An Immortal Gu House suddenly materialized, spanning across the battlefield.
It resembled a mountain, though not particularly tall. The mountain's surface was smooth and clearly divided into distinct tiers rising from bottom to top. In that sense, it also looked like a pagoda, constructed from dozens of giant drums stacked in decreasing sizes. The entire Immortal Gu House was a yellowish-brown hue, shrouded in a layer of hazy, sandy mist that clung to its surface, giving off an overwhelming impression of weight and stability.
An Eighth Transformation Immortal Gu House — An Tu Zhong Shan Fort!
This earth-path Immortal Gu House was an unexpected harvest from Fang Yuan's dream exploration. It differed from the vast majority of Immortal Gu Houses in a fundamental way: it contained no core Immortal Gu. Instead, it was assembled around a core Immortal-level killer move.
An Tu Zhong Shan Fort's core killer moves numbered three, with the most central being the Accumulate Earth Into Mountain move.
This move was quite peculiar. It had no offensive use, nor did it grant mobility, healing, or any other such power. Under this move, a Gu Immortal could freely stack earth-path Gu Insects, allowing them to self-assemble into an Immortal Gu House — even if the Gu Immortal activating the move had absolutely zero attainment in formation path!
Master this killer move, and you possessed the root of the An Tu Zhong Shan Fort Immortal Gu House.
As a result, every An Tu Zhong Shan Fort would look different. Even the same fort could undergo changes in both form and power depending on the earth-path Gu Insects added to it.
Fang Yuan had built his An Tu Zhong Shan Fort long ago. He had obtained the complete construction blueprints from his dream and acquired a massive trove of earth-path Immortal Gu from sources like the Azure Blue Dragon Whale. In truth, he had already possessed this Eighth Transformation Immortal Gu House even before the Battle of Destiny!
Now that Fang Yuan brought out the An Tu Zhong Shan Fort, the battlefield shifted immediately.
Ghostly Soul Reverend's assassination attempt on Fang Yuan proved futile once again. Lu Weiyin and Qing Chou struck in succession, forcing him to deal with them first.
"I'd assumed Fang Yuan's earlier words were nothing but bluster. I pressured him so hard that he had no choice but to abandon his Dragon Palace and Myriad Year Battle Chariot. But now it seems he truly intended to lure me into an ambush!" Ghostly Soul Reverend's heart sank slightly.
Truth be told, Fang Yuan's decision to sacrifice two Immortal Gu Houses had greatly lowered his guard. After all, with both the Dragon Palace and the Myriad Year Battle Chariot destroyed in succession, it was impossible not to feel that Fang Yuan had reached a dead end.
Who would have guessed he was still hiding a move like this!
Lu Weiyin was also taken aback, thinking to himself: Fang Yuan was willing to pay such a heavy price just to lure in Ghostly Soul. Was this a show of trust in him? Or a test for their first cooperation?
In reality, Fang Yuan had no choice.
Though he had kept this An Tu Zhong Shan Fort in his possession all along, it suffered from one critical flaw: its movement speed was far too slow! If there were an Immortal Gu House speed ranking, Fang Yuan's An Tu Zhong Shan Fort would unquestionably sit at the very bottom, without the slightest doubt.
Frankly speaking, the An Tu Zhong Shan Fort was the turtle among Immortal Gu Houses. Its movement speed was only marginally better than an Immortal Formation — truly pathetic. But every gain came with a price. While the An Tu Zhong Shan Fort had a severe deficiency in mobility, its defensive capabilities were terrifyingly formidable!
If Ghostly Soul Reverend, Lu Weiyin, and the others knew the fort's strengths and weaknesses, they would immediately grasp some of Fang Yuan's true situation.
Had Fang Yuan deployed the An Tu Zhong Shan Fort during the earlier battle, he would never have gotten far. He would have become a sitting duck, pummelled ceaselessly by Ghostly Soul and the others. Though he would have enjoyed a brief respite, the other factions would have had even more time to calmly deploy their forces and assemble their killing measures against him.
Fang Yuan could not afford to linger in one location. This was the Central Continent — Heavenly Court's territory. Even with Heavenly Court in decline, the Ten Great Ancient Sects of the Central Continent still sat entrenched like dragons and tigers!
But now that Fang Yuan brought out the An Tu Zhong Shan Fort, the effect was a world of difference.
Ghostly Soul Reverend fended off the combined assault of Lu Weiyin, Elder Qi Hai, and the others, all while never forgetting to attack the An Tu Zhong Shan Fort.
The An Tu Zhong Shan Fort stood immovable, utterly unperturbed!
Even a being like Ghostly Soul found this deeply frustrating. His primary target had always been Fang Yuan — that had never changed. But attacking Fang Yuan now meant breaking through this Immortal Gu House first. This colossal obstacle made Ghostly Soul's heart feel utterly choked.
If Ghostly Soul ignored Fang Yuan and focused on dealing with the battlefield and these enemies instead, it would grant Fang Yuan precious time to recover — something Ghostly Soul desperately wanted to avoid.
Amid the fierce battle, Ghostly Soul turned his gaze toward Qing Chou, intending to use it as a breakthrough once more.