Chapter 272: Gunpowder, the Black-Clad Arrow Squad

Yu Liancheng has already walked out of the ninth level of the Tianlao.

He stands in the damp, narrow corridor, his gaze looking toward a wall on one side.

His palm suddenly presses against the wall, and the thick, pure "Wanxiang Guiyuan True Qi" surges, flowing into it like a thin stream.

And on the other side of this wall, there is a small, cramped secret chamber.

"What is he doing?"

"Don't know? Could it be that he has already sensed we are here?"

In the secret chamber, there are two Eastern Depot agents.

These two Eastern Depot agents are naturally Zhu Wushi's men; they can see the situation on the ninth level of the Tianlao through the mechanisms in the room, and it was precisely they who transmitted the news of Yu Liancheng breaking into the Tianlao to the Dragon Guard Villa.

Just at this moment, two bricks in the wall of the secret chamber loosen, and then shoot toward the two men with incomparable speed, their momentum like meteors piercing the air.

These two agents completely failed to anticipate such a move; before they could dodge, with two "bang" sounds, their heads were blown apart.

"Is it Zhu Wushi's man? Or Cao Zhengchun's man?" In reality, upon entering the ninth level of the Tianlao, Yu Liancheng already had a feeling of being spied upon.

When at Taohua Shanzhuang, he had once learned the art of mechanisms and traps from Wuchen Gongzi; although he was not very proficient, his internal energy was profound, and his True Qi spread out on its own, probing inch by inch, finally managing to catch these two rats.

"Whether they are Zhu Tiedan's men or Cao Zhengchun's men, I fear a net has already been cast outside, with layers of traps." Yu Liancheng raises an eyebrow, but he does not care, continuing to stride forward.

He has just learned the "Diamond Indestructible Divine Skill"; although there is still quite a gap compared to Gu Santong's, his defensive power has undoubtedly increased greatly, and he is just looking to test his hand.

There is no danger in these subsequent levels of the Tianlao, but when he reaches the first level of the Tianlao, Yu Liancheng is shocked to discover that the prisoners in the Tianlao have all been transferred, and a premonition of danger arises in his heart out of thin air.

Yu Liancheng is proficient in Mental Secret Techniques and has high attainment in his mind, so he is naturally able to "sense danger and avoid it," but this premonition is not very strong.

Boom!!

Just at this moment, an earth-shattering loud noise comes, followed immediately by a continuous series of explosions.

Yu Liancheng can already smell the pungent scent of gunpowder.

And the entire ninth level of the Tianlao begins to shake and collapse, waves of scorching heat sweeping over like a deluge, making one feel as if they are inside a furnace.

"Gunpowder?"

Yu Liancheng shakes his head and laughs: "It seems this is Grand Overseer Cao's masterpiece; blowing up a prison can be considered his specialty."

To be able to bury explosives in the Tianlao and trigger such turmoil, it can only be the Eastern Depot, which controls the Tianlao.

In the original timeline, Cao Zhengchun wanted to use gunpowder to bury Cheng Shifei and the others alive.

It could be said: "You have Divine Skills, I have science."

Accompanied by the earth-shattering turmoil and boundless, surging heat, Yu Liancheng casually bats away a stone slab flying toward him, his expression composed: "Just wanting to use this trick to deal with me, it's still a bit short."

Hum!

Accompanied by a vibrating sound, a golden energy shield has already covered his entire body. Dust rolls, and the giant stones smashing against the energy shield can only cause it to deform slightly, unable to break through completely.

The next moment, Yu Liancheng stamps his foot, and the ground immediately splits into pieces, the shattered stones splashing in all directions, as if bombarded by dozens of bombs.

And his whole person soars upward, regarding the collapsing stones smashing toward him as if they were nothing.

Outside the Tianlao.

"Chief Archivist" Pi Xiaotian stands with his hands behind his back, watching the ninth level of the Tianlao continuously collapse and disintegrate, dust billowing, his expression neither sad nor happy.

"The Chief Archivist is truly formidable, with outstanding strategy. Even if that Yu Liancheng has a body of tempered skills, can he block so much gunpowder? Even if he can block it, I fear he is already severely injured; by then, a round of arrow rain from the Black-Clad Arrow Squad will guarantee he is shot into a hedgehog."

Tiezhua Feiying stands behind Pi Xiaotian, saying in an admiring tone.

In fact, he also did not expect that the other side would actually choose to directly blow up the ninth level of the Tianlao, nor did he expect that Cao Zhengchun would actually agree to such an absurd idea.

But he also has to admit that even if the Divine Marquis were at the center of the explosion, it would be impossible to escape unscathed.

What's more, behind the two of them, there is the Black-Clad Arrow Squad composed of over a hundred people.

This group of the Black-Clad Arrow Squad are elites handpicked by the Eastern Depot; each of them is dressed in black, their expressions fierce and brave, their eyes gleaming, holding specially made bows and arrows, with long sabers hanging at their waists.

Once Yu Liancheng appears, the Black-Clad Arrow Squad will immediately unleash a rain of arrows.

"Everyone be careful, be ready at any time. I have a premonition that Yu Liancheng will absolutely not die so easily." Pi Xiaotian has a long saber hanging at his waist, standing coldly with his hands behind his back, his whole body emitting powerful energy.

And not far from the Tianlao, there is another pair of eyes watching this explosion. Those deep pupils are as calm as the deep sea, yet there are dark undercurrents surging.

The explosion finally stops, and the entire ninth level of the Tianlao has completely collapsed, turning into ruins.

Just as Pi Xiaotian and the others' minds relax slightly, with a "boom" sound, a figure has already shot out from the ruins, landing lightly on top of the rubble, looking at the group of the Black-Clad Arrow Squad with a calm gaze.

"What are you still stunned for?" Looking at the seemingly unscathed Yu Liancheng, Pi Xiaotian's pupils suddenly shrink: "Prepare the Heaven-Locking Arrow Formation!"

Following Pi Xiaotian's order, the already prepared Black-Clad Arrow Squad immediately draws their bows and nocks their arrows, the bows like full moons, already aiming at Yu Liancheng, and also aiming at every path of his retreat.

"Shoot!"

At the order, the sound of powerful arrows piercing the air is endless; a cluster of arrow rain covers a range of over ten zhang like a black cloud, shrouding Yu Liancheng entirely within it.

The arrows shoot out like a fierce wind and sudden rain, terrifying to the extreme. Once ninety-nine percent of the experts of the current age are shrouded by this arrow rain, I fear they would be shot into a sieve in an instant.

Yu Liancheng's expression remains unchanged; he only takes out the "Peach Blossom Beauty Fan" from his bosom, opens it with a "snap," and rotates it lightly, stirring up a gale with a swirling force, causing the dozen or so arrows in front of him to deflect left, right, up, or down, and then collide with the surrounding arrows.

In a chain reaction, more than half of this arrow rain has already fallen. As for the other half, it poses no threat to him at all; they were all used to block his retreat and have now shot into the ruins.

Pi Xiaotian cannot help but be shaken, coldly shouting: "Do not stop, continue."

Another round of arrow rain pours down toward Yu Liancheng.

At the same time, a large bow appears in Pi Xiaotian's hand.

He holds the bow in one hand, while his other hand grabs seven feathered arrows, nocking them onto the bowstring.

Drawing the bow like a full moon.

Hum~

Amidst the trembling sound of the bowstring, the seven arrows, carrying a sharp, ear-piercing whistle, have already shot toward the vital points of Yu Liancheng's body; although these seven arrows were shot later, they followed closely behind the previous cluster of arrow rain.