I picked up skill fragments in the demon world

Chapter 212: Divine Powers Are No Match for Fate, Martial Arts Are No Match for Gunpowder

With Zhang Xiaohua's command, countless armored soldiers surged forward, heading towards the high platform.

Seeing that the soldiers of the Pingbian Royal Mansion were about to take action, Xie Lingyun quickly shouted, "Stop! This person is a wanted criminal of my Supervisory Division. The Pingbian Royal Mansion has no right to take him back."

She wanted to snatch Zhang Chen back first. If Zhang Chen was taken away by the people of the Pingbian Royal Mansion, how could he possibly survive?

Zhang Chen, however, was fearless. He calmly took out a prepared explosive package from his sleeve, casually pulled the fuse, and threw it into the forbidden army of the Pingbian Royal Mansion.

A deafening explosion echoed, causing pain in everyone's eardrums.

What if one's martial arts are highly skilled? In the end, they are just flesh and blood. How can flesh and blood withstand the power of gunpowder?

Even if the armored soldiers of the Pingbian Royal Mansion are wearing armor, there will always be exposed parts, right?

Such as the hands, face, and other crucial areas.

Countless iron fragments were released with the sound of the explosion. The sound of the iron fragments tearing through the air sparked against the guards' armor. Accompanied by screams, countless guards fell to the ground, emitting painful wails.

Zhang Chen consciously avoided Little Mr. and Xie Lingyun when throwing the explosive package, so the two were not affected. As for Zhang Xiaohua, the heir of the Pingbian Royal Mansion?

Mr. Wu-Liu used earth manipulation at the critical moment to form an earth wall in front of himself. The earth wall turned into rock, blocking the overwhelming iron fragments.

"What kind of method is this? Although it doesn't do much damage to the extraordinary, it is simply a dimensionality reduction strike for ordinary people." Mr. Wu-Liu stood behind the stone wall, looking at Zhang Chen, who was slowly walking towards the outside world, with a touch of caution in his eyes.

The explosive package knocked down a large number of armored soldiers. Zhang Chen stretched out his hand, and Fox Fairy Nannan had already obediently handed over an explosive package, pointing at the scholars in the distance with a face of gloating and a desire to see the world in chaos, shouting, "Throw it in that direction! Throw it in that direction!"

After cultivating in the spiritual world, Fox Fairy Nannan has now entered the realm of the Yin God. The person with the highest cultivation in the field is only at the Yin God realm. Therefore, Fox Fairy Nannan's Yin God runs around randomly, and at this time, everyone can't even see her.

Zhang Chen ignored Fox Fairy Nannan's clamor, but lit the explosive package in his hand again and threw it towards the armored soldiers blocking his path.

When the armored soldiers saw the explosive package being thrown, they didn't think twice and directly lay on the ground, hiding their limbs and faces.

"Boom!"

Another loud noise erupted, and the gunpowder exploded, hitting the armored soldiers' helmets and armor. The casualties were not very large, but the momentum was terrifying.

"It's this kind of power! It was this kind of power that harmed me in the first place!" Zhang Xiaohua hid behind the stone wall, his voice filled with shock and anger.

Mr. Wu-Liu's expression was also strange: "The power is not great, but the threat to ordinary people is not small. If ordinary soldiers face it, I'm afraid they will be killed or injured in one encounter."

"Your Highness, hide behind the stone wall. Allow me to capture him for you!"

In the next moment, Mr. Wu-Liu's Yin God left his body, and a sharp sword flew up out of thin air. The Yin God drove the flying sword to stab at Zhang Chen.

"A Yin God powerhouse?" Golden light flashed in Zhang Chen's eyes. He saw Mr. Wu-Liu's Yin God and the sword, but there was no panic on his face.

Of course, he knew that he couldn't stop the sword, but someone would definitely block the sword for him.

As expected, as Zhang Chen expected, in the next moment, an armored soldier from the Supervisory Division burst out with energy and blood, running over from a distance: "Rebellious thief Zhang Chen, quickly surrender!"

Dozens of armored soldiers burst out with energy and blood, turning into furnaces, raising the temperature in the field by several degrees. Mr. Wu-Liu's Yin God, driving the sword, had not even approached before being knocked out of the sword by the power of energy and blood, just like ice and snow meeting a hot iron. The sword was directly knocked to the ground by the masculine power of energy and blood, and the Yin God quickly returned to his body.

Seeing this, Zhang Chen turned his head and glanced at Xie Lingyun. He saw Xie Lingyun winking at Zhang Chen. Zhang Chen understood, took the explosive package in his hand, and rushed into the crowd.

Zhang Chen felt very strange at this time. Do you know why?

The warrior who stimulated his energy and blood couldn't block his Stasis Charm, but he could restrain the powerhouse in the Yin God realm. Isn't it strange?

At this time, the martial arts powerhouse's energy and blood burst out, the Yin God powerhouse could not leave his body, and the Yang God powerhouse did not descend. Who could stop the explosive package in Zhang Chen's hand?

The most important thing is that Fox Fairy Nannan has the protection of dragon energy and is not afraid of the masculine power of energy and blood at all. She can continuously bring explosive packages to Zhang Chen. Are you angry?

