"Waku waku, our battle group is truly formidable!"
"Mhm, right, combined with the chief instructor, we're incredibly powerful."
"Splitting the ocean with a single blade, that's indeed a bit over the top, but the mentor is even more exaggerated."
That person simply raised a hand and waved slightly.
No earth-shattering energy was seen, and the monstrous waves naturally subsided.
Is this the mentor's might?
It's simply shocking as hell... for 0.01 seconds.
Mentors, no matter how much power or miracles they display, it's all standard practice. Only newcomers would be surprised. They, the trainees of the elite training camp, have at least seen the mentor several or even a dozen times; they have passed the age of being awestruck.
Compared to splitting the ocean with a single blade and the mentor's awesomeness, what truly excites and delights them is...
"I've become stronger!"
"My entire body feels like it's burning, I'm so hyped!"
"I think I'll be able to meet the standards for the third awakening very soon!"
Besides the most basic accumulation of mysterious energy, Fang You had also established multiple tiers of standards for awakening.
Compared to the initial awakening standards in the 'Inheritance Ground,' he had actually raised them further.
This was learned from the Great Oasis outside.
Simply achieving first, second, or third awakening was not difficult; the Inheritance Ground provided immense amplification. However, the path to awakening was thorny. To go far, one had to tread every step firmly and unearth their potential at each awakening stage.
Only then could they have a bright future.
Fang You rigorously trained his disciples to the standards of an emissary from the Great Oasis.
For himself and An Jianyou, their initial awakenings were crude, their potential far from unearthed, and their various metrics could not be described as low, only non-existent.
In the current elite training camp, even calling them the bottom tier would be an exaggeration.
Fortunately, they broke through using 'Guidance · Awakening,' which prevented death or corrosive damage. The lack of potential excavation in the early stages could be compensated for later.
However, now, the trainees of the new era must be held to high standards.
If this is the case for auxiliary and quasi-official members, then those official members who can achieve 'Destiny Awakening' must be even more exceptional.
Often, if the mysterious energy accumulation fell short when the standards were met, they didn't need to hunt bizarre creatures themselves; the organization had special arrangements for them to accumulate mysterious energy in various 'leveling grounds.'
This was a complete, one-stop cultivation system.
This was limited to the low-level stages. At higher levels, it was often the case that the standards were met, but the mysterious energy accumulation was still far from sufficient.
Classmate Wang Fan felt his muscles were full of explosive power. In just a few days, he had improved as if he had rocketed upwards.
He patted Ye Luo's shoulder.
"Tremble, Emperor Wang Fan is catching up."
Ye Luo glanced at him.
"I forgot to mention, I met the standard two days ago. These past few days, aside from battle group training, I've been accumulating mysterious energy."
"Mhm, and to add, I applied to the mentor yesterday and will be attempting the fourth awakening shortly... Don't be discouraged. You're at the third awakening, I'm at the fourth, we both have bright futures."
You sneaky fellow, secretly catching up!
This is too competitive!
Fatty Wang clutched his chest, speechless.
...
...
With the talent of a drill instructor, the battle group soldiers made very rapid progress in adaptation and training. In just a few days, they could exert seventy to eighty percent of their strength.
It could be said that this battle group was ready for actual combat.
However,
"Not enough."
"The Legion War Banner did indeed play a role, connecting the life energy of all soldiers."
During the recent explosion, Fang You also borrowed an awakening ability that could observe the flow of life energy. He saw energy flowing like water and streams, forming ring after ring, interlocking, and finally converging on the Black Blade.
Full power.
If the battle group were to operate at 100%, and if the number of non-human-level individuals within the group were increased, the power unleashed by this strike could rival the standards of mythology.
However,
"Such mythical power isn't very useful."
"It's fine for fighting massive bizarre creatures, but against true mythical beings, it's far from sufficient. The initial charge-up is too long, making it difficult to adapt. The battle group itself has inherent flaws like immobility and easily disrupted energy flow. Mythical-level beings wouldn't need to exert much effort; they could simply apply a little pressure at those weak points to completely destroy the battle group and inflict heavy casualties on its soldiers."
"No wonder the City of Falling Stars isn't too concerned about Legion War Banners. If they could endanger seven-awakening mythical beings, they would never sell them... Even if they could, with the temptation of Source Water, they wouldn't be priced like this."
Overall evaluation: it could serve as a trump card for the Great Oasis.
However, for overlord factions, it was dispensable.
"Brother Black Blade is clearly also not satisfied and is still researching combat methods."
"It is indeed worth researching. Not just for the current stage, but to deal with potential divine descents, even in the future, when Black Blade breaks through to seven-awakening, this combat method might still be viable."
Fang You suddenly recalled his battle with the Blood Emperor.
He had gathered the unconscious beliefs of the entire world and infused them into those immortal battle souls to unleash his power.
He had experience in this regard.
Perhaps even more so than Black Blade.
As the battle group reassembled and attempted dozens of times, exhausting the bodies of the battle group soldiers repeatedly, Fang You vaguely discerned the pattern.
