He did not know why, but Ji Dong's words caused Lang Tianyi's wavering confidence to instantly soar. Ji Dong's mystical spiritual force had filled Lang Tianyi's heart with awe. He was very clear that even his father and uncle, whom he respected the most, did not have such a powerful spiritual force. One must know that his father, Lang Xie, had already cultivated to the 89th level, and was just a step away from the 90th level. He was just a step away from becoming the next Supreme-Being.
"We'll follow your arrangements, young master." Lang Tianyi said respectfully. Perhaps Ji Dong wasn't very good at commanding troops, but his aura of breaking through from the center had deeply influenced Lang Tianyi. Furthermore, he had the mystical spiritual power to assist him.
After resting for less than an hour, Lang Tianyi gave the order to assemble. The heavy cavalry transformed into heavy infantry, each of them wielding a heavy sword that was 1.8 meters long and half a foot wide.
Lang Tianyi ordered three hundred heavy infantry to be in charge of opening a path at the front, while he, Ji Dong, and the students of the Sun Moon Academy followed closely behind. The army was at the back as they approached the mountain.
Using heavy swords that were almost two meters long to open a path was simply too domineering. Not to mention brambles, even trees that weren't too thick were cut down with a single sweep. Although they were wearing heavy armor, the speed at which these elites of the central empires advanced wasn't slow at all.
After climbing over the first mountain, the terrain gradually became steeper. The first mountain peak happened to be connected halfway up the second mountain peak, and if one wanted to enter the interior of this mountain and reach the bandit camp, they would have to climb over this second mountain.
"Stop." Lang Tianyi ordered the army to stop advancing, and looked towards the opposite mountain peak. He couldn't help but sigh inwardly. These bandits were indeed extraordinary. If one only looked at them from their current position, they wouldn't be able to see anything strange about the mountain peak in front of them. However, when Ji Dong had helped him with his spiritual power detection, he had clearly seen that there were large amounts of rolling rocks and logs on this mountain peak. There were at least five hundred bandits camped on this mountain peak, and they were hidden in the forest on the mountain peak. It was completely conceivable that if the army attacked just like that, they would suffer heavy losses if they were ambushed.
The army stopped advancing. Before Lang Tianyi could say anything, Ji Dong had already said indifferently, "Leave the attack to me. Everything else is up to you. Sun Moon Academy, the rotation of the five elements."
Following Ji Dong's command, the other thirty students, apart from Chen Sixuan, quickly raised their left hands. Under Ji Dong's guidance, no matter when, they would stand in the most suitable position with their companions. As long as they worked together, they would immediately be able to complete the cycle of the five elements in the shortest amount of time. In order to achieve absolute tacit understanding, Ji Dong had ordered them to eat and live together. They even had to go to the toilet together, cultivate together, and work hard together. Generally speaking, tacit understanding needed time to develop, and this was what Ji Dong had nurtured in them.
Lang Tianyi, as a Six Crowned Mage, could naturally see the strength of these students. Apart from Chen Sixuan, who was wearing a veil, he could tell from the mana fluctuations of these students that they were ordinary Two or Three Crowned Mages. Thus, he didn't pay much attention to them. He had always thought that the attack Ji Dong spoke of was just him making a move himself.
But when these thirty students completed the six cycles in an instant, Lang Tianyi's expression changed. He could clearly feel a copious amount of mana condensing in an instant. There were clearly thirty people, but at this moment, it felt like there were six complete bodies. Six complete bodies with no single attribute. The six cycles presented a faint rainbow light, which was the color of the ten different mana rotating and changing. The mana kept rising as it revolved, as if with every cycle, the mana between them would increase a bit. This feeling was very unfamiliar to Lang Tianyi. It was definitely not the ordinary suppression of the five elements.
