Lu Ye could hold out, but the crew couldn't; their spirit force depletion couldn't be quickly replenished, even with the help of the As-Close-As-Siblings Array Disc. So when he realized the crew's spirit force reserves had reduced to a significant level, Lu Ye suddenly maneuvered the Long Dragon battleship, turning it to collide head-on with the enemy! In the earlier entanglements, Lu Ye confirmed one thing: that the speed of the Long Dragon battleship was inferior to the three pursuing enemy ships, which was expected. If it were faster, then there wouldn't have been any subsequent trouble. It was the same logic as his earlier attempts to fly in stellar space; the speed of the Long Dragon battleship was the maximum he could control. Exceed this limit, and it might crash into something, leading to the destruction of the ship and loss of lives. Outmatched in speed, unable to shake off the enemy, Lu Ye now wanted to know how tough these three enemy ships were! But considering the Ghost Ship's rules, it shouldn't be too outrageous. Ghost ships have their own rules, under which a glimmer of hope usually hides. If the enemy ships were tough to the point where the Long Dragon battleship couldn't break through, then this wasn't a test or opportunity but a dead end. No one could have ever completed this test and taken benefits from the Ghost Ship. Therefore, Lu Ye believed that the strength of these enemy ships shouldn't be too outrageous, at least not beyond what the Long Dragon battleship could break through. While steering towards the enemy ships for a head-on collision, Lu Ye communicated mentally, issuing orders to Qin Zong and Xiao Jianming. The Long Dragon battleship has a protective array, and naturally, it also has an assault magic array. Ordinary crew members, led by Xu Qingwei, manage the protective array, while Qin Zong and Xiao Jianming control the assault magic array. Objects of vast power are placed in these arrays, capable of tremendous destruction. Though both are assault magic arrays, their types are somewhat different. The array controlled by Qin Zong has greater power but takes longer to gather strength, thus unable to attack continuously. The array Xiao Jianming controls is slightly less powerful but attacks much more frequently. Lu Ye had discovered this earlier and witnessed these two lieutenants deploying the arrays in previous cycles. However, prior counterattacks were mostly ineffective, primarily due to poor coordination. This time was different; Lu Ye wished to test the enemy ships' toughness. Charging towards the three enemy ships with only minor dodges allowed Qin Zong and Xiao Jianming a better grasp of their attack directions. Rays of light came rushing from the front, and the Long Dragon battleship unleashed its fury. Despite the speed gap, in terms of attack, the Long Dragon battleship was not inferior and was even stronger. After all, to fight one against three, without sufficiently powerful attacks, it wouldn't be feasible. The approach was a measure of life and death, and Lu Ye's mind focused through the battleship, intently watching the attacked enemy ship. This was the ship positioned in the middle. They were dodging and maneuvering, but Xiao Jianming skillfully controlled the array, leveraging its high frequency to repeatedly unleash it and block the enemy's escape routes. What seems purposeless often has another aim. Qin Zong, with telepathy, worked in harmony, utilizing the opportunities Xiao Jianming created, striking successfully each time! Even if Lu Ye knew these two harbored ill intentions towards him, he couldn't help but cheer them up now. The special rules of the Ghost Ship were, indeed, beneficial to cultivators who intrude, allowing strict order adherence without any slackening under Lu Ye's command. In a blink, they were within less than ten miles of each other, which, for battleships of this size, was practically face-to-face. At this point, the protective light shield of the Long Dragon battleship is very dim. Despite Lu Ye's full control, it was hard to avoid all attacks in this close pursuit. Luckily, the As-Close-As-Siblings Array Disc he distributed earlier allowed the crew to lend each other strength and repair the defenses, preventing a worse situation. Looking again at the enemy ship locked by the Long Dragon battleship's attacks, its protective shield was also on the brink of collapse, although its situation was slightly better. After all, facing the attacks from three enemy ships, while the enemy just withstands attacks from one of ours, the defensive responses differ naturally. Qin Zong and Xiao Jianming's coordination was a great success. ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs, ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴠɪsɪᴛ 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵~𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖~𝙣𝙚𝙩 The two battleships on the enemy's left and right continued pouring attacks, while the middle ship began maneuvering, seemingly attempting to avoid the Long Dragon battleship's charge. But Lu Ye certainly wouldn't let it escape; he needed to gauge the enemy's toughness by crashing through; without that, the clarity remains elusive. He immediately heightened the spirit force drive, and the Long Dragon battleship's speed abruptly increased. The next moment, the two battleships collided, after a brief squeeze, a huge burst of light erupted. Lu Ye felt his mind shudder, producing an inevitable feeling of slamming