Chapter 3608

The rules of the Hongmeng World are powerful, which is why the power of this grand formation has increased; it has actually integrated the formation into the rules.

Using rules to set up formations is a good approach; I have been honing my formation techniques within the Chessboard of All Living Beings.

I can borrow this idea. Lin Moyu observed the trajectory of the rule-based formations, his true self currently honing his formation techniques within the Chessboard of All Living Beings.

He immediately made slight changes to his runes. Previously, he had only used world rules as the foundation for his formations.

He hadn't fully integrated the formations into the world rules, but now he could make a change to utilize the rules better.

As the runes merged into the rules of the Chessboard of All Living Beings, formation after formation took shape instantly, becoming one with the rules.

Formations originate from runes, merge into rules, and finally transcend the rules to become formations above the world.

Lin Moyu's path of formations is just like this: starting from the minuscule and reaching the strongest.

Even with extraordinary talent, he constantly strives for progress, believing that "stones from other hills may serve to polish the jade of this one," and acts with determination.

The formations he saw in the Hongmeng World this time, while not as good as his own, still had their merits.

Lin Moyu would not be polite; he accepted them readily, as his path of formations had been stuck for many years without a breakthrough.

Now, there was a slight advancement; three runes began to merge with each other, eventually becoming two.

These two runes—one virtual, one real, one yin, one yang—had a close relationship, relying on and coexisting with each other, but when looked at a second time…

…one would feel they were opposing each other, with intense conflict.

It seemed as if they would shatter upon collision. The two runes looked very simple, like the principle that the Great Dao is simplicity itself.

But looking again, they felt incredibly profound, containing indescribable truths. If one could comprehend even a little…

…one could glimpse the Great Dao. As the master of these two runes, Lin Moyu understood them best.

These two runes truly exhausted the supreme truths of the path of formations; one could even use this path to understand other Great Daos, capable of taking any other rune…

…and understanding it to eighty percent, which would mean the path of formations could be considered mastered.

At the level below the world, various formations would be easily accessible; the former Great Venerable Tianzai…

…was at about this level. If one could understand both runes to eighty percent, the level of the path of formations would reach above the world.

Transcending the world. And like Lin Moyu, who had fully mastered the mysteries of both runes…

…his level in the path of formations had long since surpassed the world. As for what specific stage he had reached, even Lin Moyu himself was unclear.

Now, he was only one step away from the perfection of the path of formations. If he could fuse these two runes together into one…

…that would be the ultimate end of the path of formations. But this step was extremely difficult; Lin Moyu had a feeling.

Even if he exhausted all his strength, it would be impossible. This premonition was very strong, and Lin Moyu knew the time was not yet ripe.

He couldn't rush it. He stopped honing his path of formations and began to comprehend the rules within the Chessboard of All Living Beings.

To comprehend the rules in the Chessboard of All Living Beings, one must play chess, enter the chessboard, and seek the Dao.

Then fight one's way out of the chessboard. Previously, Lin Moyu had been honing his path of formations and had consistently lost again and again.

He hadn't cared about winning or losing at all, simply using the Chessboard of All Living Beings as a tool. This time…

…he formally entered the chessboard, beginning to train and raise his troops. The path of formations he had comprehended previously played a great role at this moment.

The opening went smoothly, but when the game entered the mid-game, the power of his formations was greatly reduced.

Suppressed by the rules, Lin Moyu, the commander, found it hard to exert his power.

He could only rely on the chess pieces under his command to fight; he only had the power of command.

His own power could no longer penetrate into it. The chessboard was vast, and the various forces were intricate and complex.

Lin Moyu was surprised to discover that countless forces within it were actually forming alliances.

Going from weak to strong, his own team became precarious, and in the end…

…just as the game was about to reach the final stage, he was eliminated. It was indeed difficult.

"I must comply with the rules, but also resist them. If my troops want to become stronger…"

…they need resources. Especially after the mid-game, I need to form alliances with others; otherwise, with my own strength alone…

…I will inevitably be unable to resist others. But the practice of forming alliances with others does not align with my Dao Heart.

Might makes right. Gathering forces is never an ironclad solution, but if I do this…

…how can I win? If I don't win, I can't comprehend the rules within. Resources, strength—only with resources is there strength.

If there are no resources, how can I improve my strength? In the early stage, I can handle it with the path of formations, so I should occupy as much territory as possible.

To gain a firm foothold in the early stage. Another game began, and Lin Moyu changed his approach.

In the early stage, he used the path of formations to slaughter and occupy a large territory, but when it came to the mid-game…

…and he couldn't participate, his troops faced a major rout, because…

…he had used too much force in the early stage, and the remaining forces sensed the threat and quickly formed an alliance.

They campaigned against him together, eliminating Lin Moyu first. Facing the siege of multiple forces…

…no matter how strong Lin Moyu's command was, there was no way. He tried several more times, and the result was always the same.

To win this Chessboard of All Living Beings, there are only two paths: one is to form alliances.

Winning through strategy; the other is to become stronger the more one fights, crushing them with strength.

"Forming alliances goes against my Dao Heart. If I choose this path…"

…my Dao Heart will likely be damaged. This path is not for me. The other path, crushing them with strength…

…is the one that suits me. But how to crush them with strength? Within the Chessboard of All Living Beings…

…the initial troops of all forces are fixed. Even with more resources, there isn't enough time to develop.

Even if one can win a slight advantage in the early stage, it is only a slight advantage. By the mid-game, the advantage is no longer obvious.

Unless I can eliminate all forces in the early stage, not letting the game enter the mid-game.

But this Chessboard of All Living Beings is too large; this method won't work, unless…

Lin Moyu's heart stirred. He thought of a method; perhaps this method was feasible.

