Giant Sun Immortal Venerable's assault was blocked, and Fang Yuan seized the chance to counterattack. But just then, a streak of starlight shot forth, blazing fast as lightning, striking Fang Yuan squarely on the forehead.
The blow knocked his head slightly backward. Seeing that his defensive methods had been weakened by thirty percent, he immediately shifted positions, darting around and constantly changing location.
Star Constellation Immortal Venerable flew over, coordinating with Giant Sun Immortal Venerable from another direction to sandwich Fang Yuan in a pincer attack!
In that instant, Fang Yuan was facing the combined assault of two Venerables!
The watching immortals were dumbstruck.
No matter how strong Fang Yuan was, no matter how much he dominated the spotlight, how could he possibly warrant two Venerables joining forces against him?
But after a moment's thought, everyone began to understand.
After all, among all the quasi-Immortal Venerables on the battlefield, Fang Yuan posed the greatest threat! Besides his main body, Qi Hai Ancestor and Zhan Bu Du were also his clones. In terms of sheer force, he was unmatched.
And as for Qi Jue Demon Immortal, who appeared to stand alone, he had secretly been in contact and cooperating with Fang Yuan for a long time, ever since Fang Yuan's hunting campaign.
With the pressure skyrocketing, Fang Yuan focused mainly on evasion, warding off the dual Venerables' siege while calling out to the immortals of Lètǔ: "We must join forces and stand united. Otherwise, with the fruits of eternal life right before us, the two Venerables will never let us take them easily. They will eliminate us first!"
Without much hesitation, Shěn Shāng, Lètǔ, Qi Jue Demon Immortal, and the others shouted and launched their attacks.
Yet even their rallying efforts were hardly enough to lighten the burden on Fang Yuan's shoulders.
Within the Star Constellation Chessboard Formation, the Heavenly Court Gu Immortals fought desperately to entangle Shěn Shāng and the other quasi-Immortal Venerables, willing to sacrifice their very lives without hesitation.
Fang Yuan gradually began fleeing in all directions, growing ever more passive.
Star Constellation Immortal Venerable suddenly adjusted the Star Constellation Chessboard Formation, slowing Fang Yuan's flight speed. Giant Sun Immortal Venerable seized the opening and charged in, a golden light shooting from his hand.
Fang Yuan couldn't dodge in time. The golden light enveloped him.
At the critical moment, Fang Yuan had no choice but to activate a legendary defensive method.
A long robe instantly materialized around him. Its sleeves billowed gracefully, white as snow. Across its surface, gentle ripples undulated — the very image of the Reversal Flow River coursing slowly along.
More than that, a faint mist hovered over the robe's surface. A streak of rainbow light, pure and crystalline blue, wound in sinuous curves like the sash of an immortal's garment, coiling around his arms, his nape, and circling his waist.
Immortal Gu killing move — Reversal Flow Body Shield!
The Reversal Flow Body Shield lived up to its reputation. It immediately reversed Giant Sun Immortal Venerable's golden light, along with the barrage of flying stars that followed, sending them all back.
Fang Yuan finally gained a brief window to breathe, and he dared not waste a single instant.
All ten fingers on both hands spread wide.
His left hand released five-colored mist — the killing move Five Restriction Mystic Light Qi!
His right hand likewise opened wide, slamming down onto a star path. It was a sinister and vicious composite killing move called Rotting Venom Yin Ember!
This move encompassed the profound essences of four Great Paths — Wood, Poison, Darkness, and Fire. It could corrode anything, inflicting devastating damage from within. The longer it persisted, the more ferocious the destruction. Even after the move was halted, the damage would continue unabated, only gradually fading over time.
Fang Yuan had once tested this move on an ancient year beast.
He only maintained it for a few breaths before stopping.
Yet the stricken ancient year beast wailed for three days and three nights before finally collapsing into a heap of rotting sludge. A gentle puff of breath from Fang Yuan scattered it completely.
But this time, Fang Yuan was not using the move against Star Constellation Immortal Venerable or Giant Sun Immortal Venerable.
He was targeting the Star Constellation Chessboard Formation itself!
He had to break this formation first!
Heavenly Dao killing move — Heavenly Law and Earthly Constant!
On the other side, Lètǔ activated his own killing move once more. He and Fang Yuan shared the same thought — great minds think alike — both wanting to dismantle the grand formation first.
The might of the Heavenly Dao killing move was extraordinary. Wherever it reached, star paths receded and starlight dispersed, restoring the original void.
"Lètǔ…" Star Constellation Immortal Venerable furrowed her brow, scattering handfuls of flying stars from her hand. The majority still targeted Fang Yuan, but a portion veered toward Lètǔ.
Though Lètǔ possessed only quasi-Immortal Venerable cultivation, he had switched to cultivating the Heavenly Dao, and Star Constellation Immortal Venerable couldn't immediately gauge his methods. She had to remain perpetually vigilant.
Star Constellation Immortal Venerable commanded the overall situation with absolute composure. At the slightest sign of something unusual or any emerging threat, she would act preemptively to suppress it.
With Star Constellation Immortal Venerable intervening, Lètǔ grew more conservative as well.
"This Reversal Flow Body Shield truly is troublesome. But Fellow Immortal Fang Yuan, just how long can you hold on?" Giant Sun Immortal Venerable unleashed killing move after killing move, each one devastating in power.
All of them were reversed back, but the water level of the Reversal Flow River plummeted in tandem.
Fang Yuan's Reversal Flow Body Shield was known throughout the world, and Giant Sun Immortal Venerable had not come unprepared for it. However, he had never personally fought against the Reversal Flow Body Shield before, and Fang Yuan had since improved and refined it further. As a result, Giant Sun Immortal Venerable could now only resort to a war of attrition.
Star Constellation Immortal Venerable saw this and slightly knitted her brows.
With a thought, she shook the star paths, and a magnificent Eighth Transformation Immortal Gu House surged along a star path, inserting itself swiftly into the battlefield.
It was the Divine Emperor City!
Within the Divine Emperor City, the will of Yuán Lián wore a solemn expression, unleashing a move that had been long in preparation.
Painting Path killing move — Matching the Scene with a Hanging Scroll!
In an instant, an image of Fang Yuan materialized within the mural world of the Divine Emperor City.
The image of Fang Yuan stood directly before the will of Yuán Lián, motionless, eyes open, face expressionless.