Radiance Connecting Earth and Sky

The seawater was blisteringly hot, but the Ghost Dreadnought's bubble barrier protected its crew from being scalded.

As time passed, though, the air inside the barrier would grow unbearably hot. They could not stay underwater for long.

Bai Xiaowen had no intention of lingering.

After they submerged, Bai Xiaowen could see that a mountain rose from the seabed directly beneath the great whirlpool, its peak meeting the bottom of the vortex.

"Move closer," Bai Xiaowen said. Qiao Rui slowly steered the Ghost Dreadnought forward.

A roar sounded faintly through the layers of seawater. Explosions boomed as streams of blazing heat shot down through the water and struck ahead of the Ghost Dreadnought. One hit the bow, charring a huge black patch into it and nearly burning through the planks.

"We can't get any closer!" Qiao Rui shouted over the rumbling.

"Then stop here!" Bai Xiaowen drew a breath and summoned Delifa the Banshee.

Symbiosis. Reverse its effect onto himself, targeting Spirit!

In an instant, Bai Xiaowen's Spirit broke the hundred-point mark. His psychic power spread into a pale blue veil of light, sweeping toward the undersea mountain beneath the whirlpool.

"Just as I thought..."

Bai Xiaowen smiled. That brief, powerful scan had revealed the mountain's structure, including several weak points in its rock face.

His Super Brain went to work, calculating from the terrain, the currents, and other factors to identify the most effective breach point.

Bai Xiaowen hurried into the gun deck and pressed his palm against a Magic Crystal Cannon.

He fed it Psionic Points to activate it, then guided it with his mental power!

Boom!

The Magic Crystal Cannon roared, blasting the undersea mountain ahead.

"Aim where I fired! Full broadside on this side!" Bai Xiaowen told the dozen or so mages.

The mages took their positions,