Boom! Boom! Rumble...
The moment Black Banyan King struck, even though the Flying Boat fleet's formations and Restrictions were linked together as one, they could not withstand the attack.
On the spot, three Flying Boats were either swept down or ensnared by the branches and aerial roots thrusting up from the black banyan forest below. Before they could even hit the ground, they exploded and broke apart in midair.
The cultivators from the various families piloting the Flying Boats and operating their formations and Restrictions had no time at all to escape. They could only perish along with their vessels.
Even the few cultivators with considerable skill who managed to flee the exploding, falling Flying Boats could not escape the countless branches and aerial roots extending from the black banyan forest below.
Seeing this, Jiang Mao immediately made his move. He transformed into a streak of sword light and shot forth, unleashing countless strands of Sword Qi that rained down upon the vast black banyan forest below like a sword storm.
Wherever the Sword Qi fell, the branches and aerial roots that writhed through the sky like chaotic snakes were severed one after another. Swath after swath of black banyan forest below was razed to the ground beneath the Sword Qi.
At this moment, Jiang Mao's attack alone was no less powerful than the bombardment of the Flying Boat fleet.
Thump! Thump! Thump...
Seeing Jiang Mao block the black banyan forest's assault below, the Flying Boat fleet in the air did not seize the chance to withdraw. Instead, drums of attack began to resound.
Amid the rolling drumbeats, the Flying Boats formed battle lines, their formations linked together as they stirred up wind, thunder, water, and fire, surging toward Leopard Demon City's defensive line like clouds that blotted out the