Once the shield broke, the old man’s body was obviously frail, unable to stand even a blow. Pu , blood splattered as the arrow already sunk into the old man’s chest and penetrated through the back, breaking the Origin Power shield on the other side. Finally, the arrow’s power was almost spent as it pierced into the ground.
The old man’s eyes instantly lost spirit as he knelt down abruptly, his figure swaying slightly, falling to the ground head first.
Killed with a single arrow!
“Seventh Brother!” the other two old men cried out, but before they made a move, the second ray of light already arrived!
Warned by a precedent, they obviously didn’t dare to spread out their defense, and instead focused it over several vital parts. Pu , a streak of blood splattered as the second old man was also shot. Fortunately, since the Origin Power was deployed over the vital parts—though not concentrated in one area—the defensive power still increased several fold; consequently, even though he was shot in the eye and lost it, the arrow didn’t enter the brain.
“Old Fifth!” the third old man cried out, wanting to reach out to support the other, but the third ray of light also arrived.
He roared loudly and guarded his face with both hands, while the heart and dantian were covered fully with Origin Power. Seeing it two times, he obviously had sufficient preparation.
Pu!
This arrow still shot at his eye. His hands and arms were immediately pierced by the arrow, but blocked in this way, its power was cut greatly, with it stopping just before his eyelid.
It took a long time to describe, but the actual process was but a breath of time. Of the three Spiritual Infant Tier elites, one was dead, and two were injured. If other people were told that this was all done by a Flower Blossom Tier martial artist, there probably wouldn’t be anyone who believed it, right?
The two old men who were still alive didn’t even dare to pull out the arrow, remaining still in a defensive posture, on guard against the emergence of a fourth arrow.
They dared even less to escape. Once they ran, they’d be unable to defend properly.
Blood dripped down from the two people’s eyes and arms. Spiritual Infant Tier’s blood was extremely frightening, possessing great power; the blood dropping onto ground was like meteorites’ bombardment, shaking the ground.
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After Ling Han gasped a few more times, he drank a sip of spiritual liquid, drawing the bow again.
Xiu, xiu, xiu, this time, he shot three consecutive arrows again, and they were were all aimed at the old man whose eye had been destroyed.
The old man also imitated the other old man, guarding his face with both hands and then shielding the heart and dantian with Origin Power. This way, at most he’d only be injured but not killed.
The first arrows already arrived, shooting the old man’s hip. With a peng , the old man’s backbone was broken, and as blood splattered, the old man was actually shot into two halves!
However, the life force of Spiritual Infant Tiers was impressive; as long as it wasn’t instant death, they could still come back to life. The old man hurriedly reached out with both hands and connected the two parts of the body, and as Origin Power rushed, the body immediately began to merge together.
However, now his defense instantly had a flaw.
“Fifth brother, be careful!” the third old man shouted.
The second sharp arrow arrived, shooting into the old man’s intact left eye and piercing out from the back of the head.
The second old man looked towards the direction of the third old man. His two eyes were already busted, and only two blood holes were left. He knelt down, and the life force disappeared as it left his body quickly.
Xiu , the third arrow arrived, and the old man was nailed to the ground, kneeling but not collapsing.
Too terrifying! Too terrifying!
The old man that was the last one alive was both shocked and furious. Without even seeing the enemy, two of them already died and one was injured. He roared angrily, “Who’s shooting arrows in hiding, get the hell out! Come out!”
Spiritual Infant Tier warriors were powerful; despite being thousands of meters away, this roar still reached Ling Han as if it was spoken near his ear, well within reach.
Ling Han sneered, and compressed his voice into a monotonous key, then said, “Wasn’t you guys who first launched a sneak attack, seeking to kill me?”
“It’s you!” The old man suddenly realized. “Such deep schemes! So you followed behind the carriage the whole time, and used the carriage as bait!”
He didn’t know about the existence of the Black Tower, so as he saw it, this was the most reasonable explanation.
