139: Chapter 139 Illusory Military Formation

"It seems that the full-scale attack from the other side is not far off."

After deducing that these invading armies were all Rank 6, Lin Xiao's face showed no signs of panic.

His territory was no longer what it used to be.

After loading the Hunyuan Saint Body, a high-level world wonder, the strength of all his heroes and Troop Types had skyrocketed. In particular, the Rank 5 heroes and Troop Types were even slightly stronger than Rank 6s in terms of raw attributes alone.

The gap in quality was even more significant.

If his expectations were correct, the Rank 6 armies that had entered this time were still positioned as cannon fodder.

Their quality should still be primarily perfect-grade, with a small number of Epic Grade.

There was a world of difference between them and the legendary grade.

Lin Xiao had already outlined the opponent's battle strategy in his mind.

They would first use a large number of Rank 5 armies to attack in waves, exhausting his territory's strength. Once it was mostly depleted, they would send out a large number of Rank 6 armies for the final wave of attrition, which was what they called baiting out his ultimate move.

After that, it would most likely be the real decisive battle.

"Heh, if they knew that there were no Rank 7 armies in my territory at all, I wonder what expression they would have."

Lin Xiao thought playfully.

After the Rank 6s entered the field, it wouldn't be long before he could ask for reinforcements from other Human Race powerhouses.

At this moment, many of the Rank 6 armies that had entered Lin Xiao's territory seemed to have sensed something. They abruptly looked up at the empty Void Realm, but discovered nothing.

"Is this... sensing that they are being watched?"

Lin Xiao understood.

Although the Eye of Truth was Epic Grade, it was currently only Rank 5, so it was not a big deal to be detected.

This also confirmed that these guys were Rank 6.

Lin Xiao saw that many heroes and Troop Types with stealth abilities, especially those of the Shadow Race, immediately entered a stealth state, attempting to escape being watched.

However, in the eyes of the Eye of Truth, their figures were still incredibly clear.

Even for the Rank 6 Epic Grade Shadow Race, he could see a faint phantom; they had not completely disappeared.

"Hmm?"

Lin Xiao raised an eyebrow. He noticed that the actions of these one hundred Rank 6 armies were different from all the previous invading armies.

Aside from a portion of the heroes and Troop Types that entered stealth and detached from the main force to sneak deep into the territory, the other Rank 6 armies did not fight on their own like the previous invading armies.

Instead, they chose to rendezvous immediately.

After understanding their locations through various means, they immediately rushed toward each other at the fastest speed, wanting to converge.

The invading armies that appeared on the east side of the territory met up with each other, and the same was true for the other three directions.

Seeing this scene, Lin Xiao quickly realized what was happening.

These Rank 6 armies were here to bait out his ultimate move in the first place; they sought to be wiped out in one wave by that ultimate move. Therefore, they definitely needed to gather together; only then could they exert enough pressure on him.

With the speed of Rank 6s, they would be able to converge very quickly.

"Act."

Lin Xiao naturally wouldn't let them succeed so easily. He first moved his mind slightly to return the territory's time flow to normal, then issued an order to the six heroes.

Jiang Yao and the others were already positioned at the edge of the territory.

Upon receiving Lin Xiao's order, they immediately selected the nearest invading army and launched an attack.

The first to arrive were naturally the Extinction Ray from Lin Xiao and Guan Ri.

Above the two Rank 6 armies, two black rays of light radiating an aura of ultimate destruction shot down.

Rank 6 was indeed far more powerful than Rank 5.

Even when hit by a sudden, unprovoked surprise attack, these two Rank 6 armies reacted instantly. They attacked without hesitation, bombarding the black rays of light with countless attacks.

However, in the face of the Extinction Ray, which had become far more terrifying than before, it was meaningless.

Their hasty attacks were instantly shattered by the Extinction Ray.

Terrifying power erupted within these two Rank 6 armies, and a huge black sphere of light rose from the ground.

These two Rank 6 armies were wiped out instantly.

The attacks from Lin Xiao and Guan Ri did not stop; streaks of Extinction Ray traversed the Void Realm and shot down toward the invading Rank 6 armies.

"Form up."

These Rank 6 armies reacted very quickly. After those two Rank 6 armies were blasted away, they chose to form a formation without hesitation.

Vast power resonated within the armies.

Huge phantoms appeared above these Rank 6 armies.

Above the Human Race armies, towering human figures appeared—some looked like generals, some like mages, and others were riding steeds...

Above the Purgatory Race armies, there appeared tall and towering Purgatory Race phantoms; some held dark fireballs in their hands, some had bulging muscles, looking incredibly majestic...

Above the Bull Demon Race and Shadow Race armies, phantoms related to their respective races also manifested.

"Military Formation Technique."

Lin Xiao felt a slight stir in his heart.

A Rank 5 territory unlocks the Military Formation Technique. Of course, not all Troop Types have the Military Formation Technique, but the four major Troop Types—Human Race, Purgatory Race, Bull Demon Race, and Shadow Race—clearly all possess the Military Formation Technique.

Lin Xiao had already seen many Military Formation Techniques among the thousands of invading armies that had come before.

However, those Military Formation Techniques were either of very low Rank themselves, or the armies' mastery of them was very low, providing little increase in combat power and having almost no effect.

Well, they were all cannon fodder after all.

Don't expect them to have very strong Military Formation Techniques, or to have mastered them to any great depth.

However, these Rank 6 armies were completely different.

They either mastered Intermediate Military Formation Techniques, or had Cultivated low-level Military Formation Techniques to the stage of Major Achievement, or even Perfection, to be able to condense phantoms.

Once the phantom was formed, the heroes and Troop Types within the formation were instantly solidified together, and their attack, defense, speed, and other attributes were greatly improved.

The power was far beyond what it was before.

Lin Xiao saw that under the augmentation of the Military Formation Technique, the attacks unleashed by those Rank 6 armies were significantly more powerful.

Although they still couldn't shatter the Extinction Ray, they offset a significant amount of its power.

"Boom, boom, boom~"

Streaks of black light slammed heavily into the various military formations.

Terrifying power immediately unleashed.

The phantoms above these military formations vibrated violently but never dissipated. However, within the formations, many Troop Types suddenly vomited blood and were seriously injured, and those who were severely hit even died on the spot.

Different Military Formation Techniques had different areas of expertise.

Some were good at defense, some were good at offense, and some were known for speed.

Under the full-map bombardment of the Extinction Ray.

These Rank 6 armies in formation suffered varying degrees of damage; the worst suffered one-third casualties, while the lightest suffered one-tenth.

But no matter the degree of casualties, these Rank 6 armies held on, and not a single army was wiped out.

It shows the huge difference between an army that has formed a formation and one that hasn't.

There was no look of disappointment on Lin Xiao's face.

After all, the opponent was a Rank 6 army, and there were tens of thousands of them; it was normal that they weren't so easily dealt with.

Even if he unleashed his ultimate move directly, it wouldn't stop them from converging.

Fortunately, that was fine; as long as he caused as much damage as possible before they converged, that was enough.