In the beginning, he was ranked alongside An Shigeng as a spoiled brat.

The raging flames mercilessly devoured the lives on board.

Even those disciples who fell into the water were engulfed in flames, which could not be extinguished.

Incendiary bomb!

Thinking of the white phosphorus burning around them just now, if it weren't for their protective qi blocking the white phosphorus, they would probably have been badly injured even if they didn't die.

A sense of foreboding arose in everyone's hearts.

Even without Zhang Xiaoshan, the Zhang family's resources are considerable, and this trip may not be as smooth as expected.

"Oh no! The hidden weapon is poisoned!"

Suddenly, everyone felt a tingling sensation and immediately realized that the dragon beard needle they had just used was highly poisonous.

Apart from the Grandmaster-level experts, everyone else had been hit by the Dragon Beard Needles, which are specifically designed to break through protective qi, to varying degrees.

..... .. .......

"Use your internal energy to suppress the poison first, and then deal with the women later!"

"it is good!"

Everyone naturally understood that there was no way out now, as the two large Fujian ships had been sunk by the Zhang family.

Moreover, the terrifying white phosphorus incendiary bombs meant that if they stopped advancing, the super-sized cannons that had been aimed at the large ships might be turned on them instead.

After all, the nine passes of the Northern Frontier are now all equipped with Zhang's super cannons, serving as a powerful deterrent against the foreign tribes of the Northern Frontier.

Even a shell made entirely of gunpowder would be powerful enough to threaten a peerless master with a single shot.

However, the speed of the cannonballs is even slower than that of hidden weapons, and with their long-range attack range, unless a peerless master is bound in an iron cage, it is a pipe dream to hit a top master.

A master like him, who is proficient in shifting stars and moving flowers and jade, can send something ten feet away to attack his opponent.

The two giant cannons that were staring at the dock were not exactly two; in fact, after the two cannons destroyed the large ship, they did not continue to attack.

The shells wouldn't kill any of the top-tier experts; they were just a waste of firepower.

"Chase!"

Even though they knew the love flowers in the flowerbed were highly poisonous, they no longer concealed it.

Treading through the flowerbeds, she tried to catch up with the fleeing Manager Feng.

After all, in everyone's eyes, Manager Feng was just a woman, and the few times she had shown martial arts skills, they weren't particularly strong.

Compared to Huang Rong, Liu Sheng Piaoxu, and Master Mingchen, she should be considered a 'weak woman'.

Soon, they noticed the 'fast-moving' Manager Feng, whose graceful figure caused them to quicken their pace by a third.

However, some people acted impulsively, while others sensed something was wrong and immediately slowed down.

hum!

Suddenly, the space trembled, and a loud hum resounded, shocking those behind.

However, the Underworld Emperor and the City Lord of Sword Forging City who had caught up were suddenly surrounded by countless flying flowers. Even though the others wanted to help, their energy disappeared as if it had vanished into the sea.

"This is a Qimen Dunjia formation, everyone be careful!"

Qimen Dunjia!

Upon hearing this, everyone suddenly remembered the Zhang family's profound resources; setting up a Qimen Dunjia formation in the peach blossom forest was no simple matter.

Chapter 640 The Zhang Family's Overbearing Mechanical Arts - Super Musket

Petals chase the moon!

A waning moon amidst the wind!

At this moment, the Underworld Emperor and the Lord of Sword Forging City, amidst the fluttering petals, did not see a dazzling display of falling blossoms.

Instead, it was like ten thousand swords returning to their origin, a dense and intricate net of sword energy. Each petal was an extremely sharp and incomparably fierce falling flower sword energy, which transformed into a tornado that spread for ten feet around. The two people were extremely horrified.

This is also the first time that the four sword techniques of Falling Flowers, Crescent Moon, Flying Snow, and Gentle Breeze have appeared in the world.

After all, Huang Rong never had the chance to make a move before, as at least a few forces dared to directly target the women of the Zhang family.

But at this moment, these people broke into the peach blossom forest and the love flower thicket, and with the help of the Qimen Dunjia (a form of divination), they gradually destroyed them one by one.

