World-Ending Demon Emperor
Chapter 209 - 139: Huge harvest! The truth about Yan Nai’er! _2

Chapter 209: 139: Huge harvest! The truth about Yan Nai’er! _2

But there was another deadly element, white phosphorus!

Once exposed to air and if the temperature exceeded forty degrees, it would burn.

Suo Lun had purchased a large amount of white phosphorus, and it was all stored in oil barrels. He had pierced several holes in some barrels, and from the moment he left Tianye City, the whale oil was continuously leaking. Suo Lun was cunning, the leaking whale oil flowed from smaller barrels into larger ones, preventing detection.

Once eighty percent of the oil in the small barrels had leaked out, the white phosphorus could no longer be completely covered and would be exposed to air.

However, for white phosphorus to burn, besides contact with humid air, another condition was required: the temperature needed to reach forty degrees.

At this time, though it was the end of autumn, this place was at the southwest end of Central Earth, where temperatures were consistently above thirty degrees year-round. Not to mention, this was a desert, where the sun harshly baked the ground every day, comfortably pushing surface temperatures past fifty degrees.

The ancient underground city here was somewhat cooler, but still hot like a steaming basket.

So, the temperature was bound to exceed forty degrees,

Which meant that as soon as the whale oil ran out and the white phosphorus came into contact with air, it would ignite instantly.

And within his goods, there were countless barrels of whale oil, weighing more than ten thousand catties.

This substance was comparable to gasoline. Once it ignited, it would become a fire that could shake the heavens. In the confined underground space, it would result in a fierce explosion in an instant.

At that moment, Suo Lun’s goods were in the Sand Thieves’ Lair’s treasure room. Once the explosion happened, gold coins and treasures would fill the sky. All the Sand Bandits would frantically grab money and run for their lives.

Moreover, the explosion was sure to create a massive fissure.

Then, Suo Lun could take the opportunity to blend into the crowd, take Xuesha’s head, and make his escape through that blasted open chasm.

...

His mind rapidly calculated the time needed for eighty percent of the oil in the barrels to leak out based on the volume and the speed of the oil dripping.

Yes, it was seventy-nine hours, because the leaking speed was almost uniform.

Seventy-nine hours after leaving Tianye City, eighty percent of the whale oil would have leaked out, the white phosphorus would come into contact with the air and ignite, causing an earth-shattering explosion.

Seventy-seven hours had already passed since leaving Tianye City.

This meant, there were only two hours left until the explosion, two hours left for his escape.

Suo Lun stood up and began rummaging through Xuesha’s room.

Although the gold coins scattered across the floor and gold everywhere were tempting, Suo Lun would not take any of it. What he needed were banknotes.

Suo Lun searched every inch of the room without findings. He turned everything upside down, jewels and treasures were everywhere, but not a single banknote could be found.

Suo Lun simply gave up searching. The banknotes would have been a bonus, but they were not essential. He wasn’t here to get rich.

...

Only half an hour remained until the explosion Suo Lun had anticipated.

He found a small crystal hourglass that measured exactly thirty minutes. Once flipped over, the golden sand began flowing at a steady pace.

Suo Lun sat cross-legged on the ground, staring at the hourglass, timing in his mind.

Grains of golden sand trickled down, seconds passed by, and Suo Lun’s heartbeat gradually picked up speed.

Ten minutes went by, then twenty.

Ten minutes remained until the predicted explosion.

Suo Lun stood up, went over to Xuesha’s corpse, and with a slash of his dagger, severed her head.

At that moment, he realized that the terrifying snake tattoo on Xuesha’s body had also grown dull and lackluster.

Suddenly, Suo Lun had an idea and said, "Yao Xing, is there any way for you to make a snake tattoo appear on my body, one that’s exactly like hers?"

Yao Xing replied, "Of course, the organization can instantly concentrate numerous energy points to impact the skin, causing it to bleed and a snake tattoo to appear within seconds. Moreover, if I unleash energy at the location of the snake’s eyes, the tattoo will be even more lifelike, as if the Serpent Spirit has possessed you."

This sounded miraculous, but the principle was identical to tattooing. The only difference was that a tattoo is created with individual needle jabs, whereas Yao Xing’s method involved millions of energy points simultaneously causing bleeding.

"Master, do you need me to make you a snake tattoo right now?" Yao Xing asked.

Suo Lun said, "There’s no need for now. If the time comes when we need it, then make it appear, creating the scene of the Serpent Spirit’s possession."

"Yes," said Yao Xing.

The golden sand in the hourglass dwindled.

The moment of the explosion Suo Lun envisioned drew nearer.

His heart rate kept accelerating, he couldn’t help but feel uneasy.

What if he had miscalculated? What if the holes in the whale oil barrels were plugged?

Any error could mean the explosion wouldn’t happen, and he wouldn’t be able to get away.

The sand in the hourglass lessened, less and less.

The time Suo Lun anticipated was drawing closer.

Three minutes, two minutes, one minute...

The sand ran out in the hourglass, time was up.

But...

The anticipated explosion did not occur.

Suo Lun’s heart sank. Could it be... that some mistake had actually happened?

And just then.

"Boom..."

An explosive sound shook the earth.

The desert seemed like a dragon rising, torn open by a giant chasm.

Countless gold coins, mountains of white salt, and numerous flames shot out from the opening.

At the same time, the room where Suo Lun was located also seemed to quake, violently shaking all at once.