Chapter 125: THREE KINGS INHERITANCE (FINAL)
The Standoff (It's Giving Tension)
Tie Ruo Nan stepped forward, her gaze sharp as a knife. "Fang Yuan, you're a smart man. You should be clear of your situation!"
Fang Yuan didn't even flinch. "I am indeed clear of my situation. And I'm even clearer of yours." A cold smile crept across his lips. "Immortal Gu refinement hasn't finished yet, which means I still have enough immortal essence to kill all of you."
But then Ba Gui, the land spirit, started crying like a toddler who dropped their ice cream on a hot sidewalk. "No use! It's no use! There's too much loss in immortal essence to kill them, and the remaining amount won't support the Gu refinement. Plus, the blessed land has too many holes now—it's going to collapse any moment!"
Its biggest obsession was completing the second aperture Gu. It didn't even care about its own destruction at this point.
"Young man, you made a grave mistake. Our Immortal Gu refinement is a failure!" Ba Gui howled in grief.
Right then, Yan Jun calmly stepped into the main hall. In the previous life, he'd been blocked by Feng Tian Yu, but now? No obstacles. He just strolled in like he owned the place.
Tie Ruo Nan saw an opportunity to engage in psychological warfare. "Fang Yuan, you're not the blessed land's master, so the land spirit won't fully obey you. Since young clan leader Yan Jun has arrived, the others won't be far behind. Your loss is certain today."
But Fang Yuan just smiled. "No. There's still hope. The Gu refinement can't be considered a failure yet."
He turned to Ba Gui and asked: "Do you remember the third section of the second chapter of 'The Legends of Ren Zu'?"
Ba Gui was confused. "You mean... no, that won't work. You need the light of glory of the immemorial era."
Fang Yuan pointed up. "Look. The light is here."
Outside the main hall, Xiao Mang was getting impatient fighting Ying Ming. He flew into the sky and unleashed his killer move—Torrential Light Stream.
The river of light rolled and crashed down toward the blessed land like a waterfall from heaven. The light was so blinding it turned the entire battlefield white. Everyone closed their eyes. People were screaming. It was giving end-of-the-world energy.
Fang Yuan's response?
He laughed loudly, poured his primeval essence into rank four bone wings Gu and rank five liquid metal Gu, spread his massive black wings, covered his entire body in liquid gold, and FLEW DIRECTLY INTO THE KILLER MOVE.
Tie Ruo Nan's jaw hit the floor. "What is he DOING?!"
Yan Jun's mouth was wide open. "Did little beast king just give up? Is he trying to end his life?"
Bai Ning Bing, who knew Fang Yuan better than anyone, shouted urgently: "Something's up! I understand him! Everything Fang Yuan does has extremely deep meaning! We can't let him have his way—we have to stop him!"
But it was already too late.
Fang Yuan was flying through the light waterfall, activating every movement Gu he had. Golden aurora Gu. Bone wings Gu. Everything. His primeval essence was depleting faster than a TikTok battery on max brightness.
The four old-timers from Tie clan tried to stop him with their killer move—Infinite Search and Lock. They targeted the fixed star Gu on Fang Yuan's left arm, trying to lock him down.
But Fang Yuan had already activated divine travel Gu. The Immortal Gu swallowed the fixed star Gu whole, then went into the hollow jade sky Gu and formed a cocoon.
The four old-timers coughed blood and lost connection. Their chains flailed uselessly before getting destroyed by the river of light.
Everyone was stunned.
"Wait... is he... is he REFINING Gu right now?!"
Feng Tian Yu, the refinement path grandmaster, looked up and his eyes went wide. "He's actually using the killer move to refine an Immortal Gu! His courage knows no bounds!"
Mo Wu Tian's eyes shot out purple light. "Who IS this guy?"
And Fang Yuan? He was just vibing. Flying through certain death. Refining an Immortal Gu like it was a Tuesday.
The Conditions...
