Over-the-Horizon Strike

It is dozens of miles away from the port of Lizhou.

A fleet of enormous warships was slowly sailing toward Jiangzhou.

These warships numbered over a thousand in total. Some formed formations, but most were scattered haphazardly around the core dozen or so fleets, dotting the sea.

At the very heart of this massive fleet were a dozen or so warships, each over a hundred meters long, with their sails billowing high and their surfaces covered in armor.

Unlike other warships, these warships contain spiritual materials inside. The fluctuations emitted by these spiritual materials form a natural repulsive field with the water. After being refined and utilized by the Celestial Master, this repulsive force can not only reduce the weight of the ships but also increase their speed.

There are more than a dozen first-class warships, each with a top speed of over 100 miles per hour.

Of course, in order to keep pace with the other second- and third-tier warships in the fleet, their overall speed is around fifty or sixty miles per hour.

This speed also allows one to cut through the waves in the ocean, making a name for oneself.

At this moment, although the Primordial Spirit True Lord sitting on the first-class warships were separated by tens of miles, their Primordial Spirit senses were powerful, and as long as it was not a wide-range scan, it was not difficult for them to extend their divine senses in a straight line to tens of miles away.

Therefore, this short distance does not affect their communication.

"We've just received news that Jiangzhou's fleet has set sail. You absolutely can't imagine how many warships they've dispatched!"

The one speaking at this moment was Ouyang Yue Primordial Spirit True Lord from the Ouyang family.

"There has been a saying since ancient times that a navy takes a hundred years to build. Shipbuilding has never been an easy task. Moreover, it takes a lot of spiritual materials to build first and second-class warships. These spiritual materials are not cheap. When Jiangzhou was in the hands of Longque Mountain Manor, it was reluctant to invest resources in these ships. The size of the navy has never been systematic. Not to mention first-class warships, there are only two or three second-class warships. The rest are some third and fourth-class warships, with a total number of around a hundred."

His response came from Black Crystal of Black Shark Island.

He was one of the Primordial Spirit True Lord who attacked Gu Chifeng in Jiangzhou, and he had a good understanding of the power in Jiangzhou.

"Jiangzhou has only been in Lingxiao City's hands for a short time. Even if they are consciously developing their naval power, they can only add thirty to fifty warships in such a short time. So I estimate that Jiangzhou's total number of warships at all levels will not exceed one hundred and fifty."

The words of the Black Crystal True Lord were echoed by many in the room.

"That should be the number."

"Hehe, 150 warships is not a small number. If they were to face any one of our nine overseas islands, they would not be at a disadvantage. But unfortunately, they are facing our fifteen-party allied forces. Even if they had 150 warships, even if they had ten times that number, they would still be inferior to us."

Several Primordial Spirit True Lord echoed this with unwavering confidence.

Ouyang Yue laughed and said, "What you all say is true, but you overestimate Jiangzhou and Lingxiao City. When Lingxiao City first conquered Jiangzhou, everything was in ruins. In addition, some forces close to Longque Manor fled overseas with some fleets to avoid being purged, and occupied islands as kings. Jiangzhou's fleet numbered less than a hundred! Although they dispatched two or three hundred ships this time, the remaining two hundred or so were just merchant ships, not even warships."

"Merchant ship?"

"Less than a hundred warships!?"

The moment the information in Ouyang Yue's divine sense was perceived, the dozen or so Primordial Spirit True Lord were filled with astonishment.

Immediately following, an uproar erupted.

"With less than a hundred warships and a little over two hundred merchant ships, how dare they attack our fleet of nearly two thousand warships? Who gave them the courage?!"

"Good heavens, I mean good heavens, less than a hundred warships... Let's just say they have a hundred warships. Do they think all one hundred of their warships are first-class ironclad warships?"

"Have the people of Lingxiao City always been this brave? Or do they think that naval battles are the same as land battles, where numbers are all that matter?"

The divine thoughts of the True Lord constantly intersected, creating a chaotic mess.

Some of the Primordial Spirit True Lord couldn't help but laugh out loud, and the atmosphere in the room was filled with joy.

"Ahem, Lingxiao City is no weakling for defeating Jiangzhou. Moreover, even if Gu Jinlai, the leader of Lingxiao City, doesn't understand the difference between naval and land warfare, some of the Jiangzhou naval forces who have joined him will remind him. So we still can't be careless. Don't forget, Gu Jinlai has a trump card that rivals the Celestial Person Strike. So, when dealing with this enemy, hey, please be serious."

At this moment, another divine thought emerged.

This is another high-ranking True Lord in the team, Long Ao, the island lord of Panlong Island.

However, as his divine sense progressed to the later stages, he seemed to be laughing at himself.

"Haha, it's true that there are trump cards comparable to the Celestial Person's attack Gu Jinlai, but according to our investigation, those trump cards can only be activated at close range. Even if the thirteen of us Primordial Spirit True Lord join forces and focus our fire, we can't even get within ten miles of him. No matter how powerful his trump card is, he will have to hold it back until he dies."

Yuan Zhenhai laughed loudly.

"That's right. We've figured out all of Gu Jinlai's methods. His trump card, the Celestial Person Strike, has significant limitations and is not a cause for concern. The only thing we need to be careful of are his three war Spirit Artifact called 'Mysterious Birds.' However, although these war Spirit Artifact are powerful, they can only be destroyed one by one when facing thirteen Primordial Spirit True Lord like us. Without these war Spirit Artifact, Gu Jinlai can't hurt us at all. What can he rely on then? Xin Tianqi? Cheng Lixue? Jing Yunshan?"

