NOVGO.NET Chapter 2043 - 976: Treasure Ship
Chapter 2043: Chapter 976: Treasure Ship
On the coastline, the battle grew increasingly fierce, with demon corpses drifting and piling up, staining the sea with blood.
On the treasure ships, spiritual energy pulsated, and thunder echoed through the skies, but some ships disintegrated into scattered flames after violent booms.
The entire East Wu alliance had one Rank-4 treasure ship, twelve Rank-3 ships, sixty-seven Rank-2 ships, and thousands of Rank-1 ships.
These treasure ships were equivalent to large war artifacts from the Immortal Gate, even though the technology was outdated and the functions were few, the power was not far behind due to the material’s enhancement.
This treasure ship technology was originally perfected by the Eastern Emperor Court, which gathered skilled craftsmen from East Continent and even invited top artifact refiners from other states.
The responsibility for this task was entrusted to the Fanhai Sect within the Hall of Ten Directions, primarily for defending against the demon tribe royal court at sea.
At the peak of the Eastern Emperor Court, they even had Rank-5 and Rank-6 treasure ships, and the fleets could not only guard the sea but also patrol the skies!
However, during the decisive battle with the Nine-Headed Great Saint, the treasure ship fleet built by expending endless resources was shot down one by one by the True Spirits of the demon tribe royal court, and that battle nearly buried the essence of the East Continent.
Since then, the Eastern Emperor Court went into decline and no longer had the capability or resources to build new treasure ships above Rank-4.
In East Wu, each major family basically possessed the ship forging blueprints, which were specifically circulated when the Holy Land opened this region.
It was precisely with reliance on these treasure ships that each major family established themselves in East Wu, developing for thousands of years to this day.
The East Wu alliance, in order to resist the wild sea demons, almost brought out all their treasure ships hidden away, pouring bags of spirit stones into the core of the ships, turning into vast energy to activate the ship’s defense shields and attack restrictions, with thunder, golden light, and water blades bursting forth, repelling wave after wave of demons from the sea.
However, as each wave of demons fell, new waves swept in from the distant sea, revealing more demon tribe figures.
The number of demons seemed endless; some had sturdy bodies and rushed at the forefront towards the treasure ships, while others moved swiftly, dodging various spell attacks, screaming sharply, charging ferociously at the human cultivators onboard.
Rank-1 treasure ships, lacking sufficient defenses, began to crash one by one under the relentless assaults of the demons.
On the deck of a treasure ship, a cultivator in silver battle armor swung his longsword, the sword light like a rainbow, cleaving a giant crab demon charging at him. But just as he prepared to strike again, a huge claw suddenly emerged from the water, instantly snapping his longsword, followed by a massive force dragging him into the sea, and a gush of blood appeared soon after.
However, this emerging Rank-2 giant claw was soon targeted by three nearby treasure ships, and under the bombardment of three blasts of thunder light, it shattered into fragments scattered all over.
The treasure ship fleet and the demons surging from the sea interwove into a single entity, like two massive tides in fierce collision, raising towering waves of blood.
The cultivators of the East Wu alliance, despite being outnumbered, relied on the treasure ships united into a battle array to firmly hold the coastline.
Nevertheless, the power of the wild sea demons was equally formidable, especially as the battle intensified, some Rank-3 sea demon tribes began to emerge from the deep sea, their bodies robust enough to withstand the thunder light of Rank-3 treasure ships.
Moreover, compared to the less maneuverable treasure ships, these powerful demons moved extremely fast using water escape skills, and every attack they burst forth from the seabed could destroy ships below Rank-3.
Seeing this situation, Sun Huanglong immediately steered his Rank-4 treasure ship to strike. This ship was inscribed with water escape, capable of catching up with those Rank-3 demons, akin to a sea-bound yellow dragon, shuttling back and forth on the battlefield, every collision turning a Rank-3 demon into chunks of flesh.
But even so, his brows were tightly furrowed, for he saw more demons emerging from the distant sea, indicating the battle was far from over.
On the sea surface that Sun family’s Rank-4 treasure ship couldn’t cover, ship after ship was rocked until on the verge of sinking by the demon attacks, with some even having large holes punched through, the defense restrictions shattered, forcing the cultivators onboard to drive magic artifacts and leave, engaging in close combat with demons above the sea.
Splashes flew, flesh scattered, and the brutal scene was unbearable to watch.
Just as both sides fought fiercely, a thunderous roar came from the depths of the sea, vibrating the sky. Subsequently, a massive demon burst from the sea, its body covered in sturdy scale armor, eyes fiery red like flames, and a fierce aura sweeping around.
There was no doubt, this was a Rank-4 being!
It steered the towering waves towards the East Wu coast, destroying ship after ship in its path, making the cultivators seem utterly insignificant in the face of this power.
The appearance of a Rank-4 demon immediately intensified the tension on the battlefield, with many cultivators on the East Wu alliance side showing signs of despair.
Though Sun Huanglong’s expression remained calm, steering his family’s Rank-4 treasure ship to block the path of the advancing Rank-4 demon, his face involuntarily turned pale.
“Where are the people from the Five Elements Sect, why haven’t they arrived yet?”