"They actually went to the Chaos World Watershed!" Reverend Fang Buyi was shocked when his Divine Sense locked onto the last place where Yang Han and the others disappeared, realizing it was the Watershed. The other two were equally surprised.
"They're trying to split us up," said Boss Nether.
"They'll be split up as well, so there's nothing to worry about. If it comes down to one-on-one, don't you have confidence?" Reverend Fang Buyi asked.
"The Dream Deity is just an ordinary mortal body now, so even if she has the Divine Bow, her power isn't what it used to be. I'm not worried about her. It's that strange guy—his cultivation is bizarre. He's only at the Immortal Sovereign realm, yet he can contend with Gods," Boss Nether said.
"Relax, once we enter the Watershed, fight if you can, run if you can't. As for speed, do you really think they're faster than us?" Reverend Fang Buyi said with a smile.
"Brother Fang is right. The two of us are fast, and Brother Jiang even more so," Boss Nether said with a laugh.
"Brother Nether, you're exaggerating," Jiang Feng replied with a smile.
"You're the famous king of speed in War-Titan Sect. We still haven't truly witnessed your skills," Boss Nether said with a laugh.
"All the better. None of us are slower than them, and they might not even be a match for us," Reverend Fang Buyi said with a smile.
"If you run into that strange guy and I run into the Dream Deity, that would be perfect. You could crack his weird formations," Boss Nether said, laughing.
Reverend Fang Buyi nodded, and the three of them made their plan—to enter the Watershed.
At that moment, as Yang Han stepped inside, he instantly recalled two companions and a beast into his artifact, preventing them from getting separated or picked off one by one. The three pursuers never imagined Yang Han was tricking them; they thought everyone was scattered, but in reality, Yang Han's artifacts were already immune to the Watershed's restrictions. That meant everyone inside the Strange Spiral Shell and Sky-Piercing Tower was unaffected. Only Yang Han, entering the maze-like space, found paths everywhere.
The paths really did go in all directions. Not only that, but Divine Sense was also restricted here. "Interesting," Yang Han said with a smile.
At this moment, Yang Han didn't leave his spot. He waited, knowing the other side had the Heaven-Seeking Compass, and whoever controlled it would definitely come straight to him. That person was none other than Reverend Fang Buyi.
Meanwhile, Reverend Fang Buyi entered and smiled confidently, "Without those two, things are much easier. I can do whatever I want."
Then Reverend Fang Buyi took out the Heaven-Seeking Compass, glanced at it, and saw Yang Han was in a certain direction. He sneered, "Trying to escape? Hmph, I won't need three days—I'll take you down today."
Full of confidence, Reverend Fang Buyi headed in Yang Han's direction, while Yang Han, bored, set up various things at his spot, waiting for Fang Buyi to arrive.
After more than half a shichen, Fang Buyi arrived at Yang Han's location. Yang Han was sitting cross-legged, drinking wine, until he looked up and smiled, "You finally made it? I've been waiting for you for over half a shichen."
"You've got quite the mood, drinking wine here?" Fang Buyi looked at Yang Han with a strange expression, thinking to himself that Yang Han must be preparing for his last stand.
"Can't be helped. There are paths everywhere here, and it's hard to navigate. If I wandered off, you might spend days looking for me, and then our duel would never happen," Yang Han said with a smile.
"Oh? So you want to face me ahead of time? Kid, you've got guts," Fang Buyi sneered.
"That's inevitable. But I'm curious—besides the Heaven-Seeking Compass, what did Boss Nether see in you? Why did he invite you?" Yang Han asked suspiciously.
"Golden Heaven Temple—do you understand?" Fang Buyi, seeing Yang Han didn't know, began to act superior.
"I've heard of it. They fancy themselves the so-called righteous path, specializing in eliminating so-called evil," Yang Han said with a smile.
"Are you mocking me, kid?" Fang Buyi snorted coldly at Yang Han's tone.
"I'm not mocking you. I'm just curious. In this world, the victor is king, the loser is a bandit. If you claim to be the righteous path eradicating evil, what about the Nether Sky Realm? They've devoured countless worlds and killed who knows how many. Why are you still with them? You're just deceiving yourself," Yang Han said with a cold laugh.
Fang Buyi's face flushed, unable to refute Yang Han. After calming down, he smiled slightly, "You almost made me angry and ruined my Dao Heart."
"Dao Heart? What's that?" Yang Han asked, curious for the first time.
"Since you're about to die, I'll tell you. The so-called Dao Heart is the core belief every cultivator of the Heavenly Dao holds. My belief is to represent the righteous path and eradicate evil. What you said just now was nonsense," Fang Buyi replied.
