Chapter 130: Hu Immortal Blessed Land (5)
Several months later.
Fox groups gathered in a massive army, surrounding Dang Hun Mountain like a furry ocean.
On the peak, stood a man. Arms behind his back. Looking at the sky.
He wore a solemn expression. No one could tell what he was thinking about.
"Hehe i like femboys"
Who was he?
FANG YUAN.
Today was the day of the SIXTH earthly calamity.
Even though Fang Yuan was a Gu Immortal in his previous life, he still felt uneasy. Earthly calamities were no joke. Each one was stronger than the last. A cruel trial that decided life and death for Gu Immortals and their blessed lands.
Fang Yuan had only a year and three months to prepare. Barely enough time to breathe.
He had done what he could. Dug the river. Alleviated the water and fire crisis. Bred foxes like crazy. Kept fixed immortal travel Gu ready as an escape plan.
The mild wind stopped.
High in the sky, clouds rumbled. A lump of light was forming.
"It's coming," Fang Yuan muttered.
His pupils shrunk.
Twitch Chat:
Chatter1: "BOSS MUSIC INTENSIFIES"
Chatter2: "Fang Yuan said 'I'm ready' but his face said 'I'm not ready'"
Chatter3: "Seven months of preparation. Let's see if it was enough."
In the cloud sea, the lump of light exploded. A great white round door appeared, facing the blessed land directly.
The light was GLARING. DAZZLING.
A brown-yellow colored large monster descended from the light door. Like a massive rock falling from heaven.
"Are you serious? A desolate beast calamity?" Fang Yuan squinted.
You guessed it. Desolate beast calamities were among the WORST of earthly calamities.
One or multiple desolate beasts would appear, charging toward the blessed land's central control area. Wreaking havoc. Causing destruction.
If not exterminated in time, even a LARGE blessed land would be reduced to ashes.
"Why is my luck so bad bro," Fang Yuan cursed in his heart. "Hopefully the desolate beast doesn't have an Immortal Gu tho, otherwise its battle strength would surpass Gu Immortals, and I'M FUCKED."
Fang Yuan was just a mortal lol.
Barely.
Twitch Chat:
Chatter1: "I hope an Immortal Gu spawns"
Chatter2: "Bro dont say that"
Chatter3: "Fang Yuan's heartbeat: 📈📈📈"
The mysterious desolate beast landed on the ground. Lightly. Despite its giant size.
From afar, it looked like a slightly flat giant rock.
But Fang Yuan could see clearly. It was a brown-yellow exoskeleton. Glowing with a golden luster. Thick layers of mud on the shell armor.
Then. A large pair of chelipeds stretched out from the shell. Like two bronze poles.
Next. Nine pairs of chelipeds stretched out from both sides. Landed on the ground. Lifted the heavy body off the ground.
"Swamp crab!" Fang Yuan recognized it immediately.
A large crab. Body the size of a MOUNTAIN. When lifted, its height reached a QUARTER of Dang Hun Mountain.
Its first pair of chelipeds? More fearsome than steel poles. Pincers that could break mountain rocks. Cut a flood dragon in half.
Its remaining eighteen chelipeds? Thinner than the first pair. Still thicker than hundred-year-old trees.
Large numbers of Gu worms on its body. Mostly water and earth path. Rarely, it could contain an entire SET of Gu worms.
"Thankfully, Hu Immortal blessed land has lots of immortal essence," Fang Yuan gritted his teeth.
When the swamp crab appeared, the land spirit had already struck. Using heavenly power to restrict its Gu worms.
All rank one to five Gu worms? DISABLED.
The most important point? This desolate beast had NO IMMORTAL GU.
If it did? The question would be what Immortal Gu.
Immortal Gu were unique. Surpassing the laws of the mortal realm. Blessed lands could not restrict them.
The existence of an Immortal Gu was the most important element in this battle.
And this crab had none.
ez dubs.
"I'm coming for you haha"
The swamp crab stretched its limbs. Started moving slowly toward Dang Hun Mountain.
