True Inheritance Secret Realm.
Ma Hongyun and Zhao Lianyun clung to each other for survival, sheltered beneath the protection of the Supreme True Inheritance of Fortune. They stared on in terror.
Fang Yuan and Tai Bai Yun Sheng controlled the Supreme True Inheritance that determined ownership of the Eighty-Eight True Yang Building.
Between the two sides, Hei Lou Lan and the others formed a solid defensive line, blocking the middle.
Behind Fang Yuan and Tai Bai Yun Sheng, the River of Giant Sun's Will and the Flying Bear Phantom Image were entangled with each other.
And further outward, Giant Sun's main will wrapped around the Eighty-Eight True Yang Building, enduring the terrifying heavenly disasters and earthly tribulations head-on, protecting the safety of Giant Sun's legacy.
Hearing that Fang Yuan still had a hidden card up his sleeve, Tai Bai Yun Sheng was naturally overjoyed. He hurriedly urged: "Junior brother! What hidden card do you have? Use it quickly!"
Fang Yuan let out a bitter laugh: "Senior brother Tai Bai, the situation has forced my hand. Using this hidden card is truly a last resort. I hope you can protect me when the critical moment comes."
"Since we are fellow disciples under the same master, that goes without saying!" Tai Bai Yun Sheng immediately gave his assurance.
Fang Yuan nodded, then warned: "Senior brother, the Giant Sun Will originates from Giant Sun Immortal Venerable. You must never underestimate it! If it tries to incite or trick us next, and I can't speak to refute, you absolutely cannot believe it!"
Tai Bai Yun Sheng considered for a moment, then said: "Junior brother, we're family here—no need for formalities. Rest assured. Though, from your tone, it sounds like your hidden card comes with many concerns. If you're not confident, perhaps we should just use Fixed Immortal Travel and retreat directly!"
Fang Yuan smiled, a confident light appearing in his eyes: "Haha! Senior brother, don't worry. The power of this hidden card is unparalleled. Even the main body of Giant Sun Will will suffer a setback. Just watch closely."
Their conversation wasn't concealed with any Gu Insect.
Everyone present was a master, and they heard every word clearly. A mix of astonishment and suspicion immediately filled them.
"A hidden card that can make even the main Giant Sun Will suffer? What on earth is it?" Hei Lou Lan's brow furrowed deeply. He appeared rough and straightforward, but was actually shrewd and didn't rush into an attack.
Under everyone's gaze, Fang Yuan slowly closed his eyes, his palms pressed tightly against the Supreme True Inheritance gradually pulling away.
As he withdrew, the pressure on Tai Bai Yun Sheng instantly exploded several times over!
Tai Bai Yun Sheng was shocked by Fang Yuan's action, but fortunately, Fang Yuan had warned him beforehand. He desperately channeled all his power, barely holding off the furious expansion of the Giant Sun Will from that direction.
"Junior brother, use your hidden card now! I can't hold on much longer!" Tai Bai Yun Sheng shouted, beads of sweat rolling down his face and forehead.
In just a few breaths' time. The light sphere of the Supreme True Transmission expanded wildly, its golden brilliance growing to the size of a basin!
The speed was terrifyingly swift!
"I'd like to see what trickery you have!" Seeing this display, Hei Loulan and the others grew even more cautious about approaching.
However, they waited for over ten breaths and still saw no terrifying offensive from Fang Yuan.
The battlefield fell into an eerie silence.
Neither side spoke, with only the whooshing sounds of the True Transmissions flying through the air, punctuated by the occasional boom of them colliding!
"Damn it. We've been fooled!" Yelü Sang was furious. "This scoundrel pretending to be Chang Shan Yin is cunning beyond measure! Clearly at a dead end, with nothing left to play, yet he still puts on that unfathomable act!"
"Everyone, attack! Kill this audacious conspirator!" Nearby, Gu Clan leader Gu Guolong shouted in agreement.
But their leader, Hei Loulan, did not move.
Not only did he not move, but his expression grew solemn.