"Follow me." Ji Dong shouted and took a step forward, already walking out. Chen Sixuan followed closely behind Ji Dong, and the thirty students formed the six formations as they rapidly approached the mountain peak in front of them. At this moment, Ji Dong's eyes turned silver again. Apart from Chen Sixuan, every student felt their spirits rise. The feeling they desired the most returned to their bodies. Their thoughts spread without limit, and everything in front of them became incomparably clear. The figures of a large number of enemies had already appeared in their thoughts halfway up the mountain peak in front of them. Every enemy's position and precise distance appeared in their minds, and they didn't need to calculate anything at all to accurately grasp it.
The strongest aspect of Ji Dong's Spiritual Detection didn't lie in the strength of his spiritual power, but in its linkage. He could combine his spiritual power with others and share the results of his own detection and analysis. This was the most frightening aspect of Ji Dong's Spiritual Detection, especially when a large number of Magic Masters were engaged in a group battle. With his detection ability, his team's strength would undoubtedly increase exponentially, and their survivability would reach a shocking level.
The bandits on the mountain didn't have much of a reaction towards Ji Dong's small group of over thirty advancing. Their target was the three thousand heavy infantry soldiers. From their point of view, Ji Dong's group was at most a small scouting team, and they didn't even have armor. So what if they allowed them to ascend? They would wait until they got close to the mountain peak, and then quickly finish them off. This would also make it easier for them to lure the enemy deeper in. Because of this, the rolling logs and stones weren't used to deal with Ji Dong's group.
However, what surprised the bandits was that this small group of over thirty people didn't continue to ascend the mountain. Instead, they stopped about three hundred meters away from the mountainside.
"Six-petal Plum Blossom, the rotation of the five elements, the combination of Yin and Yang, the six as one, and the harmony of the sun and moon." Ji Dong didn't move, but his voice was clearly transmitted into every student's mind through their souls. In the next moment, a bright red target appeared in every student's spiritual world. This target was every point on the mountain peak. Under the guidance of Ji Dong's spiritual power, he helped them to lock onto their targets. With such powerful support, they could completely focus on gathering their Mana, and didn't need to be distracted at all.
Dense Mana flowed through the bodies of the thirty students. The most tyrannical part of this cycle was that with every cycle, the Mana would increase by a bit until their bodies couldn't bear it anymore. It was under this impact that the level of their Mana had greatly increased in the past three months.
The fifteen Yang Corona and fifteen Yin Corona rose at almost the same time, and dense Mana waves were released without reservation. The six Mana waves released by the Two or Three Crowns of Mana were actually so large. The most peculiar thing was that the process of releasing Mana was exactly the same, and even the speed of circulation was the same. This wasn't the result of the students' own cultivation, but was achieved perfectly under the unified control of Ji Dong's spiritual power.
When the Sun Moon Academy students stopped, the mountain bandits on the mountain had already started to have doubts. What were they going to do? When the mountain bandits saw the dense Mana light up, they realized that there was a problem. There were Magicians among the mountain bandits, and they could vaguely see that the thirty or so people weren't very old from a distance of a few hundred meters. They didn't think much of it before, but when they felt the strong Mana waves, they immediately cried out in alarm. Only then did they realize that their ambush had been discovered. The leader gave an order, and a large amount of rolling wood and thunder stones immediately fell from the sky, crashing down the mountain with a loud rumble.
On the side of the heavy cavalry, when these elite heavy cavalrymen saw the Deputy Commander bowing to Ji Dong, they couldn't understand how powerful this group of young people could be. Their Deputy Commander was known as the leader of the younger generation of the Diamond Corps, and the future successor of the Diamond Corps Commander. The soldiers who had personally witnessed Ji Dong's strength admired him greatly. Thus, they were naturally filled with curiosity about Ji Dong's identity. It was only because of the strict military rules that no one dared to discuss it.
When the marching army suddenly stopped, and the young people they met on the way all walked out, they were confused. It wasn't until the Mana light appeared that they realized to their surprise that these young people were Magicians. Now that they saw the rolling wood and thunder stones falling from the sky, they realized how dangerous it was.
Although they were elite and relatively strong, they were wearing heavy armor, so they couldn't advance very quickly. Once they climbed halfway up the mountain and encountered an ambush of this degree, they would definitely suffer a great blow. At this moment, they were at the top of the first mountain, which formed an angle with the opposite mountain. The rolling wood and thunder stones couldn't cause any harm to them at all. However, what shocked them even more was yet to come.
