Chapter 178: Surrounded by Enemies on All Sides

"It's actually the Military Formation Legacy!!!"

Seeing the countless pale chains extending from behind the martial artist on Fangcun Mountain, the martial artists at the Dayan Imperial Palace grew uneasy and instinctively stood up.

Almost instinctively, these martial artists cast hostile glances toward the royal group in the direction of the Golden Hall, and dead memories began to awaken.

It had not been long since the Horse Trampling the Jianghu a century ago.

Some of the sect masters and clan leaders present had participated in that previous battle and witnessed the bloody slaughter with their own eyes.

Before the Military Formation Legacy composed of millions of imperial guards, even one as strong as the Fourth Turn would drink bitterness before the mountainous and sea-like numbers.

Being stared at by these experts, the Dayan royal family felt as if thorns were pricking their backs.

At this moment, Prince Qing stood up, bowed, and said, "Everyone, do not panic. This matter is surely a scheme by the Great Chu. The Military Formation Legacy involves too many people to be a secret; if one wishes to imitate it, it is not difficult."

"Moreover, the number of Dayan troops is strictly controlled according to the contract; even the imperial guards do not exceed one hundred thousand. Everyone can rest assured; it will surely not threaten the safety of the various great sects."

Prince Qing spoke in a very humble tone.

Since the Emperor gambled the nation's fortune a century ago, a humiliating agreement stripping sovereign rights was signed; since then, the sects have completely suppressed imperial power, never to rise again for eternity.

Relying precisely on this control over the court, even the appointment and dismissal of the Emperor were interfered with by the sects, which is why so many martial artists tolerated the existence of Dayan.

Otherwise, even at the risk of reviving the Dayan Divine Lord, they would have to level this court.

Meanwhile, on the Twin Imperial Towers of the Great Chu, Emperor Chu Xiang Hongtu gazed at everything inside Fangcun Mountain with a cold, indifferent look.

"When did Your Majesty construct the Military Formation Legacy?" the Bai Yixiushi beside him asked in surprise.

"Just some small experiments. Back then, I also watched how Dayan went from being the number one among all nations to decline.

Against enemies below the Fourth Turn, the military formation is almost invincible; how could one not claim such power for oneself?"

Xiang Hongtu observed the battlefield situation, greed in his eyes; an emperor who does not wish to expand his territory and eye the world with a tiger's gaze is no emperor at all.

Back then, Dayan attempted to swallow the world relying on seven Fourth-Turn experts; if the nations had not united, perhaps they would have succeeded.

The great depression of martial arts in this world was the same; back then, that battle where Dayan seemingly only quelled domestic rebellion was actually a war against all nations within the seas.

It was equivalent to the Leaf Village wanting to purge the Uchiha clan and ending up with a joint siege by the four great nations.

In the end, although Dayan was defeated, the nations were also severely drained by Dayan's foundation; the older generation was almost wiped out.

Hundreds of Ascended experts within Dayan alone died, wiping out several generations, while other nations went into hiding to recuperate.

"But will this act provoke other nations..." The Bai Yixiushi stopped halfway upon seeing a pair of eyes filled with killing intent and decisively shut his mouth.

"Do you think only the Great Chu is doing this?"

"The Sword Tomb of the Robbery Sword Mountain, the Fangcun Mountain of the Buddha Kingdom, are merely military formations with different functions; in this regard, who is cleaner than whom?"

Xiang Hongtu sneered: "They call it pretty on the surface, but none of their foundations are clean; why are they pretending to me? I see which thick-skinned great power will jump out and say I am."

"What Your Majesty says is most true." The Bai Yixiushi clasped his hands and said.

Just as the various powers were surprised by the reappearance of the military formation, Fang Can inside Fangcun Mountain fell into a bitter battle.

Dozens of martial artists arranged their formation, surrounding Fang Can completely, their virtual chains resembling dragon-binding shackles, determined to trap and kill Fang Can.

These martial artists had already cultivated the Hardening technique before entering Fangcun Mountain.

At this moment, their skin was as hard as steel, and they had all used secret medicines to strengthen their weak points—the eyes, the groin, and the ears—so that even steel needles could not pierce them.

Although for Fang Can, each individual alone would only need one punch to be turned into minced meat, he was not facing a single person now.

Inside the formation, Fang Can pressed his right palm forward, pushing aside the surging hurricane, while his left arm grabbed the neck of the martial artist before him.

That person wanted to struggle, but how could he resist against strength nearly ten times his own?

Boom—

As he struck the martial artist before him with his right fist at full force, Fang Can felt as if he were hitting a lump of iron so hard it went numb.

The face of the martial artist before him was unscathed except for slight redness and swelling.

Just as he wanted to throw another punch, the dozens behind him had already leaped up and struck at Fang Can.

Fang Can turned around slightly irritably and struck with his full palm.

Under his fierce palm wind, these martial artists all fell backward, but four arms broke through the wind and pressed down.

"Handsome young man, be careful; my brother hates you to the bone."

Following the female head's voice, Fang Can, with no choice, forcibly enlarged his right arm using the Sky-Supporting Method and then struck Xiang Longtao's face hard.

"Young Master Fang, through the connection of these 73 people, your strength is divided into dozens of parts; the original seventy thousand strength is now evenly distributed to less than one thousand."

The martial artist with a pale face chuckled lightly: "And each of my martial artists has activated the Explosion Secret Method; their strength is almost seven or eight times yours."

"With Imperial Prince Xiang lending a hand, we guarantee you cannot escape."

"Unable to leave, the ants will bite the elephant to death; you will be ground down by us."

'Comparing endurance with me? Wanting to grind me to death?'

Looking at the simulated sunlight shining over Fangcun Mountain in the sky, Fang Can found it ridiculous; could these people's Explosion Secret Methods last even a single day?

"The wind in the Great Chu's sky is fierce; ten thousand miles of dark clouds obscure the sun."

In the next moment, the Bai Yixiushi girl chanted softly, and the entire sky above was covered by a black cloud.

The scenery that was just bright with sunlight was now obscured by dense black clouds, like night.

"Although I am unclear on the specific effect of your Great Sun Indestructible Demon Body, the name of the technique does not lie."

The Bai Yixiushi girl smiled calmly: "At this moment, the light within a ten-li radius is obscured by my poem; you are now trapped in a situation of being surrounded by enemies on all sides."

"I must admit, young hero, you are truly a genius; no single temporary breakthrough First-Turner could stabilize control over you alone."

"To counter you, we seriously studied for a long time."

Feeling the light his body could absorb significantly weaken, Fang Can's movement paused slightly.

At this moment, everything around was dim, yet Fang Can's Bai Xi skin still glowed faintly in the darkness, drawing attention.

This light was the omen of his energy being full; if the light on his skin dimmed, it would mean he was completely exhausted.

Based on his current state, even without recharging, it would be enough to sustain him in combat for two hours, supporting him in throwing out several hundred thousand punches.

But Fang Can had to admit that the current situation was indeed somewhat unfavorable to him.

Therefore…

Fang Can's expression faltered for a moment; looking around at the encircling tigers and wolves, his smile slightly faded.

"Alright, I admit you all have indeed made me feel a bit threatened, so in order to win beautifully, I'm going to get a little serious from here on out."

(End of Chapter)