In an instant, the situation grew extremely complicated.
Spectral Soul Demon Venerable had broken through the chasm and was charging in pursuit.
Fairy Ziwei and Ying Wuxie were caught in the middle.
Heavenly Court's three immortals — Great Immortal Golden Hoop, Seven Kill Yuan Lord, and Duke Mei — had blocked the path ahead of the two Shadow Sect immortals, while Feng Jiuge had truly hidden himself far away, just as Fairy Ziwei had shouted.
Had Spectral Soul Demon Venerable still possessed his intellect, Feng Jiuge would never have done this — the risk would have been far too great.
Fairy Ziwei was actually probing more than anything.
She couldn't confirm Feng Jiuge's exact position; she had only calculated the possibility.
After all, Feng Jiuge hadn't slain the two Shadow Sect immortals — instead, he had planted some kind of method on them. That proved the pair still held value in Feng Jiuge's eyes.
Fairy Ziwei had been driven into a desperate corner and had no choice but to exploit every possible advantage. In this situation, Feng Jiuge had become her one remaining hope.
But Feng Jiuge showed no intention of moving whatsoever.
He narrowed his eyes, gazing at the two Shadow Sect immortals from the far distance, and sighed inwardly: "It's no use. I can already hear the wailing of your destinies. Though there are twists and turns, it is sliding into the abyss. The grand trend is already settled."
During the time he had been missing, he had been secluded in cultivation of his Destiny Song killing move and had made considerable progress.
Spectral Soul Demon Venerable's left head suddenly let out a roar, and a massive number of soul spheres materialized out of thin air in an instant.
The soul spheres trailed tadpole-like tails as they rapidly swam toward Fairy Ziwei and Ying Wuxie, then detonated with devastating force.
Fairy Ziwei and Ying Wuxie struggled to withstand the blasts, their souls shaking violently — they were on the verge of being shattered on the spot.
"Now!" On the other side, Duke Mei was the first to unleash his killing move.
Great Immortal Golden Hoop and Seven Kill Yuan Lord followed immediately after.
"My life ends here!" Ying Wuxie's face was ashen as death.
"How can this be?" The next instant, Fairy Ziwei's face contorted in shock.
The three Heavenly Court immortals' killing moves had not been aimed at the Shadow Sect pair to strike them while they were down. Instead, they had been directed squarely at Spectral Soul Demon Venerable — on one hand blocking the soul spheres, and on the other actively shielding the two Shadow Sect immortals.
Why would Heavenly Court actively rescue the Shadow Sect pair?
Even a wisdom path master like Fairy Ziwei was utterly baffled.
"Could it be that, because Immortal Venerable Star Soul has been resurrected, they intend to allow me to return to Heavenly Court and abandon my loyalty to my master?"
"Or perhaps they wish to capture Ying Wuxie alive — this critical clone — and use methods to constrain and counter my master?"
Clone techniques, while convenient, also exposed vulnerabilities.
Nothing in this world was without flaw.
Where there were advantages, there were also drawbacks.
The drawbacks of clone techniques were actually numerous. The most significant was the connection between clone and original body, which could be exploited for all manner of tricks.
The flaws in Spectral Soul Demon Venerable's clones had already been revealed long ago.
That was the shared realm.
It was an advantage, but also a tremendous vulnerability.
Spectral Soul Demon Venerable's clone had refined the Supreme Immortal Fetus Gu, consuming an enormous amount of realm and forming a dream realm.
This had caused Spectral Soul Demon Venerable's original body's realm to plummet as well.
Regardless of what the three Heavenly Court immortals' true intentions were, the two Shadow Sect immortals had at least been afforded a temporary reprieve because of them.
Far away, Feng Jiuge silently shook his head.
Everything the two Shadow Sect immortals and the three Heavenly Court immortals were doing — it was all futile.
Sure enough, in the next moment, the number of soul spheres surged violently, multiplying in an instant to a level that none of the five immortals present could hope to withstand.
Whether it was Fairy Ziwei or Duke Mei and the others, all were plunged into despair.
"So this is the might of a Venerable?!"
"Spectral Soul Demon Venerable has clearly lost his reason and is already heavily wounded…"
"Damn it!"
The three Heavenly Court immortals had failed to save the Shadow Sect pair, and instead had been caught up in the backlash themselves, becoming targets of Spectral Soul Demon Venerable's assault.
In the next instant, the terrifying barrage of soul spheres was about to detonate with catastrophic force, claiming the lives of all five immortals…
Right at that moment.
Feng Jiuge's expression shifted.
"Hm?" In that instant, he sensed an enormous power surging violently into the battlefield.
It was the power of Luck Path — vast and overwhelming!
"Luck Path… is the power of variables."
"This force began as a minor variable, but was then amplified layer upon layer by the Luck Path Dao marks across two days, triggering a major variable. Its origin appears to be artificial?"
Feng Jiuge pondered carefully.
The power of Luck Path was so immense it could rival a Ninth Transformation level killing move!
Crack. Crack. Crack.
The power of Luck Path had altered the two days, transformed the entire battlefield.
Previously, the two days had been merged together — fragments of the Ancient Black Heaven and Ancient White Heaven interlocking piece by piece. The five immortals stood within a fragment of Ancient White Heaven.
And now, a fragment of Ancient Black Heaven that had been mere inches away smashed violently inward.
The White Heaven contained a profusion of Light Path Dao marks, while the Black Heaven was dominated by Dark Path Dao marks. The Dao marks repelled one another, and so the violent collision caused the Ancient White Heaven fragment to shatter.
A massive torrent of two-day fragments, mixed with both black and white, surged forth as a tremendous flood.