Formation Master

Ten days after Luo He's battle with the Heart Shadow Sect, two figures appeared out of nowhere in the wilderness outside Huyang City.

"We're here," they confirmed their position with a brief glance around. After just a few steps, they traversed the void and arrived at Jiujiang Marquis' military encampment. Outside the camp's city walls, Commander Jiang Yuyou was already waiting for them.

"Honorable gods, you have finally arrived. The Marquis has been expecting you," Jiang Yuyou greeted them, while also observing the two figures. One was the one-horned man, General Yonghu, who had recently visited. The other was a lean man dressed in loose robes, whose reputation in the Yu Kingdom far surpassed that of Yonghu.

Jiang Yuyou looked at the lean man with respect. "Please, follow me," the lean man said with a smile.

"It's an honor to lead General Yue and General Yong," Jiang Yuyou replied, leading them to the Marquis.

Inside the main building of the military encampment, the Jiujiang Marquis sat leisurely, watching as the two figures approached.

"Marquis, General Yue and General Yong have arrived," Jiang Yuyou announced respectfully.

The two figures entered and, upon seeing the Marquis, respectfully greeted him, "Greetings, Marquis."

Though they had long followed a God-King, they knew well that God-Kings and Chaos Masters were the true high-level beings in this world. Even a God-King had to show a certain degree of respect to these Chaos Masters.

In their cooperation, Jiujiang Marquis and his peers sought opportunities from the God-Kings, but they also had to make sacrifices. A Chaos Master who willingly served as a subordinate, fully committed to following a God-King, would receive strong support from that God-King.

"No matter what, Chaos Masters hold much higher status than us Eternal True Gods," Yonghu had always yearned to reach the Chaos Realm, but his accumulation was still far from sufficient.

"Please, have a seat," the Jiujiang Marquis said with a smile. "With the two of you assisting in this conflict against the forces of Liuyin Marquis, things will be much easier."

"My younger brother, Yue, will be the main force. I'm just here to help," General Yong said.

General Yong was quite eager to participate in the various conflicts of the Chaos States, as it was a good way to accumulate resources. His younger brother, General Yue, was different; he was difficult to enlist because he lacked nothing, with the King of Yu frequently bestowing resources upon him.

"I'll still need your protection, elder brother," the lean man said with a smile. "By the way, Marquis, you mentioned there would be another strong ally, someone named Luo He?"

"I've already sent Yuyou to invite him; he should be here shortly," the Marquis replied, maintaining a polite tone.

Luo He and his servant, along with General Yong and General Yue, were all important to the Jiujiang Marquis. However, he placed the most value on Luo He and General Yue.

"This Yue Wu and Luo He both have the potential to reach the Chaos Realm," the Marquis knew that these two might remain stuck at a bottleneck for a long time, but they would likely become beings of the same level as himself in the future.

"General Yue Wu and General Yonghu?" Luo Feng and Morosa arrived together for the banquet.

"General Yue Wu is currently the strongest Eternal True God in the Yu Kingdom," Jiang Yuyou explained. "What's most remarkable is that General Yue Wu has an ordinary divine body. He cultivates the Path of Laws, and with his unremarkable divine body combined with incredible accumulation in his realm, he even surpasses General Yonghu."

Jiang Yuyou continued, "General Yue Wu is highly skilled in formations. Once a formation is set up, any Eternal True God entering it would find it impossible to escape."

"In the Yu Kingdom, the greatest formation master below the Chaos Realm is General Yue Wu," Jiang Yuyou added with admiration. "The Marquis has mentioned that with General Yue Wu's accumulation, it's almost certain that he will reach the Chaos Realm."

Luo Feng listened with admiration.

The Origin Continent was vast, and there were indeed many remarkable beings. General Yue Wu, like Xue Yun, had an ordinary divine body, but his power was even greater, making him highly valued by the God-Kings.

"It's impressive that someone without an Infinite Divine Body can become the strongest Eternal True God in the Yu Kingdom," Morosa added.

Jiang Yuyou glanced at Luo Feng and smiled, "That's only in the Yu Kingdom. In the two great ancient kingdoms... the most outstanding Eternal True Gods would undoubtedly have the Infinite Divine Body."

