Chapter 4832: Breaking the Game
Rewalking the path of formations had deepened Lin Moyu's understanding of the Formation Dao.
He already stood at its endpoint; this only pushed him one step higher above that point.
The endpoint was still the same, but the deeper his comprehension of formations, the more power the same array could unleash.
At the same time, Lin Moyu had a feeling that although he had reached the end of the Formation Dao and possessed the Primal Chaos Jade Formation Disc, he was still a hair's breadth away from true perfection in formations.
That tiny sliver had always eluded him.
Even retracing the Formation Dao had not allowed him to fully grasp it.
"So be it.
"Then let this battle decide whether I can comprehend the complete Formation Dao."
With no external treasures to rely on, he could only use runes to form arrays, while facing a Primal Chaos apex powerhouse holding a Primal Chaos Supreme Treasure sword and freely wielding spells.
The difficulty was indeed immense.
Yet in Lin Moyu's eyes, this was an excellent opportunity; perhaps he truly could achieve perfection in formations in the midst of battle.
Wave after wave of attacks poured down like a storm.
The opponent's divine sword, a Primal Chaos Supreme Treasure, displayed fearsome power every strike shook the heavens.
Lin Moyu relied purely on rune arrays.
Each array could block only a single strike, and under that storm like barrage, he had no energy to counterattack only the strength to defend.
Every breath, the apex powerhouse swung thousands of swords.
In that same instant, Lin Moyu formed countless arrays, which rose and shattered in rapid succession.
The two sides were locked in a stalemate, appearing evenly matched.
But Lin Moyu knew that he could not defend forever.
If he continued in this way, defeat was only a matter of time.
And defeat here meant death.
There was no retreat.
"What am I still missing for the Formation Dao to be complete?"
"I can only draw upon formations here.
"My body is useless to the arrays; my soul has become runes and merged into the formations.
"What exactly is lacking?"
His thoughts spun quickly as he listed every power and ability he could draw upon, yet still he found no way to break the deadlock.
Just then, the divine hall ahead erupted in rosy light, and a new statue shot out of it.
It descended and transformed, becoming a half human, half beast Primal Chaos apex powerhouse.
He was also an Undying Undead conjured from a former apex powerhouse.
This newcomer raised a Primal Chaos Supreme Treasure war blade and joined the battle.
In an instant, Lin Moyu's pressure increased sharply.
The prior equilibrium shattered, and he was forced into a completely defensive position.
"This will not do.
"If this continues, the time left to me will only grow shorter."
A hint of urgency crept into Lin Moyu's heart.
The war blade suddenly expanded, splitting one into two, two into four, and in a flash, transforming into ten thousand giant blades falling from all directions.
His array shattered, and Lin Moyu was blasted away by the massive force.
His body was riddled with wounds.
Though they were only superficial, they were far from pleasant.
Had his body not been strong enough, he would already have been sliced apart.
Facing the frenzied attacks of two Primal Chaos apex powerhouses at once, Lin Moyu struggled and could only remain on the defensive.
His defenses were repeatedly broken.
If not for his powerful body ensuring that every strike only left flesh wounds, he would have already lost or even died.
His strong physique was a boon.
Its recovery rate was extremely fast, and its natural adaptability began to function, gradually adjusting to their attacks.
Blow by blow, the damage their strikes did to his body slowly decreased.
Even so, he still found it nearly impossible to turn from defense to offense.
Soon, the divine hall spewed rosy light once more, and a third statue flew out.
This time, the statue became a ferocious beast like a white tiger also a Primal Chaos apex powerhouse.
The white tiger roared, exhaling wind and cloud.
A seven colored orb at the level of a Primal Chaos Supreme Treasure rolled from its mouth, summoning endless gale.
The wind became blades, shredding Lin Moyu's arrays.
His body, which had just begun to adapt, was wounded once more, and these wounds were deeper than before.
This white tiger counted among the stronger apex powerhouses.
Lin Moyu fell back again and again.
He continued to form arrays while dodging, doing everything he could to evade the attacks and buy time for his body to adapt.
"One after another this never ends.
"Where did so many Primal Chaos apex powerhouses come from?"
"Could they be the forty two apex powerhouses who did not become God Servants?"
Whether they were or not, Lin Moyu had a feeling the matter was not finished.
These three were not the end; more apex powerhouses would appear.
If he could not find a way to break the game, then even if his body adapted to their attacks, he would eventually die.
No matter how strong the body, it had a limit.
It could not block attacks forever.
Before long, the divine hall flared again, and a fourth apex powerhouse appeared.
This time it was a firebird, shaped like a Vermilion Bird, spewing flames of terrifying power.
Lin Moyu felt heat he had not experienced in ages the flames even caused a faint pain in his soul.
These fires burned not only the body but the soul as well.
Of course, they were still far weaker than Primal Chaos Purple Flame, but unfortunately, the Purple Flame was also suppressed here and could not be used.
On one side were Primal Chaos apex powerhouses who could freely use spells and treasures; on the other, he had only formations and he was outnumbered.
This battle was anything but fair, but Lin Moyu had no choice.
Those were the rules here.
The world had never truly been fair; only strength made things "fair."
Since these were the rules and his strength was comparatively weaker, all he could do was endure.
"There must be a method.
"I just have not found it yet."
Lin Moyu now looked somewhat bedraggled as he was hunted by four Primal Chaos apex powerhouses.
He could only smile bitterly.
It had been a long time since he had been in such a situation.
Normally, he crushed and out schemed his enemies when had he ever been forced into such a state?
He wanted to charge into the divine hall, but it was shrouded in an invisible power and completely inaccessible.
Lin Moyu knew that unless he found the correct way to break the game, this trial would not be passed.
The divine hall spat out rosy light again, and a fifth apex powerhouse appeared.
Lin Moyu's burden grew heavier once more.
"The frequency of these apex powerhouses appearing is increasing each one comes sooner than the last.
"If this continues, and a few more join, I really will not be able to hold on."
He could already feel the pressure mounting on his body and soul.
If many more apex powerhouses joined in, his body's adaptive talent would reach its limit, and he would certainly die.
The more critical the situation, the calmer Lin Moyu became.
His thoughts raced as he searched himself once again.
There was nothing around him but the divine hall.
The way to break the situation could only lie within himself.
He realized that whoever had arranged all this was like him relying on nothing external and trusting only in the self.
"What else do I have…"
Under the combined assault of the apex powerhouses, his array shattered again, and Lin Moyu was once more blasted away, his body covered in wounds and his soul jolted.
His physical recovery began to lag behind the pace of injury.
Attack after attack landed, and his injuries grew more severe.
They were still surface wounds for the moment, but if this continued, his internal structure and even his foundation would soon be affected.
In the midst of a sudden soul shock, he glimpsed a tiny gleam of light.
"This is…"
He knew that light well it was the protective radiance of his Dao heart.
At first glance, the Dao heart's protective light did not seem especially useful; it could only cancel out part of the damage, barely better than nothing.
But in that fleeting glimpse, Lin Moyu saw hope.
"Perhaps this will work."
"No this will work."
With his Dao heart firm and complete, the protective light surged and gathered into his palm.
"Let the Dao heart be the formation base Binding Array!"
With a low shout, the protective light merged with runes and transformed into a grand array.
The array shone brightly, blocking several attacks in a row.
It trembled but did not break.
"I have found the way to break the game."
Joy surged in Lin Moyu's heart.
His Dao heart thundered, his will firm as iron, and the protective light burst out of his body.
It merged with his runes and became the foundation of his formations.
Lin Moyu began to take arrays as his weapons and launched a counterattack.