Overlord of the Wilderness

As a master of the bow, Chu Yuxiang’s attainments in Archery had reached an extremely profound level. For ordinary experts, being able to execute Arrow Skills like ”Meteor Chasing the Moon,” ”Long Rainbow Piercing the Sun,” or ”Seven Stars Gathering” was already an incredible feat. But in Chu Yuxiang’s eyes, these skills were nothing.

He now drew nine arrows, preparing to unleash a wondrous Archery skill—the Nine Arrows of the Sun!

The Nine Arrows of the Sun, as the name implied, was the act of firing nine longbow arrows in an instant. Legend had it that in Ancient Times, this technique was powerful enough to shoot down the suns in the sky. Chu Yuxiang’s strength was limited, and when he used this Arrow Skill, its power was less than one-hundred-millionth of an expert from Ancient Times. Even so, Chu Yuxiang was still confident he could blast away the Tornado Zhaang Ye had conjured!

WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH... With a slight movement of his hand, Chu Yuxiang fired the nine longbow arrows in an instant. The nine arrows formed an intersecting net, flying straight into the sky and combining into a wondrous Arrow Array. Then, wreathed in flashing electricity, they suddenly shot down, plunging straight into the ground!

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Chu Yuxiang’s nine arrows, empowered by his True Qi, possessed boundless might. The moment they hit the ground, a world-shaking explosion erupted. The entire arena was blasted to pieces by the nine arrows, sending shattered rock flying everywhere!

In the face of this massive explosion, ninety-nine percent of the Tornado conjured by Zhaang Ye vanished in an instant. Only three tornadoes remained on the stage.

RUMBLE!

The three tornadoes shot toward Chu Yuxiang like lightning, resembling three moving mountains pressing down on him. The extreme, oppressive feeling made even Chu Yuxiang’s expression change.

Chu Yuxiang had a total of eighteen longbow arrows. To this point, he had already shot thirteen. Nine of them formed the Arrow Array that struck the ground, while another four had fallen into Zhaang Ye’s hands.

In other words, Chu Yuxiang now only had five longbow arrows left!

With no time to think, Chu Yuxiang suddenly nocked three more arrows. SWISH! SWISH! SWISH! The three arrows transformed into three streaks of lightning, shooting abruptly toward the three tornadoes!

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

In an instant, the three arrows crossed a distance of over a hundred feet and flew into the tornadoes. With three booming sounds, two of the tornadoes were instantly dispersed by the arrows. Only a single tornado remained, still pressing toward Chu Yuxiang like a bolt of lightning!

A look of delight appeared on Chu Yuxiang’s face. He knew Zhaang Ye must be hiding inside that last tornado. He still had two arrows left. With his phantom-like Archery, no matter how tyrannical Zhaang Ye’s strength was, defeat was inevitable!

WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

Just as Chu Yuxiang was about to act, the unexpected happened. From within the tornado, five longbow arrows suddenly shot out, spinning as they flew straight toward Chu Yuxiang!

As it turned out, Zhaang Ye, hiding inside the tornado, had caught a total of five longbow arrows. Now, seeing that Chu Yuxiang was about to make a move, Zhaang Ye immediately threw the five arrows in his hand as a counterattack.

Although the arrows Zhaang Ye threw were nowhere near as powerful as those fired from a Longbow, under his Rotating Power, the five arrows’ killing power was still not to be underestimated. Even though Chu Yuxiang was intimately familiar with his own arrows, he still didn’t dare to catch them with his bare hands.

Left with no choice, Chu Yuxiang could only sidestep slightly to dodge. In that instant, Zhaang Ye closed the distance by forty or fifty feet, leaving him just over forty feet from Chu Yuxiang!

SHING!

Chu Yuxiang dodged the five arrows and was just about to launch an attack when a brilliant stream of light suddenly flew at him!

This stream of light was a dazzling Small Sword. The Small Sword was the length of a palm and two fingers wide, its entire body gleaming with a cold light. Amidst the shimmering cold light, strange lines could be faintly seen, revealing it to be an extremely powerful Pseudo-True Artifact!

This Small Sword was the very Pseudo-True Artifact Zhaang Ye had obtained in the Python Marsh. Back in the Python Marsh, an expert from the Great Cheng Kingdom’s True Hall had used this very Small Sword to instantly slay that invincible Hundred-foot Python.

Now, propelled by Zhaang Ye’s Dragon Elephant Power, the Small Sword’s might was fully unleashed. The entire blade was like a meteor from beyond the heavens, instantly streaking across a vast distance to stab straight at him!

”AH!”

Chu Yuxiang roared, and with a shake of the Longbow in his hand, a single arrow shot out, striking Zhaang Ye’s terrifying Small Sword head-on!

DING!

The Small Sword and the arrow collided, and both were sent flying into the sky.

At that exact moment, Zhaang Ye had already strode another thirty feet forward. His body suddenly lunged, and he threw a punch down at Chu Yuxiang! The moment the fist flew, Chu Yuxiang’s vision went black, as if he had suddenly been plunged into the dead of night. He couldn’t see, he couldn’t hear; it was as if he had been transported to a ten-thousand-year-old tomb!

The crowd below the stage cried out in alarm. Everyone knew that Zhaang Ye was a grandmaster of close-quarters combat, while Chu Yuxiang was the exact opposite, terribly unskilled in a close-in brawl.

Now, Zhaang Ye had used the Tornado, the arrows, and the Small Sword to close in on Chu Yuxiang and unleash an unusually domineering attack. The tables had turned. Although Chu Yuxiang was a great expert of the Late-stage Martial Arts Ninth Layer, under Zhaang Ye’s tyrannical assault, it seemed he was on the verge of defeat!

