However, the Endless Ocean had never been a peaceful place. Although the vast ocean seemed to be the same everywhere, there were all kinds of marine magical beasts' territories under the surface of the sea. The massive The Star sailed in one direction, and it was impossible for it not to alarm the marine magical beasts along the way.
After killing the nine-headed sea dragon, Lin Li's trip on the sea became a sea hunt. There were massive sea beasts that could swallow a merchant ship in one bite, as well as Stingray that was only the size of a finger but could penetrate steel plates like a bullet. There were also sea witches that seduced the sailors with their singing.
Although the various marine magical beasts had broadened Lin Li's horizons, those battles were still insignificant to a high-level Sanctuary powerhouse like him. After all, a Sanctuary powerhouse was considered a powerful existence that stood at the peak of Anril regardless of the era. There were not many that could really threaten him.
Of course, such a situation also made Lin Li vaguely deduce that The Star should not have entered the depths of the Endless Ocean yet. It was said that any random marine magical beast in the depths of the Endless Ocean was at the Sanctuary-realm, and there were many that had even reached the peak of the Sanctuary-realm. That was precisely the reason that the depths of the Endless Ocean could almost be considered a forbidden area in Anril, and even Sanctuary powerhouses dared not go there alone.
The Gilded Kingdom claimed to be invincible in the Endless Ocean, but in fact, they had not really explored the entire Endless Ocean, and their main range of activity was still the sea that was closer to Anril. The fleet of the Gilded Kingdom would only dare to explore a little deeper into the Endless Ocean under the supervision of a Sanctuary powerhouse. However, they only went a little deeper.
Lin Li stood on the deck of The Star, and gently waved his hand against the sea breeze, after which a bolt of lightning shot at the marine magical beast that had just revealed its head. In just an instant, the marine magical beast that had peak Legendary-level power was fried by the lightning. Lin Li felt a little numb to such a battle. If it weren't for the fact that he didn't want the marine magical beasts to hinder the navigation of The Star, he wouldn't have bothered to deal with them at all.
However, just when Lin Li was feeling bored, a few battleships with black sails appeared on the horizon in the distance. Merchant ships and fishing boats that sailed on the sea usually hung white sails. Only pirates would hang black sails on their ships, and they would often have their own emblems drawn on them to show their identity as pirates. Hence, Lin Li immediately knew that he had encountered pirates the moment he saw the black sails on the other party's ship.
Although Lin Li had encountered many attacks by marine magical beasts along the way on The Star, that did not mean that there could not be other ships sailing on the sea. In fact, the reason why Lin Li encountered so many attacks from the marine magical beasts was mainly because The Star was sailing straight in one direction, and continuously barging into the territory of the marine magical beasts.
Whether it was merchant ships, warships, or pirates, they all had their own fixed routes, and these routes deliberately avoided the territories of the sea magic beasts. Although that did not mean that they would be 100% safe sailing on the Endless Ocean, it could be said to have greatly reduced the risk of being attacked by the marine magical beasts.
In particular, pirates would not be able to survive at sea if they did not have a few secret and safe routes in hand, regardless of whether they were robbing merchant ships or escaping from encirclement. At this moment, Lin Li finally understood why there had been a sudden decrease in the number of attacks from the marine magical beasts during this period of time. It turned out that The Star had accidentally barged into the route of the pirates.
Those pirate ships seemed to be well-armed. Although they could not be compared to the alchemical battleships of the Gilded Kingdom, they were probably not inferior to the naval battleships of the Felan Kingdom and other mainland countries. At the same time that Lin Li discovered those pirate ships, the pirates on the opposite ship had clearly also discovered the massive ship, The Star.
Given the massive size of The Star, under normal circumstances, the pirates would probably immediately turn around and flee after discovering it. However, the few pirate ships that Lin Li encountered did not turn around and flee, and instead charged towards The Star without stopping. They were really overestimating themselves.
