"Stop him now!" Fang Di Zhang roared.
The Western Desert Immortal Gu Houses charged at full force toward Zhao Shanhe and Yuzhuzi.
But Heavenly Court's Gu Immortals had already taken up tight defensive positions in front of them.
ROAR!
Zhang Feixiong transformed into a giant and threw himself in front of an Immortal Gu House, blocking it head-on.
CRACK! CRACK! CRACK!
The Flesh Whip Immortal transformed into the Primordial Walking Flesh Tree, madly swinging its branches and lashing the Immortal Gu House until it spun wildly in circles.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM…
All manner of Immortal Killer Moves erupted, like a massive barrage of fireworks blazing across the sky — dazzlingly brilliant and devastatingly powerful.
These were all Eighth Transformation Immortal Killer Moves from Heavenly Court's Gu Immortals. The Western Desert Immortal Gu Houses suffered severe obstruction and inevitably hesitated.
Seizing that brief window, Zhao Shanhe and Yuzhuzi completed their preparation and once again unleashed the Immortal Killer Move: Sitting Idle, Eating Through Mountains.
The Western Desert Gu Immortals were struck once more, then could only watch helplessly as pillars of starlight descended, carrying the Central Continent Gu Immortals away.
In the next instant, they had returned to Heavenly Court.
The Gu Immortals healed their injuries while engaging in spirited discussion.
"Using Sitting Idle, Eating Through Mountains is really getting harder and harder."
"They are the elite of an entire region, after all — no small matter. Even a fool would learn from being tricked multiple times."
"But their strength has also been severely weakened. Give it two more rounds and they probably won't be able to hold on."
The Gu Immortals' morale was high, growing more fired up the longer the battle continued.
Pfft.
Just then, Qin Song's face suddenly turned deathly pale, and he coughed up a small mouthful of blood.
His blood was a yellowish-brown, and countless tiny insects wriggled and jumped about in the froth.
"Senior Qin, are you injured?" Zhou Xiongxin, who stood right beside Qin Song, immediately asked with concern.
Zhou Xiongxin wore a white robe, had a robust physique, a square face, and thick eyebrows. In his previous life, he had fought Fang Yuan head-on, wielding the fastest battlefield-constructing killer move in the world — the Rumor Cage — and had once put Fang Yuan through a grueling battle. In the end, Fang Yuan's calculations ran deeper, and he had used the Reverse Organization's grand formation layout in advance to frame and kill Zhou Xiongxin.
But this time, Fang Yuan had returned through rebirth, and Zhou Xiongxin had thus come back to life as well — one of the many Gu Immortals deploying from Heavenly Court.
Qin Song shook his head weakly. "It's an old wound from long ago, not from the recent battles."
All the Heavenly Court Gu Immortals gathered around to check on Qin Song's condition. Even Purple Star Fairy was drawn over.
Qin Song was a key figure.
The reason Heavenly Court could unleash such a powerful Star Projection killer move was not just due to the relevant grand formation and the Starry Sky Chessboard — it also relied on Qin Song's power.
Qin Song's greatest expertise was relocation.
In his previous life, it was he who led Heavenly Court's Gu Immortals on long-distance marches, rapidly reaching the Di Cangsheng battlefield. At that time, his Immortal Gu were incomplete, and his frenzied use of the killer move had directly brought death upon him.
But in this life, he had awakened earlier, and his circumstances were far more favorable. Not only did he possess a complete set of Immortal Gu, but he had also benefited from advanced life-extension methods.
Qin Song held a very senior generation rank and had entered slumber very early. During his long slumber, Heavenly Court had made many new research breakthroughs in life extension.
The times were always progressing.
Qin Song's lifespan had been extended to a certain degree, but the succession of fierce battles had forced him to repeatedly overexert himself. His physical condition was plummeting rapidly, and his remaining lifespan had been drastically shortened.
"Based on your current physical condition, you can most likely only use a relocation killer move four more times at most. Exceed that number, and both your physical body and soul will collapse and disintegrate," Purple Star Fairy calculated for a moment before speaking.
"Four times?" Qin Song smiled faintly and coughed up another mouthful of yellow blood, his expression calm. "That's enough to crush Western Desert, with some to spare — perhaps enough to deal a heavy blow to the Gu Immortals of Southern Border or the Eastern Sea as well. As for what happens after I die, that will be up to all of you."
The Heavenly Court Gu Immortals fell silent.
Only the Flesh Whip Immortal spoke up with his usual brash manner: "Old Qin, just rest easy. I'm here."
There was nothing they could do about Qin Song's condition. The root cause was his ancient wound — an injury he had sustained while exploring the Wild Desolation Tomb, one that had been incurable back then and remained so now.
However, Purple Star Fairy did not order the assault to continue. She was deliberating inwardly.
Without Qin Song, Heavenly Court would lose its ability to perform mass teleportation. Relying solely on the Starry Sky Chessboard would not only be terribly inefficient, but would also severely drain her own strategic calculation ability.
Purple Star Fairy had experience activating the Star Projection killer move. That technique consumed an extraordinary amount of mental energy. If she were to activate it, she would have no spare capacity left to oversee the broader battlefield.
For Heavenly Court, this was clearly a case of the costs outweighing the benefits.
If there were only a single battlefield, it might be acceptable. But Heavenly Court faced at least three separate theaters of war, and their opponents were not merely the elite powerhouses of the four regions — Fang Yuan, that demonic fiend, had yet to make his move.
As Heavenly Court's leader and chief strategist in both the previous life and this one, Purple Star Fairy had to keep watch over the entire situation.
"What a pity. None of the ones awakened from the Immortal Tomb this time were Wisdom Path Gu Immortals."
"Fang Yuan has yet to act, and Sea Void Ancestor has shown no signs of movement either. If we were to exhaust Qin Song prematurely now and a sudden shift in the war were to occur later, that would be disastrous."