Chapter 468 – Tianyuan City's War Formation

Tianyuan City entered a state of war readiness.

“Woo woo—”

The horns sounded.

Before Sophia could even enter the Shattered Isle Region to investigate the situation, Tianyuan City’s first batch of elite forces had already assembled.

Led by Sario, they headed to defend the western breach in the Ten Directions Island Region.

This was Tianyuan speed.

After Sophia confirmed the situation, Lu Liu led the second batch of reinforcements to support the observation outpost.

The outpost would also be expanded and upgraded into a frontline fortress.

After all, to stop the spread of the Crimson Mist, they needed to directly intercept the enemy at the breach. The strategy of using strategic depth to eliminate enemies one by one was no longer feasible.

The enemies could be eliminated, but the Crimson Mist would surge and spread relentlessly.

In the City Lord’s Mansion, Mu Yuan unfolded the map.

On the left side, a narrow, pale red area resembling a burn scar marked the Land of Fury. At the center of this region was a black hole representing the passageway—the breach.

Tianyuan City’s observation outpost was established outside the Land of Fury, on an inconspicuous barren mountain.

Mu Yuan took out ten white pieces and placed them one by one at various points on the map, forming a semicircle around the breach.

Several of these white pieces were even placed within the pale red burn scar area.

“We need to establish a Watchtower Camp at each of these ten locations. Only then can we completely curb the spread of the Crimson Mist. After all, the Land of Fury will also be eroded by the Crimson Mist… Isloria, how many Watchtower Blueprints do we still have in our territory?”

“We have eleven left. We need to purchase more, though we’ve been buying them consistently.”

As he spoke, Mu Yuan pulled Daisy, who was far away in the Twilight Great Domain, into the chat channel.

“Find a way to purchase some Watchtower Blueprints, as well as Advanced Watchtower Blueprints. We need at least one Advanced Watchtower Blueprint, plus one as backup. To be safe, let’s purchase three. We need them quickly.”

Mu Yuan could almost see Daisy’s fox ears drooping.

He was somewhat aware that his “inhumane” demands required both quantity and speed.

But the war situation demanded it.

They needed a defensive line constructed by Miracle territory.

“You’re making unreasonable demands again. Blueprints like the Watchtower are practically consumables, and many lords want them. Trying to acquire three Advanced Blueprints in a short time is no less than…” Daisy said, “But I actually like these unreasonable demands. I’ll deliver the blueprints as quickly as possible.”

Mu Yuan was pursuing both avenues.

He also sent Xiliu to the trading Secret Realm to see if she could exchange for them with other lords, though the chances were slim.

The Advanced Watchtower Blueprint was an Excellent-grade Miracle Blueprint, and as Daisy said, these things were consumables. Camps built by lords outside their territories were often meant to be breached.

Exchanging for Advanced Watchtower Blueprints using Soul Crystals or normal high-tier Treasures would take an extremely long time.

To acquire three Advanced Blueprints in a short period, the only way was to purchase them with Contribution Points.

However, even though Contribution Point exchanges would never be out of stock, getting them within a few days was almost impossible—the “no shortage” only applied to the entire Taixuan range. The local Boulder City and Tianze City authorities might not have them in stock.Can Daisy make the purchase?

Mu Yuan wasn’t sure either. He would prepare for both scenarios, first using the resources already at hand to construct a defensive line.

In an official town within the Twilight Great Domain,

The Tianyuan caravan was resting and replenishing supplies here.

Daisy said to her assistant beside her, “Contact the City Lord of Red Cotton. Tell her I have a business deal to discuss and ask if she’s interested.”

“A business deal? But didn’t Lord instruct us to purchase advanced blueprints?”

The assistant timidly asked, then quickly added, “I—I’ll convey the message exactly as you said.”

Daisy opened the official exchange list, limiting the filter scope to the Twilight Great Domain.

She then took out a notebook that recorded the preferences, needs, and potential treasures possessed by various lords and powerful individuals.

After flipping through it, she quickly formulated the most cost-effective equation in her mind.

…

In Tianyuan City, various legions were still assembling.

Exploration, expansion, and eradication missions were temporarily suspended as elite legion after elite legion began heading to the frontline.

“This war won’t end as simply as the previous campaign against the vanguard squad of Dragon’s Slumber Valley.”

During the operation against the vanguard squad, although Tianyuan City deployed almost all its forces, the real challenge was locating the enemy’s Filth devices within a short time.

The actual confrontation—specifically Dolai’s ‘king versus king’ battle—was the only slightly risky part.

After all, the enemy possessed Soul Realm strength.

But that operation, in his view, couldn’t be considered a real war—it was merely a battle between a few powerful individuals.

Now, however, it was the real thing.

“What should our next move be? Hold our ground, or launch a counterattack…”

He pondered.

He was also monitoring the situation in Red Mountain City.

Red Mountain City was the primary target of Dragon’s Slumber Valley’s offensive. After all, if Dragon’s Slumber Valley wanted to invade Taixuan Territory, the Red Mountain City passage was the shortcut.

Attacking the Ten Directions Island Region held little strategic significance for Dragon’s Slumber Valley now.

