Chapter 791: Solving the Key to the Chaos

Flames of Samsara erupted from all directions, and ambushes lay hidden on every side!

After the Underworld Grand Formation was fully activated, Xu Yang’s second command was swiftly issued. The Five Heavenly Kings, each leading their incredibly powerful elite warriors, immediately closed in. Concealed behind the fiercely burning wall of fire, they were determined not to let a single enemy escape. Even if some within the formation possessed the strength to break through the flames, they would never be able to simply escape the human blockade surrounding them.

From the very outset of his strategic planning, Xu Yang had no intention of letting any of them go.

On a continent where strength commands respect, achieving one's goals often necessitates struggle, and unavoidable bloodshed is sometimes a grim reality.

Xu Yang originally existed on a plane far above all living beings in the Yingzhou Continent.

For Xu Yang, annihilating everything here would be a mere flick of his finger, done in an instant.

Yet, rather than a meaningless, overwhelming victory, Xu Yang yearned to experience the journey of building his influence from the ground up, step by step leading his forces to their zenith and ultimately achieving his grand objectives.

After all, Xu Yang was neither a chaotic demon lord nor an executioner who reveled in slaughtering the innocent.

He would never easily resort to killing without a compelling reason. However, if these individuals before him were not properly chastised, they might never grasp the true significance of the four characters: "Holy Fire Divine Sect."

"Heh, it seems I ultimately underestimated you, A Yang. You came fully prepared."

Xu Yang's lips curled into a cold, subtle smile. "What you said is not wrong. I need to use your head, the Chief of Anping Commandery's Enforcement Hall, as a stepping stone to lead both Changle Commandery and the brethren of the Holy Fire Divine Sect onto a grander battlefield. How could a mere Anping Alliance be our final stage? If you must blame someone, blame your own short-sightedness or your arrogance. Had you chosen to cooperate with us immediately after receiving the report from those two worthless individuals, you would undoubtedly not be facing this end today."

Xu Yang's words were forceful and resonant, delivered in a calm tone. Yet, every syllable he uttered seemed to carry the weight of a million soldiers, deeply shaking the hearts of all fifty thousand besieged warriors present.

Especially the two commandery chiefs who were still clinging to futile hopes now wished they could vanish into the ground.

It was precisely these two individuals who relentlessly fanned the flames, ultimately prompting the Anping Commandery Chief to order the combined forces of the Eight Great Commanderies to launch an expedition against Xu Yang.

"If you wish to curry favor with me, whoever eliminates these two commandery chiefs will be immediately released from this Underworld Grand Formation."

Xu Yang pointed his long spear, its tip directly aimed at the two Enforcement Hall Chiefs of the two commanderies.

As expected, the moment Xu Yang uttered these words, the fifty thousand strong alliance army instantly became agitated.

Numerous Enforcement Hall warriors trapped within the blazing formation instinctively turned their gaze towards the two chiefs.

Rather than stifling in the heart of this fiery formation and waiting for death, it was far more practical to seize a glimmer of hope for survival.

"Forgive us, esteemed Chiefs, but brothers of the Third Squad, follow me! If we can personally eliminate even one of these two, we all stand a chance of survival!"

Soon, the first individual to act, the Chief of Sifang Commandery, stepped forward. Among the assembled alliance forces, the most innocent were arguably the powers from the other five commanderies who had merely responded to the Anping Commandery Chief's call.

Originally, they had no direct involvement; they joined the conflict solely out of respect for the Anping Commandery Chief and with the expectation of sharing in the spoils. Instead, they found themselves inexplicably trapped by Xu Yang, caught between a rock and a hard place.

Consequently, the alliance warriors from these five major commanderies had no quarrel with Changle Commandery or the Holy Fire Divine Sect and had no desire to be needlessly entangled by the three factions of Anping Commandery.

Responding immediately, hundreds, then thousands, of warriors wildly defected, launching a wave of frenzied, violent attacks against the two commandery chiefs.

This, naturally, was precisely the scene everyone wished to witness—a classic case of "dog-eat-dog." There was no need for them to intervene; the trapped forces would simply turn on each other in despair.

"Kill them!"

When the first dared to act, others were sure to follow.

Before long, all five factions that had joined the alliance at the Anping Commandery Chief's behest completely turned to Xu Yang's side, commencing an assault on the three dominant factions of the Anping Commandery alliance.

"Hahaha, indeed, a dog-eat-dog fight has begun! Our Sect Master truly has a way; this is a rare spectacle! Eight factions of the alliance are now embroiled in a massive free-for-all. I'm eager to see which faction will survive until the very end!"

Old Brother Tan and his companions ceased their offensive, gathering at the outer perimeter of the flame formation to observe the unfolding chaos.

Meanwhile, the Anping Commandery Chief, the supreme leader and architect of the entire alliance, wore an expression of extreme dismay. He was one of the few high-ranking figures who had truly seen through Xu Yang's intricate plan.

"Stop it, all of you! This is A Yang's stratagem of division; can't you see through it? The more fiercely we fight among ourselves, the less likely we are to leave this formation alive!"

The Anping Commandery Chief roared frantically, yet no one heeded his command.

By now, the other five factions, jointly besieging the three dominant powers, were already fighting with bloodlust. With Xu Yang's decree hanging over them, whichever faction could claim the first victory would naturally earn a chance at survival.

"I forgot to mention: the flames of my Underworld Grand Formation will continuously shrink the encirclement over time. Therefore, your window of opportunity is limited. You'd best pick up the pace, or it would be truly regrettable if these three individuals remain alive by the end."

Xu Yang's words, now an irresistible divine command dominating the battlefield, were relayed once more, further escalating the frenzy of the five factions' assault.

Half an hour passed in the blink of an eye. The eight pillars of flame from the Underworld Grand Formation had already contracted to nearly half their initial range. Within the battlefield, tens of thousands of the fifty thousand alliance warriors had already perished, the majority being Enforcement Hall soldiers from the three dominant factions who met their end in this conflict.

As the saying goes, a lone tiger cannot withstand a pack of wolves. Furthermore, the formations of the three dominant powers were now utterly fractured. Many elite Enforcement Hall members, originally quite formidable, were cut to pieces by indiscriminate blades before they could even discern friend from foe.

The Anping Commandery Chief clearly understood that as the leader of the entire alliance, relying on these utterly disorganized forces was no longer an option. The only chance to turn the tide rested entirely on the individual named A Yang standing before him. If he could defeat him, all other problems would naturally resolve themselves.