"Deploy battle formations!"
At that moment, a commander from the Star Nation's Expeditionary Army shouted loudly.
Immediately, group after group of Expeditionary Army soldiers rapidly gathered together, forming one battle formation after another.
Some of these battle formations consisted of several thousand people, others of tens of thousands, all emanating awe-inspiring auras, seething with killing intent.
Above some formations appeared sabers, or blood-colored spears, or demons, or coiling dragons, or white tigers, or monstrous crocodiles...
At a single glance, countless formations, large and small, filled the starry void. A turbulent tide of murderous intent flooded this stretch of space, turning it into a place of brutal slaughter.
"Hahaha…
So you really thought our Star Nation's Expeditionary Army's invincible conquest across the stars relied on luck?!
Now, witness the true strength of our Expeditionary Army!
Kill them all!
Leave no one alive!"
The leading Great General roared with laughter.
This Great General was not personally participating in the battle. Instead, he stood off in the distance, hands clasped behind his back, his cold, lightning-like gaze sweeping over the battlefield. Over a thousand Expeditionary Army officers and soldiers formed a tight protective circle around him.
BOOM! BOOM!
Following the Great General's laughter, the Expeditionary Army's formations began to advance with thunderous rumbles.
Upon the first contact, the forces of the Five-Domain Allied Army were forced into a step-by-step retreat, suffering heavy casualties.
The Expeditionary Army's battle formations had all been tempered through countless trials on the battlefield. Their power was truly fearsome.
The combat power a single battle formation could unleash was absolutely not a simple sum of the strength of the soldiers comprising it. Instead, it was amplified severalfold, dozens of times, even hundreds of times!
"Senior Chu Ji! This is serious! The power of the Expeditionary Army's formations is too great. Our forces are no match at all!"
The high-level members of the Five-Domain Allied Army, witnessing this scene, grew somewhat flustered.
BOOM!
The starry void was filled with intense combat.
Now, the Five-Domain Allied Army was clearly at a disadvantage!
"Order our forces to gather as closely as possible! Do not fight independently!
Have everyone concentrate their strength to resist those formations!
Furthermore, if any sect or clan possesses any battle arrays or formations, deploy them immediately! Do not hold back!"
After a moment of thought, Chu Ji issued the commands.
"Understood!"
The high-level leaders of the Allied Army nodded and quickly relayed the orders.
With Chu Ji's commands disseminated, the forces of the Five-Domain Allied Army began to converge. Many sects and powers also started organizing their members, deploying various arrays and formations of their own: sword formations, saber formations, spear formations…
Both sides clashed fiercely once more.
However, the Star Nation's Expeditionary Army was a force accustomed to constant warfare, frequently training and fighting collectively, possessing incredibly rich experience. Moreover, the battle formations deployed by the Expeditionary Army were far more powerful than the various arrays and formations of the Five-Domain Allied Army's sects and powers.
"Hahaha…
You backwater star domains dare to hinder the march of our Expeditionary Army? Go to hell, all of you!"
An Expeditionary Army commander directed a formation forward. A blood-colored dragon materialized above the formation, crushing everything in its path as it surged ahead.
"Aah! Aah!"
Wherever this blood-dragon went, soldiers of the Five-Domain Allied Army were smashed to pieces, meeting instant, gruesome deaths.
"Taste our Expeditionary Army's Demon-Saber Battle Formation!"
From another direction, an Expeditionary Army chieftain clad in black robes commanded a charging formation.
A demonic saber, a hundred zhang in length, manifested above this formation. With a single horizontal sweep, it cut through the enemy lines.
"Aah! Aah!"
In an instant, several hundred soldiers of the Five-Domain Allied Army were sliced in half at the waist, their screams filling the air.
The power of the Expeditionary Army's formations was truly terrifying, forcing the Allied Army to retreat step by step. The starry void echoed with agonized cries as casualties mounted.
"Haha, Chu Ji, now you see the might of our Expeditionary Army.
Soon, your so-called Five-Domain Allied Army will be completely annihilated!
Surrender now, and it might not be too late!"
At this moment, Chu Ji was locked in a fierce battle with the red-haired elder, who laughed uproariously.
"Hmph!
The Five-Domain Allied Army will never submit to invaders who violate our home!"
Chu Ji roared back.
BOOM!
As he spoke, Chu Ji's body moved like a swimming dragon, his steps inscrutable and profound. He instantly closed the distance to the red-haired elder and unleashed a punch.
The surging fist-force seemed to propel the entire starry void into motion, forcing the red-haired elder to retreat dozens of steps.
In terms of combat power, Chu Ji held the upper hand, but he could not defeat this red-haired elder swiftly.
"Senior Chu Ji! Our Allied Army cannot hold much longer!"
Other high-level members of the Allied Army anxiously sent voice transmissions to Chu Ji.
Chu Ji's expression darkened considerably.
"No wonder the Star Nation's Expeditionary Army has conquered so many star domains and makes all who hear its name pale at the mere mention," he thought. "Its fighting strength is truly terrifying."
Watching the unstoppable advance of the Star Nation's Expeditionary Army on the battlefield, Chu Ji couldn't help but sigh softly, a feeling of helplessness sprouting within him.
"In truth, the grade of these battle formations is quite low, hardly worth mentioning.
It's just that these Expeditionary Army soldiers drill and wage war constantly, honing these formations to perfection, allowing them to unleash such power."
Ye Yunfei had been analyzing the Expeditionary Army's formations. After some time, he had seen through them completely.
"To me, smashing these formations will be effortless."
Ye Yunfei gave a cold smile.
In essence, the principles of battle formations were fundamentally the same as those of regular arrays.
The difference lay in the fact that regular arrays were constructed using various materials, while battle formations were formed by living people.
