Chapter Forty-Five: The Arrow Qi Pierces the Body

  "It's too powerful! This bow is really too strong, turning the aura into sharp arrows and shooting them out. Let alone me, even a strong external cultivator would probably be easily shot to death!"

  Jiang Nan's heart was shocked and frightened, his mind stirred, and another surge of true energy burst out, transforming into the left wing. However, at this moment, an extremely strong sense of danger rushed to his head, and he saw that the giant arrow shot out had automatically turned back in mid-air and was now shooting towards him!

  "Good heavens, what kind of bow is this? The one who shot this arrow must be an exceptionally strong archer. I'm no match for him!"

  Jiang Nan couldn't help but blurt out a curse, turned upside down, flapped his wings twice, and swooped down towards the mountain forest below with a whoosh!

  Sigh——

  He fell into the mountain forest like a meteor, and when he was about to hit the ground, his wings fiercely slapped the ground, forcing him to change direction, rushing into the mountain forest, his wings flapping continuously, rolling and flying violently in the forest, only to hear a loud bang, a large tree was swept away by the arrow light, and it exploded into fragments on the spot.

  Boom! Boom! Boom!

  A loud rumbling sound kept coming from behind him, and the giant arrow was not shaken off by him, but instead chased after him. Wherever the arrow's light reached, a large tree was cut in half at the waist, and broken wood flew everywhere!

  Rumble, rumble!

  A giant tree falls, dust rises everywhere!

  "Awesome! So awesome!"

  Mu Qingquan, Qi Zhongliang and Lu Jinggong finally caught up, staring blankly at the scene, only to see Jiangnan and Tianbao's eunuch shooting out giant arrows that galloped horizontally in the mountain forest, the scene was like a huge plow, fiercely plowing a big ditch in the mountain forest!

  "Worthy of being the imperial family's treasure!"

  Zi Zhongliang exclaimed repeatedly, laughing and saying: "I've heard that this Wild Goose Bow was found by the founding emperor in a relic left behind by an ancient great demon. That ancient great demon was a wild goose demon, leaving behind many treasures. The founding emperor used the neck bone of that great demon as the bow body, its large tendons as the bowstring, and forged this divine bow, which can shoot to death even the strongest of the Divine Wheel. Today, I've seen it with my own eyes, and indeed it's true! This arrow shot by Tian Bao, even if it can't kill a Divine Wheel strongman, killing an external peak strongman is probably effortless!"

  Lu Jinggong showed a look of admiration and praised: "Yan Ming's bow is indeed extraordinary, Jiang Zikuan's Feather Transformation skill is extremely high-level. If not for the presence of Yan Ming's bow, I'm afraid we wouldn't have been able to keep him here."

  Mu Qingquan nodded in agreement: "I've heard that manipulating the arrow energy shot out by the Wild Goose Bow requires not only extremely strong cultivation, but also extremely high spiritual intent. The moment the arrow energy changes direction in mid-air, it demands immense spiritual intent. It seems that Tian Bao's spiritual intent is frighteningly powerful!"

  Suddenly, Tianbao's face turned somewhat pale, and the three people were shocked in their hearts, and they couldn't help but whisper: "It seems that Senior Tianbao's spiritual will is a bit unsustainable..."

  Jiang Nan pushed his true energy to the limit, breaking through his own speed limit again and again, but was still nearly killed by this arrow several times.

  The speed of the giant arrow behind him also slowed down, and its volume continued to shrink, but it was still as thick as a small leg. With such intensity, he was still unable to catch it.

  "However, shooting such an astonishing arrow must have consumed a great deal of energy. Not to mention the spiritual energy required for this arrow, just the mental effort expended is quite astonishing! With this give-and-take, I will definitely be able to escape!"

  Jiang Nan had just thought of this, when suddenly the arrow behind him exploded with a loud noise, splitting into hundreds of fine arrow feathers flying in all directions. Jiang Nan was greatly shocked, as the eunuch Tian Bao's move was beyond his expectations. He had originally thought that this arrow was already the last resort of the strong crossbow, but unexpectedly there was still a killing move hidden within!

