A simple problem, yet it required hundreds of years of training.

Wu Yu was now used to the pace of being an immortal.

If he could not devour, and could only rely on Great Sage Heaven's Equal's legacy, then perhaps it would’ve taken him several yuan's time to reach his current level.

Tackling one small problem at a time was complicated enough. A few hundred years, to anyone, was a short time.

It was also because he had devoured many immortals and ghostly immortals that he had inherited their way of thinking. Even though most ways of thinking were useless, a different angle of looking at the problem could still be of great help to Wu Yu.

Like a large number of immortals and ghostly immortals solving one problem together.

The Submerged Cloud Seal was precisely this, captured step by step. 

800 years passed in the blink of an eye!

Eight years passed outside in the meantime. The trial of the Great Void Immortal Path had just eleven years left.

Wu Yu was also able to remain, and continued training in the Floating Dreams Pagoda.

However, hard work always pays off. After the Lawful Embodiment of Heaven and Earth, the Submerged Cloud Seal was complete! 

Now even without the Floating Dreams Sword and the Lasting Blood Banner, he had more terrifying means to kill.

He had used it before on the Dreary Star.

The power of the Submerged Cloud Seal was terrifying even if not used in close range. Even the void would shake, and Qian Kun space would certainly shatter.

Not just break, but shatter. It would not recover in a short time, because a shaken void would take a long time to stabilize.

If Wu Yu's strength continued to improve, one day his Submerged Cloud Seal could possibly shatter even the void.

If it were to be used directly on the bodies of immortals or ghostly immortals, they would be crushed and killed instantly. 

This was the technique Wu Yu had spent the longest time cultivating.

Coupled with the improvement of the Lawful Embodiment of Heaven and Earth, it could be said that he had undergone a new transformation. His combat power had skyrocketed and he had the confidence to fight against immortal kings, the Gu Huo Immortal Lord, Mo Yuji, and the like.

Wu Yu turned to the Full Moon of Nanshan to determine just what had happened in these eight years.

The answer turned out to be . . . 

"There was a miniscule change. You disappeared. The other two vanished too. The ghostly immortals searched and searched, killing immortal lords whenever found. Now, ghostly immortal lords are everywhere. Even ordinary immortal lords have to hide, let alone the three of you."

Wu Yu had expected this. There were mainly three people who could hold their own, especially in Astral Hell.

Ye Xixi said, "Those immortal lords are regretting coming in. There are ghostly immortals everywhere, outnumbering them. That epochal immortal design cannot intercept that many ghostly lords. As for the ghostly kings and Hell Masters, it is said that before the appearance of the epochal immortal design, dozens of Hell Masters and hundreds of ghost kings had already entered."

Now, Wu Yu was not concerned with any immortal lords or ghostly lords. His main competitors were firstly the Gu Huo Immortal Lord and the other, and secondly, hell's ghostly kings. 

Especially those ghostly kings like the Chakravarti Ghostly King and the Volcanic Hell Master. They were completely impossible to deal with.

The Great Void Immortal Realm possessed the heavenly rule power. Wu Yu could just barely resist one heavenly rule. It would be much scarier if two heavenly rules were combined.

Immortal kings, ghostly kings. The true lords of the immortals and ghostly immortals, and not just in title! With the existence of such a king, the difference between every heavenly rule was extremely large. At least much larger than the differences in the Immortal Lord Realm.

Perhaps the day would come where Wu Yu would become a true immortal king. He could possibly become THE king. Of course, it was not much different from now.

"Those ghostly kings are looking for the three of you everywhere. Maybe they have collapsed from the search." The Full Moon of Nanshan laughed.

"Big Brother Yu, could it be that those two are afraid to show up again?" Ye Xixi asked.

Wu Yu shook his head and said, "With their ambitions, they will definitely appear. It's only a matter of when. The closer you get, the more desperate you become. Either they take the initiative to find me, or they search for each other. Either way, we each have an important piece. They took great pains to come here, there is no way they are giving up. Later, it will be even more of a fight of brains and brawn."

"Makes sense."

"What will Big Brother Yu do next?"

"I will wait for a while, then act."

He planned to stay in the Dreary Star, holding his horses.

He still had a matter of crucial importance at hand.

The Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord and Nangong Wei.

Inside the Floating Dreams Pagoda, it had been 800 years. Nangong Wei had been dormant for 800 years, consciousness growing constantly, underhandedly. She was now almost the same as the Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord. 

It was almost time for the finals.

Wu Yu must not let other things interfere with this matter of utmost importance. It had not been easy for Nangong Wei to grow to the present level, so he definitely did not want to fall short.