After Zhang Chen threw three explosive packages at random, the field was in chaos. Countless nobles who came to watch the excitement fled in panic, and Zhang Chen mixed in with the crowd and quickly disappeared into the crowd.

"Rebellious thief Zhang Chen, don't run away, quickly surrender." Just as Zhang Chen was going down the mountain, when he arrived at the gate, a bloodline ability user finally caught up. He saw the other party shrouded in a layer of fire, the flames flashing with scorching heat, directly enveloping Zhang Chen.

"A third-order fire-type ability user?" Zhang Chen looked at the fireball, which was more than ten meters in size, with a surprised expression. He remembered that his Fire Aversion Talisman was already at the fifth-order, right?

Then Zhang Chen directly ignored the other party's flames, and a dagger appeared in his hand as he quickly walked towards the other party.

"How is that possible!" When the other party saw that Zhang Chen was unharmed in the flames, his expression changed suddenly, and his eyes were filled with disbelief. Then, without saying a word, he turned around and ran.

"What are you running for? Just borrowing some fire!"

When Zhang Chen saw the remaining flames on the ground, he directly lit the explosive package in his hand and threw it back, causing another chaos among the pursuers behind him.

Zhang Chen ran in front, and the martial arts powerhouses of the Supervisory Division chased closely behind. Zhang Chen threw the explosive packages at a very subtle angle. Although it seemed earth-shattering and devastating, it did not directly harm the warriors of the Supervisory Division.

On the mountain

As Zhang Chen left, the crowd gradually returned to stability. Mr. Wu-Liu shouted to Xie Lingyun: "Commander Xie, quickly order the officers under your command to withdraw their energy and blood. Wait for my Yin God to leave my body and kill him."

"They have already run down the mountain. Where can I pass the order?" Xie Lingyun's eyes were filled with innocence.

Mr. Wu-Liu stomped his feet in anger when he heard this, then turned his head to look at the experts of the Pingbian Royal Mansion behind him: "Chase! You must catch up with him. Don't let that kid run away."

Mr. Wu-Liu led his men to chase down the mountain, while Xie Lingyun and Little Mr. accidentally looked at each other, nodded slightly imperceptibly, and then the two sides dispersed.

He escapes, they chase, he can't fly.

"The explosive package has extremely limited lethality against elites wearing armor. If it weren't for the fact that those armored soldiers' faces were not covered by iron armor, I'm afraid my explosive package would have no harm to the armored soldiers." Zhang Chen thought to himself as he ran quickly through the crowd.

The armor on the armored soldiers is much stronger than the bulletproof vests of later generations. The armor is completely connected by pieces of steel. It is impossible to use the power of the explosive package to push the iron fragments to explode.

Grenades can't even blow down cement walls, let alone armor?

Zhang Chen possessed a mysterious bloodline and the power of a crystal core within him, allowing him to run tirelessly. The guards of the Surveillance Office, having descended the mountain, rode horses, and although clad in armor, they did not appear fatigued.

However, Zhang Chen deliberately slowed his pace, fearing that he might exhaust their horses, preventing the Surveillance Office warriors from keeping up, and leaving him vulnerable to pursuit by Yin Divinity experts.

The city gates had long been closed. A cultivator's soul had left their body, sending advance notice of the gate closure. At this moment, thousands of soldiers arrayed before the city gates, glaring menacingly at Zhang Chen.

However, Zhang Chen noticed that they were not wearing iron armor, only ordinary leather armor. He couldn't help but shake his head inwardly, yet he showed no mercy. After igniting a dynamite pack in his hand, he threw it directly at them without another word.

The dynamite pack caused chaos and devastation, with screams of agony echoing. In an instant, the area before the city gates transformed into a living hell.

Severed limbs and intestines flew everywhere, but Zhang Chen wore a cold smile, showing no pity. Now was a critical moment of life and death, so how could he indulge in overflowing compassion?

Before Zhang Chen could throw his third dynamite pack, the officials and soldiers scattered in all directions, leaving the area before the city gates empty.

Zhang Chen looked at the city gates before him. Relying on his own strength, he could never lift the gate bar, and naturally, he couldn't push the gates open. But fortunately, Zhang Chen was not short of dynamite packs. With a dynamite pack from Zhang Chen, the city gates shattered into pieces. Then, Zhang Chen took the lead and charged straight out of the city.

Behind him, the Surveillance Office knights watched Zhang Chen wielding dynamite packs, directing operations and slaughtering everyone. They couldn't help but twitch their eyes: "Tell the brothers, if we aren't wearing iron armor in the future, when we encounter this kid, we should stay as far away as possible, and absolutely not get blown up by that ghostly thing."

A group of Surveillance Office experts who had activated their blood energy all deeply agreed. They originally thought that activating their blood energy made them powerful, but who knew that Zhang Chen would give everyone a lesson today.

"Speaking of which, is that kid even human? He ran for over twenty kilometers in one breath. Our horses are about to collapse, but that kid is still energetic and has plenty of strength left."