"Go! My slaves!"
Large numbers of foxes rushed like tides toward the desolate beast. Surrounding it instantly.
Claws and teeth scratched the crab's legs. Physically tougher golden foxes crashed directly into it.
The swamp crab kept moving. Unstoppable. Ordinary fox groups couldn't stop it. They were stomped into meat paste instead.
"Master please I don't want to become mashed fox plsssss!"
"DIE"
Fang Yuan's expression was cruel. He directed the foxes to continue giving up their lives.
He bred (?) so many of them for exactly this purpose. Disposable pieces. Any damage they could deal counted.
But the swamp crab advanced without halting a single step. Like a moving mountain. It did not care about the foxes below.
"Hehe you guys suck"
All sorts of attacks landed on the crab's body. Like beautiful fireworks.
The hundred beast kings. The thousand beast kings. The myriad beast kings. All their Gu worms. All their power.
Under the combined strength, the mud on the crab's body was blown away.
The giant crab stopped moving. For the first time.
It opened its mouth. Spewed out large amounts of mud. From its stomach, yellow mud spewed out like a waterfall.
The mud landed on the grass. Formed a SWAMP.
From the mud, weird-looking crabs stood up. Some had large sizes, ferocious like tigers. Some had sharp, thin, needle-like pincers. Some had claw-like legs, moving at lightning speed.
In the blink of an eye, a crab army of a MILLION formed.
"wtf bro," Fang Yuan's expression darkened. "ofc it can breed anytime, anywhere. This shit ain't balanced at all."
The fox groups continued to fight the crab army.
The number of foxes decreased. The crab army's deaths were much greater. But the desolate beast kept giving birth. Endless crabs.
Fang Yuan quickly instructed the fox groups hiding outside the mountain to return.
"Thankfully, I used all my estrus Gu and bred a massive number of foxes. Otherwise, my total force wouldn't be enough."
His head started spinning. Dizziness.
He was directing an INSANELY large number of foxes. Even with his soul six times stronger than a normal person, he couldn't handle the pressure.
With the crab army paving the way, the swamp crab moved forward, regaining its former speed.
Its legs moved one after another. Like fingers playing on a piano. Rhythmic. Almost beautiful.
But below it? An intense battle. Blood flowed like rivers. Corpses piled into hills. Every piece of land tainted with blood.
"DIE DIE DIE HAHAHAHA"
The swamp crab didn't differentiate enemies from allies. Every time its legs landed on the ground, a fountain of blood squirted everywhere.
When the crab raised its leg, crushed fox bodies and broken crab carcasses filled the deep pits on the ground.
This desolate beast's body was massive. Honestly? It didn't move quickly.
But because of that, it created IMMENSE mental pressure. Watching it move unhindered, Fang Yuan felt like a grim reaper's scythe was hanging over his neck.
"Damn it!" He gritted his teeth.
This desolate beast was the KING OF THE SWAMP. Its body covered in hard shell. It had lurked deep within the swamp for years. Even its eyes had vanished due to de-evolution.
No weaknesses left.
Fang Yuan manipulated the fox groups to hold it back. No use.
He could only watch helplessly as the swamp crab got CLOSER.
"Can you teleport it away?" Fang Yuan turned to little Hu Immortal.
Different Gu Immortals had different blessed lands. Land spirit abilities varied. Some could teleport. Some couldn't. Some could summon rain and wind. Some could manipulate time.
"Lemme try," little Hu Immortal breathed roughly. She activated the immortal essence. Used all her strength. Her cute tiny face turned RED.
"AHHH AHHH!" She shouted. Childishly.
Swoosh.
The giant swamp crab vanished. Teleported about nine thousand steps away.
"We succeeded!" Little Hu Immortal gasped. Face red. Breathing hard.
Fang Yuan relaxed slightly.
"Ma... master. I just expended one bead of green grape immortal essence." Little Hu Immortal reported painfully.
