Although Fang Chen had displayed outstanding strength when he killed Liu Mu previously, he was still able to defeat Liu Mu.
But after all, Liu Mu had used a forbidden secret technique and barely reached the threshold of a Seventh Level Saint.
Moreover.
Fang Chen's victory over Liu Mu could be considered as a result of some tricks.
Many generals believed that if they were to fight head-on, it would be very difficult for the commander to defeat the top Sixth Level Saint Emperors of the other palaces.
After all, they were all experts who had been through countless battles and had fought on the edge of life and death.
Not to mention cultivation techniques, just their combat skills alone were enough to crush warriors of the same level.
"Commander, please reconsider."
The generals tried to dissuade him.
"I have already made up my mind. There is no need to say anymore."
Fang Chen waved his hand and left.
Many generals were left looking at each other.
In the end, they sighed and could only follow the commander's instructions.
The other eight palaces also entered a tense state of preparation for the battle.
Only the Military Palace did not feel nervous at all.
After the twenty spots were confirmed, Fang Chen would be at the commander's residence every day to guide everyone in their cultivation.
The commander's residence.
Nineteen people stood side by side in front of Fang Chen. After a few days of training, the originally listless people were full of confidence.
Moreover, they were incomparably respectful to the commander.
"In this Nine Palaces Grand Competition, the Military Palace is determined to win first place."
Fang Chen looked around at everyone and then said, "So, I hope that all of you will do your best."
He did not wish for anyone to not do their best.
These people were all carefully selected.
Fang Chen's requirement was that they could be of a lower level, but they had to be absolutely loyal to the Military Palace.
Or else.
If someone secretly played tricks in the Nine Palaces Grand Competition and caused the entire army to be wiped out, the loss would be great.
"We will definitely do our best."
A loud voice lingered in Fang Chen's ears.
Fang Chen was very satisfied with this and nodded.
"According to my understanding, the overall combat strength of the twenty people from the other eight palaces is much stronger than that of the Military Palace."
Because of the situation at the front line, there was no one available in the Military Palace.
This also gave the other eight palaces a chance.
However, Fang Chen did not feel that there was anything wrong with this.
"However, to obtain first place in the Nine Palaces Grand Competition, one must not rely on recklessness. Instead, one must rely on brains."
As he spoke, he pointed at his own head.
If he didn't have enough strength, he could only rely on his wits.
Everyone was puzzled and looked at the commander curiously.
"In the time to come, I will teach you a set of Combined Battle Formation. As long as you can master it, even Invincible Saints will not be able to break it."
As soon as he said this, everyone was stunned.
"What?"
"There's actually such a powerful joint attack formation in this world?"
"As expected of the Lord Commander. Truly amazing."
Everyone looked at Fang Chen with admiration.
Fang Chen spent an entire day explaining the usage of the joint attack formation to the nineteen people in detail.
On the second day, they began their initial attempts.
"You, take three steps to the left."
"You, take five steps to the right."
"And you, take a step back."
The nineteen of them lined up in a row with Fang Chen in the middle. He was the center of the formation and constantly directed everyone to move their bodies to fit into the formation.
… …
Carefree Manor.
After days of investigation, they finally found some clues.
On this day, Carefree Manor summoned Yue Heng, the Palace Lord of Moon Palace.
"Greetings, Lord Marquis."
Yue Heng bowed, feeling a little fearful. Why did Lord Marquis summon him?
Could it be that Lord Marquis had found some clues?
He forced himself to be calm and recalled Elder Yun's words. He tried his best to appear calm and collected so that Carefree Manor wouldn't notice anything strange.
"Why did you go to the Devil's Pool on the day Lin Chen came out?"
As expected.
An earth-shattering aura surged toward Yue Heng. Instantly, Yue Heng felt an extremely powerful force pressing down on him.
If he showed any signs of uneasiness, he would be suppressed by Carefree Manor on the spot.
"Marquis, as the Palace Master of the Moon Palace, I am also one of the higher-ups of the Carefree Manor. Naturally, I care about the Military Palace Commander. If anything happens to him, the Military Palace will fall into chaos. It will affect the development of the Carefree Manor."
Yue Heng organized his thoughts and said in a low voice.
"Hmph."
Carefree Manor snorted and looked at Yue Heng with his dark eyes. "You're lying."
Hearing this.
Yue Heng's body trembled slightly, but he quickly calmed down.
"What this subordinate said is absolutely true."
Yue Heng said. "Lord Marquis, did something happen at the Devil's Pool?"
Yue Heng pretended not to know and asked.
Carefree Manor told Yue Heng about Fang Chen's situation.
The latter felt a little regretful. He almost killed Lin Chen. What a pity.
Half an hour later.
Yue Heng walked out of the hall. His back was drenched in sweat.
It couldn't be helped. It wasn't easy for him to survive until now under Carefree Manor's powerful aura.
However.
After Yue Heng left, Carefree Manor sneered and waved his hand. A black figure walked out of the darkness.
"Watch Yue Heng's every move."
Carefree Manor ordered.
"Yes." The black figure instantly blended into the darkness.
…
In a border city in the territory of Carefree Manor.
Today, a mysterious expert had arrived.
This person mainly cultivated the Sword Dao and was proficient in Dark Sword Arts.
Every cultivator with a little bit of fame in this city was challenged by him one by one.
As for him, he crushed all the experts in the city in an undefeated manner.
"Hmph, a bunch of trash."
The black-clothed man held a black longsword and said coldly.
"May I ask why are you doing this?"
The City Lord came and asked coldly.
Whoosh!
What answered him was a cold sword light. However, the City Lord reacted quickly and jumped, dodging the sword light attack.
"Sir, don't you think you're going overboard?"
The City Lord was a little angry. A god of plague came out of nowhere and challenged all the experts in the city. Moreover, he stood there in an undefeated manner.
This made him lose face.
"Within the Unfettered Palace, there was someone who once rejected my master's invitation to take him in as a disciple. The reason I came here is to prove that the decision made by the person who rejected my master was the most idiotic one in his entire life."
The black-clothed martial artist's voice echoed in the sky above the city.
"I will continue to challenge until I defeat that idiot."
When everyone woke up from the shock, the black-clothed martial artist had already disappeared.
"Who is he?"
"He's too strong. He's unprecedentedly strong."
"When did such a powerful Sword Cultivator appear in the Source World?"
Everyone was in a heated discussion.
Only the City Lord was slightly surprised.
Someone who rejected his master?
Could it be …
In his mind, he recalled that Lin Chen, who was ranked first in the overall selection, was the current commander of the Military Palace. He seemed to have rejected Demonic Mountain Venerable's invitation to be his disciple in public.
Thinking of this, he suddenly understood.
Only an expert like Demonic Mountain Venerable could teach such an outstanding disciple.