponent from attending to anything else.
Unfortunately, he happened to encounter Li Seek Defeat, who possessed the Arrogance protection, making him almost immune to all rank six attacks. His fierce attacks were meaningless in front of Li Seek Defeat.
Li Seek Defeat seized the opportunity, no longer holding back, and concentrated all his firepower on Scarless White, intending to eliminate this menace first before breaking the encirclement:
"Immortal Path Killer Move—Qi Piercing Rainbow!"
"Immortal Path Killer Move—Roaring Qi Wave!"
"Immortal Path Killer Move—Qi Sweeping Sky!"
Three incomparably overbearing Qi Path Killer Moves charged straight towards Scarless White!
The shadow of death instantly enveloped his heart. Scarless White's pupils contracted sharply to the size of a needlepoint, and the hairs on his entire body stood on end.
Just as he was about to be instantly killed by Li Seek Defeat, a green figure suddenly darted out, blocking in front of him.
That person opened his huge mouth and actually swallowed both the Qi Piercing Rainbow and Qi Sweeping Sky Killer Moves!
The one who made the move was none other than the Beastman Gu Immortal, Eastern Orc!
However, Roaring Qi Wave was a large-scale destructive Killer Move and could not be swallowed at all.
The vast Qi Wave swept past, hitting Eastern Orc and Scarless White simultaneously. Both were severely injured on the spot, spitting out fresh blood.
The Qi Wave contained a large amount of poisonous Qi, which surged madly into their immortal aperture wounds. Their immortal apertures were instantly filled with poisonous Qi, causing a large number of internal beings to die, and the Foundation of their immortal apertures tottered precariously.
Li Seek Defeat pressed on, raising his hand and unleashing another Qi Piercing Rainbow, shooting towards Lin Hong.
A desolate wolf beast stepped forward, bravely blocking in front of Lin Hong, but was instantly pierced by the Qi. The Qi's momentum did not diminish, heading straight for Lin Hong's vital point.
Seeing this, Xiao Mang immediately activated a Light Path defensive Killer Move, flying to protect Lin Hong, which allowed Lin Hong to narrowly escape a calamity.
But all of this was within Li Seek Defeat's calculations. He wanted to force Xiao Mang to intervene, disrupt the five Immortals' formation, and create a battle opportunity for himself!
"Immortal Path Killer Move—Roaring Qi Wave!"
The vast Qi Wave was filled with indestructible Protective Aura, like an invisible Qi wall, completely separating the five Gu Immortals and preventing them from supporting each other.
Immediately after, Li Seek Defeat once again activated a Killer Move, even more powerful than before:
"Immortal Path Killer Move—Roaring Qi Wave!"
This time, the Qi Wave was wrapped with countless incomparably sharp Sword Qi, which madly drilled into Eastern Orc and Scarless White's wounds, shredding their internal organs to pieces.
The two Gu Immortals screamed in agony, their cries utterly miserable. Yet, Li Seek Defeat seemed to be listening to immortal music, a twisted and frenzied smile on his face, looking like a mad Devil Head.
"Roaring Qi Wave! Roaring Qi Wave! Roaring Qi Wave! Roaring Qi Wave! Roaring Qi Wave! Roaring Qi Wave! Roaring Qi Wave! Roaring Qi Wave! Roaring Qi Wave! Roaring Qi Wave! Roaring Qi Wave! Roaring Qi Wave! Roaring Qi Wave!"
Li Seek Defeat frantically activated this Killer Move, again and again, without stopping.
These Qi Path Killer Moves of his consumed almost no green grape immortal essence from himself, instead using Killing Intent, poisonous Qi, Sword Qi, and other forms of Qi as Gu materials for attack.
Relying on the Killer Move "Qi Embracing All Rivers, Greatness Lies in Inclusiveness," he had extracted endless Qi Path immortal materials and mortal materials from the Immortal Ascension Tribulation, so he had no need to worry about consumption.
The Killer Move poured out freely, as if it had no cooldown or consumption.
The five Immortals were completely helpless against this rogue-like fighting style. Eastern Orc and Scarless White were already at their last gasp, on the verge of death.
But Li Seek Defeat was like a demon toying with its prey, sometimes injecting Saber Qi to severely injure the two, and other times injecting Life Qi to sustain their lives.
Life and death, death and life, the two Immortals repeatedly jumped back and forth before the Door of Life and Death. If Li Seek Defeat hadn't occasionally injected Life Qi, the two Immortals would have long since exploded like balloons.
Although they weren't dead, the process was truly excruciating.
Imagine someone who doesn't know how to use a knife, taking a blunt knife and cutting you repeatedly, then healing your knife wounds. Before the wounds could heal, they cut you again.
