Heavenly Court battlefield.
Immortal Path killer move — Finger Wind Dragon.
Wu Yong unleashed his killer move, but found himself besieged by three of Heavenly Court's main forces.
"Wu Yong, die!" Phoenix Immortal Crown Prince activated endless flames, advancing them layer by layer, while he himself remained hidden in the rear, similarly shrouded in a sea of fire — combining offense and defense with great composure.
Zhou Xiongxin struck from behind. The Three Men Form a Tiger killer move erupted forth, and a horde of tigers roared as they pounced.
Wild Woodcutter attacked from a distance, executing his killer move. Green vines sprouted from thin air, creeping toward Wu Yong, attempting to bind him firmly in place.
Wu Yong sighed inwardly and retreated steadily, withdrawing into the Jade Pure Dripping Wind Small Bamboo Tower.
Relying on the Immortal Gu House, he withstood the fierce assault of the three immortals.
But this also meant his plan to approach the Heaven Monitoring Tower had gone up in smoke.
"Human Path killer moves really give Heavenly Court too much of a boost... wait, what's this?!" Just as Wu Yong was wracking his head, specks of white light suddenly converged upon the Jade Pure Dripping Wind Small Bamboo Tower, even seeping into his body.
Human Path killer move — Everyone's Expectation!
Human Path killer move — Outstanding Among Men!
"Argh, argh!" Inside the Immortal Gu House, the Southern Border Gu Immortals around Wu Yong all cried out.
"This power, this power..." On the battlefield outside, Tree Elder Ba De stared at his own hands in astonishment.
Yi Haofang, a great expert of Transformation Path, was equally bewildered: "How can Heavenly Court's Human Path killer moves also be helping us?"
This question weighed upon them like a mountain, pressing equally upon the hearts of Heavenly Court's Gu Immortals.
"Shen Shang, you truly lived up to expectations. Well done!" Fang Yuan laughed heartily. He too had received the boost, and his condition surged dramatically.
Lord Dragon's face turned ashen!
He was a dragon man — a member of a non-human race, so he could not benefit from Outstanding Among Men. But Fang Yuan was different. When he reverted to his human form, even though it was transformed from the Supreme Immortal Fetus Gu, his identity was purely that of the human race!
Boom!
Lord Dragon was blasted away by Fang Yuan.
"What on earth is happening?" Qin Dingling transmitted her voice, urgently demanding an answer from Elder Zheng Yuan.
Elder Zheng Yuan had not died — he had long since been relocated out of the Central Hall and had been in charge of activating the Human Path measures left by Central Continent's Venerable.
At that moment, the old man hastily replied, reporting to Lord Dragon, Qin Dingling, and the others: "A problem has arisen on Emperor City's side. Someone is pulling strings — they've channeled the human will from all four other regions in. Everyone's Expectation and Outstanding Among Men identify allegiance based on human will. Originally, it was only Central Continent's human will, but now the human will of all five regions has gathered together, so everyone has received the buff."
Lord Dragon parried Fang Yuan's fierce assault while demanding: "How can this problem be resolved?"
Elder Zheng Yuan answered in a heavy voice: "I'm giving it everything I have, but whether I can succeed — I have absolutely no confidence!"
Lord Dragon's heart sank another notch: "Who on earth could do this to a Venerable's Human Path measures?"
He had never imagined that a Venerable's Human Path killer move could undergo such a transformation. Although the enemy had not directly cracked these two killer moves, expanding their range to cover everyone was essentially no different from breaking them.
"It must be Shen Shang, hmm?" The soul ball cradled in Fairy Ziwei's palm trembled gently, as if letting out a laugh.
The intelligence Fairy Ziwei had given Lord Dragon — concerning Shen Shang's location — had been provided under the influence of Demon Venerable Soul.
Yet Lord Dragon had trusted Fairy Ziwei completely, harboring no suspicion. Moreover, Fang Zheng was at that time being held by Shen Congsheng, and they urgently needed to secure his release, which led to the chain of events that followed. In the end, Shen Shang departed from Dragon Whale Le Tu, infiltrated Emperor City, and achieved this remarkable result.
