The small airship faced Chi Xiu head-on. Its outer metal shell began to transform under the operation of inscription arrays, its streamlined body gradually expanding as the sounds of clashing metal rang out continuously.
The transformation process reminded Chi Xiu of the Transformers from movies, but the small airship did not turn into a humanoid metal monster. It merely expanded several times beyond its original size.
Very soon, a pitch-black cannon barrel pointed toward Chi Xiu.
The air around the barrel distorted, heat waves rolling through it as the dark barrel gradually turned red-hot.
Chi Xiu frowned, and the Elemental Eight Wings spread behind him. Although the elements here were sparse, it was still better than nothing.
The weapon aboard this little airship gave Chi Xiu a faint sense of danger, forcing him to take it seriously.
"It's about to fire! Sister Wu Yang, hurry and get farther away!"
Xu Ruolan shouted down at Xue Wu Yang below.
"Think of some way to stop it!"
"It's already gotten this far. Where would there even be a stop procedure?!"
The little girl was on the verge of breaking down, but Xue Wu Yang's safety, along with her own, mattered most right now.
She pressed a button on a purple metal sphere in her hand. A purple beam tied around Xue Wu Yang instantly contracted, sending Xue Wu Yang flying into the distance while dragging Xu Ruolan away with her.
The two pulled away, and at that moment, only Chi Xiu and the small airship remained facing each other in that area.
Was that shell charging up...? Chi Xiu narrowed his eyes, watching the air around the cannon barrel change from colorless transparency to blazing red.
A buzzing sound came from behind him. Chi Xiu turned around and saw that, at some