I take life very seriously 86. The Demigod Enters the Formation (1)

As expected, when the magical beast passed by, the terrain brought it suddenly close to the positions of Transformation and Ascension, who had already prepared for this moment. At the instant the beast approached, they launched their attack ahead of time.

In a flash, the beast was caught off guard; its right foreleg was ambushed fiercely. Combined with its own rapid momentum, it lost balance and tumbled across the ground.

All of this had already been foretold within Zhang Yidao’s Bagua formation, so he knew the beast would roll through the Earth position, calculated it would roll exactly six times before stopping. During these six rolls, the beast’s consciousness would be muddled, and the temporal anomaly codes within it would not be able to react, making it the perfect window to attack.

Zhang Yidao had instructed three satellites to prepare in advance. When the beast reached the Earth position, Zhang Mingjing, Catherine, and Jemily would launch their assault together, aiming to finish it off.

Everything unfolded just as Zhang Yidao had predicted. Before the beast even reached the Earth position, its belly had been scorched through by the lasers from the three satellites, and in the instant it arrived, its head was struck simultaneously by a lightsaber, a light hammer, and the Palm of the Buddha, ending its life at once.

…

After this battle, the members of my team felt an unprecedented sense of superiority in the face of monsters and magical beasts.

Even the five-dimensional space cognitive model marveled at the power of the Bagua formation.

Zhang Yidao’s performance this time was especially calm and composed, earning praise from both the five-dimensional space cognitive model and Zhang Mingjing.

But what did the elders of the five-dimensional space make of this battle after seeing it?

…

Seven days passed after the battle, and above the East Sea, a space the size of a football field suddenly warped. The space tore open from within, the phenomenon so strange it defied description.

In that instant, two beams of light shot into the three-dimensional space of Earth.

The beams landed on an uninhabited island, then began to take shape using the molecules present in three-dimensional space.

Little Tyrant had already detected enemy activity and immediately informed Zhang Mingjing, who then gathered everyone to prepare for battle.

Within twenty minutes, the two demigods completed their transformation, taking on human forms about 1.8 meters tall, appearing as twins.

One wore black armor, and his name, translated, was Night; the other wore silver-white armor, and his name, translated, was Day.

Their names were indeed striking in their simplicity!

But that was not the point. The point was their formidable strength—and that they arrived together, meaning our team would have to face both at once, a challenge unlike any before.

Day and Night shot up into the sky and then headed at supersonic speed toward the small city in the south.

…

After the last great battle with the beast, Zhang Yidao’s confidence soared!

He had long awaited the day to test himself against demigods, eager to show off his skills and inspire the younger members of the team.

Yet, with Xiao Nüxia by his side, always watching, he kept himself disciplined and avoided excessive pride.

He quickly entered meditation, using information from Little Tyrant to create a holographic projection in his mind of the dynamic scenes within two hundred kilometers around the demigods, then marked the Bagua positions.

Wherever the demigods flew, the Bagua followed.

Once Zhang Mingjing’s group arrived, they could immediately enter their designated positions.

…

About ten minutes later, Zhang Mingjing’s group encountered the two demigods.

Naturally, the demigods found themselves surrounded at the center of the Bagua formation, and once inside, it was exceedingly difficult to break free.

“They seem to be setting up some kind of formation,” Day, clad in white armor, observed.

“Hmph! Formation or not, I’ve estimated their strength. Not impressive, except for that one.” Night pointed at Zhang Mingjing.

Day continued, “There are three satellites above. Should we take them out first?”

Night nodded, and together they launched beams of light at the Defender, Little Tyrant, and the War God satellites.

Fortunately, the Bagua formation had foreseen all of this, so Zhang Yidao had Zhang Mingjing, Catherine, and Jemily prepare in advance and intercept the incoming beams.

The moment their attack on the satellites was blocked, Day and Night were greatly surprised—the pace was far beyond their expectations.

Jemily then called out to them, “Hey! I know you must be shocked right now, maybe even terrified. I understand it’s not easy to leave your homeland and come to Earth as invaders, so I’ll give you a chance—state your names. That way, if you die here, we might even erect a tombstone for each of you.”

Clearly, Jemily hadn’t grasped the meaning of “No killing the nameless,” so she rambled on without much sense.

Day and Night exchanged a glance, smirked disdainfully, then one flew upward, the other downward—attempting to escape the Bagua formation.

Day landed, while Night hovered a thousand meters above Zhang Mingjing’s group.

They thought they had escaped Zhang Yidao’s Bagua, but they could never have guessed their movements had already been anticipated by the formation. Zhang Yidao remained unperturbed.