In the early stage of the Chessboard of All Living Beings, he could give up his own intervention. He had always been using the path of formations, which had become fixed thinking.

In fact, there was another technique he could use. He needed troops, so he would use the Undead Spirit Soldiers.

He would treat the Undead Spirit Soldiers as his own troops. Trillions of Undead Spirit Soldiers, joining from the very beginning.

Coordinating with his path of formations, he would slaughter in all directions. Thinking of it, he acted and restarted the game.

Trillions of Undead Spirit Soldiers charged in, killing in all directions within the chessboard. Lin Moyu had never tried this before.

Summoning trillions of Undead Spirit Soldiers simultaneously; this was the first time.

The vast army charged out, the momentum so strong…

…that the entire chessboard trembled. The troops of various forces were routed by the Undead Spirit Soldiers, unable to organize any effective resistance at all.

Chapter 4802: Lin Moyu's Guess

"It's feasible." Lin Moyu felt a joy in his heart; he saw the hope of victory.

In the Hongmeng World, after seeing the formation clearly, the soul particle continued to move along the rules. Soon, he saw several other formations.

Each formation was composed of three experts who had surpassed Great Venerable, utilizing the roots of the Hongmeng Spirit Tree to prop up sky-high pillars, supporting the world.

There were nine such formations in total, involving twenty-seven experts who had surpassed Great Venerable; they formed formations in groups of three.

Among themselves, they composed a massive formation covering most of the world. At the center of the formation, he finally saw the world core.

It was indeed different. The soul particle merged into the rules, and no one discovered its existence.

By this means, Lin Moyu saw the core of the Hongmeng World clearly. The pagoda remained, but it was no longer nine stories.

It had as many as nineteen stories, and beside the pagoda, there was an additional palace.

The palace was magnificent and resplendent, emitting an astonishing aura. The palace and the pagoda were connected as one.

Forming the core of this Hongmeng World. Lin Moyu observed the pagoda and faintly saw that something was wrong.

This pagoda should originally have been more than nineteen stories; it had collapsed. It wasn't just the pagoda.

The palace was the same; originally, this palace should have been larger, but it had also collapsed before.

The traces were still there. Other things could deceive, but the imprints of time and space could not.

As the world core, the pagoda had as many stories as the number of wheels of the world, corresponding one-to-one.

After surpassing nine wheels, the pagoda would also exceed nine stories, and at the same time, a palace would appear. But no matter how the world core changed…

…it always displayed the strength of the world. After breaking through to the Hongmeng World, the strengthening of the world would no longer be limited.

The more stories the pagoda had, and the larger the scale of the palace, the stronger the world.

Once, this world should have been stronger, but because of the Great Tribulation, it suffered damage, and both the pagoda and the palace collapsed.

Lin Moyu saw this scene through the rules. There were countless secrets in the world.

These secrets were all hidden within the rules, recorded and left in time and space.

As long as one could comprehend the supreme truths within, one could see a large number of secrets through the rules.

Exactly. For a Supreme Expert, there were rarely any secrets in the world.

Although Lin Moyu was not a Supreme Expert of the Hongmeng World, he could see through the rules.

Glimpsing the secrets within, and then analyzing various situations from the information obtained.

To obtain the final answer. Supreme Experts were all smart, but there were differences in strength even among the smart ones.

Like Lin Moyu, even in other worlds, he could see through various situations at a glance.

Within the rules, he glimpsed the greatest secret of this Hongmeng World: this world was once very strong.

The world core representing its strength, that pagoda should have once had thirty-nine stories, and the palace was even more magnificent and grand than it was now.

But because of the impact of the Great Tribulation, the pagoda had collapsed from thirty-nine stories to the current nineteen, collapsing by more than half.

The palace was the same, its scale significantly reduced, and this collapse was still continuing.

If it continued, the Hongmeng World would fall into collapse. The grand formation that spread across the world…

…those sky-high pillars, were originally intended to replace the world core and prop up this world.

But even doing so, it was only slowing down the speed of the world's collapse; one must advance or retreat.

If this world could not advance further, it would collapse sooner or later. From this, it could be seen…

…the opponent's purpose was already clear. He didn't just want to refine the Yushen World, but because the Yushen World…

…had the qualifications to ascend to a Hongmeng World, so he wanted to obtain the Yushen World. After obtaining the Yushen World…

…he would then promote the Yushen World to a Hongmeng World, and then perform a replacement.

Lin Moyu saw that this Hongmeng World had already damaged its roots. If it wanted to fully recover or even ascend…

…it would be extremely difficult, almost impossible to achieve. Then it would be better to change to another world.

Find another Hongmeng World, or a Nine-Wheel World qualified to ascend like the Yushen World, and pack up and take everything with him.

Take it to a new world, and he could even use this Hongmeng World to cultivate a new world.

He had finally analyzed the opponent's purpose. From this, it could also be explained why the opponent would…

…let him grow. After all, in the Yushen World, after passing the first life-and-death tribulation of the world…

…before the world's strength was determined, he could not stop him from growing. Now that the Great Tribulation of the Yushen World had passed…

…a Nine-Wheel World, and the foundation was solid and deep, qualified to ascend to a Hongmeng World.

The fruit was ripe, and the opponent wanted to come and pick it. It must be so.

The Chaos Ancient Wilderness must have been created by him. He probably originally wanted to create a Nine-Wheel World so that he could promote it.

But he failed, only creating a Four-Wheel World, and at the same time, he saw my appearance.

This puzzle was finally completely solved. Without seeing the main culprit, just by observation…

…Lin Moyu had already obtained the accurate answer. Many things did not need the other party to say; one just had to see for oneself.