Chapter 4122: Arriving at Just the Right Time
The formation was suddenly activated, and Lin Moyu was drawn into an illusion, with countless phantasms surging toward him. Lin Moyu remained calm, sending out several divine runes; the illusions instantly vanished and his vision returned to normal.
Several formations around him activated, but with a flick of his finger, Lin Moyu sent divine runes into the formations, which immediately fell silent. He called out loudly, "Senior, please show yourself."
The only response was more formations the ones that had just quieted now activated again, merging into a more complex and powerful network. The formations conjured several armored giants that charged at Lin Moyu. He tapped his finger again, sending out more divine runes; the giants, so imposing a moment before, vanished into thin air.
Using formations against Lin Moyu was like delivering food to him. This time, not only did he break the formations, but with a wave of divine runes, he took control of the surrounding formations, becoming their new master.
"Senior, are you done yet?" Lin Moyu called out again, his tone less polite, as if warning that if the other party didn't show, he wouldn't be so courteous.
More formations in the distance activated. Lin Moyu sighed, realizing the other party refused to appear, so he stopped holding back. With a thought, divine runes rained down, covering thousands of li. Instantly, all the formations in the area changed hands and became Lin Moyu's.
He activated the formations, and suddenly a hundred formations roared to life. Under Lin Moyu's control, they combined and unleashed even greater power. A dazzling display of formations erupted, the Hengduan Mountains echoing with thunder, the formations conjuring myriad wonders illusions, traps, killing arrays, all coordinated like ten armies attacking at once.
Hidden within the formations, Old Yin head (the Earth Yin Dao Lord) could no longer hold out and was forced to reveal himself. "Enough, enough, I give up! I'm coming out!" he shouted, flying out while still fending off formation attacks.
An Yuyan smiled, "Old Yin head, you still want to compete with Daoist Lin in formations?"
Old Yin head shook his head, "No more, no more. Daoist Lin's formation skills far surpass mine."
Lin Moyu was modest, "Senior, your formation skills are already at the peak of this era, stronger than the Formation Dao Lord."
Old Yin head kept shaking his head, "No need for false modesty. Strong is strong. In formations, I only submit to you."
He admitted Lin Moyu's superiority outright. Obsessed with formations, Old Yin head eagerly discussed formation theory with Lin Moyu. Since he'd built the Hengduan Mountains' formations, his explanations gave Lin Moyu even deeper insight.
Lin Moyu realized he'd misunderstood Old Yin head. Back then, Old Yin head had spent twenty thousand years in the mountains, laying formations. As he worked, his skills improved rapidly the earliest formations were far inferior to those he built later. By the time he finished, the formation network was a seamless whole, impossible to dismantle and redo the early ones. So it wasn't laziness, but inability to redo them.
Old Yin head asked, "Daoist Lin, are you planning to improve the formation network?"
Lin Moyu shook his head, "The Hengduan Mountains' formation network is already strong enough. I don't need to improve it. Instead, I want to use it to set a trap."
"There's a formidable being among the wild beasts he's touched the realm above Eternity and can attack from the Dao Cloud. Fortunately, he's not too strong yet, with only one strike's worth of power, and we can't enter the Dao Cloud."
"So, we need to find a way to drag him down from the clouds. Even if we can't kill him, we must at least find out who he is."
Old Yin head nodded, "You're right. It's not the strong opponent you fear, but the one you don't understand."
After surveying the Hengduan Mountains, Lin Moyu got to work. He found a spot with three of Old Yin head's formations within a thousand li. With Old Yin head's permission, he dismantled them and began laying a new formation.
Old Yin head watched Lin Moyu at work, eyes sparkling. "Astounding! Daoist Lin's formation skills are truly enviable."
An Yuyan couldn't see the intricacies, but to her, Lin Moyu's movements were smooth and beautiful, like a dance.
A highly complex formation took shape; even Old Yin head could only understand part of it. He sensed it was extraordinary, containing a hint of natural formation essence. What he didn't know was that Lin Moyu, while repeatedly restoring the natural formation earlier, had deepened his understanding and advanced his skills.
Lin Moyu had an exceptional gift for formation runes, able to master any formation rune almost instantly. Countless runes danced; when the formation was complete, a nine story tower appeared in the void. Covered in divine runes, it resembled the Divine Straight Tower in Meng Anwen's hand.
The tower glowed, covering a hundred thousand li. Wherever its light reached, the formations of the Hengduan Mountains lit up and linked to the tower, which became the commander of all formations in the area even the natural formations. Even the primordial Dao energy beneath the mountains was drawn to the tower, continuously flowing into it. The tower was storing energy, ready to unleash a devastating strike at any moment.
Lin Moyu said, "With this tower, I command all formations within a hundred thousand li. When that being comes again, I'll use the mountains' power to knock him down from the clouds."
Old Yin head said, "One tower probably isn't enough."
Lin Moyu smiled, "Of course not. I'll keep building. Here's the formation data take a look, it might be useful." He handed Old Yin head the information, who was overjoyed only those who study formations understand how precious such data is.
Lin Moyu continued setting up formations, placing one every two hundred thousand li, quickly spreading them throughout the Hengduan Mountains.
Perhaps because the last beast tide failed, it was three months before a new one arrived. By then, Lin Moyu had set up over a hundred formations for that being. The hundred formations pushed the mountains' defenses to a new level they weren't just defensive, but now had offensive capability.
Lin Moyu smiled, "The timing couldn't be better they've come at just the right time!"
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