Shennong Dao Master
Chapter 146 - 96: Firecracker, Boundary-breaking Needle, Shock of the Blood Spirit Venerable! (Three more)

Chapter 146: Chapter 96: Firecracker, Boundary-breaking Needle, Shock of the Blood Spirit Venerable! (Three more)

"The effect is indeed remarkable," Zhao Xing looked at Wu Mei’s miserable state and nodded in satisfaction.

At the end of October, he had visited Old Chen’s residence and seen a new plant in the pear orchard—Firecracker.

At that time, he had only encountered up to the third-tier firecrackers in the pear orchard.

This was because in the south, the growth limit of the firecrackers was reduced; as they say, oranges grown in the south are oranges, and those grown in the north are trifoliate oranges.

Generally, firecrackers can grow to the fifth-tier level.

They require high-quality earth veins, and specifically, "Fire Element Earth Veins."

Once firecrackers grow to the fifth-tier, their bamboo nodes contain tremendously violent Fire Element Power.

The color of the bamboo surface changes from green to red. After undergoing the ’kill-green’ process, when it senses condensed Primordial Qi, it easily explodes.

Although Long Xiao came alone, he brought a hundred bundles of fifth-tier firecrackers from the Divine Might Army for Chen Shijie.

Chen Shijie himself also planted many young bamboos.

At that time, Zhao Xing took a small portion of the saplings to try planting them himself.

However, Old Chen thought it too dangerous for him to plant them himself, so he only gave him one to try.

The rest, prepared in this house, were all reproduced products, at the level of third-tier top-grade.

Under Zhao Xing’s strong request, Chen Shijie still gave him a fifth-tier firecracker.

After cutting it into ten bamboo nodes, Zhao Xing buried them around the hedge.

The one Wu Mei stepped on was one of those nodes.

"Not killed instantly; this person’s physique must have reached eighth-grade," Zhao Xing stared at Wu Mei.

Fifth-tier firecrackers naturally explode to a standard involving external force pressing down and the strength of the Primordial Qi.

If one has not reached a grade, or is only ninth-grade, they might not even trigger the explosion.

Once the concentration of Primordial Qi within reaches eighth-grade, the internal Fire Element Power will ignite, acting as an outlet for explosion and simultaneously igniting this bundle of Primordial Qi.

Hence, it is now hard for Wu Mei’s legs to heal.

The more she circulates Primordial Qi to repair her body, the worse the injuries become.

Zhao Xing could still actively detonate the remaining firecrackers. Although he did not use the Earth Palace Skill, the "Ksitigarbha Returning Origin" enveloped the ground in the area.

Now, around the small courtyard surrounded by hedges, there is a minefield!

"Pfft~" Wu Mei pulled out a knife and cut off the flesh and blood from her bone, also peeling away the embedded bamboo pieces.

After realizing the healing was ineffective, she decisively chose the most direct method.

At this moment, time was life.

"Aah~" The pain was unbearable; how could cutting one’s own flesh and scraping bone not hurt?

"You little bastard! How dare you attack me..." Wu Mei’s eyes filled with malice.

’Do you have any valuable items on you?" Zhao Xing’s voice came with the wind. "Do you carry a Boundary-breaking Needle, or magical treasures like Xuantian Mirror or Soul Protecting Clothes?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Mei was stunned again, momentarily forgetting the pain and instinctively replied, "No, how did you know..."

"You didn’t bring any?"

"Then what are you living for?"

Whoosh~ Zhao Xing’s voice came with a chilling breeze, sounding somewhat sinister as it swept towards Wu Mei while she was cutting flesh and scraping bone.

The chilling wind seemed to penetrate into Wu Mei’s body through every pore, as if directly scraping at her soul.

"Hiss~"

Wu Mei shivered, unable to stop shaking.

This soul-deep chill, combined with the aftereffects of the firecrackers, forced her to bear the pain and retreat, as a red glow of Blood Evil erupted from her body.

Blood Evil protected her, resisting the invasion of the chilling wind.

"Plop~"

A raindrop fell on Wu Mei’s forehead.

"Rain, is it raining?"

Wu Mei looked up, her crimson, enchanting eyes gazing skyward.

She noticed a pitch-black cloud had appeared overhead at some unknown time; this dark cloud merged entirely with the night.

When did he manipulate the clouds?

Why had the cloud formed a black vortex?

This is...

"Plop, plop~"

The cold raindrops interrupted Wu Mei’s thoughts.

Cold, so very cold.

If the chilling wind was a coldness of the soul, then this Ice Rain was a physical coldness.

Wu Mei, initially capable of exerting true eighth-grade strength, be it in physique or in Spell, she was a match for any genuine eighth-grade of Great Zhou.

But now, she found herself fragile like an official slowing weakening!

"Xuantian Blood Evil! Blood Spirit protect me!"

"Divine Sovereign seize the soul, attach to my true form!"

Wu Mei’s Blood Evil swirled, resisting the chilling wind and Ice Rain simultaneously, as her body began to emit a layer of crimson, fine blood.

The blood flowed over her skin and flesh as if something sought to burst forth from within.

"Transform? Can you transform now?"

Zhao Xing spread his fingers, and thunder coiled around his fingertips, quickly forming a hand of thunder that swiftly printed on the Blood Evil covering Wu Mei’s body.

"Boom crack~"

The Blood Evil was torn open, revealing Wu Mei’s bloody flesh.

"Pfft!"

A purple palm curled, quickly stabbing Wu Mei’s abdomen.

The spreading rate of the Blood Evil instantly paused as if a rotating gear had been jammed.

"Boom~"

The Thunder Palm switched directions and slapped again, first blasting the protecting Blood Evil before curling and extending a finger.

Poked at six specific spots on Wu Mei’s body.

"Divine Court, Shenque, Shen Dao, Guan Yuan, Shimen, Yin Jiao... and where’s the last one?"

"Forget it, just poke anywhere remaining."

Zhao Xing wasn’t too clear, but these six key spots were enough to interrupt her transformation.

"You..." Wu Mei’s face showed terror.

She had sensed imminent danger and immediately burst forth with all her power, employing the Secret Technique of the Xuantian Sect, trying to play her final card.