By now, Fang Yuan was a vastly different person from before.
Heavenly Court had forged him a reputation and prestige that shook the world. Though he appeared to be only at the Seventh Transformation, he could already strike fear into the hearts of Eighth Transformation Gu Immortals across the mortal realm.
"Ancestor." Shen Congsheng handed Shen Shang a mortal information Gu, containing everything he knew about Fang Yuan.
Shen Shang took the mortal Gu and swept it with his divine sense. When he looked at Fang Yuan again, his expression had completely changed.
"Fang Yuan? Even Heavenly Court couldn't do anything against you — hahaha, how interesting!" Shen Shang's eyes flashed with bloody light as he let out a wild laugh. "I never expected someone like you to appear in this world. This is wonderful — now… I won't be lonely anymore."
As his words fell, a terrifying aura erupted from his body, flooding heaven and earth, shaking the soul.
Far from being deterred by Fang Yuan's intelligence, Shen Shang was instead filled with a soaring fighting spirit.
Seeing Shen Shang's reaction, a surge of confidence suddenly welled up from the bottom of Shen Congsheng's heart: "I'm probably no match for Fang Yuan, but with Ancestor Shen Shang here — he is no ordinary Eighth Transformation Gu Immortal. With him on the battlefield, the outcome is still uncertain!"
Just as this thought crossed his mind, a brilliant silver light burst forth, flooding Shen Congsheng's vision.
"Damn it!" The alarm in Shen Congsheng's heart screamed. He retreated in haste.
The next instant, the Ten Thousand Year Battle Flying Chariot roared past, carving a dazzling rainbow across the sky.
Had he been a single breath slower and remained in place, Shen Congsheng would have been slammed head-on by the Battle Flying Chariot.
That outcome was something Shen Congsheng didn't even dare to imagine.
This was the advantage of an Immortal Gu House.
Deploying an Immortal move took time, but simply ramming the Immortal Gu House around was an attack method that yielded instant results.
The Ten Thousand Year Battle Flying Chariot came hurtling back once more.
Fang Yuan piloted the chariot with complete disregard for Shen Congsheng, focusing all his aggression on Shen Shang.
Shen Shang certainly didn't dare test his body against the Battle Flying Chariot's power either. For the moment, he was chased all over the sky by the chariot.
Shen Congsheng and the other Shen clan Gu Immortals wanted to step in and help, only to discover with embarrassment that they still couldn't lay a hand on Fang Yuan.
"Despicable!" Shen Congsheng gnashed his teeth. Just like this, the Shen clan's numerical advantage was completely nullified — they could only watch as Fang Yuan and Shen Shang fought it out.
As for Miao Mingshen and the others, they naturally dared not involve themselves in such a battle. They were already retreating continuously, huddling in the far corners of the battlefield's edge.
"Shen Huai — you, an ancestor of the Shen clan, is scampering around all you've got?" Fang Yuan entered the interior of the Ten Thousand Year Battle Flying Chariot and taunted him at full volume.
Even within the chariot's inner space, he was still bound by Recluse Immortal Venerable's restrictions. Inside his Supreme Immortal Aperture, Fang Yuan had a great number of subordinates, but none could be released.
The Ten Thousand Year Battle Flying Chariot had to be operated by him alone.
If he could have deployed his subordinates, his numerical advantage would have far surpassed the Shen clan's.
"Hmph, what arrogance from a junior!" Provoked by Fang Yuan's words, Shen Huai suddenly halted high in the sky and unleashed an Immortal move.
Shen Huai's attainment in flight was extraordinarily profound, and his speed was blistering — fast enough to maneuver directly against the Battle Flying Chariot.
Throughout his flight, he had been preparing this move. Now he finally activated it.
Immortal move — Night Song!
A desolate melody spread rapidly across the battlefield. The sorrow it carried surged like a tide, ceaselessly flooding the mental defenses of everyone present.
The song's rhythm was slow, dominated by long vocal chants accompanied by drums and the zither — ancient, mournful, and profoundly sad.
The Flower Butterfly female Immortal and the Bee General at the edge of the battlefield were already in tears.
Miao Mingshen, Ren Xiuping, and the others wore expressions of grief as well, unable to contain their emotions.
Fang Yuan gave a cold snort, and the Ten Thousand Year Battle Flying Chariot blazed with radiant light, shielding him from the Night Song's power.
But Shen Shang had already achieved his purpose.
He had deployed the Night Song not to directly attack the Gu Immortals on the battlefield, but to shape the battlefield's environment.
The song blanketed sea and sky. Wisps of dusk mist seeped from the sound waves, dyeing the entire surroundings. After just a few breaths, the whole Regret Cry Sea Region was plunged into pitch-black darkness.
The Gu Immortals trapped within couldn't see their own hands before their faces. The mournful Night Song filled their ears, and their will to fight plummeted. If they kept listening, they would soon be at the mercy of others.
Though Fang Yuan was minimally affected, the utter darkness around him meant he had also lost sight of his target.
He immediately activated his detection methods and quickly pinpointed Shen Shang's location.
Shen Shang seemed to sense this and burst into hearty laughter. "Fang Yuan, you've fallen for it."
With that, he unleashed yet another move — Melancholy.
Fang Yuan grunted abruptly, having been struck head-on.
A jolt of alarm shot through his heart. He quickly identified it: "This is a Human Path move! No wonder my Ten Thousand Year Battle Flying Chariot couldn't defend against it."
An Immortal Gu House offered both offense and defense, providing Gu Immortals with formidable protection and exceptional safety.
But this defense was not without its shortcomings.
When designing the Ten Thousand Year Battle Flying Chariot, Fang Yuan had accounted for the vast majority of paths — but Human Path had been his weakness. At that time, he had not yet reached the level of Human Path Grandmaster.
By the time he eventually attained that level of attainment, the Battle Flying Chariot was already built. The overall design was set, allowing only minor adjustments rather than major overhauls.
There was also a primary reason: Fang Yuan lacked specialized Human Path Immortal Gu for defense.