The Blood Curtain firmly enveloped the Ruin Bat's corpse, withstanding the Demonic Path Gu Immortals' relentless bombardment.
Never expecting the Blood Curtain to be so resilient, in a moment of desperation, Pi Shuihan shouted: "Everyone, clear out! Let me handle this!"
He was a Seventh Transformation Gu Immortal, long famous throughout the Demonic Path. The crowd quickly flew aside, clearing space for him.
Water Path, Ice Path killing move — Flowing River!
Inside Pi Shuihan's Immortal Orifice, over ten thousand Gu Insects mobilized, Seventh Transformation Red Date Immortal Essence beads being rapidly consumed one after another.
Crash!
Boundless waves surged from the air hundreds of steps around Pi Shuihan, conjured from nothing.
The terrifying waves resembled tens of thousands of mad dragons defying the natural order, roaring and howling as they crashed downward with an aura capable of destroying heaven and earth!
As the towering waves plummeted through the air, they underwent another transformation.
A cracking sound echoed through everyone's ears. The waves froze solid from the inside out. Within a few breaths, the sky-high waves transformed into an enormous glacier, descending like a peerless giant whale bearing down upon them, or as if the Pillar of Heaven were toppling over.
The bone-piercing cold forced everyone to shudder involuntarily.
The terrifying assault made people unconsciously hold their breath.
Inside the great hall, Dongfang Changfan's Star Will swept away its previous air of effortless calm, focusing its full attention and pushing its defensive power to the maximum.
Previously, the Demonic Path immortals had been bombarding relentlessly, but their attacks were uncoordinated — though numerous, they lacked quality. Now Pi Shuihan had unleashed his trump card, originating from a single person's hand, its power unified and convergent, at least ten times stronger than the scattered bombardment before.
Rumble...
The glacier descended from the sky, slamming heavily onto the Blood Curtain.
The Blood Curtain deformed under the tremendous weight, but ultimately held firm against the glacier's crushing pressure and the encroaching cold.
Though the Immortal Path killing move Flowing River was powerful, Dongfang Changfan's Blood Curtain had been prepared in advance by siphoning the Immortal Orifice essence of eight Gu Immortals while leveraging the advantages of terrain. Pi Shuihan's strength alone had not been enough to break through the Blood Curtain.
But the killing move's effect was still astonishing.
The Demonic Path Gu Immortals looked down. The ground, centered on the Ruin Bat's corpse, was blanketed in glacier for hundreds of li in every direction.
The dead Primordial Ruin Bat had already been massive as a mountain. Now, beneath the glacier's crushing weight, it appeared covered in a thick layer of ice armor, looking even more enormous.
Within the translucent icy mountain, a bright red Blood Curtain egg was enshrouded.
The bone-piercing cold continued to radiate outward, tinting the trees and grass at the edges with frost, expanding the territory ever further.
For a moment, everyone cast astonished glances toward Pi Shuihan.
Though the Blood Curtain hadn't been broken, the power of this killing move was still deeply impressive.
"Even if all eight of my Strength Giant Hands attacked at once, they couldn't withstand this killing move head-on." Fang Yuan's eyes flickered.
This was the true power of a veteran Seventh Transformation Gu Immortal.
In comparison, Fang Yuan still had a significant gap.
Before, when Fang Yuan had fought one against two against Zi Zai Shu Sheng and Pi Shuihan, it was because neither had used their trump card.
Gu Immortals were all rational beings. They had all come for the Wisdom Path inheritance. Between them, there was no deep enmity — fighting to the death would be madness.
But now, all the immortals realized the situation had turned critical. Only then had Pi Shuihan summoned his ultimate trump card, unleashing his full power in a desperate strike!
"Though I have Seventh Transformation combat power thanks to my Immortal Path killing move Ten Thousand Selves, I've barely reached that threshold. If I were to fight someone like Pi Shuihan to the death, I'd most likely be the one to lose. But if I did face this move, I wouldn't clash head-on — I should avoid its edge and fight evasively."
The power of the Immortal Path killing move Glacier allowed Fang Yuan to glimpse some of Pi Shuihan's true capabilities, while also soberly recognizing the gap between them.
In that moment, a surge of anxiety welled up in Fang Yuan's heart.
A Gu Immortal's own cultivation was the primary factor influencing combat power. Part of Pi Shuihan's strength came from expending Seventh Transformation Red Date Immortal Essence. Fang Yuan's current life had already been extraordinary, but what held him back was his Immortal Zombie body. His true cultivation was at the very bottom of the Sixth Transformation — he hadn't even survived a single Heavenly Tribulation.
"Cultivation is the foundation, the cornerstone. Though the Immortal Zombie body is powerful, it leaves no room for significant forward progress. What method is there to restore me to a human body?"
"Brother Pi, what an impressive display! Let me try my hand as well." At that moment, Zi Zai Shu Sheng laughed heartily and flew toward Pi Shuihan.
Pi Shuihan let out a cold hmph, his expression rather unsightly. He had gone to great effort only to fail at breaking the Blood Curtain. Seeing Zi Zai Shu Sheng make his move, he slowly vacated the center position.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, Zi Zai Shu Sheng flew directly above the Ruin Bat's corpse.
He had long been preparing. Suddenly his eyes went wide, his pupils turning entirely white, shooting out two beams of thin, faint white light.
This move was virtually silent — in terms of imposing presence, it couldn't compare to the glacier from before.
The other immortals, unaware of what was happening, watched in bewilderment.
But Pi Shuihan's expression shifted slightly.
Under the illumination of those two pale white beams, the glacier melted in an instant, and the Blood Curtain trembled violently, showing signs of being unable to withstand it.
"Hmm? So this is Zi Zai Shu Sheng? What a fine Thousand Solutions!" Inside the great hall, Canyang Laojun recognized the move.