"This method... truly impressive." Fang Yuan quietly observed Juyang Immortal Zombie, his mind stirring.
The ability to turn one's own misfortune into an offensive weapon, keeping one's fortune perpetually vigorous and soaring—Juyang Immortal Zombie possessed an excellent combat system, and this method clearly held a high position within it.
With Juyang Immortal Zombie's support, Eden successfully seized the opportunity and finally activated his killing move.
Immortal Path Killing Move—Heaven and Earth Are Ruthless!
White light waves radiated from Eden's brow, spreading with terrifying speed across the entire battlefield, enveloping Phantom Soul Demonic Venerable's entire body.
Wave after wave of light surged forth. Phantom Soul Demonic Venerable initially paid no heed, but quickly began to react—the killing intent in his blood-red pupils rapidly diminished, and a glimmer of reason started to emerge.
But just then, a figure within Phantom Soul Demonic Venerable's belly revealed a luminous outline.
The immortals only heard this figure say: "Heaven and Earth Are Ruthless—those words are true. But people have feelings."
After speaking, the figure even chuckled.
And so, Phantom Soul Demonic Venerable's pupils once again filled with killing intent. The trace of reason that had just begun to show completely vanished without a trace.
"Who is that figure?" The immortals were stunned.
Clearly, it was this figure that had nullified Eden's killing move.
"Could it be Tai Ri Yang Mang?" A thought sprang into Fang Yuan's mind.
According to Phantom Soul's memories and the records in the Record of Human Ancestor, the soul of Human Ancestor's eldest son, Tai Ri Yang Mang, lay by the Soul-Soothing Lake.
But now, the shores of the Soul-Soothing Lake were completely empty.
Most likely, Tai Ri Yang Mang's soul had been swallowed into Phantom Soul Demonic Venerable's belly.
Yet for some reason, Phantom Soul Demonic Venerable—whose primary cultivation was the Soul Path, with the Food Path as a secondary pursuit—had been unable to "digest" Tai Ri Yang Mang. On the contrary, he was controlled by him.
It could be deduced that Star Constellation Immortal Venerable had also played a crucial role in this process.
Watching his killing move go to waste, Eden's face showed a hint of difficulty.
Phantom Soul attacked again. Juyang Immortal Zombie and Fang Yuan exchanged a glance. The former sighed: "I wonder if Fellow Immortal Fang Yuan has gained any insight?"
Fang Yuan shook his head, his expression grave: "I could say I'm completely at a loss."
"I actually have some ideas." Shen Shang suddenly spoke up. "Ever since the Battle of Fate, I've been lurking in Divine Emperor City, studying the Human Path in seclusion. Beyond my significant gains, I've also been pondering how to escape, and I conceived a Human Path method. By now, I've computed ninety percent of it, with only the last ten percent missing. Just now, when I saw Lord Eden activate that Heavenly Path killing move, my heart raced—my instinct told me this was the final piece I needed. With it, I can complete this killing move."
"This..." The other Gu Immortals fell into contemplation upon hearing this.
Shen Shang's implication was that he wanted to obtain Eden's Heavenly Path research—a rather bold request.
Hadn't they seen that even though Fang Yuan controlled three key Heaven and Earth Secret Realms, Juyang Immortal Zombie had never asked him to hand them over for computation of a method to arrange an escape route from the Gate of Life and Death?
However, given the current situation, Shen Shang's originally excessive request actually held some merit.
The key was the subtle relationship that already existed between him and Eden.
Shen Shang was an Eastern Sea Gu Immortal who had secretly accumulated a great deal of karmic sin in order to cultivate the Human Path. When Eden learned of this, he took action against him.
Shen Shang couldn't even withstand a single blow from Eden. But Eden didn't kill him, nor imprison him—instead, he gave him a chance to atone for his crimes.
Shen Shang subsequently entered the Azure Dragon Whale and went into secluded cultivation there.
With Eden's assistance, Shen Shang broke through repeatedly and made steady progress.
Starting from the Healing Immortal Gu, he successively created killing moves such as Save the Dying, Light Wound, Heavy Wound, Fatal Wound, Sentimental Wound, and the Five Strains and Seven Impairments. He then created the Scarred All Over killing move, and further developed the Scar Immortal Gu recipe. Finally, he refined the Scar Immortal Gu and replaced his own Life Gu with it.
Fang Yuan had entered the Azure Dragon Whale to explore and freed Shen Shang.
Following instructions from Eden's true body, Shen Shang cooperated with Fang Yuan and participated in the Battle of Fate, playing a pivotal role at the critical moment and laying a cornerstone for Fang Yuan's great victory over Heavenly Court.
The relationship between Shen Shang and Eden could be described as extremely close.
Back when Shen Shang cultivated the Human Path inside the Azure Dragon Whale, Eden had also guided him.
It could be said that the two shared a deep bond—second only to the relationship between Lu Weiyin and Eden.
Thus, Shen Shang had made this seemingly excessive request. After all, Eden had once guided him, and now that Eden was resurrected, there was a high likelihood he would do so again.
The only difference was that before it was the Human Path, and now it was the Heavenly Path.
Sure enough, just as Shen Shang had anticipated, Eden showed no hesitation whatsoever and directly transmitted the results of the Heaven and Earth Are Ruthless killing move to Shen Shang on the spot.
"Thank you for your guidance, Lord!" Shen Shang bowed deeply, his voice trembling with excitement.
Eden nodded, a smile on his face: "Shen Shang, though the Fate Gu has been destroyed, that you stand here at this moment is also destiny. Whether we can evacuate this place will largely depend on your talent."
"This junior will do his utmost to live up to your expectations!" Shen Shang grew even more excited.
Though he held the rank of Quasi-Immortal Venerable, before Eden, he always considered himself a junior, humble and respectful to the extreme.
Eden had shown him great kindness!
In truth, Eden had shown great kindness to many people and many factions.
As everyone knew, Eden was the most beloved of the Ten Venerables—even in Central Continent, there were many who revered and adored him.
The good deeds and charitable acts Eden had performed in his lifetime, the number of people he had helped—it was impossible to count!
Only after receiving Eden's affirmation and encouragement did the other Gu Immortals allow themselves to feel a measure of hope for Shen Shang.