Formation Complete! Five Elements Returning to Origin Array

Time flowed rapidly amidst the madness of cultivation.

The Gravity Room became a purgatory that the Z Fighters both loved and hated, with everyone gritting their teeth to challenge their limits.

Lin Fan, in particular, practically lived in the 10x gravity environment. Relying on the wonders of his True Essence and an unyielding will, his aura became deeper and more restrained at a speed visible to the naked eye.

However, the Gravity Room primarily improved one's raw individual strength.

Facing Vegeta and Nappa, whose power might far exceed expectations, Lin Fan knew well that some "external methods" were equally vital.

His greatest reliance was the ancient wisdom derived from another system—array formations.

138 degrees east longitude, 36 degrees north latitude.

This was a vast, boundless expanse of reddish-brown desert where gale-force winds whipped up sand and gravel, creating a crackling sound as they struck the exposed rock.

The extreme climate made this place desolate, with deathly silence as the only recurring theme.

According to the coordinates provided by Shenron, this was the battlefield where Vegeta and Nappa would descend in one year.

Today, however, this silent land became unprecedentedly lively.

Dozens of large transport aircraft hovered and landed like giant steel birds, kicking up clouds of dust.

Hundreds of Engineering Robots worked in an orderly fashion at preset locations. They used high-energy lasers to precisely cut through the rock layers, securing special alloy bases buried deep underground or carefully embedding polished, shimmering jade array foundations into specific orientations.

Bulma sat in a mobile command vehicle, facing dozens of light screens displaying the three-dimensional composition of the entire area, energy flow simulation data, and the working status of each robot.

Wearing a headset, she issued instructions at a rapid pace: "Sector A7, increase the burial depth of the energy conduits by another half-meter! The geological structure there is unstable! Sector C3, the angle of the third Jade Pivot Node is off by 0.3 degrees, correct it immediately! This is precision work, don't let me see any mistakes!"

Lin Fan hovered in mid-air, eyes closed in concentration. His powerful spiritual sense acted like an invisible spiderweb, meticulously scanning every inch of land below, sensing the embedding of every node and the faint yet gradually forming energy connections between them.

His face was somewhat pale; the continuous high-intensity operation consumed not only his True Essence but also his mental energy.

Although this Lesser Five Elements Origin Array was considered one of the most basic combat arrays in the inheritance he received, setting it up with his current cultivation level was still a stretch, forcing him to simplify many intricate details again and again.

Krillin, Tien Shinhan, and the others stood in a safe zone further away, watching this grand and incredible engineering feat with faces full of shock.

"My god, how much must this cost..."

Krillin looked at the special materials that clearly looked expensive and the aircraft constantly burning fuel, feeling his bald head go cold.

"Hmph, is this the way rich people fight?"

Yamcha crossed his arms, his tone complex, yet a hint of anticipation hid deep in his eyes.

Thanks to Lin Fan's Recovery Pill, his old injuries had vanished, and he even felt his ki had increased. He no longer felt as resistant to Lin Fan's "mystical" methods as he had at the start.

Tien Shinhan's third eye struggled to capture the extremely faint traces of energy flow in the air, saying in a deep voice: "It's not just a matter of money. These nodes Lin Fan is setting up contain some kind of peculiar pattern... They seem to be drawing upon the power of the land itself."

Master Roshi, Oolong, and Puar had also arrived. Master Roshi watched the busy scene, adjusted his sunglasses, and sighed: "Oh ho ho... what an extraordinary young man. In the three hundred years I've lived, this is the first time I've seen this kind of combat method."

Oolong hid under the parasol Puar had transformed into, muttering: "Anyway, I'm definitely staying far away when the time comes..."

The most crucial core of the array was located on a relatively flat giant rock in the center of the desert.

This required burying five spirit materials with different attributes as the array pivots, corresponding to Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth. Lin Fan had to personally inject his True Essence to activate the entire array's cycle.

