Fang Yuan transformed into an Ancient Sword Dragon, similarly possessing the advantage of speed. After Lord Dragon pursued him for a while, he surprisingly found that he couldn't quickly close the distance between them.
Immortal Path Killer Move — Dragon Gate!
The Dragon Gate suddenly appeared — two massive crimson pillars, each entwined with a colossal dragon. The dragons writhed, their upper bodies extending away from the pillars and converging in the middle to form the lintel. The dragons' mouths gaped open, and a luminous pearl gleamed brilliantly between their jaws, creating the pattern of twin dragons playing with a pearl.
Two Dragon Gates appeared simultaneously — one materialized before Lord Dragon, and the other appeared behind Fang Yuan.
Lord Dragon stepped into the Dragon Gate before him and vanished without a trace. The next instant, he emerged from the Dragon Gate behind Fang Yuan.
Fang Yuan cursed inwardly and hastily dodged, but Lord Dragon timely executed Mountains-and-Rivers Enveloping Qi, slowing his movements.
Immortal Path Killer Move — Chaotic Dragon Fist!
The next instant, Lord Dragon's fists smashed heavily onto the Ancient Sword Dragon's head, punching wildly and beating Fang Yuan straight out of the sky and down onto the Immortal Tomb.
Boom.
The Ancient Sword Dragon crashed hard into the ground, sending billowing clouds of dust into the air and scattering earth and stone in every direction.
The Ancient Sword Dragon painfully raised its head. Its claw, clenched into a fist, hadn't come apart — instead, it continued to violently shoot out a second beam of sword light.
Five Finger Fist Heart Sword — Second Strike!
Lord Dragon was already fully on guard. The moment Fang Yuan began to move, he immediately dodged, flipping over onto Fang Yuan's dragon back.
The second strike shot through empty air, grazing the dragon's body and piercing straight into the firmament, blasting a hole right through the sky.
The sword light of the Five Finger Fist Heart Sword was incredibly fast, but it couldn't curve. Lord Dragon might have trouble parrying the sword light, but he could dodge it. Dodging the sword light might be somewhat difficult, but he could read Fang Yuan's movements to predict the exact timing of each strike and evade in advance.
Without question, the Five Finger Fist Heart Sword was an extraordinarily powerful killer move with peerless might. And compared to the Time Flying Blade, it had one enormous advantage — it wouldn't be forgotten on its own.
But under Lord Dragon's clear tactical approach, the Five Finger Fist Heart Sword was unable to achieve results. Worse, it dragged down the Ancient Sword Dragon that Fang Yuan had transformed into, leaving it vulnerable to Lord Dragon's close-quarters grappling combat.
Within just a dozen breaths, Fang Yuan had already taken more heavy dragon-fist blows than he could count.
The most powerful thing was never any Immortal Gu or killer move — it was the Gu Immortal himself!
The ideal deployment environment for the Five Finger Fist Heart Sword was right after the first strike was released. When Fang Yuan and Lord Dragon were far apart, he could attack from a distance while remaining firmly in an unassailable position. Even if Lord Dragon's reflexes were extraordinarily sharp, he would struggle to defend — each strike could plunge him into mortal peril.
But when Lord Dragon closed in for grappling combat, Fang Yuan's dragon body actually became an obstacle to the sword light — a protective shield for Lord Dragon.
Looking back on the battle, it could be said that Lord Dragon had used the Dragon Gate killer move to counter Fang Yuan's Five Finger Fist Heart Sword. If he couldn't create distance, there was no space to deploy the Five Finger Fist Heart Sword.
Therefore, after the second strike, Fang Yuan immediately deactivated the Five Finger Fist Heart Sword and switched to the Golden Thread Sword killer move.
Lord Dragon saw Fang Yuan's dragon scales begin to shimmer with yellow light and wisely retreated immediately, activating the Dragon Gate once more to pull far away.
Countless golden threads covered every inch of space around Fang Yuan, but Lord Dragon had already withdrawn.
It didn't matter, though. Fang Yuan had once again widened the distance between himself and Lord Dragon, and could resume deploying the Five Finger Fist Heart Sword.
Lord Dragon's situation grew critical. He had no choice but to press toward Fang Yuan once more, attempting to engage in close-quarters combat.
When he closed in and grappled with Fang Yuan, Fang Yuan would once again have to deactivate the Five Finger Fist Heart Sword and switch to other means to fight Lord Dragon.
"This demon has actually improved the Five Finger Fist Heart Sword to this degree! He can deactivate the killer move at will without any backlash. Perhaps I should say this — he's separated each strike into its own independent entity." Lord Dragon's mind raced with analysis.
The Five Finger Fist Heart Sword was Bo Qing's trump card — how could Heaven Court not know about it?
Lord Dragon naturally knew a great deal about it. If Fang Yuan hadn't improved it, Lord Dragon would surely have found ways to counter it.
Lord Dragon's Dao Marks were fewer than Fang Yuan's, so he couldn't directly counter Fang Yuan's various sword-path techniques with defensive killer moves. His best option was to dodge.
Fortunately, when it came to combat experience, he had far more than Fang Yuan.
And the most critical point — as long as he didn't die, with every reduction in lifespan, he was constantly growing stronger!
"Although the Five Finger Fist Heart Sword has been improved by me and can be deactivated at will, the number of thoughts it requires has increased enormously, preventing me from simultaneously activating other offensive techniques while battling Lord Dragon... And there's one more thing — Lord Dragon is growing stronger!" Fang Yuan's heart filled with anxiety.
Previously, he had been able to overpower the combined forces of Lord Dragon and Cang Xuan Zi largely due to a tactical advantage — Fang Yuan had been attacking the Immortal Tomb, forcing Heaven Court's side to desperately defend and passively take hits.
But now that the Immortal Tomb had been destroyed by Fang Yuan — perhaps a few dormant Gu Immortals still remained — Lord Dragon no longer had any burden or encumbrance.
As a result, Lord Dragon could advance or retreat freely, immediately displaying his original combat strength and prowess.
Fang Yuan fought Lord Dragon with all his might, and the two inevitably fell into a stalemate.
This was a situation Lord Dragon was happy to see, but one that was extremely unfavorable for Fang Yuan.
And so, the dragon head turned. Fang Yuan opened his mouth and spat — a waterfall poured forth.