Cursed Mountains and Seas

Chapter 324 Heavenly Official's Realm: No More Pretense, Even the Milky Way is a River!

"The reason their iron ships can float on the water must be due to some unknown supernatural ability."

Although it can sail on normal sea surfaces, it will definitely be restrained by my giant whirlpool.

This is a strategic move that once wiped out an entire pirate coalition in a single blow. Let's see how you withstand it!

The 【Winged Angel】was enveloped in a golden light, resisting most of the gravity, as if it could take flight at any moment.

Almost unaffected by the whirlpool, it rode the high-speed water flow in circles, heading straight for the Mirage Cloud Dragon Ship opposite.

Thirty-seven broadside guns protruded from the gun ports on one side.

Each gleaming cannon is forged from a fanatic, and the shadow of their desperate struggle before death can still be seen on the cannon, thus gaining the blessing of the cardinal.

Its entire body shone with a thick holy light, forming a circle of silver-white runes around the muzzle of the cannon.

"Fire!"

Blazing white flames spewed forth, and the fierce muzzle storm tore the dark clouds in the sky to shreds.

The silver-plated cannonballs, after leaving the muzzle, spun rapidly under the effect of the cannon's enchantment, transforming into wind spears as thick as bowls.

Easily traversing the 500-meter diameter vortex, it prepared to knock the Mirage Cloud Dragon Ship down into the vortex in one fell swoop.

Unfortunately, the Franks were unaware that the steel warships were merely a facade, and that the vortex had a far smaller impact on the Mirage Cloud Dragon ship than they had imagined.

Moreover, compared to how carefully they had to serve the figurehead [Winged Angel], Wang Cheng could command the ship spirit Wang Xiaoqi with ease.

"Wang Xiaoqi, give me Little Little Little!"

"Alright, bro! Watch me change size anytime, anywhere!"

Dressed in a traditional Chinese dress, looking ethereal, Wang Xiaoqi snapped her fingers with a "snap".

Activating the upgraded ability "Size at Will", the entire warship instantly became tiny, easily dodging most of the shells, until only one remained in front of it.

A streak of platinum-gold sword light shot out, flashing and circling in mid-air.

Clang——!
Amidst the flying sparks, driven by a Daoist master of the fourth rank, the incomparably sharp sword light of the [Five Emperors Golden Coin Sword] instantly cleaved the cannonball into four pieces.

Having survived this barrage of bullets, the Mirage Cloud Dragon Ship returned to its original size.

Yin Yang Thunderfire Cardinal, with its power at full throttle, charged into the whirlpool and rushed towards its opponent along the high-speed rotating water flow.

"Fire control lock, turret fire concentrated!"

While Wang Cheng was giving the normal combat instructions for the turreted armored ship, he suddenly had three incense sticks in his hand and bowed towards the [Golden Jade Shrine] on the ship.

Inside are statues of the old father and Wang Xiaoqi.

There is nothing we can do about this.

The Mirage Cloud Dragon ship looks like a turreted armored ship from the Age of Exploration, made with the technology of the Zentradi, but in reality, it only looks like one.

Wang Cheng is just a hands-off manager; what does he know about the internal structure of a warship?
If technology isn't enough, they'll make up for it with metaphysics; the main selling point is a powerful brick flying through the air.

Aside from appearance and materials, the remaining 90% is made up for by metaphysics:
"By using the power of the Yin-Yang Thunderfire Pivot and the ever-changing nature of the mirage, we forcibly simulated all the functions of the turret armored ship, and then added the power to simulate any substance in the Earth Official's Dharma Realm. This is how the Mirage Cloud Dragon Ship came to be."

Fire control is essentially the ship spirit's eye-controlled system; turret firing range adjustment is done manually by the ship spirit; and the recent "Ten Thousand Dragons Emerging from the Water" maneuver was also purely handcrafted by the ship spirit.

A battle fought using metaphysics naturally requires a metaphysical command method.

High-quality incense is indispensable.

Wang Xiaoqi took a deep breath, his face flushed with excitement, as if he were drunk.

The turret spun rapidly, locking onto an opponent 500 meters away.

The ship has a total of 10 305mm 45-caliber breech-loading rifled guns, which are mounted in five twin-mounted turrets.

Of the five turrets, three are located on the warship's central axis: one at the front, two at the rear, and two on either side of the midships.

