"This is a bit troublesome..." Liu Chen muttered to himself, his gaze fixed on Ying Wu Xie, who was emitting a terrifying aura as formidable as an immemorial Soul Beast. A strong sense of helplessness welled up in his heart.
Recalling his plan from not long ago, Liu Chen felt secretly vexed.
At that time, considering the complexity of the battlefield and the potential dangers, he had decided to let Bian Sixuan and Zhao Lianyun evacuate first, entrusting them to take the Demon Suppressing Soul Sealing Grand Array back to the Eastern Sea.
Not only that, even the incomparably powerful Green Claw Ghost Winged Lion was handed over to the two of them for safekeeping. The original intention behind all these arrangements was for them to take the opportunity to seize the Yellow Springs sea area, which had long been occupied by the Eastern Sea Zombie Alliance—it contained extremely abundant resources!
It was a base he had set his sights on long ago. Furthermore, he had planned to take advantage of the fact that most of the Gu Immortals from the Five Regions' Zombie Alliance had been refined into Gu materials by the Shadow Sect; however, the territories they occupied still held many legacies. He had originally intended to capture Ying Wu Xie so that the spring autumn cicada would fall into his hands, which would have given him some peace of mind, but things rarely go as planned.
However, at this moment, facing Ying Wu Xie who had transformed into an immemorial Soul Beast, Liu Chen realized he had made a grave mistake: because he no longer had the Demon Suppressing Soul Sealing Grand Array as a trump card, he was almost helpless against the current Ying Wu Xie! That Formation was originally a Sharp Weapon for countering immemorial Soul Beasts, but now, distant water could not quench a nearby fire, leaving Liu Chen in an unprecedented predicament.
Ying Wu Xie, incarnated as a massive immemorial Soul Beast giant, suddenly tore open a patch of sky and plunged headlong into the raging blizzard without hesitation.
The wind howled and snow swirled, yet this immemorial Soul Beast was as swift as lightning, vanishing into the distant horizon in the blink of an eye. Surprisingly, its thousand thick arms, which should have been used for offense and defense, suddenly transformed into a pair of giant wings! With a flap of its wings, the immemorial Soul Beast streaked across the night sky like a meteor, flying straight into the distance.
"Sigh... Man proposes, but Heaven disposes!" Liu Chen sighed helplessly as he watched the departing immemorial Soul Beast. He felt secretly annoyed; if things hadn't gone wrong at the critical moment, he would have already succeeded in stealing the spring autumn cicada.
After all, he had previously managed with great effort to snatch several immortal gu from the Ying Wu Xie version of Fang Yuan!
Since he couldn't pursue Ying Wu Xie for the time being, Liu Chen decided to focus his attention elsewhere. He knew that although the immortal gu he had snatched were precious, if he couldn't properly deal with the backdoors Fang Yuan had left within them, it would be dangerous. Thus, Liu Chen decided to use a Refinement Path Killer Move to first resolve the peculiarities on them to prevent them from self-destructing.
Meanwhile, the howling winds and swirling snow continued to sweep across the entire Yi Tian Mountain region like an unstoppable torrent. This sudden blizzard seemed to possess infinite power and greed, relentlessly devouring every Valley Worm on this land.
The first to bear the brunt of the heavy blow were the staggering number of Gu Worms split off from Wade.
The snowflakes dancing in the sky suddenly transformed into countless invisible large hands, charging directly at the Central Continent Heavenly Immortals with lightning speed, forcibly snatching the immortal gu belonging to Wade from their hands!
"Dammit! It must be that Thieving Heaven Inheritor playing tricks again! We cannot let him succeed; we must not fail the earnest expectations the Lord of the Sky Monitoring Tower has for us!" Seeing the immortal gu fall into enemy hands one by one, the Heavenly Immortals were so enraged their eyes turned blood-red and their hair stood on end.
They roared hoarsely, using every ounce of their strength to unleash various powerful Immortal Path Killer Moves, launching a frenzied assault on Liu Chen. However, in the face of such a fierce offensive, Liu Chen appeared calm and composed, handling it with ease.
