The Intercept Luck killer move arrived as swift as lightning, and the rice field above Dongfang Changfan's head, which symbolized his Luck, was instantly dealt a heavy blow! It was as if an incomparably sharp sickle had ruthlessly swept through, completely reaping this Luck rice field clean. This fatal strike was like a bolt from the blue, shattering Dongfang Changfan's last glimmer of hope.
In an instant, the Luck rice field that had only a sliver of vitality left became completely desolate, with no life to speak of. As his Luck Path plummeted, the killer move Dongfang Changfan was performing with all his might unexpectedly failed! Due to the fierce backlash of the killer move, he violently spat out a mouthful of scarlet blood, staining the front of his robes red.
Even with Elder Can Yang and the Little Man Valley Immortal closely guarding him, they never expected Dongfang Changfan to make such a low-level, foolish mistake.
At this moment, everyone was dumbstruck, unable to believe what was happening before their eyes.
At the same time, the four hideous and terrifying demonic shadows that Liu Chen had exerted himself to unleash also encountered setbacks. Three of them were successfully intercepted midway, but one demonic shadow still broke through the layers of defense with unstoppable force, pouncing straight toward Dongfang Changfan and ruthlessly carving a pitch-black sword scar wound onto his body.
"Ah! It was the Sword Demon who moved! He actually succeeded!"
The other Demonic Path Gu Immortals were shocked at the sight. They were all too familiar with the Sword Demon's unique skill, and seeing Dongfang Changfan heavily injured, they were both surprised and delighted.
Thus, without hesitation, they consumed their precious green grape immortal essence, pushing all sorts of killer moves to the limit, wanting to seize this opportunity to defeat their opponent in one go.
"Fellow Daoist Dongfang, things have come to this. To ensure my tribe's safety, I must take my leave first!" Before the words even finished, the situation on the battlefield reversed instantly. The originally deadlocked battle lost its balance in the blink of an eye. The Little Man Valley Immortal's eyes were like torches as he scanned the surroundings; knowing there was no chance of victory, he decisively activated his unique skill—controlling the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm Square Inch Mountain—and vanished like a shooting star, departing rapidly.
Meanwhile, Elder Can Yang saw that things were going south and knew that continuing to linger would only increase variables. He unhesitatingly abandoned his obsession with the latter half of the Soul Possession Secret Technique, likewise exerting a movement killer move to gallop toward the distance.
"Sigh..." Dongfang Changfan sighed deeply in his heart, his face full of bitterness and helplessness.
At this moment, he already understood that trying to reclaim the Green Wave Blessed Land from the enemies' hands was nothing but a fool's dream.
Since he couldn't turn the tide, the best of the thirty-six stratagems was to retreat. Thinking of this, he immediately activated all his spiritual power, using a movement killer move, and in an instant transformed into dozens of Clones, fleeing in all directions with lightning speed.
In comparison, Elder Can Yang's escape route appeared to be somewhat smoother.
The Little Man Valley Immortal was not as lucky. Because he carried the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm Square Inch Mountain, he naturally became the target of several Gu Immortals' pursuit.
As for Dongfang Changfan, his situation was even worse. He not only possessed a powerful Wisdom Path Inheritance but also that mouth-watering Soul Possession Secret Technique. Such temptation was no different from a mountain of treasure to any Gu Immortal; they couldn't possibly give up easily.
"Go!" Liu Chen stared firmly at the massive ancient desolate beast, the Flying Blue Whale, beneath his feet, which was as large as a small mountain, and coldly spat out a single word.
This made the Flying Blue Whale unhesitatingly spread its wings, like a planet streaking across the sky, racing forward.
At the same time, Liu Chen himself quickly activated a concealment killer move, quietly vanishing into the air like a phantom.
In the blink of an eye, he arrived at the battlefield where the fighting was fierce below, and skillfully made his way to a cave dug by Pollen Rabbits within the rippling Green Wave Blessed Land.
After entering the cave, Liu Chen found Dongfang Changfan sitting quietly in a corner, eyes tightly shut, his expression twisted and constantly changing. Looking at his appearance, it was clear he had not yet perfectly integrated the wills in his mind.