But Tianyuan City couldn’t afford to let its guard down.

The erosion of the Crimson Mist had already begun.

Lord Mu always preferred to have multiple contingency plans.

“If Dragon’s Slumber Valley advances toward us, how should I respond?”

“Of course, this isn’t just my burden to bear. Other lords from Taixuan will also join the war, forming a joint army to campaign against the dragons. However, the safety of the lords permits no risks whatsoever. I must consider how to confront the largest number of enemies with minimal forces.”

Minimal forces referred to his Tianyuan City direct subordinates.

Mu Yuan had already planned to recall Uta, Rakshasa, and Red Robe.

Uta and Rakshasa needed to hand over their defense zones.

Mu Yuan opened the panel and arranged Tianyuan City’s officers and soldiers by rank.

「Dolai: Legendary · Heaven-Earth Realm · Peak (29,500)」

「Deadbone: Legendary · Heaven-Earth Realm · Peak (25,500)」

「Isloria: Legendary · Heaven-Earth Realm · Peak (13,700)」

Whether it was Deadbone, Dolai, or Isloria, after their ascension to legendary lifeforms, the expansion of their Domain radii had become as effortless as eating and drinking.

No, the simile could be removed.

Epic lifeforms, even if they did nothing but breathe and laze around, could continuously increase their own ranks until reaching the peak of the Fourth Order.

The same applied to legendary lifeforms—even if they completely slacked off, their Domain radii would slowly and steadily grow.

Deadbone, Dolai, and Isloria all enjoyed the highest-tier cultivation conditions, making their Domain expansion progress by leaps and bounds every day.A normal Heaven-Earth Realm peak has a radius of 5,000 meters—the foundational requirement for advancing to the Soul Realm.

Of course, in the eyes of truly ambitious and promising powerhouses, a 5,000-meter radius is not considered a peak but merely a starting point.

Most powerhouses break through to the Soul Realm at around six to seven thousand meters.

This already qualifies as genius-level talent.

Geniuses within the Legendary Realm.

Exceeding ten thousand meters signifies individuals with limitless potential, future top-tier figures who often possess special bloodlines, heaven-defying opportunities, or cheat-like talents.

As for Deadbone and the other two, within the first month of their promotion, their domain radius growth had already surpassed 5,000 meters.

When Dolai dealt with the descending Soul Realm powerhouse from Dragon’s Slumber Valley, its domain radius was only slightly over 13,000 meters.

Now, it has reached more than 29,000 meters.

If its domain were fully unleashed, it could devour this entire stretch of heaven and earth. The entire domain is vast, resembling a secret realm, a world.

“Dolai and Deadbone’s current combat power should be sufficient to take on genuine Soul Realm opponents.”

“The main improvements from the Heaven-Earth Realm to the Soul Realm are reflected in divine soul, special abilities, and survival capabilities.”

Even when facing powerful Soul Realm experts, he believed Bone and Dolai could hold their own.

They could probably win.

The reason for “probably” is that neither of them has fought a true Soul Realm expert—what Dolai fought was merely an avatar possessing most of the original Soul Realm entity’s power.

But for the third Legendary Realm, the Law Realm, Mu Yuan had no confidence at all.

Among the three Legendary Realms, the third Law Realm offers the greatest improvement!

“In the eyes of top-tier powerhouses, the Heaven-Earth and Soul Realms are merely foundational stages. Only the third Law Realm allows one to truly wield immense power and comprehend the profound mysteries of heaven and earth.”

“And the disparity in strength within the third Legendary Realm is as vast as a chasm.”

“A powerful, invincible third-realm expert and one who barely managed to break through into this realm are practically different species.”

Mu Yuan wasn’t sure whether Deadbone and Dolai could defeat the weakest third-realm experts.

But after all, both possessed considerable conceptual power and abilities that even some third-realm experts couldn’t comprehend. At the very least, they could hold their own against third-realm opponents… right?

“I’m not confident.”

“After all, I’ve never even seen a third-realm expert in action, so I can’t make any judgment.”

He never expected his progress to be so rapid or his enemies to arrive so fiercely.

Third-realm experts were practically at his doorstep (not really).

Next on Tianyuan City’s rank list, in fourth place, was:

「Tree Spirit Grandma: Heaven-Earth Realm Peak (7.5K)」

Tianyuan City’s peak powerhouses numbered only the four mentioned above.

Oh, wait—he, Lord Mu, was also one of them.

Below them were Tianyuan City’s “ordinary Legendary Realm” experts.

「Lu Liu, Xie Yi, Rakshasa, Sophia, Red Robe, Xiliu, Seventeen, Uta, Sario, Asun, Sickle Moon, Laney.」

Four peak Legendary Realm experts.

Twelve ordinary Legendary Realm experts.

They could be called the Sixteen Generals of Tianyuan!

Among them, Asun, Sickle Moon, and Laney were Tianyuan City’s newly promoted Legendary Realm experts during this period.

Thinking about how his faction already had sixteen Legendary Realm powerhouses made Mu Yuan’s heart surge with excitement. But then, remembering that the number of monster Legendary Realm experts they had slain far exceeded this count, he felt that sixteen Legendary Realm experts still weren’t enough.

