The Fifty-Fourth Chapter of The Investiture of the Gods: Chi You (Part 2)

  Chi You returned to the human tribe and began to comprehend the secrets of the 'Twelve Heavenly Gods' Great Formation' given by Xing Tian. The result shocked him, as he had not expected the requirements for the formation to be so high, requiring ancestral witches to set it up. The 'Twelve Heavenly Gods' Great Formation' in the late stages of the Witch and Demon War was not a complete version, making it impossible for Chi You to set it up now. The only way out was to modify the 'Twelve Heavenly Gods' Great Formation'. After some deliberation, Chi You finally came up with a method to change the formation by using the evil methods from the Asura Tao to refine twelve branches of the Heavenly God-killing Pennant to replace the twelve ancestral witches in setting up the formation. Although this would greatly reduce the power of the great formation, the name of the Three Great Calamities of the Ancient Times was not for nothing, and even the cultivation of the Xuan Jiao Sect's immortals could not withstand its power.

  Chi You thought it was pretty good, but in reality, it turned out to be beyond his expectations. After the twelve Heavenly Gods' flags were refined, the 'Twelve Heavenly Gods' Great Formation' couldn't be set up no matter what, which made Chi You feel extremely annoyed.

  At this time, Da Wu Feng Bo said: "The Twelve Capital Heavenly Spirit Array is based on the twelve ancestral witches. Although these twelve heavenly spirit flags are also good treasures, they cannot be compared with the twelve ancestral witches because they do not have the mark of the twelve ancestral witches and therefore cannot be used to set up an array."

  Upon hearing Feng Bo's reminder, Chi You suddenly realized that since the Twelve Heavenly Spirits' Great Formation could not be set up, he could create another formation based on its principles.

  Chi You then began to study with Taiyi Fengbo and Yushi, how to create a powerful formation based on the principles of the 'Twelve Heavenly Spirits' formation.

  After many twists and turns, Chi You and others finally created the "Xuanyin Great Array" based on the "Twelve Heavenly Gods' Killing Formation". This array is a fusion of the secret methods of the Wu Gate and the magical powers of the Asura Path. The great array uses thirteen Xuanyin flags, each with a heavenly outer yin demon as its flag spirit. Once activated, everything within a hundred miles is shrouded in Xuanyin energy, causing people to become lost in the Xuanyin Great Array. It can be used to attack the thirteen-headed Heavenly Outer Yin Demons without leaving any trace, killing people in an invisible manner, and can also absorb souls to enhance one's own strength.

  With this formation in place, Chi You felt that a huge stone had been lifted from his heart, and he finally had the ability to compete with Xuan Yuan. He held back the Xuan Yuan's multitude of gods, and without their greatest reinforcement, they were no match for the great army of the Jiuli tribe led by Chi You.

  Chi You was severely injured after being ambushed again, so he ordered the suspension of attacks on Huangdi and began to rest and recover. Although Huangdi successfully ambushed Chi You, the human army had also suffered heavy losses in recent times and was unable to launch a counterattack against Chi You. For a time, both sides calmed down, recovered their strength, and prepared for the next battle.

  Chi You had the Xuan Yin Great Array, and then launched a tribal war, preparing to take down Huangdi and become the Human Emperor.

  Gong Chengzi, with the support of his fellow disciples, greatly increased his confidence and began to urge Huangdi to launch a counterattack against Chi You as soon as possible, to avenge that one arrow. Huangdi himself was also extremely resentful towards Chi You, the human tribe had suffered countless casualties in this great war, which brought him a lot of negative impact after he just took the throne of the Human Emperor, there were already rumors among the human tribe that he should not have taken the throne of the Human Emperor, so heaven would punish them and let the human tribe suffer such heavy losses.

  There are such big rumors within the human tribe, which makes Huangdi feel a surge in pressure. Guang Chengzi also constantly instigates him to send troops as soon as possible, and naturally, flattening the Chiyou clan will be able to calm down the internal ** of the human tribe. Huangdi also wants to send troops, but his army is also suffering heavy casualties, and many soldiers have begun to have a resistant attitude towards war, which makes Huangdi very difficult.

  Nüwa, the holy woman of the demon tribe, saw that the witch tribe was intervening in the human emperor's dispute, so she let the dragon tribe send troops to assist Xuanyuan. The dragon tribe had been declining rapidly since the death of their ancestor, but later they were bound to the heavenly court and were sealed as the Four Seas Dragon King by Emperor Huang, managing the sea tribe, and finally had a backer.

  The dragon tribe, after receiving the order of Nüwa, was hesitant and indecisive. During the Xianyao period, they did not interact with the demon tribe, so they were not under Nüwa's management. At this time, they did not want to get involved in the calamity, but they also did not dare to disobey Nüwa's order. In the end, they reluctantly sent Yinglong and some of the dragon tribe to support Huangdi.

  The arrival of Yinglong was like sending charcoal in the snow, which relieved Xuanyuan's worries about having no soldiers. The arrival of the dragon tribe's reinforcements suppressed the voices of dissatisfaction with Xuanyuan among the human tribe. With the support of the dragon tribe, Xuanyuan's confidence greatly increased, and after a short rest, he led his army to attack the Chiyou tribe directly.