"No matter." Fang Yuan's expression was cold.
He continued ordering the foxes to attack.
Five minutes later. The swamp crab got close again. Land spirit teleported it away again.
Another bead of immortal essence gone.
Little Hu Immortal felt immense pity. Fang Yuan's heart was BLEEDING.
Seventy-eight beads of green grape immortal essence originally. One used to feed fixed immortal travel Gu. Two used to teleport this crab.
He still needed immortal essence to refine Gu. To manage the blessed land. For many other things.
Hu Immortal was dead. These green grape beads could NOT be replenished. Every bead used was one less for the future.
Some crabs got through unguarded areas. Charged up the mountain.
Fang Yuan snorted coldly. Ordered the land spirit to unleash Dang Hun Mountain's might.
The area the crab army walked on became a DEATH DOMAIN. Numerous crabs died. Lying on the ground with their bodies intact. Their souls? Completely destroyed.
Peculiar scene.
"Unfortunately, Dang Hun Mountain's power continuously pressures the soul. But the desolate beast's soul is strong. It can last for a while. I cannot let it reach Dang Hun Mountain. Cannot let it destroy this precious forbidden ground."
Fang Yuan did not participate in battle.
Even if he used his strength path Gu worms, he wouldn't be able to break the crab's shell.
Most importantly? The swamp crab hadn't used an Immortal Gu yet. Fang Yuan wasn't sure if it had one or not.
The unknown was the greatest threat. He didn't dare strike rashly.
The swamp crab approached again. Just as it was about to be teleported away for the third time, little Hu Immortal's expression changed.
Without waiting for Fang Yuan's reaction, she grabbed his arm.
They both vanished.
The next moment. A fierce lightning bolt landed exactly where they had been standing.
BOOM!
Thunderous sound. Mountain rocks shattered.
The lightning paused for a moment. Then shot back up.
It turned into a human-shaped lightning. And emitted a LOUD growl.
The blue charm lightning shadow had arrived. Holding its head, it SCREAMED.
"AGHRGHHA AHHAGHR ARGHHGHG"
Agony. Pure agony.
Blue lightning flashed everywhere. Random. Uncontrolled. It took a long while to settle down.
The lightning figure had suffered soul injuries just by entering Dang Hun Mountain.
Inside Dang Hun Palace, Fang Yuan's face was ASHEN. He looked at the scene in the smoke.
If the land spirit hadn't teleported him away, he would be DEAD.
Little Hu Immortal patted her chest. Face pale. Lingering fear.
When it rains, it POURS.
The blue charm lightning shadow joining the battle made everything worse.
Twitch Chat:
Chatter1: "CRAB AND LIGHTNING. AT THE SAME TIME."
Chatter2: "Fang Yuan almost got DELETED"
Chatter3: "Land spirit with the CLUTCH save"
The lightning shadow flew into a rage after its sneak attack failed. It started COLLIDING into Dang Hun Mountain.
Over and over.
Every collision made Dang Hun Palace TREMBLE. Soil and stones flew. Large scorched pits appeared on the mountain.
Fang Yuan's heart BLEED at this scene.
This was DANG HUN MOUNTAIN. Only one in the entire world.
Fortunately, after dozens of collisions, the lightning shadow stopped. Its soul had taken considerable damage. The lightning around it became disorderly. It didn't dare attack again.
During this time, the land spirit had teleported the swamp crab two more times.
Total green grape immortal essence wasted on it? FIVE BEADS.
The endless fox army? Almost EXTINCT.
Little Hu Immortal was discouraged. The desolate beast only had small wounds. It kept moving forward stably. Like an indestructible BONE.
The lightning shadow gave up on Dang Hun Mountain. Changed targets to the blessed land itself.
It destroyed everything it saw. Created craters everywhere. The sky crumbled. Showing scars like broken mirrors.
Fang Yuan felt DEEP HELPLESSNESS.
"Not good! Master, there is a hole in the blessed land!" Little Hu Immortal spoke hurriedly.