The group chased after each other for two hours. At this time, they arrived at the foot of the mountain, and seeing Zhang Chen still striding through the mountains with ease, they couldn't help but reveal a hint of astonishment.

Horses could not be ridden in the mountains, so the armored soldiers simply dismounted and pursued, continuing to track Zhang Chen's whereabouts.

After that, the Pingbian Prince's army, experts, and the Confucian School's experts also rushed over one after another, unwilling to give up.

Zhang Chen had shattered the Fifth Master's Dao heart, and the Confucian School wished they could flay Zhang Chen alive.

Zhang Chen rushed to Zhong Xiang's camp without blushing or panting. At this time, Zhong Xiang's camp had already heard the commotion at the foot of the mountain and began to prepare for defense.

"Who is it!"

One of Zhong Xiang's guards shouted after seeing Zhang Chen.

"Let him come over!" Zhong Xiang hurriedly told the guard to clear the way.

The guard was surprised to hear this, but he didn't dare to disobey.

Zhang Chen quickly rushed past the guard, then came to Zhong Xiang's side, pointed to the direction of the foot of the mountain, and said: "I've already brought the people here. Whether or not you can trick everyone in will depend on your acting skills."

Listening to the shouts from the foot of the mountain, Zhong Xiang didn't know why, but he suddenly had a faint ominous premonition in his heart: "What did you do at the foot of the mountain, kid?"

"You also know that I have a feud with the Pingbian Prince's Mansion. It's reasonable for the Pingbian Prince's Mansion's experts to come and chase me, right?" Zhang Chen said with a smile.

Zhong Xiang nodded upon hearing this: "Just the Pingbian Prince's Mansion's experts?"

"Speaking of which, do you have any relationship with the Fifth Master?" Zhang Chen seemed to have thought of something and suddenly asked. He suddenly remembered that the Fifth Master seemed to have a nickname called Zhong Wubai, right?

"Why are you asking this?" Zhong Xiang felt that Zhang Chen's question was a bit strange.

"Is there a relationship?" Zhang Chen asked.

"He is an elder in my family," Zhong Xiang replied.

Zhang Chen was shocked when he heard this: "There really is a relationship?"

Then, his eyes looked at Zhong Xiang, and he hesitated, stammering, not knowing how to bring up the matter of the previous Dao discussion.

"What do you want to say?" Zhong Xiang saw Zhang Chen stammering and unable to speak, and he suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart.

"I just didn't like that old man before, and I argued with that old man a few times. Who knew that the old man couldn't argue with me and fainted in anger, and it seems to be quite serious. Those Confucian School experts have also followed in pursuit," Zhang Chen said with some guilt.

Zhong Xiang's pupils shrank when he heard this, and his eyes were filled with horror: "What! You're not kidding, you can't joke about this!"

Just a few arguments and he fainted in anger? That's a lie!

Zhang Chen patted Zhong Xiang on the shoulder, feeling guilty, and rushed directly towards the Great Tomb. But he only rushed halfway before suddenly stopping and turning his head to ask: "By the way, has Huang Chao come yet?"

"Are you talking about that beggar? He went in a long time ago," Zhong Xiang said.

Zhang Chen sighed in his heart when he heard this: "That Huang Chao is indeed a daring and courageous fellow."

While speaking, Zhang Chen transformed into a cloud of mist and drifted into the stone cave, then sped through the stone cave, constantly passing through doorways, and once again arrived in front of the black pool of water.

"I don't know where that Huang Chao has gone. Why haven't I seen any trace of this fellow along the way?"

Zhang Chen transformed into mist and constantly drifted in the air, but he didn't find any traces of Huang Chao. He originally thought that if he met Huang Chao, he could give this kid some pointers, but who knew that this kid would disappear.

"Forget it, I'll find a place to hide myself first." Zhang Chen's eyes swept across the entire stone cave, but he didn't find a suitable hiding place.

A big show will be staged later, so how can he, an important audience member, be missing?

Zhang Chen's gaze quickly swept across the cave, but after looking for a long time, he still didn't notice a suitable hiding place. In the end, he simply transformed into a stream of water, moving like a spirit snake, and drilled into a stone crevice.

Inside Gou Lan County

In front of a familiar stall, Little Sir and Xie Lingyun were eating mutton offal.

"Do you think that kid escaped?" Xie Lingyun asked with some worry.

"With Yang Divinity not appearing and the interference of martial arts blood energy, it will be difficult for Yin Divinity experts to accomplish anything. With that kid's methods, how can ordinary soldiers stop him?" Little Sir said, looking at Xie Lingyun: "Do you know what that kid's explosive methods are? It's simply too terrifying. If it is grasped by a certain force, I'm afraid the world will be turbulent and unstable. For the common people of the world, it will be more of a disaster than a blessing."

Xie Lingyun's expression became serious upon hearing this: "That's indeed the case."

Then, the two ate mutton offal with their own thoughts. Suddenly, Xie Lingyun asked: "How is the Fifth Master?"

"The situation is not good," Little Sir sighed softly.

"I actually want to go to that Great Tomb and see if it's as evil as you said," Xie Lingyun suddenly raised her head and said.