One relied on people, the other on talismans—the difference was obvious. Yet Array Talismans had their own unique strengths. Once activated, cultivators merely needed to hold their respective positions to unleash their greatest power. Their effective range and cohesion were far superior to those of Formation Plates.
In the three divisions' martial exercise, which division had not prepared Array Talismans? However, such things were generally only used in the final, desperate bloodbath. It was not yet time to use them.
The Eastern Division naturally had preparations as well. Its only Nine Bends Linked Array Talisman was in Haitang's Storage Ring. But the Eastern Division could not use it casually. Once they used an Array Talisman, if their opponents responded with one as well, they would only lose even faster.
Still, no matter what, this was one of the Eastern Division's trump cards.
Now that Lu Ye had taken out the Formation Plates and let everyone experience the wonders of Shared Breath, Connected Branches, the Eastern Division undoubtedly had more tactical options.
Haitang said, "Junior Brother Lu, with these Formation Plates, can our nine people split into three teams? That way, we can preserve our fighting strength while becoming more flexible."
Lu Ye nodded. "That was exactly what I had in mind."
Using the Formation Plates to form an array with all nine people was unrealistic. The plates' range was not that large, and the slightest mistake in battle would cause the formation to collapse on its own. But with only three people, it could barely work. Of course, the prerequisite was that the three could work as one, following the leader while the other two cooperated.
"Then we'll split into three teams!" Haitang made her decision. Her gaze swept across the group before she pointed at two people. "Junior Sister