Chapter 578: Chapter 156: Mu Lan, Bear With It_2
“Refine a singular Spiritual Nature, allowing it to grow smarter and act according to the Battle Formation.”
“Craft treasures such as the Divine Splitting Mirror.”
“Increase my own technique in controlling Mechanical Puppets!”
“Enhance the strength and scope of my Divine Sense, which will allow me to control even more Mechanical Puppets simultaneously.”
Ning Zhuo’s thoughts moved rapidly, quickly devising multiple strategies.
“Using various methods, I must achieve the degree of forming Battle Formations using Mechanical Puppets.”
Ning Zhuo also had experience in battlefield combat.
Ambush battles profoundly made him realize: only by forming Battle Formations could he turn weakness into strength.
The Battle Formation is a mature and excellent method, which can almost perfectly condense the strength of many weaker individuals to counter stronger opponents.
In ancient times, the Array Dao and Soldier Dao from Cultivation Hundred Skills had not yet developed to this extent. The inability to utilize the advantage of numbers led the Cultivation World to focus more on individual development and Cultivation Level. Looking back at history back then, there were often instances of one person opposing thousands of troops and sweeping across an entire Immortal City.
Sun Lingtong suggested, “Little Zhuo, don’t forget that I can also control some of the puppets for you.”
Indeed a good suggestion.
Sun Lingtong’s Divine Sense was already outstanding.
And he himself had some ability to control various mechanisms. After all, he had been studying the Technique Classics left behind by Ning Zhuo’s mother for a long time.
But Ning Zhuo only briefly practiced the Light Body Swift Wind Formation before he went on to a more important experiment.
Military Art — Heroic Return Skill!
With the enhancement of this Military Art, Ning Zhuo intentionally damaged the Mechanical Puppets under his command.
The extent of the damage varied.
The mildest was just causing the Mechanical Puppets to break away from control, stopping on the spot.
Next was dismantling the Mechanical Puppets, but not damaging their parts. Given a little time, they could be reassembled.
Then, he proceeded to damage the various parts of the Mechanical Puppets.
Lastly, they were completely crushed, even wiped out.
After a round of verification, Ning Zhuo’s spirit surged, allowing him to make a preliminary conclusion: “Merely dismantling does not provide a boost. The more thoroughly destroyed, the more of the preserved combat power before destruction, the greater the enhancement I receive.”
Sun Lingtong was delighted, “Little Zhuo, with this, could you not possess Nascent Soul Level combat power?”
Ning Zhuo smiled and shook his head.
Sun Lingtong slapped his head, “Oh, I understand now. You’re only at the Foundation Establishment Level, both your physical body and soul are too weak to withstand the Nascent Soul Level power!”
After all, between Foundation Establishment and Nascent Soul, there’s the Golden Core Realm.
Previously, in the General Validation Map, Ning Zhuo was only part of the Divine Sense, condensed into a faux body.
To truly apply it to the real world, he couldn’t achieve such an enhancement leap. The addition of Nascent Soul Level power to him would directly result in his violent demise.
Ning Zhuo added, “It’s not just the problem of me not being able to bear it, but also the Heroic Return Skill this Military Art itself might be deciphered by the enemy.”
“This Military Art, combined with a Mechanical Puppet army, could raise my own combat power to the Golden Core Level.”
“If used frequently, the enemy will surely target it, and it can be easily deciphered.”
Sun Lingtong nodded, offering his opinion, “To unleash stronger power, Little Zhuo, I suggest you command an army separately!”
Ning Zhuo shook his head, “I’ve considered it too, separately commanding an army and joining Liangzhu Country, which would allow me to enjoy the boost of National Power from Liangzhu Country.”
“This way, after the Mechanical Puppets are damaged, I would gain more enhancement.”
“Even at the start of a battle, I can directly sacrifice some Mechanical Puppets to boost my own strength, enhancing the survival rate on the battlefield!”
Ning Zhuo’s forte was in mechanisms.
Ambush battles, experiences like Gao Sheng’s Legacy, allowed him to explore a set of combat methods for Mechanical Puppet armies.
This method was indeed somewhat unique and held promising prospects.
Ning Zhuo glanced at the Mechanical Ring, tidied up all the Mechanical Puppets, and even leveled the surrounding mountains and rocks before leaving with the help of the Ten-Thousand-Li Travelling Dragon.
He returned to the Three Generals Camp, and the first thing he did was to meet Liu Er to request the formation for the Mechanical Puppet army.
Liu Er gave a bitter smile, indicating significant difficulty.
“Military advisor, you also know the situation in the Three Generals Camp.”
“Our slots are limited, to carve out a large part for Mechanical Puppets, what’s left for me and my second and third brothers to command?”
Liu Er rarely refused Ning Zhuo.
His surface smiled, but inside, he harbored hatred. This dislike stemmed deeply from within Liu Er.
Ning Zhuo nodded, “What a pity. In that case, I can only head to Red Flower Camp to seek help. General, please stay, I will take my leave first.”
“Eh? Ah?!” Liu Er was stunned, shouting inwardly, instinctively reaching out his hand, wanting to stop Ning Zhuo.
Had he known it would lead to Ning Zhuo and Mu Lan meeting, Liu Er certainly would not have refused Ning Zhuo.
“What am I doing? Sending Ning Zhuo to Red Flower Camp? Still not content with the close relationship between Ning Zhuo and Mu Lan, am I?!”
Liu Er regretted, wishing he could smack himself with a big fanny pack.
But he couldn’t think of any proper excuse, in the end, he could only watch helplessly as Ning Zhuo left again.
“Wouldn’t the two of them end up in Dual Cultivation?”
“But not long ago, my master sent me a letter, asking me to temporarily stop lending the Yin-Yang Qi Pot. What exactly is the master aiming for?”
When Ning Zhuo arrived at the Red Flower Camp, he found that he could enter the camp without notifying anyone.
“Ning Zhuo… Sir.” Upon hearing the news, Mu Lan immediately put down the military affairs she was handling and came out to meet Ning Zhuo.
After all, she was a woman of military family lineage, proud to her bones. Even with no outsiders present, she still didn’t change her manner of addressing Ning Zhuo as her husband.