Of course, he did not need to do anything. Just repeat the same process every time: attack the Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord with the Spirit Chaser Art, shatter the immortal spirit, separate the shards, and let Nangong Wei fuse with them. Rinse and repeat.

Decades passed.

In fact, decades ago, the Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord and Nangong Wei were almost the same. But Wu Yu played it on the safe side. There was still time to let Nangong Wei grow and overtake the Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord. The speed of the fusion increased significantly. Now in terms of immortal spirit, Nangong Wei was a seventh or eighth stronger than the Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord.

And more solid.

Wu Yu felt like he needed to be more sure, so he prepared to continue trying for hundreds of years.

Each time the Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord awoke, she felt a faint pain in her lower abdomen. In fact, it was Wu Yu who had beaten her, but she thought it was an aftereffect of a "certain act". With the addition of her weakness, she was long desperate. 

But time was running out. She said, "Give up! It is impossible! We are not the same race at all! The amount of time we have is not enough now."

"Who says? There can always be miracles, right?" Wu Yu laughed teasingly.

"Thanks for keeping me company for this long and lonely time," Wu Yu said.

"It is a pity you must end badly! My mother will definitely finish you up!"

"She will not be able to do that to a man who has romanced tens of thousands of nights with you," Wu Yu said in an exaggerated tone, so as to not be too robotic for fear that she would have her suspicions.

After all, her competition with Nangong Wei was something Wu Yu had never seen before. Even he was not sure how many variables there were. Therefore, he had to deceive the Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord. The more Nangong Wei's powers grew, the more assurance he had, and the more likely Nangong Wei would win in the final battle.

"Die!" The Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord recollected this shameful incident. This guy would spout nonsense everywhere. Her pristine reputation had been ruined by the hands of this rogue.

However, after tens of thousands of nights, sometimes she looked at Wu Yu with a little resignation. She even begged for Wu Yu to wake her up once - nobody would want to spend these tens of thousands of nights in deep slumber. But in fact, it was more than tens of thousands of nights.

Another few decades passed. At this time, Nangong Wei was a fifth stronger than the Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord. It was a great advantage. She was also very resilient. Wu Yu estimated that it was almost time.

However, he never once expected that in this very moment, one day, the Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord would wake up unrested. She looked at Wu Yu in fear, "I . . . I feel like there's somebody else in my body! I just felt her thoughts. She . . . she wants to eat me!"

She was frightened, eyes bloodshot, hands trembling. But at this time, it was as if she was relying on Wu Yu, begging Wu Yu for help.

Wu Yu was startled. He did not expect her to feel Nangong Wei's presence.

Fortunately, at this point, Nangong Wei had already surpassed her.

"Are you crazy?" Although Wu Yu knew deep down, he played dumb.

"It's true, it's true . . . " The Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord was pale. Suddenly, she screamed. Staring at Wu Yu, "I got it! I finally got it! She's still in my body! She isn't dead! She is that half-life phoenix egg! It's your Nangong Wei! You guys! You guys did this together!"

She screamed loudly, trembling into a corner, looking at Wu Yu in despair.

Wu Yu still did not know what was going on with Nangong Wei.

But he knew that the time for the "decisive battle" was now.

The Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord, as if having an epiphany, cried, "I see! I finally got it! No wonder you put me in slumber every time! It was all for her to emerge! Then you and her... no wonder you didn't even wake me up once... "

She was wrong on this count. It seemed that she did not know that Nangong Wei was in the process of growth, or even that it was in her immortal spirit. She only thought that Nangong Wei was in some unseen corner of her body. When she was asleep, she would emerge, control the body, and cater to Wu Yu.

"Your imagination is overwhelming. Can you think of anything wilder?" Wu Yu laughed disgustingly.

But at this moment, the Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord's countenance turned cold. She said, "I am not spouting nonsense. I can feel it. Don't lie to me. I know that you two are working together to kill me so that she can possess my body! I will not let you guys succeed. From today onwards, if you touch me at all, I will commit suicide! I will implode my immortal spirit!"

This last sentence caused Wu Yu a lot of concern.

An imploding immortal spirit was to be feared. Upon implosion, Nangong Wei would definitely have no hope.

Most importantly, she did not know the real truth.

However, such a method still threatened Wu Yu. Wu Yu could not control her desire to implode.

As such, without touching her, Nangong Wei would not be able to fuse and grow, the Spirit Chaser Art could not be used, and her final devouring would be rendered impossible. This situation was a dilemma for Wu Yu.

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