As he followed the Tainted Blood Ridge towards Noscent's territory, he soon saw the center of the battlefield. More than half of the sea of flames had already dissipated, and its width had shrunk by over 90%. Some places were already broken, and Noscent's allied forces were fighting the Undead in those places.
But compared to before, the scale of the battle was at most a small-scale skirmish. A large number of the Undead were charging along the broken parts of the sea of flames, but they were firmly blocked. There were even more Undead that were too close to the sea of flames and couldn't bear the high temperature, so their bodies were burnt to ashes.
After finding a place with vigorous flames, Lin Yun once again transformed into a Human and used Fire Elemental Incarnation to rush towards the humans.
This several-kilometer-wide passage was called the Tainted Blood Ridge by the Undead, while it was called the Mesopotamian Plain by the humans. The two spaces overlapped and were about to thoroughly fuse together.
Just as he passed through the sea of flames, he felt a gentle holy light sprinkling down from the sky. This gentle holy light didn't have any harm to humans, but to the Undead, it was even more frightening than the flames in the sea of flames. No Undead could sneak under this kind of holy light.
Among the Undead, there were many that could turn invisible, but they couldn't do so here.
Lin Yun raised his head and saw small sun-like crystal balls floating in the sky. Every few dozen kilometers, there would be a crystal ball emitting a gentle holy light. These crystal balls were like a barrier blocking this place.
On this side of the sea of flames, forts were being built a few dozen kilometers away, and they were all built according to the requirements of the Hexagram Array. These forts were not only the bridgehead to resist the Undead, but they were also the key nodes of the Hexagram Array.
Not far away, forts were being rapidly built. A large number of spells and puppets were being added to the construction, making the construction speed reach an unimaginable level. A fort would only take a week to build, and if only the main body of the fort was considered, it would take three days.
Lin Yun flew less than ten kilometers when the holy light sprinkling down from the sky suddenly became more intense. Lin Yun faintly felt a trace of threat, as if he had been locked onto by something. With a glance, he discovered that a dozen mana crystal cannons had already locked onto him from the fort, and they were already fully charged.
In the sky, a group of Sky Knights riding Griffins flew over. Among them were three Heaven Sword Saints and seven Heaven Mages. Moreover, these Heaven Rank powerhouses didn't seem to have the aura of an academic. Every one of them was emitting a dense aura of slaughter, as if they were veterans of a hundred battles. When they flew over, they had already formed a semi-encirclement and were ready for battle.
Lin Yun calmly floated in the sky, observing this team. Among those few mages, there were some who looked rather familiar. These were the mages of the Starry Sky College. At first, the mages of the Starry Sky College were scholars infatuated with the true essence of magic, but now, they had become battle-hardened powerhouses.
War was indeed the best place to temper powerhouses.
After the group of patrolling powerhouses flew over, the people inside recognized Lin Yun with a glance. But the mage leading the team still cautiously took out a piece of metal paper and pointed it at Lin Yun. Patterns appeared on the metal paper before transforming into a disc-shaped mark. Then, Lin Yun's appearance and aura appeared. That way, they could confirm that the person who came was Lin Yun.
"Sir Merlin, you've worked hard. Welcome back. Sir Agalon already told you to immediately look for him after returning."
The patrolling team respectfully saluted Lin Yun before slowly flying away. Whether it was a Sword Saint or a mage, they all looked at Lin Yun with respect.
The matter of Lin Yun entering the Undead Plane alone, destroying the Undead's plot and rescuing the five trapped Saint Alchemists had already spread. These five were the most important people here. If they wanted to thoroughly cut off the seal, they would have to rely on the power of these six Saint Alchemists.
Moreover, Agalon and Alonzo were also the strongest powerhouses here. Losing two of them at once was equivalent to losing half of the strongest powerhouses. There was also the Starry Sky College's three deans. Not only were they powerful, but the construction of the fort also needed the guidance of the three deans.
The location of the fort and how to build it all had strict requirements. Apart from the six Saint Alchemists, no one could guarantee that there wouldn't be any mistakes.
As Lin Yun flew back, the patrolling teams he met on the way all saluted from a distance and respectfully watched as Lin Yun flew away before continuing their patrol.
