"Mountains high~"
"Waters long~"
"Raging Whale~"
"Mighty fame~"
Amid the sailors' resounding chants rising and falling in waves, the warships moored at the docks raised their sails one after another.
Long oars plunged into the water and swept backward in unison.
Woooo~
Then, the deep and thunderous blare of horns spread in every direction!
Under countless watching eyes, warships laden with sailors and warriors left their berths and filed into the Celestial Steed River.
The most eye-catching among them was undoubtedly the Startling Wave, charging at the very front.
Its massive hull resembled a towering hill as it rode the wind and cleaved through the waves, its battle flags snapping fiercely in the breeze.
Everyone knew that the deployment of this warship signaled the coming of a great battle!
Somebody was about to suffer a calamity.
Crack!
A fishing boat that failed to know its place happened to block the Startling Wave's course. The fishermen aboard scrambled frantically to change direction, but the latter ruthlessly crushed straight through it.
The Startling Wave's prow was fitted with a metal ram, and beneath its impact, the fishing boat shattered like something made of paper.
The fishermen screamed as they fell into the rushing river.
All who witnessed the scene fell silent as cicadas in winter. Even the nearby fishermen did not dare lend a hand.
They could only leave them to save themselves.
As the undisputed overlord of the Celestial Steed River, the Raging Whale Gang had once again bared its sharp fangs.
This was a warning—and a display of power!
Together with several dozen disciples of the Battle Hall Youth Squad, Zhang Yuan watched the fleet sail upstream until it vanished from sight.
As a low-ranking member of the Linhe Branch, Zhang Yuan's channels of information were extremely limited.
His knowledge