Chapter 88: Liu Yin Hou and Jiu Jiang Hou

"A killing formation of destruction," Malosa exclaimed, looking on excitedly. As a Chaos Realm being with deep understanding of the 'Fundamental Way of Destruction,' he immediately perceived the many profound mysteries of this terrifying grand formation.

"The creator of this grand formation must be the God-King who established the Heart Shadow Sect. Their realm is indeed much higher than mine," Malosa observed carefully. "To perfectly integrate thirty-six destructive moves into a single formation, and even enable three hundred and sixty Eternal True Gods to form this grand formation using a formation diagram – it's incredible! Truly incredible!"

If they were to fight individually, even three thousand Eternal True Gods would not be as formidable as this one killing formation.

"Master, if we were to get caught within this killing formation, breaking out would require us to reveal some unusual abilities," Malosa transmitted mentally. "Of course, this grand formation also has a clear weakness: it cannot traverse space. For this group of Eternal True Gods to deploy such a formation using a diagram is already quite a strain. If they were to attempt spatial traversal, the formation would certainly collapse."

"If the entire grand formation could traverse space to pursue enemies, there would be no escaping it," Luo Feng transmitted. "The Heart Shadow Sect doesn't possess such a terrifying formation yet."

If a group of enemies were to appear by traversing space, and the formation already covered a vast area upon their arrival, escape would indeed be impossible! Throughout the entire Origin Continent, it is incredibly difficult for Eternal True Gods to set up such a formation. Neither the Yu Nation nor the Shi Nation has ever heard of such a powerful killing formation.

Boom!

The vast formation, covering half the sky, rapidly swept over. Within it, the three hundred and sixty Eternal True Gods felt both anger and indignation.

"If Elder Xinyan and the others could have trapped Luo He, even for a short time, our Great Destruction Absolute Formation could have completely enveloped him and killed him." "Now, it's impossible for him to foolishly allow himself to be trapped by the formation." The Eternal True God disciples of the Heart Shadow Sect were well aware of this.

In the distance, Luo Feng suddenly swung his blade. Three consecutive strikes!

The first strike, dazzling and brilliant, cut open space, leaving a pitch-black rift. This brilliant strike naturally landed on the vast formation. Named 'Refining Heart,' this strike also attacked the spiritual will. However, the three hundred and sixty Eternal True Gods, with their spiritual wills unified through the formation diagram, endured the blow. Though they felt severe soul pain, they managed to withstand it, perfectly maintaining the formation.

The second strike, a blade light that swept through the endless chaos, caused numerous bicolor vortices to naturally appear as the chaos churned. This sweeping, chaotic strike possessed immense power, cleaving down upon the grand formation and causing it to tremble slightly.

The third strike was silent, completely vanishing as the blade was swung. When it reappeared, it had already struck one of the Eternal True Gods within the formation. That Eternal True God was somewhat startled, as the formation's light flowed over his body, barely resisting Luo Feng's terrifying sneak attack.

All three strikes were withstood by the grand formation.

"Frontal assaults, spiritual will attacks, or targeting individual formation members – none found a weakness. As expected of the Heart Shadow Sect's strongest killing formation, it's formidable!" Luo Feng said, observing the approaching formation, and immediately transmitted mentally, "Malosa, let's go."

"Alright," Malosa nodded. The two instantly traversed space, forcefully breaking through the spatial blockade and passing through the shadowy grand formation high above, exiting the vicinity of Yang City.

The vast Great Destruction Killing Formation also halted. The three hundred and sixty Eternal True God disciples standing on the illusory formation diagram felt rather helpless. All of this was already within their expectations.

The fact that Elder Xinyan and the others failed to hold Luo He meant that this plan had largely failed. Unless Luo He was arrogant enough to willingly enter the formation.

"He escaped." At the gathering place of the Heart Shadow Sect Master and the eighteen Elders, they watched the battle unfolding, displayed by the sect's grand formation.

Elder Blindman frowned and spoke, "Luo He's spiritual will has reached the pinnacle of the Chaos Realm. Coupled with his profound accumulation in terms of realm... there's simply no weakness to be found in him. Our Heart Shadow Sect alone cannot keep him here."

Under a siege from the Heart Shadow Sect, no single Eternal True God could withstand them.

However... if the most terrifying individual Eternal True Gods truly sought to escape, the Heart Shadow Sect had no absolute certainty of stopping them.

The strength Luo Feng displayed left the Heart Shadow Sect feeling helpless.

"This time, because of Luo He, we lost six colossal mechanical secret treasures and dozens of Eternal True Gods died." The elders were quite disheartened.

"There's no need to dwell on it further," the Heart Shadow Sect Master stated. "Our enemy isn't him, but the army of Marquis Jiu Jiang! When the great army clashes, a massive battle will rely on brute force. With our many grand formations erupting together, he would only be able to flee far away. Besides, as a lone cultivator, his hiring price is extremely high; Marquis Jiu Jiang might not be willing to pay it." The Heart Shadow Sect Master added.

"That's right. Luo He quoted us 200 million Cosmos Sand. Even if Marquis Jiu Jiang gets a slightly better price, it'll still be extremely high. He likely won't appear on the battlefield." These elders truly did not want to encounter Lord Luo He on the battlefield.

The Heart Shadow Sect Master instructed, "No need to overthink this. Stick to the original plan and plunder the entire Yang City as quickly as possible."