  "Dragon and snake rise to the land! Elephant king divine stake! River flows stone does not turn!"

  Jiang Nan burst into a drink, his body seemed to transform into a dragon python, twisting in mid-air, changing and dodging the shooting arrow rain. At the same time, his hands transformed into elephant trunks, fiercely slapping in all directions. His body also surged with true energy, waves of sound emerging, transforming into a great river, coiling around his body like a jiao or python, protecting it from the invading arrow rain.

  At this moment, the profound meaning of the two ultimate skills, Longhu Xiangli Jue and Jiangyue Powang Jue, was brought to its limit by him!

  Halt! Halt! Halt!

  After Jiang Nan, the twin wings transformed from his true energy were shot with thousands of holes, and then he heard two sounds of "poof poof", two arrow feathers transformed from his powerful aura pierced through his palms, piercing through the strong defense of the unrotating river stone, piercing through his body, one from the thoracic cavity, and one shooting through the scapula!

  Jiang Nan let out a low growl, stumbled and fell to the ground, then immediately took a deep breath, tensing his muscles and true energy together to seal off the wound, preventing fresh blood from flowing out, and turned around to dash away rapidly!

  In the distance, on top of a tree, Tian Bao's face was pale, his body swaying slightly as he hummed: "Escaped? How could this happen! Unfortunately, this kid has become clever and doesn't dare to use his Feather Transformation Skill, instead hiding in the mountains to escape with his life, fearing being shot dead by me... Gentlemen, Jiang Zikuan has already been severely injured by me, he won't be able to escape for much longer!"

  Lu Jinggong burst out laughing: "Tian Bao, if you were to shoot him dead with one arrow, it would be boring. If you shot him dead, where would we have our share?"

  "Exactly!"

  Qizhong Liang strode forward, rushing ahead with a loud laugh: "I'll get his ultimate skill from him and verify it with my family's Dragon-Tiger Elephant Fist. If he dies like this, wouldn't that be letting him off easy?"

  Mo Qingquan smiled slightly and said in a soft voice, "I've hunted and killed many demonic beasts before, but hunting and killing a young master is a first for me. Qi brother, Lu brother, why don't we three have a competition to see who will be the one to take this kid's life?"

  Lu Jinggong and Qi Zhongliang's eyes lit up, and a fierce battle intent burst out from their bodies. In a low voice, they said: "What are you afraid of? Please ask Tianbao to be our witness and see who will take down the deer!"

  The Tianbao eunuch said proudly, "Three young masters, rest assured, you can try as you like. With me here to preside over the situation, Jiang Zikuan is already within our shooting range. He won't be able to escape even if he tries to fly away. If he flies up into the air, I will naturally shoot him down."

  Mo Qingquan and the other two exchanged a glance, seeing the competitive spirit in each other's eyes, burst out laughing together, and accelerated forward with a wild whoosh.

  Three people ran along the footprints left by Jiangnan for dozens of miles on mountain roads, and the more they chased, the more frightened they became: "With such speed, even if we use our full strength, we can't catch up. Is Jiangzi River really seriously injured?"

  "He dodged the arrow shot by Tian Bao, and yet he was able to escape so far, his endurance is enormous! His breath is long and almost comparable to ours, it's truly terrifying!"

  Tian Bao's face also looked a bit unsightly, he was sure that Jiang Nan had suffered heavy losses, but Jiang Nan's speed was still extremely fast, not looking like he was injured at all, making his face somewhat unmanageable.

  However, his expectations were not wrong, and Jiangnan was indeed severely damaged. As time passed, the injury showed a worsening trend. It was just that he had observed the shape of the gray jiao dragon, and the dragon-tiger- elephant fist technique he had grasped inadvertently mixed in the movements of the jiao dragon, extremely fast, far surpassing Mu Qingquan and others, which is why he hadn't been caught up by them.

  "That old eunuch is absolutely a powerful outsider, I was hit by two arrows, the arrow feathers mixed with the evil energy cannot be driven out, it's always a great disaster!"

