Chapter 295: Let’s see if your Wei Martial Soldiers are tougher, or if my explosives are stronger!
“Still not enough.”
Once the thick smoke cleared, the group reappeared at the explosion site.
This time, the explosion’s power was clearly much greater than the last time.
The same one-meter-square giant rock had been blown into several pieces.
Yan Lingji and Hong Liang were left dumbfounded!
Such power had already exceeded a ninth-rank expert’s full-strength strike.
Yet listening to Li Mo, he seemed unsatisfied!
Li Mo naturally had his own considerations.
The ability to cause such a powerful explosion was entirely due to the amount of gunpowder he used.
A clay jar is almost the size of a soccer ball, filled with nearly half a jar of gunpowder.
But even so, it takes five jars to blast open a rock.
I clearly remember that the explosives in the later years were much more powerful than this.
A few detonators could easily blow this rock apart.
“There must be something wrong with this. Let’s go back; I need to think about it,”
Li Mo shook his head, feeling at a loss as he walked back.
Yan Lingji and Hong Liang quietly followed behind him without disturbing him.
This is why even though the two of them are so mischievous, Li Mo still likes them.
They can differentiate the situation!
They know when to be playful and when to be quiet.
Li Mo, lost in thought, clearly appeared to be pondering something.
If someone were to disturb him at this moment, it wouldn’t be considered playful; it would be seen as not understanding the situation!
As soon as they entered the villa, they bumped into a graceful and noble figure.
Fei Yan always carried herself with an elegant demeanor, even while walking.
Her hands were crossed over her abdomen, and every step was almost consistent in distance.
She seemed even more noble than the former princesses, Hu Meiren and Lady Mingzhu.
As for Princess Hong Liang?
She simply couldn’t compete.
It was like a dimensionality reduction strike!
“Where are you going, Madam?”
Li Mo stepped forward and asked in surprise.
Fei Yan had been in seclusion for some time, not even stepping out of the courtyard.
But looking at the current situation, she seemed ready to go out.
“Your husband is back. I just heard some commotion coming from the back mountain and was about to check it out. But… what smell is that on you?
Is it sulfur?”
Fei Yan interrupted her sentence, suddenly leaning closer to Li Mo and sniffing.
A sharp smell immediately made her wrinkle her nose.
“Going to the back mountain? You don’t need to; he did it,”
Yan Lingji pointed at Li Mo with her chin.
Those two loud bangs just now could probably be heard by everyone at the foot of the mountain.
Not to mention someone as sensitive as Fei Yan.
“So it was your husband who caused it.”
Fei Yan nodded as if feeling relieved.
The two loud bangs just now sounded somewhat like thunder, and Li Mo’s lightning technique could definitely create such noises.
But what’s with the sulfur smell on him?
“Husband, Fei Yan, what are you doing here?”
Before she could ask further, Jing Ni, with her pregnant belly, stormed out of the villa holding a sword.
“Slow down, slow down, don’t disturb the baby!”
Duanmu Rong, helplessly, shouted behind her to slow down.
She finally witnessed the terrifying aspect of this legendary Luo Network Tian-level assassin.
After the loud rumbling, Jing Ni, who had originally been sitting opposite her, suddenly vanished.
When she reappeared, she was already holding a Jing Ni sword.
The gentle light in her eyes had disappeared, and the sharpness of her gaze made Duanmu Rong feel a chill.
This was no ordinary pregnant woman; she was clearly a top-tier warrior ready to defend her homeland!
Like Fei Yan, upon hearing the two booms, Jing Ni immediately became alert.
Such a loud uproar wasn’t something an ordinary person could create.
“Take it easy, be careful with the baby.”
Li Mo, trembling in fear, supported Jing Ni’s belly, never expecting that his commotion would make them so anxious.
“The baby is fine, did you hear that noise just now? Husband, what’s that smell on you?”
Jing Ni’s reaction was exactly like Fei Yan’s; she immediately detected the pungent sulfur scent on him.
“It was the sound of explosives, give me the sword, and don’t use that thing anymore.”
Li Mo took the sword from Jing Ni and turned to hand it over to Duanmu Rong behind her.
The Jing Ni sword was a renowned sword, imbued with fierce energy.
With Jing Ni’s condition, it was better not to touch such things.
Duanmu Rong understood this logic, but how could she stop Jing Ni!
Even if she tied up ten of herself, they wouldn’t be enough to contend with Jing Ni!
Compared to her movements, she felt more like a pregnant woman who couldn’t move easily.
“Got it, I just want to go check the back mountain. What kind of medicine do you think it is?”
Supported by Li Mo, Jing Ni took careful steps back.
Li Mo simply explained what explosives were, and after hearing it, the others all displayed expressions of disbelief.
Duanmu Rong, holding the sword, pondered and said, “I only know that sulfur can be used in medicine, but I never expected it could cause such great power.”
Fei Yan’s eyes sparkled as she slowly said, “The Elder Jin of the Yin-Yang School, Lord Yun Zhong, is skilled in the way of the elements and often incorporates sulfur and other materials when refining pills. No wonder he blew up the furnace.”
“At this rate, if the ratio is right, this explosive’s power could surpass that of my Dragon Soaring Aura.”
Upon hearing this, Hong Liang seemed to discover a new world. Her big eyes twirled around, and in a whimsical manner, she said, “If I carry a few more on me, wouldn’t even the masters of the Transcendent Realm be unable to defeat me?”
Yan Lingji rolled her eyes, utterly speechless at her foolishness. “In the time it takes you to throw an explosive, a master of the Transcendent Realm could kill you eight times over!”
If this world didn’t have those extraordinary martial arts, indeed, carrying some explosives would make one invincible. Yan Lingji made a valid point.
Explosives require a fuse to ignite. For a true master, before you can even light it, they could rush over and kill you. Someone like Fei Yan wouldn’t even need to get close; she could shatter the explosives in your hands with a distant Dragon Soaring Aura.
In the end, this is merely an external force. To masters, it’s hardly worth consideration. But what Li Mo concocted was not meant to deal with so-called masters; he planned to use it in battle!
On the battlefield, explosives could unleash their greatest power! When tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands gather together, they’re nothing but live targets!
One explosive tossed in can turn a large area upside down. No matter if it’s cavalry or war chariots, they’ll all be blown over.
He genuinely wants to see whether the Wei’s martial soldiers are tough, or if his explosives are even stronger!
In a short while, the autumn harvest would draw near. Although the Moon Goddess’s astrological predictions displeased Ying Zheng, he still placed great importance on them after analyzing Li Mo’s insights.
After conquering Wei, the next step would be to attack Chu. If they were to be ambushed by Chu while attacking Wei, it would significantly impact their future quest for unification.
Therefore, after discussion, Ying Zheng decided to deploy troops from two fronts.
General Wang Jian would lead two hundred thousand troops to confront Chu directly.
Wang Ben and Meng Tian each led a hundred thousand troops to attack the Wei State.
Preventing a crisis can never compare to facing it head-on.
Bringing the threat posed by the Chu State into the open is far better than being on guard against them all the time.
This tactic of turning passive into active aligns perfectly with Ying Zheng’s tough personality!
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