The Fairy: From the Traveling Merchant

Chapter 986 Qiantang's Wrath

Seeing the sudden appearance of "evil energy" in Zhao Chen's hand, Su Xuanbing, who had just returned to the alley, was quite surprised and blurted out, "Did you encounter that 'protagonist'?"

She had already learned about the conditions for the formation of the "Deceptive Carriage Stealing Life Curse" through "dual cultivation".

“I did encounter it…” Zhao Chen nodded, but didn’t explain further, instead asking, “Have you made the arrangements on your end?”

“It’s all installed according to your requirements. To achieve better results, I also added some ‘fire lotus seeds’…” Su Xuanbing knew that Zhao Chen had many secrets, so she didn’t ask too many questions. She just smiled and said, “I didn’t expect you to be so proficient in ‘military magic’. The quality of these explosives you’ve mastered is even better than that of my colleagues who are also good at this.”

The "Fire Lotus Seed" is a disposable item that Su Xuanbing carries with her. It can only be activated through the "field" of her "Lotus Immortal Body". Although its power is only at the level of a low-grade divine power and cannot be considered strong, it is enough for the extraordinary beings in this other-dimensional world who are generally "fragile".

“My talent in these ‘technological spells’ is even greater than my swordsmanship,” Zhao Chen said without any modesty.

This is also true. Back when he was in the Qi Refining stage, his level in "Divine Eagle Gunfighting Technique" far surpassed his swordsmanship... or rather, his swordsmanship could only rank third among his various talents.

The reason he rarely used "technological" spells and supernatural powers after achieving the "罡煞" level was firstly because such methods were more offensive than profound, and secondly because the cultivators of the Great Xia Dynasty were well aware of the power of technological weapons and had prepared countermeasures for them.

It's effective at crushing weaker opponents, but it's difficult to gain an advantage when fighting against opponents of the same level.

Secondly, he vaguely sensed through the "Heavenly Pool of Destiny" that Xuan Tian seemed to dislike "technology"-type spells and supernatural abilities, almost equating them with external "pollution." This was one of the main reasons why major powers like the "Sword Pavilion" rejected technological creations.

As more of these kinds of spells are used by deities, one's "fate" will likely shift, requiring one to deal with related "calamities."

In other words, families like the Zheng family, whose foundational teachings originated from "demonic and evil" practices, did not care about the impact of "technology" and even actively introduced it.

“That means bombs have been planted in every possible hiding place in the factory area. Once that demigod witch arrives, no matter where she ‘hides,’ she’ll be ‘bombed’ out.” As Zhao Chen spoke, he used the “Azure Cave Technique” to calculate the witch’s and the gatekeeper’s locations, and continued, “They’ll be there in about fifteen minutes… Are you sure all the ordinary people in this area have been evacuated?”

It must be said that the "Dongyou Qingjian Jue" is really useful in this other-dimensional world because of the blessing of the Dao Lord's power. Even the demigods of this world are within its calculation range.

Unfortunately, the precision and accuracy are not available back in Xuan Tian... no, they are not even available inside the "Star Chariot," otherwise Zhao Chen would not have needed to worry about the problem of the "demon" being discovered.

"I knocked them all out and moved them to the sewers over at the dock area." Su Xuanbing nodded slightly. "You should release those 'puppets' you made as soon as possible, lest the witch finds something amiss and retreats in advance."

Zhao Chen readily agreed. With a wave of his arm, he sent a "chessboard" into the air. Immediately afterward, chess pieces flew off the board and landed at the entrances of various factories, transforming into ordinary workers with blank faces and expressions like living corpses.

Although most of the functions of "Yaochi Chess" are currently unusable, creating such soulless lifelike "dolls" is a piece of cake.

However, Yao Ji remained indifferent and unmotivated, making the quality of this batch of "dolls" rather mediocre.

Fortunately, Zhao Chen didn't need them to do any meticulous work; they just needed to pretend to be dozing off at the warehouse or factory gate.

Once everyone was in position, Zhao Chen recalculated the locations of the witch and the gatekeeper. Finding they were almost there, he and Su Xuanbing hid in a secluded spot unaffected by the explosion and whispered to each other:

"Xuanbing, do you really have a way to control the demigod witch for a moment?"

Upon hearing this, Su Xuanbing nodded, her tone tinged with amusement, and said, "You should have seen my 'Nine Dragons Divine Fire Cover' when you first entered the 'Otherworldly Maze.' It was a protective treasure given to me by my family. I took it out mainly to guard against you..."

"In the end, you still succeeded."

