Among all the refined killer moves, the Heaven Ghost Concealment killer move was actually the first to be completed.
Ever since the conflict at the Mad Demon Cave, where Fang Yuan's Ghost Unseen killer move had been targeted and countered, Fang Yuan had conceived the idea of refining it.
Afterward, with his rapid advancement in the Heavenly Way realm and the acquisition of the Steal Heavenly Secret killer move, he refined Ghost Unseen into the Heaven Ghost Concealment killer move.
The Ghost Unseen killer move itself was already at the Ninth Transformation level; in truth, the degree of refinement was minimal. But after incorporating Heavenly Way Gu Insects, it rendered all previous methods used to counter Ghost Unseen completely obsolete.
At this moment, Fang Yuan was clad in a layer of black, semi-transparent armor.
Over his face, he wore a deathly pale skull mask.
These were the hallmarks of the Heaven Ghost Concealment killer move.
Unlike the Heavenly Secret Confusion killer move, the Heaven Ghost Concealment killer move radiated a surging aura — yet in the eyes of Spectral Soul Demon Venerable, Fang Yuan had vanished entirely, leaving no trace whatsoever.
Giant Sun Immortal Venerable had deployed numerous techniques in succession, yet none proved effective against Fang Yuan's Heaven Ghost Concealment killer move.
"This is a Heavenly Way method. It speaks volumes of Fang Yuan's talent and attainment in this domain. Fellow Daoist Giant Sun, will you really continue to stand by and watch Fang Yuan claim these Heavenly Way dreams, allowing him to grow even more powerful?" Star Constellation Immortal Venerable seized the opportunity to persuade Giant Sun, deepening his wariness toward Fang Yuan.
Giant Sun Immortal Venerable sighed. "Fang Yuan cultivates every single path. Once he achieves success in the Heavenly Way, it will form wondrous connections with all his other paths, and the resulting gains will be beyond estimation."
He had been swayed by Star Constellation's words, and his offensive against Fang Yuan grew fiercer by several degrees.
Even so, Fang Yuan's situation had greatly improved.
He fought while revolving around Spectral Soul Demon Venerable, and his primary target remained Star Constellation Immortal Venerable.
Immortal Killer Move — Seven Kill Rainbow Light.
This composite killer move was frequently unleashed by Fang Yuan, specifically to disrupt Star Constellation Immortal Venerable.
Star Constellation repeatedly attempted to deploy the Chaotic Intent Scatter Dream killer move once more. Sometimes she had barely begun to prepare it when Fang Yuan came hunting for her. Other times, she had been channeling it for only a few moments before she was forced to stop and deal with Fang Yuan's assault.
When Star Constellation and Giant Sun attacked Fang Yuan, he would close in on Spectral Soul Demon Venerable, circling half a turn around him and letting Spectral Soul absorb the incoming attacks instead.
Spectral Soul Demon Venerable, struck repeatedly, grew ever more furious. He unleashed a torrent of devastating attacks, viewing Star Constellation and Giant Sun as thorns in his eyes and daggers in his flesh — yet he remained oblivious to Fang Yuan, who was close at hand and exploiting him over and over again.
After this stalemate persisted for some time, Star Constellation decisively changed her strategy, instructing Giant Sun to guard her side and secure an opening for her to unleash her killer move.
Fang Yuan's expression turned grave.
As the battle intensified, these two Venerables were coordinating ever more seamlessly.
Spectral Soul Demon Venerable roared again and again, lunging forward, his countless arms like massive black pillars hammering toward Star Constellation Immortal Venerable.
Giant Sun Immortal Venerable bellowed and placed himself before Star Constellation, conjuring a vast golden mist that shrouded over half the battlefield.
Spectral Soul's innumerable arms smashed into the golden mist, their hideous ghost claws thrashing about wildly within it. The golden mist was constantly eroded, yet swiftly replenished.
