Chapter 1086: Famous Throughout Eternity

Yin Tianzi sneered incessantly, waiting to see Long Qilin make a fool of himself.

How astonishing was the power of the Heavenly River Navy's formations? This navy was vast, comprising thousands of ships and countless vessels. Its formations were designed by the Heavenly Court's most skilled formation masters, based on the physical structures and runic principles of ancient gods. Even a formidable expert like Yin Tianzi would crumble instantly and be utterly vulnerable under the might of the Heavenly River Navy's formations. This guy named Long, with a qilin head, haphazardly setting up formations, was sure to suffer a significant defeat!

Although Long Qilin had boasted, he felt a bit uneasy inside. He wasn't particularly skilled at deploying troops and formations. He had learned many things from Qin Mu, but Qin Mu's knowledge was vast and varied. While Qin Mu could master everything, Long Qilin could not.

"Cult Master, what should I do?" he secretly asked Qin Mu, who was hidden in a halo.

Qin Mu gathered his strength and, using his remaining divine consciousness, instructed him on how to deploy the experts within the palace to maximize the power of the Lapis Lazuli Azure Sky Banner. Although Long Qilin knew little about the art of formation changes, he simply followed instructions. He deployed the Teng Snake gods and Xuan Gui gods from the palace, ordering them to enter the twenty-eight layers of heaven within the Lapis Lazuli Azure Sky Banner, form various formations, and guard its numerous exotic treasures.

Their formations were precisely capable of fully unleashing the power of these exotic treasures, providing stable defenses. Most importantly, the Lapis Lazuli Azure Sky Banner contained a multitude of treasures, and the formations Long Qilin set up were astonishingly adaptable, arranging themselves differently according to the unique properties of each treasure! This Lapis Lazuli Azure Sky Banner held thousands of exotic treasures from the ancestral court, and Long Qilin had managed to set up thousands of distinct formations!

Prince Youming was already prostrating himself in admiration. Although Yin Tianzi was quite displeased with Long Qilin, upon witnessing his methods of deploying troops and formations, even he had to admire his talent. He couldn't even comprehend the principles or structures of these formations; he was completely bewildered.

Just as Long Qilin was setting up the formations, the Heavenly River Navy launched its attack. However, no matter which direction the Heavenly River Navy attacked from, Long Qilin effortlessly deployed palace gods to set up formations, easily repelling the navy. The Lapis Lazuli Azure Sky Banner's power was formidable. Although the inhabitants of the Black Tortoise Heavenly Palace were no match for the Heavenly River Navy, when the navy's warships broke into the Black Tortoise Heavenly Palace and surged through its layers of heavens, they were met with terrifying treasures emitting pulses of Dao runes, striking the warships! The incredibly fearsome tremors struck the warships, shattering them into pieces, and all the gods aboard perished tragically, with none surviving!

The Heavenly River Navy attacked several times, suffering losses in troops and vessels, but failed to breach the Black Tortoise Heavenly Palace. The navy commander immediately shifted formations and attacked again. Long Qilin was instantly flustered, unsure how to respond.

"Pi, divide each of the twenty-eight heavenly canopies of the Lapis Lazuli Azure Sky Banner into three hundred and sixty Zhou Tian increments," Qin Mu's divine consciousness relayed, instructing him: "The first heaven rotates eight increments, the second heaven reverses three increments, the third heaven rotates sixty-two increments..."

Long Qilin rushed to the base of the Lapis Lazuli Azure Sky Banner's pillar and bowed. He then saw the layers of azure heavens within the banner each rotating. The various exotic treasures inside this artifact, along with the Teng Snake goddesses and Xuan Gui gods guarding them, immediately shifted positions, moving in different directions! The Heavenly River Navy commander's formations were designed to counter the guardian formations protecting each exotic treasure. However, with the current changes in formations and the swapping of treasures, the Heavenly River Navy's forces fell into disarray, suffering heavy casualties.

When the commander personally launched an attack, Long Qilin dispatched Prince Youming to counter him. Although Prince Youming was honest and sincere, his cultivation level made him one of the rare Emperor Seat experts in the world. Combined with the bloodlines of Emperor Xuan and Emperor Wu, his combat power was astonishing. Within a few rounds, he severely wounded the navy commander. Heavenly River Navy warships swarmed forward, desperately fending off Prince Youming, finally managing to retrieve their commander.

