Chapter 861
Preparation
Watching Meng Tianzheng's departing figure, Zhao Feng turned his gaze to the Great Luo Sword Embryo.
The sword embryo was forged from some kind of divine metal. It did not look sharp, but it seemed capable of tearing everything apart!
The Sword of Desolation!
Zhao Feng knew this clearly.
Although it was a loan, Meng Tianzheng's act of handing it over itself demonstrated his attitude.
He turned around and looked at the densely packed soldiers below the city wall, and the still churning chaotic air currents in the distance.
The demons will come again.
There is no doubt about this.
"Wang Jian."
"Your subordinate is here!"
Wang Jian strode out from the crowd and knelt on one knee.
Zhao Feng leaped down from the city wall, his feet landing on the bluestone ground. "Issue my order," he commanded. "From this moment forward, the Ninth Fortress is placed on Level One alert. All soldiers will be divided into three shifts, patrolling day and night without interruption. The scout battalion will be tripled in size, extending its reconnaissance range 500,000 li outward from the fortress."
"Yes, sir!"
"And another thing," Zhao Feng pointed to the four walls of the fortified pass, "is to dismantle all the existing defensive formations."
Wang Jian was taken aback. "Teared it down?"
Ye Fan also came over, "Brother Zhao Feng, although the city's defensive formation is a bit old, it is still the foundation left by successive Immortal Kings. If it is completely dismantled..."
"Too weak."
Zhao Feng interrupted him, "If those seven demon lords had attacked the formation with all their might last time, it wouldn't have collapsed in less than half an incense stick's time. I need to set up a new formation."
Ye Fan asked in confusion, "What kind of formation are you going to set up?"
"The Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation."
The moment those five words were uttered, everyone's expression changed.
The Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation!
That was the primordial era, when the twelve ancestral witches of the demon race used their twelve true forms as the foundation of the formation, evolving the laws of heaven and earth into a heaven-defying formation powerful enough to rival even saints!
Although the saints of the past were nothing to the powerful beings of the infinite continent.
But Zhao Feng today, along with the Twelve Ancestral Witches, is far more powerful than he once was.
Even on the Infinite Continent, a top-tier formation remains top-tier!
Once this formation is complete, the twelve laws of heaven and earth—wind, rain, thunder, lightning, heaven, earth, mountain, marsh, water, fire, time, and space—will intertwine to form a net that covers an area of millions of light-years. All laws within the formation can be amplified tenfold or even a hundredfold by borrowing the power of heaven and earth.
then.
Zhao Feng raised his hand and drew a rune in the air.
The rune hovered in mid-air, exuding an ancient and savage aura, before transforming into a golden light that shot into the sky.
A moment later.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Twelve towering pillars of energy rose simultaneously from different directions of the Ninth Pass.
Each column of air is a different color.
Red, orange, cyan, purple, black, white, gray, gold, silver, azure, dark yellow, chaos...
Twelve completely different laws of heaven and earth erupted at the same time, causing the entire fortress to shake violently.
The soldiers on the city wall lost their footing and grabbed onto the battlements for support.
Twelve figures soared through the sky above.
The leader was about ten feet tall, with a resolute face. His whole body was enveloped in crimson flames, and with each step he took, the void beneath his feet was scorched and cracked.
Zhu Rong.
Behind him followed eleven equally imposing figures.
Gonggong, carrying a giant black serpent on his shoulder, was surrounded by misty water vapor.
Houtu, with her feet firmly planted on the earth's origin, moves with grace and grace, creating the undulating landscape of mountains and rivers.
Jumang, with the laws of wood flowing through his body, brings spring to withered trees wherever he goes.
Ru Shou, his whole body radiating a chilling golden aura, his fingertips possessing a sharp edge capable of destroying all things.
……
The twelve ancestral witches gathered at the Ninth Fortress.
Ye Fan was completely stunned.
Although the individual strength of each of the Twelve Ancestral Witches was only average, equivalent to the first level of the Hongmeng Realm.
