Call of the Heroes of Chaos in Another World

Chapter 2117 The Battle of Formations, Breaking the Immortal Slaughtering Formation Again

As a super-luxury version of the Dize 24, it achieved great success in its first attempt, successfully making up for the lack of basic features with the quality of its configuration.

When the rebel kings of the Great Qian Dynasty met, the number of celestial beings or divine generals around them was indeed more than two hands, almost three.

As for the grandmasters or heavenly generals below them, there are countless of them.

However, this still couldn't stop the twenty-four people. Even with the rebel kings scattering and fleeing in different directions, three rebel kings still died in the end. The number of the wounded was countless.

Xiao Ping'an was the most tragic one. Although he escaped with serious injuries after Mu Xuanyang, Yuan Meng and others fought to the death, the incident still happened within his own base camp.

Although he himself escaped with his life, almost all of his family members, regardless of age or gender, perished, including his only son.

Jiang Ze was absolutely cold-blooded towards Xiao Ping'an, the number one rebel leader.

Donghuang Taiyi and the others only pursued and killed those rebel kings, disdaining to harm these innocent people. But he alone made a special trip to Xiao Ping'an's residence with several Great Qian Heavenly Beings.

Of course, afterwards, several unnamed celestial beings attempted to assassinate members of the Great Qian imperial family. Among them was even one of the most powerful princes in the Great Qian.

As one of the most powerful princes in the Great Qian Dynasty, he naturally had strong defenses around him. However, assassination attempts by the Celestials were not so easy to defend against.

This celestial being didn't do much; he simply sneaked into the man's study while he was away and poisoned the covers of a few books. Surprisingly, he actually managed to poison the man to death.

Therefore, the ruthless assassinations by the Celestials are indeed a headache. After all, no one has enough manpower and resources to defend against every single detail flawlessly.

News of this assassination has not yet spread beyond the Great Qian Dynasty.

However, even if the news were to spread, it's uncertain how much the other major dynasties would care.

After all, the Great Qian Dynasty's actions this time were so impressive, giving all the forces in the world such a big surprise. And, ironically, the other side hadn't actually violated any rules.

Secondly, regardless of whether the rebel kings of the Great Qian Dynasty died or survived this incident, who knows which rebel king this celestial being belongs to?

Even whether this celestial being is one of these rebel kings is currently uncertain. However, based on their motives, they are the most likely candidates.

Following this, the Twenty-Four Groups of Dize ventured into Biyou Palace.

The strongest formation of the Farmer School, the Twenty-Four Earthly Branches, is the strongest formation against the Intercepting Sect, and one of the top formations of Taoism, the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation.

Even though Dize Twenty-Four is just the basic version, and only has the skin but no bones, its configuration is still too high.

Moreover, Tongtian, the core of the Zhuxian Sword Formation, was still injured and had not fully recovered.

In this battle, the Jie Sect suffered heavy losses. There were nearly a hundred Jie Sect disciples or attendants in Biyou Palace that day, but after the battle, less than ten survived.

Moreover, none of the survivors were intact; each one bore wounds.

Even the main hall of Biyou Palace was reduced to ruins.

The Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation can draw upon the malevolent energy of heaven and earth, achieving the same effect as on a battlefield, suppressing the unity of heaven and man.

In addition, the endless stream of chaotic sword energy within the sword formation, under the influence of the Tongtian Main Formation, makes this sword formation a complete killing machine for celestial beings. Even peak celestial beings cannot last long inside.

Meanwhile, the four sword masters, Jinling, Wudang, Guiling, and Wuyun, also used the power of the formation to transfer the evil energy of heaven and earth from the corner of the formation where the sword masters were located to other parts of the formation, so that they would not be suppressed by this evil energy.

However, the twenty-four directions of the farm's land evolve with the seasons, using the power of nature to resist the suppression of the evil energy of heaven and earth within the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation, and using the power of the formation to counter the power of the formation.

The Twenty-Four Earthly Branches Formation is tangible but boneless. Even though it is one of the top formations of the world, given the peasants' tendency to conceal their true strengths, it is impossible for them to use such a basic version to counter the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation.

It should be noted that Jinling, Wudang, and Guiling, three members of the Zhuxian Sword Formation, had already begun to learn about this sword formation before they even reached the Celestial Realm.

Even though Wuyun's contact with the sword formation was shorter than the other three, it was only relatively speaking.

