*Poof*
"Hmm?" Ying Guang Xin was unable to grapple with what had just happened.
One minute she was standing right behind Zhao Lian Yun: "I was just about to end her…when that song came out of nowhere."
"It stirred something within me and actually managed to trigger Freedom Gu!"
Ying Guang Xin looked around her and realized she had been sent to the dock of the Myriad Year Flying Warship.
"Hmm, it seems it could only activate Freedom Gu and not the Killer Moves linked with it otherwise I would be out in the River of Time."
This matter was concerning!
If the enemy could trigger your own Gu anytime, they liked…huge implications could be derived from this.
They could mess up your own Killer Move activation, by using the Gu at the wrong time.
If you had Gu's that had tremendous effects like Poison Heart Gu and Steal Life Gu, you could wind up severely harming yourself.
"I know he said don't contact him but…" Ying Guang Xin held Responsibility Gu in her hands.
Of course, she was talking about contacting Fang Yuan!
"He said unless it was an absolute emergency…" Ying Guang Xin heavily debated the decision.
Meanwhile, the battle between the 4 Venerables was growing intense.
The 3 Venerables had just managed to pin down Fang Yuan but at great cost.
Star Constellation was occupied and so was Genesis Lotus, the latter holding down Fang Yuan.
The only Venerable free to operate was Giant Sun Immortal Venerable.
"Hurry! I can't hold him in forever!" Genesis Lotus said between abated breaths.
Even a quasi-Rank 9 Killer Move of an untouched path would not hold a Venerable for long.
And in this case, it was even worse Genesis Lotus could sense that Fang Yuan was learning more and more about Painting Path from within.
Inside the Painting World,
Fang Yuan was surrounded by golden Heavenly Clouds, a dharmic wheel was rotating behind his back.
On the opposite end, his slain foe, Duke Long was charging at him repeatedly trying, in vain, to pull this demon to death with him.
"ARGGH, FANG YUAN YOU LOATHSOME SINNER!" he roared.
"Oh, be quiet will you," Fang Yuan threw a casual Sound Path Killer Move that forcefully kept Duke Long at a tolerable decibel range.
"You!" Duke Long was so furious that he nearly died from anger, oh wait.
"3 million years! 3 million! Do you have any idea the amount of sacrifice each generation of," Duke Long began to rant when suddenly, he was blasted to smithereens by countless Daybreak swords.
But intense winds blew, swirling together to reform the deceased Duke's body once again.
"Interesting," Fang Yuan rubbed his chin.
Upon reforming Duke Long merely sighed.
He blamed himself!
"I allowed this demon to grow it's all my fault" he shook his head and clenched his fits: "It all ends now!"
Flames of passion were ignited in his eyes!
*Boom*
Another wave of Daybreak swords landed on Duke Long.
The once Dao Guardian and master of Red Lotus Immortal Venerable, creator of the Dragonmen and, protector of Heavenly Court had been reduced to a mere guinea pig.
"It would appear that this Painting World doesn't just seal off the Heavenly Dao's influence it supersedes it!" Fang Yuan was casually researching the Painting World.
Fang Yuan quickly managed to grasp the true core of the Painting World's power!
Usually, Grotto Heavens and Immortal Apertures would isolate one from the Heavenly Dao but not completely.
After all, even though the Heavenly Dao can't directly peer within an Immortal Aperture it can still vaguely sense things because most things in this world are filled with Heaven's Will.
Though minute, even Immortal Essence stones have Heaven's Will in them.
But even if one purged all the Heaven's Will from their aperture, they still live in the Gu World! There is no escape except…
"This world is completely isolated from the Gu World! Heaven's Will probably doesn't even know of anything within!"
But if that was all Fang Yuan would not be impressed: "But to think that Genesis Lotus is so daring. He made his own Heavenly Dao inside this world!"
That's right! Genesis Lotus was essentially the Heavenly Dao and Will of this world. His word was the law!
There was no Fate in this world, yet, but if he decreed it then it will be.
"The only limitations of this world appear to be the missing link between illusory and reality," Fang Yuan was rapidly learning from this Half-completed Artificial Secluded Domain of Heaven and Earth.
His Painting Path attainment was slowly rising, though it wouldn't reach Grandmaster, it was still steadily closing in on quasi-grandmaster!
Genesis Lotus grit his teeth this was a tremendous loss for him if Fang Yuan survived: "Giant Sun do it now!"
"Mhm," Giant Sun nodded, he wanted to drag a little longer to make Genesis Lotus suffer a setback: "Tch, letting Fang Yuan grow stronger would be a mistake,"
Giant Sun clapped his hand together,
Immortal Killer Move ---------- Quaking Calamity
Since so much was invested into killing Fang Yuan Giant Sun felt it appropriate to bring out one of his trump cards.