"Could it be…?" Tai Bai Sheng Sheng gazed at Fang Yuan with a mixture of shock and uncertainty. He was standing closest and could feel an invisible force of heaven and earth suddenly coalesce, enveloping Fang Yuan and cradling him as he began to slowly rise.
This force of heaven and earth was etched deep in Tai Bai Sheng Sheng's memory, for he himself had experienced it only recently.
"Junior brother, you're shattering your aperture to ascend to immortality here and now?!"
Tai Bai Sheng Sheng's words stunned everyone present.
A Gu Master transcending the mortal world and stepping onto the immortal path was a gamble where death far outweighed survival. And yet Fang Yuan, in the midst of this crisis, had recklessly shattered his aperture and was charging toward the realm of Gu Immortal.
"Is this fellow missing a screw in his head?"
"He can't even read the most basic situation—has he gone mad?"
"Could it be that he sees no hope of victory and is choosing this peculiar way to throw his life away?"
For a moment, Ye Lu Sang and the others were consumed by doubt.
But the next instant, Giant Sun's will let out a furious roar that resounded throughout the entire True Inheritance secret realm: "Fang Yuan! You will die a wretched death!! To shatter your aperture at this very moment and provoke the Heavenly Tribulation and Earthly Disaster!! You've been scheming all along, hell-bent on destroying the True Yang Building! Descendants, kill this sinner at once—the Heavenly Tribulation and Earthly Disaster have already begun to shift!"
Unlike the roars of the past, this time, beneath the towering fury, there was actually a note of panic in Giant Sun's will's voice.
The fusion and transformation of multiple Heavenly Tribulations and Earthly Disasters was far from a simple addition of one plus one.
The Ten-Year Great Snow Disaster had ravaged the entire Northern Plains. Though vast in scope, its power was not overwhelming. Even ordinary mortals could endure it by sheltering in certain special territories.
When Tai Bai Yun Sheng ascended to Immortalhood, the Chaotic Thunder Balls and Binding Wolf Smoke he left behind were the most effective at suppressing willpower. To Giant Sun's will, they were merely a considerable nuisance.
But once these two merged together, they gave rise to the Snow Mourning Tribulation Lightning!
This was one of the Ten Great Calamities.
The power of this tribulation lightning was terrifying. Giant Sun's will had paid a tremendous price to resist it.
Now, on top of the Snow Mourning Tribulation Lightning, new Heavenly Tribulations and Earthly Disasters were about to be added. Once these two forces fused and produced new transformations, their power would be absolutely incomparable!
Even Giant Sun's will felt fear!!
After all, it was nothing more than a wisp of will left behind by an Immortal Venerable. While it could slay Gu Immortals, against the might of Heaven and Earth, it was utterly dwarfed.
"Hurry, the ancestor has given his command — all of us, strike together!"
"Follow me — kill them both!"
"Warriors of the Northern Plains, grind these two outsiders to dust!"
Hei Lou Lan and the others, jolted awake by Giant Sun's will's command, lunged forward.
Before they even arrived, a torrent of Gu Insects had already unleashed a torrent of attacks. Force Dao phantoms, ferocious fire serpents, piercing sword light, pristine frost and snow... various assaults converged together, forming a dazzling, kaleidoscopic burst of radiance.
Deadly killing intent bore down on him, yet Tai Bai Sheng Sheng couldn't spare even a shred of his attention — he was straining with everything he had to resist the expansion of Giant Sun's will within the True Inheritance light orb.
Fang Yuan opened his eyes. He mobilized the Flying Bear phantom image while simultaneously activating a killer move.
Six-Arm Heavenly Corpse King!
In an instant, he transformed into an eight-armed monster, his aura exploding outward, his fighting spirit soaring.
The Flying Bear phantom image let out a miserable howl, using its massive body as a living shield to block the barrage of attacks from Hei Lou Lan and the others.
The River's Giant Sun Will. Having regained its freedom, it immediately lunged toward Fang Yuan.
Fang Yuan protected Tai Bai Yun Sheng, neither dodging nor evading. He met the River's Giant Sun Will head-on.