After multiple careful refinements, this Killer Move had long since become flawless, not only perfectly making up for previous loopholes and defects but also immediately teleporting any successfully captured immortal gu to Liu Chen's location, leaving the enemy with no way to intervene.
These Gu Immortals from the Heavenly Court were also unable to escape the fierce attacks of the Formless Flying Hand Snow. The power of this rank eight Killer Move was astonishing; even for someone as powerful as an Eighth Rank Valley Immortal, their vital immortal gu was at risk of being stripped away.
For a time, the Heavenly Court Gu Immortals were struck by Formless Hands one after another. Their immortal gu were snatched away, and they suffered the terrifying backlash of the Killer Move, spitting out gouts of crimson blood.
When the Heavenly Court immortals finally managed to locate Liu Chen, they immediately unleashed several Immortal Path Killer Moves.
Facing the sharp offensive launched by the joint efforts of the Heavenly Court rank eight experts, everyone was shocked to find a surging torrent suddenly rising around Liu Chen, guarding his body like an iron wall. Furthermore, that immortal gu known as the near water pavilion was like a nimble bird, carrying Liu Chen as it wove freely through the sky full of Immortal Path Killer Moves, remaining completely unharmed.
Relying on the advantage of the Immortal Gu House, the near water pavilion, Liu Chen moved through the battlefield like a fish in water, sweeping through all opposition and continuously stealing immortal gu.
"We absolutely cannot let this fellow continue! We must stop him from snatching immortal gu immediately!" That Eighth Rank Heavenly Court Gu Immortal, acting as the leader, shouted anxiously with a deafening voice.
No sooner said than done; he decisively changed tactics, commanding his subordinates to turn their spears and concentrate their fire on the remaining immortal gu of Wade, which were instantly reduced to ashes.
Facing the menacing and powerful Liu Chen, those Heavenly Court Gu Immortals knew full well they were powerless to resist his sharp offensive.
Thus, they made a resolute decision: they would rather destroy these extraordinary immortal gu themselves than let them fall into the enemy's hands!
After all, for the wealthy Heavenly Court, a few mere immortal gu were nothing. At worst, they could invest more effort and resources to carefully refine them again in the future... Thinking this way, everyone felt much more at ease.
Immediately after, this group of Heavenly Court Gu Immortals executed their previously prepared retreat plan without hesitation—carrying Fate Gu and the few remaining undestroyed immortal gu, they quickly took to the sky, plunged into the Two Heavens, and sped non-stop toward the distant Central Continent Heavenly Court.
A brilliant golden sphere of light was seen floating in the center of the Ten Extreme Lifeless Formation, and at this moment, it began to undergo a series of eerie and unpredictable transformations! In an instant, winds rose and clouds surged, lightning flashed and thunder rumbled; waves of fire reached the sky, and water surged like angry billows crashing against the shore; there was also rolling thick smoke and pervasive mist intertwining... This scene looked like utter chaos, but upon closer inspection, one could sense a mysterious and indescribable manifestation of dao marks hidden within!
Just as everyone was filled with suspicion and uncertainty, that golden sphere of light suddenly burst with dazzling radiance. Accompanied by bursts of crisp, pleasant sounds, it slowly unfurled its petals like a blooming flower—and at the heart of the flower, a perfectly formed little infant was actually being nurtured! To everyone's amazement, this little fellow grew and developed at a speed visible to the naked eye, transforming in the blink of an eye into a graceful, elegant, and dignified handsome young man!
"Sovereign Immortal Fetus?" Liu Chen's eyes fixed intently on this Fang Yuan who had just been born into the world, an indescribable shock welling up in his heart. However, he did not act rashly; instead, he inconspicuously used a Divine Ability to pull the treasure chest placed beside the Sovereign Immortal Fetus into his hand from a distance.
One must know that this Sovereign Immortal Fetus was the key factor concerning the success or failure of the future Fate War!
Therefore, Liu Chen truly did not dare to lightly touch the chess games laid out by those Venerables. He chose to stand far away and watch, always maintaining a certain safe distance without moving a single step closer.