Chapter 1697: Queue up properly hand in hand

Zhang Xuan left the tent and, without stopping, quickly flew towards the mirror.

"Commander, what's happening?"

Seeing the commander act with such caution, even preventing others from probing the heavenly secrets and sealing off the surrounding aura, the Grand Sage realm expert looked serious.

"It's like this..." Zhang Xuan explained as he walked, stroking his chin. Before he finished speaking, a demonic blade suddenly appeared and slashed straight towards the neck of the alien race member.

The alien expert was startled by the sudden attack. Being a Grand Sage realm expert who had experienced countless battles, he was alarmed but didn't lose his composure. He quickly retreated, attempting to dodge.

*Thud!* After only two steps back, a large brick landed on his head, instantly flattening him.

Even the commander in the Immemorial Realm couldn't recover from a single blow; how could this guy withstand it? He was knocked out in one hit.

*Whoosh!* The eerie Mysterious Blade flew over, absorbing the guy's blood and soul completely.

Without hesitation, Zhang Xuan flew back to the tent: "Come here for a moment!" He called out to another Grand Sage realm expert.

Five minutes later, he poked his head out of the tent again: "You three, come together!"

Three alien experts in the Golden Body realm walked out, leaving only two indestructible experts who exchanged bewildered glances.

Weren't they supposed to be discussing something? Why were all the others called out?

Their confusion didn't last long, as the commander returned with a satisfied expression. As soon as he entered, he set up a sound-insulating seal: "I just gave them some tasks; now I'll tell you..."

The two indestructible alien experts stood up simultaneously, afraid of missing any part of the command. A flash of blade light, and before the two guys could even react, their heads fell to the ground. Even in death, they couldn't comprehend why they were attacked. Fighting an Immemorial Realm expert might have been more troublesome, but the indestructible ones were easily killed.

After dealing with the seven individuals, Zhang Xuan disposed of the bodies. He then called out, and a guard entered.

"Have all Grand Sage level experts come for a meeting..." Zhang Xuan commanded.

"Reporting, Commander, only five Grand Sage level deputy commanders came this time, and earlier... you called them all out!" The guard looked at him with a puzzled expression.

Grand Sage level... five were called out by you, and the two who were just here, where are they now? The guard was only at Saint 6-dan or 7-dan, unable to detect even a Grand Sage 3-dan's sudden premonition that this was fake, so he naturally knew even less. He had no idea that the real commander had already been killed.

"Good!" He was just testing. Since there were only seven of them, it saved him a lot of effort. Standing up, Zhang Xuan commanded again: "Notify all soldiers to assemble in front of the tent!"

"Everyone?" "Yes, everyone. That includes those resting, investigating, and patrolling; call them all here!" Zhang Xuan waved his hand. "Yes!" The guard hurried out, and soon the sound of the assembly horn echoed.

In less than ten minutes, a uniform sound rose. Stepping out of the tent, he saw countless members of the alien race standing in neat rows.

Zhang Xuan's eyebrow twitched at the sight. There were tens of thousands of alien race members before him.

Fortunately, he hadn't rushed into action earlier. If tens of thousands of experts above Saint 3-dan formed a grand formation, it would be hard to say if even a Half-Ancient Sage could contend with them. No wonder the Zhang Clan dared not attack; with so many formidable experts, if they truly charged, the Zhang Clan, even with its strength, would likely suffer heavy losses, perhaps even be unable to resist.

"General Ai He!" Suppressing his shock, Zhang Xuan roared. "Present!" General Ai He stepped forward.

"Bring people and move the items we just arranged here!" Zhang Xuan said, waving his hand. "Yes!" Although he didn't know why the commander wanted this, he dared not disobey the order. General Ai He immediately took a group of people and hurried away.

A few minutes later, numerous stone platforms and mirrors were brought over.

"Form groups of a thousand, distribute these items among each group, have all soldiers hold hands, and the ones at the very front should touch the mirrors with their palms!" Seeing the items brought, Zhang Xuan announced the command.

"A thousand per group?" "Holding hands?" All the soldiers were bewildered. Were they practicing some new formation? But... why had they never heard of it? Even for a formation, they'd never heard of holding hands!

"Commander, the Zhang Clan is eyeing us covetously. If we gather everyone and hold hands... what if they use the opportunity to attack?" An alien race member, dressed in black armor and somewhat resembling General Ai He, could no longer hold back. All the other soldiers also looked over.

"Foolish!" Zhang Xuan's eyebrows furrowed, and anger appeared on his face: "This is a battle plan that I and several deputy commanders have just formulated. Do you know what these mirrors are?" "Your subordinates do not!" "They look like special mirrors, but we don't understand their use..." Everyone shook their heads. If Zhang Xuan hadn't had much contact with Heavenly Diviners, he wouldn't have recognized them either. These ordinary soldiers had never seen human Heavenly Diviners, so it was naturally difficult for them to identify.

"Let me tell you, these are treasures of Heavenly Diviners! They can hide heavenly secrets. Under their concealment, even experts with sudden premonitions cannot detect you. Having you touch them and hold hands is to hide your aura and killing intent, allowing you to stealthily approach and catch them off guard!" Zhang Xuan said with a wave of his hand.

"Catch them off guard? Is the Commander planning a sneak attack?" "Can they conceal heavenly secrets? This is incredible..." "Yes, if the sneak attack succeeds, we'll truly achieve unparalleled merit..." Hearing about the mirrors' effects, all the alien race members were filled with excitement, their faces flushed. If the sneak attack succeeded, they wouldn't have to fight to the death, and might even earn immense merit and countless rewards.

"Good that you understand. Therefore, you must hold hands, and there must be no insulating objects between you. Remember this well: if anyone fails to hold tight and leaks our whereabouts, allowing the opposing master teachers to detect us, they will be a sinner of the Spirit Race, to be killed without mercy!" Raising his eyebrows, Zhang Xuan's tone carried heavy killing intent: "This sneak attack is an all-or-nothing gamble. Success is the only option; failure is not permitted! Do you all understand?" "Understood!" The numerous alien soldiers nodded simultaneously, each with a solemn and excited expression.

"Very good..." Seeing that everyone was following orders, Zhang Xuan waved his hand: "Form the array!" *Whoosh!* The massive formation before them immediately transformed into groups of a thousand. The strongest stood at the very front, their palms touching the mirrors, while the others held hands, forming layers that stretched for hundreds of meters.

"Very good..." Zhang Xuan nodded in satisfaction, about to say a few more encouraging words, when he heard several swift gusts of wind. A figure suddenly appeared before him. "Commander Hen Jiang, what are you doing?" A loud shout rang out.