Led by Manager Feng, four top-tier female sword attendants formed a sword formation. With the help of the peach blossom forest and the love flower thicket, they unleashed a flurry of falling petals, their sword energy crisscrossing the land and chilling the nine provinces.

Like ten thousand swords returning to their origin, the sword formation was not only extremely profound, but also brimming with killing intent and majestic sword energy.

puff!puff!

As the falling petals faded, the Underworld Emperor and the Lord of the Sword-Forging City were already dead.

The unbelievable terror they felt before their deaths made everyone realize that they had fallen into the Zhang family's trap.

Keep in mind that these are two peerless masters of the "527" generation.

The Marquis of Xiaoyao and the others stared in shock and horror at the unseeing head of the Underworld Emperor.

"What a profound sword technique! I never imagined the Zhang family had such a hidden trump card!"

Fate is like a knife!

The sword's power is like a prison!

These were Zhang Xiaoshan's two most outstanding skills, and the fact that the women of the Zhang family were proficient in such profound sword techniques did not surprise the group at all.

However, the fact that he could instantly kill two peerless masters made everyone wary.

If they were alone, wouldn't they suffer the same fate as the Underworld Emperor and the Lord of Sword Forging City, losing their heads?

"Alright, there's nothing surprising about Qimen Dunjia."

"As long as we get through here, the Zhang family will have no chance to divide and conquer us."

As the leader of the Central Plains experts this time, Tianmo, the leader of the Tianyu Demon Palace, was still very confident in the experts of the Zhang family.

At most, there might only be one Xuan Nu on this island who is at the Grandmaster level, and even then, she might not be there.

The remaining female companions, even those at the peerless level, included three peerless masters and eight top-level ninjas.

"Good, let's not separate now, and we'll be fine once we get out of this peach blossom forest!"

They just killed the Underworld Emperor and the Lord of Sword Forging City.

The returning shopkeeper, Feng, and her four female sword attendants then set up traps to fight the enemy.

After all, many of the things Zhang Xiaoshan usually tinkers with can pose a threat to even peerless grandmasters and great grandmasters, not to mention that they all have their own trump cards.

"Sister Feng, please rest first. We'll take care of the rest!"

Murong Jiu watched as Manager Feng came out; they had already seen her earlier.

Moreover, they certainly didn't think that a mere Qimen Dunjia technique could trap a group of experts in the Peach Blossom Forest.

At this moment, what Murong Jiu prepared were some chemical weapons that Zhang Xiaoshan usually researched—flashbangs and tear gas!

This is not the previous simplified version, but a top-grade material with added special substances.

Besides white phosphorus in flashbangs, there is another special extraterrestrial material that, once burned, emits a deafening shriek.

An ordinary person might have their eardrum ruptured from the shock, and even a skilled person would experience temporary blindness or hearing loss for a period of time.

The only difference is the depth of their true qi and the duration of their practice!

Tear gas is also a common substance. It used to be a type of Chinese medicinal herb called "hemp vine," but now it has become a powder made from various poisons. Once it is activated, it not only induces tears and vomiting, but can also cause fascia atrophy and temporarily prevent people from moving their hands and feet normally.

Not to mention incendiary bombs, black powder...

Following the method Zhang Xiaoshan had previously instructed them on, they set up minefields in the areas where they might emerge.

They don't need to trigger it themselves; it's triggered by biosensors.

Murong Jiu placed the mechanism on a Bodhi snake; once these people came out, the Bodhi snake would launch a fatal attack.

However, for a master who has reached the pinnacle of skill, the Bodhi Snake is just easy prey; the real key lies in the mechanisms behind it.

When the Bodhi snake moves, the mechanism will suddenly activate.

Even if they were confident they could handle the enemy, they were all women, and what if one of them lost an arm or a leg? Heh...

Therefore, use underhanded tactics whenever possible; kill as many as you can and send the rest away!

Then, the remaining enemies can join forces to attack, and the victory will be basically secured.

"Sister Xuan Nu, everything is ready."

