Fierce Battle!

"Fire!"

At the command, the water cannon shells thundered forth, streaking blue trails across the sky.

They slammed heavily into Maple Leaf Island's Defense Formation!

"Boom—"

Amid the deafening roar, the entire island trembled.

Violent ripples spread across the Defense Formation, as though it might shatter at any moment.

"The power of these water cannon shells..."

Standing on the deck, Qin Yan felt the vibrations beneath his feet, a trace of surprise flashing through his eyes. "That was enough to rival an ordinary Fifth Grade Martial Artist's strike."

He examined the warship.

The Wave-Riding Warship could be considered a peculiar type of spirit weapon, roughly equivalent to a Ten-Pattern Spirit Weapon.

Its advantage was its immense power; it did not require martial artists to expend true qi to operate it.

As long as enough Water Element Crystals were supplied, it could launch attacks continuously.

Its shortcomings were just as obvious: it lacked agility, turned slowly, and would struggle to respond once enemies got close;

moreover, its consumption was enormous. Every volley meant hundreds or thousands of Water Element Crystals turning to ash.

But at this moment, none of those weaknesses mattered.

What mattered was that it was blasting open the enemy's turtle shell.

"Crack!"

"Crack!"

"Crack!"

Crisp cracking sounds rang out one after another.

Cracks began spreading across the Defense Formation surrounding Maple Leaf Island, densely interwoven like a spiderweb.

The blue light flickered violently, brightening and dimming as it let out a groan of unbearable strain.

Another water cannon shell blasted forward and smashed heavily into the formation riddled with cracks.

"Boom—"

With an earth-shaking explosion, the Defense Formation finally gave way, bursting apart into blue powder that filled the sky.

The island's defenses had been breached.

"Brothers, charge with me!"

The late Fourth-Rank middle-aged martial artist shouted, drawing