Heirs of the Seven Swords of the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 1963: The Seven Constellations of the Azure Dragon (Ten)

While the Moon Goddess was desperately searching for the answer, the girl in a light white dress inside the Toad Palace was also busy.

She seemed to have entered a trance again, her eyes were blank and lifeless, her gaze was completely unfocused, but her hands were constantly crossing and forming seals.

As she moved, the floors of the tower in the Fantasy Sound Box kept spinning, and the magical and beautiful melody continued in the house.

Accompanied by the melody of the music, bits of golden light emerged from around the girl, floating gently and constantly gathering.

Soon, the golden light condensed into a small and delicate dragon, which kept circling around the girl.

The changes did not stop there. Spots of light continued to emerge and then merged into the golden dragon, making it stronger bit by bit.

Finally, the entire room was filled with this illusory dragon. Its changes stopped, and then the dragon's head was raised high and rushed straight to the roof.

hold head high! ! !
With a distant and empty dragon roar, a golden dragon suddenly soared into the sky. The roof seemed to be non-existent to it and posed no obstacle.

On top of the Toad Palace, the Moon Goddess, who was desperately searching for answers using astrology, was startled by the dragon's roar and suddenly stopped stargazing, and all her previous efforts went to waste.

She was shocked and angry, but had no idea what was going on - not only her, but everyone was in a daze.

Then, a golden dragon rushed out from under their feet, soared into the sky in an instant, and then turned sharply downward and plunged into the astronomical instrument.

The observatory, which had originally only emitted a faint white light, suddenly flashed a dazzling golden light, almost illuminating the entire sky above the mirage.

Then the golden light shrank rapidly, and in the blink of an eye it all shrank into the observatory, and then several rings shot out bright and dazzling golden rays again, all converging in the center of the spherical area, condensing into an even more dazzling light spot the size of a human head... or should we call it a ball of light.

Finally, with a loud bang, the ball of light suddenly shot out a thick ray of light, rushing straight into the depths of the fog.

To the people on board, this scene seemed like a miracle.

Even Gu Xun on the Fusang sacred tree couldn't help but look sideways.

Yue Shen and the others were also stunned - not only because the scene was shocking, but also because they had no idea what was going on.

But the Moon Goddess reacted quickly.

This golden light is pointing towards the mirage beast hiding in the fog!
"Target locked!" she immediately shouted to others.

Xinghun's reaction was also not slow. As soon as Yueshen's voice fell, he disappeared.

He didn't know how the Moon Goddess did this, but this question was not important now. The key was to kill the mirage beast as soon as possible.

There was no telling how long this beam of light would last, so he could not delay and had to notify the person operating the Cloud-Breaking Crossbow to adjust the direction as soon as possible.

The others also quickly followed Xinghun and left.

But the three Moon Gods did not leave.

This ray of light clearly pointed out the direction of the mirage beast, but the distance was still uncertain.

Although the pilots left on the ship by the Gongshu family should be able to roughly calculate the exact location of the mirage beast based on the direction and angle of the light, this takes time and may not be accurate enough.

Luna still wants to try astrology to get more detailed information.

Just now she had been trying to directly divine the straight-line distance between the mirage beast and the mirage, but she could not find the mysterious connection.

Now, Yue Shen felt that maybe she could find it.

Even though she couldn't even use the astronomical device now, she had a feeling that she could get the answer - astrology required this kind of ethereal feeling, which seemed to mean that sometimes heaven and earth had the same power.

………………

Xinghun and the others were right in their guess; this golden ray of light that seemed to be from a divine source was indeed time-limited.

Although it existed much longer than they expected, it was completely extinguished after half an hour.

Fortunately, the Cloud-Breaking Crossbow is ready.

Relying on the direction guided by the golden rays and the distance data obtained by the Moon Goddess through astrology, the pilots of the Gongshu family locked onto the target in time - of course, it was hard to say whether it was accurate or not, and they would only know after the shooting.

By the way, Master Ban’s evaluation of the Cloud-Breaking Crossbow is absolutely correct.

This thing really has no practical value at all.

Even with the specific location, the pilots of the Gongshu family still took half an hour with the assistance of hundreds of people to complete the arrangement so that they could fire at any time - after shooting an arrow, it would take about the same amount of time to shoot another one, and this did not include the time required to reset the internal transmission system.

If you rely on this thing to deal damage, you won't be able to kill many people even if the ashes are scattered by the enemies.

