The eight Eastern Sea Gu Immortals had already arrived in the Daytime and destroyed quite a number of stars.
Their strategic goals were not as ambitious as those of the Southern Border, Northern Plains, or Western Desert factions. They simply wanted to plunder some of Central Continent's resources and deplete its reserves.
Fearing that Heavenly Court's main force might teleport over to stop them, they turned their attention toward the stars scattered throughout the Daytime.
This strategy, almost by accident, ended up becoming the critical turning point in the entire war!
Among them were the Four Great Dragon Generals — Zhang Yin, Rong Po, and others. Wu Shuai had not recalled them, instead keeping them in this squad to continue destroying stars.
Wu Shuai's decision proved exceedingly wise.
If it had been only Shen Congsheng, Qing Yue'an, Hua Caiyun, and Song Qiyuan remaining, the four of them likely would not have mustered the courage to come and destroy stars on their own.
The Eastern Sea Eight Immortals had plenty of manpower, and their efficiency in destroying stars was considerable.
The eight immortals arrived before another colossal star.
The star was as massive as a mountain, making the eight immortals appear insignificant by comparison.
The stars that Heavenly Court had scattered throughout the Daytime were too numerous to count, all interconnected and spread out into a network with its own intricate layout.
Each region had one colossal star serving as the formation's eye. Surrounding the colossal star were numerous large stars.
And around the large stars were countless medium and small stars, scattered freely, drifting about without fixed positions.
Song Qiyuan flew up to the colossal star first. He closed his eyes gently, quietly sensing the light currents flowing between the stars.
After a dozen or so breaths, he snapped his eyes open and unleashed a Light Path killing move, his finger pointing repeatedly into the distance.
Each time his finger touched the air, a razor-sharp beam of strange light shot from his fingertip like lightning, instantly vanishing beyond the horizon.
Far away, star after star — medium and small — exploded in succession, reduced to powder.
This Light Path killing move was remarkably wondrous. It could follow any ray of light back to its source and deliver a strike. Even a glance counted.
In his previous life, Song Qiyuan had used this very move to shatter a star that Fang Yuan had refined, rendering Fang Yuan's Star Gaze Immortal Gu useless.
But in this life, Song Qiyuan was using the same technique against Heavenly Court, and the effect was just as immediate.
Only after Song Qiyuan had destroyed every star he could sense did he finally stop, nodding to Qing Yue'an.
Immortal killing move — Myriad Layers of Mountains!
Qing Yue'an immediately let out a low shout. The phantom he conjured resembled layer upon layer of towering mountain ranges, crashing down upon the colossal star.
The colossal star was extreme in volume, but it was nothing more than immortal material. Under the savage onslaught of an Eighth Transformation killing move, it gradually crumbled, ultimately being smashed into countless fragments.
The instant the colossal star was destroyed, Fairy Ziwei — stationed within Heavenly Court's teleportation great formation — sensed the change.
Her expression shifted slightly.
The loss of a single colossal star was ordinarily insignificant. After all, Heavenly Court had countless stars scattered throughout the Daytime, and losing one was hardly worth mentioning.
But under the current circumstances, it was an entirely different matter.
Right now, the Northern Plains immortals and Fang Yuan along with his clones were ceaselessly attacking key locations across Heavenly Court. Fairy Ziwei had to constantly activate the great formation to teleport these attackers away.
The great formation ran ceaselessly, like a man sprinting at full speed, trapped in a precarious state of balance. The moment his foot struck even the smallest pebble, he would lose his balance, stumble, and be injured. The faster the sprint, the worse the fall.
The teleportation formation was being driven frantically at this very moment. If a single component malfunctioned during operation — especially one that happened to be needed — the formation would be struck by its own tremendous power, suffering severe damage or even complete collapse.
Fairy Ziwei had originally considered the Eastern Sea immortals a minor threat. She never expected that, as times changed, the Eastern Sea Eight Immortals would become her most lethal danger!
She had no choice but to exercise extreme caution. Any star that showed even a hint of suspicion, she refused to risk using.
Fang Yuan keenly noticed the subtle changes in the great formation. While continuing his relentless assault and unleashing the Myriad Self killing move over and over, he sent a message to Shen Congsheng.
Upon receiving Fang Yuan's transmission, Shen Congsheng immediately grasped the situation on the Heavenly Court battlefield. His spirits soared.
He rallied the other seven immortals: "This is the perfect moment! Fang Yuan has already made his move, and Heavenly Court is struggling to hold itself together. The more stars we destroy, the greater the trouble we cause. Their main force is pinned down at the Maojiao Mountain battlefield, and they're under joint assault from Heavenly Longevity and Fang Yuan. If we perform well, we could very well bring about Heavenly Court's complete defeat!"
Shen Congsheng's words sent the morale of the seven immortals surging, and their efficiency rose by another ten percent.
Maojiao Mountain battlefield.
A piercing phoenix cry tore through eardrums and pierced the very heart of the battlefield.
The source was Crown Prince Fengxian's killing move — Phoenix Cry Divine Flame!
The flames burned with searing heat, baking heaven and earth, wrapping around Di Cangsheng's body and searing it relentlessly.
On the other side, Bai Cangshui was also activating his killing move — boundless waves surged and raged without a moment's pause, crashing against Di Cangsheng's frame.
The punishment Di Cangsheng endured went far beyond these two fronts. Its body was so enormous that every Heavenly Court immortal had ample opportunity to attack.
Di Cangsheng roared continuously. Subjected to fire, flooding, lightning strikes, and poison wounds, it still charged toward the Nine-Nine Chain Links Formation, refusing to be baited by the Heavenly Court immortals' provocations.
This performance was nothing like what the historical records described. In the past, when Di Cangsheng went on rampages, it attacked frenziedly and its attention was easily drawn away by enemies. It had never displayed such clear purpose and resolute action.
"This is bad! This ancient legend has likely been enslaved by someone!" Zhou Xiongxin cried out in alarm.
There were no Wisdom Path Gu Immortals among Heavenly Court's main force, but Zhou Xiongxin specialized in the Information Path and was most adept at gathering intelligence and piecing together clues.
He even possessed an Information Path killing move that could simulate the effects of Wisdom Path techniques.
After exchanging blows for a time, Zhou Xiongxin quickly deduced the truth about Di Cangsheng.
Di Cangsheng was being bombarded by the Heavenly Court immortals, and wounds marked its body everywhere. In terms of defense, it was inferior to Dragon Duke, and it carried no wild Immortal Gu — it could only fight on instinct alone.
Every swipe of its claws generated violent gales. The Heavenly Court Gu Immortals dodged them all, for none wished to experience what it felt like to be caught by Di Cangsheng.
Every roar it unleashed sent shockwaves surging across the battlefield, violently battering each person's eardrums and heart.
Its frame was simply too vast. Even after sustaining countless attacks, the damage amounted to very little across its entire body.
It endured the Heavenly Court immortals' furious barrage and charged unswervingly into the Nine-Nine Chain Links Formation, beginning its destruction.
A sense of helplessness washed over every Heavenly Court immortal. Against Di Cangsheng, even pouring everything they had was like mice trying to shake an elephant.
"What do we do?"