Tai Bai Yun Sheng had already been firmly bound to Fang Yuan's war chariot. On top of that, knowing that Ding Xian You was still in Fang Yuan's hands, when Fang Yuan made his demands, Tai Bai Yun Sheng had no choice but to grit his teeth and agree.
Fang Yuan was overjoyed. He rushed toward Tai Bai Yun Sheng and plunged headfirst into his Immortal Orifice.
"Oh no!" Seeing this, the pursuers were struck with alarm.
"That rogue is too cunning—he's actually hidden himself inside Tai Bai Yun Sheng's Immortal Orifice! We can't chase him down!" Ye Lu Sang shouted helplessly.
"Then slay the immortal! Kill Tai Bai Yun Sheng!!" Black Lou Lan's eyes blazed with ferocity, killing intent permeating the air.
He transformed into a Strength Path Phantom Giant and charged viciously toward Tai Bai Yun Sheng, his momentum fierce, like a rampaging bear lunging at its prey—utterly savage!
Tai Bai Yun Sheng, trembling with fear, hurriedly dragged the Supreme True Inheritance light orb and did his best to evade.
"Don't forget, I'm a Flight Master too!" Learning from Fang Yuan, Tai Bai Yun Sheng screamed hoarsely even as he fled through the air.
Everyone's morale plummeted.
Someone cursed in exasperation: "Damn it—this King's Court contest produced two Flight Masters, and they just had to be those two!"
Only Black Lou Lan was provoked by the taunt, his battle intent surging to unprecedented heights.
"Looks like I have no choice but to use my full power!" His expression grave, he steeled himself and threw a punch.
Fist energy erupted forth, vast and majestic, like mountain peaks hurtling through the air!
Tai Bai Yun Sheng dodged deftly, unscathed.
But the massive fist energy suddenly transformed into Strength Path Phantom Giants, one after another.
Caught off guard, within a few breaths Tai Bai Yun Sheng was hemmed in from all directions by these Strength Path Phantom Giants, the encirclement complete.
"Now I'm in real trouble." Tai Bai Yun Sheng's face went pale.
"Who would have thought Black Lou Lan's strength had grown this powerful! Sixteen Strength Path Phantom Giants! With this kind of power, he could easily slaughter an immortal!" Ye Lu Sang and the others were equally stunned, watching in disbelief.
"Hah… hah… hah…" Black Lou Lan gasped for breath relentlessly. The Strength Path Phantom Giants that had surrounded his body had already dissipated. Clearly, unleashing this ultimate technique had consumed an enormous amount of his energy and stamina.
Even the Ten Extreme Physique's Mighty True Martial Body could barely endure it.
A faint black glow shimmered across the surface of his portly frame—it was the power of the An Du Immortal Gu, which had all along been helping him suppress and conceal his Mighty True Martial Body.
"Almost broke the An Du Gu's seal—too close!" Black Lou Lan felt a wave of relief. His gaze toward Tai Bai Yun Sheng turned vicious and cruel. "This time, you're dead! My great work of vengeance begins with you, Tai Bai Yun Sheng."
But just then, an abrupt change occurred!
Pale blue giant hands made of light appeared one after another within the True Inheritance Secret Realm.
The pale blue giant hands were densely packed, and soon drew everyone's attention.
"What are those?!"
"What is that?"
Whoosh.
An ordinary True Inheritance shot through the air like a meteor, hurtling toward one of the pale blue giant hands.
The pale blue giant hand spread open its palm and seized the True Inheritance in a single grab!
Then it clenched into a fist.
The True Inheritance was crushed within the giant hand, completely suppressed, unable to stir in the slightest.
The pale blue giant fist paused for the span of a single breath, then shot away.
Before everyone's eyes, it traced a brilliant blue arc through the air, accelerating with every instant.
After covering a distance of several thousand steps, it vanished without a trace—taking the True Inheritance in its grasp along with it.
The sight of this made many people's eyes narrow involuntarily.
"These giant hands are so powerful—they subdued a True Inheritance as though it were nothing!"
"I know! This must be Ancestor Ju Yang's doing. Haven't you noticed how similar these pale blue giant hands are to the Flying Hand Snow?"
"Haha! Ancestor Ju Yang has finally made his move! The Heavenly Tribulation and Earth Calamity must be over—those two rogues are finally finished!!"
The speculation of some quickly gained everyone's approval. But just as they were about to cheer, a scream of anguish suddenly rang out.
Everyone turned toward the sound and saw someone on the periphery seized by a pale blue giant hand.
The hand then clenched into a fist—as if it had caught something—and flew off into the distance.
The victim let out a piercing shriek: "My—all my Gu insects were stolen by that hand!!"
"What?!"
The crowd erupted in uproar.
Soon, a second victim appeared.
"My Life Gu—it was taken too… Pfft!" He spat out a mouthful of blood. The Life Gu was intimately linked to a Gu Master's very existence; when it was forcibly seized by the giant hand, severing the connection, the backlash struck immediately.
The hands rained down like a deluge, plundering Gu insects without restraint.
"Run!" Everyone scattered in panic.
"This isn't Ancestor Ju Yang's doing! Could this be the Heavenly Tribulation and Earth Calamity?!" many people cried out in alarm.
"What kind of Heavenly Tribulation is this—it's directly seizing Gu insects?!" someone exclaimed in utter shock. The importance of Gu insects to a Gu Master needed no explanation.
"Quick—put all your Gu insects into your Empty Orifices!" someone urged in a panic.
But everyone quickly discovered that even inside their Empty Orifices, the Gu could still be seized.
The pale blue giant hands existed somewhere between the corporeal and the incorporeal. They harmed not the human body in the slightest, targeting Gu insects exclusively. Once captured, the connection to the Gu Master was instantly severed.
"What kind of Heavenly Tribulation are these pale blue giant hands? Could they seize Immortal Gu as well?" Even Tai Bai Yun Sheng could not discern the true nature of the pale blue giant hands, and the scene unfolding before him left him deeply on edge.
Just then, three giant hands lunged at him, and he scrambled to dodge.
Even as a Flight Master, he quickly found himself in dire peril, drenched in cold sweat.
The giant hands were astonishingly fast and supremely agile. Most critically, they could flicker and strike in ambush much like the Shuo Ju Gu, making them virtually impossible to guard against.
Tai Bai Yun Sheng was in a wretched state—and the other Gu Masters were faring no better.