"This Hua Tiandu is not uprooting mountains, but tearing the earth apart. His mana is several times or even ten times stronger than mine. In a head-on confrontation, I am indeed no match for him."
Feeling the earth behind him constantly being torn apart, the surging power pressing closely like a tide, giving him no room to breathe, Fang Han knew he was being targeted by Hua Tiandu. This time, he had snatched away the Heavenly Dragon skeleton, the Black Water King Snake, the Blood Dragon Crystal Peak, and all the powerful pills and magic treasures in the Dragon Palace, leaving not even a drop of soup behind. How could Hua Tiandu not be enraged?
Although this harvest was worth billions of pills, it only counted if he could escape.
"Natal Amulet, Great Cutting Technique!"
A twisted black light shone from the Natal Amulet. Wherever it reached, the hard rock plates turned into powder. Illuminated by the light of the Yellow Emperor's Earth Sovereign Dao, they melted into water, allowing Fang Han to drill through effortlessly.
At this time, he used the Great Cutting Technique and the Five Emperors Great Demon Divine Ability in coordination, cutting through the earth's rock plates and melting the mountain rocks and soil. They complemented each other perfectly. Running faster, he gradually delved thousands of feet deep underground, trying his best to evade Hua Tiandu's pursuit.
His Great Cutting Technique had already achieved its true form and reached a minor accomplishment. Although it was still far from great accomplishment, perfection, and the derivation of Void Divine Lightning, cutting through hard mountain rocks was not a problem.
With this mutual application, his burrowing speed surged, surprisingly not slower than the flying speed of some cultivators in the sky.
However, he still couldn't shake off Hua Tiandu!
Hua Tiandu was using the Panwu Primal Spirit and Heaven and Earth Aspect to catch him. This Heaven and Earth Aspect could condense into a solid entity and scatter into an airflow, allowing it to drill into the earth's crevices. It just wasn't as convenient as Fang Han.
"Snatching magic treasures and the Heavenly Dragon skeleton right in front of me, you are courting death!"
A rumbling sound like thunder transmitted from behind. In the earth's crevices, Hua Tiandu's soundwaves were everywhere. Amidst the vibration of the soundwaves, the earth within a ten-mile radius surprisingly became incredibly hard, turning into coagulated soil thousands of times harder than steel!
"Turning Earth into Steel via Shout!"
Fang Han's burrowing was immediately obstructed, and his figure couldn't help but slow down. He hadn't expected that under such circumstances, Hua Tiandu could still unleash various divine abilities.
This move was the "Turning Earth into Steel via Shout" technique among earth-attribute divine abilities. It used mana to make the earth harder than steel. Laying down restrictions made it so no one could shuttle through the ground.
"Crack for me!"
Fang Han shouted inwardly. His palms fiercely tore forward, demonic flames rolling. Cooperating with his Natal Amulet, the restricted earth was surprisingly forcibly torn open by him, breaking the restriction once again.
This was him utilizing both the power of his physical body and the power of the amulet.
His physical body right now was no less than a Dao artifact. Six Sealing God Steles had merged into his six bowels. Moreover, the Heaven-Shrouding Demonic Hand and the Heaven-Shrouding Demonic Art had completely integrated into the bones of his body. His five viscera, six bowels, bones, flesh, meridians, and acupoints were filled with astral energy and demonic treasures. The power was extremely formidable.
If a master were to kill him at this moment and pull out every single bone of his, they could be refined into incredibly powerful supreme-grade treasure flying swords. His tendons could be refined into a treasure more powerful than the Heavenly Rooster Extreme Yang Rope. It could be said that Fang Han's current physical body, although not as valuable as the Immemorial Heavenly Dragon skeleton, was not far off.
"Oh? Such a powerful physical body! Fine then, since you snatched my Immemorial Heavenly Dragon skeleton, I'll catch you and refine your body into a magic treasure! Do you think you can escape my grasp relying on a little burrowing divine ability? Earth Commandment, heed my order! Pardon!" Within the earth, Hua Tiandu's voice sounded again. His voice seemed like the sound of an Extra-Terrestrial Heavenly Demon, and also like the sound emitted by the earth itself. As he spoke, the earth resonated. The plates vibrated together, and the terrain twisted, seeming as if it wanted to squeeze Fang Han out.
In an instant, Fang Han felt the earth's vital energy surging crazily. It developed a repulsion towards him, as if he were a sinner unpardonable by heaven and earth, seeking to reject and obliterate him.
"What kind of Daoist technique is this!"
"This is the Reversal of the Five Elements Great Chaos! An extremely brilliant divine ability in the Immortal Dao, it has actually been successfully cultivated by Hua Tiandu. It can reverse the five elements and confuse yin and yang, making it extremely powerful. Originally, the Five Emperors Great Demon Divine Ability could suppress the earth's vital energy, but your realm is too far from Hua Tiandu's. The Reversal of the Five Elements Great Chaos can suppress your Five Emperors Great Demon Divine Ability."
Yan's spirit transmitted over, "What a pity. I need a long time to fuse with the Heavenly Dragon skeleton to manifest my true form. I can't help you now; it all depends on your own methods."
Whoosh!
Repelled by the earth's vital energy, Fang Han's body paused slightly. The earth behind him cracked open once more, and the surrounding soil formed a cave. Inside the cave, a large hand grabbed towards him. This large hand exhibited purple-gold skin, incredibly noble and possessing boundless strength. It was exactly what Hua Tiandu's Panwu Primal Spirit had transformed into.
This kind of power was a notch higher than what Fang Han had seen in the Taiyuan Immortal Mansion back then.