  The great army of Xuanyuan moved, and immediately startled Chiyou. With the Xuantu Great Array, Chiyou didn't take Xuanyuan to heart at all. Last time he fell into the opponent's ambush, this time Chiyou also adopted Xuanyuan's tactics, secretly setting up the Xuantu Great Array outside the tribe, waiting for the arrival of Xuanyuan's great army and immediately launching a full-scale attack to annihilate Xuanyuan's great army.

  Xuanyuan saw that the dragon clan was assisting him, and his momentum increased greatly. He didn't think that the Jiuli tribe could resist the large army he led, so he marched forward with high spirits. Chiyou made up his mind to use the enemy's own methods against them, and planned to annihilate Xuanyuan's army using ambush tactics. Therefore, he evacuated the area and gathered all the people in the tribe together to prepare a surprise attack on Xuanyuan.

  Xuanyuan had the great army of the dragon clan, plus the support of the Xuantian sect's many immortals. He didn't take Chiyou seriously at all, thinking that as soon as the army arrived, Chiyou and the Jiuli tribe would definitely be defeated, so his vigilance greatly decreased.

  Guang Chengzi was also confident in this battle, believing that he could destroy Chi You with one blow and vent his anger. Among the many immortals of Xuan Yuan's teaching, only Rong Deng was cautious, thinking that Chi You would not be easily destroyed like Guang Chengzi and Xuan Yuan thought, but at this time, he had already harbored dissenting thoughts about Xuan Yuan's teachings, so he did not remind Xuan Yuan and the other immortals to beware of Chi You.

  Ying Long betrayed the Dragon Clan not because he had any ill intentions towards them, but because he knew that Xuan Yuan was a benevolent ruler who would surely bring about a golden age. Therefore, he defected from the Dragon Clan and joined Xuan Yuan's side. Xuan Yuan was overjoyed to have Ying Long join him, believing it to be a sign of Heaven's favor. Even members of the Dragon Clan were coming to pledge their allegiance to him, which would surely elevate his prestige among the human tribes above that of the previous two Human Emperors.

  Xuanyuan was immersed in that fantasy, when suddenly the sky and earth changed color, a dark and mysterious energy enveloped the entire army, the temperature dropped drastically, the dragon tribe's army and the Tianjiao immortals were fine, they all had immortal techniques to protect their bodies, but the human army didn't have this, the cold air was freezing them stiff, basically losing their combat effectiveness.

  Chi You was not a benevolent person, and as soon as the great formation was activated, he immediately unleashed its ultimate power. The thirteen Xuan Yin flags immediately flew out with countless ghostly spirits, which, under the command of the thirteen Tian Wai Yin Mo, charged towards the allied army of humans and dragons.

  The dragon tribe, although under the oppression of Nüwa Niangniang, was forced to send troops to assist Xuanyuan, but they only dispatched low-level shrimp soldiers, and the real elite soldiers did not move at all. The small shrimp soldiers were simply unable to withstand the power of the "Xuanyin Great Array". Although they had not completely lost their combat effectiveness, they were not much better than the human tribe's great army.

  Although the Queen of Heaven was dissatisfied with the dragon clan's behavior, she couldn't do anything about it. After all, the dragon clan wasn't under her jurisdiction in name, and it was already difficult for them to send troops. She couldn't take action against the dragon clan over such a small matter, or else she would lose face as a saint. Moreover, the four seas dragon clan was openly recognized as a orthodox god by the Heavenly Court, so if she really did that, she would be giving others a handle to attack her. The Heavenly Emperor appointed by the Daozu Hongjun was still the supreme ruler of the Heavenly Court, and she couldn't overstep her bounds too much.

  The allied forces of the Human and Dragon clans were immediately attacked by the vengeful spirits before they could react, with more than half of them being killed or injured. This mysterious array had the magic of the Asura path, and those who died within it would have their souls unable to enter the cycle of reincarnation, instead being trapped on the thirteen banners of the mysterious yin, becoming food for the thirteen heavenly yin demons.

  The thirteen Xuan Yin flags used by Chi You for array formation are still weak due to the passage of time, and there aren't many ghostly spirits on the flags. The thirteen Tian Wai Yin Mo can only project illusions, so their power isn't that great. If these thirteen Tian Wai Yin Mo could reveal their true forms within the array, even a quasi-saint would find it difficult to withstand their might.

  The allied forces of the Human and Dragon clans were caught off guard, suffering heavy casualties with over half of their troops killed or wounded. The thirteen dark flags of Chi You's formation absorbed the souls of the dead from both sides, greatly increasing its power. The silhouettes of the thirteen heavenly devils became increasingly clear.

  Xuanyuan never thought that Chiyou would have such a move, and when he saw the human army suffer heavy casualties again, he was at a loss for what to do. Guangchengzi, as the master of the Human Emperor, seeing the human army still suffering such heavy casualties under their protection, was also extremely anxious in his heart.

  Among these people, the calmest one was Reng Deng. He was originally unwilling to come and assist Guang Chengzi, but Yuanshi Tianzun's order made him unstoppable. Now that he sees Guang Chengzi has suffered such a great loss, he is already overjoyed and delighted. As for the life and death of the two tribes of humans and dragons, he didn't take it seriously at all.

  Among the crowd, the first to react was also Reng Deng. All along, he had been cautious and careful, deeply afraid of falling into Chi You's calculations. At the moment when Chi You's 'Xuanyin Great Formation' was activated, he immediately sensed something and protected himself, then looked around at the formation in front of him, ready to break out of the encirclement at any time.