Battlefield Killing Formation, Killing Enemies with Killing Intent

"My body-tempering method, as well as the body-tempering methods cultivated by the Primordial High Shamans born within my tribe, I can decide to give those to you. But Dijiang's, Zhu Jiuyin's, and the others' body-tempering methods—I cannot make that decision for them. Still, what are you planning? Are you going to create a body-tempering method that belongs to you by comprehending these methods?" Pingxin asked.

Chen Yang nodded. "That's right... Although the Nine-Turn Profound Art is powerful, it was ultimately created by the Three Teachings. It suits every disciple of the Three Teachings, rather than being a body-tempering method exclusive to me. I want to use the Nine-Turn Profound Art as a foundation and create a body-tempering method that fits me."

Pingxin nodded as well. "That works. Later, I'll give you my body-tempering method, along with those of the High Shamans under my command. Besides, it isn't as though you have no chance of obtaining the other body-tempering methods. If you can complete that concept of yours, I think Dijiang will definitely agree."

"That would be excellent. No matter what, though, I have to thank you," Chen Yang said gratefully.

"There's no need for courtesy between us. Besides, your creations of wisdom have helped me greatly. What's more, I have watched everything you have done over these years," Pingxin said earnestly.

Chen Yang laughed heartily and said nothing more.

Not long afterward, Chen Yang obtained several thousand body-tempering methods from Houtu.

These body-tempering methods encompassed cultivation techniques from Ancestor Shamans, High Shamans, Lesser Shamans... and many members of the Primordial Wu Clan.

Of course, creating a body-tempering technique far surpassing the Nine-Turn Profound Art would not be easy.

Chen Yang was in no hurry.

"First, I should comprehend the Battlefield Killing Formation."

Chen Yang thought to himself.

[You organized your Formation Dao Law. You attempted to create a Battlefield Killing Formation and gained a slight insight. You comprehended the Heaven-Covering Formation.]

Heaven-Covering Formation: This is an amplification formation. The greater the number of soldiers presiding over the formation, the greater its amplification. The stronger the soldiers within the formation, the stronger the formation itself!]

As the formation was transmitted to him, countless concepts of formations surfaced in Chen Yang's mind.

As Chen Yang comprehended the formation, his eyes gradually lit up. "Perfect. It is just like the Battlefield Killing Formations described in certain novels. This will not only raise the strength of the Wu Tribe's lower-ranking forces. Even the fragile Human Clan can gain some deterrent power by relying on Battlefield Killing Formations. Good, very good... The Battlefield Killing Formation will absolutely be the Human Clan's final gift."

Chen Yang was immensely excited. Within the Battlefield Killing Formation, he saw hope.

The soldiers did not need to be powerful. They only needed to be numerous enough. Once they formed a killing formation, they could unleash astonishing strength. When it came to numbers, the Human Clan had never feared anyone.

Several years later, Chen Yang completed the final refinements of the Battlefield Killing Formation—the Heaven-Covering Formation.

At the same time, Xingtian came looking for him. "Brother Chen Yang... You have studied formations for so many years. What have you gained?"

Hearing this, Chen Yang could not help but smile. "Brother Xingtian... Better to arrive at the right time than early. I just finished perfecting the Battlefield Killing Formation, and you came. Want to try it...?"

"Brother Chen Yang, does this Battlefield Killing Formation you speak of truly have the effect of amplifying an army?" Xingtian asked in astonishment.

Chen Yang replied, "Why would I lie to you? You'll know once you try it."

Chen Yang immediately told Xingtian the details of the Battlefield Killing Formation.

Xingtian pondered it for a long while before saying, "No, why does this sound a little mystical? By using an army to evolve the Heaven-Covering Formation, it can independently condense the Killing Intent of heaven and earth, amplifying the army's slaughtering power. Secondly, it can make the entire army united as one. When slaughtering enemies, it can devour their blood and vitality, condensing even stronger Killing Intent. In the end, it can use Killing Intent combined with blood and vitality to form a killing formation divine ability. Is that real...?"

Chen Yang said with complete confidence, "Whether it is real or not, won't you find out by trying?"

Xingtian thought briefly. "That's true. Then I'll try it!"

With that, Xingtian brought Chen Yang to find his personal guards.

Xingtian's personal guards were all Wu Tribe members attuned to the Great Path of War. Every one of them had either awakened the Great Path of War or a similar Great Path.

More than three thousand Wu Tribe members gathered together, their battle intent soaring into the heavens.

Xingtian looked at his many brothers and did not hide anything, passing on all the information about the formation.

Then the many Wu Tribe members spent over ten years evolving the formation.

Many years later, the Wu Tribe members gathered together and looked toward Xingtian and his personal guards at the distant outskirts.

Xingtian gripped his battle-axe and led three thousand elites as they moved in a special formation. "All Wu, heed my command. Evolve the Heaven-Covering Formation."

As his words fell, the Wu Tribe elites evolved the battle formation, operating it alongside their slaughtering intent.

As the battle formation began to operate, that Killing Intent began to move as well, turning into peculiar clouds and mist that wrapped around every soldier.

