The Immortal Path Killer Move, 'Turn Large into Small', transformed into a layer of indestructible defensive light, acting like a bronze wall and iron bastion to firmly block everything outside.
However, to one's surprise, this seemingly impeccable defensive light barrier was as fragile as paper! One by one, the Formless Hands effortlessly passed through it with lightning speed, plunging directly into the body of the Little Man Valley Immortal.
Immediately after, the Formless Hands reached deep into the Little Man Valley Immortal's immortal aperture as easily as taking something from a bag, accurately grabbing various Gu Worms and pulling them out of the immortal aperture one by one.
These Formless Hands contained the profundities of the Path of Void. Before successfully stealing those Gu Worms, the Formless Hands remained in an illusory state, as if they did not exist in this world, naturally allowing them to easily avoid the attacks and interference of various killer moves.
A muffled 'thud' was heard. As the Gu Worms were continuously snatched away by the Formless Hands, the pitiful Little Man Valley Immortal finally could not withstand the powerful backlash of his Immortal Path Killer Move, and he violently spat out a mouthful of bright red blood. At the same time, the terrifying defensive killer move that had originally enveloped the entire Square Inch Mountain to resist foreign invaders suddenly dissipated without a trace, as if it had lost its support.
Seeing that the situation was favorable, Fairy Li Shan and Hei Lou Lan, who had been watching from the sidelines for a long time, did not hesitate to unleash their trump card killer moves, launching a full-scale assault on Square Inch Mountain. They knew this was the perfect opportunity; if they could crush the enemy in one go, they would achieve complete success!
At this moment, the Little Man Valley Immortal's Origin Qi was already heavily damaged. Furthermore, having lost the core immortal gu he relied on for survival, he was completely unable to organize any effective resistance.
In an instant, countless sharp killer moves covered the sky, striking the Little Man Valley Immortal as densely as raindrops. In just a short while, this once-majestic Little Man Valley Immortal died tragically on the spot without any strength to fight back. The other Little Man Gu Masters hiding within Square Inch Mountain also unfortunately suffered from the shockwaves of this fierce battle, and the casualties were exceptionally gruesome.
As a seven-fingered Formless Hand landed in Liu Chen's immortal aperture, the Rank 7 Rule Path immortal gu'Small' was now his.
With the Little Man Valley Immortal dead, the Formless Hand naturally had no more use. He immediately stopped the Immortal Path Killer Move, Formless Hand, and turned to fully activate another Immortal Path Killer Move.
'Immortal Path Killer Move: Void Displacement Hand!'
This killer move was not specifically designed to deal with Gu Worms, but it could accurately lock onto various physical targets.
In an instant, countless illusory palms similar to the Formless Hand shot out from around Liu Chen, pouncing toward the distant Square Inch Mountain like a flock of nimble birds.
In the blink of an eye, those seemingly formless and substanceless palms landed accurately on Square Inch Mountain.
Next, they wove through the mountain rocks as if they possessed life, finally firmly grasping the Little Man Valley Immortal who had long since lost his life force. In just a short while, this pitiful Gu Immortal was brought before Liu Chen.
When Liu Chen immediately activated the 'Man as Before' Spell, the originally lifeless Little Man Valley Immortal miraculously came back to life!
"This is... what's going on?" The resurrected Little Man Valley Immortal clearly had not regained his senses, his face filled with shock.
But soon, his expression became distorted and hideous, his eyes filled with endless resentment and hatred. Although he had immediately destroyed all the Gu Worms in his body before dying, seeing Liu Chen and the others now, he still showed no mercy, opening his mouth and biting hard onto Liu Chen's hand, as if he wanted to swallow him alive.
"Behave yourself!" Liu Chen stared coldly at the enemy before him, his voice carrying an invisible pressure that made one shudder.
At this time, Liu Chen was no longer the man he used to be. After being tempered by Gu Worms, not only had his strength increased greatly, but he also possessed killer moves as protection. Facing the attack of this Rank 7 Little Man Valley Immortal, even without using a killer move, its biting and striking were as insignificant as a mosquito bite. Liu Chen simply waved his hand and easily tossed the fellow into the immortal aperture within his body, activating the Demon Suppressing Soul Sealing Grand Array to firmly suppress him.
