A Shocking Arrow

As soon as those words fell, everyone present was stunned!

No one could blame the others for losing their composure. What Chen Ning had said was simply too shocking.

Even the Tyrant Blade Gang and the other groups who had originally intended to leave decided not to go immediately.

Instead, they all remained where they were, as if by mutual agreement.

The three Situ Family experts and Situ Zhuikong saw that Chen Ning was paying them no attention for the moment, but they did not dare act rashly either. They waited in silence.

If they ran now, they would be too conspicuous, and there was no guarantee that Xiao Mei would not kill them in an instant.

The most foolish thing they could do was turn their backs on a Martial Venerable-level expert.

That would be no different from waiting to die.

So they could only wait and see how things unfolded. Perhaps there was still room to ease the situation.

Meanwhile, the leading Situ Family expert quietly activated a voice-transmission spirit stone to contact the family head.

After hearing the sect master's words, Xiao Mei was only half convinced.

Ignoring everyone's reactions, Chen Ning took out the Heaven-Slaying Bow, gazed toward the horizon, and drew the bow to loose an arrow.

Once again, the arrow was formed from Essence Power.

But this time, Chen Ning drew on every bit of the Essence Power in his body to ensure that he could loose this world-shocking arrow.

His Qi sea churned furiously.

The razor-sharp primordial Qi filling the air around him sent Chen Ning's hair flying.

Whoosh!

In an instant, an immense streak of arrow light shot into the sky!

It shook heaven and earth!

All anyone could hear was the thunderous roar of something terrifying tearing through the air overhead.

Wherever the arrow light passed, even space could not withstand its fearsome power.

The entire expanse of space became illusory.

Between heaven and earth, primordial Qi ran riot, and the wind and clouds changed color!

High in the sky, ten thousand zhang above the ground, every flying spirit beast capable of living there felt the threat of death.

For a moment, all manner of piercing cries rang through the heavens!

After piercing countless layers of clouds, the arrow light finally dissipated.

But what followed was a figure that crashed heavily to the ground.

It was smashed into a puddle...

Everyone looked over, and could vaguely make out a human shape.

But now, of course, there was no sign of life left.

"Th-this... is that... the person who took the divine fruit?"

"B-brother, wh-why are you st-stuttering?"

"That's terrifying!"

The crowd erupted.

Shock covered every face.

Had the sect master of the Dragon-Seeking Sect really shot down someone ten thousand zhang in the sky with a single arrow?

"Th-this is... a miracle, isn't it?"

"Why have my knees gone weak? Why do I feel like kneeling and worshipping him?"

Someone in the crowd cried out.

Su Ling'er also covered her little mouth in surprise, unable to speak for a long time.

She had known that Brother Sect Master was formidable enough to stand up to heavenly lightning, but wasn't this a bit too formidable?

Xiao Mei's eyes shone. Along with her shock came even greater delight.

That was it!

It had to be!

Not only could the sect master use the secret treasure, he had even reached this level.

He possessed the power to shatter the void.

Even she would find it hard to be confident of taking that arrow head-on.

Although she could have dodged it, reaching such a level of power was already astonishing.

She knew that the person struck by the arrow had not died from the fall, but had died the instant the arrow hit.

Xiao Mei was closest and could clearly see the longbow in Chen Ning's hand.

Could this... be the legendary secret treasure?

She could not be certain, but even so, she did not have the slightest thought of taking it for herself.

It was so powerful that Xiao Mei did not dare harbor even the slightest disloyal thought.

She hurried over to support the weakened Chen Ning.

Chen Ning was in an awkward position. That arrow had actually drained all his Essence Power, leaving him without a shred of strength.

He couldn't show off like that again.

In this state, he would be done for if someone ambushed him.

Though he felt the softness of Xiao Mei's body and caught the young woman's natural fragrance, Chen Ning remained as undisturbed as an old monk in meditation.

The one thing he didn't have to worry about in this state was losing his chastity.

How nice.

The corpse of the person who had taken the Marrow-Cleansing Divine Fruit lay on the ground, still wearing a spatial ring on its hand. The divine fruit was most likely inside the ring.

Yet none of the surrounding groups dared go and check.

Although the conspicuous spatial ring lay in plain sight, no one dared touch it.

The Tyrant Blade Gang members were even obsequiously maintaining order at the scene.

"Nobody move! Our idol, the Dragon-Seeking Sect, took that back. Anyone who touches it is picking a fight with the Tyrant Blade Gang!"

"Oh, give it a rest! What do you mean, your idol, the Dragon-Seeking Sect? Is it yours? It belongs to all of us!"

"Right! It's an idol to all of us! I trust no one still wants to get their hands on the Marrow-Cleansing Divine Fruit?"

Someone shouted the question, and the crowd shook their heads in perfect accord. Who would still dare compete for it now?

A Martial Venerable was standing guard.

The sect master of the Dragon-Seeking Sect had come in person as well.

He had shot an arrow through the sky.

Even now, they could still see a dangerous trace left in the void, the lingering might of that arrow.

In the face of such a sight, who would have the guts to snatch it?

Everyone was thoroughly convinced. The Dragon-Seeking Sect truly deserved its reputation as a super sect. Its sect master was so young, yet possessed such power.

A problem that had left even a Martial Venerable at a loss had been solved by him with a single arrow.

After all, though a Martial Venerable was powerful, there was a reason for it.

Once you reached that realm, you would naturally be powerful too.

But how old was that young sect master?

No wonder he could be a sect master.

Given time, what heights might he reach?

In the end, the Tyrant Blade Gang went all the way in their fawning and dispersed the crowd in an orderly fashion.

The Tyrant Blade Gang's leader humbly nodded to Chen Ning, then withdrew as well.

Thus, only the people of the Dragon-Seeking Sect and the four members of the Situ Family remained beneath the ancient tree.

The three Situ Family experts were as silent as cicadas in winter. Ever since Chen Ning had displayed his divine might with that arrow, they had been too frightened to move.

"You lot, come over here."

A Dragon-Seeking Sect disciple called out to the Situ Family members.

"Yes, yes, yes. We're coming right away."

They moved promptly, crossing the distance in a few steps.

Chen Ning had only just recovered a little strength and was still very weak.

But he had nothing to worry about. With Xiao Mei there, the Situ Family members couldn't stir up any waves.

"Where were we just now?"

Chen Ning asked after a moment's thought.

The moment the words left his mouth, the leading Situ Family expert cupped his fists and said, "We were discussing having our young master gouge out his eyes to atone."

"Right. I remember you had objections at the time?"

Chen Ning asked mildly.

"How could that be? You remembered wrong. We were all in favor with both hands raised."

The leading Situ Family expert spoke loudly, a fawning smile on his face.

"Did I remember wrong?"

Chen Ning scratched his head.

"Of course! Our young master made a mistake and offended you and the fairy at your side. Naturally, he should make amends. That's only right and proper!"

The other two Situ Family experts nodded and echoed his words.

"Look, the three of us have been waiting for you to finish your business here so we could hurry and arrange for our young master to atone."

All three wore smiles full of righteous conviction.

Situ Zhuikong's face turned deathly pale. "Uncles, you..."

At that, the three immediately rose in anger. "Who's your uncle? Hurry up and gouge out your own eyes to atone! Are you waiting for us to do it?"