"Song Zixing, so you've finally come to this!"
"Aren't you the one they call the Blood Dragon? If you've got the guts, don't run!"
The Blood Rainbow Flash was incredibly fast and extraordinarily agile. The pursuing Gu Immortals flung out killer moves to cut him off, but to little avail—they could only watch helplessly as the distance between them grew ever wider.
However, the Immortal Gu House Phantom Scenery Garden had already been deployed, so there was no fear of Song Zixing escaping.
The scene had become rather peculiar—a crowd chasing after Song Zixing, brimming with hatred and murderous intent, yet unable to lay a finger on him.
"He really is as slippery as an eel." The Gu Immortals from the Central Continent's Ten Great Sects did not join the pursuit. Instead, they stood with arms folded, watching from the sidelines while occasionally tossing out Immortal-level killer moves.
Song Zixing was still extremely dangerous. His track record of betraying Myriad Dragon Dock and slaughtering his pursuers was terrifying enough to make one's scalp tingle.
Therefore, the Ten Great Sects' Gu Immortals had invited a number of independent cultivators to join in advance. In their battle plan, these independent Gu Immortals served as cannon fodder—to probe Song Zixing's methods and exhaust his Immortal Essence reserves as much as possible.
Without Immortal Essence, even if Song Zixing was a Blood Path Gu Immortal, his combat power would drop considerably.
"This isn't working. Song Zixing is just fleeing the whole time—we can't force out his trump cards at all." After watching for a while longer, a Central Continent Gu Immortal spoke up.
Quite a few others frowned as well. "Don't you all find it strange? Song Zixing is known as the Blood Dragon, and that Fierce Blood Dragon Bat of his has Seventh Transformation combat power, yet he's never summoned it. So far, he hasn't even made a real move—he just keeps running."
"Hehehe, what is there to fear? Song Zixing has already fallen into the Phantom Scenery Garden. The biggest flaw in our ambush strategy is that deploying the Phantom Scenery Garden takes time. Now that Song Zixing is a turtle in a jar, his defeat and death are only a matter of time."
"Don't let your guard down. Blood Path Gu Immortals cannot be judged by conventional logic. Perhaps he's searching the surroundings for loopholes?"
"Could he have powerful reinforcements? Is he stalling to buy time?"
As they speculated, the voices of two Yuan Lotus Sect Seventh Transformation Gu Immortals reached their ears: "Everyone, please attack. Operating an Immortal Gu House consumes enormous energy. The sooner, the better."
It turned out that this operation involved a total of twenty Gu Immortals surrounding and attacking Song Zixing, including the Vicious Thunder Fiend and Fierce Demon Immortal Dan Qiao.
The Vicious Thunder Fiend and Fierce Demon Immortal Dan Qiao served as bait, while two Yuan Lotus Sect Seventh Transformation Gu Immortals remained hidden, secretly operating the Immortal Gu House. The remaining sixteen Gu Immortals openly engaged Song Zixing in combat.
Operating an Immortal Gu House consumed Immortal Essence at an extreme rate. A complete Immortal Gu House like Phantom Scenery Garden burned through far more than an incomplete one like the Mysterious Ice House. Even a Seventh Transformation Gu Immortal couldn't sustain it for long.
The Ten Great Sects' Gu Immortals, urged by the message, launched their attacks en masse, joining the fray. Only three Seventh Transformation cultivators were left to watch from a distance.
Song Zixing continued to flee without fighting back.
"I've long heard how fast the Blood Rainbow Flash is. Seeing it today, it truly takes one's breath away."
"It's actually a notch faster than my Cloud Shock Sail, almost on par with the Purple Sky Thunder Wings. This could easily rank among the top ten movement techniques in the Central Continent."
"It's not just speed—there's agility as well. The way it twists and turns, darts straight then curves, every aspect is handled beautifully. What a pity."
The three Seventh Transformation Gu Immortals offered their assessments.
All of them felt a pang of regret. A superb Immortal-level movement technique like the Blood Rainbow Flash was exceedingly rare and precious. If one could obtain it, one could come and go freely—and it could even save one's life during a retreat!
But this was a Blood Path technique. Even Righteous Path Gu Immortals who obtained it would find it difficult to use, unless they betrayed the Righteous Path and joined the Demonic Path.
Back when Song Zixing had defected from his sect and turned to the Demonic Path, beyond some conflicts with his sect, the main reason was that he couldn't resist the temptation of Blood Path power.
With the addition of the Ten Great Sects' Gu Immortals, Song Zixing's situation grew increasingly dire.
The encirclement shrank steadily. With everyone joining forces, no matter how fast the Blood Rainbow Flash was, it had its limits. Song Zixing was gradually being cornered.
"All demons must die—perish!"
"Kill! Kill Song Zixing!!"
Song Zixing was finally trapped in a narrow pocket at the center. Many independent cultivator Gu Immortals attacked him in succession.
None of them approached directly—they launched their attacks from a distance. Song Zixing had refused to fight back this entire time, and they were deeply wary of what he might do.
These independent Gu Immortals were no fools. They knew perfectly well that the Ten Great Sects had invited them to serve as bait in this ambush against Song Zixing. But even if it meant being cannon fodder, they had accepted. The reason was simple: every one of them harbored deep grudges against Song Zixing. It was either him or them.
Gu Immortals were still human, and they still feared death.
If Song Zixing hadn't pushed them too hard, forcing them to live in constant terror day after day, they would never have gone to such lengths.
From this, one could appreciate the advantage of the Vicious Thunder Fiend's Lei Shen Zi. Gu Immortals who feared no death and could be mass-produced—now that was truly terrifying. Fortunately, the creation of each Lei Shen Zi required an enormous cost, and maintaining them also demanded considerable ongoing resources.
The Gu Immortals held their formations, and their attacks struck Song Zixing. He did his best to dodge, but with limited space he was hit hard.
In an instant, he actually burst apart—blood spraying in every direction.
"That's wrong! That isn't Song Zixing's real body!" Seeing this scene, the immortals were stunned, then quickly realized the truth.
"Watch out for Song Zixing's sneak attack!"
"How did he hide himself? My detection technique can't even find him!"
"Stay calm! He's trapped inside the Phantom Scenery Garden—he can't escape! Search carefully!!"
The Gu Immortals were all experienced fighters, and they quickly composed themselves. If Song Zixing wanted to launch a sneak attack, he wouldn't find an opening.
Each immortal deployed their methods, searching swiftly, but they found nothing.
As their attention gradually converged on the Blood Butchery, someone suddenly realized: "Oh no! Song Zixing never left—his real body has been inside his battlefield technique this entire time! The Vicious Thunder Fiend and Fierce Demon Immortal Dan Qiao are in danger!!"
From beginning to end, Song Zixing's battlefield technique Blood Butchery had hovered in the air like a massive crimson egg.
The immortals had deliberately refrained from destroying this battlefield technique. First, their attention had been entirely drawn to "Song Zixing." Second, they didn't want to help the Vicious Thunder Fiend—lately he had been issuing challenges everywhere, basking in the spotlight, and his temperament was rather overbearing. The Ten Great Sects each had their own rivalries, and even within Myriad Dragon Dock there was internal competition; they all wanted to take him down a notch. Third, destroying the Blood Butchery from the outside would also cost Immortal Essence.