There was no need to say more. Sacred Whale had already had the same thought, and he had long since activated the attack formation beneath the Giant Whale Warship once again.
Surging spiritual power began gathering momentum again, but this time it was destined to be faster, because the thunderbirds rushing up from the Thunder Pool below were rapidly closing in.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Sonic booms rang out from below. Even the pouring lightning could not keep up with the overwhelming flocks of thunderbirds!
Very quickly, the formation finished gathering power. A sphere of light shot out at high speed once more, blasting rings of rippling waves through the air.
rumble!
Another earth-shaking explosion erupted. Violent spiritual power raged beneath the Giant Whale Warship, even warping space from the blast.
"Did the spirit warship's attack work?"
"Even a demon bird in the Body Integration Realm would struggle to survive a hit like that. Its flesh would be torn apart, and its soul would be extinguished."
"But that was a Lightning Falcon, the fastest of the Demon Race beneath true spirits. Could that strike really have hit it?"
The answer was naturally no. Before the lingering radiance of the explosion had even faded, that Lightning Falcon flapped its wings and soared up once again, charging forward at undiminished speed.
The other lower-level thunderbirds had suffered considerable losses, but it was still not enough to change the battle situation.
"Feathered beast, today I'll swallow you alive!"
The Gold Swallowing Toad roared. His fury toward these thunderbirds was no less than anyone's. He too had wanted to enter the Thunder Pool Sacred Land earlier, only to be stopped.
The next moment, the Gold Swallowing Toad leaped up and jumped from the Giant Whale Warship. His body abruptly swelled, and before long, he opened