The Battle for the Abyss

The troops accompanying him were all elite Ghost King-level members of the Fierce Ghost Army, skilled in stealth and reconnaissance, and well-versed in the Space Law. As soon as Ghost Thorn gave the order, they immediately began moving without a sound, some scouting while others set up formations.

The unfinished formations prepared long ago were soon built up piece by piece, in orderly fashion. The first to be set up was the spatial formation. Once the formation system was activated, it drew a vast amount of spiritual energy from eighteen Top Grade Spirit Stones, causing the space within a hundred zhang to twist ever so slightly into flowing lines.

This distortion could block visual observation and let divine sense pass smoothly through, so that no one would notice anything amiss.

Distorting space was one of the ingenious ways to conceal oneself within it. It could deceive anyone who lacked a deep understanding of the Space Law. Of course, even those with a deeper understanding could easily overlook it and be deceived if they did not pay close attention while scouting.

Not long afterward, the first Chaos Spirit Gathering Formation was activated. It quietly drew together the Chaos Spirit Qi, condensing it into wisps of tangible energy. At the same time, the qi was stored inside a transparent crystal sphere. Once the sphere was full, it could be refined into Chaos Crystals through a tempering formation.

Lei Dong's tempering formation had come from Mei Xiang, the spirit of the Chaos Pagoda. Mei Xiang's formation, in turn, had been passed down from the Nether King himself. What manner of peerless genius had the Nether King been? Not only was his cultivation profound, he had also delved deeply into all sorts of fields, such as artifact refining, formations, puppets, and alchemy. He was