Beast Taming: I Have an Immortal Mansion

Meanwhile, Fang Qingyuan, having just weathered the vicious attack, had another thought and summoned the Black Tortoise Star Aspect.

The moment the Black Tortoise Star Aspect emerged, a clear, watery aura swept over Fang Qingyuan, completely purging the lingering, searing heat from his body.

Summoning a Star Aspect took time. Fang Qingyuan had first summoned the White Tiger, then the Black Tortoise, with only a three-breath interval in between.

Fortunately, the White Tiger had already engaged Yu Ran. Otherwise, with his interference, it would have been incredibly difficult for Fang Qingyuan to summon another Star Aspect.

But just as the Black Tortoise coiled, drawing Fang Qingyuan’s body into its own, Yu Ran used some unknown method to restrain the White Tiger Star Aspect. Then, with a flicker, he appeared right in front of Fang Qingyuan.

Afterward, a sun-like wheel spun rapidly, and a deluge of Great Sun True Flame instantly engulfed Fang Qingyuan.

In an instant, everything before Fang Qingyuan’s eyes burst into flames. All he could see was a sea of dancing fire, merging into a sky-blotting curtain that threatened to swallow him whole.

He sensed the crimson radiance above him swell, then pour down like a fiery waterfall, threatening to annihilate him in one fell swoop!

At that very moment, Fang Qingyuan’s eyes snapped shut. Within his Immortal Mansion, a massive amount of vital energy surged forth from his Golden Core, flowing through his meridians via his Cultivation Technique and funneling entirely into the Black Tortoise Star Aspect.

With a long roar, a giant tortoise and a great serpent intertwined, manifesting a majestic Dharma Aspect. Beneath it, an abyssal shadow churned to life, wrapping around him like a suit of armor, like a Protective Spiritual Light, and enveloping him completely.

As the curtain of fire closed in, the four pupils of the giant tortoise and great serpent Dharma Aspect lit up one by one with a blood-red light. It seemed to possess its own spirit, revealing a ferocious will.

"Break!"

At Fang Qingyuan’s explosive shout, Yu Ran suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood. The Dharma Aspect of the giant tortoise and great serpent had forcibly shattered his Divine Technique. Through the mental link, his Magical Artifact was damaged, and he, in turn, suffered a severe injury.

"A Nascent Soul Dharma Aspect?"

Yu Ran muttered in disbelief. He had been set up by his own ally; Fang Qingyuan had already revealed this ability when he fought the Bow-holding Nascent Soul Cultivator, Yu Jiao.

However, Gao Hetong was currently under house arrest by the Criminal Law Peak and had not relayed this information to Yu Ran. If he had known Fang Qingyuan possessed such a trump card, Yu Ran would never have been so careless.

Seeing the state of the Black Tortoise Star Aspect, Yu Ran began to consider retreating. At his age, he no longer cared for things like pride. He wouldn’t mind being ridiculed for losing to a junior who had just reached the Golden Core realm.

Even the Taihao City-Breaking Bow was no longer the most important matter. The priority was to save his own skin; he could make other plans later.

But even if Yu Ran wanted to leave, would Fang Qingyuan let him?

Obviously not. Fang Qingyuan had no intention of letting this bafflingly powerful enemy go. He had just expended a massive amount of vital energy to summon the Nascent Soul-level Black Tortoise Star Aspect; how could he let that go to waste?

And so, Fang Qingyuan seized the initiative.

Moments later, Yu Ran’s body was covered in wounds. He tried to flee using his speed, but it was no use. The Black Tortoise Dharma Aspect had him locked down. His body felt as heavy as a mountain, and an abyssal pressure weighed upon him, making it difficult to even properly command his Magical Artifacts.

"Sect Leader Fang, you should forgive where you can! I have no grievance with you, so must we really fight to the bitter end?"

Fang Qingyuan hovered in the air, his cold gaze fixed on Yu Ran. ’Just a moment ago,’ he thought, ’this man’s attitude was completely different.’

’If you start a fight, you should be prepared to die. For someone who has lived as long as Yu Ran, how can he still delude himself into thinking he can win with words?’

A dark glint flickered in Fang Qingyuan’s eyes. He sensed that Yu Ran’s condition was deteriorating rapidly. He secretly activated the Godslaying Needle, steadily building its power as he prepared for the final, killing blow.

Suddenly, a wave of grief washed over both of them, an emotion that seemed to well up from the very depths of their souls. Yu Ran, whose nerves were already frayed, finally lost control. Tears streamed down his aged face.

’What is this?’

Fang Qingyuan felt it too, but since he had cultivated an emotion-based Divine Technique, he had some resistance and was able to snap out of the strange feeling half a breath sooner.

With no time to ponder the cause, Fang Qingyuan saw that Yu Ran was still lost in the feeling. He unleashed the Godslaying Needle he had been charging for so long.

As Yu Ran’s face turned ashen, a lone column of smoke suddenly rose somewhere in the southern sky. It shot straight up, piercing through the Gangfeng Layer. It seemed both extremely distant and yet somehow close, its position strange and uncertain.

’That’s the direction of White Mountain!’