A wisp of white appeared in the eastern sky, as if the morning sun was about to rise.
Chen Zong's light and swift figure suddenly stopped about 300 meters away from Ma Qianli. Ma Qianli was startled and a little puzzled. Immediately, his eyes fell on the bow and arrow on Chen Zong's back.
Chen Zong turned his left hand and took out the longbow.
The bow was 1.3 meters long with a silver-black body engraved with dragon patterns, as if two dragons were circling around it. The grip was wrapped in silver fish scale leather, which made it feel good. The bowstring was silver-white.
This bow was called Fierce Dragon, a famous strong bow in the Cloud Dragon Dynasty. Only the royal family and the nobles and generals in the court had it.
The body of the Fierce Wyrm Bow was refined from the spine of a Silver Wyrm Python mixed with Heavenly Profound Silver and Earthly Spirit Steel, and it was repeatedly hammered and folded ninety-nine times with an extremely brilliant forging method. Not only did it possess shocking hardness, it even possessed extremely high toughness, and it was much better than ordinary divine iron equipment.
The bowstring was made from the tendon of the Silver Python. It was soaked in the royal family's secret recipe for 49 days and then twisted with a unique method. It could withstand the cutting of holy iron weapons without breaking.
In the whole Guan Mansion, there were only three Fierce Dragon Bows.
When Marquis Zheng Yuan heard that Chen Zong wanted to use a bow and arrow, he asked what kind of bow he needed. Chen Zong's strength was tyrannical, so he naturally wanted to use a strong bow.
The Fierce Dragon Bow required a strength of 10,000 Jin to draw. Simply put, 10,000 Jin of strength was the minimum requirement to draw the Fierce Dragon Bow. It was impossible to fully draw the bow without 30,000 Jin of strength. Moreover, 30,000 Jin of strength was barely enough to fully draw the bow.
It could be said that most of the Ninth Transformation Realm warriors could hardly use the Fierce Dragon Bow to fight.
Holding the Fierce Dragon Bow in his left hand, his right hand took out the special arrow that came with the Fierce Dragon Bow: the Water-splitting Arrow.
The Water-splitting Arrow's shaft was engraved with dragon patterns, which would increase the strength of the shaft and accelerate the rotation of the shaft. The material of the Water-splitting Arrow was 100 years old Black Steel Wood. The arrowhead was like a twisted willow leaf, with sawtooth edges. It was made of Tianxuan Silver and Earth Spirit Steel. It was not only tough but also had the ability to break armor.
There were three Water-splitting Arrows.
Chen Zong pulled the bowstring and loaded the arrow. His muscles and bones moved at the same time as if a dragon was turning over. The Immemorial Body's strength of ten thousand pounds was fully displayed. His Pure Yang Qi and blood also erupted, and his strength soared to more than twenty thousand pounds. The extremely strong bowstring was slowly pulled back by brute force, making a sound that made one's scalp tingle. It was as if one's whole body was being tied up.
The Chaotic Heaven Origin Shattering Energy surged, and his strength became even more tyrannical. In the blink of an eye, the strong bowstring was stretched to its limit, and it was shaped like a full moon.
The arrowhead of the Water-splitting Arrow flashed with a frightening cold light, locking onto Ma Qianli from three hundred meters away.
Ma Qianli's pupils contracted like needles. He felt that the arrowhead of the water-splitting arrow was about to pierce through him. He could not help but feel his blood run cold.
He held the Thunder Blade with both hands. The blade was cold, and under the surging of his inner strength, the tyrannical and dazzling blade light flickered.
His heart was like the water in an ancient well, calm and tranquil, as if it could reflect the sky.
Chen Zong's eyes focused, and all his spirit and willpower were concentrated. His essence, qi, and spirit were perfect. The Chaotic Heaven Origin Shattering Energy surged like a long river and poured into the Water-splitting Arrow. At the arrowhead, the tyrannical and sharp inner strength flickered.
Ma Qianli did not dare to move, for he was afraid that he would expose his weakness and lead to an earth-shattering thunderbolt attack. He also did not dare to turn around, for the moment he turned around, the terrible arrow would be shot at him.
Chen Zong pulled the Fierce Dragon Bow to its limit. His arms did not move, and his body seemed to be rooted to the ground, like a mountain that had existed since ancient times.
His sharp eyes locked onto Ma Qianli from afar, waiting for an opportunity.
Fixing such a posture would consume a lot of one's strength, both physical strength and inner strength. If it were other people, they might not be able to hold on, but Chen Zong could.
Whether it was the tyrannical strength and physical strength of the Anasrava Immemorial Body or the amazing Chaotic Heaven Origin Shattering Energy, Chen Zong could hold on for a longer time.
Time passed slowly. Chen Zong did not shoot the arrow, because he was not sure that he could kill Ma Qianli. At best, he could cause a little injury, or even not injure Ma Qianli. However, Ma Qianli would seize the opportunity to use his profound body movement to escape.
At the beginning of the chase, Chen Zong did not shoot Ma Qianli with the bow because he was not sure.
After all, Ma Qianli was very fast, and the Fierce Dragon Bow was very powerful. If he wanted to shoot the arrow, Chen Zong had to stop, which would take a little time. However, that little time was enough for Ma Qianli to run dozens of meters away, exceeding the best shooting range.
The power of the bow and arrow lay in the best shooting range. Exceeding or not exceeding the best shooting range would affect the power of the bow and arrow.
If Ma Qianli felt threatened, he might run further away, which would cause them to fail the assessment task directly.
Therefore, Chen Zong did not use the bow and arrow until this moment.
