White light blanketed the skies, falling like a vast snowfall, filling the heaven and earth of the Central Continent.
The first to benefit were the combatants at the Emperor City battlefield.
"Powerful — such immense power!" The Central Continent Gu Immortals felt something wondrous. A completely new force surged through their entire bodies. This force was so vast and torrential, like a crashing tide that continuously battered against their hearts before rushing out to every limb and bone.
All fatigue was swept away in an instant.
Their minds became crystal clear, and a fierce battle intent surged upward.
It was the same for every one of them — Sixth Transformation, Seventh Transformation, and even Eighth Transformation.
"This is the heritage of our Central Continent's Heavenly Court!"
"My strength has at least doubled. With an enhancement like this, what enemy do we have to fear?"
"Charge! Cut them down! Defeat every last invader! Let them know the might of Heavenly Court — the might of Central Continent!!"
The morale of the Central Continent side skyrocketed like a rainbow, unleashing a savage offensive storm.
The Western Desert side retreated steadily.
"Fall back!"
"Pull back, quickly!"
"Such an enhancement is truly terrifying — what kind of killer move is this?"
"Let us avoid its edge for now. A killer move this powerful cannot possibly last long."
The Western Desert Gu Immortals frantically exchanged messages.
"It is useless. This is a technique of Immortal Venerable Star Soul. The two Human Path killer moves are 'Popular Expectation' and 'Hero Among Men.' Sustaining the entire battle is absolutely no problem whatsoever." Fang Dichang spoke in a deep, heavy voice.
The Western Desert side continued to withdraw, but the Bean God Palace controlled by Fang Dichang remained firmly in its original position, standing like a pillar against the current, showing not the slightest intention of retreat.
Fang Dichang's face was cold and stern.
He had not anticipated that Shen Shang's attempt to break through would cause these killer moves to erupt ahead of schedule.
In his previous life, these two Human Path techniques had been a crucial bargaining chip that changed the course of the entire battle.
In this life, Fang Yuan had schemed painstakingly, even allying with Shen Shang, specifically to neutralize these two techniques. But despite all his efforts, the result was still unsatisfactory. Judging by the current outcome, not only had Shen Shang failed to restrain and diminish these two killer moves — he had made the situation even more troublesome.
The 'Hero Among Men' killer move targeted the Gu Immortals themselves, doubling all of their attributes!
The killer move's power was terrifyingly immense. Once enhanced, the techniques the Gu Immortals employed — including Immortal Gu Houses, Immortal Formations, and so on — all saw their power surge dramatically. In a certain sense, it was even more practical than Daoist Demon Venerable Thief of Heaven's 'In Pairs' killer move.
Waves of offensive assaults crashed against the Bean God Palace like towering tidal surges, striking ceaselessly.
The Bean God Palace had been created by Immortal Venerable Yuan Lian, yet even it struggled to withstand such ferocious might. Its surface cracked, sustaining countless injuries. A great number of Gu Insects rapidly perished, destroyed in droves.
However, the Bean God Palace's greatest strength lay in its recovery — much like Immortal Venerable Yuan Lian's cultivation style.
Though many Gu Insects perished, replacements arrived swiftly. Those that were wounded but survived could even regenerate rapidly!
The Bean God Palace stood like a reef of azure stone, firmly planted on the front line, silently enduring the Central Continent side's relentless bombardment.
"Truly worthy of the Bean God Palace!"
"Fang Dichang of the Fang family truly has backbone!"
"Then let us fight. Since we have come this far, can we still afford to flee?"
The Western Desert side's morale finally stabilized. The Western Desert Gu Immortals stopped retreating and moved forward to meet the Central Continent Immortal Gu Houses head-on.
In an instant, the Immortal Gu Houses clashed in a grand battle.
The Sparrow Catching Pavilion opened several birdcages, releasing flocks of birds that flew free. Once outside the cages, they rapidly expanded, forming a sky-darkening swarm of birds that descended like gathering storm clouds.
Not to be outdone, the Western Desert's Chicken Coop and Dog Kennel released herds of chicken and dog Primal Beasts to counter them.
The two sides made contact, and after only a brief exchange, the chicken and dog Primal Beasts were clearly struggling to hold their own, and many were slain.
"Let me help you!" Fang Gu Immortals of the Dong family drove the Red River Chariot forward to reinforce.
The Red River Chariot resembled a waterwheel, spinning continuously. From its wheel, a massive beam of red light shot forth, winding like a ribbon around the flock of Fire Magma Birds.
The Fire Magma Bird swarm was immediately suppressed by more than half, and the red light encircled them, capturing the entire flock into the Red River Chariot.
"Thank you for your Fire Magma Birds!" The Dong family Fang Immortal laughed heartily. The Red River Chariot's power increased by a full twenty percent as a result!
Although the Western Desert side had gained a small advantage, it still required the combined efforts of the Chicken Coop and Dog Kennel along with the Red River Chariot to contend with the Sparrow Catching Pavilion.
This microcosm was representative of the broader situation.
Across the battlefield, the Western Desert's Immortal Gu Houses were typically forced to fight two against one.
The Central Continent's Immortal Gu Houses were each devastatingly powerful. The Yueyang Palace blazed with radiant light that pierced the sky; the Cold Dragon Manor emanated dragon souls, sending frigid cold soaring in all directions; the Wind Full Tower unleashed gale-force winds that swept across the battlefield.
From the very first clash, the Western Desert side was beaten down, barely able to raise their heads.
"This cannot go on." Fang Dichang surveyed the battlefield with growing worry.
Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated in a hundred battles.
Fang Dichang understood Central Continent's strength, but he understood his own side's limits even better. The Western Desert Gu Immortals would not fight to the death. Mobilizing such a large force was already the result of Fang Dichang exhausting every last resource at his disposal.
In a fierce battle like this, the moment the Western Desert side suffered any casualties, they would almost certainly withdraw.
And the moment one person retreated, others would follow immediately.
In short, this was not a true army — it was a motley mob, easily prone to disintegration.
Leading this force at such a critical juncture, Fang Dichang had to hold the line himself, standing at the very forefront to keep his formation intact.
"I had intended to use this at the final moment… but there is no choice now." Fang Dichang sighed and dispatched all the Bean God Soldiers he had been stockpiling within the Bean God Palace.
The most numerous were the Soybean Soldiers, also the most basic. They served as cannon fodder, charging to the front in waves.
Behind them came the Mung Bean Soldiers, who could fire flying arrows; the Red Bean Soldiers, capable of self-detonation; and the Black Bean Soldiers, who possessed the strongest defenses.
As for the Blue Bean Soldiers and White Bean Soldiers, they were the fewest in number. The former could reflect killer moves of a certain power back at their attackers, while the latter could heal allied troops.
The moment the army of soldiers deployed, the situation was immediately stabilized, bringing the battlefield to a stalemate. But the price was the rapid attrition of these soldiers.
Once losses exceeded a certain threshold, the Western Desert side would once again fall into disadvantage. At that point, Fang Dichang would have almost no cards left to play — all he could do was wait for reinforcements.
Mao Jiao Mountain battlefield.
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