The moment these words left his mouth, an extremely absurd feeling arose in the hearts of everyone present.

Carving a defensive Formation, especially a city-defense level Grand Formation covering an entire city wall, was an immensely colossal undertaking.

Even the seemingly simple Rank 4 Formation of Donghai City was painstakingly carved by four experienced Formation Masters, working tirelessly day and night for a full week, before its basic structure was barely completed.

The subsequent refinement and debugging took over a month.

Yet, this silver-haired young man in front of them claimed he could complete the overall upgrade of the eastern city wall's defensive Formation in just one hour?

If this wasn't a fairy tale, what was it?

Even novels wouldn't dare to write something like this!

If Lord Li Gang believed his nonsense, then he would truly be seeing ghosts.

Almost everyone on the city wall subconsciously assumed that Li Gang would immediately reject this preposterous proposal.

However, Li Gang's reaction completely exceeded their expectations.

He didn't immediately refuse; his sharp, tiger-like eyes fixated on Moria as he fell into a brief contemplation.

A moment later, he asked a question that stunned everyone.

"After the upgrade, what Rank will the defensive Formation approximately reach?"

Moria's voice was firm and resolute, without the slightest hesitation.

"At least, it will reach Rank 6!"

"Boom!"

As these words were uttered, the crowd instantly erupted, even more boisterous than when they heard about the million-beast tide earlier.

"Rank 6? Is he crazy?!"

"What a joke! One hour, from Rank 4 to Rank 6? Who does he think he is? The God of Formations?!"

It was well known that the higher the Rank of a Formation, the more complex its structure, and the time and effort required would increase exponentially.

To carve a Rank 6 Grand Formation capable of covering thousands of meters of city wall, even if the most top-tier Formation Grandmasters from the entire Great Xia Country were invited to form a team, it would be impossible to complete it within a mere hour!

As long as Lord Li Gang wasn't an idiot, he would never believe this young man's bluster.

While others didn't know, Li Gang had some understanding of the young man's Heaven-Defying abilities.

Back in the underground cave, he had also confidently declared that he could rescue him from the Radiant Alliance's heavy guard.

At the time, Li Gang also thought it was a fairy tale, utter nonsense.

But the other party, relying on his mysterious methods, guided him step by step to escape that certain death situation.

Later, upon careful review, Li Gang speculated that the tens of thousands of magic crystals that mysteriously disappeared in the underground cave were very likely also his doing.

This was practically toying with the entire Radiant Alliance!

With such methods, Li Gang had already silently put a thick filter on the other party in his heart.

No matter how unbelievable the other party's words were, Li Gang felt that this person was definitely not making groundless claims; he must have his own confidence.

He stared at Moria, a hint of tension appearing on his weathered face for the first time.

"Are those words true?"

"True!"

Li Gang took a deep breath, his decision already made.

Anyway, this Rank 4 defensive Formation made little difference whether it was there or not against a million-beast tide; it would break sooner or later.

Rather than waiting for death, it was better to treat a dead horse as if it were alive and take this gamble!

He abruptly turned his head, looked at the grim-faced Zhang Chiming, and issued an order.

"Zhang Chiming! Immediately have them shut down the defensive Formation!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chiming could no longer hold back. He rushed to Li Gang's front in a single stride, yelling excitedly.

"Minister Li! Are you crazy?!"

"How can you believe this kid's one-sided story?! This is practically gambling with all our lives!"

Li Gang's eyes instantly turned cold. He grabbed Zhang Chiming's collar, his voice like a Siberian cold current.

"Gambling?"

"I ask you! To directly resist a beast tide of this scale, how long do you think this Rank 4 Formation can last? One minute? Or thirty seconds?!"

"Rather than holding onto this broken plank and waiting to die! We might as well go all out!"

"Now! Immediately! At once! Obey my command!"

Zhang Chiming was so startled by Li Gang's Killing Intent-filled gaze that he shivered all over, and the words he was about to say were forcefully swallowed back. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

He opened his mouth, and finally, could only dejectedly lower his head, waving his hand unwillingly at his subordinates behind him.

"Shut down... the defensive Formation."

Buzz—

As his order was given, the pale blue translucent barrier that enveloped the entire East City Wall began to dim at a visible speed, flickered a few times, and then completely disappeared into the air.

