These waters were the Dragon Soul's territory. Gu Yuanqing had intruded as an enemy, so how could it let him go?
Its ability to occupy the Ten Thousand Dao Stone alone also showed that this Dao Soul was the strongest existence nearby. Drawing on the Boundless River's power, it attacked without pause, as though its strength would never run dry. Every strike seemed to reach the Void Immortal level.
Constrained by the peculiar nature of the Boundless River, Gu Yuanqing dared not unleash his power recklessly. Even empowered by his true body's strength, he remained at a disadvantage. But with the Ten Thousand Dao Stone right before his eyes, how could he retreat?
The Dragon Soul's reluctance to stray far from the Ten Thousand Dao Stone also gave Gu Yuanqing room to maneuver.
Amid their relentless exchanges, he searched for an opening.
The battle lasted two hours. Gradually, Gu Yuanqing grew familiar with the Dragon Soul's way of fighting and began to see its flaws.
Though the Dragon Soul resembled a living creature, it was not truly one. It fought on instinct. Fierce as it was, its attacks followed discernible patterns, giving Gu Yuanqing a way to lay his trap.
Subduing it within the Boundless River with this avatar would be exceedingly difficult. But if he fished it straight out of the river, suppressing it would be easy.
Once he settled on a plan, Gu Yuanqing began making preparations within the Boundless River as they fought.
His divine soul would be the net, his Dao intent its guiding cords.
Tempered a thousand times over by the Demon Refining Ascension Diagram, his divine soul power became strands of invisible, intangible yet incomparably resilient divine sense through the Heavenly Fishing Method. He secretly planted them wherever he passed.
He repeatedly charged in,