against something solid. During the spaceship control process, he was closely linked with the battleship. He could observe everything in all directions through the battleship and manipulate flexibly. One could say, the battleship was him, and he was the battleship! This is probably the fundamental reason why, after so many deaths, his connection with the battleship became increasingly tight. Enduring various discomforts, Lu Ye quickly observed. In his perception, both the Long Dragon battleship and the enemy ship it collided with had become ragged, with each of their protective arrays collapsing. Before Lu Ye could observe further, bright lights from the left and right had already overwhelmed his vision. And then there was nothing more. When Lu Ye opened his eyes, he had already entered the seventeenth reincarnation! He couldn't help but grumble; that enemy battleship even struck its own, how absolutely ruthless! At the end of the last reincarnation, the central battleships of both sides essentially perished together, but the cultivators on the battleships were still alive. Lu Ye originally wanted to see what kind of enemies were on the enemy ship, but he didn't even have a chance to investigate and was blasted to pieces. There was no time for much sentimentality; Lu Ye issued the same orders as before and simultaneously threw two array discs. After each reincarnation, everything on the Long Dragon battleship would be restored. All the array discs he had taken out before were gone, but there was a benefit, which was that the spirit force consumed by the crew members would return, keeping each crew member in their peak state. This was also the reason during the last reincarnation that Lu Ye boldly rammed into the enemy ship. By that point, the crew had expended much and could no longer support the following battle, so it was better to make a test and then start over. Including this time, there are four more chances; Lu Ye dared not be careless in any way. Once the crew received the order and took their positions, Lu Ye immediately maneuvered the spaceship, turning to fly away. Even so, at the predetermined time, the sinister silhouettes of three enemy ships entered the field of view. However, this time was different from every previous encounter; the Long Dragon battleship was no longer the passive target but an active attacker! During the approach, tentative attacks had already begun, and as the distance between them increased, the intensity and frequency of attacks started to escalate as well. Having previous experience, Lu Ye controlled the battleship more skillfully this time. He focused more on cooperating with Qin Zong and Xiao Jianming, which is what a qualified commander should do because only by coordinating with these two can their controlled assault magic array exert maximum effect. The effect was significant. In this entanglement, the Long Dragon battleship only paid the price of reducing the protective array's power by half to blast the protection of one enemy ship. With one less enemy ship among the three, the Long Dragon battleship had to dodge 30% less attack, and the situation was bound to improve greatly. As long as they maintain this pace and blow up the remaining two enemy ships one by one, it doesn't seem too daunting a task. While Lu Ye was contemplating this, he suddenly saw masses of dark shadows flying out from the enemy ship whose protection was blown up, swiftly heading towards the other two enemy ships. Lu Ye's expression changed immediately and ordered, "Kill them!" Those dark shadows weren't visible in appearance, nor did they have concrete forms, but undoubtedly, they were the crew members of the enemy ship. Their battleship couldn't be preserved, so they escaped in advance, heading to their other two battleships. This was not good news for Lu Ye. Even though he issued orders quickly and Qin Zong and Xiao Jianming flawlessly executed their commands, they still didn't succeed entirely. Over half of the enemy crew received support from their other battleships, hiding within them. Immediately after, Lu Ye noticed that the other two battleships, whether in the power of protective arrays or the intensity and frequency of assault arrays, showed a marked improvement. This was undoubtedly the effect brought by the crew members who escaped, having more available manpower to enhance the performance of the battleship. Not only did the enemy ships have this advantage, but the Long Dragon battleship would likewise improve if their crew members increased by another fold, and the situation would not be as intense. Lu Ye was filled with hatred in his heart! However, given the circumstances, there was no more strength to change things, only continuing to entangle with the remaining two enemy ships. The enhanced performance of the enemy battleships made them even more troublesome, and as time passed, the performance of their crew waned. Each one suffered significant depletion in spirit force and Mental Consciousness. A little over half a day later, under the flank attack of the two enemy battleships, the Long Dragon battleship was blown apart. The crew on the battleship did not abandon the ship as the enemy did because it was pointless. The enemies had support from allied ships after abandoning theirs, whereas they had none, becoming sitting ducks. The eighteenth reincarnation began, and Lu Ye repeatedly issued orders, seizing the moment before the enemy ships surfaced to contemplate the past gains and losses.