"Land Spirit, go and repair these fractures in space!"
Fang Tian shouted toward the land spirit, which had already rushed forward even before he gave the order. Brilliant lights burst forth from the vortex of Gu worms surrounding the land spirit, gradually transforming it into a gigantic giant thousands of feet tall.
Fang Tian gasped sharply and also flew backward, retreating. After all, remaining near the range of an earthly calamity was a deadly risk.
He was only a Rank Five Gu Master at the middle stage, barely capable of dealing with the remnants of this earthly calamity, let alone the entire calamity itself. Thus, he immediately retreated dozens of kilometers backward. However, he found that he could only move a few meters instead of the dozens of kilometers he was supposed to retreat.
"Land Spirit, teleport me to the edge of the western region!"
Fang Tian looked nervously at the land spirit. Dozens of cracks had spread across its enormous body, and Space Path Dao marks were carved upon them. The land spirit gritted its teeth, stretched its hands toward the cracks, and with terrifying strength forcibly closed the ruptures in space!
Only then did it have enough time to transport Fang Tian, who was struggling under the power of the terrifying calamity. Fang Tian appeared at the edge of the western region in a miserable state. Terrifying wounds had spread across his entire body, and he could not even heal them!
However, this did not make him cry out in pain. Instead, he looked toward the land spirit struggling under the earthly calamity. Even though he was not using any Gu worms, because the earthly calamity had distorted the concept of distance, it seemed as though the land spirit and the earthly calamity were fighting only a few kilometers away from him.
"This is bad! If this earthly calamity continues, all the resource points in the blessed land will be destroyed!"
Fang Tian transmitted his voice to the land spirit, whose body had already shrunk to less than half while fighting against the earthly calamity.
"I know, Master! But this earthly calamity is extremely powerful and fights me directly. Every time I try to throw a punch, it takes a long time before it reaches the cracks in space. I need to use my killer moves to redirect the effects of this earthly calamity and drive it out of the blessed land!"
The land spirit gathered the Gu worms inside its body and protected them with several layers of mortal killer moves, then began to display its true power without any reservation. If this situation continued unchanged, several breaches would appear in the blessed land, allowing Immortal Gu Masters outside to enter and cause deadly trouble for the land spirit and Fang Tian.
Outside, two Immortal Gu Masters were flying in the air, observing the blessed land using their methods.
"This land spirit is very powerful. Even in my previous battle with it, it did not display such strength… ah, but this killer move has already been shown several times. With some preparation, it can be countered."
These Immortal Gu Masters were from the Wu clan and the Xia clan, both Rank Seven. One of them was Wu Bi, and the other was Xia Nuo Di.
"Brother Bi, although you are a Rank Seven Immortal Gu Master, you do not possess a Rank Seven Immortal Gu. If you had one, could the land spirit have defeated you?"
Xia Nuo Di smiled gently toward Wu Bi, but the meaning behind his words was truly painful. The implication of his words was clear—were you so poor that you did not even possess a Rank Seven Immortal Gu? Look, even this trivial land spirit defeated you.
Wu Bi snorted disdainfully toward Xia Nuo Di and changed the subject.
"Does your clan intend to kill that boy Fang Tian? I warn you not to do so. My Wu clan intends to take this blessed land for itself, and I am the person responsible for this matter."
"Hoho, Brother Bi, do not be like this. I have no intention of killing that boy at all. After all, it is impressive that he has remained alive for so long. He must possess extraordinary talent because of this, and therefore my clan intends to recruit him. I hope Brother Bi will allow it."
"Do not worry, Nuo Di. I will inform the Second Supreme Elder, Wu Yong, about this matter, and he will make a decision. He is paying great attention to this issue."
Xia Nuo Di frowned because of Wu Bi's threat. Wu Yong had recently advanced to Rank Eight, and with that the pressure of the Wu clan had become enormous. They had become domineering because they possessed two Rank Eight Immortal Gu Masters. Against them, the Xia clan, which possessed only one Rank Eight Immortal Gu Master, could not do much. If Wu Yong truly paid attention to this matter, Xia Nuo Di would have to retreat.
