The Fang Yuan of old had needed to conceal his identity, but now, facing the many Righteous Path Gu Immortals of the Southern Border, he saw no reason to do so.
Fang Yuan revealed himself openly, and the Southern Border Righteous Path Gu Immortals were all stunned!
In the past, Fang Yuan had disguised himself as Wu Yihai, reaping enormous gains during the Dream Battle, even becoming the Sect Master of Shadow Sect. In the end, when the Southern Border Righteous Path joined forces to hunt him down, he had still escaped unscathed.
Even the Heavenly Court's bounty had done nothing to Fang Yuan.
Several months ago, Fang Yuan had suddenly appeared in the Southern Border and killed two Gu Immortals of the Hou and Shang clans. Had the Luytu successor not stepped in to intervene, even the Tie family's Iron-Faced God would have fallen in battle.
After that, the Heavenly Court dispatched the Eighth Transformation Gu Immortal powerhouse Thunder Ghost True Monarch. The specifics of that battle remained unknown to the world, but Fang Yuan had hung up three of her ribs — along with the scene of her being thoroughly beaten by him — in the Treasure Yellow Heaven for all to see. The entire world was shaken. Fang Yuan soared to prominence, overshadowing Feng Jiuge to claim the title of the foremost among Seventh Transformation cultivators! The vast majority of Gu Immortals came to realize that although Fang Yuan possessed only Seventh Transformation cultivation, he was extraordinary — he could absolutely be treated as an Eighth Transformation Gu Immortal.
Moreover, Fang Yuan was an Otherworldly Demon who had used the Spring Autumn Cicada to resurrect. Cunning beyond measure, ruthlessly savage, and what truly made many lone Immortals despise him was that Fang Yuan, a dignified Gu Immortal, had no bottom line whatsoever — he even targeted mortals.
By now, Fang Yuan could be called the most rapidly risen, most dazzling Demonic Path Colossus in the world!
When such a figure appeared, the Righteous Path Gu Immortals of the Southern Border were naturally shocked, consumed by dread and panic.
"Alas! Lord Yang Sanmu fell heroically, and now our Southern Border Righteous Path adds yet another blood debt to Fang Yuan! One day, he will pay for all of this!" Xia Fan clutched his chest and wailed in grief.
The assembled Gu Immortals fell silent. This time, no one clung to any hopeful delusions. Fang Yuan's appearance brought them both relief after the fact and a deep shudder of lingering fear — and they could not help but sympathize with the fallen Yang Sanmu. How could you have been so unlucky, running headlong into a monster like Fang Yuan? You could have stayed safely inside the Immortal formation, yet you chose to strike out on your own. Were you not just courting death?
The silence did not last long before someone shouted, "Fang Yuan remains as insidious and cunning as ever — he lured Lord Yang Sanmu out! Fortunately, under the leadership of Lords Xia Fan and Chi Qiu, we held our formation steady and refused to be provoked. We gave that Fang Yuan no opening to exploit."
The expressions among the Gu Immortals varied. Some were about to speak when, at that very moment, the sky and earth shook violently. The entire great formation trembled violently.
Outside the Immortal formation, silver scales stretched like a sea, and ten thousand Flood Dragons soared and plunged, frantically attacking — ramming, tearing, and biting at the formation's pure white light barrier.
The faces of the Southern Border Gu Immortals, illuminated by the flashing silver of the Sword Flood Dragons, turned deathly pale.
Under Fang Yuan's Immortal killer move, Myriad Flood Dragons, they felt as though they were facing a cataclysmic tempest. Even with the protection of the Immortal formation, they could only feel their own insignificance.
Fang Yuan's Myriad Flood Dragons had not grown much in power compared to before. But the key lay in the Wan Wo Immortal Gu, which made deploying Myriad Flood Dragons countless times easier. When Fang Yuan activated it, the steps were greatly simplified and the efficiency far greater. Where he had previously needed time to unleash one or two rounds, he could now unleash five or six!
Fang Yuan hammered the formation repeatedly. Countless ancient Sword Flood Dragon clones crashed against the great formation one after another, immediately provoking its greater defensive power.
The pure white light barrier rippled, swelling like tidal waves or a succession of mountain ranges rising and falling, blocking the onslaught of the Myriad Flood Dragons.
"Interesting." Fang Yuan observed closely. The Immortal formation shook, yes, but its foundation remained unshaken. As his assault intensified, the formation's defensive power climbed in lockstep.
"We have the Gu formation — it should be able to hold for a while, shouldn't it?" a Southern Border Gu Immortal said uncertainly, turning to look at Chi Qiu.
Chi Qiu's gaze flickered violently. So far, the Immortal formation's defense had been adequate. But —
Their opponent was no ordinary person. He was Fang Yuan!
A Demonic Path Colossus that even the Heavenly Court's relentless pursuit had failed to bring to heel!
"Everyone, quickly send for reinforcements from your respective clans! Tell them Fang Yuan is here — hurry! Do you really believe this formation can withstand someone like him?" Chi Qiu sighed.
Seeing that even Chi Qiu was so shaken, the other Gu Immortals dared not be negligent. They immediately began sending out distress calls.
Earlier, when Fang Yuan had not revealed his identity and appeared to be merely a Seventh Transformation Gu Immortal, the Southern Border Gu Immortals had been too embarrassed to ask for help. They had merely reported the situation to their rear bases.
But now that Fang Yuan had revealed himself, the Gu Immortals called for aid with voices raw from shouting, righteous and unapologetic.
Roarrr…
The flood dragons roared in chorus. Fang Yuan attacked relentlessly, and the Immortal formation resisted with everything it had, its power climbing ever higher.
"Hold on! Even if it kills us, we have to hold!"
"The western anchor point has been breached! Someone get over there and repair it!"
"Immortal Essence is running low — who can take over?"
The Southern Border Gu Immortals fought desperately to hold the line. Under the crushing weight of Fang Yuan's assault, these people abandoned their scheming and backstabbing, truly uniting as one.
Chi Qiu poured his life force into repairing the Gu formation, while Xia Fan had already coughed up several mouthfuls of blood — all in the effort to calculate the weaknesses of Fang Yuan's Myriad Flood Dragons killer move. He, too, was giving everything he had.