The arrow was on the bowstring, but Chen Zong did not shoot. He just deterred Ma Qianli, making Ma Qianli not dare to move.
In terms of combat ability, Chen Zong was in the middle of the four-star level, while Ma Qianli was at the peak of the four-star level. The gap between them was very obvious. If they fought in close combat, Chen Zong would have a very low chance of winning. If he was not careful, he might be killed by Ma Qianli.
A strong bow and sharp arrow was the best weapon to deal with Ma Qianli.
When Chen Zong knew that Ma Qianli was best at Lightness Skill, he had been preparing for it. He asked Marquis Zhengyuan for a strong bow and sharp arrow, and now it came in handy.
An arrow shot out was more powerful than an arrow on the bowstring.
Fifteen minutes later, Ma Qianli's forehead was sweating. Chen Zong's expression did not change. He was like a pine tree standing on the ground. No matter how the wind and rain swayed, he would not move.
In the blink of an eye, another fifteen minutes passed. Ma Qianli's forehead was sweating more. His eyes gradually felt sour, but he did not dare to blink. He was afraid that if he blinked, Chen Zong would shoot an arrow, which would bring a fatal threat.
After persisting for half an hour, Chen Zong's forehead was sweating. This kind of high-intensity power output was very burdensome on the body.
Fortunately, at this time, the seven people who had rested for a period of time also recovered a lot of physical strength and internal strength. They quickly caught up.
"Keep it up." Yu Wenran passed by him and said at the same time, still in a commanding tone.
The seven people attacked Ma Qianli from the left and right sides. Ma Qianli's eyelids suddenly jumped, and he had a bad feeling.
He was deterred by the arrow. Now the seven people were attacking him, and one of them had the combat ability of a five-star level. If he was approached, it would be more disadvantageous for him.
After thinking about it, Ma Qianli quickly responded after weighing the pros and cons.
He moved.
Ma Qianli moved. His figure shook and directly transformed into three figures. One was the real body and two were the afterimages. But whether it was the real body or the afterimages, they looked exactly the same. It was difficult to distinguish between the real and the fake.
Chen Zong's eyes were one meter long. His pupils contracted instantly like pinholes. He locked on one of the figures and loosened his almost stiff fingers.
A sound that made people's scalp numb sounded. The bowstring that broke free was like a wild horse out of its reins, like a tiger out of its cage. The accumulated power to the extreme burst out in an instant, pushing the water-splitting arrow to shoot out.
Under the friction between the reversed willow leaf arrowhead and the air, it quickly rotated like a drill. The unique dragon pattern on the shaft of the arrow made the rotation speed of the arrow suddenly increase. It broke through the air and formed a vacuum channel. The speed was further increased, and it made a sharp sound like metal breaking stone. It was like a magic sound that directly made the seven people and Ma Qianli's scalp numb. They had a feeling of dizziness.
After shooting out the arrow, Chen Zong staggered as if he had lost all his strength. He quickly adjusted his breathing and cooperated with the Immemorial Body to recover his strength as soon as possible.
The arrow crossed a distance of 300 meters in the blink of an eye, leaving a straight vacuum channel that was only as thick as a little finger in the air. Chen Zong was at one end, and Ma Qianli was at the other end.
Fast, it was so fast that Ma Qianli was shocked. What made him even more shocked was that the arrow had locked on to his real body.
The fatal crisis was imminent. It was as if he was about to fall into the abyss of death. The shadow of death spread and covered his whole body. Countless distracting thoughts rose from his mind. It was as if the devil of hell had stretched out its ghost claws to capture him into hell and make him fall into eternal oblivion.
"No!" Ma Qianli's black hair danced wildly. His aura soared and directly broke the limit of his body. All of it poured into the Thunder Long Saber in his hands. Countless electric lights spread and shuttled back and forth on the saber, making crackling sounds.
He broke through. Facing the threat of death, Ma Qianli actually broke through. He went from a peak four-star combat strength to a five-star beginner.
With a breakthrough in combat strength, his strength increased greatly. When Ma Qianli slashed down with his saber, it gave people a feeling that the saber in Ma Qianli's hand had merged with his body. It was as if they were connected by blood. The power of the saber broke through the original limit and reached a higher level.
The Thunder Long Saber directly turned into a bolt of lightning. It struck down from the sky and fiercely slashed at the Water-splitting Arrow.
The extreme collision and the terrifying explosion made the world in front of everyone seem to have lost its color. It turned black and white, and it seemed to have slowed down. Under the dust and smoke, one could see the rolling particles.
Countless energy blasts shot out in all directions. Each of them was extremely powerful. Even a three-star combat strength would find it difficult to withstand.
Under the attack of the saber, the arrowhead of the Water-splitting Arrow was directly shattered. Immediately after, the sturdy arrow shaft also fell apart inch by inch. Ma Qianli's Thunder Long Saber also trembled. The blade of the saber also shattered. Fine cracks spread all over the gap.
The powerful impact made Ma Qianli's blood boil. His internal energy was also surging. He unconsciously retreated a few meters. His feet left deep footprints on the ground.
"Kill!"
"Ma Qianli, die!"
The seven people reacted one after another. They burst out with shocking speed and all charged at Ma Qianli.
The assessment mission was the same, but only one person could actually complete it. The other seven could only be eliminated. No one wanted to be eliminated, so they could only compete.
After killing Ma Qianli and taking his head, they would quickly leave and return to the capital to hand in the head. Then, they would pass the assessment and have the qualification to be conferred as a Kingdom Knight.
As for whether they could be conferred as a Kingdom Knight in the end, that was another matter. At the very least, they had to first obtain the qualification.
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