One hundred sixty, or one thousand six hundred, might be about right.

If he could have a thousand Epic-tier experts, why couldn’t he have a thousand Legendary Realm ones?Among the Legendary Realm generals, Xie Yi advanced to Epic Three Stars in the past two days.

The generals below the Legendary Realm—Water Mirror Dragon Tiff, Bone Two, Bone Three, Bone Four, Azure Frost, and Ailin—also successively advanced to the Epic Three Stars rank.

They are now only one or two steps away from the Legendary Realm.

Additionally, Tianyuan City boasts over 500 Epic elites. Most of these elites are Fourth-Order Commander Tier experts, with more than half having cultivated to the peak of the Fourth Order.

Among them, a very small number have already awakened their Domains or ignited their Willpower Light.

In another six months, a year, or two years, they will gradually step into the Legendary Realm—provided that Tianyuan City’s supply of breakthrough treasures remains sufficient.

The thought of having to provide hundreds of sets of Legendary breakthrough resources made Mu Yuan’s head ache.

But these were his own soldiers, and he had to grit his teeth and support them.

“This also represents the war potential of my Tianyuan City.”

With so many strong experts and elites, perhaps they needed a suitable enemy.

“We must completely sever the claws extended by Dragon’s Slumber Valley!”

…

“We must block the claws extended by Dragon’s Slumber Valley! We must hold them back.”

At Red Mountain City, several high-ranking members of the Pioneer Group stood on the city walls, gazing into the distance, with the Red Mountain City Lord accompanying them.

The Azure Mountain Lord looked gloomy as he turned to the elderly man beside him. “Old Qin, the summons has been issued, right? How many Pioneer Lords are planning to come?”

The old man stroked his stubble. “This can’t be rushed. Without the Blue Star platform now, we can’t immediately contact some lords. So far, the lords who have responded include the Dragon Heaven Lord, the Tyrant Dragon Lord, the Secluded Mountain Lord…”

When the Azure Mountain Lord saw the name “Tianyuan” on the list, his eyes immediately lit up.

He had long heard that the Tianyuan Lord, along with his general, had slain four Crimson Dragons outside Red Mountain City.

If this lord could come, it would mean a powerful army.

However, Old Qin shook his head slightly. “Tianyuan City seems to be facing a new threat. Tianyuan has even recalled his dispatched generals. I estimate…”

If they had heard about this earlier, they wouldn’t have sent the invitation to Tianyuan.

…

At Boulder City, the Professional Association.

Jiang City Lord, who worked here, also received the call from the warzone.

He was an independent lord but seldom stayed in his own territory. He either trained juniors at the association or rushed about on the front lines.

Jiang Cheng had long grown accustomed to this life.

This time, he did not hesitate and responded to the call.

“Old friend, we’ll be fighting side by side again.”

“Don’t look so glum. We’re fighting Dragon’s Slumber Valley. We might obtain some treasures to enhance dragon bloodlines. By then, you might even step into the Epic rank.”

At that moment, ripples appeared in the space nearby.

A Netherworld Ghost leaped out and retrieved a sealed treasure box from its storage ring.

The ghost spoke, “Chairman Jiang, your package. Please sign for it, thank you.”

Jiang Cheng: “My package?”

Jiang Cheng was puzzled but confirmed it was indeed addressed to him.

After inspecting it, he removed the seal and opened the treasure box.

A rich dragon essence immediately spread out.

Faintly visible inside was the incomplete soul of a dragon, writhing and turning.

“A dragon soul?!”

This type of dragon soul is extracted from fallen dragons, devoid of consciousness, and is a top-tier resource for purifying dragon bloodlines.

Unfortunately, such treasures are rarely seen even on the Taixuan Covenant Platform.He couldn’t afford it when he saw it before.

Now he had enough contribution points, but no Dragon Soul to purchase.

“Who sent such a precious treasure?”

“It seems… it came from… the Tianyuan City office,” Yougui said after some thought.

Tianyuan!

Jiang Cheng recalled the young man he had seen during the resource assessment back then.

He had only provided some insignificant assistance after all.

With Tianyuan’s natural talent, his rise was inevitable.

“This gift is too precious, I can’t accept it. Please take it back,” he said.

Yougui pointed at the small text below, “Dragon Souls are difficult to preserve. If taken back, their power will completely dissipate.”

Jiang Cheng looked aside at the two-headed Soaring Dragon staring eagerly with drool dripping, and ultimately accepted it.

…

Tianyuan City.

Xiliu roared, and one Dragon Soul after another appeared, colorful and vibrant.

She shattered one of them, turning it into condensed crystals.

“These Dragon Souls are truly difficult to preserve.”

“Old Jiang will accept it, right?”

Mu Yuan muttered to himself.

Indeed, Jiang Cheng’s regard back then was based on his outstanding performance, but President Jiang Cheng providing assistance was a gesture of goodwill rather than an obligation.

Now, he had the ability to repay that past kindness.

Just then, Isloria approached and said, “Lord, the Shattered Isle Warzone has issued a summons. What is our response?”

(End of Chapter)