Demoness, where are you Fleeing to?
Chapter 930 - 768: The Divine Might of the Electromagnetic Gun

Chapter 930: Chapter 768: The Divine Might of the Electromagnetic Gun

On the first day of August at the Hour of Wu, seven Yunzhong warships were traveling through the Infinite Taixu at an amazing speed.

Within the mortal realm, these warships could only reach speeds of a thousand kilometers per hour.

But once Li Xuan and Master Zhongliu combined their forces to forcefully push them into the Outer Void, their speed increased dozens to a hundred times over.

There’s no resistance here, yet there is a strange force, like a slingshot, propelling them forward rapidly.

It’s as though they are lunar satellites using the Earth’s gravitational force to achieve speeds of tens of thousands of kilometers per hour.

So even while towing two other warships, their speed still reached more than two hundred thousand li per Shichen.

Li Xuan stood in the command cabin on the first deck of the flagship ’The Xuanhuang,’ hands behind his back, looking out of the porthole.

His eyes reflected deep surprise, mixed with a sense of irony.

At the same time, the character for ’reason’ in his Primordial Spirit was shining with dazzling brilliance.

Li Xuan felt his Soul Power increase by at least ten percent in that instant. His Liuli Haoqi became even purer and more immaculate.

"Is this what they call the Infinite Taixu?" he mused.

Dugu Biluo came over, also glancing out the porthole with a deeply amazed expression.

Since the seven warships had entered the Taixu, Dugu Biluo had been helping Lv Qiluo maintain the Arrays until this moment, when she finally had the chance to observe the Outer Taixu with her own eyes.

"It’s nothing special. At first glance, it’s grand and magnificent, but it gets boring after a while," Li Xuan said, lips curling slightly, then he looked back at Dugu Biluo. "Are we almost there?"

By now, since they had left the mortal realm, seven Shichen had passed, and the ships had traveled over a million li through the Infinite Taixu.

Dugu Biluo, somewhat reluctantly, pulled her gaze from the crystalline porthole and gave a slight nod, "Lady Lv said there’s about a quarter of an hour left before we reach the ’Clean-Heart Pure World.’ She says we can start preparing for battle."

"Then notify all units to take their positions!"

At the same time, Li Xuan walked to the nearby desk and pressed his hand on a crimson gemstone hovering above it.

Traveling through the Infinite Taixu, communicating over regular channels was futile with their current speed covering over two hundred thousand li per Shichen.

Li Xuan could only communicate with the other warships through a specialized Array set within the body of the ships, transmitting his will to the leaders of each warship.

In an instant, all five Yunzhong warships became ’alive’ with activity.

The ’Heavenly Soldiers and Generals,’ who had been put into a dormant state to minimize the loss of soul power, began to awaken one after another.

They donned their Black Gold Divine Armor and got up to ready their equipment.

In the cabins were also thousands of human gunners brought by Li Xuan, who began loading ammunition into the six hundred ’scaffolded rifled cannons’ on both sides of the ship.

They would be ready to open the portholes and start firing as soon as the order was given from above.

The five super electromagnetic cannons at the bow of the ship also began charging, with vast amounts of Thunderbolt gathering in the ship’s bow Array, making crackling noises.

At this moment, Master Zhongliu and the Nine-Tailed Fox Lord Tushan also flew into the command cabin.

After arriving, Master Zhongliu stood with his hands behind his back, using his Spirit Eye to look through the layers of cabins to the ’Clean-Heart Pure World’ that was getting closer and closer.

A slight glint appeared in Master Zhongliu’s eyes. "I always heard that the Thirty-Six Heavens of the ancient Taoism had shattered, but I didn’t expect Buddhism’s Tavatimsa Heaven to be so fragmented."

Hearing this, Lord Tushan snickered, "Then you’re mistaken. The Buddhist Tavatimsa Heaven has been in such a state for quite some time. Long before the Pre-Qin Dynasty, this area was already broken into thirty-three little worlds, each ruled by a sovereign.

Here, the ’Heaven Emperor’ Indra is nominally the lord of Tavatimsa Heaven, but in reality, he only occupies the largest piece of the thirty-three worlds, and other world sovereigns are hardly submissive to him. So, within Tavatimsa Heaven, there is continuous warfare among these sovereigns."

Lord Tushan thought for a moment, "It’s somewhat similar to the Three Heavens of the ancient Heavenly Court, but Haotian’s territory and power are much stronger than Indra’s. Among the thirty-six Heavens actually controlled by the Three Heavens, there are three with territories and borders comparable to the Tavatimsa Heaven."

"I see!" Master Zhongliu nodded slightly. "But is Indra really not a concern? After all, this is within the range of Tavatimsa Heaven. I’ve heard that this Buddha protector holds a revered position within Buddhism."

He knew this Nine-Tailed Fox had lived for tens of thousands of years, being active in the mortal world as early as the Three Dynasties.

"It’s fine," Lord Tushan shook her head. "This one is but a fair-weather friend; over the last thirty thousand years, this Buddhist protector deity has been consecrated by four different sects. He sides with Buddhism when they are strong, and moves to Brahma when they grow powerful.

While Indra is openly a protector of Buddhism, in reality, he has always been resistant and rebellious against it, covertly undermining Buddhism. If we help him clear out this ’Clean-Heart Pure World,’ he would only feel joy from the bottom of his heart."

As they conversed, the ’Clean-Heart Pure World’ was now very close at hand.

With several loud bangs, the seven warships smashed into this world one after another.

They started to decelerate, yet still causing roaring red flames around the ships.

The metal hull of the ships heated up drastically as well.

