My Cultivation Starting from Archery

However...

To no avail!

"Sizzle——"

All the lake water imbued with spiritual power evaporated instantly upon contact with the expansive abnormal fire, turning into wisps of smoke that spread, and not only failed to extinguish the flames but also raised the temperature of the air on the deck steadily.

It must be noted.

The second-tier formation.

In theory, it is capable of dealing with the fire of Foundation Establishment cultivators, yet in the face of the crimson abnormal fire at this moment, it was of no use!

"What... what kind of fire is this!"

Still a few feet away from the flames, Prince Qi could already feel the searing pain on his skin.

It's not just the Central Army Ship.

Almost at the same time.

The abnormal fire...

Raged everywhere!

On each "Feiyun" and "Gai Hai," soldiers from Liangshan were lighting fires.

Over the surface of Donghan Lake, crimson fire dragons continuously soared into the sky, turning the dark night within a range of hundreds of miles into a scene resembling a blood-red hell.

The Water Control Array kept generating floods to extinguish the fire, but while doing so futilely, the abnormal fire rapidly devoured giant warships one after another. The water wall formed by the second-tier formation kept evaporating and thinning until the core of the formation was destroyed, leading to a complete collapse, after which the entire ship was engulfed by raging flames.

"Retreat!"

"Retreat!"

"Scatter and retreat!"

"..."

Prince Qi was desperately trying to salvage the situation.

But unfortunately, it was also in vain.

The ships had long been connected with iron chains; if one or two ships caught fire, they might still have time to separate them, but now with flames rising on all sides, where was the time to cut the chains?

Moreover, on Donghan Lake, the east wind was blowing!

With the loss of protection from the Water Control Array.

Prince Qi and the others faced the violent east wind head-on, truly experiencing the formidable power of the "Eight Gates Xunfeng Sen Bone Formation."

The term sinister bone...

Refers to the Eight Gates Xun Wind, which can strip a person's flesh away, leaving only eerie white bones!

Gale after gale sliced through, like knives cutting across their bodies.

Prince Qi had to brace himself against his injuries and activate his protective gang qi again, feeling as if armored soldiers were hiding in the storm, wielding swords and blades against him.

Beside him.

One Array Soldier was already being "cut" by the east wind into wounds one after another, continuing until he was drenched in blood altogether, unable to hold onto the stake any longer and flying off like a kite with a broken string, uncertain of where he landed amidst the chaotic battlefield.

Without the formation's defense.

Even the "Feiyun" tower ship was no longer impregnable, the ship began to develop numerous fragmented gaps, the sail appearing tattered as if sliced by a sharp blade, unable to advance even an inch further.

As for other Meng Chong battle ships, small boats like Zou Ge, many soldiers were directly blown into the void, or fell into the lake, or crashed into the sea of fire...

As for the ships themselves, many were swept up by the storm and lifted into the air, snagged by layers of iron chains, suspended and swaying in the air like a kite.

The devastating power of the Eight Gates Xun Wind Sen Bone Formation was vividly displayed at this moment.

However...

Such dreadful power was merely auxiliary.

This east wind was born for the abnormal fire!

With the backward flow of the east wind.

The Jiangnan naval forces, once a ship caught fire, would drag multiple ships with it, like a terrible plague spreading uncontrollably with the gale, turning Donghan Lake's surface from flaming in places to instantaneously becoming...

A sea of fire!

A crimson sea of fire!

"Your Highness!"

"Governor Zhou!"

Nie Yuan leapt back onto the Central Army Ship: "Quick, retreat!"

"Retreat, retreat now!"

Prince Qi raised a hand above his head to break the wind, following Nie Yuan off the deck, jumping onto the spare Zou Ge small boat tied to the back of the main ship, slicing through the rope with a blade, all the while shouting: "Governor Zhou, aren't you retreating yet?!"

"..."

In the firelight, Zhou Rong held the commander sword, staring at the distant lake where the white robe was still battling fiercely with the Ling Family, unmoved.

"Young master! Go quickly! Go quickly!"

"Keep the green mountains and never worry about firewood again!"

The old servant and several soldiers pulled and dragged him from the Central Army Ship, boarding another small boat and retreating.

As they disembarked, the entire Central Army Ship was half-engulfed by the abnormal fire, with all contacted parts, whether wood or array flags, instantly reduced to ashes.

The unbalanced ship then tilted backward, rapidly sinking with the abnormal fire, leaving most soldiers onboard unable to escape, perishing amidst the wails.

Such scenes kept repeating.

The four hundred thousand Jiangnan naval forces, defeated like a landslide!

In the distance over the lake.

The Ling Family faced another bout against the white robe.

Under the scorching bombardment of true power, Ling Ling's arm had already lost sensation, her light body blown back over a hundred feet, violently colliding against the iron-pointed spike at the bow of a Sea Falcon ship, tearing the whole ship apart while she coughed up blood into the lake, lifting her sword again only to see her arm had become charred...

The remaining six members of the Ling Family were also heavily injured.

Simultaneously.

They suddenly realized the raging flames behind them.

No one...

Could come to their aid now!

"From now on, Donghan Lake will no longer appear on the map."

In the Ling Family's minds, the words spoken by the white robe so calmly like stating something that had already happened echoed incessantly since a cup of tea ago.

The lake...

Was rapidly drying up!

"Booming——"

The east wind grew fierce.

The abnormal fire burned the sky!

One warship after another sank under the embrace of crimson flames, over a hundred "Feiyun," "Gai Hai" tower ships ceased to exist completely—igniting the rivers and lakes!