Half a quarter-hour later, wreckage from sunken ships littered the surrounding waters!
All fourteen ships had sunk!
Not only had Fang Yun's Dragon Boat suffered no damage, its bow had grown larger and sturdier, and its ram had lengthened by another ten feet and thickened!
The scholars around the Wave Mountain Range watched in silence, unable to utter a word.
The others in the Fang Yun Fleet had arrived when Fang Yun began ramming, and they, too, watched silently.
Only when Fang Yun started toward the Wave Mountain Range did they snap out of their daze.
"They're all boats, so why is the difference so enormous?"
"Quick! We've finished our fourth poems too. Hurry and follow Void Sage Fang into the Wave Mountain Range! If we can reach the Sea Heart, we'll definitely get to see his battle with the strongest ships in the Zong-Lei Fleet! There are even sea beasts in the Sea Heart. Who knows what a spectacle it'll be!"
"Hurry, hurry, hurry! This old man can't wait!"
The fleet sped toward the Wave Mountain Range. Inspired by Fang Yun's renowned poems, these scholars had produced fourth poems of an exceptionally high average standard. Every ship had undergone a dramatic transformation: some had become particularly sturdy, some particularly maneuverable, and others particularly fast.
Since the theme of the fourth Sea of Learning poem was "Driving Straight In," more than half these ships could charge over short distances, far surpassing their previous capabilities. Still, they were nowhere near Fang Yun's Dragon Boat, which could fly through the air.
On the beach of the Outer Sea, enormous tower ships and armored warships appeared one after another, until a full fourteen great ships lined the shore.
"Aren't those... ships from the Zong-Lei Fleet? Heh, they probably ran into a maritime disaster.