Ensuring no blind spots in the main guns' firepower from the front, rear, left, and right, the ship could simultaneously unleash the formidable firepower of four turrets and eight cannons on either the port or starboard sides. It could also utilize the firepower of six cannons from the bow or stern, eliminating the need for ships to strive for superior winds like sailing warships.

They were not afraid to launch a frontal charge against the battle line.

As for the biggest problem: shells.

The era of muzzle-loading smoothbore cannons was skipped abruptly to the era of twin-turret cannons, lacking the technological reserves for firing propellants, high-explosive smokeless powder, and copper-cased fixed shells.

Now, all of them have been resolved by Shen Yueye, who holds the "Memorial to the Earth Official" and possesses the spiritual ability of "Yang Transformation," using her "power of thought."

With the highest standard of soil in history, plus a sufficient energy supply, these mirages within a radius of 20 kilometers are real!
Immediately, Wang Xiaoqi and Wang Cheng said in unison:

"Fire!"

boom! boom! boom! boom! boom!
The massive muzzle spewed flames, and the scorching shockwave propelled the heavy shell out of the breech. The high-speed spinning mirage shell carved eight deep trenches into the sea surface.

With an overwhelming force, it hurtled towards the [Winged Angel].

The projectile weighed 390 kilograms, or about 860 pounds, equivalent to the total weight of 27 32-pound cannonballs on a sailing battleship.

A single shell fired, relying solely on its own weight, would have a destructive power far exceeding a salvo from a level four nominal battleship, let alone a high-explosive shell.

Its maximum range is 20000 meters, just touching the boundary of the entire land. Any further and it will vanish into nothingness again.

Of course, if the enemy believes that these shells can kill, they will still be killed by the false mirage.

"Feather of the Feathered Serpent God Kukulkan, grant me protection!"

Seeing that things were not going well, the Duke immediately switched to the second relic—a golden feather from the Mayan civilization of the New World.

The wing-like sails on the Angel of a Thousand Wings instantly swelled by half, fanning the wind and converging above the legendary warship to resemble a pair of wings.

Boom——! ! !
Raging flames, shrapnel, and shockwaves spread across the wing-shaped protective dome, but ultimately failed to breach this layer of Heaven's Descent defense.

Wang Cheng, however, remained completely calm.

He said to Yan Yunxiao, who was holding the "Memorial to the Heavenly Officials":

"Sister A-Xiao, activate the [Heavenly Official's Realm] and crush them in one fell swoop!"

【Pearl Diver】Ah Xiao nodded, raised her hand, and a dazzling Milky Way appeared in the sky above the Mirage Cloud Dragon Ship.

Among them, the Sun and Moon, the Three Enclosures, the Four Symbols, the Twenty-Eight Mansions, and the most numerous Zhou Tian Xing Fu (a constellation) are exceptionally dazzling, as if the movement of the Sun and Moon originates from within them, and the brilliance of the Milky Way seems to emanate from within them.

This is the symbol of the main ethnic group of the Dazhao Kingdom: the Milky Way, the Milky Way, the Starry Sky, and the Heavenly Sky!
Then, A-Xiao suspended the Heavenly Official's petition above her head, stood in the midst of the dazzling Milky Way, and played the role of "River God" for a while.

Each held a golden cannonball and a silver cannonball in their hands.

He asked Wang Cheng:
"Young captain, did you fire this silver shell with 860 pounds of explosives, or this gold shell with 860 pounds of explosives?"

Wang Cheng said very honestly:
"No, neither! River Goddess, I threw a cannonball!"

A-Xiao nodded in satisfaction, triggering the rules of this layer of the [Celestial Official's Realm]:

“Very well, you are honest. Then I will give this silver cannonball, this gold cannonball, and your original cast iron cannonball to your enemy.”

Yes, we're not pretending anymore, we're laying it all out: the power of the Heavenly Officials' Dharma Realm is this: even the Milky Way is a river!

As long as one is honest and trustworthy, and abides by the most fundamental authority of the Three Officials Alliance – the covenant.

When attacking, a cannonball or spell thrown through the "Galaxy" will instantly turn into three.

Conversely, if an outsider's shells or other attacks come in, two out of the three will be randomly confiscated, allowing only one to pass.

Thus, in another salvo from the four turrets and eight guns, the original eight shells suddenly turned into a deluge of twenty-four.

Eight are iron-colored, eight shimmer with silver, and eight gleam with gold. Anyone who sees them will exclaim: "Truly, the east wind blows at night, and wealth and beauty are captivating!"

Besides facing their enemies head-on.

(End of this chapter)