Chapter 2211: Chapter 2211 Showing True Colours
Because Ye Liuyun’s clone feared the praetorian might launch an unexpected attack, he decided to discreetly observe their team’s every action.
Meanwhile, Ye Liuyun wasted no time in enlisting Qiong Qi’s assistance in reorganising the Formation upon returning to Inferno City.
Huo Lei and Mo Ren wanted to tag along to learn.
Ye Liuyun wanted to caution Qiong Qi, but he readily agreed to help, which left him nothing to say, except to be more observant of Mo Ren’s actions.
On this occasion, Qiong Qi explained every step while setting up the Formation.
Unlike previous times, Qiong Qi didn’t set up the Formation remotely because the Formation was too large, extending three miles beyond the city wall.
The number of Formation points where Spirit crystals needed to be buried increased, and the Spirit crystals Ye Liuyun previously gave to Qiong Qi were almost exhausted.
Eventually, all Formation points connected and extended into the City Lord’s Manor, where Qiong Qi had Ye Liuyun bury a mountain of Spirit crystals.
After tinkering for a while, he pointed at an extension of the Formation and explained it to his disciples and Ye Liuyun.
"This line is the energy transfer channel. So long as it remains intact, the whole Formation will activate and its energy requirements will not be met."
"The buried Spirit crystals are mere triggers intended to activate the Formation around every point. And after all the Formations are running, this here will be the source of subsequent energy!"
As he elaborated, Ye Liuyun gave him a dubious glance.
Qiong Qi rarely was this detailed in his explanations.
Especially for such a key aspect, he would not talk about it unless Ye Liuyun asked.
However, upon giving it some thought, Ye Liuyun’s mouth slightly curved into a small smile.
"This guy is such a shrewd one!" Ye Liuyun secretly praised in his heart, but he didn’t say it out loud.
The two disciples kept nodding and asking about the formation. They even volunteered to stay back to protect the Formation.
"Hahaha, good disciples you are! I taught you because I wanted you to assist in protecting it! But I don’t need you right now, so please return to cultivate.", Qiong Qi said with a satisfied laugh.
Huo Lei and Mo Ren were sent back to cultivate. Qiong Qi, after saying goodbye to Ye Liuyun, went out to check the formation.
Ye Liuyun gave Qiong Qi a meaningful glance before he went back into cultivation as he got ready for the arrival of the praetorian.
After bypassing the three major cities in the periphery, the praetorian progressed slowly for three more days. Noticing that the city’s defenders did not pursue them, they hastened their march towards Inferno City.
Ye Liuyun ordered Ye Tiandao to return to Inferno City to defend it with the Blade Legion and those twenty soul cultivators.
As soon as they returned, they were all pulled by Ye Liuyun into the Spatial World, to avoid drawing unnecessary attention.
Yu Xiaofeng and Xiao Yunfang, on the other hand, continued to hold their positions in the city where they were posted.
The Blade Legion unit led by Ye Tiandao was no weaker than the praetorian, but Ye Liuyun didn’t want them to fight too fiercely, causing substantial casualties.
If the two parties fought head-on, the praetorian would definitely lose, but the Blade Legion might lose thirty to fifty per cent of their forces.
Only ten thousand soldiers were guarding Inferno City, and they were not from the Dark Legion. They were but comprised of surrendered soldiers. Hence, the stronghold’s strength was not strong.
They could only rely on the formation to drain out the genuine energy of these martial practitioners, and then let the Blade Legion make a move against them.
Ye Liuyun and Qiong Qi only came out from the cultivation chamber right before the praetorians arrived.
Stepping back into the role of Song An, Ye Liuyun sat in the City Lord Manor pretending to be the leader, with Qiong Qi faithfully staying by his side.
Huo Lei and Mo Ren were the ones safeguarding the Formation inside the City Lord’s Manor.
"Is everything well arranged?" Ye Liuyun asked Qiong Qi.
"Are you doubting my efficiency!?" Qiong Qi boasted.
"How long can it last this time?" Ye Liuyun queried again.
"It mainly depends on the battle strategy. They could last at least half a day, wiping out at least half of their people!" Qiong Qi stated proudly.
"I intend to capture a few of them alive!" Ye Liuyun felt it was a pity to extinguish them all.
"I knew it!" Qiong Qi, as if prepared earlier, handed a token to Ye Liuyun, "With this token, the formations wouldn’t attack you! You can go straight into the formation to catch any injured martial practitioner."
Leaving formation management to Qiong Qi, Ye Liuyun grabbed the token and sprinted to the city wall, prepared to battle.
Qiong Qi initiated the City Lord Manor’s protection Formation, so he wouldn’t be attacked and distracted during the fight.
Thereafter, Qiong Qi retracted his Divine Sense and began to meditate with his eyes closed.
His two disciples were having a casual chat. When they noticed Qiong Qi not using his divine Sense to check the exterior situation, Mo Ren sat in an unnoticeable corner and discreetly disconnected the formation connecting line as he continued his chat with Huo Lei.
Then he released a message using a Sound Transmission Talisman, finally showing his true colours.
Soon, the praetorian’s commander received his message and promptly ordered his troops to approach at full speed toward the city.
However, right after Mo Ren sent the message, Qiong Qi abruptly opened his eyes, radiating an intense killer instinct. With a speed faster than lightning, he struck Mo Ren with a palm attack.
Mo Ren’s head exploded upon Qiong Qi’s palm strike, offering him no time to respond. He was killed on the spot.
Huo Lei who was chatting with Mo Ren. was left dumbfounded.
"Idiot!"
Qiong Qi berated him, kicked Mo Ren’s torso away, and pointed down. It was then Huo Lei noticed that the Formation line hidden behind Mo Ren had been cut off.
"This..." Huo Lei was so shocked he couldn’t speak.
"Grab all of his possessions. Do not destroy his Sound Transmission Talisman until the war has begun!" Qiong Qi returned to the hall to meditate after giving him instructions.
Huo Lei was stunned for a long time before he realized that Mo Ren was a traitor.
He rummaged around Mo Ren’s Interspatial Ring and found a Sound Transmission Talisman with letters inscribed on it indicating it was from the Revival Dynasty.
"Master, the formation line is broken..." After Huo Lei regained his senses, he abruptly remembered the broken formation line and nervously reminded Qiong Qi.
"Can’t you fix it?" Qiong Qi responded without even opening his eyes.
"Oh!" Huo Lei agreed and immediately started to repair the Formation line to reconnect it.
Then he glanced at the torso of Mo Ren and incinerated it with a burst of flames.
Even though Ye Liuyun had reached the city wall, he kept his Divine Sense fully spread out, monitoring the dynamics of the whole city.
He naturally knew everything that was happening in the City Lord’s Manor.
He merely smiled and didn’t talk about it.
Since Qiong Qi had already caught Mo Ren, surely he would have a backup plan.
At this time, Mo Xiaotian was in a great mood.
The Revival Dynasty’s praetorian who had been the laughingstock of the entire central region for so long, could finally hold their heads high.
Applying the same strategy, he dispatched other praetorians to eradicate the rebel forces everywhere, thus achieving grand results in an instant.
Many rebel forces were caught off guard by the praetorians who had signed Divine Soul contracts.
