The five followed the incantation of the Floating Immortal Battle Array, releasing their power and linking it to Fang Chen's.
At first, everything went smoothly.
Fang Chen's Eightfold Fusion power was like a vast vortex, drawing in their power without the slightest conflict.
But the next moment, a problem arose.
When Xue Luo's Blood Energy entered Fang Chen's body, it clashed violently with Guang Yao's Holy Light.
The two utterly opposed forces collided inside Fang Chen, erupting in blinding light and a storm of energy.
Xue Luo grunted, and blood seeped from the corner of his mouth.
Guang Yao turned pale. The light on her wings dimmed considerably.
"It doesn't work after all!"
The Sacred Radiance Ancient Emperor shook his head.
The Golden Roc Demon Emperor sighed. "Their bloodlines clash. They were born that way. There's nothing to be done!"
The Blood Sea Ancestor rasped, "The Alliance Leader is still too young. He underestimated the rejection between bloodlines!"
But Fang Chen did not give up.
He closed his eyes, and the Eightfold Fusion power within him began to churn furiously.
Light and darkness, life and death, Blood Energy and Holy Light—these seemingly opposed forces intertwined and merged within him in a mysterious way.
They did not cancel each other out. Neither suppressed the other. They truly fused.
Like Yin and Yang turning in a taiji circle, like the Five Elements cycling, like light and darkness existing side by side.
A moment later, Xue Luo and Guang Yao regained their color.
"How... how is this possible?"
Xue Luo's eyes widened. He could feel that his Blood Energy had neither vanished nor been suppressed. Instead, it coexisted with Guang Yao's Holy Light in a way he could not understand.
Guang Yao noticed it too. "My Holy Light is still here, but it