  In the Jiangnan throat, a sweetness suddenly emerged, and he swallowed the fresh blood that was about to surge up his throat. His face turned cold, and in his body, the two arrows' hidden aura invaded his bone membrane, transforming into two arrow feathers that fiercely clashed with his true energy, constantly destroying it, making his injuries more severe, and increasingly difficult to support.

  Most of his cultivation was spent suppressing the two arrow energies, but this was not a long-term solution. His true energy was being consumed fiercely and would eventually be unable to suppress the two arrow energies!

  If he can't hold it back, he will definitely be pierced by these two arrows and all his bones will be shattered, turning him into a useless person, or maybe even shot dead!

  "After the sun has passed its zenith, the vital energy of the sun is mixed with the aura of dusk, which is not conducive to longevity. However, I am now consuming rapidly and cannot care about so many things!"

  The spiritual concept of Jiangnan suddenly burst out, covering an area of over 20 feet in diameter, pulling the sun's primordial energy to come, crazily rushing into the body, replenishing the consumption of true energy.

  That faint, lingering twilight also followed closely, beginning to erode his lifespan. However, at this moment, a spark of inspiration flashed in Jiang Nan's mind, and he suddenly unleashed the fifth form of the Ming Wang Shen Yin, the Radiant Seal.

  As this seal was released, he only felt that the spot between his eyebrows suddenly had an enormous fireball emerge, like a sun, emitting endless light and heat. The light was magnificent, and the dim energy that had been absorbed into his body instantly dissipated like snow meeting a scorching sun, melting away in droves.

  "The divine seal of King Ming is truly wondrous, it actually has the effect of dissolving the aura of dusk. In that case, doesn't that mean I can greatly extend my cultivation time?"

  Jiang Nan was both shocked and delighted. The Demon Prison's Mysterious Womb Scripture was indeed extremely mysterious, but it also had great limitations. After noon, he could no longer continue to absorb the sun's primordial energy, or else he would also absorb the dusk energy within the sun's primordial energy into his body, which would easily reduce his lifespan.

  However, with the Bright Seal Imprint, it can dispel those detrimental aura that affect his lifespan, allowing him to extend his cultivation time by a whole factor of two. As for his cultivation progress, it can be said that it will almost double!

  Under the effect of Guangming Yin, Jiangnan's cultivation was rapidly recovering, and it didn't take long for the consumed true energy to be fully replenished, and even the aura inside his body became a bit thicker.

  "I don't believe it, even in my prime state I couldn't suppress that old eunuch's two strands of aura!"

  Jiang Nan exerted his full strength to urge on his cultivation, and with one move, he pressed the two arrow-like energies forward. After a long time, he finally managed to press them between his right hand's index finger and middle finger, only then did he let out a sigh of relief.

  As he rushed about, his injuries were also rapidly recovering. After using the Water and Fire Refining Body technique, the impurities in his body had become extremely rare, and his recovery ability was so strong that it was astonishing. Repelling the Taibao Eunuch's aura and repairing his physical damage was not a difficult task for him.

  If it were other martial arts masters, being shot through the chest and scapula would require taking spiritual medicine to recover, then recuperating for over ten days to barely recover. But for him, only half a time was needed, the wound could heal, and after one or two days of recuperation, the bones would grow back, recovering to their peak state.

  This is where the power of water and fire tempering lies.

  "The outer sect's strongman is indeed extraordinary, but the old eunuch's strength shouldn't be this terrifying. What's truly terrifying is that eight-foot-long giant bow; if not for that bow, I should have been able to withstand his one or two moves. That bow is really too powerful, specifically designed to counter the Feather Transformation Skill, making it extremely troublesome."

  Jiang Nan slightly furrowed his brow, he could feel three extremely powerful auras tightly locked onto his back not far away, in addition to that, there was an even more powerful aura, like a shadow following him, always keeping a certain distance from him, it should be Tian Bao's eunuch, making it impossible for him to escape the range of Yan Ming's bow!