Back to the topic.

Next to the No. 1 Cloud-Breaking Crossbow on the deck, Yueshen Xinghun and other high-ranking members of the Yin-Yang family were all gathered here at this time.

This Cloud-Breaking Crossbow is the best positioned of the three crossbows, has the widest attack coverage, and is the most stable one, so it naturally becomes the one with the highest priority for use.

Yun Zhongjun stroked his mustache, looked at the Cloud-breaking Crossbow that was ready to fire, and asked curiously, "Can this thing... really kill the guy in the fog?"

Xinghun put his hands behind his back and sneered, "We'll know if it works after shooting an arrow!"

A pilot from Gongshujia walked over quickly and asked Moon God Star Soul, "My Lords, the crossbow is ready. Shall we fire it immediately?"

Xinghun looked at the Moon God and asked with a fake smile, "Lord Moon God, do you have any other instructions?"

The Moon Goddess still pretended not to see his need for a fight, shook her head and said, "Launch the attack."

Xinghun grinned, said nothing, and waved at the pilot.

The latter received the order and immediately ran back to the crossbow.

Soon, there was a huge explosion, and a long shadow cut through the flames on the deck and disappeared suddenly. The whole process was almost impossible to capture with the naked eye.

Along with the sound, the entire Cloud-Breaking Crossbow suddenly trembled, causing the Mirage deck to shake violently.

The vibration of the deck did not affect Yue Shen and the others, but the explosion was very unpleasant. The huge sound was like a bomb exploding in their heads.

They only felt as if someone hit them on the back of their heads with a black brick, and their eyes went dark. Then there was only a 360-degree buzzing sound that surrounded them without blind spots.

Before they could recover, they heard a faint cry in their ears, which sounded like a whine, but also like a roar.

However, Yueshen and the others were not yet fully aware of what was happening and did not react in time.

However, Gu Xun on the Fusang sacred tree saw everything clearly.

The Cloud Breaking Crossbow fired an extremely large arrow with an initial speed exceeding the speed of sound and a diameter of more than half a foot. It rushed straight into the depths of the fog and covered a distance of nearly three kilometers in less than half a minute, hitting the protective shell of the mirage beast. The giant crossbow arrow, which was made of a special material for the arrow shaft and a composite metal material for the arrowhead, smashed it directly.

But the effect was also very outstanding. The shell that had not been penetrated by Gu Xun's Changhong Guanri attack before... was still not penetrated, but a big hole was knocked out.

That piece of the shell had been broken, but was barely hanging on. The mirage beast inside the shell was obviously also damaged, and some unknown liquid flowed out along the shell... perhaps blood, or some other body fluid.

The injured mirage let out a wail that was both an expression of pain and anger, which was the unknown cry that Yue Shen and the others heard.

This thing looks like a big clam, but it sounds like a cow... Gu Xun doesn't know if clams can make noises, and he doesn't know if this is a unique sound for clams or if all creatures of this type make the same sound.

Of course, it doesn't matter.

The important thing is that although the mirage was injured, it was not fatal and was enraged.

Compared with the ridiculously large mirage, its size is small and exquisite, but its length reaches twenty meters. Compared with mortals and even normal ships, it is enough to be called a behemoth.

More importantly, it is a monster, a monster that looks like a clam, not a real clam, and its size is not its greatest reliance - normally, clams should not live in the sea.

Along with the mirage's wailing, the originally calm sea surface immediately began to stir up waves. They were not huge waves, but the mirage's stability could no longer be maintained.

The mirage is indeed very large, but compared to the vast ocean, it is just a drop in the ocean.

The sea was no longer calm, and the fog, which had been stable until now, began to spread, approaching the mirage at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Yue Shen and the others finally recovered at this moment, their five senses returned to normal, and then they looked up and saw the fog beginning to spread.

The Moon God Star Soul's expression changed, and he screamed, "Keep shooting! Keep shooting!"

It was obvious that their first arrow hit the target, but failed to kill the creature directly. Instead, it angered it and prompted a counterattack.

Now, they must kill the monster hiding in the fog before the fog spreads!
The No. 1 crossbow on the deck had already been fired, and it would take at least half an hour to fire again.

Therefore, Xinghun's order was not directed at the crossbow on the deck, but at the other two crossbows installed on the side and rear port.

His voice couldn't travel that far, but it was enough as long as the surrounding public pilots could hear it.