Immediately after, countless mysterious Void Displacement Hands surged out like a tide, quickly sweeping through the entire Square Inch Mountain. These Void Displacement Hands were incredibly precise; whether it was the living Little Man Gu Masters or their corpses, they were all grabbed into Liu Chen's immortal aperture one by one.
The mangled corpses of the little men were piled together, yet they only formed a mountain of corpses the size of a palm.
With the fall of the Little Man Valley Immortal, this thrilling battle finally came to an end. This precious Heaven and Earth Secret Realm—Square Inch Mountain—naturally fell into Fairy Li Shan's hands. She bowed slightly to Liu Chen from a distance: "Thank you, Fellow Daoist, for your assistance."
However, Liu Chen did not stay for long. He knew time was pressing and he could not linger here.
Thus, he nodded slightly to Fairy Li Shan, indicating there was no need for politeness, and immediately activated that dazzling Star Gate killer move once again.
A flash of brilliant light occurred, and Liu Chen's figure instantly disappeared from the spot, departing through the Star Gate, leaving Fairy Li Shan and Hei Lou Lan looking at each other.
After crossing the Star Gate, Liu Chen's vision suddenly opened up; he had finally arrived at the legendary Central Continent Xingxiang Blessed Land.
Just then, the Star Child Earth Spirit, who looked like a small child, quickly came to Liu Chen's side and gave a respectful bow: "Xingxiang Land Spirit greets Master!"
Immediately after, this cute little fellow, as if performing a magic trick, held dozens of crystal-clear immortal essence stones in both hands and presented them to Liu Chen, saying excitedly: "Master, these are the immortal essence stones I've worked hard to earn during this time. Please accept them!"
However, Liu Chen did not immediately take those shining immortal essence stones. Instead, he smiled and shook his head, saying gently to the Star Child Earth Spirit: "You should keep them for yourself. But... there is something I need your help with."
As he spoke, he lightly flicked his sleeve, and instantly, countless immortal materials and herds of wild beasts appeared out of thin air on the ground; these were also items he had just plundered from the Green Wave Blessed Land.
"This!!!"
Facing such a dizzying sight, the Star Child Earth Spirit was instantly dumbfounded, its mouth wide open but unable to say a word. After a long while, it regained its senses and began to busily scramble around, trying to properly settle these staggering amounts of immortal materials and beast groups.
Immediately after, Liu Chen once again used the Star Gate killer move, arriving at the White Sand Blessed Land after crossing through.
As soon as he arrived, Liu Chen immediately released a large amount of precious immortal materials and beast groups, preparing to breed them here. Subsequently, he handed these immortal materials and beast groups over to the White Shark Earth Spirit, instructing it to manage and care for these resources according to his plan.
Although Liu Chen's own immortal aperture had the Living Treasure Window and the assistance of two capable Formation Spirits, it was ultimately not as handy as a specialized Land Spirit. Therefore, he confidently entrusted this important task to the White Shark Earth Spirit.
After completing the placement of the immortal materials and beast groups, Liu Chen finally stepped into his own immortal aperture world.
He activated the 'Man as Before' (Pseudo) move, successfully re-awakening those little men who had originally died. These little men had experienced the trial of life and death and were now reborn.
However, when they saw the unfamiliar surroundings, they could not help but feel extremely surprised. But soon, this surprise was replaced by the joy of surviving a disaster. Liu Chen did not explain much, simply sending the Little Man Gu Masters into the Marketplace. No matter what doubts or confusion they had in their hearts, they could not hide their excitement at being reborn at this moment.
Just then, a familiar voice came: "Master!" It was the Soul Suppressing Formation Spirit, who had sensed Liu Chen's return and quickly flew to his side.
Liu Chen nodded and asked, "What is the current situation with that Little Man Valley Immortal?"
The Soul Suppressing Formation Spirit hurriedly replied: "Master, that Little Man Valley Immortal has had his mouth sealed by me using the Demon Suppressing Soul Sealing Grand Array; otherwise, he would curse incessantly. However, this array is specifically designed to deal with Desolate Beasts. For a Gu Immortal, it can only serve to imprison him and cannot make him a slave."