"Perhaps you could do it like this... and then like this... and then like this..."
"Yes, yes, this is also good."
He nodded.
He continuously discussed and experimented with Black Blade.
The five hundred battle group soldiers were like puppets, repeatedly forming lines, repeatedly expending energy, exhausted to the point of collapse each time, but they were tired yet happy.
Moreover, having the mentor and chief instructor personally guide them was an opportunity many people would beg for.
Once this battle was over, they would definitely boast to others.
I received hands-on guidance from the mentor.
As the battle group underwent transformations, the five hundred warriors vaguely had an intuition: they... the chief instructor's attempts were about to succeed. They would witness a miracle! Witness history!
When the 306th attempt at the battle group's ultimate skill began, Ye Luo, Wang Fan, and the other soldiers no longer initiated their blade slashes.
They simply stood still.
An invisible, powerful pressure, like a mountain, descended upon them, emanating from the black figure at the forefront.
This was Black Blade's 'Indestructible Will'!
From the depths of his soul, an extremely brilliant light of will erupted. Under the effect of his talent, the intangible power of will transformed into a tangible force field that enveloped the battle group.
Under the influence and resonance of the Indestructible Will, the beliefs of all members of the battle group gradually unified, and their lights of will ignited.
In everyone's pupils, it was as if they saw flames.
The next moment,
*Hum—*
A pale black domain spread out, blanketing the battle group's formation, and blurry figures of battle souls appeared within it.
The number didn't seem large.
Their power wasn't immense.
However, within them lay a sharp, brilliant will that seemed capable of reversing even time and space.
This will traversed time and space, descending upon the battle group soldiers!
In the past,
It was the collective belief of Blue Star that revived the ancient wills of indomitable warriors like Wang Hei, Wei Jingwu, and Li Ergou, reappearing in this timeline, fighting to bear the collective will of all of Blue Star.
This was the eternal flame of inheritance.
Now,
Blue Star had successors. Immortal battle souls descended, and the battle group soldiers fought bearing this power and belief.
They merged into one, just as they had faced powerful enemies in the past, with great fearlessness and will, forging ahead!
This was further the inheritance of the flame, the immortality of humanity, and perpetual glory!
The blurry figures and the real figures overlapped, the figures from two timelines truly becoming one at this moment, and the entire battle group seemed to come alive.
In Fang You's eyes,
The previous battle group was an 'entity' connected by threads, forcibly pieced together.
But the current battle group was a single, solid entity, seamless, united by the same Indestructible Will.
"Battle!"
The battle group soared.
The five hundred soldiers ascended, and streams of red light converged, unleashing a single strike that encompassed the past, present, and future.
*Boom!*
The sea parted.
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...
Black Blade's legion-style combat method attempt had initially succeeded.
Under his will resonance and soul possession, the entire battle group became a true entity, controllable like an arm, capable of not only unleashing terrifying 'quantity' but also possessing very high-end 'quality.'
It also compensated for the battle group's long charging time, weak mobility, and poor defense.
Previously, the battle group could only be used as a fixed formation, employed against waves of bizarre creatures.
Now, the battle group had become a part of Black Blade's domain.
As for its shortcomings, if they had to be pointed out...
"It still requires preparation."
"It requires assembling the battle group soldiers and a brief period for will resonance and soul possession."
In other words, it might be too late to react to sudden emergencies.
These were minor flaws.
After all, the battle group led by Black Blade, with preparation, was almost equivalent to a mobile aerospace battleship. Furthermore, this legion-style combat method had just been developed and still had significant room for improvement.
The future was promising.
...
...
On Blue Star, 19 days had passed since the construction of the small defensive perimeter.
On this day,
*Rumble—*
Standing on the fortress, bathed in the faint sunlight shining from behind him, Fang You's clothes fluttered.
Facing him was the surging tide of bizarre creatures.
It was overwhelming.
But not many people were afraid, because...
Those who stood at the very front, the powerhouses wearing black and flame-patterned uniforms!
This was the tenth base city globally. The previous ones had held their ground, and so would they!
In fact, this was precisely the case.
With the experience of facing waves of creatures multiple times before, the inheritor warriors were extremely adept. The entire process was without incident, and they even vied to "farm" monsters.
Fang You also casually made a few moves.
Farming, after all.
Such opportunities to encounter hordes of bizarre creatures couldn't be missed.
Unfortunately, he couldn't constantly charge into the tide of bizarre creatures to farm. The efficiency of accumulating mysterious energy was still relatively low, far inferior to Liu Shang, who relied on his plant army, and Master Wang Chui, the giant cannon operator.
He could accumulate a little.
It was just that the process was too easy, so easy it made one want to doze off.
However, Fang You remained vigilant. As a 'World Agent,' major events on Blue Star were difficult to hide from him.
But there were none.
The sword hanging in the sky still hadn't fallen.
However,
"In the Shuize Base City, it seems someone can't wait any longer."