The battle inside Imperial Court Blessed Land gradually descended into chaos.
The four main factions were Fang Yuan, Tai Bai Yun Sheng, Giant Sun's Will, and Hei Lou Lan. Among them, Fang Yuan's side firmly held the upper hand.
Retreating while evading Giant Sun's Will, Fang Yuan suddenly attacked one of the Formless Hands. The seven-fingered Formless Hand was already flying away while carrying an Immortal Gu.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A storm of punches rained down upon the Formless Hand. It was almost instantly destroyed, and Fang Yuan seized the rank seven Immortal Gu, suppressing it before storing it inside his immortal aperture.
"Brat, hand over Immortal Gu Disaster Diversion, and perhaps I'll spare your life!"
Giant Sun's Will nearly exploded from rage when he saw Fang Yuan storing Disaster Diversion Immortal Gu inside his aperture.
However, Fang Yuan merely sneered and dodged away.
Giant Sun's Will might still possess respectable battle strength even without Gu worms, but what was the point if he could not keep up with Fang Yuan's speed?
In the distance, Hei Lou Lan had already withdrawn from the battle, frantically avoiding the Formless Hands. She could not afford to become distracted by fighting, and even Tai Bai Yun Sheng was only slightly better off than her.
Several of her Gu worms had already been stolen, but fortunately her battle strength had not fallen too much.
"Hm?!"
Hei Lou Lan's eyes widened when she spotted an Immortal Gu being carried away by a six-fingered Formless Hand. Under normal circumstances, she would never have paid attention to such a thing when her life was hanging by a thread.
But the reason she desired it so badly was simple—it was a strength path Immortal Gu!
Hei Lou Lan immediately chased after the Formless Hand. Once it obtained an Immortal Gu, its speed became astonishing as it began retreating. Hei Lou Lan's heart sank, and she pushed her speed even further.
"Giant Sun, get lost!"
Fang Yuan's furious roar shook the heavens.
At that instant, the colors of the world seemed to reverse, while an incredibly complex aura erupted from his body.
Hei Lou Lan felt her heart tighten with unease upon sensing that aura, but she continued pursuing the Formless Hand.
High above, Fang Yuan laughed inwardly as he activated one of his immortal killer moves for the very first time.
Immortal Killer Move—Myriad Self!
Suddenly, thousands upon thousands of strength path phantoms appeared.
Every single one resembled Fang Yuan's main body perfectly. They possessed intelligence, spirituality, and overwhelming oppressive auras.
At rank six and rank seven, Myriad Self was already a first-rate killer move capable of bullying weaker Gu Immortals. Against certain rank seven experts and all rank eight existences, however, it was mostly useful as a concealment method when paired with Familiar Face.
But now, Fang Yuan had elevated it to an entirely new level after incorporating All-Out Effort Immortal Gu, Group Strength Immortal Gu, and Qi Strength Immortal Gu!
Each strength path phantom possessed formidable individual combat power. Although they could not use Gu worms, their physical strength alone was more than enough.
The countless phantoms released a heaven-shaking roar.
Raising their arms, they surged forward like a mighty river toward Giant Sun's Will.
Giant Sun's expression changed.
Gritting his teeth, he charged forward to confront the endless tide of strength path phantoms.
Fang Yuan laughed as he flew away, intercepting the Formless Hand Hei Lou Lan was pursuing and snatching the Immortal Gu from right before her eyes.
Hei Lou Lan could only laugh bitterly inside as she moved toward Giant Sun's side.
"Brother! Man As Before Gu!"
Tai Bai Yun Sheng suddenly shouted.
The Formless Hands had gathered around him, stripping every Gu worm from his body—including the Immortal Gu Landscape As Before and Man As Before.
Tai Bai Yun Sheng could only cry out helplessly as he fell toward the ground.
Fang Yuan glanced at Tai Bai Yun Sheng, then at Hei Lou Lan, and finally at Giant Sun's Will, whose size was rapidly shrinking under the relentless assault of the strength path phantom army.
Hei Lou Lan hesitated briefly before decisively flying toward Tai Bai Yun Sheng.
"Don't even think about it!"
Fang Yuan snorted coldly and waved his hand.
A river of stars erupted forth and ruthlessly smashed into Hei Lou Lan.
Hei Lou Lan let out a scream of pain as layers of defensive Gu worms shattered upon impact.
Yet she laughed loudly after finally reaching Tai Bai Yun Sheng and grabbing hold of him.
Fang Yuan's eyes turned icy.
He immediately flew toward the Formless Hands carrying Tai Bai Yun Sheng's Immortal Gus.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
The Formless Hands shattered beneath his attacks.
Fang Yuan seized Man As Before and Landscape As Before Immortal Gu before swiftly retreating away from Hei Lou Lan.
Hei Lou Lan, who had just captured Tai Bai Yun Sheng, was stunned by Fang Yuan's actions.
A thought involuntarily surfaced in her mind:
"Does he truly not care about his senior brother?… That's not impossible. From what I understand, Tai Bai Yun Sheng is this Fang Yuan's senior brother, and they even share the same master. But perhaps Tai Bai Yun Sheng's death would benefit him. Even within Hei Tribe, there are plenty of such people—let alone fellow disciples with no blood relation."
The logic was sound.
After all, wherever resources were limited, fierce competition, schemes, and conflicts would inevitably emerge.
Even brothers could turn against one another, much less two people like Fang Yuan and Tai Bai Yun Sheng who were not related by blood.
Thus, from Hei Lou Lan's perspective, there was nothing strange about it.
All of the Formless Hands eventually flew out of Imperial Court Blessed Land.
Soon afterward, the Winds of Assimilation began sweeping across the blessed land, devouring everything in their path.
Fang Yuan destroyed the final Formless Hand and recovered Fixed Immortal Travel before immediately storing it away.
At that moment, Giant Sun's Will had finally finished destroying the entire army of strength path phantoms.
However, the price he paid was enormous.
His size had shrunk to less than half of what it once was.
The eyes of Giant Sun's Will filled with vigilance, and this time he did not attack immediately.
Even though he was merely a will, he could still think.
The immortal killer move Fang Yuan had displayed had made him wary.
His size had been reduced by more than half, and his previous advantage had vanished. One could even say that he was now in a disadvantageous position, despite having a descendant like Hei Lou Lan on his side.
On the other hand, Fang Yuan only had himself and Tai Bai Yun Sheng, who had already been captured by Hei Lou Lan.
The two sides had more or less reached a balance.
Or at least That was what Giant Sun's Will believed.