The five-dimensional space cognitive model chuckled, “These demigods from another dimension don’t realize the Bagua is not only three-dimensional but multidimensional, connecting to myriad worlds. It’s beyond their comprehension, even their internal temporal anomaly codes cannot decipher it.”

“Can you decipher it?” Zhang Mingjing asked.

“Uh… No comment.”

“Hehehe…”

Day and Night began their attack from above and below upon Zhang Mingjing’s group.

At this moment, Xiao Nüxia beside Zhang Yidao impatiently urged him—everyone else is making moves, why are you still waiting? Are you scared? Out of ideas?

Zhang Yidao replied calmly, “The emperor isn’t worried, but the eunuch is.”

“What? Are you calling me names?”

“Chairman Xiao, don’t interfere with my work at a critical moment. That would be inconsiderate.”

Though Xiao Nüxia was angry, she immediately fell silent.

Meanwhile, Zhang Mingjing’s group activated their energy shields, protecting themselves. They were within the Bagua formation, which naturally gathered energy, making their shields several times more efficient than usual—utterly impregnable. The demigods’ attacks had no effect.

Zhang Yidao watched Day and Night’s assault with disdain. “Hmph! Mere child’s play.”

After a minute of attacks, Zhang Yidao began to adjust the Bagua formation to a forty-five-degree tilt. Zhang Mingjing’s group immediately shifted their positions in response.

…

With the Bagua formation adjusted, Zhang Mingjing’s Earth position now touched the ground.

He was only eight hundred meters from the demigod named Day—by rights, he should attack!

Catherine and Jemily, in the Joy position, were only seven hundred meters from Night, and could launch their own attack!

But they held their fire, as Zhang Yidao had not yet given the order.

Actually, Zhang Yidao had planned this. Before adjusting the formation, he noticed the three satellites in the Departure position were least noticed by the demigods, as their weapons were aimed at Departure, but their bodies weren’t.

He knew that after the adjustment, even though Departure shifted, the satellite guns would continue to track Departure’s movement; Day and Night would never detect this, as it was extremely difficult to notice.

Zhang Yidao adjusted the Bagua because he saw in the divination that if the formation moved this way, when Zhang Mingjing’s group attacked the demigods, Day and Night would unconsciously shift toward Departure. At that moment, they would have no inkling that the satellites’ guns were already locked and ready, even if their internal temporal anomaly codes activated a transfer protocol, it would be a fraction too late, and they would suffer.

Finally, on Zhang Yidao’s command, Zhang Mingjing, Catherine, and Jemily launched their counterattack against Day and Night, unleashing full firepower.

Zhang Mingjing used the Palm of the Buddha on Day, Catherine wielded the lightsaber against Night, Jemily swung the light hammer. There was a temporary stalemate.

Seconds later, Zhang Yidao spotted a defensive gap in Day and Night’s barriers through the Bagua formation and immediately signaled Transformation and Ascension, stationed at the Wind position, to seize the opportunity.

The two guardians received their orders and launched surprise attacks on Day and Night, who, to evade, shifted toward Departure.

Just as they stepped into Departure, lasers fired—less than a thousandth of a second—catching them completely off guard!

The temporal anomaly codes didn’t have time to activate their transfer protocol, and both demigods were hit.

However, they weren’t struck by the lasers, but by Zhang Mingjing’s Palm of the Buddha and Catherine and Jemily’s lightsaber and light hammer. As skilled cultivators, they had a sixth sense and reacted slightly faster than the temporal anomaly codes, instantly raising energy shields to block the incoming lasers.

Though Zhang Yidao was surprised, he was satisfied to have delivered a heavy blow and considered the battle a success.

The demigods, battered, crashed to the ground, and Zhang Yidao maneuvered the Bagua to quickly encircle them again.

Now, their internal temporal anomaly codes finally spoke.

Night’s code said, “They seem able to anticipate our actions.”

Day’s code responded, “Yes! Except for that one, we are higher-dimensional than the other two humans and two animals here. There’s no reason they should be able to foresee us!”

“I think they’re setting up a formation. No matter how they move, their relative positions remain unchanged—a classic formation.” Day said.

“Formation!” Night’s code asked, puzzled. “What’s the point?”

Night explained, “For cultivators, external tools are sometimes needed to access higher-dimensional information. Formations are very advanced tools, so it’s possible they’re gaining higher-dimensional intel through their formation, giving them an edge.”

“This is unbelievable!” both codes exclaimed in unison.

“How do we break this formation?” Night’s code asked.