The four of them had long since mastered the Zhuxian Witness, allowing them to maximize the power of the Zhuxian Sword God.

Therefore, with Donghuang Taiyi and his group's half-baked Twenty-Four Earthly Arrays, it's impossible for them to continuously evolve the power of nature to resist the suppression of the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Array.

However, it would be enough to briefly counter the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation.

Dugu Baxia, Huang Ying, Tian Di, and Zhang Fuyao took this opportunity to each lead three Celestials to deal with the four great sword masters: Jin Ling, Wu Dang, Gui Ling, and Wu Yun.

Meanwhile, the four stronger individuals—Donghuang Taiyi, Xuanming, Jiang Ze, and the old Buddhist monk—joined forces with the remaining celestial beings, making a total of eight, to besiege Tongtian.

Donghuang Taiyi, Xuanming, Jiang Ze, and the old Buddhist monk were the four strongest among the eight peak Celestial Beings.

Although Jiang Ze's cultivation level couldn't reach that of Donghuang Taiyi and others, it was no worse than Kunpeng's.

That old monk was even more powerful than Jiang Ze, and not much weaker than Donghuang Taiyi and the others. As the only remaining peak Celestial Realm cultivator from the native Buddhist sect after that great battle, his strength was not to be underestimated.

The remaining four Celestials who joined the four of them in besieging Tongtian were all in the late stage of the Celestial Realm.

As for the Celestials who were fighting against the Four Great Sword Masters alongside Dugu Baxia, Huang Ying, Tian Di, and Zhang Fuyao, although there were many of them, they were all in the early to mid-stages of the Celestial Realm. They were not qualified to face Tongtian directly.

The number of people is certainly useful. With so many celestial beings gathered together, their power would be immense even without an array, let alone with the added strength of an array.

A strong fighter might need three moves to kill an enemy far weaker than himself. However, if he faces two opponents simultaneously, it doesn't mean he'll simply need six moves to defeat them; in fact, it could take ten or more. If he faces three at the same time, it might even reach twenty moves.

The importance of numbers is self-evident.

However, this requires effective teamwork, with each person supporting the other's rear, seamlessly coordinating offense and defense, and covering each other's weaknesses. But what kind of teamwork can be expected from these people, each with their own ulterior motives?
These early and mid-stage Celestials, unable to cooperate with each other, would easily be exploited by Tongtian, who would kill a few of them.

The early and middle stages of the Celestial Realm are weak, but only compared to those at the peak and limit of the Celestial Realm. However, if they were placed in the martial arts world, each of them would be a martial arts legend.

Each one is hard-won, and given sufficient resources, there's no need to put them at risk.

Therefore, those who are qualified to face Tongtian directly are at least in the late stage of the Celestial Realm.

Tongtian was incredibly powerful. Although he was injured, he had recovered to a great extent and was still in good health.

In fact, although his injuries were severe and had even threatened his very health, they were far from the extent that of Zhunti and Donghuang Taiyi back then.

Zhunti and Donghuang Taiyi were not just simply injured in their fundamental state, but their very foundations were almost shattered. That's why it took them decades to gradually repair and restore them.

The stronger they are, the stronger the force needed to inflict such internal injuries on them, and the fewer external objects in the world can be effective against them. Therefore, many injuries can only be healed gradually by themselves.

Tongtian has been recuperating for almost two years, and if Donghuang Taiyi and the others hadn't arrived, he would have fully recovered.

Tongtian was powerful, but that didn't mean his disciples were powerful.

Jin Ling, Wu Dang, and Gui Ling were all seriously injured and fled. The three swords they were in charge of were also taken away by Dugu Baxia, Tian Di, and Zhang Fuyao.

The reason Jinling, Wudang, and Guiling were able to escape was not due to their strength, after all, the three of them were only at the late stage of the Celestial Realm. The strongest, Jinling, had only one foot in the peak of the Celestial Realm.

They were dealt with not only by experts at the peak of the Celestial Realm, but each of them was also accompanied by three other Celestial Realm experts.

The reason the three of them were able to escape after being seriously injured was that their first goal after defeating their opponent was to remove the Four Swords of Zhuxian, thereby breaking the Zhuxian Sword Formation.

Meanwhile, Dugu Baxia, Tian Di, and Zhang Fuyao's primary target was Tongtian, not Tongtian's disciples.

After removing the four swords of Zhuxian and breaking the Zhuxian Sword Formation, the four of them still need to cooperate with Donghuang Taiyi to kill Tongtian.

