My Cultivation Starting from Archery

But even so.

Ling Ling was shocked to find that she hadn't gained the slightest advantage, as every move from the opponent became even stronger due to an indescribable power.

If they were not cultivating the Water Element True Power, it is feared that even with seven people forming an array together, they wouldn't sustain for long.

Luckily, in this world, there are no "ifs".

The Ling Family.

Just happens to cultivate the Water Element True Power!

Now, with the entire Luoxiao River's assistance, the interplay of the Five Elements is perfectly showcased.

Although Ling Ling and her team couldn't defeat the White Robe, the opponent couldn't quickly kill them either.

This, was enough.

While the high-level forces on both sides were in a stalemate, the rest were caught in a chaotic battle.

Cultivators from Shengyun Sect and Guiyuan Sect clashed endlessly.

Meng Chong battle ships took advantage of their agility, rushing into the enemy formation, with arrows flying everywhere and the sound of sword clashes ringing nonstop.

Sima Yao wielded a long blade, his eyes turning blood-red as a breathing skill was applied, his body suddenly swelling several times, his bones grotesquely transforming with a "crackling" sound, growing fangs and claws on his hands, and black-gray hair sprouting across his skin, resembling a demon!

He leaped up, landing on the deck of a Wuya warship, and swung his long knife, directly cutting a dozen people in half.

"Demon!"

"Demon!"

"..."

The soldiers of the Great Sheng Dynasty had never seen such an opponent, and many were frightened out of their wits.

A cultivator from Shengyun Sect, reaching Qi Refining Perfection, arrived timely and maneuvered his flying sword to confront him, cursing disdainfully: "You martial artists, you stop at nothing for power! Noble human race, yet you seek the power of the Demon Clan!"

Sky Demon Breathing Method!

It is said.

Ten thousand years ago, within the realm ruled by the Demon Clan, the ancestors of the Human Race created a special breathing method in rebellion, requiring the integration of demon beast blood into one's body.

Those who practiced this method had bodies increasingly akin to demon forms, thus despised by orthodox cultivators.

And Sima Yao practiced a branch of the Sky Demon Breathing Method, the Silver Moon Wolf Breathing Technique.

On the Luoxiao River, chaos reigned!

"Set it on fire!"

"Hurry!"

After raging into the enemy formation with numerous medium and small warships, Wang Zhi shouted loudly, and his nearby brothers immediately threw torches onto the ships already prepared with dry grass and oil paste, igniting fierce flames at once.

They piloted their warships to ram the large tower ships, jumping onto nearby small "zouke" boats right before the collision, thinking they could ignite the enemy ships.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, a Shengyun Sect cultivator shouted.

"Activate the array!!!"

In an instant.

Huge tower ships suddenly radiated spirit light, visible with countless array flags spinning inside, followed by runes lighting up in bursts.

"Clang clang—"

Soon after.

Water walls rose over the surface of the tower ships!

The water walls formed a circle, enveloping the entire warship, and the blazing smallcraft crashed into them, only to disintegrate, with the flames extinguished in the surging river water.

Water Control Array!

"What is this?!"

Wang Zhi swung his Mo blade, only to feel as if it hit a copper wall, unable to break the water wall, instead shaking his arm numb and retreating staggers.

He glanced around.

Finding nearly all the high-value large warships of the enemy had deployed this array capable of summoning water walls for defense, utterly unfearing of fire attacks!

The other medium and small warships lacked such formations, presumably because array consumption is enormous.

Yet they merely needed to protect the big ships.

With the big ships not ignited, exchanging small ships was futile, as the enemy's vessels were spaced far apart, preventing chain combustion of one into a cluster.

Moreover.

This formation was one-way protection.

Outsiders couldn't enter.

But those inside started shooting arrows at the outside.

"Lao Liu!"

In the midst of intense combat, a familiar voice came from behind.

Wang Zhi turned, seeing Nie Yuan wielding a sword, heading this way on a zouke boat, accompanied by two military officers of the court.

He spoke: "Lao Liu, it's useless, this Water Control Array was set by a Second-Tier Array Master, utterly unfearful of your fire attack! In this Chibi battle, your defeat is certain; it would be wise to surrender soon and accept capture, I will surely safeguard your lives!"

"Really?"

Wang Zhi waved: "Don't fool me, with things like this, if we surrender can we still live? Come over, tell me your method in detail!"

"As long as you all..."

Nie Yuan was barely within three meters when he saw the opponent suddenly swing down a blade, he hastily dodged, while the zouke shattered beneath his feet, and the two military officers hurriedly jumped onto other boats.

"Lao Liu, you've gone mad, would you really kill me?!"

"You're the one I want to kill!"

Wang Zhi cursed loudly: "The big brother was a house slave, you are even less than him, a house slave's lackey! Die——"

The two disciples, one wielding a knife and the other a sword, fought fiercely for a time with no discernible winner.

"Buzz—"

Until a quarter-hour later.

More and more enemy small boats encircled them.

Faced with the failing arson, Wang Zhi and others, if not retreating, would face total annihilation, thus having to signal retreat.

"Lao Liu, I advised you out of goodwill, you repay kindness with enmity, ending your brotherly ties with me!"

Nie Yuan took advantage of their retreat, slashing his opponent's back, causing blood to spurt.

Wang Zhi's eyes burned with anger, but knowing that further delay would mean death here, he sped up his retreat, breaking through the encirclement at the last moment as the enemy closed in.

On the Luoxiao River.

The first clash between the two armies concluded.