Enveloped by the Killing Intent, the Wu Tribe elites within clearly felt themselves growing stronger.

Xingtian was the same. Beneath the shroud of Killing Intent, beyond the sheer purity of it, Xingtian felt as though he could call upon the strength of every soldier.

"This feeling, this..." Xingtian was greatly shocked.

Chen Yang looked at Xingtian and called out, "Xingtian... Don't just stand there stunned. A Battlefield Killing Formation exists for battle. Release some beast demons and conduct a practical exercise."

"Fine, release the beasts and Demon Race members!" Xingtian shouted.

The distant Wu Tribe members immediately released many beasts and Demon Race members they had kept in captivity. These beasts and Demon Race members, starved for a long time, glared at the distant Wu Tribe members with hatred. In the end, the many Demon Race members led the beasts in a charge toward Xingtian.

Xingtian raised his axe. "Soldiers, follow me and kill!"

In an instant, Xingtian charged out. At that moment, the three thousand elites and Xingtian seemed like a single whole, as though their minds were linked, charging toward the distant beasts.

"Boom..."

It was like two torrents of steel crashing together. The Wu Tribe army wreathed in Killing Intent was like an iron war chariot as it charged into the herd of beasts. In a single instant, countless beasts could be seen slaughtered. Wherever they passed, those beasts could not inflict even the slightest harm before being cut down by the soldiers.

As they slaughtered the beasts, the beasts' blood and vitality, along with the Killing Intent born of war, gradually fused into the Heaven-Covering Formation.

The army led by Xingtian slaughtered freely, and the many Demon Race members were utterly unable to withstand them.

Like a surging torrent crashing into a sea of demons, they slaughtered a whole swath of them in an instant.

As the slaughter continued, the blood and vitality of the many Demon Race members were devoured, forming even more Killing Intent that fused into the killing formation and took the form of Xingtian in battle.

The Primordial Wu Clan all possessed two forms. One was their Human Clan form, while the other was their battle form.

Their battle forms were also their Great Path forms. They looked like monsters, yet they were the forms most compatible with the Great Paths within them.

Now, the monster formed from Killing Intent was Xingtian's battle form.

"Roar..." The Killing Intent formed Xingtian's battle shape, making him unable to resist roaring toward the sky. He instinctively raised his axe. "Kill! Split heaven and cleave earth!"

In an instant, Xingtian swung his axe down, and the Xingtian formed from condensed Killing Intent likewise struck downward with an axe.

"..."

At that moment, heaven and earth shattered, and countless mountains and rivers were destroyed beneath that single axe strike.

The tyrannical axe-light slashed toward the valley where the beasts had been kept, drowning the entire valley and ultimately reducing everything within it to pulp.

Not only that, the axe-light formed from Killing Intent severed many peaks of the Buzhou Mountain Range. It stretched across several thousand zhang before gradually fading away.

As the axe-light vanished, the phantom image of Xingtian condensed from Killing Intent gradually dispersed as well.

"Haha, incredible, absolutely incredible... Under that Battlefield Killing Formation, I condensed the Killing Intent of war and formed my battle shape. That one strike was comparable to an Ancestor Shaman!"

Xingtian laughed loudly. Then he dispersed the battle formation and ran over to Chen Yang. "Brother Chen Yang... You truly are a formation genius. This Battlefield Killing Formation you created is too perfect. That feeling of becoming one with the soldiers—while killing enemies, being able to devour their blood and vitality and Killing Intent to strengthen oneself. In the end, it can gather the power of every soldier onto me, then strike with a phantom of Killing Intent. That strike was absolutely comparable to an Ancestor Shaman's blow. It was exhilarating!"

Xingtian was overjoyed. He threw an arm around Chen Yang, just short of swearing brotherhood with him.

When the other High Shamans saw this, curiosity rose within them as well, and each of them wanted to give it a try.

"Brother Chen Yang... Pass the battle formation to me. I want to try it too," Houyi said excitedly.

"Right, right... We want to try it too, to see just how powerful an Ancestor Shaman's strike can be," Chiyou shouted.

As everyone called out, Chen Yang did not refuse. He taught them the Heaven-Covering Formation he had evolved.

Then, one High Shaman after another seemed to have found a new toy. They took their armies and ran off to employ the Battlefield Killing Formation.

One after another, they tested it, experiencing the formidable power of all the soldiers becoming as one and the devastating strike unleashed after slaughtering beasts.

Houyi deployed the Heaven-Covering Formation, drew his bow, and loosed an arrow that pierced through several thousand mountain ranges and shot through a river channel.

Chiyou deployed the Heaven-Covering Formation, and the blade-light he slashed out was enough to shatter heaven and earth, leaving behind an abyss.

It had to be said that many High Shamans had gone wild with excitement, each of them testing the powerful aspects of the killing formation.

At the same time, many beasts suffered disaster.

There was no helping it. The Battlefield Killing Formation could only display its greatest effect in war. Only by slaughtering a sufficient number of enemies could one condense enough Killing Intent and blood and vitality to unleash a supreme strike.

If too few enemies were slain, it was simply impossible to condense such a supreme strike.