Fang Yuan immediately activated the Serrated Golden Centipede and the Blood Moon Gu, trying to break out of the ice.
Unfortunately, the ice layer was extremely thick, and the cold air was dense; for every inch of ice he shaved off, two inches froze back. Fang Yuan was trapped in a desperate situation, unable to escape.
At that moment, a bloody light suddenly emerged from beneath the glacier.
At first, it was just a glimmer, but then it spread, growing stronger and forming a bloody glow that flooded the area.
"Hahaha." As laughter rang out, the bloody light soared into the sky, and Gu Yue Yi Dai broke free from the ice. Though he was disheveled, he was even more arrogant. "This Northern Ice Soul Body, if its cultivation had reached the fourth turn, might have been able to kill me. What a pity, it's only at the peak of the third turn..."
After saying this, he focused his gaze on Fang Yuan, who was trapped in the glacier.
"The Northern Ice Soul Body can't kill you, so I, your junior brother, will do it instead." In the distant sky, Tian He Shangren flew over leisurely, riding his Iron-beaked Crane King. Earlier, he had flown away to help the crane kill the Blood River Python, and now he returned with the momentum of victory.
At this moment, only the three of them remained on the entire Green Spear Mountain.
Bai Ning Bing had turned into this glacier, and her consciousness had almost dissipated. Fang Yuan was like an insect in amber, trapped within the ice.
Looking at the two fifth-turn Gu Masters, Gu Yue Yi Dai had improved his aptitude, so his aperture stored more true essence. Tian He Shangren had also rested, and his combat power was largely recovered.
Both of their eyes were fixed on Fang Yuan.
Gu Yue Yi Dai wanted to kill Fang Yuan and take all his blood. Tian He Shangren wanted to stop Gu Yue Yi Dai, but protecting Fang Yuan would hinder him, so he had to strike first and kill Fang Yuan.
With their natures, they wouldn't tolerate an observer. What if they both ended up injured and a third party took advantage?
Fang Yuan sighed deeply, seeing their gazes, and knew that he was doomed.
He had lost his Thunder Wing Gu and Thousand Li Earth Wolf Spider; even if he had them, he might not escape the pursuit of two fifth-turn masters.
He was only at the peak of the third turn, incomparable to fifth-turn masters. In this situation, he was like a fish on a chopping block, and they were the knives. And two incredibly sharp blades at that!
He couldn't fight, and he couldn't flee. But Fang Yuan had one more trick!
That was — the Spring Autumn Cicada!
Fang Yuan immersed his mind into his aperture. The light membrane was gone, leaving only a rough stone aperture.
The silvery-white true essence sea remained, still half full. The stone aperture could no longer recover true essence, but Fang Yuan had the Heavenly Essence Treasure Lotus, so the true essence sea was maintained.
But these weren't the key points; Fang Yuan focused all his attention on the Gu insect in the center of the stone aperture.
It was his lifebound Gu, the sixth-turn Spring Autumn Cicada!
Only by relying on this Gu, going against the River of Time, could he create a miracle again!! To change the outcome of fate through impossible means!
However —
This method was extremely dangerous.
First, the River of Time was a forbidden zone of the Great Dao, and mortals could not touch it. Once invaded, it was equivalent to violating the laws of heaven and earth, and would inevitably bring divine punishment and earthly calamities.
Second, the Spring Autumn Cicada had not fully recovered; it was like a leaky boat, forcing its way across the River of Time, and it might capsize and sink halfway.
Lastly, Fang Yuan was only at the peak of the third turn, controlling a sixth-turn Spring Autumn Cicada was like a baby wielding a big sword — if mishandled, he could be injured by its edge.
"Once I use this Spring Autumn Cicada, I will have to self-destruct. All my cultivation, flesh and blood, and all other Gu will be destroyed to generate momentum for the Cicada. Compared to my past life, even if I self-destruct, this power is too weak. Alas, it's very likely direct suicide. But right now, I have no other choice; I must use this Gu!"
Fang Yuan was extremely helpless.
Earlier, he preferred to use the Stone Aperture Gu rather than the Spring Autumn Cicada, precisely because it was too risky.
Of ten chances, the success rate was hardly one in ten.
Many times, a Gu Master suffers backlash when using a high-turn Gu. Like Gu Yue Qing Shu. Now, Fang Yuan could only hope that "the Spring Autumn Cicada is his lifebound Gu".
"Kid, hand over your life and contribute your blood power to your ancestor!"
"Boy, your fate is bad; you can only blame yourself for having this despicable ancestor. I'll give you release!"
Gu Yue Yi Dai and Tian He Shangren lunged at him simultaneously.
Fang Yuan was forced to the edge of a cliff; he had to make a leap.
"Spring Autumn Cicada, come!" His eyes shone with a strange light, he shouted, and suddenly burst out with cyan and yellow colors.
"Such an aura?!"
"How is this possible? It's a sixth-turn Gu!"
At this moment, both fifth-turn Gu Masters were extremely shocked. But soon, greed appeared on their faces.
"Kill him and take the sixth-turn Gu!"
"This is a heavenly opportunity, boy; obediently contribute it, and I'll spare your life!"
They sped up even more.
But at that moment, there was a boom.
Fang Yuan self-destructed!
"What?!" Before dying, he seemed to hear the shocked cries of the two fifth-turn Gu Masters.
It is said that in this world, there is a river called Time! Humans are like fish in the river; the current is swift, and almost all fish can only go with the flow. Occasionally, one or two fish jump out of the water and see what's downstream, which is predicting the future.