The next moment, Ye Yunfei returned to the dozens of formations he had set up earlier.
"Commander Ye, look, the Dark Faction army has begun its assault on the headquarters. Fortunately, eighteen powerful ancient formations suddenly appeared at the world entrance and exit point of the headquarters, blocking the Dark Faction's forces!"
"I had heard long ago that ancient formations protect the headquarters, but I never believed it was true, much less that there would be as many as eighteen of them!"
The camp commanders all crowded around as soon as they saw Ye Yunfei return.
"Commander Ye, are we preparing to make our move?" one of the commanders asked Ye Yunfei.
"Has there been any command from headquarters?" Ye Yunfei thought for a moment and asked in turn.
"No orders from headquarters have been received yet," Commander Xue reported.
"Contact headquarters immediately and inquire about the opinions of the various elders. At the same time, all units should prepare themselves for combat at any moment!" Ye Yunfei said in a grave voice.
"Understood, I will contact headquarters immediately," Commander Xue said, promptly taking out a communication jade slip and sending a message to start the conversation with the senior leadership at headquarters.
"Everyone, I have here a battle formation. I will now transmit the detailed training method for this ancient formation to you. You must disseminate it down the chain of command immediately, allocate the personnel, and all begin comprehending and practicing this formation together," Ye Yunfei said to the camp commanders.
"A battle formation? Commander Ye, we are on the verge of going to war. Would it still be useful to attempt to comprehend and practice a battle formation now? It seems too late, doesn't it?"
"That's right, Commander Ye. A proper battle formation generally requires time to understand and train for, as well as group drills, before its combat power can be realized."
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The camp commanders were taken aback by Ye Yunfei's words and then voiced their concerns one after another.
"Do not worry about that. I estimate the war between our Light Faction and the Dark Faction will not end quickly; it will continue for some time. In any case, I am immediately passing this battle formation to you now. You must disseminate it down the ranks immediately and have all members start comprehending it from this moment. Also, enter my spatial artifact and see if you can find some time to drill. Think of it as an eleventh-hour grind, even a last-minute grindstone can sharpen a sword," Ye Yunfei declared.
The mysterious old man had gifted Ye Yunfei three items, one of which was a battle formation.
This formation was called the War Formation!
Ye Yunfei was already quite accomplished in the art of Formations and could naturally tell that this War Formation would possess formidable power.
"Good, we will follow Commander Ye's arrangements!" Commander Xue said, leading the way.
Thus, Ye Yunfei immediately transmitted the method for setting up the War Formation to the camp commanders.
The commanders also wasted no time in passing this War Formation method continuously down the ranks. Shortly after, all members of the twenty-eight camps had received the formation method for grouping the War Formation and had begun to ponder its mysteries.
Since all twenty-eight camps were currently within the Phantom Tower, the camp commanders also entered.
At this time, the Dark Faction army was still continuously attacking the eighteen Bright Ancient Formations.
"Look! Those eighteen formations are starting to shake! We will soon break through these eighteen ancient arrays!" Suddenly, many troops of the Dark Faction shouted.
The eighteen Bright Ancient Formations had begun to sway slightly under the collective assault of the massive Dark Faction army. This indicated the arrays were beginning to weaken.
"Honored Venerable Masters, those eighteen grand formations will not hold much longer!" A Dark Faction Earth Immortal expert came forward to report.
"The power of these eighteen ancient formations is not weak. Although they are now wavering, it will not be quick or easy to break them completely; it will still require some time. This progress is too slow," one of the Venerable Masters spoke.
"I never expected the Light Faction to possess formations of such power. However, the Ancestor anticipated long ago that the Light Faction would use various formations to fight our Dark Faction army, and personally bestowed several Formation-Breaking Talismans. Now, let me test the might of the Formation-Breaking Talismans gifted by our Ancestor," another Venerable Master nodded and said with a cold smile.
"All troops, make way!" he shouted sharply, striding forward.
Immediately, all the Dark Faction forces ahead parted down the middle.
The Venerable Master's figure flickered, arriving before the eighteen ancient formations. With a point of his finger, three yellow talismans flew out from his sleeve. With a boom, they transformed into three massive, imposing yellow longswords that grew in size, emanating tremendous power as they bombarded the eighteen formations ahead.
"Those three ancient talismans seem to be specialized in breaking formations!" Seeing this scene from afar, Ye Yunfei couldn't help but feel a shock within.
From those three yellow ancient talismans, Ye Yunfei sensed a terrifying energy pressure that seemed to have a restraining effect on Formations.
Boom rumble rumble...
The three yellow longswords simultaneously slashed down upon the eighteen ancient formations, releasing an absolutely devastating destructive energy.
The eighteen formations trembled violently in unison.
Boom! Boom!
Under that Venerable Master's control, the three yellow longswords repeatedly struck the eighteen ancient formations, causing them to continuously shake and shudder intensely, as if on the verge of collapse.
"If this continues, these eighteen ancient formations will soon be breached," Ye Yunfei observed, growing somewhat anxious.
"Commander Ye, a message has been received from headquarters. Several Elders at headquarters have ordered us to prepare ourselves. The moment the Dark Faction army breaches the eighteen formations, we are to attack immediately and engage them in battle!" At that moment, Commander Xue suddenly sent a Sound Transmission to Ye Yunfei.
"Good. We await headquarters' command," Ye Yunfei replied.
"However, perhaps I can strengthen these eighteen formations, allowing them to hold on a bit longer," Ye Yunfei murmured softly; he had been continuously sensing those eighteen formations.
"What? You want to go over there and reinforce those eighteen formations? That's far too dangerous," Hun Lao said, startled upon hearing Ye Yunfei's words.
"Do not underestimate those seven Venerable Masters; their strength is significant," Hun Lao warned.
"I know. But I have no reason to fear them either. I will give it a try. I cannot just stand by and watch them break the formations," Ye Yunfei contemplated and made his decision.
Having said this, Ye Yunfei immediately activated an advanced secret art of concealment and simultaneously employed the Space-Time Extinction Art, stealthily heading towards the world entrance-exit point of the Light Faction headquarters.
Soon, using the Space Extinction Art, Ye Yunfei arrived behind the Dark Faction army.
"Be careful. Those seven Venerable Masters possess great strength, and their perception abilities are undoubtedly formidable. The slightest carelessness and they might detect you," Hun Lao cautioned Ye Yunfei.
"Do not worry, I will be careful," Ye Yunfei nodded.
An ancient seal was imprinted by Mr. Liu within Ye Yunfei's Soul Sea, allowing him to perfectly conceal his aura now.
Employing the Space Extinction Art, Ye Yunfei cautiously passed through the ranks of the Dark Faction army, approaching the eighteen Bright Ancient Formations.
"These eighteen ancient formations are truly excellent. An ordinary Earth Immortal expert would be absolutely powerless to break them," Ye Yunfei mused, the closer he got, the more he could perceive the might of these arrays.