“Aren’t you in the Flower Blossom Tier, how can you be so strong?” the old man cried out again. This was certainly too unbelievable. Two of three great Spiritual Infant Tier elites were instantly killed by a Flower Blossom Tier boy, and the living one was also injured.
“How’d you guys guess that I was Ling Han?” Ling Han asked.
“Haha, everyone is talking about this in Million Treasures City. Is there anyone who doesn’t know?” The old man laughed loudly, evidently trying to provoke Ling Han.
Everyone’s talking about it?
Ling Han frowned. It wouldn’t be strange for a few people to guess his identity, but everyone was discussing it? Now that was fishy; someone definitely spread the news intentionally.
Someone immediately surfaced in his mind—Yin Le!
He destroyed Yin Le’s dreams with his own power, so it would be normal for Yin Le to harbor resentment. Then, spreading the news that he was Ling Han everywhere, whether it was real or fake, he definitely would make many people target Ling Han. After all, it concerned the legacy of the Twelve Palaces and a divine treasure-trove, so people would rather mistakenly kill then let him go, right?
“Old man, do you have any last words to say?” Ling Han said. He was in the process of recovering power. After firing three more arrows, his body was as if it’d been drawn empty—an extremely unbearable feeling.
The old man said nothing. He obviously didn’t want to die, as thoughts of all sorts of escape plans circled his mind. Unfortunately, he didn’t know that Ling Han was exhausted at the moment; whether it was escaping or counterattacking, now was the best time.
However, he was scared stiff by Ling Han’s six arrows earlier, so how would he still dare to rashly take action?
After a while, Ling Han recovered Origin Power, and drew the bow again. Xiu, xiu, xiu , another three consecutive arrows were fired.
“Ah…!” the old man screamed tragically. It was useless even if he guarded with all his efforts. Exterminating Dragon Star arrow was really too fast and too unstoppable; with each arrow fired, it was as if even heaven and earth were about to change colors.
Ling Han summoned Hu Niu and Helian Xun Xue from the Black Tower, and said, “Let’s go flog the cur that’s drowning in water!”
They chased over. The poor old man was hit by four arrows, but didn’t dare to pull out the arrows to heal his injuries, still guarding against Ling Han’s next wave of attacks. Never would he have thought Ling Han would charge over with two girls.
The old man’s arms were penetrated by the sharp arrows, and it was by two arrows. His lower abdomen was struck by one arrow, and his left chest area was struck by another arrow, so it made him appear extremely wretched. Seeing the three people rush over, he was first startled, and then his killing intent raged like flames.
The unknown was the most terrifying. He didn’t have the Eye of Truth, and couldn’t see Ling Han’s position, so he couldn’t possibly know when Ling Han release another arrow, simply guarding with all his strength.
However, it was different now. Ling Han showed up, and that potential threat was instantly removed. At such a close distance, even if Ling Han grasped the bow to shoot, he was completely capable of dodging the moment the arr
ow left the bowstring.
After all, when an arrow was fired, it went from motionless to extreme speed—it was a process of accelerating.
“Brat, die!” he roared loudly, and charged towards Ling Han as his brows spread in a towering rage.
“Ya!” Helian Xun Xue swung the brick, but her eyes were closed; she did not dare to look at all. Still, she was nonetheless a Heaven Tier elite, and even if she lost her memories, her instincts were still present; this brick was aimed extremely precisely.
Pa!
The old man was instantly smacked heavily, and a sharp pain assaulted him. He was originally heavily injured, and couldn’t possibly endure this attack. Instantly, his eyes rolled back, and he fainted.
“Wah, you killed him. You’re going to be disliked by Ling Han!” Hu Niu immediately said.
Helian Xun Xue instantly cried out, and threw away the brick, hugging Ling Han tightly as she said, “Han Han, don’t dislike me!”
“I’m going to be strangled to death! I’m going to die!” Ling Han stuck his tongue out. This Hai Niu’s brute force was definitely more than Spiritual Infant Tier’s, and with a simple squeeze, she made his bones crackle, almost breaking them.