The author once had the good fortune to come across a certain astonishing woman on the internet, who claimed:
Humans and animals are good friends. When we eat pork, we shouldn't kill pigs. Instead, we should cut meat from their bodies and then help them heal. When the meat grows back next year, we can cut it again. This way, we can eat pork without killing pigs.
Excellent, hahahaha, truly excellent.
What kind of thing has such deep hatred for pigs? Water can be reused, but I never expected pigs could be too.
This world truly has countless heroes and talented individuals. What kind of childhood created such a Heaven-Defying Devil Head?
And at this moment, the pitiful Eastern Orc and Scarless White were just like that pig, kindly tormented by the female Devil Head. Even Second Senior Sister would cover her meat and run.
This kind of torment, worse than death, was far more agonizing.
Just as the battle was in a stalemate and Li Seek Defeat had the upper hand, a faint, shadowy black iron nail suddenly shot from the sky, as fast as lightning, aiming directly for Li Seek Defeat's glabella!
Li Seek Defeat's eyes narrowed, his figure flickered, and he pinched the shadowy iron nail firmly with his right hand's two fingers. His fingertips sank slightly, and his expression changed slightly:
"This is... Rank Seven Human Qi? Yuan Fang, you've finally made a move yourself!"
"Immortal Path Killer Move—Qi Embracing All Rivers, Greatness Lies in Inclusiveness!"
Li Seek Defeat opened his mouth and inhaled, directly absorbing all of this Rank Seven Human Qi and converting it for his own use.
The direction from which the shadowy iron nail flew was precisely where Yuan Fang had just stabilized his three Qis.
He raised his right hand halfway, index finger upright, and hundreds of sharp sword lights condensed out of thin air beside him. Then, he gently pointed his index finger towards Li Seek Defeat!
Hundreds of sword lights simultaneously shot through the air, bombing Li Seek Defeat like a meteor shower!
Li Seek Defeat's expression was calm, completely unconcerned.
He had the Shengqi Immortal Gu protecting him, so ordinary rank six Killer Moves couldn't harm him in the slightest. Even if Yuan Fang made a move, it would be difficult to break through his defense in a short time.
To possess such a powerful defensive immortal gu that required no immortal essence consumption was truly like adding wings to a tiger.
The only drawback was that the Arrogance Gu would continuously consume Luck, but before his Luck ran out, no rank six Killer Move in the world could harm a single hair on his body!
Indeed, the sky full of sword lights collided with the Arrogance protection, shattering and dissipating, leaving not a single trace.
Li Seek Defeat knew that with Yuan Fang personally intervening, he had no chance of victory. He immediately turned around, intending to flee again.
Seeing this, Yuan Fang sneered, no longer holding back.
He once again activated the Only I Am Supreme Killer Move, and shadowy black iron nails shot out one after another. But no matter how sharp the Killer Moves were, they consistently failed to break through the Arrogance defense.
A strong glint of greed flashed in Yuan Fang's eyes:
"What a formidable defensive immortal gu! I must obtain this Arrogance Gu! If I can get this Gu, my Law-Heaven Phenomenon-Earth Killer Move will definitely break through its Bottleneck. In the future, facing rank six combat power, I can rest easy!"
Yuan Fang's mind was made up. He immediately pulled out a trump card—the Rank Seven immortal gu house prototype, human sovereign banner!
He unhesitatingly activated the human sovereign banner to its maximum, and the battlefield instantly transformed, forming an independent Domain that trapped Li Seek Defeat and himself within it, completely sealing off Li Seek Defeat's escape route.
Seeing no way to escape, a trace of defiance flashed in Li Seek Defeat's eyes. He no longer fled, but instead turned to face Yuan Fang directly, his entire body's Aura surging wildly as he laughed maniacally:
"Immortal Path Killer Move—Roaring Qi Wave!!!"
Countless Saber Qi formed an overwhelming Qi Wave, carrying immense momentum, surging madly towards Yuan Fang.
Yuan Fang's expression was calm. He raised his hand and waved, unleashing a Killer Move, "Spare the Knife," which, amplified by his own dao marks, steadily blocked the Qi Wave:
"Li Seek Defeat, hand over your two immortal gu, and I will let you leave safely, letting bygones be bygones." Yuan Fang spoke, his tone carrying an absolute, condescending pressure.
Li Seek Defeat sneered, his tone icy cold:
"Your strength is indeed greater than mine, but unfortunately, your ideas are too naive. If I hand over my immortal gu, I would be personally delivering my life into your hands, to be slaughtered at your will!"
