Black Oil Jar

Pirates spent all year active at sea and were very familiar with the defensive tricks commonly used in harbors.

Before they had even entered the harbor, dozens of small boats were lowered from the pirate fleet.

In groups, they rowed into the harbor and swiftly cleared away the fishing nets and iron anchor cables.

The Li Family reacted quickly upon seeing this.

Under Li Haitian's command, five attack ships fired volleys of arrows toward the pirate boats.

For a time, arrows fell like rain, causing countless casualties.

However, those casualties only lasted for one round of attacks.

Most of the pirates who had come forward in the small boats to clear the rotten fishing nets and iron anchor cables were Soul Masters. Protected by steel armor, they were not afraid of incoming arrows at all.

Those who died were merely cannon fodder.

On the city wall.

Ye Tian watched the scene from afar and sighed softly. "These pirates are really efficient."

Li Jiuchuan beside him wore a grave expression.

"I once escorted Li Family ships and dealt with pirates many times. Most of them were arrogant, lazy, and evil.

They would never risk their lives under a rain of arrows just to clear fishing nets.

I'm afraid these are the elites of the Coral Pirate Crew."

Hu Liena raised her brow and asked,

"Is the Coral Pirate Crew that famous?"

"Why does your expression turn so grim every time they are mentioned?"

Li Jiuchuan explained, "The Coral Pirate Crew is not an ordinary gathering of bandits. They are highly organized. Whether along the East Sea Coast or in the North Sea of the Heaven Dou Empire, traces of their activities can be found."

A tightly organized force was naturally not comparable to scattered pirates.

"With a Titled Douluo overseeing them, they can't be all that weak," Ye Tian said casually.

Hu Liena deeply agreed and nodded solemnly.

Yet inwardly, she was secretly delighted. Wouldn't this make the Spirit Hall Patrol Team's strength stand out even more?

Not long after.

A black figure flew toward Ye Tian's group.

This immediately made the Li Family guards behind them tense up.

Seeing him, Li Jiuchuan waved her hand lightly. "Don't worry. He is Young Master Ye Tian's guard, Zhou Long."

Zhou Long slowly landed on the city wall. Pointing toward the distant harbor, he bowed to Ye Tian and reported, "Young Master, the submarine has entered the main harbor in the distance from the secret harbor behind the mountain."

"Mm." Ye Tian nodded lightly.

Now that the submarine was in position, the real show could begin.

Upon hearing that Ye Tian's submarine was about to attack, Li Jiuchuan revealed a grateful expression and bowed to him. "We've truly troubled you, Young Master Ye Tian."

"It's no trouble." Ye Tian smiled faintly and waved his hand. "Just pay for the weapons after the battle is over."

"My Li Family will definitely pay double." Li Jiuchuan spoke with a determined gaze.

In her eyes, although the submarine's offensive power was not great,

its symbolic significance was enormous.

At the same time, it could catch the pirates off guard.

Paying Ye Tian double was both a gesture of goodwill and compensation.

"Oh?"

Ye Tian smiled as he stared at Li Jiuchuan, then casually asked Zhou Long behind him, "Uncle Zhou, how much was one torpedo again?"

Zhou Long reported truthfully, "Young Master, one costs two hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins. The submarine carries eight in total."

"Two hundred thousand... eight rounds... one million six hundred thousand..."

Li Jiuchuan's pupils gradually widened. What kind of weapon was this?

Wasn't it far too expensive?

And she had just offered double the price.

Wouldn't that be three million two hundred thousand?

Adding Ye Tian's earlier fee for taking action... the Li Family's entire fortune would probably be emptied in one go.

Even selling her would not fetch that much!

At that thought, Li Jiuchuan nearly burst into tears.

Seeing that she remained silent for a long while, Ye Tian chuckled and patted Li Jiuchuan on the shoulder.

"Forget about double the price, but you can't pay any less than one million six hundred thousand."

Though he was testing the submarine's attack power, he was also helping the Li Family overall.

It was only natural for the Li Family to pay.

"O-okay."

Li Jiuchuan agreed slowly, her heart pounding as she clicked her tongue inwardly. Ye Tian's services were a little pricey.

But when she thought of Zhou Long beside her, a Titled Douluo who would also help the Li Family,

she felt much more balanced.

If they had simply hired a Titled Douluo to fight,

it would have cost roughly one million Gold Soul Coins anyway.

Adding the price of the torpedoes themselves, the Li Family could still remain around cost.

While everyone was talking, the fishing nets in the harbor had already been cleared by the pirates.

The pirate ships continued onward and surged into the harbor together.

Hu Liena watched the scene and asked, "Ye Tian Gege, when will you make your move?"

As someone who knew Ye Tian's direct forces, Hu Liena was even more eager than Li Jiuchuan to see the submarine attack.

After all, the Heavenly Strategy Army under Ye Tian's command was enough to deal with a Super Douluo.

A submarine of such enormous size was most likely not weak.

Ye Tian slowly waved his hand. "No rush. Once half the pirate ships have entered the harbor, that will be the best time for us to attack."

"If we strike their fleet in the middle then, we can cut off the pirates' connection between front and rear."

Li Jiuchuan's eyes lit up at those words.

If they could split the pirate fleet apart, it would undoubtedly be much easier to deal with.

She beckoned over a guard. "Quick, inform my grandfather and have him coordinate with Young Master Ye Tian's strategy."

"Yes!" The guard saluted respectfully and ran off.

Glancing at the guard's departing figure, Hu Liena lowered her head in thought.

Once Ye Tian cut off the front and rear sections of the pirate force, the Spirit Hall Patrol Team could also seize the opportunity to attack. Together with the Li Family, they could pincer the pirates from both sides.

At that thought, Hu Liena immediately showed signs of wanting to slip away. "Um... the view here doesn't seem very good. I'll go take a look over there."

She needed to leave Ye Tian's field of view and use a flag to send coded signals to the Spirit Hall Patrol Team outside.

"Fine, but don't go too far."

Ye Tian nodded lightly.

Given Na Na's personality, she would not cause trouble at a time like this, so he did not think much of it.

With the strong winds aiding them, the pirates moved swiftly.

As nearly a third of the ships entered the harbor, Zhou Long stepped forward and said, "Young Master, it is time for me to act."

"Mm. Go over there and give the order directly. Have the submarine attack."

Ye Tian waved his hand.

As Zhou Long answered and departed, Li Jiuchuan's heart rose to her throat.

She clasped her hands before her chest and prayed, "We must win!"

Ye Tian smiled and reassured her, "Don't worry. With two Titled Douluo overseeing the battle, and the Li Family fighting a defensive battle on home ground, our chances of victory are high. We only need to watch in peace."

Li Jiuchuan glanced at Ye Tian with a complicated expression, then nodded solemnly.

In the distance.

The catapults aboard the pirate ships began attacking the Li Family vessels.

Blazing Black Oil Jars streaked through the sky, trailing thick black flames as they smashed toward the Li Family's ships.

Pirates had always been a frugal bunch and would not waste weapons recklessly.

Once they began attacking, it meant both sides had entered effective attack range.

Boom!

A Black Oil Jar exploded across the sea's surface. The scorching fire oil inside instantly spread and burned, forming a sea of flames.

The Li Family's warships were all made of wood.

If struck by a Black Oil Jar, they would ignite in flames that were extremely difficult to extinguish, causing tremendous damage to the hull!