At the rear of the Huaxia Empire's territory, countless Void Warships emerged one after another, sailing forward, thousands of them, like a vast metal city moving in the void.
Wherever they passed, any citizen of the Huaxia Empire was astounded upon seeing them, for this was a way of setting out they had never seen before.
Especially those citizens who had recently integrated into the Huaxia Empire; for some reason, seeing this massive fleet of metal ships filled them with an inexplicable sense of reassurance. Follow current novels on Nove1Fire.net
And the ones who felt this the most were the Soul Martial Artists onboard, preparing for battle.
Originally, in their eyes, the vessel beneath them was just a regular Void Cloud Boat, now it had transformed into such a colossal Void Warship.
Compared to the current Void Warship, they increasingly felt the previous Void Cloud Boat they had fought aboard was just a toy, powerless.
In the past, to ensure speed and avoid unnecessary losses, the Void Cloud Boat would halt to evade if it encountered an asteroid cluster.
If a Void storm was discovered, it had to retreat far away to avoid being swept in.
However, the Void Warship beneath them was entirely different; during its journey, it maintained a straight course regardless of circumstances.
Typical Void Ships, upon encountering asteroid clusters, could only dodge; even if they braced against them, the ship would wobble ceaselessly, and the array shield would be riddled with holes when passing through.
In contrast, this Void Warship directly crashed into the asteroid clusters, smashing any asteroid it encountered into fragments, scattering everywhere.
The array shield above was unbreakable; asteroids hitting it hardly made a sound, being crushed just upon approaching.
Everyone instantly understood that this Void Warship comprised an array integrating offense and defense, simultaneously defending and harming enemies.
Seeing asteroids from the clusters being crushed by invisible forces upon nearing the array made one shiver.
If the enemy didn't know about this situation and recklessly approached to attack, wouldn't they be smashed into pieces, with no trace left?
Even when encountering a Void storm, it didn't avoid it but headed straight through, the formerly terrifying storm akin to a gentle breeze, swirling within.
More terrifying was that the Void storm's power absorbed upon striking the warship increased the concentration of Spiritual Energy inside, enhancing speed.
Sailing on such a stable Void Warship was truly exhilarating.
The tension of the upcoming confrontation with the Hundred Battle Alliance dissipated instantly, replaced by anticipation for the forthcoming battle.
Countless Void Warships advanced to the battlefield ahead, along the border with the Hundred Battle Alliance, clearing the void originally occupied by desolate planets considerably.
These cleared spaces were completely occupied by the Huaxia Empire's Void Warships, forming a confrontation array, ready to welcome enemy attacks at any time.
The Hundred Battle Alliance stood still for the moment; the destructive soul cannon's bombardment had truly shocked them, clearly not recovering yet.
In fact, they didn't know that those desolate planets reduced to rubble were already at the maximum firing distance of the soul cannon.
This strategy worked entirely due to the Huaxia Empire's control over enemy spies and concealment of true war weapons, providing false intel to achieve such brilliant results.
In subsequent battles, although the soul cannon could achieve notable results, during direct clashes, the opponent would surely guard against it, reducing its effectiveness.
What follows will test both sides' ability in direct combat.
The contest is all about who is stronger or weaker.
On Soul Martial Star, the meticulously crafted National War Hall resembled a city, covering a vast area.
Compared to the past national war hall used by Lin Qian, this one was bustling with numerous scholars, busy scurrying around.
Though the national war hall was yet to open, it was already filled with array lines and array fluctuations.
Among them, numerous Tactical Mirrors floated, conveying a myriad of intel and messages, reflecting various battle situations.
"Greetings to Your Majesty!" Lin Qian stepped into the hall, and the busy scholars all bowed to the ground.
"Rise!" Although the vast new National War Hall was immense, it was flat enough to be seen clearly.
After rising, the scholars resumed their busy activities.
As for Lin Qian, he demonstrated his speed to arrive at the very center of the hall.
Meanwhile, the Void Warships were nearly at their anticipated positions, and the Hundred Battle Alliance moved!
Numerous Void Cloud Boats from the Hundred Battle Alliance surged forward from the front; though smaller than the Void Warships, their numbers were thousands-fold more.
The Hundred Battle Alliance claimed half of the Sea Spiral Star Domain's strength; naturally, they couldn't be crushed easily.
Moreover, they were the first truly formidable enemy Lin Qian had encountered since entering this world.
A complete and effortless crush was impossible; what followed was truly troublesome.
Though the vanguard of the Hundred Battle Alliance had been defeated earlier, it was merely a tiny fraction of their strength, hidden in the vastness of this world, appearing only in past imagination.
In the Void beyond the territory, in front of the Void Warship's line, the densely packed Void Cloud Boats surged in like a swarm of locusts.
The Void Warships also started moving, bursting with speed, charging toward the Void Cloud Boats for direct confrontation.
The Void Cloud Boats collided with the dominant Void Warships; the outcome was evident.
The Void Cloud Boats, crafted from special Spirit Wood, were indeed incredibly sturdy, but faced with the Void Warships, they were simply insufficient.
The timber hull was shattered by the Void Warship's tip, utterly ripped apart, unable to impede the warship's advance.
Yet the Soul Martial Artists aboard the Void Cloud Boats jumped out, scattering widely, much more agile than the warships, naturally able to evade, continually retreating, with soul energy attacks blasting towards the Void Warships.
The Void Cloud Boats that initially charged ahead suddenly halted their forward motion, abruptly pulling back.
The Soul Martial Artists aboard simultaneously fired at the Void Warships.
The multicolored soul energy amidst the dark external void appeared like a rainbow, pleasing to the eye.
The sudden change left the people aboard the Void Warships momentarily stunned.