As soon as Xing Hun finished speaking, someone immediately shot a signal firework into the sky - this was agreed upon long ago, using the fireworks as a signal, and the other two crossbows would immediately launch an attack upon seeing the signal.

Soon, two more explosions were heard, but this time Xinghun and the others were far away from the crossbow, so they were not shaken to the point of losing all their senses, only feeling a sharp pain in their eardrums.

Soon, the strange chirping sound rang in the ears of Xing Hun and others again, louder, longer-lasting, and more obvious than the previous time.

This time, Xing Hun and others who were in their right minds immediately realized that this was the mirage’s wailing... or roar.

This also means that the Cloud-Breaking Crossbow hit the target again.

So, is it dead?

Apparently it wasn't dead, because the fog was still spreading, and faster and faster.

The faces of Yueshen and others were terribly gloomy, but they were helpless.

The Cloud-Breaking Crossbow is not a disposable item, but it is better than a disposable item. In a short period of time, none of the three crossbows will be able to launch another attack.

They had worried more than once about what would happen if the Cloud-Breaking Crossbow was useless, but they didn't expect that this thing was effective, but not enough.

Three giant crossbow arrows failed to kill the damn mirage!
Now, if the monster is not killed, they will be trapped.

Although the control room should have reacted as soon as the fog started to move and prepared to activate the Mirage to escape, the Mirage was too "bloated" and it would take quite a while to get it moving.

If nothing unexpected happens, they might not be able to escape from the danger zone before the fog spreads.

Once they are completely covered by the fog, it is hard to say whether they can still drive the boat out - all signs indicate that the fog spewed out by the mirage will interfere with people's five senses.

On the sacred Fusang tree, Gu Xun crossed his arms and watched the mist engulf the mirage.

In the eyes of the Yin-Yang School, three arrows were not enough to kill the mirage.

But Gu Xun saw it clearly - because of the shaking of the boat, one of the last two crossbow arrows missed the target, and the mirage was actually only hit by two arrows - this thing seemed unable to move at will, so it only dodged one arrow, otherwise only the first arrow would have hit it.

The first arrow shattered its shell, and the second arrow pierced through the shell directly, creating a hole nearly ten feet long in its body, but it still failed to kill it directly.

Gu Xun estimated that if the third arrow could also hit the target, the monster would be almost dead.

In fact, judging from its current injuries, if it didn't have any super recovery ability, it would definitely die and it would take a while.

I’m afraid that the people on the mirage and the mirage itself cannot outlast it.

After just an incense stick of time, the Mirage, which had just started moving and had not yet picked up speed, was completely "swallowed" by the fog.

Ordinary people on the mirage all lost their minds the moment they were swallowed by the fog and started to go crazy in various ways.

For example, licking the floor, playing the turtle fist, or jumping and dancing...

In short, the entire Mirage was out of control in an instant, and it definitely couldn't drive out under such circumstances.

The masters of the Yin-Yang School did not end up going crazy, but were basically dragged into the illusion and were struggling barely.

Even the Moon Goddess, who was most skilled in illusion, could not escape. She stood on the deck, her hands in seals, her eyes closed, her whole body trembling slightly but unable to make any movement.

There were only four exceptions on the entire ship.

The Toad Palace girl and Qian Long used the power of the Magic Sound Box to protect their minds, and Yan Fei, who got some extra help from her daughter - Yan Fei was also unable to stop the mirage and could only rely on her daughter's protection.

Apart from these three, the last one who is immune to illusions is naturally Gu Xun.

However, even for him, it was impossible to resist this otherworldly power of illusion simply by relying on his body and will.

Gu Xun, standing on the top of the Fusang sacred tree, was surrounded by a layer of dazzling and flickering flames. It seemed as if he could merge with the fiery red trunk of the sacred tree, and directly burned away the fog within a few feet around him.

Only by using all his strength to activate the Feihong Qi to protect his body could Gu Xun completely ignore the pervasive invasion of illusions coming from the fog.

But he didn't intend to just stand here and watch the fun.

If the Yin-Yang family could deal with this legendary monster with these crossbows, he would certainly be happy and at ease.

Unfortunately, they were one step behind and failed to kill Mirage directly, so he had to help finish it off.

Fortunately, the attack of the Cloud-Breaking Crossbow was not ineffective. The most difficult shell on the mirage had been broken, so he didn't have to use all his strength.

Otherwise, the noise would be too loud.