My Simulated Road to Immortality Chapter 2305: 1726: Devouring Mountains and Seas Array

Resembling the gentle strumming of a zither's strings, Li Fan reached out with his fingertips, striving to sense and then modify the governing laws of this realm.

"Harnessing the might to swallow mountains and oceans, craft an immense web. Mold it into a realm of its own, compelling all creatures inside to drain their very essence in a desperate struggle to the bitter end..."

"Whenever a creature perishes inside the web, it gets drawn in automatically."

Li Fan turned his gaze once more toward the fierce combatants locked in mortal combat across the field of war.

It was as though, upon their demise, orbs of light emerged one after another. Every one embodied the essence of a warrior's life—the truths and innovations they had mastered during their existence.

Not every single one, perhaps, but it definitely captured the core of their peak capabilities when pushed to the brink between survival and oblivion.

Amid the towering piles of the slain and the vast crimson tides born from the colossal clash, innumerous glowing orbs of diverse magnitudes ascended, floating toward the vast web suspended across the heavens and earth. The sight was utterly bizarre beyond words.

Li Fan seemed entranced, his fingers dancing back and forth, aiming to redirect the paths of those luminous orbs.

Time after time, his efforts fell short, but he persisted without faltering.

By the time the conflict reached its conclusion, even though Li Fan hadn't achieved a single success, a growing assurance began to flicker in his gaze.

True to form, he claimed no portion for himself.

Instead, he simply returned the rewards from that fatal confrontation to the awakened warriors.

Nevertheless, the remaining awakened warriors offered little in the way of thanks to Li Fan, focusing instead on grasping every chance to heal and bolster their power.

As the native dwellers of this domain, they understood all too well that the fights ahead would only grow fiercer with each round, leading inevitably to their total destruction.

Still, the primal drive to endure wouldn't let them surrender.

No matter how faint the chance of victory, they pressed on with the battle!

"This drive is something the Web imparts to them. It stems not from my control. But it certainly simplifies matters for me."

The awakened warriors had barely caught their breath when the subsequent assault of foes descended upon them.

"Hold the formation!"

Li Fan's spiritual awareness spread out like waves.

Within the minds of the awakened warriors, an enigmatic formation method materialized in an instant.

Even though it was tough to grasp fully, that didn't stop them from taking their positions in the array as required.

Positioned as the core of the formation, Li Fan linked all the awakened warriors into a unified force.

Murderous aura solidified, manifesting as a crimson mist that surged upward, enveloping the entire vault of the sky.

Li Fan had devised this powerful formation drawing from the unifying property of the Xuanji Ring.

Beneath the array's empowering influence, the awakened warriors linked their perceptions, functioning as a single being.

While it offered no boost to their cultivation levels, it subtly fused the myriad of lethal fighters into a cohesive unit.

They no longer feared strikes from the rear, as aid from allies would invariably come at the perfect instant.

From scattered solo skirmishes, they seamlessly formed various coordinated teams, adeptly surrounding and wiping out the adversaries.

The dynamics of the battlefield shifted in a flash.

What had been a balanced standoff became a ruthless massacre on one side.

Li Fan had foreseen this turn of events well in advance, keeping his focus steadily on the celestial canopy of this world.

"Gratitude to you, master, for granting us this law!"

Following their triumph, the awakened warriors chorused their thanks, drawing a brief glance from him.

"The fallen remnants littering the field can be consumed."

Li Fan gestured toward the gore-drenched expanse and stated calmly.

The awakened warriors were momentarily stunned.

Yet, forged as advanced entities for relentless warfare, they held no qualms about such acts.

At Li Fan's directive, they set to devouring without delay.

Soon enough, they had cleared away all the battlefield's refuse.

The debris from the conflict merely quelled their hunger a bit and offered scant real benefit.

This held true for the majority of the awakened warriors.

A handful stood apart, however.

"You three."

"Approach me."

Li Fan summoned them, and a few shapes darted over swiftly to line up in front of him.

They dropped to their knees in reverence.

Though Li Fan's exterior cultivation stayed at the mortal stage, the subtle pressure he emitted without thought instilled in them a deep-seated dread and obedience.

They refrained from any bold moves whatsoever.

"Ah, I see now."

After a prolonged examination, Li Fan murmured this abruptly, though what revelation he had glimpsed remained a mystery.

Shortly after, one of the prostrated forms burst apart without warning, erupting into chunks of gore.

"Devour it."

Li Fan ordered the others.

Though their forms quivered faintly, they wasted no time, gulping down the fragments voraciously.

On this occasion, as the meat and blood flowed into them, Li Fan's fingertips glided leisurely through empty space.

As though caressing something, or perhaps tuning an unseen melody.

With the gore integrating into their forms, the kneeling figures each gained varying levels of enhancement.

At the same time, the following batch of invaders had already closed in.

"Slaughter them."

With no further elaboration, Li Fan issued the command, and the advanced entities collided once more with the savage spawns from the web.

This round, Li Fan found no easy edge like before; the fresh arrivals had evidently adapted to counter the array's synchronizing power.

Their prowess markedly outstripped that of the prior enemy group.

That said, thanks to the awakened warriors' prior ingestion of flesh, this edge wasn't fully accounted for in the present clash.

It granted Li Fan's forces a modest upper hand regardless.

And furthermore...

Amid the frenzy of combat, Li Fan's mind echoed with ceaseless inspirations.

The awakened warriors were astonished to discover that, with each foe's defeat, a peculiar, elusive force became accessible for them to seize and integrate.

For some, it amplified their life force and cultivation; for others, it held transient flashes of enlightenment on divine arts, Daoist methods, and recollections!

The awakened warriors, once clueless but now illuminated by Li Fan, possessed innate talent for divine arts and combat prowess.

Even absent direct instruction from Li Fan, numerous among them grasped the absorbed recollections on the spot.