The most outstanding Eternal True Gods on the Origin Continent had no weaknesses.

Luo Feng, having surpassed historical limits in both his divine body and willpower, was one such being. When Sitting Mountain Guest learned of this, he believed that revenge was within reach.

"Marquis," Luo Feng and his servant entered the building.

"Please sit," the Jiujiang Marquis said with a smile. "Luo He and his servant confronted the Heart Shadow Sect head-on in Huyang City. Even when the Heart Shadow Sect went all out, they couldn't do anything to Luo He and his servant."

"The information about Luo He's actions in Huyang City has already spread throughout the Yu Kingdom," the lean General Yue Wu said admiringly. "For an Eternal True God to possess Chaos-level peak willpower is extraordinary. To have such mental fortitude, Luo He must have an exceptional background."

Luo Feng smiled.

Beings from the original universe ascended step by step from the very bottom, where even becoming an Undying was difficult. In an entire era of the original universe, the number of beings who became True Gods could be counted on one hand.

Therefore, every True God who emerged from the original universe had far stronger willpower than those on the Origin Continent.

And Luo Feng... was the most dazzling existence across many cycles of eras in his home universe.

"General Yue Wu's formations are unbeatable below the Chaos Realm. I greatly admire them," Luo Feng said.

"God, we meet again," General Yonghu greeted enthusiastically.

"General Yonghu," Luo Feng nodded with a smile.

Sitting in the main seat, the Jiujiang Marquis spoke, "Now that General Yue and General Yonghu are here, we just need to practice the formations a bit more, and we can begin."

"We're ready to follow your orders," General Yue, General Yonghu, and Luo Feng and his servant all said.

A vast formation shrouded in mist spread across the area.

Yue Wu sat in the center of the formation, surrounded by six puppet creatures as he controlled the entire formation.

At the forefront of the formation stood Luo Feng and Morosa, surrounded by endless streams of water with a terrifying aura.

"Luo He Shenjun, you and your servant are the strongest. When we encounter strong enemies, you will be the ones to deal with them," Yue Wu's gentle voice reached Luo Feng and Morosa's ears.

"Understood," Luo Feng nodded.

Having received a billion universe sand, he naturally had to do his part.

"Yonghu, if you encounter a tough opponent, you'll need to hold them off," Yue Wu communicated.

"Understood," General Yonghu nodded. He had an Infinite Divine Body and a God-King level inheritance!

Although he couldn't defeat Xue Yun, his combat power and divine body's resilience surpassed Xue Yun's. In terms of realm, he had mastered several Chaos-level techniques, though they were cruder than Xue Yun's.

The Infinite Divine Body allowed General Yonghu to withstand many dangers, making him willing to take on various mercenary tasks!

He had no choice, as the resources given to him by the God-King were limited, and he had to work hard to earn more.

"Generals and commanders, just follow my instructions when the time comes. Let's first practice six different cooperation methods," Yue Wu communicated to the over three thousand Eternal True Gods within the formation.

This time, the Jiujiang Marquis had mobilized over 95% of the Eternal True Gods from the Jiujiang Chaos State!

This battle had to be won!

Not only had the Jiujiang Marquis sent divine power avatars, but his true body had also arrived. Even if they lost, he needed to protect his subordinates.

"Understood," the three thousand Eternal True Gods, leading their armies, formed large mechanical treasures.

Originally scattered, they naturally combined their forces within General Yue Wu's formation.

The combination of the many mechanical treasures created a terrifying power, boosting the confidence of the Eternal True Gods.

"Impressive."

Luo Feng also witnessed the power of a formation master.

"Hiring this formation master was worth it."

In the military encampment, the Jiujiang Marquis watched from afar and nodded slightly, "A formation master can unify an entire army, doubling their power."

This formation master cost six hundred million universe sand.

General Yonghu cost two hundred million universe sand.

Luo He Shenjun was the most expensive.

"Luo He Shenjun can intimidate many Eternal True Gods on the other side," the Jiujiang Marquis knew that on the battlefield, a terrifying vanguard could provide immense support.

"This battle is mine to win," the Jiujiang Marquis felt confident, but then frowned, "But this time, I spent a total of one billion eight hundred million universe sand, while Liuyin Marquis probably only made a promise."

