The Legend of the Dragon King (Web Novel)
chapter-1408

Chapter 1408: Dragon Siphon, Waterspout

“Rumble!” Another large bolt of lightning struck with a loud roar, turning the sky dark purple.

“Poof!” On the surface of the sea in the distance, a water pillar surged skyward all of a sudden. It shot into the dark clouds in a split second, connecting the sea to the storm.

The Boundless Sea Douluo Chen Xinjie’s just managed to say, “Is that a Dragon Siphon?”

A Dragon Siphon was also known as a waterspout. It was a tornado on the sea that would only appear under exceedingly rare circumstances, but it was highly destructive. It was a combination of the wind and water. More importantly, the appearance of a Dragon Siphon had a significant effect on a person’s mind.

“Poof!” There was another sound, this time at the rear flank. Another Dragon Siphon had appeared. Soon after, streams of Dragon Siphons, numbering in the dozens, appeared in succession surrounding the fleet. The sea had completely boiled over to the point that the twelve-meter waves had swelled up to a hundred meters in as if they were being pulled into the sky.

The three great fleets began to bob up and down violently. Fortunately, there was the Strategy Alliance that linked up the ships into a land-like massive object. It managed to stabilize the fleet temporarily even as the mighty torrent surged around it.

Chen Xinjie’s expression turned extremely unpleasant, as he continued dispatching orders one after another. Compared to the power of nature, mankind’s technology was capable of destroying but incapable of controlling.

The sea could be described as the mightiest force of nature. There was nothing the fleet could do except to endure passively while searching for the instigator, hoping they would make an appearance.

No matter who was behind this, they must have had a purpose. Were they attempting to use this storm to defeat Chen Xinjie’s three great fleets? That was impossible.

The waterspouts began to stream inward, looking like the arrival of the apocalypse. Where the waterspouts passed, mighty torrents several hundred meters in height struck against the battleships.

Many smaller naval boats were sunk right away. These ships were then lifted up to the surface of the sea through the linkage of the Strategy Alliance by the larger battleships.

When the waterspouts came rolling straight for them, all the crews could only hold on to the sturdy structures by their sides in the cabin to stabilize themselves.

Fortunately, all the cabins inside the battleships were equipped with airtight locks. Otherwise, such a tremendous deluge would have already filled them with water.

This was the power of nature.

Chen Xinjie remained suspended in midair. Nothing could reach him whether it was the seawater or the lightning. Due to the lashing of the waterspouts and waves hundreds of meters tall, the three great fleets linked by the Strategy Alliance bobbed up and down. They were at the mercy of the waves, and the ships were occasionally tossed into the air, slamming into the water when they came down.

Chen Xinjie could tell that the fearsome waves were jostling the fleets too fast, rendering the radar useless. Everything could only be checked when the storm had passed.

Even the crews that had lived most of their lives out at sea had never witnessed such a catastrophic scene before. The violent thrashing gave them nausea, which they could only endure bitterly.

Fortunately, they had the Strategy Alliance. Otherwise, the motherships might very well have been the only survivors in a storm of this scale. It was highly possible that even the battleships would have been in danger while the smaller boats would have certainly capsized.

Generally, storms came and passed quickly, but it seemed like this one did not have the slightest intention of pausing. On the contrary, it seemed to be growing ever more violent.

This had troubled the crews as the mighty thrashing was exhausting. Nevertheless, they still had to buck up and respond to the situation accordingly. The inside of the three great fleets had become a chaotic mess.

Heavy rain poured down as though the sky was being drained. Even the rainwater smelled salty and fishy. It was apparent that the rain was a result of seawater being sucked into the sky before pouring down.

Within the massive curtain of water droplets, the Boundless Sea Douluo Chen Xinjie’s vision was so impaired that he had no choice but to return to the mothership.

He closed the door to the control room of the command post. Even though Chen Xinjie’s body remained untouched by a single drop of rainwater, his expression was more stagnant than any pool.

It was all a vast expanse of whiteness in the world outside. Even the mothership was bobbing up and down intensely despite its size.

“Hall Master, what should we do now?” asked a middle-aged major general officer who was also a War God from the War God Hall. Even though the control room was still shaking, he was standing as firmly as a nail pinned into the ground.

“Wait,” said Chen Xinjie in a concise and comprehensive manner.

Any person who had launched such a monstrous natural phenomenon could not possibly sustain the effort. Even a sea soul beast blessed by the ocean like no other could not do that. On the other hand, the three great fleets were not in especially great danger other than the exhausted crews. Save for a world-destroying cataclysm, the Strategy Alliance could rival storms of any scale.

“Yes, sir,” said the officer respectfully.

Chen Xinjie frowned deeply. There was no doubt that this situation would delay their operation against the Star Luo Empire this time. After a storm of this scale, the officers and men would need to rest and recuperate first before they considered anything else. The fleets would need to be examined to see if there was any damage to the hulls.

Waiting was all they could do in this situation, as they we’re still clueless as to what was going on. When faced by such a situation in the vast expanse of the sea, one would be rendered useless no matter how great one’s abilities.

…

In the Star Luo Empire, Dai Tianling shivered loudly once before he stood up from his throne seat.”What?”

Standing before him, the Holy Spirit Douluo made him feel confused and muddled. She was truly too beautiful. Lovely and pure, as if she was from another world. Despite being fully aware that she was over a hundred years old and also a Limit Douluo-ranked powerhouse, the emperor could not help feeling bewildered when he first got a glimpse of her.

In any case, he immediately stood up in surprise after hearing the Holy Spirit Douluo’s words.

Even though they had been working on preparations all the while and they had also been well aware that the Federation would soon wage war against the Star Luo Empire and the Dou Spirit Empire, they had never expected it would be upon them so quickly.

The enemy was already close at hand, but he was at a complete loss. According to the Holy Spirit Douluo’s words, it would take another three days at most for the massive army to be deployed along his border. He did not know about the specific fighting capacity of the three great fleets, but he had an accurate idea, thanks to the forecast service in the Star Luo Empire.

Star Luo Empire had its own inner secrets too, but at the same time, they understood that there was still a huge disparity between themselves and the Federation in terms of their soul technology as well as their veteran soul masters.

It was a huge problem for the enemy to arrive suddenly when they had yet to prepare an appropriate response. If they were not careful, they could be in danger of being overthrown!

What should I do? Dai Tianling had to stop himself from screaming out these words. He took a deep breath to calm his emotions, and then, he immediately said to his attendants, “Dispatch my order to the civil and military officers for an immediate court meeting to discuss the affairs of the empire.”

‘There’s no way to respond immediately. Even though we’ve already begun setting up the weapons brought by the Tang Sect, we still wouldn’t be able to complete all the preparations in three days! We need time for the transportation, installation and debugging processes.”

“Your Excellency, is there anything else to the Tang Sect Master’s statement? May we please invite you to stay behind temporarily to give us a hand?” Dai Tianling was truly a little anxious this time. He did not have the time to think about that little affair between his daughter and Tang Wulin as there was nothing more important than protecting the empire now.

Yali shook her head and said with a frown, “I’m sorry, Your Majesty. I must return as soon as possible. However, please be at ease. Wulin is figuring out a way. I’m telling you on his behalf, I trust that he will do his best to find a way to stall the arrival of the three great fleets. However, we can’t put a number as to how long he can hold them. I’m going to assist him in that. Please speed up the necessary preparations on your side. At the same time, please implore the Dou Spirit Empire to be prepared as well.”