"Of the three True Lords, only Xin Tianqi needs to be careful. The other two are not worth mentioning."

"Yes, what's more, we have sixty-six Spirit Transformation cultivators, thirteen True Lord, sixty-six Spirit Transformation, plus nineteen first-class warships, ninety-two second-class warships, and over a thousand third- and fourth-class warships. With such an absolute advantage, tell me, how can we possibly lose?"

"After we finish this naval battle and completely destroy Lingxiao City's naval power, we will make Lingxiao City cede the entire Yulong City."

"One Yulong City isn't enough. All the coastal cities must be handed over. If they don't, we'll send people to plunder them every few days until they cede territory and beg for peace!"

The divine thoughts of the various Primordial Spirit True Lord converged in the void, and they even began to discuss how to divide the coastal cities of Jiangzhou.

At this moment, Yuan Zhenhai suddenly said, "Our advance fleet has sent word that they have discovered Lingxiao City's war Spirit Artifact —the Xuan Bird."

"To avoid being bombed from a distance, the advance fleet has traveled over a hundred miles ahead of us. They sent word that, given the speed of the 'Black Bird,' it should arrive at the battlefield in about half a minute. Everyone, prepare for battle."

"The Black Bird? As expected, it's using this kind of war Spirit Artifact to lead the charge. Let's proceed with Plan Number Four."

"We will form groups of three to hold off this war Spirit Artifact, and then let the Spirit Transformation focus their fire. We will also reserve four Primordial Spirit True Lord as a precaution to prevent Xin Tianqi, Cheng Lixue, and Jing Yunshan from launching a sneak attack."

Although these Primordial Spirit True Lord appeared to disregard Lingxiao City, they still understood the principle that even a lion uses its full strength to hunt a rabbit.

Once they entered battle mode, all the True Lord quickly became extremely focused.

The three Primordial Spirit True Lord gradually ascended into the sky.

The sixty-six Nascent Spirit Transformation cultivators, distributed across different warships, were divided into groups of ten, ready to use their swords to shoot down the enemy.

The group that gets closer to the Black Bird fighter jet will make its move first.

Strategically despise the enemy, but tactically take them seriously—this is the essence of it all.

"I won't say anything more. Although we have an absolute advantage, Lingxiao City is not weak, everyone..."

As Black Shark Island's master, Black Crystal, soared into the void, he was about to say something to the two Nascent Primordial Spirit True Lord in his group when an unprecedented sense of crisis welled up in his heart.

This sense of crisis came so suddenly that it sent chills down the spine of this high-ranking True Lord.

"Careful!"

He could only roar, unleashing his divine sense to its fullest extent, and the flying sword on his body, which had reached the level of a top-grade Spirit Artifact, soared into the sky with Sword Qi.

Even so, he only saw a fleeting glimmer of light at the edge of the sky.

As he saw the stream of light, he sensed eight...

Flying sword?

Eight unique entities, resembling cone-shaped flying swords, shot towards us at a speed far exceeding that of the Primordial Spirit True Lord's flying swords.

Four of them, arranged in a triangular shape, locked his body tightly, completely sealing off his escape route.

"Not good!"

The Black Crystal Secret Technique was unleashed, and the Primordial Spirit erupted.

Dozens of sword lights shot out from the top-grade Spirit Artifact flying sword in his hand, piercing through the void.

"Break!"

At this moment, the spirit and energy of this high-ranking True Lord reached their peak.

But...

That's too fast.

Those "flying swords" were too fast!

It's like using ordinary interceptor equipment to intercept an intercontinental ballistic missile.

Sword Qi traveling at four or five times the speed of sound is simply not capable of accurately sniping a cannonball traveling at more than ten times the speed of sound.

Although a few of the Sword Qi managed to strike two of the cannonballs, causing a violent shockwave, the remaining two cannonballs grazed past his body with incredible speed.

"Bang!"

Before the eyes of the high-ranking True Lord Hei Jing widened suddenly, the high-grade defensive spirit armor on his body was almost useless, and was directly torn to shreds by a violent and pure enormous force.

The energy generated by the speed poured entirely onto his body, its power no less than a direct strike from a peak True Lord wielding a top-grade flying sword.

"Boom!"

As the spiritual light scattered and the air surged, a burst of blood mist seemed to explode in the void.

A dignified high-level True Lord, Primordial Spirit had grown to its peak and was even expected to break through to the Celestial Person Realm, was shot and blasted apart in mid-air before he could even see his target clearly, let alone launch any decent counterattack.

It wasn't just him!

The same was true for the other two Primordial Spirit True Lord who belonged to the same group as him.

Although only two shells were aimed at them, their reaction speed and burst speed were nowhere near Black Crystal's level.

Furthermore, they had no idea they would be attacked before they could even see their target clearly, so they didn't have time to reveal their various skills and followed in the footsteps of Black Shark Island's lord, Black Crystal.

He was shot and exploded into a bloody mist in mid-air.

From the reconnaissance mission ahead to the sudden attack by the Blackbird fighter jets...

At the very start of the war, the allied forces of fifteen factions lost three True Lords.

This sudden and devastating attack completely stunned the remaining Primordial Spirit True Lord.