Invincible Blessed Land Battlefield.
In this moment, Fang Yuan and the Southern and Northern Immortals alike launched a desperate, suicidal charge!
Fang Yuan was at the very front, serving as the sharpest spear tip.
He had become the sole hope of the Southern and Northern Immortals, bearing the full weight of their expectations upon his shoulders.
"How ironic, how wretched! For this battle to have reached such a point, we must place our bets on our enemy." The hearts of the Southern and Northern Immortals were all mired in turmoil.
"To think we'd be lumped together with Fang Yuan — truly a pack of demonic scoundrels!" The Heavenly Court Gu Immortals sneered as they closed in to kill.
What was there left to say?
Everything for profit, everything for survival, everything for victory!
"Fang Yuan! Stop right there!" A Heavenly Court Gu Immortal lunged at Fang Yuan.
"I'll hold him off — Fang Yuan, keep moving forward!" Heavenly Lord Hundred Legs shouted, charging to intercept.
Two Immortal Gu Houses barreled toward each other. The Southern and Northern Immortals' Immortal Gu Houses angled in from the sides, one left and one right, flanking Fang Yuan to shield him.
Eighth Transformation Gu Immortals clashed violently, their Immortal Gu Houses like raging bulls that had no choice but to ram head-on.
A sharp gleam flickered in Fang Yuan's eyes.
This was an experience he had never had before, and he had never imagined such a miraculous scene could unfold.
He had actually received such selfless, self-sacrificing help from the Southern and Northern Immortals!
"Retreat! Quickly, quickly, quickly — open the distance!" The Heaven Monitoring Tower began to pull back.
The final charge from Fang Yuan and the others had been simply too fierce, like mad tigers. At the critical moment, though the Heavenly Court members were closing in from behind, few had managed to rush forward to defend the Heaven Monitoring Tower.
Dragon Duke struggled to prop up both arms, lifting Emperor Cang Sheng's upper and lower jaws open inch by inch.
Though his back was turned to Fang Yuan and the Heaven Monitoring Tower, he relied on the All-Seeing Eye killer move to maintain complete awareness of the battle situation.
"Fang Yuan is their only hope — as long as we take him out… the morale of the Southern and Northern Immortals will plummet to its lowest point. With their hope shattered, they might even surrender outright!"
"Moreover, this scoundrel Fang Yuan possesses the Spring Autumn Cicada, and he is Red Lotus's final hope."
In that instant, deep within Dragon Duke's memory, a scene surfaced.
Red Lotus stood drenched in blood, gravely wounded and on the verge of death, having summoned every last ounce of strength just to stand before Dragon Duke.
Dragon Duke gazed at him quietly, his voice slightly hoarse: "Hong Ting, you have no hope left. Give up. Surrender. I'll give you a chance to repent and start anew."
"At this point, Master, you still refuse to give up on me… hehehe." Red Lotus Demon Venerable laughed. "But I'm sorry, Master — my hope hasn't been shattered yet."
"Hmph. What hope could you possibly have? What could you possibly rely on?"
"My hope isn't here, Master. I left it for… the Great Era. Just as the Great Era is about to begin, you will see him. He will, just like me, carve his way into the Heavenly Court."
Dragon Duke sighed and spoke in a resolute tone: "Then I will stop him, just as I stopped you today. You are my disciple. The mistakes you've made — I will make amends for them. Your every hope — I will personally… strangle!"
Roar!
Dragon Duke let out a thunderous roar, his arms jerking upward to pry open Emperor Cang Sheng's jaws. His figure vanished from the spot.
Clang!
In the next instant, Emperor Cang Sheng's razor-sharp dragon fangs snapped shut with devastating force, striking out blinding golden sparks.
But Dragon Duke had already reached Fang Yuan's back.
His massive hand reached out to grab Fang Yuan.
In that instant, Fang Yuan felt an incomparable force seize him from behind. An overwhelming, vast, and suffocating aura flooded heaven and earth like a tsunami, threatening to swallow him whole from behind!
"Dragon Duke!" Fang Yuan gritted his teeth, spun around abruptly, and activated a killer move to clash head-on.
"I'll strangle you!" Dragon Duke's amber dragon eyes reflected Fang Yuan's face in crystal-clear detail, his voice freezing to the bone, killing intent saturating the air.
But in the next moment, an Immortal Gu House wedged itself between the two.
"Fang Yuan, go!" Multiple Southern and Northern Immortals roared in unison.
Fang Yuan let out a cold snort, turned, and continued onward in pursuit of the Heaven Monitoring Tower.
Dragon Duke was blocked. He roared, activated his killer move, and tore with both claws! The incredibly thick Immortal Gu House crumbled like paper in his hands, ripped apart.
Dragon Duke resumed the pursuit, but after only a few steps, Heavenly Lord Hundred Legs appeared before him.
Dragon Duke's great hand grabbed and crushed Heavenly Lord Hundred Legs.
In the next moment, Heavenly Lord Hundred Legs charged at him again.
"Not dead?" Dragon Duke was momentarily surprised. He had just activated his detection killer move and confirmed it was Heavenly Lord Hundred Legs' true body.