However, as Master Zhongliu waved his hand, the temperatures returned to normal.

He was adept in the art of ’Ranmie,’ capable of inversely applying it to prevent the flames from burning the ship’s hull.

A sharp gleam shone in Master Zhongliu’s eyes at this moment.

Before his encounter with Li Xuan, he had never imagined that one day he would follow Li Xuan into battle in the Outer Void.

But at this moment, he felt an inexplicable surge of heated blood and overwhelming passion.

In the next instant, Master Zhongliu and Lord Tushan’s "Rule of Extreme Heaven," "Hunxiao" and "Fantasia," erupted simultaneously, enveloping the entire "Clean-Heart Pure World."

The former confounded the secrets of the heavens, and the latter illusioned all beings, bewildering the seven senses.

By the time the seven warships regained their normal speed, hovering three hundred meters in the air, a complete "Clean-Heart Pure World" unfolded before their eyes.

This world was approximately a thousand miles in length and width, its scenery reminiscent of the "White Lotus Land" Li Xuan had entered before.

Everywhere, Buddhist chants melodiously filled the air, willows were lush, peach blossoms radiant, and the sounds of birds and fragrances of flowers abounded; this world was indistinguishable from the pure lands of the Buddhist Kingdom as described in the scriptures.

But when Li Xuan looked closely, he realized that the vast majority of it was illusory.

It was barren, weatherworn land with nothing but rocks.

Only in the very center, a piece of land about thirty miles in radius, was genuinely constructed of exquisite towers and pavilions - a pure and tranquil world.

This world was also home to countless spirits, numbering over a million.

If one were to guess, these must be the souls of devout Buddhists and believers led here by the "Xinyuelian Bodhisattva."

But very few of those could genuinely live carefree lives in Xinyuelian’s Buddhist Kingdom.

The majority were attached to puppet bodies made of stone or metal, blissfully laboring away to mine ores or do all sorts of manual tasks in the midst of the ethereal Buddhist chants.

Even the arrival of the seven Cloud Warships, bringing with them an immense presence, failed to awaken them.

Only in the depths of the Buddha Palace was there panic as a large force of Buddha soldiers flooded out.

Most of them, too, were spirit beings clad in armor similar to the "Black Gold Divine Armor," all staring blankly towards the direction of the Cloud Warships.

"Interesting!"

Li Xuan glanced around and couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

He didn’t know how to evaluate the scene before him.

The spirits of those devout Buddhists clearly appeared happy and blissful, unaware of any fatigue or pain, yet "Xinyuelian Bodhisattva" also reaped benefits from them.

Li Xuan took no interest in this; his gaze fixed on the enormous Buddha Palace situated at the center of the world, more than a hundred miles away.

"Transmit my command, commence deployment of all heavenly soldiers immediately. All warships, led by ’The Xuanhuang,’ adopt the oblique line formation and advance. All electromagnetic guns, lock onto the opposing Buddha Palace right now!"

The so-called oblique line formation meant that the seven Cloud Warships formed a diagonal line, allowing all ships to offset each other and maximize the firepower from both sides of the deck.

The doors of these Cloud Warships also opened wide, and countless heavenly soldiers and generals clad in "Black Gold Divine Armor" poured out, descending from a three hundred zhang height to the ground below.

After them came thousands of field smooth-bore cannons, along with over six thousand elite Jin cannoneers whom Li Xuan had borrowed from the Shenji Camp.

They lacked the ability to plummet from the sky and could not adapt to the environment of the "Clean-Heart Pure World."

But Li Xuan had already accounted for this, equipping them with lower-grade wind implements and numerous talismans to ensure all the cannoneers could operate safely in this world.

At that moment, a colossal Buddha statue, approximately a thousand zhang tall, began to manifest before the Buddha Palace.

"Where do you Evil Spirits come from?"

The Buddha statue adopted an angry Vajra expression, glaring furiously at the seven Cloud Warships.

"This is the ’Clean-Heart Pure World’ opened by Bodhisattva ’Xinyuelian,’ a disciple of Buddha. No matter who you are, scram from this place!"

As it spoke, more Buddha soldiers flooded out from the grand palace.

All of them clad in armor, their auras shrouded in Buddhist light.

A glance revealed that their numbers had already reached a formidable seventy thousand!

Li Xuan observed the colossal Buddha statue with an indifferent look, surmising that it must be one of Xinyuelian’s servants with the attainment of an "Arhat," possessing the cultivation of a Great Heavenly Position.

Yet, Li Xuan dismissed it with a casual wave of his hand: "Fire!"

In an instant, the five electromagnetic guns fired furiously. Wrapped in boundless Thunderbolt, they spat out white light, and the three-foot-wide cannonballs turned into white streaks amidst the deafening blasts, bombarding the other side.

The manifested "Arhat," instantly consumed by rage, yelled, "How dare you!"

He extended a giant Buddha hand wielding a Vajra Pestle, attempting to intercept the five beams of white light.

But just a moment later, shock filled the eyes of the "Arhat" as he realized that the speed and power of the cannonballs far exceeded his expectations.

Before he could react, his thousand-zhang-tall divine body was blown apart by the cannon fire.

The cannonballs continued their relentless trajectory, striking the enormous Buddha Palace and blowing out five massive holes while raising clouds of dust that obscured the sky.

Amidst the boom of the electromagnetic guns, the twenty-seven thousand heavenly soldiers who had continuously landed, along with more than a thousand field smooth-bore cannons, had formed up into six rows of square formations.

With an overwhelming momentum, they marched towards the Buddha Palace with formidable strides.