Facing the large number of rolling wood and thunder stones falling from the sky, Ji Dong didn't have the slightest intention of ordering his students to retreat. At this moment, the six battle formations of the Five Elements had completed their rotation.
"Gold." This clear word appeared in every student's mind. Instantly, the six battle formations rotated and moved at the same time. With just a slight rotation, the Gold element Magicians were already in front of them. They raised their left hands at the same time and pointed in the same direction. In the next moment, intense white and gold light shot into the sky.
The six rays of light turned into six huge balls of light that broke through the sky. Almost in the next moment, the six balls of light merged perfectly into one. The reason why it was a ball of light and not a light pillar was because of the distance. Although the Mana light pillar could be sustained, it couldn't reach far. However, the balls of light didn't have this problem at all.
The six balls of light instantly merged in the sky, turning into an even larger and dazzling white golden ball of light. It flew straight up the mountain, and everywhere it passed, the rolling wood and thunder stones were all shattered. They couldn't stop it at all. Soon, the white golden ball of light was already heading towards the middle of the mountain.
Seeing this scene, Lang Tianyi couldn't help but shiver. A layer of cold sweat had already appeared on his back. His gaze was even a little sluggish. Based on his judgment, this scene shouldn't have happened at all. Those were just a group of ordinary Two or Three Crowned Magicians. How could they do this!
Boom …
An earth-shattering sound reverberated through the mountains. The middle of the mountain seemed to have been bombed. Soil and stones flew in all directions, and countless screams rang out as more rolling wood and thunder stones fell. From a distance, it could be clearly seen that there was actually a large crater with a diameter of ten meters in the middle of the mountain.
This direct bombardment wasn't even the most lethal. The most lethal part was the rocks that exploded after the mountain was hit. The rocks scattered in all directions, and a large number of screams could be heard. The bandits who were directly hit didn't even have the right to cry out.
"Earth Defense." Ji Dong's calm voice rang out again. Three rays of yellow and three rays of grey condensed into a thick earth-yellow light barrier, completely enveloping all 32 of them. This time, there was no need for any spiritual guidance from Ji Dong.
The broken mountain rocks and the scattered rolling wood and thunder stones that fell from the sky were either bounced off when they encountered the light shield, or they slid past it. However, the light shield didn't even have the slightest splash, not to mention causing any damage.
Through continuous practice, Ji Dong had already discovered that his Five Elements Mutual Generation and Circulation Formation had many other mysteries. One of them was that it was best for defense, not offense. Under the effect of the mutual generation and circulation, the students' mana would only stop when their bodies couldn't bear it. When they were defending, their mana would be constantly consumed, and the mutual generation and circulation could continue. In this way, their defense could reach an extremely strong effect, and the consumption of their own mana wasn't too great. Unless the enemy's attack could exceed the limit of the defense and break it in one fell swoop, it would take a lot of time to completely exhaust the students' mana.
With a gulp, an unknown heavy knight swallowed a mouthful of saliva. The gazes of these 3,000 elites had already become completely sluggish. They had seen tyrannical people before, but they had never seen such tyrannical people. They had directly blasted the mountain, and they had succeeded in one fell swoop. The enemy's ambush had been completely broken in such a short period of time. Putting aside how strong they were, just this direct and effective method had already conquered the heavy knights.
After a full 15 minutes, the rolling stones, rolling wood, and dust on the mountain gradually stopped, but the screams on the mountaintop didn't reduce at all.
"Move freely. If you encounter any enemies, kill them without mercy, regardless of whether they are injured or not!" Ji Dong's cold voice caused the students of Sun Moon Hall to shiver. They were definitely not any less shocked than the enemy and the heavy-armored knights. They had never thought that one day, their strength would actually reach such a level. That was a distance of 300 meters! An attack from 300 meters away could produce such a terrifying effect. Was this really something they could do?!
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