"Cut away the surrounding area around the hole." Fang Yuan's tone was cold as ice.
"WHAT?!" Little Hu Immortal's eyes went wide.
If they cut off the area like this, they could never restore it.
Holes in blessed lands could be repaired with immortal essence. If not patched in time, they would enlarge. Form passages to the outside world.
Once there was a passage, Gu Immortals outside would charge in. Oh imagine the scheming demons coming in.
Demonic path Gu Immortals on Tian Ti mountain? They were LONE FORCES. They LOVED taking risks.
(Fang Yuan did this a lot in his previous life)
Under his order, Little Hu Immortal repeatedly cut off nearby half a square kilometer of the blessed land.
Lightning shadow destroyed. Land spirit cut off. Destroy. Cut off. Destroy. Cut off.
The swamp crab charged toward Dang Hun Mountain again and again. The land spirit teleported it time after time.
Green grape immortal essence consumed? THIRTEEN BEADS.
"Sob sob... the blessed land has become smaller... so much immortal essence lost..." Tears fell from Little Hu Immortal's eyes.
"DON'T CRY!" Fang Yuan coldly shouted. Expression ashen.
Twitch Chat:
CuttingLosses: "Fang Yuan said 'amputation is the answer'"
Chatter2: "Thirteen grapes GONE"
Chatter3: "Wow Fang Yuan is so cold, I can feel it from here"
"There's no point in delaying," Fang Yuan gritted his teeth. "Our only hope is to kill these two calamities. But I don't have an attack-type Immortal Gu. Attacking the swamp crab with rank five Gu would take too long."
"My only option now is to GAMBLE."
Crazed determination. Absolutely unhinged.
Desolate beasts were STRONG. Their massive physiques and fierce recovery abilities let them ignore most rank five Gu.
The swamp crab had strong defense. Upper-tier even among desolate beasts. Fang Yuan had many rank five Gu. Turn gold Gu. Soft bones Gu. Pitch black Gu. Using them against the crab was like throwing pebbles in a lake. Slight ripples at best.
If he left the mountain, he'd meet the lightning shadow's attacks. He could give Gu worms to the land spirit to use. But he didn't dare take the risk.
Land spirits could DIE. If destroyed by the lightning shadow, Fang Yuan would have no way to activate fixed immortal travel Gu.
Only Immortal Gu could change the situation.
Fang Yuan had two Immortal Gu. Neither had offensive abilities.
"Don't teleport it anymore," Fang Yuan said resolutely. "Let this damned swamp crab attack Dang Hun Mountain!"
"Release the FULL might of Dang Hun Mountain!"
RINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
Dang Hun Mountain had been restricted by Little Hu Immortal the whole time. Now, finally let loose.
Dense fog rose over the whole mountain. An enormous, formless soul-shaking power burst out. Spreading as far as three thousand steps. Eradicating everything in its surroundings.
Only Dang Hun Palace remained intact.
The giant swamp crab got close. Under Dang Hun Mountain's power, its sturdy shell provided NO defense. Its soul received fierce attacks. Its movements slowed.
This made it go BERSERK. It increased its speed. Charged toward Dang Hun Mountain.
BAM!
Enormous pincers smashed into Dang Hun Mountain. Like steel clamps.
Sturdy boulders were as fragile as flour. Holes formed from the impact. The crater was at least 0.6 acres wide. Smoke and dust everywhere.
The entire Dang Hun Palace shook.
Little Hu Immortal's face paled. Dust fell from the roof. Fierce cracks appeared on the walls and pillars.
Then she let out a TRAGIC shout.
"Not good! The blue charm lightning shadow is destroying the north area! Creating many holes!"
The image showed the lightning shadow attacking the world. Creating holes.
The blessed land's eastern and northern parts had been corroded by previous earthly calamities. They were weaker than other areas. The lightning shadow saw these weak points and attacked them.
"Fortunately, we settled the water and fire," Little Hu Immortal said. "Otherwise, the destruction would be ten times worse!"
