Chapter 1080

Several days later, at Lang Ya blessed land, Fang Yuan and Twelfth Hair stop over open ground, suitable for a spar. Twelfth Hair is somewhat special among the hairy man Gu Immortals, since he also cultivates enslavement path alongside refinement path. Dual cultivation is hard. Almost every Gu Immortal has one aperture, and the Gu worm opening it at ascension decides their main path, though many still add a second. Twelfth Hair found his second path when a failed refinement produced a new Gu embryo, raised to rank six after ascension as Immortal Slave, adding enslavement path dao marks to his body. ^{ch. 1080}

The previous Lang Ya land spirit cared for him and urged both paths, since his enslavement dao marks help greatly when refining enslavement path Immortal Gu. The current one regards him with even more respect. Among that land spirit’s favorites he is the most well-liked. Prioritizing battle strength, the land spirit gave him beast enslavement Immortal Gu, meaning to raise him into the sect’s enslavement path battle strength. Fang Yuan had not been sure of these details, but the secret transactions with Ying Wu Xie brought intel of extremely huge help, not very precious yet enough for a comprehensive understanding of Lang Ya Sect. The two descend to Cloud Cover Continent’s cloud soil, white and slightly soft underfoot, and Fang Yuan gestures for Twelfth Hair to begin. ^{ch. 1080}

Twelfth Hair calls out his chestnut yak, somersaulting and kneeling toward Fang Yuan, an immortal killer move attempt that looks like horseplay. Human Gu Immortals would never perform such a humbling motion, but hairy man Gu Immortals are very straightforward and shallow in battle strength. The first attempt fails, and Twelfth Hair apologizes, embarrassed. Fang Yuan reassures him that failure is unavoidable and he should try again. A dozen or so attempts follow the same somersault, slam, and kneel, each failing, and the backlash of a failed immortal killer move costs Twelfth Hair blood from his mouth and ears. Even Fang Yuan cannot watch this, and suggests dropping the somersault, of almost no use to the move. Twelfth Hair calls it his own meticulously designed flourish, then takes the advice and keeps trying. ^{ch. 1080}

After several more tries, azure radiance blooms into a blue lake, its water carrying a chestnut yak toward Fang Yuan: the move has activated. Its debut looks tyrannical, in sharp contrast to Twelfth Hair’s own clumsy performance. Fang Yuan is unmoved. The chestnut yak is well-known for low battle strength and for meat that tastes of chestnuts, though the publicly recognized weakest desolate beast is the dragonfish Fang Yuan breeds. ^{ch. 1080}

Twelfth Hair, jubilant, orders the yak to charge, and it finally rushes forward, enormous, like four stacked carriages. Inside Fang Yuan’s immortal aperture, his change form Immortal Gu rises with its supplementary mortal Gu circling it, the transformation path immortal killer move Flying Bear Transformation. A bright radiance erupts, forcing Twelfth Hair to shut his eyes until his investigative Gu lets him see again. The yak collides with a larger beast, and the impact produces nothing. When the light dissipates, it reveals a giant white bear, thick-furred, sharp-clawed, with a curled tail, somewhat cute: Fang Yuan transformed into a desolate beast flying bear. ^{ch. 1080}

At the sight of the flying bear, the yak’s imposing bearing vanishes, and it cries out and bolts. Twelfth Hair curses its cowardice and forces it back, driving it to charge again. The yak is naturally herbivorous and docile. Since Shadow Sect’s attack killed every other desolate beast in Lang Ya blessed land, it is the only one left for Twelfth Hair to train against. ^{ch. 1080}

Fang Yuan waits quietly until the yak reaches him, then erupts with the strength in his limbs. The flying bear dodges aside as the yak brushes past, then roars, leaps skyward, and slams its right paw onto the yak’s back descending. The collision throws white cloud soil in every direction, and the heavily injured yak is smashed into the ground, leaving a huge crater. It lies defeated in an instant, unmoving, its body trembling with visible terror. ^{ch. 1080}