The number of Eternal True Gods and Void True Gods in Huyang City was enormous. Luo Feng and Malosa could only save a fraction of them. They were helpless; saving nine artifact forging shops was already a collaborative effort.

If they prolonged their stay, the Heart Shadow Sect would likely set up multiple traps, perhaps relocating many Void True Gods into a killing formation. If Luo Feng and Malosa were to accidentally stumble into one, it would be very troublesome to escape.

While Luo Feng was willing to save some beings, his own safety remained the priority.

Some Eternal True Gods within the city witnessed Luo Feng's conflict with the Heart Shadow Sect.

"If only we had Lord Luo He's strength, what could the Heart Shadow Sect do? Our Zhu clan is still too weak!" Zhu You watched the scene from afar. The Zhu clan, with over twenty Eternal True Gods both openly and secretly, was the strongest family in Yang City. Yet, in the face of the Heart Shadow Sect, only Zhu You and Zhu Fuqing, two Eternal True Gods, remained in the city, attempting to protect their numerous clan members.

"Phew." Zhu You quietly departed with a single step. His appearance had already changed, and his aura was maintained only at the level of an ordinary True God. In terms of self-preservation and concealing his aura, Zhu You was the strongest in his clan.

Outside the city.

A figure clad in dark red armor, emanating a dark aura, gazed at Yang City from afar. His eyes were like two burning crimson flames.

"Luo He's strength is greater than I anticipated. I didn't expect his spiritual will to be so powerful," Marquis Liuyin remarked calmly. Even though it was merely a wisp of his divine power avatar, his realm was far too high. His eyes seemed to merge with the dark side of the world, naturally observing everything within the city.

Inside the city, he could observe most areas, except for places sealed by formations or repelled by domains.

A single Luo He couldn't change the course of the battle. "The Heart Shadow Sect only revealed a fraction of its strength this time; under the pressure of a single killing formation, Luo He could only flee," Marquis Liuyin noted with anticipation. "On the direct battlefield, when thousands of Heart Shadow Sect Eternal True Gods unleash their full power together, coordinating various formations, what will Marquis Jiu Jiang use to stop them? Allowing the Heart Shadow Sect to act, even at the cost of a large city in a future fiefdom, is still worthwhile."

"Marquis Jiu Jiang, do you dare to personally step onto the field?" Marquis Liuyin's eyes were cold. A conflict over fiefdoms was no ordinary struggle. To step onto the field meant to fight to the death.

Luo Feng, with Malosa, had just reached a wilderness area outside the city when they saw a familiar white-haired young man appear before them.

"Lord Luo He," the white-haired young man smiled. "We meet again." Luo Feng naturally recognized him. The last time, it was Jiang Yuyou who visited him on behalf of Marquis Jiu Jiang, and he was one of Marquis Jiu Jiang's four personal guard commanders.

"Commander Jiang," Luo Feng said.

"The Marquis wishes to meet with Lord Luo He," the white-haired young man smiled. "Would Lord Luo He be willing to accompany me? Rest assured, the Marquis is in a military camp not far from here." Luo Feng was surprised. "The Marquis is here?" "It's the Marquis's divine power avatar," Jiang Yuyou explained. "Please lead the way." Luo Feng immediately took Malosa and followed Jiang Yuyou, traversing space together.

After traversing space just over ten times, they arrived at a small city floating on the surface of a lake. This city, spanning only several billion kilometers, was more accurately described as a 'large cave-dwelling.'

Jiang Yuyou led Luo Feng and Malosa into the small city. Inside a pavilion, Marquis Jiu Jiang was already seated, drinking and waiting.

"Marquis, Lord Luo He and his servant have arrived," Jiang Yuyou announced as he, Luo Feng, and Malosa entered the pavilion together.

It was Luo Feng's first time meeting Marquis Jiu Jiang. The Marquis wore loose robes, and his silver hair, each strand seemingly influencing the boundless void, framed a handsome face. While Marquis Liuyin carried blood and fire, darkness and disaster, appearing formidable and terrifying, Marquis Jiu Jiang seemed like a traveler journeying through heaven and earth.

"Luo He," Marquis Jiu Jiang smiled, looking at Luo Feng. "Please, have a seat." Luo Feng was quite surprised to hear the word 'please.' This Marquis Jiu Jiang displayed none of the arrogance typical of a Chaos Realm being.

Luo Feng immediately took a seat, while Malosa stood dutifully by his side.

"Your servant, Malosa, may also sit," Marquis Jiu Jiang said. "Here, there's no need for such formality." "Thank you, Marquis," Luo Feng replied. Only then did Malosa take a seat nearby, still maintaining a respectful demeanor.

"I just witnessed Lord Luo He's clash with the Heart Shadow Sect with my own eyes," Marquis Jiu Jiang mused. "In terms of strength, I'm afraid no Eternal True God in the entire Yu Nation can compare to you, Luo He. In a one-on-one battle, you suppressed Elder Xinyan's Heart Devil Kite. Indeed, among all Eternal True Gods in the Yu Nation, only Luo Feng could achieve that."

"Your Excellency overpraises me," Luo Feng said.

"An Eternal True God possessing a will at the pinnacle of the Chaos Realm is truly remarkable," Marquis Jiu Jiang exclaimed. "It's no overpraise at all. Within the entire Yu Nation, no other Eternal True God besides you has accomplished this." Luo Feng listened, no longer feigning modesty.