Catastrophic necromancer

**Chapter 1630: Creating Runes with Formations, Setting a Historical Precedent**

Using formations to create runes has never been recorded in history. Even high-level symbol masters, including the newly ascended Rune Saint Venerable, have never done it. They haven’t even thought about it.

Lin Moyu’s idea wasn’t baseless; it was inspired by secret realms. In both the Poison Bee Secret Realm and the Golden Radiance Secret Realm, a fragment of an ancient rune appeared at the end. This fragment, though incomplete, still wielded terrifying power.

The rune fragments in the secret realms all evolved from this single fragment. From another perspective, this fragment created countless rune fragments, which then turned into various dangers within the secret realms.

Given this, a complete formation should theoretically be able to evolve other runes. This was the basis of Lin Moyu’s hypothesis.

Ancient runes are beyond high-level runes; they transform the mundane into the extraordinary, altering rules and possessing incomprehensible power. Lin Moyu couldn’t change the rules, so he needed to work within the established laws.

In his plan, the Golden Armor Rune required one high-level rune and ten basic runes. Therefore, he needed to set up twelve formations: ten to create the basic runes, one to create the high-level rune, and the final one to fuse these runes together.

He had already conceived the structure of the formation, using a double-layer structure similar to those found in ancient battlefields. The outer layer of eleven formations would form a whole, gathering the runes together, and the inner layer would fuse the runes.

“It should work!” Lin Moyu thought after days of contemplation, visualizing the entire formation structure in his mind and knowing which runes to use and how to combine them.

After figuring it out, the next step was practical application. He carefully drew one rune after another, placing them in specific positions in the starry sky. Lin Moyu first created a small formation to produce a basic rune, the “Strengthen” rune. If he couldn’t even create a basic rune like the “Strengthen” rune, there was no point in proceeding further.

Lin Moyu drew meticulously, allowing no room for error in any detail. Half a day later, a formation specifically for creating the “Strengthen” rune was completed. After injecting soul power into the formation, it began to operate. At the center of the formation, a “Strengthen” rune served as the main rune. Soul power flowed through the formation’s veins into the center.

The “Strengthen” rune glowed brightly, and once fully charged with soul power, a new “Strengthen” rune emerged from the formation. The entire process was akin to copying the “Strengthen” rune.

“It works!” Lin Moyu was overjoyed and excited. Successfully creating the rune was more thrilling than advancing his own realm. His hypothesis was validated.

Since he could create basic runes, theoretically, creating high-level runes shouldn’t be a problem. After examining the newly created “Strengthen” rune and finding some minor issues, Lin Moyu immediately adjusted the formation, repeatedly testing and refining it.

Days passed, and he finally produced a perfect “Strengthen” rune. He then set up the second formation, also for creating basic runes. With the experience from the first attempt, his efficiency improved significantly. After setting up the formation, it operated normally, followed by more adjustments and refinements until the runes met his standards.

Next came the third formation…

Lin Moyu became thoroughly engrossed in the process, enjoying it immensely. Days turned into a hundred days in the blink of an eye.

Lin Moyu completed the final adjustments, and before him stood a massive formation. This formation consisted of over two thousand basic runes and more than a hundred high-level runes. Though it appeared as one formation, it was actually eleven formations.

After injecting soul power, the formation roared to life. Amidst the glowing lights, eleven runes slowly emerged, all perfect and flawless, including the high-level rune.

Even the usually calm Lin Moyu couldn’t help but clench his fist in excitement. This was a milestone for him. He had no idea that what he was doing was also a milestone for the entire human race and even the great world. Since the near ancient period, no one had ever done this. It wasn’t that it couldn’t be done, but no one had ever thought to do it.

Lin Moyu could be said to have pioneered a new path. After a few seconds of excitement, he calmed himself. “The hardest part is next.”

In theory, creating runes wasn’t difficult. The real challenge lay in fusing them. This wasn’t just difficult for him; it was difficult for all symbol masters. The difficulty of fusing runes far exceeded that of drawing them.

Following his plan, Lin Moyu began setting up a new formation. One rune after another flew out, this time with different functions, including compression, stabilization, and fusion.

The outer layer of the formation had ten slots for the basic runes, and the center had a large slot for the high-level rune. After receiving the runes, the formation would use its power to fuse them in a specific order, ultimately forming the Golden Armor Rune.

Theoretically, this was entirely feasible, but the real challenge was in the execution.

Days later, the Fusion Formation took shape in the starry sky. It was larger than the previous formations, with a more complex internal structure. Lin Moyu considered every detail.

The rune-creating formations were the outer layer, and the rune-fusing formation was the inner layer. Together, they formed the Golden Armor Formation.

With the formation set up, it was time for experimentation.

At that moment, a Divine King happened to pass by. “Someone’s setting up a formation here?” Attracted by the massive formation, he flew over out of curiosity. After a glance, he let out a strange cry, clutching his head as he fled.

The formation was too complex for his Divine King-level soul to handle. Even a minor Divine Sovereign would struggle to endure it. Only a Divine Sovereign could observe it freely.

Lin Moyu watched the fleeing Divine King with some helplessness. “I didn’t ask you to look. You can’t blame me for your curiosity.”

The small incident eased Lin Moyu’s tension. He channeled his soul power, first into the outer layer. Seconds later, eleven runes emerged, following the formation’s path into the inner layer. With the runes in place, the inner layer began to operate.

The runes moved towards the center, starting to fuse. Lin Moyu watched intently, his Soul Eye activated, missing no detail. The faint golden light blossomed in the starry sky, mesmerizing to behold.

In just a few seconds, a Golden Armor Rune emerged from the formation.

“It’s done!”