"Perhaps one should say — truly worthy of Le Tu." The soul ball trembled once more.
Fairy Ziwei's eyes were pitch black. Her hands silently cradled the soul ball, continuously employing Wisdom Path methods to simulate Soul Path effects, actively treating the soul ball.
Under her treatment, the soul ball's form grew steadily more solid.
Meanwhile, the Central Heaven Gate remained open, continuously drawing Gu Immortals into Heavenly Court from outside.
"Hahaha, bring them all in! Let them fight, let them die! The fiercer the fighting, the better. The more dead, the merrier! Hahaha!" The soul ball laughed wildly.
The first batch to enter were the Southern Border immortals from the Maojiao Mountain battlefield, along with Wu Shuai, Zhan Budu, and others.
Now the second wave of Gu Immortals flooded in — reinforcements from the Northern Plains, who in the previous life had joined forces with the Southern Border group.
The elder at the forefront, leaning on a cane, was none other than Medicine Emperor.
And striding proudly beside him was Hundred-Legs Heavenly Lord.
Behind these two Eighth Transformation Gu Immortals stood the infamous Overlord Immortal Chu Du, whose name resounded across all five regions; Sun Minglu, grandson of Xuanji, who had once schemed against Old Ancestor Snow Beard; and various other Gu Immortal experts.
"Seventh Transformation Gu Immortals — get inside the Immortal Gu Houses." Medicine Emperor swept his gaze across the battlefield and spoke first.
Even Chu Du had to obey meekly.
The battle before them shook him to his core. This scale of conflict was far beyond what Seventh Transformation cultivators could directly intervene in.
The Northern Plains had few Immortal Gu Houses, but they had brought a full three this time!
"Stick close to me — let us reinforce the Calamity Luck Altar!" Hundred-Legs Heavenly Lord took the lead and charged forward.
Medicine Emperor and the three Immortal Gu Houses followed close behind.
Inside the Calamity Luck Altar, Bing Saichuan cheered loudly. He had previously been attacking the Refinement Path Grand Formation, only to be obstructed by the Golden Beads left behind by Golden Bead Immortal King. Now he was also under siege by Heavenly Court's main forces.
Bing Saichuan needed to simultaneously attack the Refinement Path Grand Formation and repair the Calamity Luck Altar — he desperately needed reinforcements, and this group had arrived at exactly the right time.
"Kill!" Hundred-Legs Heavenly Lord bellowed. His figure flickered, instantly splitting into countless clones that entangled the soldiers spawned from the Golden Bead.
Medicine Emperor, unwilling to be outdone, swept his staff. A pungent medicinal fragrance immediately flooded the battlefield.
Then the three Immortal Gu Houses arrived, voluntarily forming a protective ring around the Calamity Luck Altar.
Heavenly Court's main forces noticed and immediately split their troops.
"You're not going anywhere." Wu Yong continuously unleashed killer moves — Obedient Wind Whip, Hard-Soft Wind Chief, Yin Wind Rope, and others used in alternation — to entangle the enemy's formation.
Ba De, Yi Haofang, and the others followed suit.
"Damn it!" Many of Heavenly Court's main forces were held in check by them, cursing inwardly.
If this had been before, the Southern Border immortals would never have posed this much trouble. But now, with Outstanding Among Men boosting them, Wu Yong and the others' combat power had surged dramatically. Although their overall strength still couldn't match Heavenly Court's members — after all, they were all elite powerhouses among Eighth Transformation cultivators — it was enough to pose a genuine threat.
"Let's go!" Dragon Palace charged through wildly, with Wu Shuai and Zhan Budu commanding from within.
Feng Jiuge had no choice but to yield, his Fate Song faltering for a moment.
Fang Yuan felt the pressure drop sharply. Combined with the Outstanding Among Men boost, he once again blasted Lord Dragon flying.
Dragon patterns coiled around Lord Dragon, and dragon fangs whirled around him, using offense as defense.