It had been enough time for Feng Xi and the others to make Beast Soul Valley's protective formation incredibly powerful. Though it probably still couldn't match Fengyun Realm's, it was likely far stronger than the protective formations around the bases in the God Realm's Northern Region. The formation was equipped with a large number of super main cannons and oversized self-destructing flying discs, further bolstering Beast Soul Valley's defenses. Barring any surprises, the various major powers would need time to break through it. With Ling Tian and the others returning to support them during that time, they would surely inflict heavy casualties on the attackers—perhaps even drive them back.
Of course, the most important reason for setting up the protective formation was to conceal the disturbance caused by Little Devourer as he devoured and fused with Beast Soul Realm. That way, the various powers in the God Realm wouldn't learn what was happening here and wouldn't make a rash move. After all, every cultivator now knew that attacking Ling Tian and the others recklessly would come at a heavy cost. Without reliable information, few cultivators would dare attack Chi Xue and his group. What's more, besides the protective formation, Old Man Ling and the others had built many temporary strongholds on the outskirts of Beast Soul Valley. Attacking them would mean even greater losses. Just think: over the past ten or twenty thousand years, Old Man Ling and the others had covered the area around Beast Soul Valley with a dense network of temporary strongholds, as well as several small bases. Any major power that wanted to attack Beast Soul Valley would first have to face these strongholds and bases, greatly increasing its casualties.
Old Man Ling and the others continued building temporary strongholds and bases, while Feng Xi and