"We can make a Blood Oath. I swear by an Immortal Path Killer Move that I will never break my word." Yuan Fang patiently persuaded.
"Oath?" Li Seek Defeat laughed even more wildly:
"As long as one's cultivation in a particular school is profound enough, one can completely refine a Gu worm similar to the 'Broken Promise Gu,' which can easily invalidate an oath! Do you think I'll believe your nonsense?"
In fact, Yuan Fang had indeed already planned a method to violate the agreement in his heart.
He held the Sour Jujube Killer Move, specifically used to eliminate Blood Oaths. Against Li Seek Defeat, he not only wanted to seize the two immortal gu, but also to dismember him and drain his essence!
He wanted to blast Li Seek Defeat into a Earth Spirit, occupy his Seek Defeat Blessed Land, and then extract his soul to perfect the Rank Seven immortal gu house, human sovereign banner, achieving a complete extermination and eliminating future troubles!
This was "Sucking Marrow and Gnawing Bones."
Yuan Fang exhausted his words, but still couldn't persuade Li Seek Defeat, finally losing all patience.
He stopped talking nonsense, and the Aura of his Rank Seven immortal gu erupted, intending to use absolute strength to render Li Seek Defeat powerless and capture him alive!
The two once again engaged in a earth-shattering battle. Yuan Fang occupied the advantageous terrain of the Blessed Land and was boosted by the Peoples Hearts Are Drawn To Killer Move, firmly controlling the battle.
After an unknown number of rounds, Li Seek Defeat finally ran out of strength and was captured alive by Yuan Fang with his supreme power, firmly suppressed to the ground, unable to move.
"What a Li Seek Defeat, even in desperate straits, you still managed to injure me. If I had given you more time to grow, I'm afraid even I wouldn't be able to capture you alive…"
A trace of lingering fear arose in Yuan Fang's heart. Looking at Li Seek Defeat beneath his feet, he threatened sternly:
"Immediately hand over your Qi Absorption Immortal Gu and Shengqi Immortal Gu, otherwise, this Venerable One will make your Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering, never to reincarnate!"
Li Seek Defeat, however, suddenly burst into loud laughter, a wild, unruly, arrogant, and utterly insane laugh:
"The immortal gu has already been destroyed by me. Hahahaha, your plan has failed."
These words made Yuan Fang's anger flare up, his face so dark it could drip water:
"You could have lived, why did you have to cut off your own path to life!" Yuan Fang roared angrily.
Li Seek Defeat's laughter gradually ceased. He looked up at the sky, his eyes distant and unrestrained, and slowly spoke, his voice ringing like iron, shaking heaven and earth:
Arrogance sweeps the sky with fierce winds, a solitary heart proud of the world, with boundless intent.
The Footless Bone Bird has no regrets in the end, its wild bones arrogant, never bowing.
A furious roar startles the heavens, daring to cage the sun and moon.
Though this body perishes, the spirit remains, in the next life, a killing tribulation to contend again!
After reciting, he slowly lowered his head, looking at Yuan Fang who was suppressing him, enunciating each word, as if declaring his own eternal destiny:
"Do you know the Footless Bone Bird? Born without feet, only wings. Its entire life, it can only fly continuously, unable to stop, unable to land. Once it lands, that is the end of its life."
As his words fell, Yuan Fang, enraged and humiliated, no longer showed any mercy. He dismembered Li Seek Defeat, slowly torturing him to death.
But from beginning to end, Li Seek Defeat did not utter a single wail, nor did he show a trace of fear. A mad yet unrestrained smile remained on his face.
That laugh, piercing, arrogant, and resolute, Yuan Fang might never forget it for his entire life.
He died.
After Li Seek Defeat's death, his soul was forcibly soul-searched and extracted by Yuan Fang, to be used to perfect the Rank Seven immortal gu house, human sovereign banner.
Li Seek Defeat thus completely vanished between heaven and earth.
His Seek Defeat Blessed Land was carefully relocated by Yuan Fang to the Legacy secret chamber of White Bone Mountain. And the Earth Spirit born within the Blessed Land was actually a pitch-black heart-shaped crystal, named Black Heart Land Spirit.
Black Heart Land Spirit slowly spoke, revealing the conditions for recognizing a master for Seek Defeat Blessed Land:
First, offer a hundred-year Longevity Gu.
Second, refine the Shengqi Immortal Gu, making it reappear in the world.
One can choose either of the two to take control of Seek Defeat Blessed Land and inherit Li Seek Defeat's Qi Path Legacy.
Thus concluded the era of a Qi Path Prodigy, a mad and ambitious hero, Li Seek Defeat.