Just as Zhong Baiye and the others were thinking this, over a hundred points of starlight suddenly lit up along the shore.
Even with elemental power enhancing his sight, Zhong Baiye could barely make them out. These were no stars, but elemental energy spilling from over a hundred Guizhong Ballistas as they charged.
The escaping elemental energy alone could illuminate Liyue's night sky. One could only imagine how much power those Guizhong Ballistas contained.
Everyone present noticed the starlight, and a sliver of hope stirred in their hearts.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
The next second, the points of starlight streaked toward the columns of water out at sea, trailing blue tails. The sound of them tearing through the air rang across Liyue.
1,000 meters.
100 meters.
10 meters.
The starlight finally reached the point where the cannonballs had stopped. Under everyone's tense gaze, the bolts successfully pierced that invisible barrier.
1 meter.
The starlight was about to strike the blue water columns. Everyone's heart rose into their throat, and the only sound was a few harsh breaths.
Boom!
The instant the hundred-odd bolts of starlight touched the blue water columns, they erupted in a violent explosion. The shock wave even triggered a tsunami more than ten meters high.
The tsunami roared toward Liyue Harbor. The warships and other vessels in its path were like drifting leaves, unable to steer at all. The towering waves dragged them underwater, only for them to surface again a moment later.
Yet no one present paid any attention to the tsunami, despite the devastating damage it might cause.
Their eyes remained fixed on where the blue water columns had stood.
The enormous explosion had completely shrouded that area in smoke. They could only vaguely make out something flickering constantly within.
Boom, boom, boom!
Before the smoke