When Bai Xiaowen finished speaking, the martial artists clamored to answer him:
"Hero Lu, we'll follow your lead!"
"Anyone who disobeys Hero Lu Wang makes an enemy of the Five Tigers Hall!"
"At this point, only Hero Lu Wang can save us."
Bai Xiaowen nodded. "Very well. I'll accept the responsibility of commanding you!" With a flick of his hand, he sent out two Dao Arts Marks, one onto the open ground to either side.
"Those of you on my left, form ranks beneath the mark on the left! Those on my right, form ranks beneath the mark on the right!"
The martial artists of Ironblood Cliff immediately scurried toward the Dao Arts Marks like ants.
They moved quickly, but compared with the Netherdemon Army opposite them, they still looked disorderly. They had no real formation.
Most were wanderers of the martial world, accustomed to going it alone. Few had fought in battle lines, and they could not compare with professional soldiers.
Bai Xiaowen had expected this. He summoned Kitz and Delifa to marshal the martial artists on either side into formation.
A great threat could bring out people's hidden potential.
At this moment of life and death, even these unruly martial artists curbed their tempers and obediently formed ranks under Kitz's and Delifa's orders. They included six sect masters from the Three Mountains and Five Islands.
Bai Xiaowen drew a breath and raised both hands slightly, curling them into fists.
"Fortified Wall Formation!"
It was the Fortified Wall Formation, one of the three great Foundation Formations!
Ironblood Cliff offered the high ground and was easy to defend but hard to attack. Its terrain was a perfect match for the Fortified Wall Formation!
Bai Xiaowen's True Essence Force became a white mist of light that enveloped the two formations of