Helian Xun Xue hurriedly let go, then picked up the brick, looking like she was mistreated.
Ling Han sighed, and said, “Hu Niu, don’t provoke this big girl again, or else I really might die from your mouth!”
Hu Niu giggled, stuck her tongue out at Helian Xun Xue, and said, “Niu doesn’t like her. Stronger than Niu, eats more than Niu, bad!”
Ling Han delivered a last hit, killing the last old man. He then searched the spatial rings on the three old men’s bodies. With a glance, he discovered that these three people had quite a generous amount of possessions, with several thousand pieces of three-star Origin Crystals and few dozen pieces of four-star Origin Crystals.
“Robbing is truly faster for making money than pill refining… am I in the wrong business?” He laughed and retrieved all the nine arrows; absorbing the blood of Spiritual Infant Tier warriors, the nine arrows were dyed with a layer of baleful presence, becoming even sharper.
“The effect produced by Exterminating Dragon Star Arrow and the Eye of Truth is truly amazing!” Ling Han exclaimed. However, these were two Mystical Powers! Without the utmost power, how could they deserve such a label?
The two Mystical Powers added together were obviously even more frightening.
“Should I go back to kill Yin Le?” Ling Han mulled over.
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Considering it for a moment, Ling Han finally gave up the tempting idea. After all, Yin Le was hidden in the Spirit Treasures Pavilion, where Heaven Tier and even Shattering Void Tier elites kept watch, so trying to kill him was way too difficult.
He’d kill him in the future; Yin Le was just a nobody, anyway.
Ling Han no longer employed a carriage. He just went through the mountains and forests with the three girls. Accompanied by beauties, he flirted with Zhu Xuan Er, the exceptionally beautiful fairy, from time to time, and was teased by Helian Xun Xue, the endearingly silly girl, from time to time, and contested against Hu Niu for meat; his simple life was actually very comfortable.
After seven days, a vast expanse of water appeared before them.
It wasn’t a sea, but an inland lake, though it was vaster than an ocean. It was called Yang Zhong Lake.
Sailing across with a boat would be too slow, so the four of them treaded on water; with their abilities, even the lakewater’s surface’s slight tension was enough for them, letting them traverse as if on land.
However, treading on water was different from dashing on the ground, after all, and it was unbearable after one day. At night, they searched for an island to rest, and after a good sleep, they continued to advance on the second day.
This inland lake was ridiculously large as expected. After three days, they still hadn’t gone out of it. After referencing the map, it turned out they only walked half of the route.
In front, a dense fog suddenly appeared—an expanse of white.
“According to the legends, there’s a thousand-year-old flood dragon here, swallowing clouds and spitting mists, and it’s the source of the mist on the lake. Not sure if its real or fake, though.” Ling Han stopped in his tracks, and didn’t enter the mist right away.
Hu Niu immediately clapped her hands and shouted, “Niu wants to eat flood dragon meat!”
“Being able to live a thousand years, this flood dragon at least advanced to the Heaven Tier. Let’s not deliver it any food,” Ling Han said with a smile.
Hu Niu pouted her small mouth, appearing very pitiful; she still hadn’t eaten flood dragon meat before.
“However, we do have a true dragon’s descendant, who might be able to coerce that flood dragon,” Ling Han said.
“Who, who?” Helian Xun Xue said in an extremely curious manner.
Ling Han and the others all gazed at her. “Of course it’s you!”
“Me?” Helian Xun Xue pointed at herself, shook her head repeatedly, and said, “I’m a human, not a beast.”
“Let’s go. If we encounter that flood dragon, we can hide and let this Hai Niu deal with it,” Ling Han said with a smile, then said to Helian Xun Xue, “Hold the brick well. If something comes out later to sneak attack us, you smash it!”
