The battle between Tianxing City and the Luo Heaven Gate reached a white-hot intensity from the very outset.
Tianxing City's main fleet had clearly come prepared. More than thirty large Spirit Boats formed three attack echelons, taking turns launching fierce assaults on Luo Shen Island's Island-Guarding Grand Array. Each Spirit Boat carried large Spirit Cannons, and every volley unleashed power equivalent to an all-out strike from a late Golden Core cultivator. The sight of over a hundred Spirit Cannons firing at once was enough to shake heaven and earth; even the seawater churned as though boiling from the shock.
Though the Luo Heaven Gate's Island-Guarding Grand Array was sturdy, it began to show signs of instability under such a ferocious bombardment. Spiritual light flickered ceaselessly across the barrier's surface, and its runes alternated between bright and dim. Clearly, it was nearing the limit of what it could withstand.
Luo Qingxuan stood in the square before the main hall, his face livid as he watched Tianxing City's distant fleet relentlessly bombard the Island-Guarding Grand Array. His hands were clenched tightly into fists.
He seethed with frustration.
In terms of strength, the Luo Heaven Gate was no weaker than Tianxing City. Had they faced each other in an open, honorable battle at sea, he was confident he could hold his own. But now he was trapped on the island. The Island-Guarding Grand Array protected them, yet also restricted their movements. They could only take the blows, unable to strike back, and the feeling nearly made him cough up blood.
What infuriated him even more was Chen Ming-that crafty junior! First, he had feigned sincerity in negotiations to stall for time, then launched a sudden attack that threw Luo Qingxuan's arrangements into disarray. By the time Tianxing City's main fleet arrived, Luo Qingxuan