Chapter 481: Chapter 224: Absolute Earth Heaven Communication, Fourth on the Yellow List (Request for Monthly Ticket)_2
"Of course it’s true!" Yan Di’s gaze was cold as he said, "At that time, I had already reached the peak of the fifth level and led a thousand-man battle array, while the opponent’s array was only three times in number. Logically speaking, that should have been enough to defeat them."
"But the result was... despite all my efforts, I was still easily defeated by that young man!"
"His ability to control the battle array was absolutely beyond imagination!"
Hearing this, Kui Lei’s face became increasingly solemn.
"Such a person, we absolutely cannot allow to live!"
The opponent is only in the early fifth grade but already has such terrifying control over the battle array.
What if he breaks through to the sixth grade, or even the seventh grade, and gains control over a ten-thousand-man array? How terrifying would that be then?
At that time, he will undoubtedly become a major threat!
Yan Di nodded, "You must quickly report to the higher-ups, we need reinforcements! Also... apply to use that secret treasure ’Absolute Earth Heaven Communication’!"
"The secret treasure Absolute Earth Heaven Communication?" Kui Lei was shocked.
Yan Di nodded, his eyes cold, "As long as we have that secret treasure, I can directly isolate him from the battle array, and in a one-on-one fight, I can defeat him instantly!"
Kui Lei took a deep breath and immediately said, "Alright, I’ll apply to the higher-ups right away!"
"Mm, go on."
Kui Lei hurriedly left the tent.
Yan Di sat on the ground, Xu Zhou’s image appeared in his mind, and a hint of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes, "The disgrace from before, I will soon take back with my own hands... repay it a hundredfold!"
...
In the mountainous regions.
The Blue Star 23th Division marched on and paused near a mighty peak.
Zhong Qiang said, "Another hundred miles ahead is Xiongma Pass."
This was naturally said to Xu Zhou.
Xu Zhou looked ahead, and with his current eyesight, he could easily see the situation a hundred miles away.
He saw a wall several hundred meters high built along the mountain, undulating like a flying horse leaping into the sky, that was Xiongma Pass.
"We’re so close; the enemy should have spotted us by now," Xu Zhou thought to himself.
He raised his fist and ordered the army behind, "Form a siege battle formation!"
With a clang~
On command, four thousand martial artists quickly took action.
In a blink of an eye, they formed into a siege formation, their momentum soaring to the sky.
In the military, there are not only offensive and defensive battle formations; siege battle formations are also very common.
Unlike the single-purpose of the former.
Siege formations can attack or defend because, during a siege, attacks are inevitable.
At this moment, the four thousand martial artists of the 23th Division formed a siege formation and then moved forward grandly toward Xiongma Pass.
A hundred miles...
Eighty miles...
In an instant, the 23th Division’s formation was only fifty miles away from Xiongma Pass!
"Swish!"
At that moment, a blood-red light shot up from within Xiongma Pass, transforming into an immensely large blood-red divine bow.
The bow, stretching a thousand meters long like a rainbow bridging the sky, emitted an intimidating pressure.
"Buzz!"
The divine bow seemed to have a spirit of its own, slowly drawing itself, the bowstring taut, emitting a thunderous buzzing sound as if the heavens and earth were gathering strength to roar in wrath.
With a swish, an arrow formed purely of energy shot towards the 23th Division’s large formation!
Wherever the arrow passed, the air compressed rapidly, letting off a series of explosions, as if the space itself was being torn apart.
It left a brilliant tail along its path, carrying an aura of destruction, it fiercely shot towards Xu Zhou!
"Hmph!"
Xu Zhou snorted coldly, having anticipated this, he raised his fist, and the four thousand martial artists of the 23th Division shouted in unison.
A giant shield quickly formed in the skies above the battle formation.
"Boom!"
The arrow crashed into the shield, causing it to tremble slightly, but showing no signs of breaking.
Xu Zhou’s expression shifted slightly, "This force... It seems at least five times stronger than before, has Earth Star received reinforcements?"
In the previous battle, Earth Star had a thousand men.
Five times stronger would mean five thousand men!
But according to the information Xu Zhou received, the Earth Star 31st Army Group opposing the 23th Division had a total of only two thousand men.
In a short time, Earth Star couldn’t possibly have sent so many reinforcements here.
