Today's third update: Chapter 2913! 3/4!
The original straight-line Iron Chain Across the River Formation developed a small gap. As the strong pull of the vortex tugged at both ends, it gradually turned into an inverted figure-eight.
And the distance between its two strokes continued to widen!
The Black Tortoises at the ends bore the strongest pull. Coupled with the Black Tortoises behind them being unable to steady themselves and crashing into them one after another, the entire group began tumbling into the vortex in succession.
Turtles jumping into a vortex, boiled into one big stew!
"No, at this rate, the Iron Chain Across the River Formation will truly be broken. Someone has to fill that vortex!"
The Black Tortoises once again adapted to the situation and came up with a countermeasure. The portion whose formation had already fallen apart clearly could not rejoin it. Rather than wait for the enemy to pick them off one by one, they might as well strike back!
The vortex's pull was indeed powerful. Even ordinary Heavenly Kings, bolstered by the formation, could not resist it. But powerful Heavenly Kings and most Emperors would not have much trouble as long as they were not trampled or shoved around by their own kind.
It was clear, then, that Yanran and the others were not targeting these powerful fighters. That would have taken effort for little gain. They were only targeting the Black Tortoise Race Heavenly Kings who formed the main body of the Iron Chain Across the River Formation. Once these ordinary Heavenly Kings no longer formed the chain, leaving only Half-Saints and Emperors, forming the formation would become an empty dream.
Since the Black Tortoises maintaining the formation had been pushed into such a predicament, and since Yanran's side did not want to