Boom—!
A thunderous blast rocked the Black Fur Continent as another city crumbled, sending countless fur folk to their deaths or grievous wounds in an instant.
"Feng Jiuge, you deserve to die!" The Langya Earth Spirit roared in frenzied rage, his howl laced with a grief that pierced to the very heart.
Feng Jiuge sneered and shot off into the distance once more.
The silver giant, driven by the Langya Earth Spirit, gave relentless chase. Before departing, it scattered waves of radiant light over the ruins of the shattered cities — the injured fur folk who had survived all bathed in that light, their wounds mending swiftly, preserving their lives.
But this was of no use in the greater battle.
The silver giant possessed Eighth Transformation combat strength, but Feng Jiuge was no different. Neither could prevent the other from striking.
Unless the gap between their combat power became twofold or greater.
"Has Fang Yuan still not responded?" The Langya Earth Spirit's eyes were bloodshot as he barked the question at those around him.
The fur folk Gu Immortals responsible for communications all shook their heads.
"Damn it!" The Langya Earth Spirit gnashed his teeth until they creaked, fists clenched, driven half-mad with frustration. "At the critical moment, he's useless! Is he trying to avoid this deliberately? No — that can't be right! He's not the kind of man who lacks courage. If he and I joined forces, every Central Continent Gu Immortal here would perish. In that case... I'm afraid Fang Yuan's own side has also been struck by the Heavenly Court!"
Though the Langya Earth Spirit was consumed by fury, he still retained his reason.
"Supreme Grand Elder, what should we do? Simply chasing after Feng Jiuge — it won't work!" Mao Liu spoke up.
The fur folk Gu Immortals were not the Langya Earth Spirit. Though they had been born and raised here, once they achieved immortality, their perspectives naturally shifted — they drew a clear line between immortal and mortal.
If the ordinary fur folk died, they died. At worst, more could be cultivated over time. But if those Central Continent Gu Immortals were allowed to set up their formations freely, the entire Langya Blessed Land would face catastrophe.
The other fur folk Gu Immortals wanted to persuade the Langya Earth Spirit as well, but they lacked the nerve. Only Mao Liu held a unique position — he was a soul fragment of the Spectral Demon — and at this critical moment, he knew he had to be the first to step forward.
To the other fur folk Gu Immortals' surprise, the Langya Earth Spirit, upon hearing Mao Liu's suggestion, did not become more enraged or angry.
Instead, he grinned hideously. "Rest assured! How could I forget about those Central Continent Gu Immortals? Without Fang Yuan, we still have other reinforcements — hahaha! This Feng Jiuge thinks he's clever, but he's merely flailing in his death throes. They all must die! ALL OF THEM!!"
"You don't mean...?" Mao Liu's eyes lit up at once.
The other fur folk Gu Immortals caught on as well.
"Right — we're not alone!"
"Exactly! Our Langya faction is part of the Four Race Grand Alliance — if the Central Continent Gu Immortals have reinforcements, so do we!"
The Four Race Grand Alliance that Fang Yuan had helped forge years ago had actually been conceived with precisely this kind of scenario in mind.
Fang Yuan knew full well the importance of the Langya Blessed Land, and the alliance he had helped build was designed to provide a powerful safeguard for its security.
The Langya Earth Spirit and numerous fur folk Gu Immortals had been led around by the nose by Feng Jiuge. The entire might of the Langya faction was concentrated in the silver giant.
The Central Continent Gu Immortals believed themselves safe, but in truth, the Langya side still had considerable forces it could deploy.
In fact, reinforcements from the three races — the Ink People, Stone People, and Snow People — had already arrived; they simply hadn't revealed themselves.
"Is it finally time for us to act?" murmured Shi Xiong, a Seventh Transformation Stone People Gu Immortal of the Law Dao, upon receiving the message from the Langya Earth Spirit.
"Let's move! What are we waiting for?" Bing Feng, a Seventh Transformation Snow People Gu Immortal, could barely contain himself.
"What a pity I can't join this battle personally." Bing Zhuo, another Seventh Transformation Snow People Gu Immortal who specialized in close combat, spoke with regret.
"With such a grand formation, what need is there for us to act?" laughed an Ink People Gu Immortal from Ink City.
Besides these four Seventh Transformation cultivators, there were also quite a few Sixth Transformation Gu Immortals.
When the Langya faction came under attack, according to the terms of the Four Race Alliance, the other three races were bound to stand together, unite as one, and resist the common enemy. Violation would bring extremely severe punishment.
When forging the alliance, Fang Yuan had placed particular emphasis on the speed of reinforcements, leaving no detail overlooked.
However, the three races' reinforcements were not coerced — they came willingly. These non-human races naturally had no fondness for humanity, but their only real concern was the potential death of their own Gu Immortals.
But the Immortal Formation hidden within the Langya Blessed Land had perfectly addressed their concerns.
Ever since the Eighth Transformation Immortal Gu House — the Refining Furnace — had been breached by the Shadow Sect and its core Gu stolen, the Langya Blessed Land could only barely maintain its defenses with the damaged furnace.
The Langya Blessed Land's defensive power had been greatly diminished, and Fang Yuan, the consummate strategist, had long since taken note of this. Ages ago, having attained the realm of Formation Dao, he had exchanged cultivation inheritances with the Langya Earth Spirit. Among them were naturally a vast number of Immortal Formations that could replace the Refining Furnace in defending the blessed land.
The Langya faction was not lacking in Gu, so Fang Yuan had modified the existing formations and secretly laid down a super Gu Formation concealed throughout the entire Langya Blessed Land. In normal times, it lay dormant and hidden. Only when a powerful enemy invaded could the Gu Immortals activate it, unleashing its vast and terrifying power!
This, of course, had been entirely deliberate on Fang Yuan's part.
He had thought it through carefully — considering both the individual combat strength of the fur folk Gu Immortals and the psychology of the reinforcing Gu Immortals, setting up an Immortal Formation was the optimal choice.
There was also another consideration: once an Immortal Formation was laid down, it could not be easily relocated. Although the Langya Blessed Land's strength had grown, if the day ever came when they needed to oppose Fang Yuan, this formation would be utterly useless against him. He had even embedded hidden backdoors within it...
These alien Gu Immortal reinforcements, upon arriving, had been arranged by the Langya Earth Spirit into the Immortal Formation. Getting familiar with it took some time, but now they all acted in unison, pouring their Immortal Essence into it and setting the super formation into motion.
"What's happening?!"
"There — there's actually a super Gu Formation hidden here?!"
"Impossible! How does the Langya side still have manpower?!"
The moment the Immortal Formation activated, its might was overwhelming and unstoppable. The Central Continent Gu Immortals' own formation, which they had just finished setting up, collapsed instantly, leaving many of them severely wounded.
Bing Zhuo and the others pressed their advantage ruthlessly. The formation released an invisible force, vast and majestic, like a colossal millstone. Under its grinding might, two Central Continent Gu Immortals were killed in quick succession.
Feng Jiuge's face changed drastically.
"What a Langya Earth Spirit — I fell for your scheme!"
The cruel reality struck him like a slap across the face.
Even this legendary figure of the present age showed open anger.
Under these circumstances, Feng Jiuge could no longer continue with his previous tactics. He immediately turned back, attempting to rescue the remaining Central Continent Gu Immortals.