Various colored orbs enveloped the people and rapidly drifted toward the sky, leaving everyone uneasy and uncertain.
The Sky Tower had not merely stood up... It had seemingly transformed into a giant... In the darkness, one could vaguely make out the outline of a face, along with its unmistakable limbs.
"What's going on... Could it be that the Sky Tower was designed this way from the very beginning?"
"How much manpower and material would it have taken to build such a colossal machine..."
For the cultivators accustomed to Yunzhongliao's mechanical arts, the first thing that came to mind when they saw the Sky Tower's transformation was the traditional art of mechanical puppetry.
Compared to the enormous Sky Tower, the various warships closing in from all sides now looked like slightly oversized toys.
"...What are you afraid of?! Why panic?! It's only a little bigger! Haven't you seen the Immortal Court Army's main ships? Those are several kilometers long!"
"My lord, is it possible that the main ships you mentioned were practically all destroyed back in Kunlun..."
"Attack! Smash it!!!"
The Huoyun Military Department's warships were undeniably quick to react. Once they determined that the Sky Tower posed the greatest threat, one warship after another began firing.
Most of the Huoyun Military Department's warships were traditional Spirit Boat Warships. Only a tiny fraction used the group's technology... There were no purely mechanical warships at all, though they did have some mechanical units, mainly for landing operations.
But setting that aside, the warships formed ranks and opened fire. Cannons of various sizes bombarded the tower, their flashes dazzling... In an instant, the Sky Tower looked as though it had been covered in clusters of golden grapes.
Thunderous roars and blazing fire illuminated the night sky!
Yet after the first barrage, the