However, after they cooperated and formed a great formation, they actually emitted an aura comparable to the third level of the Primordial Realm!
and.
Ye Fan could sense it.
This formation is not yet fully activated; once fully activated, its power will be even greater!
He looked at the group of powerful figures from the Qin Realm and was secretly amazed.
Although Zhao Feng and his group have only been in the Infinite Continent for a short time, their foundation is unfathomable!
At this time.
The twelve Ancestral Witches landed in front of Zhao Feng and clasped their fists in unison.
Zhu Rong spoke, "My lord, we have arrived. Please give your orders."
Zhao Feng nodded, “Everyone has worked hard. I will set up the Twelve Capital Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation here, with the pass as the core, covering an area of millions of light-years.”
With a wave of his right hand, a huge array appeared out of thin air.
This is the Twelve Capital Gods and Demons Formation, which he further improved and enhanced, and can bring the power of the Twelve Ancestral Witches to its limit!
"Each of the twelve guards a key point of the formation, using their own laws as a foundation to communicate with the origin of heaven and earth and condense the core of the formation."
Zhao Feng raised his hand and pointed out twelve directions on the array diagram.
"Zhurong, the guardian of the south, is in charge of fire."
"Gonggong, the guardian of the north, is in charge of water."
"Houtu, residing in the center, governs the land."
"..."
Each of the twelve Ancestral Witches received their orders and shot out to their respective locations.
Zhu Rong was the first to arrive at the southern core of the formation.
He stepped into the void, and the crimson flames all over his body suddenly surged.
He sat down cross-legged and formed a mudra with his hands.
boom!
A fiery vein, stretching for hundreds of thousands of miles, burst forth from beneath him, extending towards the majestic pass. Wherever the fiery vein passed, the void was scorched dark red, and countless fire-elemental law runes continuously emerged and solidified on the surface of the vein.
north.
Gonggong put down the black snake from his shoulder, and the black snake dissolved upon entering the water, merging into a dark current that stretched across the void.
Gonggong clasped his hands together, unleashing the power of water. A water vein, opposite to Zhurong's fire vein, spread from the northern array eye towards the pass. The two veins converged above the pass, creating a spectacular scene of water and fire merging across the sky.
sizzle...
Water and fire do not clash and annihilate each other; instead, they become entangled under the constraints of the formation, forming a strange balance.
"wonderful!"
Tongtian watched this scene and couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
Water and fire are inherently mutually restraining, but within the formation, this restraint transforms into the strongest protective force. Any intruder who steps into the formation must simultaneously endure the annihilation of both water and fire.
……
Zhao Feng stood on the city wall of the pass, his hands forming a hand seal, continuously injecting his own power into the array diagram, guiding the twelve law meridians to converge and intertwine precisely.
hum!
A deep, rumbling sound echoed from the heavens and the earth.
The entire Ninth Fortress, along with the surrounding space spanning millions of light-years, is shrouded in a layer of laws invisible to the naked eye.
The Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation is complete!
On the city wall, all the soldiers felt the tremors beneath their feet.
A sense of peace rose from the bottom of everyone's heart.
It was as if, as long as they stood under the protection of this great formation, no power could harm them.
The First Emperor stood atop the city wall, hands behind his back, and nodded in satisfaction.
With a son like this, what more could a husband ask for?
The Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation was completed, but Zhao Feng showed no sign of stopping.
He flew back to the city wall from the center of the formation.
Wang Jian handed over a pot of spirit wine.
Zhao Feng took the bottle and drank a mouthful. "How's the dismantling of the formation going?"
"The original four-sided city wall defensive formation has been completely dismantled, and the Realm Lord can rearrange it at any time." Wang Jian clasped his hands in a fist salute.
"it is good."
Zhao Feng tossed the wine pot back to Wang Jian and took out four long swords from his storage space.
Four swords.
It was dark red all over, with strange patterns flowing across its blade, as if countless vengeful spirits were churning and howling within it.
The temperature of the entire pass dropped by tens of degrees the moment it was taken out.
The soldiers felt a chill run down their spines and their hair stood on end.
