Heavenly Court battlefield.
"You're finally awake!" Qin Dingling watched as Fairy Zi Wei slowly opened her eyes, unable to hold back a long exhale of relief.
"I..." Fairy Zi Wei's gaze was dazed, but it quickly cleared. "What's the current situation of the battle?"
"Not good!" Qin Dingling answered in a low voice, her palm opening to project a golden luminous image.
Within the image was the scene of Fang Yuan suppressing Duke Long and Cang Xuan Zi at this very moment.
Immortal Path killing move — Purple-Gold Dragon Form Qi Force!
After employing this killing move, whether on offense, defense, dodging, or healing, every action Duke Long took was accompanied by purple-gold dragon-shaped qi force.
This was his primary method in the Qi Path, remarkably versatile in its application.
In his previous life, the Five Elements Great Mage had died to this very move of Duke Long's.
But even such a Duke Long was repeatedly forced back by Fang Yuan.
Duke Long remained terrifyingly powerful, but Fang Yuan, relying on the Ten-Thousand-Year Battle Flying Chariot, displayed shocking Time Path combat strength!
Spring Scissors, Summer Fan, and numerous other killing moves wielded devastating power — even Duke Long and Cang Xuan Zi struggled to withstand them.
Fairy Zi Wei watched for a few moments before exclaiming once more in astonishment: "Fang Yuan's combat strength has reached such a level! He seems to possess Transformation Path methods capable of converting the vast majority of his Dao marks into a single type. He has not only advanced to Eighth Transformation, but the number of his Dao marks far exceeds what should be normal. How on earth did he manage it?"
"Rather than pondering those questions now, it would be better to figure out how to resolve this crisis!" Qin Dingling urged.
Fairy Zi Wei fell silent for a moment, then pointed at the luminous image and analyzed calmly: "Lord Duke Long's strength is actually no less than Fang Yuan's — it's just that he's far too passive, forced to constantly defend the Immortal Tomb. This allows Fang Yuan to firmly seize the initiative, and every offensive killing move he unleashes, Duke Long must catch, ensuring the Immortal Tomb does not fall."
Duke Long's counterattacks — Fang Yuan could dodge them at will. But Fang Yuan's onslaught, Duke Long had to endure every single strike. That was far too advantageous.
Looking at it truly, Duke Long and Fang Yuan were closely matched in strength, with little real difference between them. But Fang Yuan's chosen strategy was genuinely brilliant. If it were the sturdy Heaven Monitoring Tower, Duke Long would not have been overly concerned — but the Immortal Tomb was another matter entirely.
The Primordial Qi Wall being destroyed by Fang Yuan was truly an astonishing stroke — far too critical. It had dragged on to the point where Duke Long was exhausted merely trying to handle Fang Yuan's attacks.
Star Constellation's Heavenly Will could have awakened the Gu Immortals within the Immortal Tomb, but it was currently being fully restrained by the phantom of Limitless Demon Venerable.
But how exactly should they handle the situation before them?
The moment Fairy Zi Wei began to think deeply, a wave of splitting headache struck — so violent that her body shuddered hard and she nearly passed out again.
"Careful! Your injuries are still very severe!" Qin Dingling quickly said with concern.
Fairy Zi Wei nodded, her brow furrowed tightly. Forcing herself through the pain, she managed to analyze: "The Immortal Tomb is Heavenly Court's greatest accumulated asset — it absolutely cannot be lost! So we must first eliminate Fang Yuan as a threat. Go reinforce Duke Long, and have Gu Yue Fang Zheng act as well. During this time he has been in secluded cultivation within the Demon Slaying Board and has made much gratifying progress. Enter the Demon Slaying Board and coordinate with him — it will surely yield good results."
"Then what about you?" Qin Dingling looked at Fairy Zi Wei with worry.
Fairy Zi Wei spat out a mouthful of blood: "I must heal my injuries. Fortunately, there is a Heavenly Year Hall that can provide tremendous assistance. Don't worry — this Immortal Gu House is situated at the edge of the battlefield and won't attract any attention at all."
"Alright, take care of yourself!" Qin Dingling hesitated for a moment, gritted her teeth, and immediately flew away.
Fairy Zi Wei's vision went dark in waves. She panted on the spot for quite a while, stabilizing her injuries somewhat, before quietly relocating toward the Heavenly Year Hall.
Immortal Path killing move — Summer Fan!
Whoosh! A violent gale erupted, sweeping up everything, battering heaven and earth.
Duke Long grunted and was blown back three hundred steps, leaving a trail of shattered purple-gold scales in his wake.
The storm similarly engulfed Cang Xuan Zi. The female immortal cried out in pain as the vines covering her body snapped apart inch by inch, and she desperately activated a defensive killing move to resist.
Her Space Path defensive killing move was quite extraordinary. Any attack that aimed to strike her had to traverse a distance far longer than what the naked eye could perceive.
Yet no matter how vast that distance, the Time Path hurricane still swept across the Immortal Tomb. The Immortal Tomb sustained damage — though only a small portion, far from total destruction — but it was already enough to cause heartache among all the Heavenly Court immortals.
Fang Yuan let out a cold snort, his gaze turning dark as he stared at Cang Xuan Zi.
He was not satisfied with the current results.
Cang Xuan Zi... Her participation in the battle had exceeded his expectations. He knew nothing about her. She primarily cultivated the Space Path, and regarding this particular Dao, Fang Yuan's own realm was insufficient.
With insufficient Space Path attainment, even though his Wisdom Path ran deep, it was nearly impossible to divine anything useful.
"The most threatening of the two is still Duke Long." On the Ten-Thousand-Year Battle Flying Chariot, Fang Yuan shifted his gaze toward Duke Long once more.
Not long ago, when Fang Yuan had unleashed the Summer Fan killing move, Duke Long had been blown back five hundred steps. Now he had only retreated three hundred.
Summer Fan was an older killing move — though Fang Yuan had made many improvements to it, it had still been seen before. Duke Long was now gradually adapting to it with ease.
Of course, the more critical reason was that Duke Long was continuously growing stronger!
"Dragon Imperial Ascension..." Fang Yuan murmured. He now fully understood how the Northern Plains immortals of his previous life had felt when they fought Duke Long.