I succeeded? Wasn't it you who took the initiative? I just didn't refuse... Zhao Chen had just muttered to himself when he heard Su Xuanbing continue, "Although this defensive treasure doesn't have the power of 'Dongxuan,' it is still blessed by my grandfather's magic power. It can trap ordinary 'Dharma Aspect' cultivators for a moment, and can create an opportunity for me to retreat in times of crisis."

"Below the 'Dongxuan' level, once one enters this 'Nine Dragons Divine Fire Cover,' without extraordinary means, there is almost no chance of survival."

When she mentioned the words "beyond the norm," she couldn't help but glance at Zhao Chen beside her.

"The Nine Dragons Divine Fire Cover... is just right." Zhao Chen nodded, and after a moment of contemplation, he took out two flying swords, one green and one red, and combined them into the "Red and Green Twin Dragon Scissors".

Sensing the aura within the "Crimson and Azure Twin Dragon Scissors" before him, Su Xuanbing's gaze sharpened, and he immediately discerned their origins, then guessed Zhao Chen's other identity: "This was created by the demonic souls of the Crimson and Azure Twin Dragons... Are you Wang Chen or Wang Desheng of the Jianye Wang family?"

"Yes, I should have thought of that sooner. How could it be such a coincidence that two young cultivators who have condensed their divine sense but haven't truly stepped into the realm of supernatural powers arrived at Xiongshan Port at the same time..."

Speaking of which, she had seen Zhao Chen use the Crimson Dragon Sword before. Although she had some doubts, she didn't really think about it in that direction. After all, it normally takes a long time to forge a magical artifact, and the Crimson and Azure Dragons had only been dead for a few days.
She never expected that a former "Ascension" True Monarch would personally take the time to refine it...

Su Xuanbing's expression was complicated. After all, she had come to Xiongshan after chasing after the so-called "Wang Desheng," which was why she was injured by the Kagura clan. She never expected that the one who saved her in the end would be the "culprit."

Now that Zhao Chen had produced the "Crimson and Azure Twin Dragon Scissors," he naturally had no intention of hiding it from the other party any longer. After nodding slightly to acknowledge the identity, he changed the subject and solemnly said, "In a moment, you will also mix these two demonic dragons into the 'Nine Dragons' to restrict the witch's substitute abilities."

The greatest effect of the "Crimson and Azure Dragon Scissors" is that it can break through supernatural powers and abilities such as "immortal bodies" or "substitutes". Moreover, because it incorporates the will of the "Azure Dragon of the East", its effect is quite domineering.

After taking it, Su Xuanbing remained silent for a while, but couldn't help asking, "Where did Ren Lan go?"

"Ren Lan?" Zhao Chen was confused by the question, feeling that the name was somewhat familiar, but he quickly realized that Su Xuanbing was referring to the little girl who had been corrupted by the "Hydra" and teleported to him and the Empress.

It was also one of the "compensations" given to the Empress by a certain behind-the-scenes bigwig.

Seeing Zhao Chen's initial confusion followed by a sudden realization that Ren Lan's disappearance was indeed related to him, Su Xuanbing earnestly instructed, "The pollution on her body is extremely dangerous. I know you have a powerful background, but if you really hide her away, you must be careful."

"Don't worry, she's currently with a True Lord, so the 'Hydra's' contamination won't spread," Zhao Chen explained with a smile. Or rather, the contamination itself was compensation for the Empress.

Su Xuanbing breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. She was really afraid that Zhao Chen had secretly hidden the girl away. The spread of pollution was not a big deal, but she was afraid that the man might accidentally fall into a trap.

After relaxing, Su Xuanbing recalled the information she had gathered about "Wang Desheng" and asked casually, "True Lord... is he your protector?"

Zhao Chen nodded noncommittally without replying.

At the same time, he finally remembered why the name Ren Lan seemed somewhat familiar.

Previously, when they were at Fengyin Pavilion on Sanxian Island, the heroine Bai Xue, known as "Yunxiu Qingpin," mentioned her junior niece, Ren Lan, more than once.

This also made Zhao Chen realize that she was the first person of the next generation of Fengyin Pavilion, an eighteen-year-old cultivator with nine levels of magical power, and she was determined to assemble a second-grade divine ability called "Azure Wind Trace Bag".

At the time, Zhao Chen was not very optimistic, thinking that unless she encountered a great opportunity, it was unlikely that she could gather the relevant Qi.

Great opportunities often come with great consequences; a misstep could lead to one's downfall.

Now it seems that I was right... the little girl really did encounter a fatal crisis as soon as she set sail.

“But having survived this ordeal, she can stay by Danfei’s side, which can be considered a great opportunity…” Zhao Chen sighed inwardly at the wonder of fate. Seeing that Xuanbing still had questions, he skillfully changed the subject and said, “After you trap that witch for a moment, don’t worry about her anymore… Your main task is to take down that ‘gatekeeper’.”