Spectral Soul Demon Venerable was of unstable mind. At this juncture, he should have unleashed a killer move to have any hope of breaking through the defense quickly.
But Star Constellation had anticipated precisely this — even if Spectral Soul deployed a killer move, it would not necessarily be the right choice.
Fang Yuan sighed, forced to play yet another card from his hand.
Immortal Killer Move — Otherworldly Dragon-Snake Dust Mist Soul-Blasting Wind!
Fang Yuan extended a finger, pointing at Spectral Soul Demon Venerable.
Spectral Soul immediately let out a wail. Over a hundred of his thick black arms twisted violently, transforming into dragons and serpents that spewed flying dust and thick mist — then detonated in a massive explosion. Countless wind blades swept outward, tearing apart and scattering Giant Sun's golden mist.
Giant Sun Immortal Venerable coughed up a mouthful of fresh blood. His defensive measures had been shattered, inflicting a devastating backlash upon him.
Star Constellation was also caught in the aftermath. She had managed to channel the Chaotic Intent Scatter Dream killer move for only a few breaths before being forced to abort.
Spectral Soul Demon Venerable raged and howled, charging at the twin Venerables. All because Fang Yuan was shrouded in the Heaven Ghost Concealment killer move — having suffered heavy damage, Spectral Soul assumed it was the two Venerables before him who had struck.
"Yet another brand-new killer move! This aura... its core is undoubtedly the Soul-Scattering Valley, one of the Great Secrets of Heaven and Earth!" Giant Sun Immortal Venerable clutched his chest, healing his injuries as he retreated to avoid Spectral Soul's ghost claws.
"Just how many killer moves of this caliber has he computed?" Star Constellation Immortal Venerable gritted her teeth, her eyes blazing with starlight as she tried to see through Fang Yuan.
But Fang Yuan still maintained the Heavenly Secret Confusion killer move. She could not see through him no matter what.
After unleashing this move, Fang Yuan immediately appeared to wilt, attacking far less frequently, putting on the appearance of severe exhaustion.
The reason he no longer employed the Startling Dream Drifting Soul Sound killer move was that the Seventh Transformation Dream Armor Immortal Gu had already been given to Meng Qiuzhen.
The Otherworldly Dragon-Snake Dust Mist Soul-Blasting Wind killer move he was using now was no lesser in power.
However, as a composite killer move involving numerous paths and Gu Insects, it depleted the thoughts in Fang Yuan's mind all at once. After all, he was currently sustaining two major killer moves — Heaven's Net Wide and Fair, and Heaven Ghost Concealment. Fortunately, the Ninth Transformation Heavenly Secret Confusion killer move did not require him to expend mental energy to maintain it after activation.
One of the drawbacks of composite killer moves was the enormous consumption of mental energy.
Star Constellation made flexible adjustments, yet still suffered failure. Meng Qiuzhen continued to explore the dream realms, bringing a steady stream of benefits to Fang Yuan's main body.
Although Fang Yuan's attack frequency had visibly decreased, by wielding the Otherworldly Dragon-Snake Dust Mist Soul-Blasting Wind, he had forced both Venerables onto the back foot.
The Nether Heaven had just taken shape, its Heavenly Force Qi Wall was not thick, and there were few cloud barriers to obstruct the view. The Gu Immortals of the Five Regions watching the battle could observe much more clearly.
Seeing Fang Yuan gain the upper hand, numerous Gu Immortals from Central Continent and the Northern Plains were shocked and worried. Some cursed Fang Yuan for his shamelessness, some silently prayed for the Righteous Path, and others, cowed by his demonic might, wore ashen expressions.
As for the Eastern Sea Gu Immortals, their faces lit up with joy.
"Damn it! If my Blood Sea were complete, I would possess a Blood Path killer move of this caliber — why would I fear Fang Yuan's tricks?" Giant Sun Immortal Venerable clenched his teeth, the frustration pent up within him reaching its limit, finally driving him to unleash his full power!