When system cheat becomes rampant!

Elite universities develop their curricula based on cultivating pioneers who combat desolate beasts, including how to cooperate with team members, how to maximize their own abilities, and how to change various battle formations on the desolate beast battlefield through joint efforts, charging into battle.

Of course, there is much to consider with the pioneers' battle formations, as everyone's system abilities differ. Thus, in a team, there are martial artists specifically responsible for defense, advancing, forging a path, master escape techniques...

The skeletons before them didn't have so many abilities; they relied on their own flames and bone blades to charge forward. The power they unleashed was by no means negligible, as the black tentacles attempting to block their path were utterly unable to hold back, all of them being shattered by this formation.

The powerful Arrowfront Formation plowed forward like a bulldozer, unstoppable as it surged toward the valley.

"Hehe, petty tricks!"

Brain Deficient joined the battle, directly targeting the commanding White Flame Skeleton. His goal was clear; the White Flame Skeleton was the commander of this group of skeletons, and if he could bring down the White Flame Skeleton, the entire formation would naturally collapse on its own.

Swoosh!

Brain Deficient's tentacles were black and gold, glistening darkly. These tentacles were even more formidable than the rest, like long whips mixed with a powerful howling noise, swiftly lashing at the White Flame Skeleton!

This strike was the power of a late-stage Orifice Transforming!

Buzz!

The Arrowfront Formation led by the White Flame Skeleton managed to withstand the blow, but Brain Deficient's power was extremely formidable. With this strike, the entire Arrowfront Formation trembled, and the skeletons had to halt.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Countless black tentacles extended from Brain Deficient, relentlessly whipping the Arrowfront Formation. The overwhelming force seemed to send the skeletons into a panic, as they simply couldn't block such a powerful attack.

"Defend!"

The White Flame Skeleton's flames erupted once more with a sharp pitch—at least that's what it sounded like to Xiang Beifei. Then, the White Flame Skeleton leaped out; his body ablaze with fire seemed to burst with explosive power, emitting sounds of whooshing, and charged toward Brain Deficient.

With the White Flame Skeleton gone, the remaining skeleton formation switched from offense to defense, reverting to the Eight Trigrams Array, continuing to resist the black tentacles in place, waiting for the White Flame Skeleton to rejoin.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

The leading White Flame Skeleton was now clashing with Brain Deficient. The two ribs drawn out made crisp sounds as they crossed through the air, sharpened with extreme precision and resembling long bone blades. The blades flickered with a sharp flame, and a single slash even turned their radiance into Sword Qi, tearing through the encroaching black tentacles into pieces!

Yet, when such bone blades struck Brain Deficient's tentacles, they only produced a metallic clang, with sparks even flying on impact.

Brain Deficient's tentacles were not on the same level as the others, each one as sturdy and potent as a weapon. As they furiously whipped about, the air itself seemed to warp and twist.

But the White Flame Skeleton itself was no slouch, either. When one attack missed, he immediately leaped up, and the white flames on his body began to spiral and converged onto his bone blade again. Then, with a slash, "crack!" the tentacle of Brain Deficient was severed.

"You're quite capable!"

The loss of a single tentacle was of little concern to him; with his strength, he could conjure up millions of black tentacles!

Swoosh! Swoosh!

Black tentacles kept spreading from Brain Deficient, nearly enveloping every possible angle of advance for the White Flame Skeleton. However, the White Flame Skeleton was agile, lightly touching the black tentacles as he dashed towards Brain Deficient's main body.

The White Flame Skeleton knew that clashing with these black tentacles was futile; the focus should be on targeting Brain Deficient's main body.

But Brain Deficient didn't give him any chances. The black tentacles made a whooshing sound in the air, and as the White Flame Skeleton lost focus, one whipped across his chest. He was sent flying backward.

As he flew out, many black tentacles took the opportunity to sweep toward him, trying to engulf him; however, the White Flame Skeleton's skeleton suddenly scattered into countless fragments. These bone fragments, drawn by thin flames, dodged the black tentacle attacks.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

Every bone in the air congealed again, reforming into the skeleton!

——

"This is indeed a bizarre way of fighting!"

Xiang Beifei also widened his eyes; he had never seen combat that relied on disarticulating one's own skeleton to dodge attacks.

The strength of the White Flame Skeleton wasn't as weak as he had imagined. At the very least, it possessed the strength of the Orifice Transforming stage, and this race could even be said to be well-trained. Even the Purple Fire Skeletons from earlier seemed to have the strength of the God Refining stage.

However, Xiang Beifei was very clear that this group of skeletons would definitely not be able to defeat Brain Deficient, as Brain Deficient had very powerful trump cards in hand, the most bizarre of which were those so-called priest incarnations.

Those had the strength of the Heavenly Connection realm!

Xiang Beifei turned his gaze toward Ri An and Ye Ji, the two Meat-Winged Monsters who were watching from a distance.

These two guys were just waiting for Brain Deficient to take down the White Flame Skeleton, then they would pretend to come out as heroes to the rescue, and, with Brain Deficient's cooperation, use Holy Light to repel the Ghost Mustache of Remnant Visage, thereby earning the Skeleton Race's gratitude and trust.

"Xiaohei, how is your plan progressing?" Xiang Beifei asked in his mind.

"Woof woof!" Xiaohei indicated that everything was ready.

"Then I am off."

Xiang Beifei took a step and vanished from his original spot.

——

Ri An and Ye Ji were standing among the dense foliage on the branches, observing the battle. They stood there like exiled immortals, holy and noble.

"Ji Li should be finishing the battle soon," Ye Ji said in his gentle and refined manner.

"It's a pity to be played by him again." Ri An always looked at the Demon Tentacle Race with suspicion and did not like Brain Deficient.

"It's fine, once we sneak into Shepherd City and do what we need to, all will be well," Ye Ji continued with his usual unruffled demeanor.

Meanwhile, the battle between the Ghostly Visage and the Skeleton Race had reached a fever pitch.

With the loss of the White Flame Skeleton as the commander, the Skeleton Bagua Formation lost its core and shifted to passive defense, but there were too many black tentacles in the sky. Although these black tentacles were not very hard, they were relentless. Cut one down, and countless more took its place, overwhelming the skeletons.

Nevertheless, the White Flame Skeleton was not immediately defeated; it was still contending with Brain Deficient, who no longer wanted to drag on the fight. He let out a cold laugh and said, "As I said, you skeletons and the Human Race of Jiuzhou will always be nothing but lowly races! Break them for me!"

Boom!

A red tentacle swept out from the space, bearing a destructive aura as it pressed towards the White Flame Skeleton!

The White Flame Skeleton's expression changed immediately!