With his near-invincible combat power among martial arts practitioners of the same level, dealing with a "gatekeeper" who is about to detonate explosives and blow himself into the air should not be a problem.

After assigning the task, Zhao Chen didn't wait for Xuan Bing's response and once again used the "Dongyou Qingjian Technique" to calculate the target's location.

Then, his expression suddenly turned serious: "The witch has arrived! She's near the storeroom where you placed the most 'Fire Lotus Seeds'."

And the "gatekeeper" Galawa is only a five-minute walk from the factory area.

……

Although Galawa is a member of the "Spirit Cult" and a remnant of the former Byron Empire, he actually has no interest in restoring his country or taking extreme measures to retaliate against the countries of the Northern Continent.

Backlund's affluent lifestyle had long since corrupted the resentment he harbored years ago, and he would never have planned this factory bombing if it weren't for the strong insistence of the senator he was colluding with.

"Once this job is done and I get paid, I can start thinking about getting married and having children... It'll be easy to find an excuse so I can continue to lie low without being suspected."

"As for a marriage partner, Congressman Ent's illegitimate daughter would be quite suitable..."

As he contemplated the bliss of married life, he entered a factory building on the edge of the industrial area. This building was quite far from the factory where he had planted the explosives, and theoretically, it would not be affected.

After confirming that no one was around, he released a necromancer from his "underworld" and had it carry a "detonation talisman." Under the cover of night, the necromancer flew across most of the factory area and entered the factory where explosives were set up.

Then, the undead found the detonation point of the explosives and activated the "talisman" it had brought with it.

The next moment, a violent explosion rang out, and flames instantly engulfed the entire factory, destroying all the surrounding buildings.

But that wasn't the end. Following the first explosion, a series of explosions spread along the streets like a contagious disease. Factories were engulfed in flames, warehouses were reduced to ruins, and even mushroom clouds appeared in the sky above the factory area.

In less than ten seconds, most of the factory area was completely engulfed by the explosion. Smoke mixed with flames shot into the sky, and the shock wave even shattered the windows of many buildings in the dock area and St. George area!
Galawa, who was on the edge of the factory area, was shocked by the explosion and his ears were ringing. He couldn't believe that he had caused it. When did the explosives he bought become so powerful?
Before he could even process what was happening, the factory he was in suddenly joined the explosion sequence. Even though Galawa's spiritual sense gave him an instant warning, he didn't have time to react. He was engulfed by "fire lotuses" rising from the ground, followed by a "mushroom cloud" slowly rising...

Meanwhile, Panatia, the "Desperate Nightingale" who hid in a dark alley behind a warehouse using her "invisibility" ability, was also not spared.

Even though she was a demigod, she managed to avert the explosion's power by using "mirror substitutes" several times, barely avoiding injury, but she lost her "invisibility" effect.

"The power of this explosion is wrong, and the flames produced are extremely effective against my 'spider silk'... Someone has tampered with it!" Panadia was alert and was about to erase her figure again and enter "invisibility" mode.

But at that moment, a "female knight" in full armor suddenly appeared in Panadia's line of sight. She took out an oval-shaped shield with runes engraved on its surface from her chest and held it in her palm.

As the female knight chanted incantations, the shield suddenly flew into the air. At first glance, it was less than half a palm's size, but once it reached the air, it was more than five zhang tall.

Panatia had no time to dodge and was immediately enveloped in it.

The "female knight" clapped her hands, and flames immediately rose up inside the enclosure. Nine fire dragons coiled around it, while two other dragons, one blue and one red, waited for their chance to strike.

When Panatia was first enveloped in the barrier, she was a little flustered when she found herself disoriented. However, she quickly realized that although the fire dragons were terrifying, they could not break through the "ice" surrounding her. She calmed down a bit and began to look for the flaws in this strange "barrier".

Su Xuanbing said that the "Nine Dragons Divine Fire Cover" could trap Dongxuan Zhenren for a moment, but that was based on the fact that Dongxuan Zhenren had comprehensive methods and could manifest their Dharma forms. However, this demigod witch who had never seen Xuantian's methods before would not be able to find a way to break through for a while.

Unless she dares to risk revealing the incomplete form of a mythical creature.

But Zhao Chen wouldn't give her that chance. Almost the instant the "Nine Dragons Divine Fire Cover" trapped Panatia, he borrowed the "Dongxuan" position and sent a jade tablet into the air.

That was the secret treasure containing the "Dongxuan" strike, which was bought at the auction in the capital, called "Qiantang's Wrath"!
(End of this chapter)