You and Sister Mingchen should also prepare your hidden weapons at the same time. Then we'll each choose the opponent closest to us.

"Ok!"

Xuan Nu nodded. The minefield was just an appetizer; their real killer was their trump card—

The Golden Silkworm Gu King, the Heavenly Mountain Ice Mang (Ice Soul), and the Super Firearm in the hands of Master Mingchen!

The Super Firearm was a top-tier firearm created by Zhang Xiaoshan based on the principles of sniper rifles from later generations. It looked like carrying a small cannon.

Lacking the sophisticated instruments of later generations, Zhang Xiaoshan could only create this rudimentary super sniper rifle. He spent months researching the gunpowder ratio in the bullets alone, and also added a large amount of poisonous phosphorus to the bullet heads.

Once launched, it looks more like a signal flare, and a colorful one at that!

Although its precision and operation were not as good as the later Barrett, the rudimentary device resembled a rocket launcher.

However, its power was extremely domineering. The foot-long bullet, which used gunpowder as its explosive force, had a three-inch bullet tip that, when fired, had a range of hundreds of feet, and its power was even more domineering than that of the Barrett in later generations.

Therefore, Zhang Xiaoshan only made one of these super muskets, and its status in the Zhang family was comparable to that of the Peacock Feather in the martial arts world.

There are only three bullets left, and each one used is one less.

Zhang Xiaoshan wasn't worried about being threatened. His external martial arts training wasn't something that could be broken by simply using one breath in the dantian and not being able to react in time.

However, once they are stranded outside, they will inevitably threaten the people around them.

Therefore, even the weapons and bullets were kept separately, while the lead bullets that accompanied the weapons were just a cover.

At first glance, it looks like a small cannon.

"coming!"

Suddenly, Xuan Nu's ears twitched. With her cultivation level, these people's whereabouts could not be hidden from them at all.

Moreover, these people separated at the exit.

Unfortunately, there was more than one Bodhi snake.

The instant the group charged out, the Bodhi Serpent, lurking in the flowerbeds, suddenly sprang forth, biting at several of the experts.

Poisonous snake?

Although the golden light was swift, everyone could still clearly see at a glance that the venomous creature attacking them was a golden venomous snake.

The instant they snapped the venomous snake in two, the gunpowder shells on the ground exploded.

Boom! Boom! Boom...

The deafening roars stretched for thirty feet in circumference and five feet in length, creating an explosion zone that even grandmasters could barely manage to avoid before it happened.

The power of gunpowder could be dodged, but the moment the white phosphorus exploded, a dazzling white light flashed, and apart from Xuan Nu and the others who had already put on their ten-thousand-year-old amethyst 'contact lenses,' even the two grandmasters were instantly blinded.

It might only take a breath to cause blindness, but for a grandmaster, it's already a fatal flaw.

Sizzle sizzle...

At the same time, an extremely piercing wailing sound rang out. Because everyone needed to locate the source of the sound, this sudden wailing almost caused even a Grandmaster to lose his hearing.

boom!

A terrifying explosion, comparable to that of a cannon, sent everyone scrambling for cover.

However, the bullets of a sniper rifle travel at speeds far exceeding the speed of sound. The moment they heard the sound, the Japanese Emperor, a grandmaster, had a hole punched in his chest.

If it weren't for the Grandmaster's profound true qi, it wouldn't have just opened a hole; instead, his entire body would have exploded and been completely engulfed by the flames of the poisonous phosphorus.

Even so, the emperor, with a hole in his chest, was severely injured and on the verge of death.

As for the leader of the Heavenly Demon Sect, the Hundred Poison God, his face was contorted with rage and he was in extreme pain.

However, the Hundred Poisons God Lord had mastered the "Hundred Poisons True Scripture" and, through a different path, cultivated a body of Hundred Poisons True Qi.

Compared to the Five Immortals Sect, which is skilled in poisons, the Heavenly Demon Sect focuses on true qi, somewhat similar to the Poison King's "Ten Thousand Poisons True Scripture," but lacking the domineering nature of the Ten Thousand Poisons True Scripture, yet more insidious than ordinary true qi.