Before Zhan Bu Du, even the illustrious ancient legend Ruan Dan was completely powerless to fight back.
But the next instant, brilliant light blazed forth again, enveloping Ruan Dan's corpse.
Immortal Path Killer Move — Life-Saving Great Restoration Pill!
Beneath the killer move's glow, Ruan Dan's shattered skull rapidly mended, and he was quickly revived once more.
"Alchemy Path..." A strange look crossed Zhan Bu Du's face.
Ruan Dan's healing killer move was truly formidable — it could actually bring him back to life.
Even with Zhan Bu Du's Sub-Immortal Venerable combat strength, he couldn't crack it for the moment. After all, the Alchemy Path was something even his main body understood only superficially.
"If I can't break it, then I won't bother breaking it. Let's see just how many times you can come back to life!" Zhan Bu Du's expression turned savage.
Bang, bang, bang.
He threw his fists again, landing heavy blow after heavy blow, killing Ruan Dan once more.
Poor Ruan Dan had barely been revived before he could even react, and his skull was smashed to pieces once again.
Immortal Path Killer Move — Life-Saving Great Restoration Pill.
A few breaths later, the healing method on his body activated yet again.
But this time, the killer move's glow was visibly dimmer.
"Hang in there, Ruan Dan! I'm coming to save you!" Sha Bi Ninety-Five roared, rushing over from another location.
Though he and Ruan Dan didn't get along on the surface — always bickering — their bond ran deep. Especially through the Battle of Fate and other great wars, the camaraderie forged side by side on the battlefield was profound.
Even facing Zhan Bu Du, Sha Bi Ninety-Five didn't hesitate, singularly focused on rescuing his friend.
"Hmph, you think you can just leave? Do I look like a decoration?" Breath Extinction Demon Immortal snorted in fury and unleashed a killer move, striking Sha Bi Ninety-Five squarely in the back.
Sha Bi Ninety-Five took the heavy hit, howled in pain, and plummeted from midair.
Watching Ruan Dan fall to Zhan Bu Du yet again, Fairy Minghao's frown deepened atop Book Mountain.
An opponent like Zhan Bu Du was giving all three immortals — Minghao, Yuxiu, and Fengya — a splitting headache.
His monstrous strength was terrifying, and his body was incredibly tough. Combined with the advantages of the Thundering Yellow Bird Transformation, the Whole Blue Leopard Transformation, and the Inner Breath Green Fish Transformation, Zhan Bu Du had no weaknesses whatsoever, leaving the three immortals at a complete loss.
If this were open combat, all three could adopt guerrilla tactics — attacking from a distance, harrying and wearing Zhan Bu Du down.
But right now, the Heavenly Court had to hold Book Mountain.
This was a defensive battle.
And what defensive battles feared most was exactly someone like Zhan Bu Du. Once he started rampaging and crashed through the defensive line, things would go terribly wrong.
Fortunately, the three immortals had long since devised a plan for dealing with Zhan Bu Du.
Immediately, Fairy Minghao sent a thought transmission to the Will of Yuan Lian inside Divine Emperor City.
The next moment, azure light on the surface of Divine Emperor City churned into a vortex.
The vortex rumbled, and from its center flew out a giant.
The giant was clad in blue-gold armor, a shield in his left hand and a spear in his right. His aura surged powerfully, brimming with vitality.
The giant let out a deep chant —
Hundred thousand years of lingering hate, unending, Shattered body and crushed bones to slay the enemy chief. Within Divine Emperor City, eyes open once more, Beneath the Tree of Causality stands Qing Chou.
It was none other than the Ancient Legendary Wild Beast — Qing Chou.
In the chase battle with Fang Yuan, Qing Chou had killed the Demon Venerable Phantom, but was also blown to pieces by the Demon Venerable Phantom's self-detonation, reduced to countless fragments.
But Divine Emperor City had recovered those fragments of flesh, reviving Qing Chou once more.
The Qing Chou of now was no longer the original creature with a turtle shell, tiger claws, dragon tail, snake neck, bat wings, and human head. Instead, he had been fully transformed into a complete, armed warrior.
Qing Chou charged toward Zhan Bu Du, his massive body bearing down like a mountain peak. His spear tore through the air with a howling wind, like a great dragon striking.
"Bring it on!" Zhan Bu Du charged forward instead of retreating. His figure vanished instantly, and when he reappeared, he was right in front of Qing Chou's forehead.
Zhan Bu Du threw a devastating punch, slamming into Qing Chou's helmet.
BOOM — a thunderous explosion. A tremendous force surged forth, and Qing Chou's head snapped back, his mountain-like body toppling backward halfway up the slope, shaking Book Mountain and the surrounding ground violently.
Zhan Bu Du dove down after him, fist shadows shooting out like a raging storm, ferocious beyond measure.
If Qing Chou let these fist shadows run rampant, his fate would likely be the same as Ruan Dan's.
At the critical moment, the green threads atop Qing Chou's head suddenly condensed into a colossal tree, absorbing every one of Zhan Bu Du's fist shadows.
Immortal Path Killer Move — Tree of Causality!
The next instant, the divine tree trembled, and countless fist shadows shot outward from between its leaves.
They were Zhan Bu Du's own earlier attacks.
This move had once given even the Demon Venerable Phantom trouble, and Zhan Bu Du was no exception — he was driven back by the fist shadows momentarily.
Qing Chou seized the chance to stand back up. Zhan Bu Du hovered high in the air, warding off Fairy Minghao's Modest Courtesy killer move while regrouping his stance.
Qing Chou let out a great roar and strode forward — just two steps carried him right in front of Zhan Bu Du. He swung his spear and charged.
BOOM BOOM BOOM!
The two figures clashed relentlessly, trading blow for blow, shaking the earth and splitting the mountains with awe-inspiring force.
"I see now — so this was Immortal Venerable Yuan Lian's scheme. Qing Chou has been completely transformed and subdued by Divine Emperor City, becoming the commander of the Bean God Soldiers! He is the most powerful Bean God Soldier!" Zhan Bu Du's mind cleared with sudden realization.
After several more exchanges, he once again gained the upper hand.