Urban Martial Saint

King of Explosives arrived in Shenchuan City at noon the next day. After the last incident in Shenchuan City was resolved, he went into hiding with his mother’s ashes, intending to completely retreat from the world. However, this time Ye Qing had matters at hand, and he came over without hesitation, having already completely regarded Ye Qing as his own brother.

Handsome Fatty Wang arrived at Helian Tiehua’s manor the previous day and began arranging the tunnel digging. Upon King of Explosives’ arrival, Ye Qing took him around Helian Tiehua’s manor twice so he could familiarize himself with it before taking him inside.

Ye Qing didn’t have time to inquire about King of Explosives’ recent affairs. Once inside the manor, Ye Qing directly asked, ”With this manor, if we want to blow up the entire place, how much explosive is needed? Where should it specifically be buried? We’ve dug a tunnel in this manor, and the tunnel is about five meters underground. How can explosives be buried without affecting this tunnel?”

King of Explosives glanced at Ye Qing, knowing that since Ye Qing was urgently asking these questions, it must be about something very important. However, he hadn’t yet understood Ye Qing’s intentions.

”Blow up this manor?” King of Explosives paused for a moment and said, ”Ye brothers, do you want to lure your enemy into this manor and then blow them up to kill them?”

”Not them, just him!” Ye Qing looked at King of Explosives, extended a finger, and said, ”Only one person!”

”One person!?” King of Explosives almost jumped off the sofa, looking at Ye Qing in astonishment, ”One person needs to be blown up? You have so many subordinates here; you can swarm and crush him! Even if you’re afraid he’ll escape, you can ambush snipers around, and even if he has one hundred lives, it won’t be enough to keep him running!”

”If it were that simple, I wouldn’t need to invite you here.” Ye Qing shook his head and said, ”This person’s martial arts skill is very strong, and his qinggong is also impressive. With this manor’s size, a distance of two hundred meters from front to back, I estimate he can run back and forth in less than eight seconds.”

”What?” King of Explosives eyes widened again. A back and forth run of two hundred meters totals four hundred meters. Completing that in eight seconds means running one hundred meters in two seconds; what kind of concept is that? Even world champions need more than nine seconds to run one hundred meters!

”Running that fast? Is what you’re talking about a person?” King of Explosives couldn’t help but ask.

”It’s an old monster!” Ye Qing said.

”What kind of creature is that?” King of Explosives scratched his head vigorously, thinking and thinking but couldn’t figure out what kind of animal could run that fast.

”He’s just someone with excellent qinggong.” Ye Qing looked at King of Explosives and said, ”Let’s not talk about that now; let’s discuss the explosives. Not only is this person fast, but he’s also very tough. I estimate that killing him with explosives will not be easy. The power of the explosives must be very strong, preferably the kind that can blow a person to pieces immediately!”

King of Explosives opened his mouth, wanting to ask Ye Qing what exactly he wanted to blow up; was this for some kind of superhuman? However, he ultimately did not ask. He had seen Ye Qing in action before and was aware that Huaxia’s martial arts were not something that could be predicted using common sense.

”Based on what you’re saying, the ideal spot for the explosion is when this person walks into the center of the manor before starting the detonation.” King of Explosives picked up the map of the manor from the table, examined it closely, and indicated a courtyard, saying, ”The general location would be here; this spot is far from the manor’s edges, the closest being one hundred meters away. In other words, if you detonate it here, this person would need at least two seconds to completely escape. Two seconds is enough time for a detonation. However, the entire manor really must be within the explosion’s range, because you don’t know which direction he’ll run, and with explosions all around, the outcome will be the same no matter where he runs!”

Ye Qing nodded repeatedly. With King of Explosives here, he didn’t have to worry about these matters.

”Regarding how tough you say this person is, how tough exactly? Can you give a specific example? After all, it’s a person; however tough, how tough can it be? Could explosives really be unable to kill him?” King of Explosives looked at Ye Qing and asked.

”This...” Ye Qing thought for a moment and suddenly took the Scabbard of the Ancestor of Miao Dao from the nearby box, casually slashing at the marble table next to him. The marble table had a corner sliced cleanly off, the cut smooth as if the marble were tofu being sliced by a knife.

King of Explosives’ eyes immediately went wide; he had never seen something like this and stared at the Scabbard of the Ancestor of Miao Dao, stunned, saying, ”This... this... this marble must be fake, right?”

”Feel it for yourself.” Ye Qing picked up the severed corner of the marble and handed it to King of Explosives. King of Explosives carefully felt it and then even bit it with his teeth, almost popping his eyeballs: ”This... this actually is... real marble? My goodness, it’s really hard!”

