The Blade-Wielding Legend

Chapter 1640 - 832: Startling News

The pitch-black sea surface was shrouded in smoke and fire.

Li Yan had submerged into the deep sea for several hours, and the battle on the surface was growing fiercer.

"Fire!"

Kuai Dayou’s voice was hoarse, yet distinct amidst the thunderous cannon fire.

Standing high on the ship’s tower, his grimy hand swung sharply downward. On both sides of the ship’s railing, "Blast Fire Crows" were immediately launched from crossbow machines.

These Fire Crows were a combination of ancient mechanism secret techniques, Sha Lifei’s "Thunderclap Fire Scripture," and new-style gunpowder, having proven their power through multiple real battles.

The Fire Crows dragged orange-red tail flames, streaking across the sea sky shrouded in dark clouds like meteors. Their flight trajectory was not straight but carried a peculiar curve, dodging incoming arrows and firearms bullets deftly.

"Wind God assist me, Xun Position gives rise to Gang!"

At the center of the ship’s tower deck, Wang Daoxuan had already set up a simple magic platform.

His hair and beard stood on end as he stepped through Yu Step, holding the Peach Wood Sword pointed at the sky, chanting the Daoist incantations without stopping. With his decree, a gust of Gang wind sprang into existence, sweeping upward.

"Whoosh——!"

The speed of the Fire Crows abruptly doubled, their sharp sound piercing the ears.

Pushed by Wang Daoxuan’s Gang wind, their range was once again enhanced.

The pirates’ strategy relied on their small, agile ships, circling the perimeter like a wolf pack, evading the Sea Suppression’s powerful cannons, then encircling and harassing with oil arrows.

Yet the Blast Fire Crows surpassed the cannon range, accurately landing on several fast pirate ships and modified Centipede Ships controlled by Southern Ocean Evil Path.

Boom! Boom-boom!

The explosion sounded far more muffled than usual cannon fire, but the power was truly frightening.

With the blasts, scorching flames spread, instantly tearing apart the fragile ship hulls. The pirates screamed as they fell into the sea.

"Well done! Daoist Wang! Master Kuai!"

The Guard Captain from the Crown Prince Mansion roared excitedly, then instructed the ship’s Franco Machine Cannons and archers to concentrate their firepower, pounding those immobilized enemy ships.

Situ Hua was guarding one side of the deck.

He unfolded the Southern Ocean Martial Arts, his figure agile like a fish, both hands wearing fine steel finger tigers. Whenever pirates attempted to climb aboard with grappling hooks, he would close in like a phantom.

Fists, palms, and claws emerged, either striking joints and critical points with precision or clashing with opponents’ weapons using the finger tigers, producing a piercing sound of metal impacting metal, forcefully knocking several fierce boarders into the sea.

On the other side, Long Yan’er was engaged in a duel with a magician from the Southern Ocean Evil Path ship.

The opponent employed Gu Technique, Poison Insects immediately blanketing like clouds, mostly a mixture of Southern Border poisonous mosquitoes, blood-sucking sand flies, and Poison Bees.

These Poison Insects were their trump card for rampant dominance at sea.

But facing Long Yan’er, they were entirely unimpressive.

She made seals with her hands, using the "Qin Insect" Gu King to drive away approaching Gu insects, and summoned the "Red Phosphorus Gu Worm" to fly out, clashing like burning fire clouds on both sides.

These Gu worms were also a kind of Exotic Insect, born in Extremely Yin Land, filled with fiery poison, inducing self-combustion in those infected, often used to guard royal tombs.

The opponent’s Poison Insects were equally vulnerable, burning to ashes upon contact with phosphorus powder.

Boom!

Wu Ba’s Tiger-Squat Cannon was also displaying its might.

Truth be told, the Tiger-Squat Cannon’s ferocity came from new-style gunpowder, and while dwarfed by the massive cannons on the Sea Suppression, its power lacked significantly.

However, it excelled in flexibility.

Filling and aiming those heavy cannons was cumbersome, but Wu Ba could fire at will. A Red-haired Barbarian medium-sized galleon that broke the perimeter and attempted to strike was directly hit at the side cannon window by the Tiger-Squat Cannon, triggering gunpowder detonation inside the cabin.

Boom-boom-boom! The entire ship began to list and sink amidst the violent explosion.

With the Twelve Primordial Spirits remaining members and three elite masters from the Prince Mansion cooperating seamlessly, under the powerful firearms of the Sea Suppression and the long-range suppression of the "Gang Feng Fire Crows" jointly crafted by Wang Daoxuan and Kuai Dayou, the Pirate Alliance Army’s offensive momentum was completely curbed.

Their ships caught fire, shattered, and sank one after another. The sea surface was littered with broken planks, charred bodies, burning grease, and cries of despair.

Finally, upon realizing that core members Chao Shengwan, Long Cang, Andre, and other Sea Demon Group had submerged into the deep sea without a trace, the Pirate Alliance Army’s remaining morale utterly collapsed.

They were originally a ragtag bunch coerced by the Sea Demon Group’s intimidation and lured by the legend of Sea Stabilizing Night Light.

Now, suspecting that their core forces had fallen, facing severe losses, while that massive official ship remained as unyielding as a rock, they immediately lost the will to fight.

"Retreat! Quickly retreat!"

"The Sea Demon Group is gone! Run away!"

Panic-stricken cries rang out on every ship, the remaining pirate vessels no longer focused on the assault, spinning their bows to flee in haste, leaving behind a devastated battlefield and the scent of smoke.

The enemy fought in retreat, and the sea finally regained its calm. Only the crackling of burning ships and the faint cries for help from those who fell into the water echoed.

However, the faces of everyone on the Sea Suppression’s deck remained grim.

Sha Lifei wiped sweat and blood splashes from his face, anxiously rushing to the ship’s railing, staring fixedly at the patch of sea where Li Yan had disappeared.

The sea was deep and dark, surging up and down.

"Hours have passed! Why hasn’t he come up yet..." His voice carried an unmistakable tremble.

After all, no matter how high the spells, he was merely human.

"We need to go down and check!"

"I’m skilled in water, I’ll take a few people down!"

Just as everyone was discussing their descent to explore...

Splash!

Near the bow of the ship, a wave erupted from the sea surface.

A figure shot out of the water like an arrow, enveloped in Yin Water Evil energy, landing heavily on the wet deck.