Qin Yun's Hidden Weapons: Electromagnetic Explosive Bombs and Ejected Cyanide Needles

With those words,

Qin Yun had dismissed Tang San's Tang Sect Hidden Weapons as worthless.

Yu Xiaogang's face darkened at once, his eyes filling with anger and disapproval.

He stepped forward, his voice stern and challenging.

"Qin Yun, your Soul Power may be well above Tang San's, but you're underestimating his Hidden Weapons."

"Their true value was never in fighting high-level soul masters. They give ordinary people a way to defend themselves against soul masters, and support-type soul masters a way to protect themselves and kill their enemies."

Yu Xiaogang looked toward Ning Rongrong.

Every word struck at a weakness of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

"Especially for a top support sect like the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Most of its disciples focus on enhancing others and have little offensive or defensive power of their own. Hidden Weapons are their most reliable last resort."

"That strategic value is irreplaceable. You can't overturn it with a few careless words!"

Faced with Yu Xiaogang's righteous rebuttal,

Qin Yun merely gave a faint smile.

He did not argue.

He knew words alone proved nothing. No argument would be as convincing as a demonstration.

Qin Yun gently reached out to steady Ning Rongrong, who was still shaken.

His right hand supported her arm.

"Rongrong, try the Hidden Weapon I made."

With that,

Qin Yun placed the small blue-green wooden box in Ning Rongrong's hand.

Its grain was fine, its surface polished smooth and warm. The delicate box was about the size of her palm.

Under Yu Xiaogang's openly skeptical, faintly mocking gaze,

Ning Rongrong followed Qin Yun's instructions and pressed the recessed button on its side.

Bzz—

A faint hum sounded and vanished.

In the next instant, a sharp silver streak shot from the front of the box. It moved so fast that the eye caught only an afterimage.

A hundred meters away, in a clearing, a muffled boom erupted!

A flash of white light vanished as a surging shock wave swept outward.

Dust billowed from the ground, and stones flew in every direction.

It was a hundred times more startling than the power of the Godly Zhuge Crossbow.

Qin Yun watched the aftermath of the explosion and spoke calmly.

"I call this Hidden Weapon the Electromagnetic Explosive Bomb."

Tang San's Hidden Weapons relied on mechanical springs to store power.

Qin Yun's weapon, by contrast, contained a built-in zinc-copper-manganese Voltaic Cell module that could release a pulse of electricity in an instant.

The fine copper coil wrapped around the projectile then generated an immensely powerful magnetic field the moment current passed through it, launching the metal ball with the force of electromagnetic propulsion.

That burst of power was several times greater than anything a Tang Sect mechanism could produce.

In muzzle velocity, range, and stability, it surpassed the Godly Zhuge Crossbow across the board.

The projectile was forged from high-purity nickel-cobalt alloy, making it hard, sharp, and capable of piercing armor. Inside, finely ground potassium and calcium metal powders were sealed behind a miniature heat-sensitive trigger.

When the projectile struck something hard, the impact compressed the trigger. The powders met traces of moisture in the air, released intense heat, and detonated almost instantly.

Scorching alloy fragments burst outward in a fan, indiscriminately piercing and burning anything in their path.

Yu Xiaogang stared at the blast site, unable to find a rebuttal.

Beside him, Ning Rongrong's eyes were already shining.

The conflict between her sect's interests and her personal feelings vanished from her heart.

She studied the blue-green wooden box in her hand, running her fingertips over its fine grain, reluctant to put it down.

"That's incredible!"

Ning Rongrong could not help exclaiming, her voice full of sincere admiration.

"Compared with Tang San's Zhuge Repeating Crossbow, it's in a league of its own!"

"It's faster, reaches farther, hits harder, and even causes area damage. It wins in every way!"

Beyond fifty meters, the Godly Zhuge Crossbow lost much of its power and accuracy.

It could only pierce a single point, leaving almost no room for error.

Qin Yun's Electromagnetic Explosive Bomb, driven by electromagnetic force, could reach and accurately strike a target within a hundred and fifty meters in an instant.

It lost none of its power over that distance and caused a wide-area explosion as well. The difference was like heaven and earth.

Seeing the delight in Ning Rongrong's eyes,

Qin Yun smiled warmly. Then his left hand shifted, revealing another small wooden box in his palm, this one a vivid red.

It stood in stark contrast to the blue-green box. Though just as small, it carried a far more lethal air.

"The Electromagnetic Explosive Bomb is an area-effect Hidden Weapon, meant to clear the field and pin down groups in battle."

Qin Yun's tone was calm, but there was an edge beneath it.

"This one is made for a decisive kill against a single target."

"I call it the Ejected Cyanide Needles!"

It, too, used electromagnetic propulsion.

It had ample power and extreme speed, but sacrificed widespread explosive damage for precision hunting.

Instead of alloy balls, it fired ultrafine, exceptionally hard titanium-chromium alloy needles.

The needles were thin and tough. Being much lighter than the earlier projectiles, they traveled even faster.

Most importantly,

each needle was soaked in highly concentrated Cyanide. A scratch could kill, and there was no antidote.

The red wooden box lay quietly in Qin Yun's palm.

It looked small and harmless, but was more dangerous still—a chilling sight.

Yu Xiaogang fell completely silent.

The advantages of Tang San's Hidden Weapons, which he had praised so fervently, had been crushed by the two weapons in Qin Yun's hands.

Ning Rongrong looked up at Qin Yun, so calm and assured before her, her eyes bright with admiration and affection.

"Qin Yun, you're amazing!"

Her gaze was unwavering and ardent.

Overwhelmed by delight and affection, Ning Rongrong could no longer hold back her feelings.

She rose on tiptoe and, in a burst of excitement, leaned in to kiss Qin Yun's cheek.

The soft, warm touch was gone in an instant, leaving a trace of her sweetness and shyness.

Qin Yun's smile deepened. He slipped an arm around her slender waist

and drew her gently into his embrace.

After the kiss, Ning Rongrong blushed and tucked her face against his chest, her heart brimming with joy.

Qin Yun turned toward Yu Xiaogang, whose face had gone livid.

"Why are you still standing there?"

"Do you want to test the power of these two Hidden Weapons yourself?"

Yu Xiaogang's heart tightened, and cold sweat broke out across his back.

Qin Yun really would do it.

Not daring to say another word, he turned and slunk away, his face shifting between pale and flushed.

Qin Yun watched Yu Xiaogang flee, his gaze steady.

He understood the situation perfectly.

If he wanted a deep partnership with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect,

Ning Rongrong's sincere affection would provide a warm personal bond and smooth away many obstacles between them.

But what would make Ning Fengzhi take him seriously, negotiate as an equal, and commit to supplying him with rare cultivation resources was not romance. It was these two top-tier electromagnetic Hidden Weapons.

That was what gave Qin Yun the confidence to stand his ground.