"Impossible!"
"Absolutely impossible!"
"The Dunsmuir was once an ace battleship, equipped with the most advanced engines of its time! A mere whirlpool couldn't possibly trap it!"
"The Dunsmuir can definitely break free!"
Huo Sheng shouted in disbelief.
He still held onto a sliver of hope.
But Ying Chen merely sneered upon hearing Huo Sheng's words.
Ying Chen was already familiar with the warships of this era, knowing that even the most advanced aircraft carriers sometimes met with accidents when facing terrifying typhoons and tsunamis.
For instance, a US carrier strike group once, under the erroneous command of its admiral, charged into the eye of a typhoon.
The outcome was predictable: the entire carrier strike group suffered heavy losses. Two destroyers sank, and all over a hundred carrier-based aircraft on the carrier were destroyed due to the violent pitching.
Since then, the US military no longer dared to confront extreme natural weather head-on. Instead, they strictly followed satellite guidance and avoided areas with extreme weather.
If even a carrier strike group was like this, let alone a battleship that was one generation behind.
Therefore, Ying Chen was certain: the Dunsmuir absolutely could not escape the whirlpool's pull and would inevitably become its sacrifice!
As if hearing Huo Sheng's cheers, the Dunsmuir let out a roar, its engines thrumming, as it fought against the whirlpool.
And fortune favored the persistent, as the Dunsmuir's efforts seemed to pay off.
The bow was slowly regaining balance, and the stern was gradually moving towards the edge of the whirlpool.
Seeing this, Huo Sheng couldn't help but become excited.
He clenched his fists and waved them repeatedly: "I knew the Dunsmuir could do it! I knew it could!"
"Hmph, mere sorcery tricks, how can they compete with the world's most powerful and advanced science and technology!"
However, before Huo Sheng's words could fully land, he witnessed a scene that froze his smile in place.
The whirlpool seemed to possess sentience, sensing the Dunsmuir was about to break free.
It abruptly accelerated!
A powerful force instantly generated from within the whirlpool and rapidly spread to its edges.
The Dunsmuir, which had been on the verge of escaping, was instantly pulled back in!
And it sank deeper and deeper!
"No!"
Suddenly, Huo Sheng clutched his head and let out a roar of disbelief and unwillingness.
The entire bow of the Dunsmuir tilted upwards at a ninety-degree angle!
Then, with a slight increase in force from the whirlpool, the Dunsmuir capsized instantly!
The entire battleship flipped over, and all personnel on board fell into the whirlpool, swept into its center!
Rumble...
The roar of the whirlpool was incessant.
And the Dunsmuir, like a small toy of nature, rapidly sank along the vortex's current.
In no time, the Dunsmuir was no longer visible.
All that remained were the dumbfounded onlookers and the other two battleships, sensing immense danger!
"Who was it that just said sorcery couldn't contend with technology?"
Ying Chen looked at Huo Sheng and asked calmly.
Huo Sheng's face was pale, and he remained silent.
The scene before him had completely overturned his understanding of sorcery.
In fact, not only Huo Sheng, but everyone present was in shock.
They had never imagined that sorcery could be so powerful!
Even He Chongxu looked at the vanished Dunsmuir with disbelief, murmuring to himself, "Terrifying, truly terrifying!"
"I thought Master Ying had exaggerated its effects before, but I never expected this Three Disasters Overturning Sea Formation to be this terrifying!"
"The formation borrows from the terrain, and the terrain supports the formation's might; they influence each other, like two colliding ripples, ultimately creating a world-shattering splash!"
"Compared to this grand formation, the feng shui formations I learned before are practically kindergarten level! No, kindergarten is too high; perhaps it's merely infant level!"
The grand formation that Ying Chen had instructed He Chongxu to set up was called the Three Disasters Overturning Sea Formation.
Legend had it that the world had three great calamities: fire, water, and wind.
These three disasters, together, were enough to destroy the entire Earth, the solar system, and even the universe.
And the Three Disasters Overturning Sea Formation was derived from this!
Borrowing the might of the sea, it evolved the power of flood, where under the waves, nothing would survive!
This formation, even among the great arts, was of a high rank.
However, limited by the spiritual energy scarcity of this era, the Three Disasters Overturning Sea Formation had only recovered less than a tenth of its power.
If Ying Chen, in his prime, had set up this formation, overturning an aircraft carrier would have been a trivial matter!
That would have been the true descent of a deity, ruling the mortal realm.
Even with the power of technology, humanity would have had no means to retaliate!
"There are two more."
"Let's resolve them quickly, lest it delay important matters."
Ying Chen looked at He Chongxu and reminded him faintly.
He Chongxu immediately snapped out of his murmuring.
His eyes flickered, and with a mix of excitement and coldness, he looked at the remaining two battleships.
Excited because he was about to witness history! History that few would believe if told.
Cold because this history would be created by him! One man destroying three battleships! Unprecedented, unmatched!
He Chongxu took a deep breath.
He changed from holding his staff with one hand to two hands.
His gaze was firm, fixed on the remaining two battleships.
He chanted a spell: "Boundless Zen Heaven, Water Inundates the Waves!"
"Water Disaster Overturns the Sea, Rise!"