The power of Chaos began to well up and infiltrate into the Painting World.
"Giant Sun! What are you doing!" Genesis Lotus screamed in horror.
His world was not stable enough to go through a tribulation much less a Chaotic Tribulation!
"What do you think? Of course, I'm killing Fang Yuan!" Giant Sun said smugly: "I know that you didn't use the full strength of your Painting World. That's just a projection of its true power, isn't it? You infused the power of resentment to temporarily suppress Fang Yuan while the Painting World kept him isolated from the Heavenly Dao so he can't complete his refinement!"
Giant Sun may not be the most acclaimed Venerable, apart from his philandering, but he was no slouch.
He was a genius that overcame his destiny and became a Venerable!
Even though he had no Primordial Domain, he was able to skim enough from his encounters with Genesis to know an Ordinary level of attainment for Painting Path.
"To use that projection, you probably have him in a section of the Painting World so just sever that part off," Giant Sun casually said.
"You!" Genesis Lotus gnawed on his teeth so hard, they almost broke.
Giant Sun was completely right! Genesis, of course, didn't want to risk Fang Yuan destroying his entire Painting World so he devised this plan.
Originally, if Fang Yuan showed signs of being able to crumble his world, he would be able to detach this part and save the world, leaving Fang Yuan to break just a little bit of the Painting World.
But now…
"Giant Sun had forced my hand! If I don't break off this section I'll implicate the rest of the Painting World," Genesis Lotus was hesitant:
"But if I break off this section, not only will the Painting World lose 10% of its total area but I will also lose all the resentment that had built up against Fang Yuan!"
This was part of Genesis and Star Constellation's methods to deal with Fang Yuan in the future using Human Path.
"Forget it just discard that part of the world!" Star Constellation sent a message via the mind link.
Even in her fight against Reputation Gu Star Constellation was able to observe the battle between Fang Yuan, Genesis Lotus, and Giant Sun.
"Hmph, I doubt that Fang Yuan will die from this but at least he won't be able to finish refining that Gu…" Star Constellation frowned.
She had a bad feeling.
As soon as Genesis Lotus got the okay from Star Constellation, he directly severed that part of the Painting World from the rest.
Inside the Painting World,
"HAHA, you're doomed Fang Yuan!" Duke Long roared madly.
He had been driven from burning passion to suicidal depression.
Constantly being killed and reanimated to be killed again was driving him mad!
Not because of pain, but because of the helplessness of his situation.
But he was given 1 last mission from both Genesis Lotus and Star Constellation, keep Fang Yuan contained.
It was his last chance at redemption, so no matter how many times he died he preserved.
Seeing the arcs of black lightning steaking throughout the skies he knew what was about to happen.
As if confirming his guesses, he felt this world being severed from the main Painting World.
Genesis Lotus had left in charge of this little region to 'aid' him in resisting Fang Yuan but the only benefit it provided was an unending life.
But this connection allowed him the best understanding of the world, as if he were its owner, thus. He could sense its imminent destruction.
"Fang Yuan, your reign of terror ends here!" Duke Long laughed madly.
He did not fear death, in fact, at this moment he welcomed it!
"It's time I atone for my sins," he solemnly said.
But a sneer broke this dreary scene: "Hehe, Duke Long you're a relic from the past, do you think you can win against me."
"You!" Duke Long was highly agitated by Fang Yuan but then he sneered: "Hmph, I may not be able to hold you here for long, but it'll be long enough, Hehe, you know what happens when a grotto heaven is destroyed right? The winds of assimilation come to take all of it so what do you think will happen when this world dies?"
Indeed, this was the plan of Giant Sun.
Dealing with a Chaotic Tribulation was incredibly taxing and if Fang Yuan saved this world he would still be imprisoned within.
But if he let the world get destroyed then the winds of assimilation would come, and because this was no ordinary Immortal Aperture or even Grotto Heaven, he would definitely be a setback or even worse due to the winds of assimilation.
But instead of troubled Fang Yuan looked amused: "Hehe watch and see how your efforts were all in vain!"
!!!
This statement shook Duke Long but not as much as what he did next!
Fang Yuan pulled out the incomplete Rank 9 Gu he was working on.
Sensing its aura Duke Long grew worried: "It can't be!?"
Fang Yuan merely smirked and he flew towards the Black Lightning!
???
Duke Long was greatly confused: "What is he doing? That Gu can't be used to stop the Chaotic Tribulation nor can it free him? And this world is completely isolated from the rules of reality so he can't refine his Gu, not that it would help? What is he planning?"