My Cultivation Starting from Archery

If Chen Sansi were to fully respond, he might still be able to tear open a gap and shoot the Mutant Fire Arrows inside, but once the battle begins, he would be entangled by the Ling family's Martial Cultivators, making it impossible for him to act personally.

So, there is only one method left...

Ignite from within.

He put away the bow and arrow, took out the core Array Flag from the ship, passed through the Water Control Array to return to the deck, and ignited the Abnormal Fire from within.

"Buzz!"

Immediately, the Water Control Array conjured giant pythons of lake water to pounce towards the flames, but this time, they could no longer extinguish them. The crimson Abnormal Fire rapidly spread using the ship's structure as fuel, swallowing the massive warship within a few breaths.

The Array Flag, Array Plate, and even Spirit Stones all burned and damaged, and the Water Control Array collapsed with a loud crash. A few breaths later, a warship several feet high turned to ashes without even having time to sink, and the contact of the Abnormal Fire with lake water triggered an overwhelming fog.

As long as the ship can be ignited from within, there's no issue at all.

"My lord, this fire..."

Xu Wencai watched in awe: "No wonder my lord kept saying to use fire to defeat the enemy. Now the issue is how to get the fire inside and make the flames spread quickly. Once one ship catches fire, it can connect to a whole area."

"That's right, there's only one chance."

Chen Sansi said, "If we can't burn all their warships cleanly at once, Zhou Rong will definitely be on guard next time, and it will be twice as difficult to repeat the same trick."

"If only we could tie all their warships together."

Xu Wencai muttered, "But the Imperial Navy is the elite left by Prince Zhen Nan, most skilled in naval combat. There's no reason for them to do that, whereas our Beiliang Army has never had naval battle experience, and many people are clamoring for Iron Chain to stabilize the voyage."

"If there's no reason, create one!"

Chen Sansi said, "Tomorrow, the Imperial forces should take the initiative to test. By then, prepare five hundred 'Sea Falcon Ships' in advance, select elite soldiers to board them, and follow me into the enemy formation!"

"Understood."

Xu Wencai accepted the order.

Chen Sansi felt the Mystical Energy in the Xuanzhu in his bosom growing daily.

If public support could be quantified,

what's contained within is most of a Jiang Mountain!

Indeed, each formation costs some Mystical Energy, but since the Beiliang Army has traveled through more places, the recovery rate of Mystical Energy has accelerated, eliminating the need to conserve as before, waiting to use it only in decisive battles.

"By the way, my lord."

Xu Wencai added: "If you devise a way for them to use Iron Chain, how will you ignite from within? One or two internal agents might not be enough; it needs to blossom everywhere, catching the opponent off guard."

Even in an Iron Chain state, a fire on one or two warships could be separated in time by high-level martial artists and cultivators.

Therefore, there's a need for enough internal agents within the enemy.

"I have that arranged."

Chen Sansi said, "You just carry out the plan."

The next day.

The vanguard of the Imperial Navy indeed advanced boldly towards the Rebel Water Fort amidst the overwhelming fog.

Ships like "Feiyun" and "Gai Hai" looked like moving fortresses on the water, their interiors arranged with Water Control Arrays. If the New Dynasty fleet collided head-on with them, it would be like eggs hitting stones!

"Everyone slow down!"

Yan Hongyuan and other veteran generals piloted small boats, maneuvering between the Tower Ships to stabilize the naval formation, advancing slowly.

The dense fog persisted.

The visibility ahead was seriously inadequate; one wrong move could disrupt the formation, and given the nearby tributaries, this could scatter the army, losing their advantage entirely.

Conducting military operations, especially with over ten thousand troops, involves more than just fighting; commanding them is an extremely complex task.

"Boom boom boom!"

After sailing through the fog for an hour, the sound of war drums came from the enemy's direction.

"Stay alert!"

"Formation!"

Yan Hongyuan drew his sword and shouted.

He thought the rebel army had no retreat and would deploy all large warships for a desperate fight, but unexpectedly, from the thick fog ahead emerged small boats, each followed by only one large ship at intervals.

In the fog.

A man in Black Armor holding firearms, trailing Sword Qi behind and surrounded by shield-like earth formations, charged into the formation while shouting orders:

"Formation!"

With the order.

Countless small boats, agile as themselves, slipped through the gaps between enemy ships like Dragon Fish, then dispersed in all directions, seemingly each fighting separately, but each had a specific position.

Threads of Mystical Energy rose from the Xuanzhu, bolstering their warriors and warships.

Immediately, the ships came alive!

Enhanced by Mystical Energy.

These small boats no longer needed manual rowing; they seemed to have life, transforming into Dragon Fish clad in Dragon Armor, maneuvering across the river at incredible speeds.

As they shuttled back and forth, a gigantic formation appeared on the river's surface, with waves forming the runes and totems within the formation, carrying a hint of bloodthirsty Evil Qi. From an aerial view, instead of looking like a formation, it resembled a massive altar, and the enemy's Feiyun Tower Ships were...