Ding Wei Floating Island's counterattack came too suddenly. Though the Sea Race had not let down its guard, they were still a moment too slow. The first wave of Star Shattering Arrows hit its targets.
If it had been only fifteen White Elephant Sea Beasts at commander strength, they would never have withstood such an assault. One volley of arrows would have shattered them.
But as the trump card of the army under the White Elephant King, these White Elephant Sea Beasts had been bred specifically for war. They had swallowed countless resources over the years, and all their value lay in the white armor plates they became when they exploded.
Using a secret Sea Race technique, the army had also embedded a Soul of the Army Phantom in each beast, binding them closely together and giving them astonishing defenses.
Beneath the starry sky reflected by the Starlight Saint Tower, the blazing streaks from the Star Shattering Crossbows tore through the heavens and plunged into the Sea Race Army Formation.
Countless white armor plates burst apart, but the Soul of the Army Phantoms beneath them remained completely unharmed.
Five enormous Soul of the Army Phantoms clad in white armor launched a counterattack under the command of the formation's commander.
The phantom formed into a giant octopus lashed out with its huge tentacles, knocking down every blazing arrow fired by the Star Shattering Crossbows.
The other phantoms—Raging Dragons, Vicious Jackals, Ghost-Faced Fish Eagles, and Savage White Elephants—all took defensive stances. They had to withstand the Scorching Sun Flying Boats and keep those hateful yet terrifyingly powerful little things outside the Floating Island.
The clash between the two races was so chaotic that everything drew the eye: the Star Shattering Crossbows, the Scorching Sun Flying Boats, and the Soul of the Army