“Yes!” Helian Xun Xue nodded forcefully. She didn’t know about Tiers; otherwise, if she’d known, she would have definitely closed her eyes in fright. After all, she thought she lacked the strength to fight an opponent so strong.
The four walked forward. The mist carried an intense fishy smell, which made people want to puke. It was no wonder people guessed that there was a flood dragon there. Judging by the fishy smell, there definitely was a big fellow in the lake.
“Ang!” A deep sound resonated. Ripples immediately surged on the lake’s surface and formed a raging tide, which was over three meters tall, crashing towards the four of them.
They hurriedly flew up and evaded the raging wave. Hong , the wave swept past them, but immediately another wave surged, crashing over heavily.
After at least ten waves, the water’s surface finally calmed down.
“That big guy yawned?” Ling Han said, astounded. It was truly hard to imagine how massive of a body this lake beast had, producing such a large commotion with jut a yawn.
“Be careful!” Zhu Xuan Er reminded.
They carefully advanced, yet they discovered nothing all along. It was mainly because this mist was too strange, greatly influencing their vision.
As they walked, a colossal thing suddenly appeared in front of them. They thought they encountered that large fellow, but looking again, it wasn’t any beast, but a ship.
What a large ship; pitch-black all over, it was like a black dragon!
This inland lake was so large that merchant ships obviously coursed there regularly, but what they encountered was definitely not a merchant ship, because at the ship’s bow was a skeleton man’s statue, which emitted a malevolent aura.
In the mist, this giant ship finally revealed its entire length. It was 30 m long, and only three meters wide, so it gave people the feeling that it was extremely like a snake and a dragon.
“Yo, we’re pretty lucky! We’ve actually encountered two big beautiful girls!”
“Boss, there’s also a small beautiful girl!”
“Pah, you damned pervert, you can even take a liking to such a small little girl? I’m ashamed to be in your company!”
Two people appeared on the bow of the ship, both male and in their forties. One was tall and sturdy and the other was short and skinny—they just so happened to be two extremes. However, what was unacceptable was that the short one was the boss, while the tall one looked wretched all over the face as his eyeballs slithered, having no lofty image at all.
The short and skinny man stared at Ling Han and said, “Little Brother, why not gather u
p here? This brother most loves to help people, so how about you let me give you guys a ride?”
Ling Han smiled faintly, and said, “I think we’re on different paths, right? I appreciate your good will, but you take the open road, and I’ll cross the log bridge.”
The short and skinny man’s face instantly turned grim as he said, “Are you rejecting me? I hate being rejected the most!”
“Not good, the boss is getting mad!” the tall man hurriedly cried out while covering his head, appearing extremely panic-stricken. This act was really quite stiff.
Ling Han couldn’t help but laugh loudly, and said, “How do you get mad? I’m rather looking forward to it.”
“Once our boss gets mad, blood covers mountains and rivers, and all living creatures go extinct!” the tall man said. “Boy, I advise you to surrender without delay; don’t provoke my boss into a towering rage.”
“Too late!” the slim man yelled. “Lads, charge and kill that brat, and take down those two big beauties!”
“And the little one, I like her!” the tall man hurriedly said.
Xiu, xiu, xiu, xiu , several hundred men instantly jumped down from the black ship, wearing black colored armor that flickered with a strange glare.
Ling Han made a slight sound of surprise, staring at those armors, and said, “Hu Niu, Xuan Er, you guys go.”
“Yes!” Zhu Xuan Er agreed softly, while Hu Niu roared and already charged up. Helian Xun Xue obviously stayed behind Ling Han’s back obediently and raised the brick nervously, looking like she’d smack whoever dared to come.
Peng, peng, peng, Hu Niu unleashed her great might with a punch and a kick, sending those black-armored men flying like they were made of rice straws. Her progression was not slow at all, also reaching the late stage of the Flower Blossom Tier, and on top of her freakishness, her battle prowess was obviously terrifying.
The strange thing was that under her claw attacks, these people’s armors actually didn’t shatter into pieces!
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