The Heavenly Court battlefield.
Immortal-level killer move — Finger Wind Dragon.
Wu Yong unleashed his killer move, but was besieged by three of Heavenly Court's main forces.
"Wu Yong, die!" Crown Prince Fengxian unleashed endless flames, layer upon layer surging forward, while he stayed in the rear, shrouded in a sea of fire — attacking while defending, steady and composed.
Zhou Xionxin struck from behind, unleashing the Three Men Make a Tiger killer move. A pack of tigers roared and pounced.
Meanwhile, the Wild Woodsman executed his killer move from afar. Countless green vines sprouted from thin air, spreading toward Wu Yong, attempting to bind him firmly in place.
Wu Yong sighed inwardly and continuously retreated, withdrawing back into the Jade Clarity Dripping Wind Bamboo Cottage.
Relying on the Immortal Gu House, he withstood the fierce assault of the three immortals.
But in doing so, his plan to get closer to the Supervising Tower was reduced to nothing.
"The Human Path killer moves give Heavenly Court far too great a boost… wait, what's this?!" Just as Wu Yong was racked with headaches, specks of white light began concentrating on the Jade Clarity Dripping Wind Bamboo Cottage, even penetrating into his body.
Human Path killer move — The Wish of All!
Human Path killer move — Hero Among Men!
"Aaargh." Inside the Immortal Gu House, the Southern Border Gu Immortals around Wu Yong all cried out in pain.
"This power, this power…" On the battlefield outside, the Tree Elder Bard stared at his own hands in astonishment.
The Transformation Path powerhouse Yi Haofang was equally alarmed: "How is it that Heavenly Court's Human Path killer moves are also helping us?"
This doubt weighed upon every Heavenly Court Gu Immortal's heart like a mountain.
"Shen Shang, you truly lived up to expectations. Well done." Fang Yuan laughed heartily, having received the same boost, his condition surging upward.
Dragon Lord's face turned ashen with rage!
He was a dragonman — a different race — and thus unaffected by the Hero Among Men enhancement. But Fang Yuan was different. When he restored his human form, even though it was transformed from the Supreme Immortal Corpse Gu, he was still a pure human being!
Boom!
Dragon Lord was blasted away directly by Fang Yuan.
"What on earth is going on?!" Qin Dinglin transmitted her voice, urgently demanding answers from Elder Zhengyuan.
Elder Zhengyuan was not dead and had long since been evacuated from the Central Hall. He had been responsible for activating the Human Path measures left behind by Central Continent's Venerables.
At that moment, the old man hastily replied, reporting to Dragon Lord, Qin Dinglin, and the others: "Something has gone wrong on the Emperor City side. Someone is tampering with things — he's channeling the human will of the other four regions in. The Wish of All and Hero Among Men distinguish allegiance based on human will. Originally, it was only Central Continent's human will, but now the human will of all five regions has gathered together, so everyone is receiving the boost."
Dragon Lord parried Fang Yuan's furious onslaught while demanding: "How can this problem be resolved?"
Elder Zhengyuan answered in a grave voice: "I'm giving it everything I have, but whether I can succeed — I have absolutely no confidence!"
Dragon Lord's heart sank further: "Who on earth could do this to a Venerable's Human Path measures?"
He had never imagined that the Venerables' Human Path killer moves would undergo such a transformation. The enemy hadn't directly broken either killer move, but had expanded their range to encompass everyone — which was essentially no different from breaking them.
"It must be Shen Shang, right?" The soul orb cradled in the palm of Fairy Ziwei's hand trembled slightly, as if letting out a laugh.
The intelligence Fairy Ziwei had previously given Dragon Lord regarding Shen Shang's location — that move had been made under the influence of the Demon Venerable Spectral Soul.
But Dragon Lord had trusted Fairy Ziwei completely, harboring no suspicion, and moreover, at the time Fang Zheng was being held captive by Shen Congsheng and needed to be ransomed urgently, which led to the entire chain of events that followed. In the end, Shen Shang left the Dragon Whale Paradise and infiltrated Emperor City, achieving this result.
