"Fang Yuan?!" Fang Yuan's pupils contracted sharply. Even though he had suspected as much, the reality still sent a jolt of shock through his heart.
Golden light blazed across the battlefield as the God Emperor City trembled violently, as though something was about to burst forth from within.
Giant Sun Immortal Zombie let out a soft shout.
Inside the Mural World, countless painted city dwellers stared blankly upward, watching as two enormous hands tore through the void and smashed straight through the Mural World's sky, punching two colossal black holes through it!
The two giant hands flew straight out of the God Emperor City, disintegrating almost instantly upon entering the battlefield to reveal Breath Extinction Demon Immortal and Mao Li Qiu.
"I'm saved?" Breath Extinction Demon Immortal was overwhelmed with a mix of joy and disbelief.
"Master!" Mao Li Qiu's tears streamed down as soon as he saw Giant Sun Immortal Zombie. "I knew you'd come to save me, woof!"
Mao Li Qiu rapidly shrank down, becoming small and delicate, and threw himself into Giant Sun Immortal Zombie's arms.
Giant Sun Immortal Zombie wore an indulgent smile as he patted Mao Li Qiu's little head. "You haven't changed a bit — every time you get happy, you start barking like a dog."
"Woof woof woof!" Mao Li Qiu looked up at his master, barking away as tears rolled down his face.
"Giant Sun Immortal Zombie? He's already recovered to this extent." Fairy Minghao was startled.
"Never mind him — focus all your efforts on stalling Fang Yuan. The Dao True Inheritance space is about to be destroyed!" Fairy Yuxiu reminded her.
Fang Yuan let out a cold snort and opened his Immortal Aperture gateway.
Ancestor Qi Sea flew out.
Immortal killer move — Boundless Qi Sea!
In an instant, a majestic and boundless wave of qi surged forward, sweeping across the area.
Minghao and Yuxiu were both intercepted by this move, and Fang Yuan seized the chance to flee into the distance, plunging into the five-colored mist.
"This is it!" He had found the location of the Dao True Inheritance.
The five-colored mist had already corroded its way in.
Fang Yuan broke through in an instant and swept away every last remnant of the Dao True Inheritance.
Almost in the very next moment, the Dao True Inheritance space collapsed.
"Let's go!" Lu Weiyin and the others hurriedly retreated.
Fang Yuan withdrew the Five Worlds Deadline Formation and was the last to exit — the Dao True Inheritance space dissipated into nothing at virtually the same instant.
"He got what he wanted after all." Fairy Minghao let out a sigh.
Fairy Yuxiu laughed despite herself. "This true inheritance has already been half destroyed. No matter — we've achieved our objective in this battle. Let's move. What comes next is the real key."
Fairy Yuxiu collected the God Emperor City, and the two immortals vanished in the blink of an eye.
Seeing this, Fang Yuan adopted a contemplative expression.
"Lord Fang Yuan." Lu Weiyin hurried over to regroup, standing shoulder to shoulder with Zhan Budu, Ancestor Qi Sea, and Fang Yuan.
On the other side stood the Tribulation and Fortune Altar — and Giant Sun Immortal Zombie!
Neither side spoke. Though they were technically allies, both parties understood all too well just how reliable such an alliance truly was.
"Four quasi-Supreme Immortal combat strengths…" Bing Saichuan clicked his tongue in astonishment from within the Tribulation and Fortune Altar. In such a short span of time, Fang Yuan's power had actually surged to this degree.
The Gu Immortals of Longevity Heaven were no fools. The moment Ancestor Qi Sea appeared, they had immediately guessed that it was one of Fang Yuan's clones.
"Fang Yuan then looked at Giant Sun Immortal Zombie, narrowing his eyes slightly as he remained silent.
Although the other party was clearly in a zombie body, his strength was extraordinary and his methods were profound. With a single move, he had shattered the God Emperor City and rescued Breath Extinction Demon Immortal and Mao Li Qiu, who had been sealed in the Mural World for so long.
Right now, Mao Li Qiu was curled up in Giant Sun Immortal Zombie's arms, wagging his tail and groveling — where was the majesty of an ancient-era legend?
As for Breath Extinction Demon Immortal, he hovered awkwardly to the side, his expression torn with hesitation and doubt.
He had been saved by Giant Sun Immortal Zombie, but the moment he was freed, he found himself in the midst of a three-way battle between Heavenly Court, Longevity Heaven, and Fang Yuan. Then the Dao True Inheritance space was destroyed. And what was going on with this world?
The scale of things was a bit much, the situation a bit complicated, and Breath Extinction Demon Immortal hadn't quite managed to wrap his head around it all yet.
"Fang Yuan, my friend." Giant Sun Immortal Zombie nodded slightly toward Fang Yuan and took the initiative to speak first. "This is Heavenly Court's scheme."
Fang Yuan raised an eyebrow. "Oh? What scheme?"
Giant Sun Immortal Zombie pointed toward the spot where the Dao True Inheritance space had been destroyed. "As far as I know, the Dao True Inheritance space was added after the fact — a stopgap measure. It has greatly impeded Limitless Demon Venerable's deductions, so its destruction is something Limitless's will would welcome."
"At the same time, Fairy Fengya of Heavenly Court has also been impeded by this space in her efforts to deduce Limitless Demon Venerable's arrangements. Now that it's been destroyed, her path is virtually clear."
"When I was previously deducing Limitless's arrangements, I had already clashed with her from a distance. She is the strongest of the three quasi-Supreme Immortals in the wisdom path. She has already touched upon the other core of the ninth layer — the Yuan Realm!"
"Heavenly Court's expedition this time was ostensibly to prevent you, Fang Yuan, from seizing the Dao True Inheritance. In truth, it was a ploy to use the prisoners within the God Emperor City to lure me into taking action personally."
"Without my interference, and with Fengya having never revealed herself, it's highly likely that she has already achieved a breakthrough over there. The advantage she originally held was already enormous."
The moment Giant Sun Immortal Zombie finished speaking, Fang Yuan's expression shifted.
Every other immortal's pupils contracted as well. Together with Giant Sun Immortal Zombie, they all turned their heads to gaze toward the Green Lotus Great World.
Their eyes pierced across ten thousand li, and there, at the very center of the Green Lotus Great World, atop the peak of Book Mountain, a mass of light and shadow had emerged.
This mass of pure white light was colossal — far grander than Book Mountain itself, roughly spherical in shape, yet dazzling within, with flashes of brilliant white radiance flickering ceaselessly.