Danger!

Extreme danger!!

Chu Yuxiang’s expression changed drastically.

Zhaang Ye had now closed to within twenty feet and begun his attack. At this point, Chu Yuxiang only had a single arrow left. If this final arrow failed to hit Zhaang Ye, his defeat would be certain!

But the problem was that Zhaang Ye had already struck first. His terrifying Fist Intent had instantly sealed away Chu Yuxiang’s sight, hearing, touch, and Spiritual Power. He was now effectively blind. Though he still had one last arrow, he was completely unable to determine Zhaang Ye’s position, let alone lock onto him!

’I’ll risk it all!’ Pushed into this life-or-death situation, Chu Yuxiang’s mind grew calm, entering a wondrous state that was normally beyond his reach. A mysterious, profound feeling suddenly surfaced in his mind. He could suddenly feel Zhaang Ye’s position—he could suddenly *see* Zhaang Ye’s position!

’Excellent! Fire!’

Chu Yuxiang was overjoyed. In an instant, the arrow on his Longbow transformed into a streak of white light, bursting through layers of Powerful Qi as it shot straight toward Zhaang Ye.

This arrow was simple yet abnormally precise. It held no tricks, only boundless power. It was truly an arrow of immense killing power. Even if a Fierce Beast weighing several hundred thousand pounds were placed in front of it, this single arrow could kill it!

If it could kill a Fierce Beast weighing hundreds of thousands of pounds, Chu Yuxiang absolutely refused to believe Zhaang Ye could possibly receive it! The moment the arrow left his bow, Chu Yuxiang was already preparing to cry out in victory!

The crowd below the stage also saw Chu Yuxiang’s world-shaking arrow. The Martial Artists from the Great Rong Kingdom already had looks of joy on their faces. They all stood up, their mouths open, ready to cheer!

At that very moment, a sight appeared that Chu Yuxiang and the other Martial Artists would never forget for the rest of their lives. A fist, glittering with golden light, suddenly broke through the layers of Powerful Qi and appeared in front of the arrow, meeting it head-on!

KRA-CHA!

Before Chu Yuxiang’s horrified eyes, that glittering golden fist brutally shattered the arrowhead, brutally shattered the arrow shaft, and brutally pulverized the incredibly sharp arrow, which contained ten thousand pounds of force, into dust!

A mere fist of flesh and blood had actually shattered the incomparably hard arrowhead, had actually shattered the incomparably hard and sharp arrow that contained ten thousand pounds of force!

”Heavens...”

On and off the stage, everyone was dumbstruck. The Martial Artists’ mouths hung wide open, their tongues lolling out like a pack of stunned dogs. Their eyes were about to pop out of their sockets, completely unable to accept this utterly shocking reality.

RUMBLE!

The Martial Artists were stunned, but Zhaang Ye didn’t hesitate in the slightest. After his fist shattered the arrow, it continued on with world-sundering might, blasting straight toward Chu Yuxiang!

The power in Chu Yuxiang’s entire body erupted. He viciously swung the Longbow in his hand, striking Zhaang Ye’s fist.

BOOM!

When Zhaang Ye’s fist struck the Longbow, a terrifyingly immense force instantly overwhelmed Chu Yuxiang. The bones in his arm made cracking sounds as he was sent flying, soaring a full two hundred feet!

Landing on the ground, Chu Yuxiang could feel every bone in his body creaking, as if groaning incessantly. Waves of pain wracked his body, so intense he almost screamed aloud!

Zhaang Ye’s close-quarters combat prowess was even more formidable than Chu Yuxiang had imagined!

Sucking in a sharp breath, Chu Yuxiang made a decisive choice and shouted, ”I surrender!”

An arrow fired from twenty feet away had been brutally shattered by Zhaang Ye. And a single casual punch from Zhaang Ye had left him in agony. This terrifying level of strength instantly stripped Chu Yuxiang of his will to fight. Chu Yuxiang was a decisive person; seeing no possibility of victory, he resolutely conceded defeat.

A moment of silence fell over the crowd, followed by a massive roar of cheers. The people could see that Zhaang Ye had defeated Chu Yuxiang through sheer, overwhelming strength. Every Martial Artist’s heart held reverence and admiration for the strong. By successively defeating several young experts on the stage, Zhaang Ye had become the undisputed number one of the Six Eastern Countries!

”Number one of the younger generation in the Six Countries!”

”The one who comprehends Ancient Sword Intent!”

”The wielder of Ancient Elephant Power and Ancient Dragon Power!”

The Martial Artists cheered wildly, their voices soaring to the heavens. The entire tournament ground was like a pot of endlessly boiling water!

******

As the crowd cheered wildly, a tall, thin figure outside the tournament grounds watched Zhaang Ye with a cold gaze. He muttered to himself, ”To think this Zhaang Ye brat has actually grown to such an extent!”

After standing silently for a moment, the tall, thin man’s gaze fell upon Feng Tongming. A cold sneer flickered in his eyes. ”Zhaang Ye and Feng Tongming’s group will be given a chance to train in the Spiritual Spring.”

”My Young Master happens to be heading to the Ten Thousand Volcanoes in the next couple of days. I, Jiang Pingchuan, will take this opportunity at the Spiritual Spring Cultivation to capture Feng Tongming and present him to the Young Master. The Ancient Phoenix Power in Feng Tongming’s body is perfect for enhancing the Young Master’s strength. I’m sure he will be very pleased...”

Jiang Pingchuan flicked his sleeve and vanished into the crowd. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote with Recommendation Tickets and monthly passes. Your support is my greatest motivation.)