The Twelve Golden Immortals entered the formation together for the first time.
West Qi fell silent for two days.
No one thought it was over.
Quite the opposite.
The quieter it was,
the more it showed that the other side was preparing a truly forceful method of breaking through.
Lin Yuan had barely left the Ten Ultimate Formation over the past two days.
Bai Li, Yao Bin, Wang Bian, and Zhang Shao had not yet completely escaped their death tribulations.
Naturally, he could not call it a day now.
"Junior Brother."
Qin Wan handed him a formation flag.
"I'll leave the central coordination to you."
Lin Yuan froze.
"Me?"
"You've been the one simultaneously controlling all ten formations and borrowing their power these past few days."
Qin Wan smiled.
"When it comes to individual formations, you still fall far short of us."
"But when it comes to this Ten Ultimate Linked Formation..."
"...you understand better than we do when and where power needs to be sent."
The others had no objections either.
Lin Yuan did not decline.
The formation flag fell into his hand.
The vital energies of all ten great formations entered his spiritual awareness at once.
This feeling was completely different from before.
Previously, he had been like someone directing traffic at an intersection.
Now, he was truly seated in the control room.
Where spiritual power was excessive.
Where formation patterns were damaged.
Which point was the most dangerous.
Everything was clear at a glance.
At noon on the third day.
West Qi launched another fierce assault.
This time, they did not even bother probing.
All Twelve Golden Immortals entered at once.
And from the very beginning, they locked onto four formations.
The Blazing Flame Formation.
The Soul-Sundering Formation.
The Red Water Formation.
The Red Sand Formation.
They were precisely the formations occupied by Bai Li, Yao Bin, Wang Bian, and Zhang Shao.
"They've found their targets."
Lin Yuan's expression darkened.
The previous days of testing the formations had clearly not been for nothing.
Although the other side did not know about the system's so-called Death Nodes, they had judged through repeated clashes which formations were currently most likely to become breakthroughs.
"Let nine formations lend their power!"
Lin Yuan swept his formation flag.
Boom!
The Ten Ultimate Linked Formation fully activated.
The Blazing Flame Formation, where Bai Li was stationed, was the first to come under fierce attack.
Two streams of Jade Clarity Immortal Light pressed down at once.
The entire formation shook violently in an instant.
"Senior Brother Bai!"
"Withdraw from the southeastern formation position!"
Bai Li immediately complied.
The main formation position shifted.
Most of the two attacks missed their mark.
Lin Yuan did not continue forcing him to hold on.
"Fall back half a formation!"
The Blazing Flame Formation actively contracted.
The Golden Light Formation and Earth Inferno Formation simultaneously reinforced it with power.
The two Elucidation Sect Golden Immortals who had intended to kill Bai Li by force were immediately compelled to face the crossfire of three formations.
Bai Li successfully withdrew from the most dangerous area.
A system prompt rang out in Lin Yuan's mind.
[Bai Li's predetermined Death Node has changed.] [Fate Reversal successful!]
New insights into the Dao of formations merged into him.
Lin Yuan turned his formation flag.
There was not a moment's pause.
Because the next danger had already arrived.
Yao Bin's Soul-Sundering Formation!
This time, the enemy had clearly prepared magical treasures specifically meant to protect the Primordial Spirit.
The Soul-Sundering Formation's core killing methods were greatly weakened.
One Elucidation Sect Golden Immortal even charged directly toward Yao Bin through the formation.
"Junior Brother Lin!"
Yao Bin called out on his own initiative.
After these past days,
the Ten Heavenly Lords had already formed a habit.
If they could not withstand it, they called for help.
There was nothing shameful about it.
Lin Yuan flipped his formation flag.
"Have the Ice Formation lend power to the Soul-Sundering Formation!"
"Have the Wind Roar Formation seal the left route!"
"Senior Brother Yao, don't defend the core!"
"Switch directly!"
Yao Bin did not hesitate in the slightest.
He even abandoned one core formation position that he had cultivated for days.
He moved first.
Boom!
The next moment,
that formation position was smashed to pieces by a Jade Clarity magical treasure.
Yet Yao Bin had already appeared on the other side.
Borrowing the Ice Formation's chill, the Soul-Sundering Formation condensed anew.
The Death Node was avoided once more.
[Fate Reversal successful!]
The eighth one!
Lin Yuan did not cheer inwardly.
Two remained.
Wang Bian.
Zhang Shao.
And the sense of danger surrounding those two was already so intense that it nearly made his Innate Spiritual Perception ache.
"They're going all out."
Lin Yuan looked up.
The Twelve Golden Immortals had clearly realized that their two consecutive attempts to force a kill had both been evaded through repositioning.
This time, they stopped pursuing people.
They began destroying the formations directly!
Boom!
Formation patterns in multiple areas of the ten great formations exploded at the same time.