Here's the thing about fixed immortal travel Gu. According to "The Legends of Ren Zu," you need three things:
Jade sky Gu (a jade bamboo from azure heaven)
Fixed star Gu (an eight-sided diamond star fragment from blue heaven)
The light of glory of the immemorial era
Fang Yuan had obtained jade sky Gu from killing Long Qing Tian. He had fixed star Gu planted on his arm by Bai Ning Bing (thanks for the free loot, Bai Ning Bing). And now Xiao Mang was literally providing the light of glory through his killer move.
All conditions met. Perfect timing. Absolute cinema.
Xiao Mang finally realized what was happening. "Trying to use MY power to refine an Immortal Gu? COURTING DEATH!"
He stopped his killer move immediately.
The torrential light stream ended like a cut ribbon. Everyone gasped. Feng Tian Yu screamed "NOOOO!" and collapsed in despair, tears streaming down his face.
In his vision, the light waterfall had only three breaths left before it would be gone. Not enough time to birth an Immortal Gu.
But why would Fang Yuan not anticipate this?
THIRD WATCH GU. THIRD WATCH GU.
He activated two third watch Gu targeting the cocoon. Time accelerated by NINE TIMES. The Immortal Gu's aura surged like a rocket taking off.
Feng Tian Yu shot up like he'd been electrocuted. "There's still hope?!"
But then his face went pale again. "No... acceleration is only temporary. If the Immortal Gu is created too quickly, it won't stabilize. It'll self-detonate..."
Fang Yuan pulled out another Gu. Plain appearance. Like a grey stone disc. Undefeated hundred battles Gu. Rank five expenditure Gu. Once used, it guaranteed refinement success.
Feng Tian Yu's brain short-circuited. "HOW CAN THIS BE?!"
The Immortal Gu's aura stabilized like a miracle.
The cocoon broke open.
A green butterfly emerged.
FIXED IMMORTAL TRAVEL GU.
Everyone lost their minds.
"It truly is an Immortal Gu!"
"Beautiful beyond words..."
"Who IS this man?!"
Feng Tian Yu was crying AND laughing at the same time, grabbing his head like a madman. The hairy men all kneeled. Gu Masters were trembling. Some were excited. Some were terrified. Most were both.
Xiao Mang was stupefied. Mo Wu Tian was in a daze. Li Xian's brain was buffering.
"Is this the re-enactment of a legend?"
"What era am I living in?!"
Fang Yuan flew out of the light waterfall, fixed immortal travel Gu fluttering around him like a beautiful green butterfly. Each time it flapped its wings, green light flickered like pollen. It was gorgeous.
But Fang Yuan himself? Not so gorgeous. Liquid metal Gu died. Golden aurora Gu was damaged. His black wings were torn and tattered. And his clothes? Completely vaporized.
As the liquid metal faded, Fang Yuan's identity was revealed.
Mo Wu Tian's pupils shrunk. "It's... it's him!"
Hu Mei Er and Li Xian: "LITTLE BEAST KING?!"
Yi Huo's eyes were popping out.
Jiao Huang and Meng Tu looked at each other, trembling. They had been hired to assassinate this man. THIS MAN. Who just refined an Immortal Gu in front of everyone. They felt fear, shock, and somehow also relief that they were still alive.
Ba Gui sighed, speaking wholeheartedly: "Using fixed immortal travel Gu will let you escape this predicament. But without immortal essence, the blessed land will be destroyed immediately. Death is a relief for me. I just wish you would succeed in refining second aperture Gu in the future. Before we part, do you have anything to say?"
Fang Yuan opened his mouth. Then closed it. Then opened it again.
He spread his tattered black wings, flying in the sky and looking around. The torn bronze hall. The blood-soaked battlefield. The ruined blessed land.
Goodbye, Bai Ning Bing. Goodbye, Tie Ruo Nan. Goodbye, Southern Border.
Then he felt it—the urge. The main character urge. The "I just did something legendary and need to drop bars about it" urge.
And so, standing before everyone, naked and glorious, Fang Yuan recited:
"Since ancient times land immortal pass with the wind, today three kings return to eternal slumber.
Who would not experience failure? Verdant Sun died regretfully. Start over again and proclaim oneself as King.