Deprived of the Formation's protection, a cold wind from the wilderness instantly filled the entire city wall.

Everyone subconsciously shivered.

The feeling was like standing naked in an icy, snowy landscape, the last shred of security gone.

Li Gang released Zhang Chiming's collar, his gaze turning to Moria, his voice incredibly solemn.

"Kid, from now on, it's up to you."

"Don't disappoint me!"

Zhou Huai nodded solemnly, not saying another word.

He turned around and let out a clear shout to the Eternal Night Guild crowd.

"Zhuge Kongming!"

As soon as his voice fell, a figure stepped out from the crowd.

The newcomer was dressed in a plain white cloak, holding an exquisite feather fan. His face was like jade, with sword-like eyebrows and star-like eyes, and a natural heroic spirit and composure between his brows.

Everyone on the city wall involuntarily had their gaze drawn to him.

"Who... who is this person again?"

"Could he be the Eternal Night Guild's Formation Master?"

Before the crowd could figure it out, Moria's figure had already moved.

He grabbed Zhuge Kongming's wrist, and without hesitation, the two leaped, gracefully descending from the hundred-meter-high city wall!

They landed steadily outside the city wall, on the cold ground.

A confident arc curved at the corner of Zhou Huai's mouth.

Next, it was Zhuge Kongming's turn to perform.

It was time to let these people witness what a ceiling-level Formation Great Master truly was!

The reason Zhou Huai had such confidence in guaranteeing the completion of the defensive Formation's upgrade within an hour was precisely because of the Heaven-Defying skill Zhuge Kongming had comprehended when he reached Rank 5.

【Multitasking (LV1)】

【Skill Effect: After casting the skill, consumes 10 Mana per second. During this period, multiple targets can be simultaneously controlled by will for carving. The stronger the Mental Energy, the higher the number of controllable targets.】

Below the city wall, Zhuge Kongming stood still.

He glanced at the Rank 4 Formation keystone already carved at the base of the city wall, gently fanning his feather fan, a hint of disdain flashing in his eyes.

"Such a crude Formation, does it even deserve to be called a city defense Grand Formation?"

As his voice fell, he suddenly waved his cloak!

Whoosh!

A large pile of rare Materials shimmering with various colors, like a small mountain, appeared out of thin air at his feet.

These were all top-grade Formation Materials plundered from that underground ruin; any single piece would be enough to cause Formation Masters in the outside world to fight over it.

On the city wall, several knowledgeable Formation Masters saw those Materials, their eyes almost popping out, and their breathing instantly became incredibly heavy.

"Heavens... Heavens! Is that... is that Star Iron?!"

"And that piece over there, is... is Deep Silverwood?! These... these are all top-grade Materials!"

Among them were even dozens of magic crystals.

Seeing this scene, Li Gang became even more certain that the magic crystals in the underground cave had been taken by them.

However, what shocked them even more was yet to come!

Zhuge Kongming slightly closed his eyes, and a vast Mental Energy, centered on him, surged out!

"Buzz!"

Among the piled-up Materials, six ancient-looking carving knives simultaneously let out a soft hum, soaring into the sky!

They were like six living spirits, suspended in mid-air, their tips gleaming with a chilling cold light!

"Go!"

As Zhuge Kongming let out a soft shout.

The six carving knives transformed into six streaks of light, shooting towards different nodes of the Rank 4 Formation at the base of the city wall!

The next second, a scene that everyone present would never forget in their lives occurred!

Chii chii chii—!

Piercing friction sounds were incessant, and sparks flew everywhere!

The six carving knives, under Zhuge Kongming's multitasking control, began to carve wildly on the existing Formation keystone at an unbelievable speed!

At times, they were like wild Dragons dancing chaotically, carving deep main energy veins with broad strokes!

At other times, they were like nimble snakes gliding, meticulously carving intricate rune nodes!

Six carving knives, six directions, working °• N 𝑜 v 𝑒 l i g h t •° simultaneously, yet responding to each other and not interfering!

Their movements were precise to the extreme!

Their speed was so fast that only a series of blurry afterimages could be seen!

The keystone of the entire Rank 4 Formation, under their carving, was being covered at a visible speed by even more complex and profound patterns!