Long Qilin sighed inwardly, thinking, "If Cult Master were personally controlling the Lapis Lazuli Azure Sky Banner, he could probably annihilate this entire Heavenly River Navy with ease!" Qin Mu's guidance on setting up formations was, after all, still a step too slow.

Prince Youming returned victorious, beaming with joy. "Brother Long, you are truly a scholar of unparalleled wisdom! Your abilities are astonishing to the world! You are even qualified to be a Heavenly Master of the Heavenly Court!"

Long Qilin quickly made a few modest remarks, saying, "The Heavenly River Navy has suffered a defeat, but they may not give up easily. Right now, only the navy is blocking our path northward; the Heavenly Court's other major armies haven't arrived yet, so we must not be careless."

Prince Youming praised him incessantly. Yin Tianzi, upon hearing this, felt quite uncomfortable, yet he couldn't help but admit that the qilin-headed fellow's abilities were indeed extraordinary.

"A disciple of the East Emperor? Strange, I've never seen him before." Yin Tianzi's eyes flickered as he thought, "I know all of the East Emperor's influential princes and princesses, and my relations with them aren't bad, but I've never encountered this fellow. With such high abilities, he shouldn't be an unknown figure in the Azure Dragon Heavenly Palace. Yet, he lacks renown. It seems the East Emperor is also a cunning old schemer..."

With Long Qilin here, controlling the Lapis Lazuli Azure Sky Banner, Yin Tianzi was rendered useless, gnashing his teeth in frustration, with no opportunity to trick him into giving up the banner. His purpose in coming here was this exotic treasure. Prince Youming was an unsophisticated individual. The Black Tortoise Heavenly Emperor's treasure was rarely shown to outsiders, yet Prince Youming had brought many of his dubious friends to view it multiple times. Thus, it was no surprise that Yin Chaojin and Wei Suifeng coveted it.

The Black Tortoise Heavenly Palace continued its northward journey. However, the Heavenly River Navy remained inseparable, though they did not attack again. Only some navy generals continuously urged Prince Youming to stop and return to the Heavenly Court.

Suddenly, the navy's formation parted, and a large army inserted itself, passing through the warships to the front. Extremely powerful gods and demons all scrutinized the Lapis Lazuli Azure Sky Banner's formation. Prince Youming's expression drastically changed, and he exclaimed, "The Heavenly Court's Divine Martial Guards!"

Long Qilin also immediately lost his confidence. The Heavenly Court's Ten Guards—Left and Right Feathered Forest, Divine Martial, Dragon Martial, Divine Strategy, and Divine Might—were all composed of the most outstanding talents selected from various races, with a minimum cultivation level of Jade Capital Realm! They were the Celestial Emperor's imperial guards. Wei Suifeng himself had once been a commander of the Feathered Forest Army, but only the commander of the Right Feathered Forest Army! The Right Feathered Forest Army alone would have been enough to flatten a great nation and clan like the Dragon Roly-Poly Country during the Dragon Han era! With the Divine Martial Guards arriving, their combat strength was likely superior to that of the Heavenly River Navy!

Suddenly, war drums sounded again, and another army passed through the Heavenly River Navy's formation, reaching the front, halting their forces, and raising their banners. Prince Youming looked into the distance and cried out, "Fomalhaut! The army led by the First Heavenly Master! The First Heavenly Master is incredibly formidable, a grand master of formations!"

Long Qilin's heart pounded wildly. He secretly glanced at the halo behind Yan'er's head. Seeing this, Yin Tianzi's heart stirred, and he also looked at the halo behind Yan'er's head, but he only saw an ancient tree within the halo, nothing else.

Qin Mu's divine consciousness fluctuated, saying, "Long Pi, you can rest assured. Today's battle is destined to establish your eternal renown!"

Long Qilin's mind settled. He turned to Prince Youming and said, "I observe the Divine Martial Guards and Fomalhaut as clearly as seeing fire in a cave or lines on a palm. To me, the Divine Martial Guards and Fomalhaut are merely easily defeated foes, ripe for the taking!"