The warships had just arrived in the outer sea when Gu Xingdao and Chen Zhanglei, at the very front, suddenly halted their flight.
The two looked solemnly toward the sea surface.
"Rumble!"
"Rumble!"
Enormous vortices swept across the sea, as though countless sea beasts were roaring their way toward them.
Thousands of zhang-high waves rolled across the entire sea, their might crushing.
Vortex after vortex surged into the sky, and the once boundless blue heavens were instantly shrouded by dark clouds.
The expressions of every cultivator aboard the warships turned grave as well.
Their gazes were fixed tightly on the distant sea.
They all knew the demon beast army was about to arrive.
In an instant, the billows soared into the heavens, shaking heaven and earth.
One had to know that the waters here were unfathomably deep.
For such a terrifying spectacle to be stirred up, the sheer number of the demon beast army was evident.
"Fellow Daoists, prepare for battle!" Chen Zhanglei roared. Purple light surged in his hand, and a purple jade seal spun into the air.
The seal stood three inches tall and was square in shape, rather similar to Zhou Ling's Purple Thunder Gold Seal.
It merely appeared several degrees more imposing.
This was the thunder seal of Chen Zhanglei, Steward of the Inspection Division.
At his words, Gu Xingdao and the others brought out their magical treasures one after another, standing ready in stern formation.
Zhou Ling and the others controlled the warships and swiftly activated the formation plates. Spiritual light flashed explosively throughout the sky.
Four enormous warships occupied four different directions, accompanied by several hundred other warships. Together, they formed a vast domain of spiritual light that suppressed the towering waves sweeping toward them.
"Rumble!"
The next moment, terrifying auras surged up from