Countless sand eagles circled above Stone City.
They flapped their wings and cried, "Lord Flower-Scatter is here!"
"He rides Yellow Steed and stops lovely maidens."
"He has returned carrying a little sun!"
Whoosh!
On a cloud, the Officiant Daoist Nun drew a deep breath, exchanged a glance with Mei Niang and the others, then slapped her Hundred-Treasure Pouch.
Boom!
A supercannon three thousand meters long appeared.
One monster after another spat out black clouds, black winds, and black mist to carry the cannon.
The cannon settled, pressing the black clouds and winds downward.
Fortunately, they stopped a dozen or so meters above the ground.
Bang!
The Officiant Daoist Nun formed seals with both hands and exploded with a boom, turning into a streak of gunsmoke that shot skyward.
The next instant, a fresh burst of gunsmoke exploded on the barrel several hundred meters from where she had blown apart, revealing her figure.
Immediately afterward, she exploded again, dissolving into gunsmoke.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Gunsmoke billowed twelve times in succession, like twelve flowers blooming along the barrel.
Bang!
At the tip of the barrel, gunsmoke billowed and blossomed.
The Officiant Daoist Nun appeared, holding two command flags high.
She waved the flags vigorously and cried, "With the first cannon blast, flowers rain from the heavens and golden lotuses spring from the earth!"
Boom!
The supercannon, over three thousand meters long, roared.
An enormous shell shot skyward, punched through the clouds, then plunged toward Stone City with a shrill howl.
At the same time, cannons large and small throughout the city all roared skyward at their highest elevation.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Jets of flame erupted, and shell after shell shot into the sky.
In the air:
Countless Flower Spirits, Butterfly Spirits, and others scattered petals, blossoms, stamens, and more.
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