To break an array, one simply needed to locate its key nodal points, its weaknesses, and its flaws. Doing so made dismantling it as easy as turning one's palm.
The same logic applied to breaking battle formations!
"Men!
Capture Ye Yunfei for me and bring me the Demigod herbs on his person."
Right then, the distant gaze of the Expeditionary Army's Great General suddenly locked onto Ye Yunfei. He issued a cold command.
"Yes!"
Immediately, many masters from the Expeditionary Army began converging on Ye Yunfei's position from afar.
"Brat! You're the one who destroyed my soul clone!"
In the distance, a black-robed elder glared at Ye Yunfei, gnashing his teeth.
"An expert from the Soul Sect," Ye Yunfei looked over, his face turning frosty.
Not long ago, it was precisely this black-robed elder's soul clone that had attempted to ambush Ye Yunfei.
"Ye Yunfei, you wish to save your father, don't you? Hand over the Demigod herbs immediately. Otherwise, your father is as good as dead."
From another direction, a grey-robed elder also fixed his eyes on Ye Yunfei, sneering as he spoke.
Pang Zisheng of the Star Nation's Pang Clan!
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Several masters from the Star Nation charged towards Ye Yunfei from different angles, their movements swift and terrifying.
"Young Friend Ye! Escape quickly!"
In the distance, Chu Ji saw this scene and shouted towards Ye Yunfei.
While shouting, Chu Ji activated his movement technique, rushing towards Ye Yunfei to lend aid.
"Pass down the order! Prepare to retreat!"
Chu Ji roared as he sped towards Ye Yunfei. Given the current situation, the Five-Domain Allied Army stood no chance of victory. Prolonging the battle would only result in catastrophic losses!
"Haha, Chu Ji! Your opponent is me!"
The red-haired elder cut him off, blocking Chu Ji's path.
"Senior Chu Ji, don't worry. They cannot handle me.
The Allied Army need not retreat.
Watch as I shatter their formations!"
Seeing Chu Ji's attempt to assist him, Ye Yunfei felt a surge of gratitude and shouted back.
"Hahaha…
Kid, you? Planning to shatter our Expeditionary Army's formations?
Is that even possible?!"
The black-robed elder from the Soul Sect was drawing closer and closer to Ye Yunfei. Hearing his words, he couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Suddenly…
Whoosh!
Ye Yunfei utilized spatial energy, vanishing into the depths of space.
"Spatial traversal!"
The black-robed elder was dumbfounded, unable to believe his eyes.
The next moment, Ye Yunfei reappeared like a ghost right beside one of the Expeditionary Army's formations.
Above this formation hovered a blood-colored long saber, a hundred zhang in length, radiating a billowing baleful aura.
"Shatter!"
Ye Yunfei roared, his body shooting forth like a cannonball, violently crashing towards the formation.
"Young Friend Ye! What are you doing?! Be careful!"
Chu Ji cried out in alarm.
"Has the kid lost his mind?
This is an egg hitting a rock, a suicidal act!"
Onlookers stared at Ye Yunfei's actions with confused expressions.
This formation was composed of over ten thousand Expeditionary Army soldiers, forming a massive entity. In comparison, Ye Yunfei seemed tiny, like an ant challenging a ferocious tiger.
RUMBLE!
A brilliant azure light suddenly erupted from Ye Yunfei's body, as if cleaving through space itself.
Already extremely close to the formation, at his full sprinting speed, Ye Yunfei closed the distance in an instant.
"Fool! You seek death!"
The commander of this formation, a burly man clad in silver armor, bellowed furiously.
BOOM!
The hundred-zhang-long blood-colored saber above the formation descended upon Ye Yunfei.
This strike combined the force of over ten thousand soldiers. Even a Late Imperial Stage expert would not dare to meet it head-on.
"That lad is certainly doomed!"
Countless observers thought to themselves. No one believed Ye Yunfei could withstand a direct collision with this formation.
However, the next moment, under the disbelieving gazes of the crowd, five spirit swords shot out from within Ye Yunfei's body, forming the Five Elements Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation to intercept the descending blood-colored saber.
Meanwhile, Ye Yunfei's own body, radiating waves of azure light, lustrous as polished jade, plunged directly into the heart of the formation. Not only did he channel his full physical might, the spiritual power within him roared forth in a tumultuous surge.
The precise spot Ye Yunfei struck happened to be the crucial nodal point of this battle formation.
Puff! Puff! Puff!
One after another, any Expeditionary Army soldier struck by Ye Yunfei's charge had their bodies torn asunder, meeting instant death.
Ye Yunfei's current strength allowed him to effortlessly defeat, even slay, Late Imperial Stage experts. These ordinary Expeditionary Army soldiers stood no chance against him.
BOOM!
Ye Yunfei's body, akin to an azure longsword, tore straight through the entire formation from one end to the other.
BOOM!
He then turned and charged back, traversing the formation once more.
His speed was breathtaking. In mere breaths, he charged through the formation multiple times, reducing it to scattered disarray, completely breaking its cohesion.
Although the formation's power was immense, Ye Yunfei had already grasped its secrets. By targeting its vital weakness, dismantling it became effortless.
"As for you Early Stage Imperial Realm cultivators… don't go to waste."
Within this formation were over a dozen Early Stage Imperial Realm experts. Ye Yunfei moved like lightning, striking them one by one with his palm. He severely wounded them all, sealed their spiritual power, and teleported them into the Phantom Tower.
"How… is this possible?"
The sight of Ye Yunfei dismantling the formation left countless jaws agape in stunned disbelief.
Whoosh!
After shattering the formation, Ye Yunfei utilized spatial energy once more, taking a single step to vanish into the void.
The next moment, he reappeared beside another nearby battle formation!