Liuyin Marquis had made promises to the Heart Shadow Sect, but even if they lost, he wouldn't have to pay anything.

A hollow promise had driven the Heart Shadow Sect to fight desperately.

"If I fend them off this time, what about next time?" the Jiujiang Marquis pondered the future.

With neighboring territories, the two marquises were bound to clash repeatedly.

"Let's see if we can win this time first," the Jiujiang Marquis turned to Yue Wu's formation.

If they won this time, the Jiujiang Marquis would gain a significant advantage, and Liuyin Marquis would be forced to invite more external forces to keep up.

At that point, the Jiujiang Marquis wouldn't have to worry about the Heart Shadow Sect.

Luo Feng stood within the formation, calmly adjusting to the setup.

He wouldn't join in until the actual battle.

Jiang Yuyou approached Luo Feng, "God, your and Morosa's residences are ready."

"Lead the way," Luo Feng said.

Morosa followed quietly.

Jiang Yuyou led them through the formation.

Inside the formation, the mechanical treasures interlocked, with Luo Feng and Morosa in the center.

"This formation is quite strong," Luo Feng observed the formation.

The formation's aura was heavy and oppressive, and it even contained the power of will.

"Under General Yue Wu's command, this formation can reach about 70% of his actual strength," Jiang Yuyou said proudly.

"To unleash 70% of General Yue Wu's power in a large-scale battle is already impressive," Luo Feng said.

It was indeed remarkable. A formation master could greatly increase the power of an army, especially when the formation amplified the effects of various Eternal True Gods' techniques.

In large-scale battles, the proper use of a formation could tilt the balance decisively.

"This is your residence," Jiang Yuyou finally stopped in front of a large palace.

"This will do," Luo Feng said.

The palace was not only spacious but also equipped with various formations and mechanical guards. It was an excellent temporary residence.

"Everything you need has been prepared inside. You can rest here before the battle," Jiang Yuyou said.

"Thank you," Luo Feng nodded.

Morosa entered the palace first.

Once inside, Luo Feng found that the interior was much larger than it appeared from the outside. It was like a vast city within a building.

Luo Feng went to the center of the palace, where a cultivation chamber was located.

"This will be a tough battle," Luo Feng thought as he sat down to meditate.

For the next three days, Luo Feng and Morosa stayed in their residence, quietly adjusting to the formation and preparing for the upcoming battle.

On the fourth day, the entire military encampment stirred.

"The Heart Shadow Sect has moved!" A loud voice echoed through the encampment.

Luo Feng and Morosa immediately left their residence and headed towards the command center.

At the command center, the Jiujiang Marquis stood with General Yue Wu, General Yonghu, and other key figures.

"The Heart Shadow Sect has gathered their forces and is heading towards us," General Yonghu reported.

"How far away are they?" the Jiujiang Marquis asked.

"Approximately three days' march," General Yue Wu replied after calculating the distance.

"Prepare the formation and all defenses," the Jiujiang Marquis ordered.

"Understood!" Everyone responded in unison.

In the next three days, the entire encampment was in a flurry of activity.

Mechanical treasures were activated, defensive formations were strengthened, and troops were deployed in strategic positions.

Luo Feng and Morosa observed all of this quietly.

"It looks like the battle will begin soon," Luo Feng said to Morosa.

"Indeed. Let's see what the Heart Shadow Sect is capable of," Morosa replied, a hint of excitement in his voice.

As the Heart Shadow Sect's forces drew closer, the tension in the encampment grew.

Finally, the day arrived.

"The Heart Shadow Sect has arrived!" A loud voice echoed throughout the camp.

Luo Feng, Morosa, and all the other key figures gathered at the command center.

"The battle begins now," the Jiujiang Marquis announced, his voice full of determination.

"Let's crush them!" General Yonghu roared, full of fighting spirit.

The Heart Shadow Sect's forces appeared on the horizon, a massive army marching towards the encampment.

"Prepare for battle!" General Yue Wu ordered as the formation was fully activated.

Luo Feng and Morosa stood ready, their eyes locked on the approaching enemy.

The time had come to show their true strength.