The carp swims up the heavenly waterfall, travelling alone in the desolate lands and defying heaven.
Spreading my wings and flying away today, becoming an immortal and whipping the phoenix on another day!"
Then he laughed loudly. Like, villain laugh. Full send.
Everyone was speechless.
Ba Gui shouted: "Grand aspirations! I will send you on your journey!"
Immortal essence entered fixed immortal travel Gu. Jade light flashed.
Fang Yuan vanished from the air.
His clothes floated down like a kite with its string cut. (Because he wasn't wearing any. Because they got vaporized. VERY Important context.)
Central Continent. Tian Ti mountain. Hu Immortal blessed land.
Feng Jin Huang was about to win. She had just activated dream wings—an Immortal Gu that used her soul instead of immortal essence. It was damaging her severely, risking amnesia or worse, but she didn't care. She wanted victory. She wanted it BAD.
She overtook Fang Zheng. She reached the cliff edge. She was one step away from claiming the inheritance.
Feng Jin Huang was like a young phoenix, brilliant and glorious. Her amber eyes shining. Her snow-white neck glowing like jade in the pink light. Even the Gu Immortals were dazed.
Everyone was watching. Everyone was waiting.
Feng Jin Huang bit her lip and started pulling herself up.
SWOOSH.
Jade light flashed.
A naked man appeared on the mountain peak.
Not just naked. FULLY. COMPLETELY. ABSOLUTELY. NAKED.
His left forearm had a bleeding hole. His youthful body was strong and muscular, covered in the scars of countless battles. He looked like a veteran warrior who had seen things. SEEN things. And now everyone else was seeing things too.
Fang Zheng: "BROTHER?!" (immediately loses grip and falls down the cliff)
The ten Gu Immortals: shocked silence
Feng Jin Huang: frozen like a statue, her snow-white neck craned upward, her amber eyes traveling from his feet... to his legs... to his...
THE GIANT MONSTER.
The absolute unit. The dih of legends. The kind of thing that makes you question reality and your life choices simultaneously.
Feng Jin Huang's brain: "I have never lost since birth. I am the great Feng Jin Huang. I have faced countless enemies and overcome impossible odds. WHAT DO I DO IN THIS SITUATION? THIS WAS NOT COVERED IN MY TRAINING."
Her mouth opened slightly. Her eyes went wide like dinner plates. She didn't blink. She couldn't blink. She had achieved the mythical status of being too stunned to blink.
Twitch Chat:
FengJinHuang: "I have SEEN things I cannot unsee"
Chatter1: "BRO JUST CASUALLY DROPPED THE DONG ON HER FACE"
Chatter2: "THAT'S NOT A DONG THAT'S A WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION"
Chatter3: "Feng Jin Huang's victory arc just became a trauma arc"
Chatter4: "She's gonna need SO much therapy"
Chatter5: "The Gu Immortals are just watching like 👁️👄👁️"
FangZheng: "I'm falling off a cliff and honestly? Better than whatever THIS is"
Fang Yuan looked down at Feng Jin Huang with pure, unfiltered regret. "She has dream wings. I can't kill her yet. What a shame."
Then he raised his right foot.
Under the supervision of TEN GUIMMORTALS, his foot descended onto Feng Jin Huang's face. Her perfect, snow-white, jade-like face. The face of a young phoenix. The face that had never known defeat.
"Scram."
He kicked her off the peak.
Feng Jin Huang, already completely drained of strength, couldn't resist. She just tumbled down like a ragdoll, still probably processing the visual trauma she had just experienced. Her brain was buffering. Her soul was damaged from using dream wings AND from seeing... THAT.
Double damage.
Fang Yuan turned to face the land spirit—a little girl with pigtails who was staring at him with her mouth open.
"Little Hu Immortal, aren't you going to call me master?"
The little girl finally snapped out of it. She used her tiny hands to cover her large crystal clear eyes. Her face turned redder than a tomato fresh from the garden. She stomped her foot. She shook her head.
"Master! Aren't you ashamed?! You're so old already! Put on some clothes!"
Fang Yuan looked down at himself. Then back at her. "No."