"Perhaps one should say — truly worthy of being Paradise," the soul orb trembled once more.
Fairy Ziwei's eyes were pitch black as she silently cradled the soul orb, continuously using Wisdom Path methods to simulate Soul Path effects, actively healing the soul orb.
Under her treatment, the soul orb's form was growing steadily more solid.
Meanwhile, the Mid-Heaven Gate remained open, continuously summoning Gu Immortals from outside into Heavenly Court.
"Hahaha, let them all come in! Let them fight, let them kill, let them die! The fiercer the battle, the better — the more that die, the merrier! Hahaha!" The soul orb cackled wildly.
The first group to enter consisted of the Southern Border immortals from the Mao Jiao Mountain battlefield, along with Wu Shuai, Zhan Budu, and the others.
The second wave of Gu Immortals pouring in were reinforcements from the Northern Plains — in the previous life, they had allied with the Southern Border faction.
At the forefront was an old man leaning on a cane — none other than Medicine Emperor.
There was also Hundred Feet Heavenly Lord, striding proudly forward.
Behind these two Eighth Transformation Gu Immortals stood the overlord Chu Du, famous across the five regions; Sun Minglu of the Profound Extreme lineage, who had once schemed against Old Ancestor Snow Crane; and other capable Gu Immortals.
"Seventh Transformation Gu Immortals, get into the Immortal Gu Houses," Medicine Emperor surveyed the battlefield and spoke first.
Even Chu Du had to obey obediently.
The fierce battle before them shook him to the core — this level of intensity was far beyond what Seventh Transformation cultivators could directly participate in.
Though the Northern Plains had few Immortal Gu Houses, this time they had brought a total of three!
"Stay close to me. Let's reinforce the Calamity Tribute Altar!" Hundred Feet Heavenly Lord charged at the forefront.
Medicine Emperor and the three Immortal Gu Houses followed closely behind.
Inside the Calamity Tribute Altar, Bing Saichuan cheered loudly. He had previously been attacking the Refinement Path grand formation, only to be obstructed by the golden beads left behind by Golden Pearl Immortal King. Now, on top of that, he was being besieged by Heavenly Court's main forces.
Bing Saichuan simultaneously attacked the Refinement Path grand formation and repaired the Calamity Tribute Altar — he desperately needed reinforcements, and this batch had arrived at the perfect time.
"Kill!" Hundred Feet Heavenly Lord bellowed, his figure flickering as countless clones split off from him, entangling the soldiers formed from the golden beads.
Medicine Emperor refused to be outdone. With a wave of his cane, a pungent medicinal fragrance immediately permeated the entire battlefield.
Then the three Immortal Gu Houses arrived, each voluntarily taking up defensive positions around the Calamity Tribute Altar.
Heavenly Court's main forces noticed and immediately divided their troops.
"You're not going anywhere!" Wu Yong unleashed killer moves one after another — the Wishful Wind Whip, the Hard and Soft Wind Puppet, the Yin Wind Rope, and others used in rapid succession — tying down the enemy's formation.
Bard, Yi Haofang, and the others followed suit.
"Damn it!" Many of Heavenly Court's main forces were pinned down by them, cursing inwardly.
If this had been before, the Southern Border immortals would never have caused such trouble. But now, with Hero Among Men upon them, Wu Yong and the others' combat strength had surged dramatically. Though they were still inferior overall to Heavenly Court's members — after all, they were all elite powerhouses among the Eighth Transformation — it was enough to pose a genuine threat.
"Let's go!" The Dragon Palace charged recklessly, with Wu Shuai and Zhan Budu directing from within.
Feng Jiuge was forced to retreat, his Song of Fate faltering.
Fang Yuan suddenly felt the pressure plummet. Combined with the Hero Among Men boost, he sent Dragon Lord flying once more.
Dragon patterns coiled and twisted around Dragon Lord, dragon teeth dancing through the air around him — defending through offense.