"Eradicate evil? How many have you killed yourself? And you call others evil? It's all absurd," Yang Han said with a laugh.
Fang Buyi realized that if this kept up, he'd be in trouble, so he sneered, "Don't even think about ruining my Dao Heart."
"I don't care about your Dao Heart. Today, I'm going to show your true colors," Yang Han said.
"Ha! You've got some nerve, kid. An Immortal Sovereign dares to act tough in front of me, a quasi-Heavenly Dao cultivator? Looks like you don't know what death means. I'll send you on your way today," Fang Buyi said.
Yang Han was ready for battle. Fang Buyi spread his hands, and pale blue water appeared, bubbles rising from his palms.
Seeing his opponent use water, Yang Han laughed, "So, you're a water-user?"
"This isn't just playing with water. This kind of water can kill," Fang Buyi sneered at Yang Han's remark.
Yang Han chuckled, "Then let's see what you've got."
Fang Buyi extended his hands, releasing large bubbles that surrounded Yang Han. When Yang Han attacked, the bubbles actually rebounded his strikes.
In other words, his attacks were useless against the bubbles. Fang Buyi laughed, "Don't bother. These are my own creation—every attack gets absorbed inside, and you know what happens next."
As soon as he finished, the bubbles exploded, combining Yang Han's earlier attack with Fang Buyi's own strike.
The explosive power was immense. Yang Han was surrounded as if by hidden bombs, and at the moment of detonation, he quickly reinforced his defenses.
Layer after layer of defense was broken, but by the time the force reached Yang Han, its power was already weakened.
So, the attack didn't have much effect on Yang Han, but blocking it consumed a lot of his strength.
"Interesting, isn't it?" Fang Buyi said with a smile.
"Not bad. Creating a technique like this is impressive, but those bubbles still depend on you to control them. Can you handle all that power by yourself?" Yang Han said with a smile.
"Go ahead, I can take whatever you throw at me. But the backlash will be yours," Fang Buyi said with a smile.
Flames appeared in Yang Han's hands—water and fire are always incompatible. Fang Buyi frowned, then smiled, "You think your fire can break through? That depends on whether your flames are strong enough."
"Is that so?" Yang Han chuckled.
"Give it a try," Fang Buyi said with a smile.
Yang Han was surrounded by flames. Fang Buyi couldn't tell what kind of fire it was, but the flames entered the bubbles, wrapping inside them. Fang Buyi smiled confidently, "Watch. My bubbles will absorb your fire and convert it into my own power."
Yang Han looked at Fang Buyi and smiled, "Is that so?"
The two held their ground, but Fang Buyi's bubbles began to change—some started leaking, meaning the flames were breaking them.
"How is that possible?" Fang Buyi said in disbelief.
"Nothing's impossible. Only two are broken now, but soon they'll all be gone," Yang Han said coldly. Fang Buyi didn't believe him, so he made all the bubbles bigger and more powerful.
Yang Han was confident his Sacred Flame wouldn't be subdued so easily, so he made it even stronger.
Both sides grew stronger, but Sacred Flame wasn't ordinary fire—soon, it destroyed all the bubbles.
"You—" Fang Buyi was shocked at the power of Yang Han's flame.
"I told you, your bubbles are useless," Yang Han said with a smile.
"Don't get cocky, kid. That was just a warmup. If that doesn't work, try this!" Fang Buyi snorted, then Yang Han saw him pull out five pieces of cloth, each radiating a strange aura.
He tossed them, and the five cloths surrounded Yang Han, wrapping him up. Each cloth was covered in markings, though their meaning was unclear.
But the markings on the cloths moved as if alive—beasts, people, all targeting Yang Han.
Facing what felt like an army, Yang Han held firm, wrapping himself in flames to keep the strange creatures at bay. Though they couldn't approach, they found other ways to attack.
Yang Han had no choice but to bring out the Infinite Spear, moving swiftly among the strange patterns.
Everything he killed vanished quickly. Controlling the five cloths, Fang Buyi smiled, "Go ahead, kill as much as you want. The more you kill, the heavier your slaughter aura, and soon you'll fall into a frenzy—losing control is your fate."
The five cloths Fang Buyi controlled could drive people insane. The creatures inside were formed from the five elements, not real, and killing too many would push someone toward madness.
His goal was to drive Yang Han mad, making him easy to eliminate.
In Fang Buyi's eyes, Yang Han was already his prey—just a matter of time.
Yang Han had the Heavenly Cold Seed within him, plus the Eightfold Demon Resistance Arts, so going mad was impossible. But Fang Buyi, unaware, was still waiting for Yang Han to lose control.
Time passed; the energy in the five cloths was nearly depleted. Fang Buyi was ready to see what Yang Han would look like once he went mad.