"This is……"
Tongtian's body suddenly stiffened.
His eyes widened as he stared intently at the four longswords in Zhao Feng's hands, his lips trembling.
"The Immortal-Slaying Sword." "The Immortal-Cutting Sword."
"The Immortal Trapping Sword".
"The Immortal-Slaying Sword".
Taishang and Yuanshi also came over, their expressions equally interesting.
They were very familiar with these four swords.
During the great war of the Investiture of the Gods in the primordial world, the Tongtian Sect Leader used the Four Swords of Zhuxian to set up the Zhuxian Sword Formation, which terrified countless immortals and Buddhas. If it weren't for the four saints Taishang, Yuanshi, Zhunti, and Jieyin joining forces to break the formation, the outcome of that battle would have been completely different.
However, in the myriad realms, in order to deal with the insect race, the Tongtian Sect Master had already given the Four Swords of Zhuxian to Zhao Feng, which were then fused into the Heaven-Opening Divine Axe.
Logically speaking...
These four swords should have disappeared by now, so how did they reappear?
Zhao Feng, carrying the Four Swords of Zhuxian, walked down the city wall and arrived at the main gate of the formidable pass.
He inserted the Zhuxian Sword into the foundation stone of the eastern city gate.
laugh!
The instant the sword pierced the stone, a crimson beam of light shot into the sky.
Within the pillar of light, countless laws of killing and destruction condensed, transforming into a sword domain stretching for hundreds of thousands of miles.
Within the domain, sword energy crisscrossed, slicing through everything.
Zhao Feng continued walking and turned towards the south gate.
The Immortal-Slaying Sword enters the formation.
Simon.
Trapped by the Immortal Sword, it enters the formation.
North Gate.
The Immortal-Slaying Sword enters the formation.
Four immortal swords guarded the four directions, and four beams of light converged above the majestic pass, forming a huge "+" shaped killing formation.
Unlike the Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation, the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation follows a pure path of killing.
The Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation is a shield.
The Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation is a spear.
One side attacks, the other defends; they complement each other.
Zhao Feng moved among the four swords, his hands forming hand seals to connect the laws of the four swords together.
Each time a connection was made, a sword cry echoed through the void.
The four sword cries converged, like the tolling of an ancient death knell.
The formation is complete.
Zhao Feng retreated to the city wall and looked at the Ninth Fortress, now reinforced with two overlapping formations, and finally showed a satisfied expression.
The Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation covers millions of light-years, trapping any invading enemy within its confines.
The Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation guards the four gates; any enemy that gets close to the city walls will be simultaneously annihilated by the four swords.
The two large formations are nested together, offering both offensive and defensive capabilities.
Even if a powerful expert at the sixth level of the Hongmeng Realm personally came to attack, it would still take a lot of effort to break the formation.
"Not enough."
Zhao Feng's voice rang out from the city wall.
"Wang Jian".
"Your subordinate is here!"
"Transfer the crossbow battalion here."
Half an hour later.
Three thousand siege ballistae were pushed onto the city wall.
These crossbows were no ordinary objects.
It is a supreme treasure crafted by the Heavenly Craft Pavilion of the Qin Realm; a single arrow shot from it can pierce through a star.
Three thousand crossbow carts were lined up along the four city walls, their dark arrowheads pointing diagonally to the sky, radiating a chilling metallic luster.
Zhao Feng then took out tens of thousands of talismans from his storage space and distributed them to the soldiers on the city wall one by one.
"These are the explosive lightning talismans I crafted. When activated by demonic energy, each one is equivalent to the full power of a cultivator at the third level of the Hongmeng Realm."
The soldiers received the talismans, and the tension on their faces dissipated considerably.
With these defensive measures, even if the demons come out in full force, they will still have the strength to fight back.
Zhao Feng was tireless.
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He also set up dozens of communication arrays around the fortress, which were connected to scouts and sentries scattered throughout the remote corners of the universe. If the demons made any moves, the message could be sent back in the blink of an eye.
At last.
