Time slowly passed.
For Yin Long and the others, the wait held both torment and delight. They were all on edge, guarding against the unexpected while secretly hoping Fang Qianyuan would keep his word and let them finish setting up this battle formation.
Fang Qianyuan, however, gave it little thought. Once he had given his word, he had swiftly brought himself into peak condition, his divine will meeting the surrounding Heaven and Earth like a deity looking down upon the land.
It was a strange sensation, one only a supreme expert like him, who had felt his way to the threshold of Heaven Tier and possessed powerful resolve and divine sense, could experience.
How could ordinary mortals ever know its wonders?
He was also familiarizing himself with this invisible power exclusive to the strong, and needed time and opportunity to concentrate his will and build his momentum.
As his intent spread farther, a vast yet ethereal will suddenly seemed to emerge between Heaven and Earth, beginning to answer his call.
Fang Qianyuan abruptly opened his eyes, and a ray of divine light, almost solid, shot from their dark, gleaming depths.
"It worked!"
At almost the same moment, Yin Long and the others were anxiously watching the battle formation take shape.
The talisman formation they had established here was merely meant to intercept Fang Qianyuan.
Since no one could be certain Fang Qianyuan would pass through this place, their ambush allowed for numerous contingencies and could be dismantled or altered at any time.
That required the framework of a phantom formation.
During their earlier conversation, the grand formation had already begun operating, continuously absorbing Heaven and Earth essence to strengthen itself while stabilizing one void node after another, planting ever more tentacle-like roots of spirit essence.
Like pillars supporting a great