Shennong Dao Master
Chapter 291 - 48: The Sixth Trial, Final Battle! (Two-in-One Da Zhang)_2

Chapter 291: Chapter 48: The Sixth Trial, Final Battle! (Two-in-One Da Zhang)_2

Unlike the single-feature performances at the previous hall’s plaza, the grassmen here demonstrated multiple techniques.

"Flying Sky Sacrificial Explosion Grassman."

Zhao Xing’s gaze fell upon the Firecracker Forest. A slight breeze passed by. The firecracker materials quickly formed a grassman. Unlike the normal suicide explosive grassman, this one had a pair of wings as thin as cicada wings.

Then, the grassman turned into a blur and leaped forward sharply.

In an instant, it crossed over ten meters. With two leaps, it appeared a hundred meters away.

"Boom!"

At the bottom of a deep pit, the grassman exploded.

The pit had evidently been blasted countless times before. Under such immense power, there was only a charred area, without even a speck of dust being stirred up.

"A single suicide explosive grassman, though powerful, faces significant difficulty in approaching its target due to its slow speed. Even a mid-tier perfect suicide explosive grassman finds it challenging to quickly approach an eighth-grade martial artist."

"Typically, deploying suicide explosive grassmen involves using multiple ones to surround and eliminate the target."

"This way, the cost-effectiveness is not high," Zhao Xing thought.

To kill an eighth-grade martial artist with dozens of suicide explosive grassmen, even if the Minister of Agriculture can produce the firecrackers themselves, the cost would still be exorbitant.

Many military agricultural officers don’t want to learn the Grassman Skill because this combat method is too expensive.

Spending so much effort to research suicide explosive grassmen, I might as well go to the Heavenly Workshop and buy a Fourth-Order Breaking Origin Crossbow directly.

If a martial artist gets close, two arrows will do the job. The Heavenly Workshop has plenty of such weapons that promote equality.

Of course, some people don’t think so.

After all, the weapons from the Heavenly Workshop are external and require consumables and supplementary materials.

The materials for the Grassman Skill come from one’s personal skillset, so there’s no need to seek outside help.

"If we can combine the two techniques into one, the cost-effectiveness of the Flying Sky Sacrificial Explosion will be much higher."

"Rushing over to embrace the target, even an eighth-grade martial artist who isn’t equipped with strong protective treasures will be severely injured, if not dead, from the explosion."

The Flying Grassman Technique was an advanced method of the Divine Movement Grassman.

The Divine Movement Grassman could only walk on the ground, but the Flying Grassman could not only run fast but also leap at low altitudes.

Eighth-grade martial artists could briefly traverse the air. If a Flying Grassman combined with a suicide explosive grassman pursued them, and they couldn’t earth tunnel, they would be blown up upon catching up.

Of course, the Flying Sky Sacrificial Explosion Grassman was less effective against masters.

"Unless it’s a three-technique combination: Flying, Protector, and Sacrificial Explosion Grassman, utilizing a Guardian Grassman to store the Earth Tunneling Technique."

"With a three-technique combination, there’s truly no escape either to heaven or earth."

In Zhao Xing’s mind, many tactical combinations instantly surfaced.

Grassmen combining multiple techniques also had longer durability.

They could be stacked in large numbers, with immense power, and even in this era, could be practically useful.

"Once the fifty-tier Pure Essence Soil forms, and a batch of grassmen armies is directly stored in the dantian, a fifth-rank martial artist could easily kill a fourth-rank one."

"There are very few ministers of agriculture like Liu Tianning who excel in the Grassman Skill, but once he gains momentum, even the king would humbly bow and address him as Mr. Liu."

During Emperor Wu’s period, Liu Tianning wasn’t feared by so many people only because of the emperor’s favor; he was incredibly capable himself!

The key was his ’Self Grassman’ was also extremely formidable. He only attacked others, and even if his self-clone was destroyed, it didn’t hurt him at all.

Why did Zhao Xing dread this man? Liu Tianning had done many inhuman things later on. Countless dignitaries wished for his death, and there were even several assassination attempts, some of which Zhao Xing was involved in.

But though Liu Tianning was half-mad, he remained alive and well. Zhao Xing followed the assassination attempts, failing to kill him, instead dying several times himself and being tortured.

Later, Mr. Zhao, full of resentment, became powerful over two versions and wanted to kill Liu Tianning, yet this mission never succeeded. It wasn’t until the court announced Liu Tianning’s funeral that he realized this guy had died of old age in a blessed land in the cave heaven.

To have offended so many people and still die of old age was nothing short of a miracle.

"I won’t join you, and I’ll stay far away from you in the future, but your Grassman Skill—I’m definitely going to learn it well!" Zhao Xing thought, moving to another place to observe the Flying Grassman training.

To combine the techniques, naturally, he had to master the Flying Grassman first.

.....

Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, three days had gone by.

At the Heavenly Time Institute, Ge Jingsong was in his Cedar Seven Mountains Academy, lecturing students who had come from the Pinghuai Institute.

These students were of the B grade from the Pinghuai Institute and only needed to spend 50 points to seek his guidance.

"The Heavenly Time Skill, when applied to water disaster management, is usually chosen during the solar terms from ’Start of Winter’ to ’Qingming’."

"Choosing other solar terms falls within the flood season, which would instead exacerbate the water’s power between heaven and earth."

"However, the technique must also be adjusted to the local conditions. If the water disaster has already formed and its natural disaster’s power is inevitable, then the Heavenly Time Skill is no longer suitable. One should first use the Geographical Advantage Technique with aggressive measures, either diverting or blocking the water, to first address the issue of whether people can survive before discussing other matters."

"The Pinghuai Institute’s thirty-six water channels will demonstrate the essence of various water disasters. If you accumulate enough points, you can go inside for insight. If your points aren’t sufficient, you can observe the Nine Provinces Water Veins Map at the Earth Advantage Hall of the Geography Institute."

"The Heavenly Time Institute will also offer a [Natural Disaster] training course later. Alright, today’s lecture has lasted for two hours; you should go back and digest what you’ve learned." Ge Jingsong waved his hand.

"Yes, thank you for your guidance, teacher." Several students from the Pinghuai Institute took their leave.

Afterward, Ge Jingsong saw a few more students seeking his guidance.

Soon, the sky turned dark.

"Strange, it’s been three days since Shi Yong was last seen. What has he been up to?"