As He Chongxu chanted.
The grand formation that he had previously set up instantly materialized.
On the sea surface, it was as if a circle of azure flames had ignited, a spectacular sight.
A terrifying and surging force generated, layering upon layering within the range of the flames, unceasingly.
Beneath the water's surface, countless scenes seemed to be reflected.
There were buildings, pedestrians, forests, distant mountains...
As if everything was contained within.
Finally, all the scenes vanished, leaving only the reflections of two massive battleships!
And curiously, the positions of the two battleships were not near the reflections.
This meant that these were not true reflections of the battleships, but rather an illusion!
Seeing this, the captains of the remaining two battleships felt their blood run cold.
Anyone who saw their reflection appearing beneath the seabed would instinctively feel fear.
Although they didn't know what was about to happen, judging by the sinking of the Dunsmuir and this strange scene, they knew their situation was dire!
"I'm sorry, Mr. Huo. Although you've always looked out for us, it's not enough for us to lay down our lives for you."
"So, you'll have to fend for yourself."
"We'll take our leave!"
From the communicator came the voices of the two battleship captains.
Without hesitation, they issued the retreat order!
Rumble...
The roar of engines could be heard, and vast amounts of seawater were expelled by the battleships' engines, turning into surging power that propelled the ships to flee rapidly into the distance.
He Chongxu watched the fleeing battleships and chuckled.
"If I let you escape so easily, wouldn't it be a waste of over an hour spent setting up this formation here, not to mention several valuable natural treasures?"
"So, you must stay today!"
Before He Chongxu's words had finished, the azure flames clinging to the sea surface suddenly soared into the air.
They transformed into seven giant blue suns!
The blue suns illuminated the night sky, making it clear and translucent, a breathtaking sight.
However, the flames falling from the seven suns were not so beautiful.
Each drop of flame, as if possessing a fearsome burning power, landed on the battleships' decks, instantly emitting a sizzling sound.
The alloy decks, designed to withstand high temperatures, corrosion, and immense force, showed signs of melting!
And this was just a single drop of flame; the sky held thousands upon thousands of them!
The seven blue suns dripped flames incessantly, creating a rain of fire!
The sound of sizzling was continuous, accompanied by cries of agony.
The decks and hulls of the two battleships were burned through!
Crew members exposed to the flames were struck by the drops and instantly turned into azure human torches!
Watching from afar as the figures struggled frantically before collapsing and perishing, those present felt a chilling dread.
Whoosh!
Clearly, this was not the end.
A sudden gust of wind swept across the sea surface.
The wind did not appear particularly strong, but upon contact with the crew, it instantly felt like a net woven from blades, leaving countless tiny cuts on their bodies!
The battleships' hulls and equipment were also destroyed by this strange gale!
"Since it's the Three Disasters Overturning Sea Formation, it can't just be water disaster. Only with the combined force of water, fire, and wind can this occasion be truly honored."
Ying Chen watched the distant battle with a detached gaze and said.
It was as if the struggling figures and the lives being extinguished in the distance had nothing to do with Ying Chen!
Ying Chen's cold-bloodedness sent a shiver through the onlookers.
Even seasoned veterans like Huo Sheng looked at Ying Chen with fear.
They suspected he wasn't merely a cultivation master, but a great general who had commanded armies, his hands stained with countless lives, which explained his cold-blooded reaction to so many deaths!
Bang!
After the fire and wind disasters made their appearance, the water disaster finally arrived.
Two colossal waves surged from the bottom of the two battleships.
Like two lotus flowers, they lifted the two battleships into the air!
The next second, before the battleships could react.
The waves suddenly fell.
The two battleships lost their support and plummeted straight down from the sky.
They slammed onto the sea surface!
The immense impact instantly caused the sea to boil, with countless waves erupting.
Even though the battleships were made of steel, their initial design had never accounted for such an extreme situation as falling from the sky.
The stress on the hull could not withstand such a force of descent.
A sharp metallic tearing sound was heard.
The entire hull split in half!
The bow and stern plunged in opposite directions!
Leaving two huge ripples on the sea surface, they vanished instantly!
They were swallowed by the sea, becoming wrecks that would slumber forever on the seabed!
Plop!
Huo Sheng watched this scene and collapsed onto the ground.
His lips trembled, and his face was deathly pale: "How could this happen? How could this happen?"
"I was clearly victorious, how did it all turn out like this?"
Lin Changguan was also ashen-faced and despondent.
Previously, relying on his military experience, Lin Changguan had been certain that Ying Chen and He Chongxu were doomed.
But in the blink of an eye, he was proven wrong!
Ying Chen and He Chongxu had, as if in concert, opened a new world for Lin Changguan.
They had shown Lin Changguan that there existed many impossibilities in this world!
"We lost, we lost completely."
"Even battleships are no match for them, what else could be?"
"Heh heh... perhaps this is fate! Our fate is to perish here!"
Lin Changguan said in a dazed voice.
At this moment, a voice slowly sounded in his ear: "The lamentations of the defeated are always thus. They always attribute their failure to fate."
"Little do they know, they have forgotten a saying: Misfortune and fortune have no fixed gates; they are summoned by oneself!"