Chapter 1057

The three-meter-tall devil beasts flooded over them . The disciples were in a barren land that stretched as far as they could see . An aura of decay filled the air, and this barren land was covered in innumerable devil beasts .

“Eight-point flying star!”

Guo Ran shouted, and all the Dragonblood Legion’s disciples quickly formed an eight-sided formation . On each point was a powerful Dragonblood warrior .

This was one of the most important formations they had been drilling during this time . It was also one of the most foundational formations for a large-scale chaotic battle .

When they drilled it normally, they did it very well . But now that they were facing countless devil beasts, it was impossible that they wouldn’t be worried . As a result, one person’s panic led to another’s panic, and the entire formation was in chaos . Guo Ran’s expression darkened, and he was just about to scold them when he was held back by Long Chen .

“Don’t scold them . This is something they have to go through . You also had to go through countless life and death battles to temper your current will . They’re still lacking in that regard, so don’t make your requirements so demanding . ” Long Chen shook his head and beckoned to Tang Wan-er .

Tang Wan-er had been waiting, and she formed hand seals . A sea of wind blades formed around the Dragonblood Legion, and any devil beasts that touched her barrier were instantly blown to bits .

“Brothers, don’t panic . There’s still time . If you’re thirsty, you can have a drink first,” said Long Chen .

Hearing Long Chen’s voice, those panicking Dragonmark warriors all felt ashamed . But the joking tone made some of their nervousness fade .

“Beauty Wan-er is mighty!” Long Chen gave Tang Wan-er a thumbs-up . Her wind blades were incredibly powerful now . Each one of them was comparable to a Treasure item, and for there to be millions and millions of them was truly powerful .

“Who asked for your praise?” snorted Tang Wan-er . But the pleased expression in her eyes proved that Long Chen really did need to have praised her .

Although the formation was chaotic below, after putting down their nervousness and fear, they quickly found their places .

“Brothers, are you ready?” asked Long Chen .

“Boss, we’re ready!” cried the Dragonmark warriors, their morale soaring . They didn’t know why, but just hearing Long Chen’s voice made their fighting spirit soar .

“Wan-er, release the defenses . The festival of carnage starts now!”

“Kill!”

When Tang Wan-er slowly released her wind blades, the devil beasts she had been holding back immediately crashed down upon them .

The Dragonmark warriors attacked, slaughtering them . The devil beasts were cut to pieces, their black blood dyeing the ground .

“Fools, if you were going to fight like this, what would be the point of the formation? Have you forgotten how to cus.h.i.+on the formation? You’ll save the most energy that way and be able to fight longer!” cried Guo Ran . He directed them to make adjustments, while Long Chen and Tang Wan-er didn’t say anything .

The mission Long Chen had given Tang Wan-er was to protect everyone . If someone was accidentally injured and looked like they were in danger, she would go save them .

“7-3-5-6, you’ve already gone out of the formation! If you keep running, you’ll reach the Martial Heaven Sea-Ring!”

“8-6-9-1, as you attack, you have to take note of the others . Don’t fight over the enemies, as there’s nothing to fight about . ”

“1-2-3-5-7, pay attention to how far you are from the people on your left and right . Stay close to maintain equilibrium…”

Guo Ran was constantly sending out orders from the air . Because the number of Dragonmark warriors who had joined all at once was too great, there was no way for them to remember so many names . Long Chen had suddenly thought to give everyone a belt with a number on it . That would make commanding them easier .

“Long Chen, how about I go out and kill some on my own? Otherwise, we’ll definitely be last place . ” Tang Wan-er looked toward the other factions and saw that they had already charged into the distance .

There were countless high-level devil beasts there . She had noticed that the numbers on their bracelets were crazily leaping by twos .

When she killed devil beasts, she had seen that these ordinary devil beasts were only worth one kill point, and the more powerful ones were worth more . The devil beasts the other factions were killing were worth two points each .

“Don’t compete with them . For this compet.i.tion, the only goal is drilling the troops . We aren’t truly fighting over rankings . The Dragonmark warriors need more tempering, and we can’t be too impatient . Furthermore, don’t you see that as they greedily charge forward, their people are constantly being killed?” Long Chen shook his head .

“I can go out on my own . We can get more kill points like that,” said Tang Wan-er eagerly .

Long Chen didn’t say anything . He just looked at the Dragonmark warriors that were constantly fighting down below .

“Long Chen, are you angry?” Tang Wan-er felt like something was wrong .

“Yes, a bit . ”

“Sorry . ” Tang Wan-er apologized . She knew that as the commander of the Dragonblood Legion, Long Chen didn’t like others ruining his plans and deployments .

“Wan-er, you’re a good girl . Now you’re powerful, and when you see a heroine like Hua s.h.i.+yu leading her people, you want to compete with her,” said Long Chen .