"Master, what should we do?"
She was feeling LOST.
The swamp crab was like a steel hammer. Pounding the heart. Depleting immortal essence. Wrecking Dang Hun Mountain.
The lightning shadow was like a sinister poison. Searching for weak points. Stabbing at them. Every hole was a fresh wound.
Fang Yuan's eyes flashed with an ominous glint.
The situation was critical. It aroused his FIGHTING SPIRIT.
"Land spirit, every time you teleport the swamp crab, send it away by three thousand steps!"
"Yes!"
The distance shortened. Immortal essence expenditure reduced. And Dang Hun Mountain's soul-shaking power worked within three thousand steps. Creating injuries to the crab's soul.
"Land spirit, cut off the whole NORTHERN AREA!"
"WTF DID YOU JUST SAY????"
Little Hu Immortal was so stunned, she became a completely different person. She almost couldn't believe her ears.
Hu Immortal blessed land's northern area was over 600 square kilometers. Fang Yuan wanted to give up the ENTIRE region?
Once cut off, the blessed land would lose this territory FOREVER.
A HUGE sacrifice. Hu Immortal blessed land had 4,000 square kilometers total. He was cutting off ONE-SIXTH of it.
"Master, this... this..." Little Hu Immortal hesitated.
"DO AS I SAY!" Fang Yuan shouted. Stern voice. Ruthless expression.
Little Hu Immortal's pink lips puckered. Tears filled her eyes. She started crying LOUDLY.
wah wah wah wah wah i am so sad wah
Land spirits were the representatives of the blessed land. Cutting off part of the blessed land was like cutting their own flesh. Abandoning the whole northern area was like cutting off one of their legs.
"Wah wah wah wah...Master, don't... don't do it!" Little Hu Immortal cried and begged.
Fang Yuan's expression was RUTHLESS. No compromise.
Master's orders could not be violated. Little Hu Immortal endured the pain. Cut off the whole northern area.
The blue charm lightning shadow was in the center of the northern area. Destroying the world. Creating holes.
It suddenly felt something wrong. Immediately moved. Tried to charge out.
But because of the distance, it couldn't escape. Trapped in the northern area.
It let out a mournful, sharp screech. Tone full of INDIGNANCE.
That bit of distance determined its fate. The lightning shadow followed the evaporation of the northern area. Landed in the outside world.
"SUCCESS!" Fang Yuan almost shouted in joy.
If the lightning shadow had no soul injuries, it could have reacted in time. But its crazed attacks had expended its energy. Its speed had fallen.
At the critical moment, Fang Yuan endured the pain. Made a minor sacrifice to protect bigger interests. Finally settled this calamity.
As for what calamities it would create in the outside world? Who cares lol.
Bam. Bam. Bam.
Dang Hun Mountain was still shaking. The swamp crab's soul was STRONG. It forcefully withstood the pressure. Continuously attacking Dang Hun Mountain.
The nearer it got, the stronger the soul-shaking power became.
Little Hu Immortal teleported the crab away again and again.
A battle of foundations.
If the desolate beast's soul foundation was strong enough to overthrow Dang Hun Mountain? Fang Yuan's defeat.
If Dang Hun Mountain did not fall? The earthly calamity's defeat.
Bam. Bam.
Dang Hun Palace's pillars crumbled. The beams of the roofs snapped. Dust and dirt flew everywhere. Accompanied by Little Hu Immortal's whimpering cries.
Fang Yuan stood silently. Cold expression.
"Strength. I need MORE strength." He clenched his fists. Indignant scream in his mind.
Why, despite growing so much, was he still so weak when facing heaven and earth? When facing FATE?
"Then continue to grow. Continue to become STRONGER. Stronger. And EVEN STRONGER."
As he screamed silently, the swamp crab's movements gradually slowed.
Eventually, it collapsed at the waist of Dang Hun Mountain.
DEAD.
After an arduous process, the sixth earthly calamity was finally over.