Great Skill Seems Artless

The scene erupted in uproar!

This result had caught most people completely off guard. A Mechanical Beast that looked barely larger than a carriage had actually overpowered a team of thirty horses in a contest of strength?

Even Venerable Shengtian secretly raised her brows in surprise.

In terms of brute force alone, this Mechanical Beast was likely on par with Azure Blade, who was proficient in Gen Technique. If Jinxia could produce another dozen or so Liberation-type Mechanical Beasts, its capacity for military transport would probably rise by several levels!

Moreover, she realized that this thing might be extremely suitable for the Salvation Sect as well.

Whether it was transporting refugees in from outside or hauling supplies out of Baiyao Mountain, this thing could be said to equal ten on its own. It was far more powerful than traditional carriages.

If they could reach a partnership with Jinxia...

No, that was not right. The eight characters had not even made one stroke—why was she already thinking about that? Li Mengyun repeatedly shook her head and cast the thought aside. Her foremost purpose on this trip was to help Li see Xia Fan's true face, then draw as many people as possible away from Jinxia. Even if that failed, any cooperation would have to be led by the Salvation Sect—she truly had no confidence that secular cities could withstand the catastrophe that would destroy the world.

Yet the contest did not end there.

The Affairs Bureau soon arranged another round, a half-li acceleration test between the six-wheeled Mechanical Beast and a four-wheeled freight carriage. Anyone could still place bets, and the rewards remained the same as before.

This time, everyone chose the carriage without hesitation.

Strength and agility were often opposing traits, generally incapable of coexisting. Besides, everyone had seen the