Immortality Through Array Formations Chapter 2271 Chapter 1049: Boss Leader_3

A flash of insight hit Ye Zhiyuan, causing him to quickly side with Mo Hua. At that moment, Mo Hua had effectively "unified" the Eight Great Gates.

Following the Eight Great Gates were the Four Great Sects.

Guiding the Eight Great Gates disciples, Mo Hua navigated the Evil Path Great Formation freely, steadily drawing in stray disciples from other sects while saving those whose corruption remained shallow enough for redemption.

Individuals fully corrupted by unstable Taoist Hearts and external forces could only be eliminated without mercy.

During their journey, Mo Hua also collected some wandering disciples from the Twelve Streams.

Once the Eight Great Gates united, the Twelve Streams naturally followed suit, eager to attach themselves to Mo Hua.

In this way, Mo Hua accumulated an increasing number of gifted cultivators.

When encountering the Four Great Sects disciples, Mo Hua's group had swelled to over two hundred, a vast and menacing throng.

Xiao Ruohan, Ao Zheng, Shen Cangfeng, and the others from the Four Great Sects felt their scalps crawl at the mere sight.

Trapped within the Evil Formation, they had detected the abnormality early and rallied their strength, consolidating the Four Great Sects' disciples.

Disciples accepted into the Four Great Sects were all exceptionally talented and inherently arrogant.

Shen Cangfeng and his peers lacked the supreme Bloodline Power of top prodigies like Shen Linsu; strong as they were, they couldn't fully command allegiance.

Thus, they had only rallied about fifty prodigies from the Four Great Sects.

Beside Mo Hua's massive force of over two hundred, these fifty seemed quite "pitiful."

Let alone facing Mo Hua personally.

In the earlier sword exchange, Mo Hua had crushed all fifty prodigies from their Four Great Sects single-handedly.

Mo Hua alone sufficed to fill them with caution.

Especially now, with a complete two hundred backing him.

Shen Cangfeng and his companions had faces as gloomy as stagnant water, chills gripping their hearts as they eyed Mo Hua warily.

"Mo Hua, are you planning to fight?" Ao Zheng demanded, gaze sharp.

Mo Hua shook his head. "No fight."

At Mo Hua's words, the Four Great Sects prodigies collectively sighed in relief.

Mo Hua's oppressive aura was simply overwhelming.

Xiao Ruohan stated evenly, "In that case, we part ways and stay out of each other's business."

But Mo Hua shook his head once more. "No."

Xiao Ruohan and the rest felt a twinge of unease. "What do you mean?"

Mo Hua declared plainly, "We join forces."

Xiao Ruohan and others were momentarily stunned, then Ao Zheng sneered, "What alliance? You want us obeying your every order..."

Mo Hua nodded. "If you see it that way, fine by me."

Ao Zheng fumed, "Dream on!"

Shen Cangfeng sneered as well. "Mo Hua, your formation mastery is remarkable, your techniques profound, but do you really think the Four Great Sects disciples will blindly obey you based on that alone? Far too optimistic."

Xiao Ruohan sharpened his tone. "You hail from the Eight Great Gates, we from the Four Great Sects—wanting to command us is overreaching."

Mo Hua sighed faintly, shaking his head. "I don't want to boss you around either, but we're all trapped in this Evil Path Great Formation, tied together like grasshoppers on a thread."

"Without control now, once you succumb to corruption, madness, or become Fallen Demons, you'll endanger me, forcing me to slay you."

"Worse, you'll turn on each other..." Mo Hua eyed the bloodstains on Shen Cangfeng and others' Taoist Robes, adding indifferently, "You've tasted the bitterness of killing fellow disciples, haven't you?"

Hearing this, Shen Cangfeng and the others showed deep sorrow, their faces concealing inner anguish.

Not long before, in the haunting Yanluo Mountain, they had watched helplessly as sect brothers abruptly went berserk, transforming into Fallen Demons. Fierce battles ensued, and though heartbroken, they were compelled to strike down those corrupted comrades.

Mo Hua had expected as much.

The disciples of the Four Great Sects, having better origins and greater talents, have an even stronger desire for fame and fortune, which weakens their Taoist

Hearts.

Under normal circumstances, it might not matter, but within this formation brimming with Evil Thoughts, frail Taoist Hearts easily fall to invading wicked impulses, drawing them inexorably toward insanity.

Even Shen Cangfeng, Ao Zheng, and Xiao Ruohan's present conditions felt off.

Without restraint, they could soon collapse, becoming mere pawns or offerings to the Evil God.

However, the prouder the prodigy, the more unyielding their pride.

Despite knowing alliance with Mo Hua offered the safest path, their fierce self-regard made Ao Zheng and others loath to bow to him.

"Our survival or demise is our affair, not yours. Expecting submission? Utterly impossible."

Ao Zheng sneered.

"Fine," Mo Hua nodded, then questioned them, "Do you carry the special Eternal Life Rune?"

Ao Zheng and others knitted their brows. "What are you implying?"

"If the Eternal Life Rune is implanted, good. If not..." Mo Hua's eyes iced over, "I'm afraid my strike will end you all."

"Eternal Life Rune or your lives—in the end, both shatter equally."

These words carried cold detachment laced with supreme arrogance.

Ao Zheng and companions seethed with fury, but Mo Hua's gaze instilled bottomless terror.

Mo Hua possessed the power to back it up.

Lately, he had demolished five special Eternal Life Runes from the prime prodigies of the Four Great Sects and Daluo Sect.

Fear restored clarity.

Ao Zheng and the rest gradually regained composure.

They grasped that Mo Hua spoke in earnest; refusal could lead to their total destruction at his hands.

Shen Cangfeng sighed, inquiring of Mo Hua:

"Can you really... guide us out?"

Mo Hua replied with equal composure:

"Remember, I am the Formation Leader. My command of formations ensures that not just you few—even Shen Linsu or Xiao Wuchen would obey me."

Formation Leader...

In the prior sword discussion, this Formation Leader had outright demolished him.

And demolished him twice...

Shen Cangfeng's expression grew solemn as he nodded. "Alright, I'll follow you."

With Shen Cangfeng's concession, resistance from the others ceased.

Xiao Ruohan and Ao Zheng nodded grudgingly in assent.

Mo Hua nodded contentedly.

Thus, the Four Great Sects, Eight Great Gates, and scattered Twelve Streams fell entirely under his "unification."

He had become the true "leader" of the Four Sects, Eight Gates, and Twelve Streams.