Several days later, suffocating waves of pressure swept down from the heavens toward Cloud-Hanging Pass, the boundary between the Southeastern Circuit and Lingnan Circuit.
Twenty former Qiongzhou War Treasure Ships stood in a line. The Black Bird official insignias on their darkwood hulls had long since been completely erased, replaced by lifelike Demon Lotus totems:
Their hearts were scarlet as blood, their petals wreathed in black vapor.
At Qing Chen's direction, these treasure ships had been renamed. They were now all called Demon Lotus Treasure Ships.
The flagship, the Cangming Ship, was particularly striking. Over six hundred zhang long, its keel had been forged from the spine of a mid-Fourth Tier Marsh Ghost Dragon blended with deep-sea cold iron. When struck, it could emit a hum that shattered divine souls;
A colossal beast's skull was embedded in its prow, its eye sockets hollow and pitch-black;
Dozens of Spirit-Energy Heavy Cannons and Primordial Magnetism Heavy Crossbows extended from either side of its hull, exuding a terrifying aura capable of melting gold and severing iron.
Five Mountain-Carrying Treasure Ships held steady at the core, firmly guarded by twenty War Treasure Ships in a Three Talents Returning to the Origin Formation:
Four ships led the way like sharp knives, while eight on either side spread out like wings. Formation patterns linked ship to ship, allowing spiritual energy to flow between them.
"Humm-!!!"
A low vibration issued from the hulls of all the treasure ships as the protective formations of the twenty warships activated at once!
Dusky-blue water-aspect spiritual light and dark-red demonic baleful energy surged skyward, wildly intertwining and spreading in midair before finally condensing into an enormous Nine-Leaf Lotus phantom spanning dozens of li!
The mid-grade Fourth Tier Nine-Leaf Overturning the Sea Formation!
Daylight abruptly dimmed. An enormous shadow fell across