Ye Qing patted the scabbard and said, ”This scabbard, if slashed at that person’s body, probably wouldn’t even leave a Daobai Seal!”

”No way, right?” King of Explosives said in astonishment, ”Are you saying that this person’s body could be tougher than marble? Does this still count as a person?”

”I told you, it’s an old monster.” Ye Qing said, ”Such a tough person, how should the explosive’s power be managed?”

”This...” King of Explosives scratched his head; he had never encountered such a situation.

”Generally speaking, if an explosive detonates nearby, marble can be shattered. However, if this person’s body is tougher than marble, then ordinary explosives might not be that effective.” King of Explosives thought for a moment and suddenly said, ”However, maybe we could try incendiary bombs.”

”Incendiary bombs?” The first thing Ye Qing thought of was the incendiary bomb he had concocted with a bottle of alcohol at Shen Family Manor.

”When the bomb explodes, its power is similar to ordinary explosives. The key is it can release flammable substances, burning everything around.” King of Explosives said, ”This old monster you mentioned, no matter how tough he is, he might not withstand high temperatures. Once the bomb explodes, the surroundings turn into a sea of fire, and the high temperature is enough to kill any living creature; it should be effective!”

”This method is good.” Ye Qing was delighted, thinking that no matter how tough the Corpse Ghost Dragon is, he might not withstand the heat; if he’s not blown up, he might end up burned to death.

”However, if you use incendiary bombs, the tunnel you mentioned might need to be dug deeper,” King of Explosives said. ”Incendiary bombs require a lot of space for flammable materials. Also, if the bomb explodes, the high temperature will heat up the ground too. Five meters is simply not enough; it needs to be at least ten meters!”

”The ground’s depth can be arranged; the main concern is the bomb’s power,” Ye Qing said. ”This old monster is very powerful; it’s best to kill him in one go. Otherwise, if he doesn’t die, there’s no other way to deal with him!”

”I understand.” King of Explosives nodded, patting Ye Qing’s shoulder, ”Leave this matter to me; you can rest assured. Even if he’s a god, this time we’ll keep him here!”

Ye Qing smiled gently and nodded slowly. This is his plan to deal with the Corpse Ghost Dragon; the strength of Corpse Ghost Dragon is really formidable, and head-on confrontation isn’t feasible. So Ye Qing thought of this method. Since cold weapons can’t kill him, use hot weapons. What era is it now? Even atomic bombs have appeared; can the world still be ruled solely by Corpse Ghost Dragon?

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The night was dark, and inside the Mountain-sealing Array of Medicine King Mountain, Corpse Ghost Dragon sat alone on the ground. His eyes were tightly shut, eyebrows furrowed, appearing not very calm.

Corpse Ghost Dragon had been wandering inside this Mountain-sealing Array for two days without finding a way out, and his mood had already become extremely agitated. However, when he circled several more times and was overwhelmed with despair, he suddenly remembered something.

This Mountain-sealing Array was not only jointly set by Shijia and Wuji, but the key was the spiritual power left by the True Buddha. The formation left by Shijia and Wuji wasn’t particularly difficult to navigate since Corpse Ghost Dragon had knowledge of Buddhist and Taoist teachings. The most troublesome, however, was the spiritual power left by the True Buddha, which caused illusions, making it impossible to discern the surroundings. Moreover, the more agitated a person’s mood, the easier they fell under control of this spiritual power.

Corpse Ghost Dragon realized this and sat cross-legged. To leave this place, he needed to break free from the True Buddha’s spiritual control. To do this, the best way was to stabilize his mood first; otherwise, he could never escape this spiritual control.

Indeed, Corpse Ghost Dragon was an extraordinary talent not seen in three hundred years. The True Buddha’s strength lay in spiritual power, but shortly after Corpse Ghost Dragon sat there, he gradually regained a calm mindset, and his surroundings began to change in his eyes. The original cliffs and precipices disappeared, replaced by a flat land—the true form of the Mountain-sealing Array, which Ye Qing and his group saw from the mountain top.

After freeing himself from the True Buddha’s spiritual power, Corpse Ghost Dragon could finally see the Mountain-sealing Array’s full view. He looked towards Medicine King Mountain and found it still shrouded in ambiguity, unable to see through.

”True Buddha, you really spared no effort in this Medicine King Mountain!” Corpse Ghost Dragon gritted his teeth, seeing clearly that the deeper he went into the array, the stronger the True Buddha’s spiritual power became. He was at the edge and managed to escape its influence, but going deeper might be another story.

”Well, in the end, Medicine King Mountain doesn’t have methods for extending life, so there’s no need to waste time here!” Corpse Ghost Dragon shook his head and turned to stride out of the Mountain-sealing Array.