Cultivators were naturally weaker underwater than demons, and thrown into panic so suddenly, they could easily become victims of a one-sided slaughter. To keep the cultivators who fell into the water from being killed, the other treasure ships would move forward to protect them. This in turn created better opportunities for those self-destructing demons, resulting in even more treasure ships being destroyed.
Of the three treasure ships destroyed last time, two had been lost for precisely this reason. This time, the demons greatly outnumbered those from before, and they had also launched a sneak attack from both sides.
Yet when the demons charged in, they found that things were not as they had imagined. After the cultivators fell into the water, a group of cultivators who practiced water-attribute techniques immediately formed a circle around the outside, while cultivators who practiced other attribute techniques stayed within the circle and set up a formation. This formation had only one purpose: to convert spiritual power of other attributes into water-attribute spiritual power, then continuously channel it to the water-attribute cultivators on the perimeter.
At the same time, another four treasure ships sailed over. Two remained behind, constantly unleashing divine abilities to help the cultivators in the sea fend off the demons' attacks, while the other two swept in from the flanks to pincering the demons.
Last time, the cultivators had truly suffered no small loss, so they had devised these countermeasures. Facing the treasure ships, the Flood Dragons were the first to charge. This naturally placed enormous pressure on the cultivators, but the Flood Dragon Clan's sacrifices were equally severe. In the blink of an eye, several Flood Dragons were slain.
But Flood Dragons were wild and violent by nature, and some self-destructed before dying. Though the treasure ships were sturdy, they were