"Crackle, crackle..."
Divine ballista bolts blotted out the sky and sun as they fell, striking the Heaven-Piercing Divine Ark with a crackling like rain beating on banana leaves. It was a spectacular sight.
Yet the Heaven-Piercing Divine Ark lived up to its name. Sea-Breaking Divine Ballista bolts dozens of meters long, powerful enough to pierce Sea King Beasts, penetrated only a few feet before being knocked away. That was no different from failing to breach its defenses at all.
"Bang, bang, bang..."
Dazzling blasts from the Heaven-Bombarding Spirit Cannons struck the Heaven-Piercing Divine Ark and burst into brilliant fireworks, yet left only patches of blackened wood. Not even the faintest crack appeared. At most, they scraped off a few wood chips.
"Full acceleration! Charge! Meet them head-on!"
Seeing that the Heaven-Piercing Divine Ark could withstand even such formidable firepower, Blue-Robed Dragon King Gan Lan was overjoyed. His spirits soared, and he roared his command.
Even the dozen or so Jianghu Loose Immortals and those from the Huan Kingdom and Spring-Autumn Trading House, who had been fraught with worry, were somewhat dumbstruck, plainly unable to believe their eyes.
In the Yangtze River interception battle, the Heaven-Piercing Divine Ark had won fame in a single engagement, its might shaking the world. Rumor claimed it was far stronger than even a National Artifact. Thus, the China Navy had placed enormous hopes in it, but no one had imagined it would be this formidable.
"Wh... what exactly is that thing?"
The Canada Faction, previously brimming with confidence and somewhat dismissive of the China Navy, turned ashen at the sight. Even Princess Folisha, whose cunning had always bordered on the uncanny, stared wide-eyed and groaned in disbelief.
The Lance King was a National Artifact, its power determined by the strength of those aboard, making it