Tang Wan-er immediately blushed with shame . His words had gotten right to the bottom of her heart . In truth, she was a very compet.i.tive woman . That was related to her wind attribute . She had a toughness that refused to admit defeat .

She wouldn’t compete with Long Chen, nor would she compete with Meng Qi, Chu Yao, Yue Xiaoqian, or Ye Zhiqiu . But that didn’t mean she wasn’t compet.i.tive . It was simply that her compet.i.tiveness had always been suppressed . Now Hua s.h.i.+yu’s appearance had given her a fierce desire to compete to prove herself .

“Wan-er, I can excuse your toughness . If you want to be deliberately provocative, I can forgive that too because I like you . But sometimes, you should be clear on things . Since I’ve admitted the Dragonmark warriors, that means I treat each one of them as a brother . The loss of any one of them would pain me . And if they fell because of your willfulness, then I don’t know how I would face you,” said Long Chen solemnly .

“Sorry, Long Chen . I was wrong . I’ll listen to you, so don’t get angry,” said Tang Wan-er with a trembling voice .

That was because Long Chen had always allowed her to be willful or petty . No matter what she did, he would just smile and laugh it off . He had never said such solemn words to her .

Thinking of that possibility, she felt a burst of fear . She scolded herself for not being thoughtful enough . In order to fight for ranking, she had been willing to place the Dragonmark warriors’ lives in danger .

Long Chen rubbed her head and smiled . “Foolish girl, I wouldn’t get angry with you . I’m just afraid . I’m afraid of losing you . ”

“Long Chen…” Tang Wan-er teared up . In truth, it wasn’t that she wasn’t thoughtful enough, but that her wind attribute had decided this part of her character .

“Alright, foolish girl, focus on looking after everyone . Once they get familiar with the formation, we’ll advance . ”

Seeing that Long Chen really wasn’t angry, Tang Wan-er smiled and wiped away her tears . She focused on looking after the entire Dragonblood Legion .

Long Chen was right to be worried . With so many new people, there would definitely be flaws in their cooperation . And the bigger the formation, the more flaws there would be .

Just this simple eight-point flying star formation was difficult for them . Learning to take advantage of the formation’s power and being able to switch from offense to defense without showing openings took a long time for them .

The battlefield could change instantly, and just one formation was not enough to deal with all situations . When Guo Ran gave the order to switch to a second formation, one that they had drilled tirelessly before, confusion once more appeared, but it was much better than the first time .

There were only a few dozen mistakes this time, and with Tang Wan-er’s a.s.sistance, those mistakes were quickly made up for . Then they began to constantly switch formations . After two hours, their formations were no longer so stiff . They became flexible, capable of advancing or retreating, attacking or defending .

During this time, Tang Wan-er played a critical role . Her wind blades were in the air, and as soon as someone was in danger of dying, she would instantly go save them . There was no need for Long Chen or Guo Ran to interfere .

At the same time, Gu Yang, Song Mingyuan, and Li Qi were the pillars at the center of the formation . They controlled the direction of the formation . Right now, there was no other way as they had to help organize everyone . Only once everyone was accustomed to this could they continue being the sharp blades of the Dragonblood Legion . Right now, they had to stay in their sheaths .

As for Guo Ran, he was constantly giving out directions and orders . As he rapidly changed the formations, it revealed the growth of the Dragonblood Legion . With a G.o.ddess like Tang Wan-er guarding them, Long Chen ordered everyone to begin pus.h.i.+ng forward .

The other five factions had already begun crazily slaughtering the devil beasts . At one point, Long Chen saw a flame beast running rampant through the devil beasts . There was a familiar person standing on its head .

“So he actually obtained another Earth Flame, and it seems quite powerful . ” Long Chen was shocked .

“I heard he spent three million points to exchange for it . It seems to rank somewhere in the sixties on the Earth Flame Rankings . It's so powerful that it caused Que Xinyan’s power to rise even greater than it was before . You have to be careful of him, boss,” said Guo Ran .

“How could that idiot have so much money? Did he spend all his people’s points?” Long Chen was a bit flabbergasted .

The Flame Gate had over thirty thousand disciples . If all their points were gathered, it truly was possible to gather three million . But not everyone was as loyal as the Dragonmark warriors .

“I’ve heard that the Law Enforcement Hall helped him . They seemed to have lent him the points,” said Guo Ran .

Only then did Long Chen understand . He doubted that they had lent him the points . The Law Enforcement Hall had probably directly given them to him . As Que Xinyan had lost his Earth Flames because he had targeted him, they had given him compensation to avoid him being bitter with them .

Long Chen thought about it for a moment and summoned Huo Long . He stealthily gave it a few directions, having Huo Long as the vanguard for everyone as they continued forward .