Fierce Battle (Asking for Monthly Votes)

The moment Yang Wenqing gave the order, the chief engineer rapidly traced several runes across the control console inside the cabin, activating all twelve slots in the energy storage array one after another.

Five minutes later, the Energy Stones had been loaded. The formation in the core area began operating. Yang Wenqing changed his hand seals again, merging his consciousness with the entire flying vessel as he converted and compressed the energy released by the Energy Stones layer by layer.

The heat released during the compression process was vented through heat-dissipation rune circuits along the sides of the vessel, forming several plumes of steaming white mist in the frigid northern sea wind.

The rune patterns inside the main cannon's barrel lit up one after another from back to front. Within several meters of the muzzle, the air began to distort under the constant compression of energy. Fine arcs of light appeared along the edges, breaking down the surrounding moisture into dense blue-white specks.

"Charging complete. Ready to fire."

The chief engineer's voice came through the ship's communication channel.

Yang Wenqing's Divine Sense crossed the battlefield ahead and settled on the two dark-green flying vessels in the heart of the enemy formation nearly twenty li away, each several times larger than the surrounding ships. With a thought, the flagship unleashed its stored energy.

A low roar rose from deep within the hull. In an instant, the glow at the main cannon's muzzle shifted from blazing blue to pure white, and then a thick five-colored beam erupted forth.

Arcs inherent to the Five-Element Cycle coiled around the beam's edges. The instant it left the muzzle, it melted the surrounding airspace into a surging passage. The lingering icy mist in its path evaporated under the intense heat, turning into a white vapor corridor