Chapter 156 Eruption

Blinding light enveloped the entire sea. Seen from above, it was as if another sun had appeared in the middle of the ocean.

Under the terrifying light and heat, the air twisted madly, and fierce gales were stirred up, creating raging waves across the sea!

Kuangxi Island was now at the center of an area five kilometers in radius completely engulfed in light.

Even Li Tianran couldn't see the true state of the devastation caused by the energy cannon.

Ten kilometers away, the Sky Apostle and the Ocean Apostle sensed the terrifying energy fluctuations emitted by the Burning Steel Wall, and their usually indifferent gazes flickered violently.

Their eyes narrowed slightly.

Even from several kilometers away, the dazzling light from the Burning Steel Wall stung and burned their eyes. Sea beasts beside them, who hadn't followed the Night Apostle, had blood streaming from their eyes and cracks forming on their skin. They had to dive underwater to escape the high-temperature gales and light!

Even one-time evolved creatures couldn't withstand the aftereffects of the Burning Steel Wall's attack!

"Awoo!"

The Sky Apostle flapped its massive wings, using the resulting winds to offset the oncoming hot gales. It then soared into the sky, trying to survey the central battlefield. Instead of rushing straight in, it circled high above, overlooking Kuangxi Island and the surrounding sea.

The Burning Steel Wall's energy cannon fired quickly, and the high-temperature rays, condensed from the purest energy, were a type of advanced laser weapon. After the attack, they left behind no smoke or dust to obscure the battlefield, only fleeting, blinding light and intense heat.

Three seconds later, the light from the energy railgun faded, and Li Tianran and the Sky Apostle turned their gazes toward the sea.

The sea was clean.

Really clean.

No wreckage, no severed limbs, no blood staining the sea, not even screams.

Within a five-kilometer radius of Kuangxi Island, there was only the sound of wind and waves, and no sign or sound of any living creature. It was as silent as a midnight graveyard.

The Sky Apostle's pupils contracted sharply.

Five seconds ago, the Night Apostle had led a million sea beasts into the five-kilometer zone around Kuangxi Island. Their overwhelming numbers would have terrified anyone who witnessed it!

Now, all the sea beasts had evaporated.

Yes, evaporated, without a trace!

Although most of these sea beasts weren't even considered one-time evolved creatures, there were two hundred thousand Beast Kings among them, including many extremely powerful behemoth kings. But now… all gone!

The Sky Apostle stared intently at Li Tianran's position. Under his feet, the giant steel wall was covered in a dense array of gunports, glowing red, making the entire wall look as if it were on fire!

Suddenly, as if remembering something, the Sky Apostle roared and turned its gaze toward a certain direction in the sea.

It was the Night Apostle's previous location.

At the same time, Li Tianran was focused on the same spot.

In their eyes, the lives of a million mutated beasts or two hundred thousand Beast Kings didn't matter!

What mattered most was the Night Apostle!

What kind of damage had it sustained from the Burning Steel Wall's attack?

Was it unharmed, severely wounded, or had it evaporated into the sea like the countless sea beasts?

"An Apostle… it would be too disappointing if it died so easily." Li Tianran frowned as he stared at the sea.

He didn't believe that he could kill an Apostle so easily. As the first Apostle to launch an attack on Kuangxi Island, the Night Apostle must possess extremely strong defense and vitality. Otherwise, the ancient civilization would never have entrusted it with the task of testing their firepower!

Although he couldn't see any sign of it on the sea, Li Tianran was sure it was still alive.

Just then, the sea churned again, and a black hill slowly rose from beneath the waves, gradually revealing its true form!

"The Night Apostle!" Li Tianran's eyes gleamed. "So it's not dead!"

Yes, the black hill was the Night Apostle, which had disappeared earlier. It reappeared, but not as close as before. It was now ten kilometers away from Kuangxi Island!

Seeing the Night Apostle reappear, the Sky Apostle swooped down and landed beside it. They seemed to be communicating, uttering mysterious words.

"That kind of firepower is enough to destroy any Apostle except for me." The Night Apostle slowly raised its head, its massive body swaying. "I tried to resist, and I suffered heavy damage!"

On the Night Apostle's mountain-like, spiky carapace, several hideous cracks had appeared, and blood flowed from them.

"What is certain is that, at least in terms of firepower… he is not inferior to us. We cannot defeat him with the advantage of our life evolution level." The Night Apostle seemed tired. It had directly withstood the energy cannon that had annihilated millions of sea beasts. Although it had survived, it had paid a great price.

The Sky Apostle and the Ocean Apostle listened to the Night Apostle, then turned their gazes toward the burning Steel Wall.

At this moment, the Steel Wall was like an insurmountable chasm!

"The Star Apostle and the Gale Apostle may be under pursuit by that giant ship, trying to create the conditions for our attack… We cannot return empty-handed." The Sky Apostle flapped its wings and ascended into the sky. "Once the North Heavenly Gate is completed, the enemy's counterattack will begin, and we will lose all our advantages in a short time."

"We must do something…"

"If their firepower is strong, then use sea beasts to exhaust it!" The Sky Apostle flew higher and higher, its voice growing louder and more piercing. "That terrifying firepower requires terrifying energy to sustain. I refuse to believe that he possesses a planetary-level energy converter!"

"When his energy reserves are exhausted, that will be his time of destruction!"

"Awoo!"

With the Sky Apostle's final roar, countless sea beasts emerged from the sea again in response to its command.

Sea beasts reproduced far faster than humans. The Sky Apostle wasn't worried that its forces would be depleted by Li Tianran's terrifying bombardment.

The sea was its cradle for breeding armies. It would continue to create…

Cannon fodder!

The Sky Apostle flapped its wings, looking directly at Li Tianran from thousands of meters away. "I admit that this level of attack is strong, but… how many times can you fire it?"

Li Tianran was silent for a moment, then held up one finger.

"Once?"

"A hundred times?"

"Or a thousand times?" The Sky Apostle's voice boomed with majesty. "My sea beasts are inexhaustible!"

"No." Li Tianran shook his head and said seriously, "It will fire continuously!"