BOOM BOOM BOOM!!!
Explosions roared in the sky.
Masses of artillery fire were shattered midair by the incoming Godslaying Ballistae, some even pierced through a dozen Sea King Cannon blasts before finally dissipating. The sky was streaked with shattered plasma bombs, their contents raining down in blazing arcs, forming snarling electric serpents in the void.
Some of the unblocked ballista bolts slammed directly into pirate ships, tearing them into splinters in an instant. Even those that weren't destroyed outright were left riddled with gaping holes.
And yet, the pirate ships were far more numerous.Their combined firepower in the first wave was overwhelming.
Even with the Godslaying Ballistae intercepting many shots midair, too many slipped through, raining like a storm toward the Seven-Colored Skyship Legions of Great Yi.
"All units, activate your skyship shields!"
"Blue Legion—Azure Barrier, activate!!"Zhou Yu's command rang out, and all blue skyships flared with radiant blue light, enveloping themselves in spherical barriers.
"Red Legion—Crimson Barrier, activate!!"Gan Ning gave his order.
"Yellow Legion—Golden Barrier, go!!"Xu Chu followed.
"Green Legion—Emerald Barrier, engage!!"Jia Yuan commanded.
"Cyan Legion—Teal Barrier, activate!!"Xue Rengui barked.
"Orange Legion—Amber Barrier, go!!"Kuang Zhongtang shouted.
"Purple Legion—Violet Barrier, rise!!"Jia Yan responded.
And then came the final command:
"Seven Colors Unite—Rainbow Shield Formation, activate!!"
With that cry, all seven barriers from the respective legions began to merge seamlessly.
Their core essences interwove in harmony, exchanging energies, amplifying one another. In mere moments, each skyship was surrounded by a rotating halo of seven-colored light.
This was the hidden trump card of the Seven-Colored Skyship Legions—the Rainbow Shield.
The more colors merged, the stronger the shield became:
One color: base defense
Two colors: ×2
Three: ×4
Four: ×8
Five: ×16
Six: ×32
Seven: ×74
Together, the Seven-Colored Legion could achieve defense levels far beyond ordinary boundaries.
With their defenses boosted to extremes, the skyships shimmered like beacons of divine light, forming rainbows across the battlefield.
BOOM!!
A plasma cannon slammed into the barrier—its lightning bolts raged outward—but the shield held firm. Only faint ripples spread across the barrier, and the seven-colored divine light rippled back and nullified the attack.
But the assault was relentless—tens of thousands, millions, even billions of artillery blasts flooded the sky, pounding at the shields. Some sections dimmed under pressure, but unless they were destroyed in one blow, the barriers regenerated quickly.
"What the hell?!
Why are Great Yi's shields so strong?!"
"That's impossible!
Keep firing! Don't stop!!"
Pirates bellowed in disbelief as they poured more cannonfire toward the skyships.
The sheer volume of attacks was overwhelming—even if many were low-grade, the numbers alone were terrifying.
But the skyships didn't sit still—they evaded incoming fire while the ballistae retaliated with even greater precision.
Blazing bolts of divine light tore across the skies. Once they broke through the cannon barrage, they slammed into pirate ships with devastating force—shattering hulls, ripping bodies, reducing pirates into bloody mist.
"Bring out the Revenge! Deploy now!"
Blackbeard had already boarded his infamous ship—the Queen Anne's Revenge.
This legendary ghost ship radiated an eerie deathly aura. Its fame came from the terrifying curse it carried: Queen Anne's Vengeance.
The curse had no logic—whoever entered its domain was immediately afflicted. And once triggered, it struck instantly.
"Let the Queen Anne's Vengeance descend!
Tear them apart!"
Blackbeard roared and raised his sword.
A wave of invisible cursed power surged outward, enveloping the Seven-Colored Skyships. Even the rainbow barrier couldn't fully block it—curses were too bizarre.
"Ahhhh!"
"No—it's inside me! Something's crawling out!"
CRACK—!!
On one skyship, a soldier screamed. A moment later, a pale, delicate hand burst from his chest.
Then another.
The two hands tore outward—trying to rip him in half—while a silver-bell-like laugh echoed from inside.
"Don't panic!" Zhou Yu shouted.
"The Seven-Colored Skyships carry the power of blessing.
Rainbow light can suppress curses!"
The rainbow shields radiated divine light, casting colorful rains upon the soldiers.
In moments, the curse was forcefully suppressed. The ghostly hands shrieked and retreated, evaporating under the divine rain.
Though not capable of full purification, the Rainbow Light Rain was enough to neutralize and suppress.
Wounded soldiers quickly recovered with the help of medicinal pills.
"If you won't strike now—when will you?!" Gan Ning shouted.
"What does he mean?" muttered several pirates, confused.
But before they could react—
BOOM!!
Suddenly, many Sea King Cannons on pirate ships turned their barrels sideways and opened fire on their own allies.
Massive blasts exploded across the fleet—hundreds of pirate ships destroyed instantly. Entire crews were obliterated before they knew what hit them.
Tens of thousands—millions—of pirates died in an instant.
The Queen Anne's Revenge shuddered under the blast, caught in the unexpected betrayal.
"What the hell?!
Why are they shooting at us?!"
"Traitors!!
They've defected to Great Yi!
They sold us out!
That's how they knew about Shenlong Island!!"
"Kill them! Those traitors deserve to die!!"
Rage boiled across the pirate fleet.
No one expected that a full third of their forces had already switched sides.
Caught completely off guard, they lost a third of their ships and millions of pirates in a matter of moments.
"Jack Sparrow!
You bastard!!
You betrayed the Pirate League!!!"
Blackbeard's eyes blazed with fury.
Among the defectors, he saw five legendary ships:
The Black Pearl
The Adventurer Oar-Sail
The Storm Hammer
The Royal Treasure
And the… Joyous Labor
These represented half of the Ten Legendary Pirate Ships.
It was a disaster—pure chaos had consumed the fleet.
"This is the moment!
Blue Legion—prepare the Sea Emperor's Trident!
Kill!!"
Zhou Yu stood atop his skyship, eyes cold, his voice thunderous.
"Kill! Kill! Kill!!"
The soldiers didn't hesitate—they poured their true essence into their skyships.
On the sails of each blue skyship, a massive sea god appeared, painted like a living figure on a misty sea.
A trident gleamed in his hand, channeling the full might of the ocean.
Blue light surged across the fleet.
"Slay!!"
With that cry, the divine art was unleashed.
CRACK—!!
The Sea God raised the trident and smashed it into the sea.
The ocean split apart, a massive tsunami rising like a wall of death, shrouding the skies.
It carried with it chaotic water power, capable of turning even top-tier cultivators into minced meat.
A sky-blotting tsunami swept toward the pirate fleet.
"Red Legion—Blazing Sky Blade of the Crimson Emperor!"
Gan Ning followed up.
"Yellow Legion—Mountain-Suppressing Whip of the Yellow Emperor!"
Xu Chu roared, activating their divine technique.
"Green Legion—Venom Emperor's Soul-Piercing Needles!
Now is the time to achieve glory!"
Jia Yuan called out.
The Seven-Colored Skyships had launched their full assault.
And the rebellion had shattered the Pirate Alliance from within.