Then there’s only one possibility...
Xu Zhou’s thoughts raced; the next moment, he raised his fist and shouted, "Form a strong attack formation!"
With a clang~
The battle formation quickly transformed, and the shield above the 23th Division’s formation turned into a forest-white long saber, eight hundred meters long and two hundred meters wide.
Xu Zhou’s forte is saber skills; therefore, before this battle, he had already coordinated with the entire army.
The long saber that the battle formation now formed was modeled after the Dragon Flame Saber, aligned with himself, able to unleash maximum power.
"Go!"
Xu Zhou pointed forward.
The forest-white long saber quivered slightly and then shot explosively toward Xiongma Pass.
In Xiongma Pass, the Earth Star camp reacted swiftly, quickly manifesting a giant shield.
Clang——
When the long saber met the giant shield, it exploded with a tremendous noise.
Then, the hundred-meter-high walls were seen trembling, clearly indicating the intensity of the collision.
Beside Xu Zhou, Zhong Qiang witnessed this scene and couldn’t help but take a deep breath, "Such an attack, as expected of Brother Xu, if it were me, I fear I could only wield less than a third of its power."
Along with admiration, he also frowned, "However, such a formidable attack should have breached Xiongma Pass already; why is Xiongma Pass still unscathed?"
Soon, Zhong Qiang thought of a possibility, "Has Earth Star received reinforcements?"
Just as he thought of this.
With a clang!
A densely packed battle array rose into the air above Xiongma Pass.
Amazingly, it was composed of three thousand Earth Star Martial Artists!
"Three thousand men!?"
Seeing this, Zhong Qiang’s expression changed.
Beside him, deputy commander Xia Liyue’s expression also changed.
The Earth Star 31st Army Group had a total of only two thousand men; in the last battle, they wiped out a thousand, leaving only a thousand alive.
These three thousand present must mean that reinforcements have arrived.
Xu Zhou said, "What a pity, our reinforcements are a step behind the enemy."
The reason they launched the second battle so quickly was to capture Xiongma Pass before the enemy reinforcements could arrive.
But no one expected the enemy’s support to arrive so quickly!
...
Within the Earth Star battle formation.
Yan Di, Kui Lei, and another cold woman in a crimson robe stood above the array.
"Miss Mo, that’s the person I told you about," Yan Di pointed towards Xu Zhou’s direction and whispered.
Kui Lei stood aside, and as the 45th on the Yellow List, he looked at ’Miss Mo’ with a hint of respect in his eyes.
Morty, ranked fourth on the Earth Star Yellow List, at the pinnacle of the fifth grade.
Her strength was among the topmost in the entire fifth-grade pinnacle of Earth Star, a radiant figure of this era!
Dressed in a crimson robe, Morty gazed distantly at Xu Zhou, slightly frowning, "I thought it would be some remarkable figure, but he’s only at the early fifth-grade strength, and you’re scared like this?"
Yan Di’s eyes flashed with a trace of gloom, "His strength might be low, but his control over the battle formation is quite remarkable. You should have witnessed it just now."
Morty nodded slightly, "The momentum earlier was indeed extraordinary; he should be capable of utilizing the perfect power of a battle formation."
Yan Di said, "It’s not just perfect; if this person goes all out, he can exert several times the strength!"
"Are you saying this person is a legendary general?" Morty’s eyes showed surprise.
As the fourth on the Yellow List, she could only barely utilize the perfect power of a battle formation.
How difficult achieving this was, only she knew.
As for the legendary command talent capable of exerting several times the strength, she always doubted its existence.
Yan Di said seriously, "In any case, Miss Mo should not underestimate him. He has not unleashed his true ability yet; it’s best not to give him a chance to use that terrifying power..."
Morty pondered for a moment and nodded slightly.
Then, she took out a black compass-like instrument, "I brought the secret treasure you wanted."
Seeing the object, Yan Di’s eyes instantly lit up.
"Absolute Earth Heaven Communication..."
Yan Di’s eyes gleamed brightly, then he exclaimed in delight, "Great, with this, I can certainly wash away the shame from before!"
He looked towards Xu Zhou fifty miles away, a cruel gleam flickering in his eyes.
In terms of controlling the battle formation, he was far inferior to Xu Zhou.
But in one-on-one combat, he would surely be able to easily erase this Blue Star native.