Lin Li was a little puzzled. Since the pirates could own such a large ship, they obviously had developed rather well. He reckoned that they shouldn't be so ignorant of the situation. However, no matter how bewildered Lin Li was, the pirates had actually charged over, and had already begun firing at The Star from afar.
The first to be shot at The Star were a few beams of mana, which should have been fired by the Magical Crystal Cannons. From that, it could be seen that these pirates were not ordinary pirates. Even the kingdoms such as the Felan Kingdom and the Ledin Kingdom were reluctant to use the Magical Crystal Cannons easily, as they were simply a bottomless pit in terms of magical crystal consumption. However, the pirates didn't seem to care about the consumption of magical crystals at all, and immediately launched an attack with the Magical Crystal Cannons.
However, the defense of The Star was not just for show. Although Lin Li did not deliberately activate the strongest magic canopy, there were still many passively activated defensive mageweaths and Alchemy Arrays on The Star. Just as the mana beams were about to bombard the hull of The Star, a few mageweaths suddenly appeared on the deck of The Star, and a magic shield immediately appeared on the side of the ship that was attacked, easily blocking the mana beams.
It was impolite not to reciprocate! Lin Li was just about to test the offensive power of The Star when a group of pirates came knocking on his door. How could he miss this opportunity? He directly activated his Space Robe, and his figure immediately flickered into the main control room, where there was a crystal ball the size of a human head that was displaying the image of the surroundings of The Star. The crystal ball was the control center of the various offensive weapons on The Star. Through the crystal ball, Lin Li could control all the weapons on The Star and control them freely.
Lin Li placed his hand on the crystal ball, adjusted the image displayed in it slightly, and then used his mental strength to choose a few cannons that were facing the direction of the pirates. Among the cannons, apart from those that used mana directly like the Magical Crystal Cannons, there were also weapons that fired magic spells and giant spears. Lin Li had chosen such a variety of cannons because he wanted to test the power of the various weapons.
Under Lin Li's control, one of the Magical Crystal Cannons was the first to launch a powerful attack, and an incomparably solid white ray of light darted out. The surface of the sea that was swept by the ray of light seemed to have been cut open. In an instant, the white ray of light came into contact with a large ship in the middle of the pirate ship, and the magical defense of the pirate ship was instantly torn apart like a piece of paper. Next, the part of the pirate ship that was exposed to the sea was completely devoured by the ray of light.
That was only one of the many cannons on The Star, and there were still more powerful cannons that Lin Li had yet to use. The power of the ship's cannon alone was several times stronger than the main cannon of the Gilded Kingdom. Lin Li really couldn't imagine what the scene would be like if The Star were to launch a volley of shots.
Of course, the scene of all the cannons firing at the same time would definitely be spectacular, but Lin Li was not that bored to the point of using the cannons to set off fireworks. After vaporizing a pirate ship with one shot, logically speaking, the pirates should have fled the battlefield as soon as possible when they saw that there was a problem, right? However, to Lin Li's bewilderment, the remaining few pirate ships did not escape immediately, and instead sped up towards The Star. They seemed to have realized that long-range weapons did not give them an advantage, and hence decided to board the ship.
However, that was good too. Lin Li was also happy to take this opportunity to test the performance and power of The Star's cannons from long range to short range. Unfortunately, there were only a few pirate ships, and they were not enough for Lin Li to experiment with all the cannons. In particular, the cannons of The Star were extremely powerful, and it was impossible for them to fire more than two shots at a pirate ship.
In the end, when there was only one pirate ship left, the pirates seemed to have finally become timid, and quickly turned around in a bid to escape. However, a fireball shot out from The Star and landed accurately on the pirate ship. The fire immediately engulfed the entire ship, and even the seawater began to burn.
Looking at the wreckage floating on the surface of the sea, Lin Li shook his head helplessly. Although he had won a naval battle, he felt like an adult bullying a child. Compared to The Star, the pirates' battleships were simply trash. How could Lin Li be satisfied with that?