The last Daoist, Wuyun, did not lose. However, three of the Four Swords of Zhuxian were taken away, and the formation was almost completely broken.

Wuyun Daoist was, after all, at the peak of the Celestial Realm. Although he had only just entered this realm, his raw strength was still greater than that of Jinling, Wudang, and Guiling.

On the other hand, Huang Ying, who was in charge of dealing with Wu Yun, was at the same level, but his combat power was slightly weaker than that of Wu Yun Dao Ren. As a result, although he had three experts in the early to mid-stages of the Celestial Realm assisting him, he was still managed to hold on by Wu Yun Dao Ren.

Although Huang Ying appeared very strong when fighting Ning Daoqi, defeating him with three punches, Ning Daoqi was only at the early stage of the Celestial Realm, and at that time he had only recently broken through to the early stage of the Celestial Realm.

However, once Huang Ying faced a master of the same level, his flaws in martial arts began to be exposed.

Thus, in the battle between the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation and the Twenty-Four Earthly Swamp Formations, although the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation has not been completely destroyed, it has in fact been defeated by the Twenty-Four Earthly Swamp Formations.

Unfortunately, the Zhuxian Sword Formation was not defeated by the Twenty-Four Earthly Swamps in terms of the quality of the formation, but rather by the superior configuration of the other side.

If the four sword masters of the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation were all top-tier experts like Daoist Wuyun, at the peak of the Celestial Realm, the overall strength of the formation would be significantly enhanced. In that case, the outcome of this battle would likely be quite different.

However, although the Zhuxian Sword Formation has not been completely destroyed, it can no longer suppress the power of the Twenty-Four Earthly Formations.

Without the Immortal Slaughtering Formation and the Twenty-Four Earthly Swamp Formations clashing against each other, and with the Twenty-Four Earthly Swamp Formations able to function, the battle situation began to reverse further.

The Twenty-Four Formations of the Earthly Marsh have their own effects: spring brings life, summer brings prosperity, autumn brings decay, and winter brings destruction.

Spring can enhance the power of formations and individuals, bringing life to all things like springtime.

Xia Rong can increase lethality, flourishing like summer, full of heat, and specifically counters icy internal energy.

Autumn Withering is a formation that weakens or puts enemies into a forbidden state, thus reducing their defense.

Winter Annihilation, with its destructive power and coldness, possesses the ability to freeze and wither all things. It is the most lethal of the four sword intents.

The limit of heaven and man is that their bodies are heaven and earth, and they can combine the power of heaven and earth. Even the baleful aura on the battlefield cannot suppress them, and Qiu Ku naturally cannot do the same.

However, the spring birth, summer flourishing, and winter demise have a positive amplification effect, which can indeed enhance the combat power of Donghuang Taiyi and his group.

Of course, even without the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation, Tongtian wasn't completely without trump cards. His swordsmanship had completely merged with his formation philosophy; the swordsmanship also contained elements of formation philosophy.

The Four Symbols Formation, the Four Tribulations Formation of Earth, Fire, Water, and Wind, and so on, are also contained within his swordsmanship. This was fully demonstrated in his battle with Confucius.

He even incorporated formations like the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation into his swordsmanship, greatly increasing its power.

Therefore, although his cultivation level may not be as high as his elder brother Yuanshi, if he really fought with all his might, the combat power he could unleash might not be inferior to Yuanshi's.

However, with the addition of three peak Celestial Realm experts—Dugu Baxia, Tian Di, and Zhang Fuyao—Tongtian's already incompletely healed injuries were aggravated during the battle, causing his injuries to worsen further.

Meanwhile, Donghuang Taiyi and the others used all their methods. Donghuang Taiyi activated the Donghuang Bell with all his might, once again injuring Tongtian with his unparalleled sonic power.

If things continue to develop in this way, perhaps Donghuang Taiyi and his group can really kill Tongtian today.

Although the limits of the Celestial Beings are strong, they are still mortal beings and cannot withstand such an attack.

Donghuang Taiyi had been planning for so many years, so when he finally made his move, he was naturally quite confident.

No matter how powerful Tongtian is, he cannot withstand the siege of so many experts on his own when the Zhuxian Sword Formation is ineffective.

Although Tongtian incorporated the Zhuxian Sword Formation into his swordsmanship, this only enhanced the power of his swordsmanship; it did not mean that his swordsmanship could achieve the same effect as the sword formation.