Lin Fan descended from the air, and Bulma immediately directed the robots to transport the final five core materials into place: a piece of silver-white metal radiating sharp energy, a segment of vibrant green ancient vine, a deep blue orb swirling with water vapor, a crimson crystal burning with an inextinguishable flame, and a heavy, steady bright yellow crystal.

"Lin Fan, this is the final step!"

Bulma's voice came through the communicator, carrying a hint of tension.

Lin Fan took a deep breath, his hands forming seals rapidly. His Golden Core rotated at high speed, and majestic True Essence surged forth.

He pointed his fingers like swords, tapping the five core materials in sequence.

"Metal Pivot, stand! Wood Pivot, grow! Water Pivot, moisten! Fire Pivot, burn! Earth Pivot, suppress!"

With every low shout, a condensed beam of True Essence light struck the corresponding material.

The five materials suddenly erupted with dazzling light, manifesting in white, cyan, black, red, and yellow. The light shot into the sky, yet was constrained by an invisible force, beginning to intertwine and wrap around each other.

The entire desert seemed to tremble slightly. All the previously buried nodes were triggered at the same time, and countless fine streams of energy converged from all directions, merging into those five core pillars of light.

A complex, transparent energy array map covering several kilometers flashed across the sky above the desert!

Though it lasted only an instant, the vast and ancient aura made everyone present feel a sense of heart palpitations and inexplicable oppression.

Immediately after, all anomalies subsided.

The five-colored light pillars vanished, and the glow of the core materials dimmed, as if they were merely ordinary stones.

The sky returned to its dim yellow hue, and the wind continued to howl.

"...Did it work?"

Bulma looked at the data on the monitoring screen, where the energy flow had stabilized into a perfect cycle, and asked cautiously.

Lin Fan landed slowly, his footsteps staggering as he nearly lost his balance. His face was pale as paper, and sweat instantly soaked his back.

He managed a faint smile: "It is... preliminarily complete. The Lesser Five Elements Origin Array is finished."

After catching his breath, he explained to the gathered group: "Once this array is fully activated, it has three effects."

"First, it can slightly weaken the energy intensity of enemies trapped within it, suppressing their ki by about five to ten percent."

"Second, it can slightly increase our own energy recovery speed, accelerating it by about ten percent."

"Third, it can utilize light, shadow, and energy refraction to create simple illusions, confusing the enemy's senses."

"Only a ten percent weakening? And a ten percent increase in recovery?" Yamcha sounded somewhat disappointed. "That sounds... not very useful, does it?" Facing Saiyans with combat powers often reaching the tens of thousands, this minor debuff seemed like a drop in the bucket.

"Fool!"

Tien Shinhan suddenly spoke up, his three eyes fixed sternly on Yamcha. "In a battle between masters, the slightest difference can decide life or death! Weakening the opponent by ten percent and boosting our side by ten percent creates a twenty percent advantage! Furthermore, this advantage is continuous! In a evenly matched fight, this is enough to be the straw that breaks the camel's back!"

Krillin also realized the point. "That's right! Plus, it can create illusions! That could save our lives at a critical moment!"

Lin Fan nodded. "Tien Shinhan is right. This formation cannot decide the outcome on its own, but it creates opportunities for us, increasing our capital to survive and launch a counterattack."

He looked out at the desert, which appeared completely unchanged. "It is currently in a dormant state and will not emit energy fluctuations, so as not to alert the enemy. The moment the Saiyans arrive and step into this area, the formation will activate."

Bulma looked at the complex and elegant energy circulation diagram on the screen, let out a long sigh, and slumped into her chair. "Finally finished another task. God, this is more exhausting than building a spaceship."

Lin Fan gazed toward the horizon, where a massive shadow seemed to be looming closer. He whispered to himself, "The foundation has been laid... now, we must continuously improve ourselves. I hope there is still enough time."

The desert wind remained biting, whipping up sand and dust, gradually burying all traces of the construction as if nothing had ever happened.

Only the vast energy network silently operating underground waited in the dark, waiting for an arrival destined to be brutal.