Zhao Feng issued a military order:
All soldiers were divided into three battalions: Heaven, Earth, and Man, with 8,000 men in each battalion, taking turns on duty.
The celestial camp guards the night, the terrestrial camp guards the day, and the human camp is ready to respond at any time.
The scout battalion was expanded to five thousand men, with three men forming a small team, scattered across a range of 500,000 li outside the strategic pass. They were connected by communication talismans, forming a comprehensive intelligence network.
"Any fluctuation of aura from someone at the second level of the Hongmeng Realm must be transmitted back the moment it is detected!" Zhao Feng's voice echoed throughout the city.
"As ordered!"
More than 10,000 soldiers responded in unison, their voices shaking the heavens.
On the morning of the third day.
The renovation of the Ninth Fortress has been completed.
Zhao Feng stood on the city wall, looking around.
The light curtain of the Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation covered tens of thousands of miles, and the sword energy of the Four Immortal Slayer Swords roared and swirled above the city gate. Three thousand crossbow carts stood ready, and tens of thousands of talismans were in ample reserve.
A metal bucket.
Ye Fan walked over, looked at the newly renovated pass, and breathed a sigh of relief. "Brother Zhao Feng, with these array formations and fortifications, the defense of the Ninth Pass has been strengthened by at least three times! Even if the Demon Lord himself were to take action, it wouldn't be easy for him to break through!"
Zhao Feng stood atop the city wall with his hands behind his back, surveyed the newly set up layers of formations, and shook his head. "These formations and fortifications are merely buying us time."
Ye Fan was taken aback. "Buy time?"
“Yes.” Zhao Feng said calmly, “Do you think the Demon Clan will send a few Demon Lords at the sixth level of the Heavenly Realm again next time? In my estimation, the next time they come, there will probably be a terrifying being at the seventh level of the Primordial Realm! Whether it’s the Twelve Capital Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation or the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation, they can only hold them off for a while, not forever.”
Ye Fan remained silent.
He thought about it carefully and found that Zhao Feng was right.
No matter how strong the formation is, it will eventually be crushed when faced with an overwhelming power difference.
"Then you mean..."
“It’s very simple.” Zhao Feng turned and walked into the city. “The formation only prevents the city gate from being breached instantly. To truly hold it, we need to find another way.”
……
The main hall of the majestic pass.
Zhao Feng dismissed the idlers and closed the palace gates.
Only a few dozen people remained inside the hall.
The Three Pure Ones stood on the left, Tongtian stroked his whisk, Taishang closed his eyes and remained silent, and Yuanshi stood with his hands behind his back.
Nuwa stands on the right, with Nezha and Yang Jian behind her.
The twelve ancestral witches had just returned from setting up the formation and were now lined up in two rows, their auras calm and composed.
Qin generals such as Wang Jian and Meng Tian stood guard on both sides of the palace gate.
Zhao Feng sat down in the main seat and pointed.
A jet-black suit of armor appeared, its surface covered with ancient demonic runes, radiating a cold, eerie glow.
Zhao Feng said calmly, "This is the Demon God Armor. It can withstand a full-force attack from anyone below the fifth level of the Hongmeng Realm. It is a defensive treasure, and Fellow Daoist Yuanshi will have control of it."
Then came the third item: a three-foot-long bone knife.
The blade was deathly white, with wisps of broken ghostly shadows hanging from its edge, accompanied by the wails of ghosts.
Zhao Feng smiled and said, "This is the World-Destroying Bone Blade, a supreme treasure of killing and destruction. I will give it to Fellow Daoist Taiqing to use."
The fourth bite.
A blood-red bead the size of a thumb, inside which seemed to be a vast ocean, where countless vengeful spirits surged and howled.
"The Blood Sea Pearl is used to aid cultivation and can accelerate the comprehension of the laws of killing."
Then, a bronze mirror flew out.
The mirror surface was blurry, but the nine dragons carved on the back of the mirror were lifelike, each one wriggling.
"The Demon-Revealing Mirror. It can break through all illusions and disguises, and also has offensive capabilities."
...(End of this chapter)