Clearly, Hua Tiandu had made further progress and was a step closer to the Longevity Secret Realm.
As the large hand grabbed over, the airflow swelled, and the space almost solidified. The surrounding soil turned into a purple-gold color, forming a solid cage, preventing Fang Han from breaking out.
Although Fang Han knew Hua Tiandu was hard to deal with, he hadn't anticipated him to be this difficult. He had fled into the underground, and the opponent not only chased after him but also continuously unleashed divine abilities. He played with the earth's vital energy more proficiently than himself, and confusing the five elements was as easy as looking at the lines on his palm. However, he wasn't particularly panicked. Even though Hua Tiandu was powerful, he could still escape. But escaping without letting Hua Tiandu know his true identity was somewhat difficult.
With a wave of his hand, several twisted black runes cut out, slashing towards Hua Tiandu's large hand. At the same time, Fang Han's body swayed slightly, and golden light surged from him. He unleashed the "White Emperor Metal Sovereign Slash" divine ability, winding towards Hua Tiandu's large hand.
The purple-light large hand flicked its fingers repeatedly, instantly exploding the Great Cutting Technique. At the same time, it changed hand gestures a few times, clashing head-on with Fang Han several times, completely unafraid of the cutting of the White Emperor Metal Sovereign Slash.
With these few head-on clashes, fierce energy vibrated in all directions. The small cage deep within the soil showed signs of collapsing again. Fang Han's body suddenly moved, spinning at high speed like a top. Finding an opening, he drilled back into the ground and disappeared without a trace in an instant.
Hua Tiandu's purple-light large hand remained relentless. It pointed at the ground where Fang Han had fled, and an explosive rumble immediately followed. The earth cracked open again, and the large hand flew down, in hot pursuit.
With one chasing and the other fleeing, the two gradually dodged deeper underground.
"I simply don't believe your breath is that long, Hua Tiandu, to be able to endure endless consumption." As he gradually delved deeper underground, Fang Han said ruthlessly in his heart. Using the Heaven and Earth Aspect to travel underground consumed an immense amount of mana. He had the World Tree absorbing Immortal Realm vital energy to support him, while the opponent did not.
However, the Panwu Great Power Divine Ability cultivated by Hua Tiandu inherently provided enduring mana.
Once, a disciple of Immortal Venerable Panwu operated his mana continuously for ten years without exhausting it.
Three thousand feet underground.
Five thousand feet underground.
Eight thousand feet underground…
Ten thousand feet underground!
Fang Han constantly went deeper, escaping straight down, while Hua Tiandu's large hand followed closely behind. From time to time, the palm emitted a whirlpool-like suction force, wanting to pull Fang Han over. It was unknown how much mana had been consumed during this pursuit and escape. But neither of them showed any signs of exhaustion. Both seemed to be brimming with vigor, still at the peak state of their prime.
The crust of this "Panlong Planet" was different from the Xuanhuang Great World, nor was it as thick. Reaching a depth of ten thousand feet, it seemed they had reached the earth's core. The temperature gradually rose, and the soil showed a crimson color. Just then, Fang Han suddenly felt a faint, powerful aura transmitting from afar.
"Could it be that during my escape, I encountered another treasure trove? It's highly possible. This Panlong Planet is a dragon's lair. Many Immemorial Heavenly Dragons once inhabited and multiplied here. Discovering more treasures is not surprising." With a thought, Fang Han sped towards the source of the powerful aura.
The soil was constantly parted and melted. Fang Han fled desperately. Suddenly, the soil in front of him ran out, and a huge underground nest appeared. This nest was completely composed of a crimson fire crystal stone, extremely hot, with a very high temperature. In the nest, there were no magic treasures. There simply lay seven giant eggs quietly.
There was no mistake, they were seven giant eggs, about the same size as the Kunpeng giant egg. But what leaked from them were surges of powerful aura. It was surprisingly the aura of the Immemorial Heavenly Dragon. Clearly, they were dragon eggs!
These seven dragon eggs in the crypt were constantly absorbing the power of the flames, seeming to be incubating.
"So they are dragon eggs. Although these things are rare, taking them out for auction would only fetch tens of millions of pills. But the essence is vigorous." When Fang Han saw them, he didn't consider them to be peerless treasures. But since he found them, he couldn't just not collect them. The value of the seven dragon eggs would still be hundreds of millions of pills.
A Kunpeng egg was auctioned off for fifty million and bought by Meng Shaobai.
The value of the dragon eggs was actually about this price. It was just that sometimes it was hard to buy such goods.
Flying over and circling around these dragon eggs once, he collected them all into the Yellow Spring Diagram. But with this delay, Hua Tiandu's large hand also flew in. This time, upon flying in, he didn't immediately attack Fang Han. Instead, he flicked his fingers repeatedly, sending out millions of purple amulets, laying down a grand formation, trapping Fang Han within.
"Indeed blinded by greed. Although the dragon eggs are good, one must have a life to take them." After Hua Tiandu set up the grand formation, his palm underwent a transformation, changing into the shape of the Panwu Primal Spirit, looking at Fang Han majestically.
"Nonsense!" Fang Han rolled his eyes. His body flew up, turning into a streak of golden light, intending to break through Hua Tiandu's grand formation.
But Hua Tiandu's body moved. Purple light amulets on all sides flashed everywhere, exploding into a dense series of lightning bolts, surprisingly forcing Fang Han to a halt.
"This is the Profound Heaven Demon-Refining Lightning Amulet Grand Formation. You cannot escape. By taking those dragon eggs, you gave me the time to arrange the formation. It can be said you are seeking your own doom. No one can save you."
Intense killing intent flashed in Hua Tiandu's eyes.