But right now there was no evidence that Wu Yong cared about this issue, so Xia Nuo Di would not retreat so easily.
"Brother Nuo Di, look, there is a breach in the blessed land! We can see the situation clearly now!"
Wu Bi urged Xia Nuo Di to take action, tempting him with the existence of a breach. But his small trick did not work. Instead, Xia Nuo Di activated an immortal killer move to investigate the situation inside.
The land spirit was grabbing the fractures in space and pulling them with strength capable of lifting mountains, then sealing them immediately. However, while it closed dozens of cracks at once, there were still thousands remaining.
"Seventy Dao marks from the foundation of the blessed land have already been spent. This situation cannot continue… There is still some time before the killer move Red Barrier Energy Extraction can be activated."
This killer move was the land spirit's own creation, not relying on what its main body had left behind. This killer move covered the land spirit's flaw, which was possessing only a single Immortal Gu. By using several mortal killer moves and transforming the immortal killer move used by the land spirit into another immortal killer move called Red Barrier Energy Extraction.
The land spirit waved its arms and clapped them together, producing a terrifying sound like thunder that spread throughout the blessed land. The land spirit felt pain internally as several resource points collapsed because of this, and the losses became severe.
But a thousand spatial cracks disappeared instantly and were sealed, greatly reducing the pressure on the land spirit. However, because of this its body shrank by another third.
The land spirit sighed in pain and decided to preserve the foundation of the blessed land and use mortal killer moves instead.
Mortal Killer Move—Countless Solid Beasts!
Mortal Killer Move—Strength Drawn from Suffering!
Mortal Killer Move—One Powerful Arm!
The immortal inheritance of Strength Extraction was displayed through the land spirit, and the mortal killer moves appeared and assisted the land spirit.
"But they are only mortal killer moves. Even if they are amplified by Dao marks, they are still mortal killer moves. At most they are quasi-immortal killer moves… but I have already gained the time I needed."
Immortal Killer Move—Red Barrier Energy Extraction!
The land spirit's body immediately collapsed and transformed into red vapor that spread throughout the blessed land. The red vapor condensed and became extremely heavy. After covering the entire blessed land, it hardened with tremendous force and pushed the spatial cracks to close themselves without any chance of resistance.
Thousands of spatial cracks were sealed instantly, and even the breaches in the blessed land were closed by a solid crimson barrier that was extremely strong and difficult to break.
"This land spirit truly possesses a powerful trump card… That barrier could crush me unless I used my Rank Seven killer move to escape. The Dao mark foundation of this blessed land is extremely deep and surpasses mine many times. Even without a Rank Seven Immortal Gu, the land spirit already has enough power to suppress three Rank Seven experts if it is willing to sacrifice the foundation of the blessed land."
Xia Nuo Di sighed and wanted to leave, but Wu Bi behind him stopped him.
"Brother Xia Nuo Di, why the hurry? The blessed land has just passed through an earthly calamity. Why don't we cooperate and attack it? With your strength and mine, we can kill the mortal Gu Master who is the master of the land spirit, then claim the blessed land from the land spirit."
"Wu Bi, you are a complete idiot. Did you not hear what I said? A land spirit inside its blessed land possesses an enormous advantage. It can weaken our immortal killer moves. Even if we cooperate, there are no benefits great enough to justify the risks of that battle."
Xia Nuo Di left these words behind and departed without listening to Wu Bi.
Inside the blessed land, Fang Tian looked gloomily at the scene around him.
The foundation of the blessed land had been severely damaged. Most of the resource points had been destroyed, and they would have to spend huge amounts to rebuild them. What made Fang Tian the saddest was that the Wood Path Dao marks in the north of the blessed land had been destroyed, which meant that his plans to build Wood Path resource points there could be forgotten.
"Is this what an Immortal Gu Master feels after passing through a calamity?"
Fang Tian found this thought somewhat amusing, and it slightly eased his sadness.