Seeing this, the corners of Liu Chen's mouth curled up slightly, revealing an imperceptible, cunning smile. He knew that now was the perfect opportunity to sneak attack Dongfang Changfan, so he decisively unleashed his current signature move—the Immortal Path Killer Move: Formless Hand!
With a thought, the immortal aperture within his body suddenly burst with dazzling light, followed by countless Formless Hands, appearing both real and illusory, surging out like a tide and pouncing straight toward Dongfang Changfan.
These Formless Hands were extremely fast, like lightning, arriving beside Dongfang Changfan in an instant. Defenseless and caught in the battlefield of wills, Dongfang Changfan was simply unable to mount any resistance.
Before long, a Formless Hand with seven fingers was the first to fly back to Liu Chen. Looking at this seven-fingered Formless Hand, Liu Chen was inwardly delighted. As expected, the rank seven star thought Immortal Gu had fallen into his hands. He immediately placed it into his own immortal aperture and then continued to plunder various Gu Worms from Dongfang Changfan's body.
Fang Yuan, who had returned after failing to chase the phantoms conjured by Dongfang Changfan, thought to himself: Perhaps the most dangerous place is the safest; those illusory shadows were all baits. The real hiding place is likely right here.
"Fellow Daoist truly has impressive methods! Not only were you able to arrive at this Green Wave Blessed Land a step ahead, but you also managed to get this Dongfang Changfan. It's truly admirable! I just wonder if I have enough qualification to share a piece of the pie?"
Sure enough, when he arrived here, he happened to witness the scene of Liu Chen manipulating the Formless Hand to steal Gu Worms. Consequently, Fang Yuan spoke up without hesitation, his words revealing a determination to obtain that legendary Wisdom Path true inheritance.
Facing Fang Yuan's blunt and unconcealed threat and provocation, Liu Chen did not show the slightest intent of backing down. He turned around abruptly, his eyes like torches as he stared intently at the black-robed Fang Yuan. The corners of his mouth curled up in an imperceptible cold smile, and he responded in an equally firm and powerful tone: "Fellow Daoist is mistaken! Now that Dongfang Changfan has become my prize, and we agreed beforehand that the Wisdom Path Inheritance would be won by our own abilities. Do you think you can easily divide it just by relying on a few casual words? I'm afraid that wouldn't be appropriate..."
Meanwhile, after a period of arduous effort, Dongfang Changfan finally succeeded in re-organizing the chaotic thoughts in his mind. However, when he slowly opened his eyes, he was shocked to discover everything that had happened.
The immortal gu in his immortal aperture were actually gone! What shocked him even more was that after clearly seeing the figure performing the Formless Hand, he immediately recognized the other party as the culprit who had subverted the Eighty-Eight True Yang Building!
"It's you!"
"Correct, but unfortunately, there's no reward..."
As these words left Liu Chen's mouth, a suffocating killing intent suddenly filled the air. Liu Chen's figure flashed, appearing behind Dongfang Changfan like a phantom, his right hand tightly gripping the other's throat like a steel pincer.
In an instant, a crisp cracking sound rang out; Dongfang Changfan's neck was actually snapped by force! Immediately after, Liu Chen reached out without hesitation, and a transparent soul body was pulled out from within Dongfang Changfan's body.
Watching everything unfold, Fang Yuan's eyes widened, his face full of disbelief. He never dreamed that Liu Chen would be so ruthless and decisive, taking Dongfang Changfan's life in the blink of an eye and extracting his soul.
However, what shocked Fang Yuan even more was yet to come—at that moment, Liu Chen actually swallowed Dongfang Changfan's not-yet-dissipated corpse directly into his own immortal aperture.
These villains had all ascended to immortality within the Royal Court Blessed Land, so they naturally knew that Liu Chen was a Sword Path Gu Immortal and possessed a Thieving Heaven Inheritance.
But now, he actually dared to unscrupulously swallow the immortal aperture of a Wisdom Path Gu Immortal. Did he really not fear the conflict between the other's dao marks and his own, which would not only prevent his cultivation from rising but instead cause it to regress?