Floating in the sky, Zhang Tie looked down at the ground. In a short period of time, the strongholds had covered thousands of kilometers of land. At a glance, Zhang Tie found that when these strongholds were grouped together, they could form the shape of a half hexagram. These strongholds were all nodes of the hexagram array.
Most of the fortresses only had the main body and were designed for war. Apart from being the nodes of the hexagram array, this was the only use they had.
Lin Yun was led by a patrol team to one of the forts. Although this wasn't the frontline fort, it could still be considered the frontline. Apart from resting rooms, there was only a simple tavern and some alchemy laboratories.
These simple alchemy laboratories were actually all kinds of potion production bases. They were used to repair Sword Saint weapons and mages' Magic Tools. Everything was for the sake of war.
He entered the largest and most complete alchemy laboratory. Just as he entered, he heard Agalon and Alonzo quarreling.
"Agalon, do you want to set yourself against me? The Hexagram Array has to include this passage, so what if we open the other half first? At least we have a guarantee … "
"Alonzo, is there something wrong with your brain? If we open half of the Hexagram Array first, the other half will become a fixed point. There's no way to adjust it. Do you think we can easily build those forts on the other side? "
"Wait until we get rid of those damned Undeads and build wherever we want …"
"Idiot, the opening condition of the Hexagram Array is that this place has to be able to withstand the complete Law Power. When the time comes, no one can guarantee what will happen. Those Level 49 Undeads will appear in the passage, and no one can guarantee what will happen …"
Hearing the two quarreling, Lin Yun wisely stood outside and didn't go in. He let these two old geezers slowly quarrel. The two of them were a few millennia old and could quarrel over anything. One of them said it was right, while the other said it was wrong.
With the strength and wisdom of these two old geezers, they could find the perfect explanation for everything, let alone other things.
Lin Yun waited outside. After Agalon and Alonzo quarreled for a bit, they suddenly stopped.
Lin Yun's expression changed. He wanted to turn around to escape, but he discovered that a hand had instantly appeared on his shoulder.
"Merlin, you finally came back. Hurry up and tell you what's going on outside. What will happen if we wait until all the fort nodes are built before activating the Hexagram Array? We definitely won't be able to activate the Hexagram Array."
Lin Yun had a bitter expression as he was pulled into the alchemy laboratory.
'These two old geezers …'
Alonzo had become a conservative, while Agalon had become a radical.
They would do anything in order to suppress the other side. Alonzo, who didn't like to take the usual path, suggested to do it bit by bit. That would be safer, while Agalon, who wasn't radical, wanted to take a risk and wait until he completely occupied the passage before activating the Hexagram Array.
Lin Yun had a headache, but he was dragged in by Alonzo and involved in the battle between these two old geezers.
"Merlin, what do you think? The current situation is so complicated, shouldn't we first activate half of the Hexagram Array to protect the territory we occupied before attacking the other territories? That way, we can guarantee victory. Even if the situation is bad, we can still resist and prevent the Undead from crossing this passage …"
"Merlin, you are already a Saint Alchemist, and you are most proficient in the field of arrays. This kind of large-scale Hexagram Array … In order to guarantee the effect of the array, shouldn't we wait until the Hexagram Array is completely set up before activating it in one go? That way, we can achieve the greatest effect. If we activate the second half of the Hexagram Array now, wouldn't we be blocking our path of retreat?"
The two old geezers, who were a few millennia old, each pulled on one of Lin Yun's arms, letting Lin Yun choose. Lin Yun bitterly smiled. What should he say? He couldn't say anything. If he agreed with one, he would offend the other. These two old geezers would listen to other people's opinions on other matters, but they wouldn't take a step back when it came to arguing.
"Teacher, Uncle-Master, can you let me go first? If this goes on, I will be torn apart by the two of you …"
Agalon and Alonzo seemed to have realized that something was wrong. They quickly let go of their hands with awkward expressions. When they were fighting, they had involuntarily used a bit of their mana. If it was someone else, they would have been torn in half by these two guys without enough strength.
Even if they let go of Lin Yun, the two old geezers were still staring at Lin Yun, wanting to see which one Lin Yun would choose. Lin Yun knew that if he didn't come up with a plan today, he wouldn't be able to leave this place easily.
"Teacher thinks that ensuring the power of the Hexagram Array is the highest priority. That way, we can guarantee that the Hexagram Array will achieve the desired effect, right?"
Agalon nodded, then glanced at Alonzo with a proud look.
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