Since the main formation controllers could flee,
they would destroy every position they could flee to.
The move was simple.
And effective.
The first auxiliary formation position in Wang Bian's Red Water Formation collapsed.
The second was destroyed right after.
Zhang Shao's Red Sand Formation also began shaking violently.
"There's nowhere left to switch to!"
Zhao Jiang's expression changed.
Lin Yuan stared at the formation diagram.
Yet his mind was exceptionally calm.
There truly was nowhere left for a normal switch.
Then they would not switch normally.
"Senior Brother Qin!"
"Clear out the Heaven-Absolute Formation!"
Qin Wan froze.
"What are you planning?"
"Borrowing a position!"
Lin Yuan suddenly drove the formation flag in his hand into the ground.
"The Ten Ultimate Formations have already been linked together."
"Who says someone from the Red Water Formation can only switch within the Red Water Formation?"
All Ten Heavenly Lords froze at once.
The next moment,
Qin Wan was the first to laugh.
"Good!"
The core position of the Heaven-Absolute Formation suddenly emptied.
Lin Yuan forcibly connected the Red Water Formation and the Heaven-Absolute Formation.
The vital energies of two utterly different great formations collided!
Formation Talismans throughout the area shook wildly!
If he had tried this more than ten days ago, he would probably have blown himself up first.
Now, Lin Yuan had gained eight consecutive portions of formation Dao ability and forcibly suppressed it!
"Senior Brother Wang, go!"
Wang Bian stepped into the shifting formation pattern, and his figure vanished.
The next instant, he appeared directly within the Heaven-Absolute Formation!
An Elucidation Sect Golden Immortal's attack crashed into the Red Water Formation, but its target was gone.
"They can even switch people across formations?!!"
This time, even Guangchengzi's expression changed.
When the Ten Ultimate Formations had first been laid out, each of the ten formations had fought separately.
But after fighting for so long, they had been modified to the point where even the main formation controllers could visit each other?
Did this formation still follow any basic principles?
Wang Bian was safe.
The system sounded for the ninth time.
Only Zhang Shao remained!
At that moment, the Red Sand Formation was already on the verge of collapse.
Several Jade Clarity attacks bore down at once.
Zhang Shao had nowhere to retreat normally.
The Heaven-Absolute Formation had just taken Wang Bian away and could not take anyone else again anytime soon.
Lin Yuan swept his gaze across the other formations.
"Earth Inferno Formation!"
Zhao Jiang responded immediately.
"I'm here!"
"Can you leave the core position empty?"
Zhao Jiang glanced at the Elucidation Sect Golden Immortal who was fiercely attacking before him.
He gritted his teeth.
"Yes!"
"Then get the hell out!"
Lin Yuan sharply turned his formation flag.
Zhao Jiang nearly laughed in anger.
"Couldn't you use a nicer tone when calling someone over?!"
He cursed aloud.
But he did not slow down in the slightest.
The Earth Inferno Formation borrowed a surge of power and blasted its opponent away.
Zhao Jiang himself withdrew from the main formation.
"Senior Brother Zhang!"
Lin Yuan had already begun linking the Red Sand Formation with the Earth Inferno Formation.
"Get ready to switch!"
Zhang Shao abruptly stepped onto the formation patterns.
But the killing move from the other side had already arrived.
Boom!
The core of the Red Sand Formation exploded completely!
Endless red sand surged into the sky.
The entire formation instantly spun out of control.
Everyone on the Interception Sect's side held their breath.
Dust and smoke obscured their vision.
A moment later.
A violent coughing fit suddenly rang out from within the Earth Inferno Formation.
"Cough, cough!"
"Junior Brother Lin!"
"Next time you switch people, could you tell me where I'm going to land beforehand?!"
Zhang Shao crawled out of the Earth Inferno Formation, covered in dust and grime.
He had slammed headfirst into the edge of the formation platform where Zhao Jiang had originally been stationed.
A bump had already risen on his forehead.
Lin Yuan saw him.
At last, he smiled.
"As long as you're alive."
"Getting knocked around counts as a work-related injury."
Zhang Shao: "..."
[Target: Zhang Shao.] [Predetermined death trajectory completely severed.] [Fate Reversal successful!]
As the final system notification appeared, Lin Yuan's hand gripping the formation flag slowly relaxed at last.
Ten.
Not one was missing.
They were all here.
But the Twelve Golden Immortals were still within the formations.
Lin Yuan raised his head.
Just now, they had been focused solely on saving people.
Now that everyone had been saved.
He looked toward the Ten Heavenly Lords, who had also come to their senses.
Qin Wan was the first to laugh.
"Junior Brother Lin."
"How do we fight next?"
Lin Yuan tightened his grip on the formation flag again.
"Senior brothers and sisters."
"We've been running the whole time."
"Now..."
"It's their turn."
Before you continue