Reborn as Huo Yuhao, but also in Battle Through the Heavens

Chapter 55 Xiao Family's Guardian Formation

Inside the council hall, clan leader Xiao Zhan was engrossed in a mountain of documents, while several elders sat leisurely to the side, drinking tea and chatting.

"Elder, is this...appropriate?" Taking a break from work, Xiao Zhan looked up, took a breath, and looked at the smiling elders, feeling extremely depressed.

"So you always sneak away, leaving us old bones here to do all the work, is that appropriate?" The First Elder blew on the steam rising from his teacup and said.

"I finally caught you, and you still want to slack off? Hmm! The tea that Yuhao brought back is really fragrant!" The elder took a sip of tea, feeling very pleased.

"I was... cultivating!" Xiao Zhan stubbornly insisted.

"Heh, don't think we don't know!" The Grand Elder narrowed his eyes, a cold smile spreading across his face. "You've gone out for a picnic!"

"Ah, haha!" His lie was exposed on the spot, and Xiao Zhan scratched his head awkwardly, chuckling sheepishly.

"No one can change your mind today. You're not leaving this room until you've finished dealing with these matters."

Just then, Huo Yuhao's voice rang in their hearts.

"Elders, listen! Yuhao is calling us over!" Xiao Zhan seized the opportunity and attempted to escape.

"What is he up to now?" The First Elder frowned slightly. "Since it was Yuhao who summoned us, it must be something important. Let's go and see."

"Okay, then I'll leave these to you..." Xiao Zhan was overjoyed and hurriedly tried to push the work away.

"Hmph, Yuhao also invited a few of us, so naturally we'll go together. You can come back and handle these matters afterward."

"No way!"

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In the training ground, Xiao Yan looked at Xiao Yu, who was kneeling beside him, panting and looking unwilling. As if he had discovered something amusing, he pouted into an "O" shape, jumped up, and crawled to Xiao Yu's side like a frog, a sly smile on his face.

"I've always wanted to see that expression on your face! That jealous look on your face! Oh hahahahaha!"

"Damn little thief!" Xiao Yu gritted his teeth. He suddenly got up, swung his sword and stabbed, trying to pierce Xiao Yan with a hundred or eighty transparent holes.

"Hey, I can't hit it!"

Just as Xiao Yan and Xiao Yu were chasing and playing around, Huo Yuhao's voice rang out in Xiao Yan's spiritual sea. Unlike the simple summons he gave to others, what Xiao Yan heard was: "Little Yan, looks like you've been quite free lately? Still haven't broken through to the nine-star Dou Zhe level? Be careful not to sleep too soundly tonight. Also, I need to use the training ground. Can you organize it so that the clansmen who haven't broken through to Dou Zhe level yet can leave first?"

Upon hearing Huo Yuhao's voice, Xiao Yan stopped in his tracks, quickly snatched the sword from Xiao Yu, and pleaded, "Cousin, cousin, you heard that too, shall we stop?"

"Hmph, you'll get off easy this time!" Xiao Yu's chest heaved as she glared fiercely at Xiao Yan.

"Those who haven't broken through to Dou Zhe level yet, please leave in an orderly fashion! Those who have already broken through, please stand still!" Xiao Yan shouted from the stage, "Everyone, hurry up! If you're slow, who knows what kind of tricks Huo Yuhao will play on you!"

With a sharp crack, Xiao Yan was shoved off the platform by Huo Yuhao, who had rushed over.

Inside the Xiao family's martial arts arena, before long, all the clansmen who had been summoned had arrived.

Huo Yuhao stood on the martial arts stage, his gaze sweeping over the murmuring crowd below, and slowly spoke.

"Please be quiet, everyone. I have gathered you all here today to teach you a new formation I have recently developed, which will be used to protect the Xiao family."

Upon hearing this, a collective gasp and murmur arose from the audience. However, due to Huo Yuhao's past "tyranny"—he had frequently instructed the Xiao family members in cultivating combat techniques, and everyone present, except for some elders, had been beaten by him—and the kindness of having uniformly taught them the Zhou Tian Jue, no one dared to question or mock him.

"What new tricks has Yuhao come up with this time?" Xiao Zhan and the Grand Elder exchanged a glance, both seeing the other's confusion.

With a thought from Huo Yuhao, an inexplicable power spread, and under his influence, everyone stopped their discussions and listened attentively.

"Unlike fixed formations, the core of formations formed by people lies in connecting the fighting spirit of the formation members, thus forming a unified whole that makes it impossible for the enemy to defeat them one by one," Huo Yuhao began to explain.

"To connect with battle qi, one must achieve battle qi resonance. The fluctuations of battle qi are different for each cultivator, so it takes a lot of time to cultivate a cultivator who can form an array."

"What should we do then?" Xiao Yan took on the role of the straight man.

Upon hearing Xiao Yan's question, Huo Yuhao smiled slightly, took out a large number of bracelets from his storage ring, and accurately placed them into the hands of everyone present.

"What is this?" The elder stroked the bracelet, a look of inquiry in his aged eyes.

After everyone received their bracelets, Huo Yuhao explained, "These are spiritual artifact bracelets that I crafted. They have the function of adjusting battle qi fluctuations and assisting in connecting with battle qi."

"Using this bracelet, and since everyone is practicing the Zhou Tian Jue technique, we can save several years of practice and jump directly to the formation step."

Huo Yuhao activated his mental detection sharing, connecting everyone present and marking the position each person should stand in. Seven people stood together to form a small team, and seven small teams formed a group. Even the elders and clan leader Xiao Zhan were no exception, and were assigned to different teams.

At the same time, Huo Yuhao called Xiao Ning, Xiao Yu, and other clansmen he had "trained" many times to the martial arts arena.

"Please stand in the positions I have marked. I will guide you to complete the battle aura connection."

Guided by Huo Yuhao's mental power, the battle qi emanating from the group began to merge. Initially, it was somewhat chaotic, but soon, streams of battle qi, some strong and some weak, were released from the bracelets on their wrists and began to flow and connect along various paths. Faintly, a heavy aura began to rise in the arena, and wisps of mist seemed to gather above the martial arts stage, forming walls of clouds.

A powerful pressure slowly spread out. The crowd below the stage gasped, their eyes filled with shock.

"This formation is for defense. Don't underestimate these seven people just because they're only at the Dou Zhe level. Once they form the formation, enemies at the Dou Shi level won't be able to harm them." Huo Yuhao explained the formation's effects while simultaneously unleashing a burst of cold air. As soon as the cold air entered the formation's range, it was blocked by the cloud wall and gradually dissipated.

"Did everyone understand?"

"Uh, no!"

Hearing what everyone said, Huo Yuhao was not disappointed, but gently encouraged them, "Everyone can try it on their own. I will guide everyone on their questions through mental sharing."

Next, Huo Yuhao patiently explained to each clansman present the key points of connecting battle qi and the secrets of operating the formation.

"Ugh!"

Without Huo Yuhao needing to say more, Xiao Yan grasped the essentials after observing a demonstration. At this moment, he easily connected the fighting spirit of the surrounding clansmen with his bracelet.

Seeing the Xiao family members around him stuck on something so simple, Xiao Yan sighed wearily.

"By the way, why isn't Xun'er here?"