However, just as Lin Li was about to leave the main control room, he suddenly discovered from the crystal ball that another fleet had appeared on the horizon, and the scale of this fleet was even larger than that of the pirates. The battleships of this fleet looked similar to the alchemical battleships of the Gilded Kingdom, but they were much more elegant, and not as crude as the alchemical battleships of the Gilded Kingdom. The battleships did not have sails, and should have been sailing with alchemical power. There was a military flag with an exquisite emblem hanging on the battleship, and it was clearly a regular naval fleet.
At this moment, Lin Li also understood why the pirates had been so courageous and refused to retreat even though they clearly couldn't compete with The Star at all. It turned out that it was not because the pirates were brave, but because there was such a fleet chasing after them. Between The Star of unknown origin and the regular naval fleet, the pirates could only choose to attack The Star, hoping that it was just large in size. Unfortunately, the pirates had miscalculated, and the power of The Star was not something they could contend with at all. In the end, they ended up dying without even leaving a corpse behind.
Looking at the fleet in the crystal ball that was getting clearer and clearer, Lin Li couldn't help but frown slightly. He couldn't remember any other kingdom or force in Anril apart from the Gilded Kingdom that could have such a fleet. However, the style of those battleships was very different from that of the Gilded Kingdom. The battleships of this fleet were obviously more gorgeous and elegant, just like pieces of art.
Just as Lin Li was feeling bewildered, the display of the fleet in the crystal ball also became clearer, and the figures moving on the deck finally revealed their true appearances. When Lin Li saw the appearance of those figures, he immediately got a great shock because the figures on the battleships were not humans, but High Elves that had been extinct in Anril for thousands of years!
How could the High Elves appear in such a place!? At this moment, Lin Li suddenly realized that the world he had entered was the world of the Dark Age. Everyone knew that more than 1,300 years ago, Geresco led the rebellion army to overthrow the rule of the High Elves, and the High Elves were almost wiped out. Hence, the navy of the High Elves obviously couldn't have appeared after the Dark Age.
Just as Lin Li was thinking about the time in this world, the fleet of the High Elves had also discovered The Star, and the fleet immediately changed from a pursuit formation to a battle formation. Without any questions at all, the Magical Crystal Cannons on the fleet shot mana cannons at The Star.
Sensing the strong mana fluctuations, the main defensive magic canopy of The Star immediately shrouded the entire ship when the dense mana cannons were about to blast it. Next, the magic canopy was bombarded by the mana cannons, and ripples appeared on it like raindrops hitting the surface of a calm lake.
The High Elves launched such a fierce attack without any questions. That was a clear indication of how insolent the High Elves were. Of course, even if the High Elves' fleet did not attack, Lin Li had long had the thought of using them to test the firepower of The Star. After all, the previous pirates were too weak.
Under Lin Li's control, the main cannon of The Star slowly pointed at the High Elves' fleet, and the silver-white barrel shone with a dazzling light under the sun. The muzzle of the cannon that had a diameter of about 10 meters quickly gathered mana cannons that were as bright as the sun.
At this moment, the High Elves' fleet seemed to have also realized that The Star was not to be trifled with, and the dense attacks of the fleet immediately stopped. One of the battleships even flashed a flag signal to ask the people on The Star to identify themselves. Unfortunately, Lin Li knew nothing about the flag signals used in sailing, and had no idea what the High Elves were saying. Even if he did, he wouldn't have bothered with them.
When the light at the muzzle of The Star's main cannon reached its peak, a mana cannon that could engulf everything was finally ejected at the High Elves' fleet. The power of the mana cannon was not inferior to that of a Sanctuary-level magic spell. Even if the source of mana was a magical crystal that was at the peak of the Legendary-level, it would still turn into a pile of powder in an instant.
On the other hand, the High Elves' fleet had already sensed the threat contained in The Star's main cannon when it was accumulating mana. Hence, when they wanted to negotiate with the people on The Star, they all activated the defensive power on the battleship.
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