Chapter 259
However, the bloodthirsty audience was very happy, because no matter who took the stage, they would have something to watch today.
Karna turned around and met Arjuna's gaze across the entire training ground.
She reached out and picked up a bow from the weapon rack, and amidst the gasps of the crowd, she drew the bow to its full extent!
A bead of sweat dripped from Arjuna's forehead.
The needle-like sensation made his scalp tingle.
—Shouldn't you say something to me?
Arjuna roared inwardly, but he didn't say it aloud. Instead, he raised his hand as well.
The two men released their grip and pulled back the strings almost simultaneously.
Two arrows flew from the bow and collided in mid-air.
The next instant.
Arjuna roared and jumped backward.
In mid-air, he had already drawn his longbow again and fired arrows in quick succession.
This volley of arrows completely covered the spot where he had been standing.
What are they doing?
The audience's questions were answered before they even arose.
Karna, who had been standing far away, suddenly released his bow.
She appeared where Arjuna had been, and was throwing a punch at the air in front of her.
Call!
The violent air currents rushed to both sides, scattering the rain of arrows that Arjuna had shot at them.
What violence! What utter unreasonableness!
No one doubted that if Karna's punch landed, even a rock would be shattered into pieces.
"Huff, huff..."
Arjuna had regained the distance, had sweat beading on his forehead.
He confidently raised the corners of his mouth.
Since that defeat, he has spent countless nights studying tactics to deal with Karna.
Arjuna eventually had to admit that he could not defeat Karna in close combat... but if they maintained their distance, he was confident that he could completely suppress her with a rain of arrows.
Karna is a skilled archer, but once she puts down her longbow, he won't let her pick up her weapon again!
With a shift in his gaze, Arjuna aimed an arrow at the longbow that Karna had discarded and fired it.
In a low, muffled explosion, the longbow was destroyed.
"Haha, okay!"
The other Pandavas of Pandu clapped repeatedly, "Third brother did a great job!"
"Yes, yes, in that case, the third brother is already in an invincible position!"
Yudhishthira and the others cheered and jumped for joy, completely unaware that their mother, Kunti, had remained silent since earlier.
On the training ground, Arjuna unleashed another volley of arrows.
This time he used the Vedic Archery.
Flames, gales, frost, boulders... the arrows transformed into various natural phenomena as they fell from the air.
In Hebe's eyes, Vedic Archery is not an archery technique, but a ritual to communicate with the Snow Mountain Pure Land.
To put it more simply, it's equivalent to a user sending a communication request to a local server.
The arrow is merely a vessel; the real power lies in the illusionary force within it.
Arjuna Karna would not be able to escape unscathed from his barrage of arrows.
Drona immediately drew his bow and put it on the string.
He couldn't bear to watch Karna be killed by Arjuna's rain of arrows.
But in that instant, Karna seemed to sense something and turned around, waving in Drona's direction.
Drona hesitated.
He saw no fear on Karna's face, only confidence.
In the end, he decided to believe Karna.
The arrows thundered down from mid-air, landing on Karna's head, shoulders, torso, and limbs.
Flames began to burn fiercely, gale-force winds cut her skin, giant rocks crashed down from above, and lightning flashed through her hair... but Karna still stood in the center of the training ground.
She didn't even blink.
The flowing lightning, the blazing fire, and the cold frost and snow were like an outer garment draped over her body.
Under this light and heat, brighter colors are moving and sprouting—
It's like the sun rising from the seabed!
Krishna, standing in the shadows of the training ground, gazed at the light, a slight smile playing on his lips.
He was now certain that Karna was the pawn chosen by Hebe in this era.
"Ha!"
Karyan opened her arms to the sides.
Her short white hair swayed like flames, and her dazzlingly white skin was gradually replaced by something more radiant and bright.
On her small earlobes, she wore earrings shaped like the sun.
Tianshi rose from his throne once more, gazing with delight at the bright yet gentle sun in the center of the training ground.
"Sur, it really is Sur... Master Drona, you truly have discerning eyes! Karna is indeed a descendant of the sun god Surya!"
Amidst gasps from the audience, Karna casually brushed away the remaining lightning and flames from her body, stared intently at Arjuna, and strode towards him.
Arjuna was in despair. He continued to fire arrows, but those incredibly powerful arrows were as fragile as Reed in front of the Golden Armor.
He thought he had unlocked the lock and the instant kill cheat, but he didn't expect that the other party's code was superior to his own.
Karna stood before Arjuna.
Their eyes met closely, and a familiar fragrance wafted towards them.
"You..."
Arjuna tentatively began to speak.
However, Karna had no habit of wasting words with him. In the next instant, he punched Arjuna in the stomach, knocking him off the stage.
Silence reigned all around.
Karna stood in the center of the training ground, his Golden Armor and earrings gradually fading away and disappearing, as if they had never existed.
She knew exactly what she was doing.
A trump card is only useful when it's played; holding onto it until it's gone is pointless.
This golden armor might not prove anything to the others in the training ground.
But Tianshi is sure he can see it.
In this way, my identity can be verified, and I can leave safely today.
Hundreds of meters away, Karna raised his head and met the gaze of Tianshi in the stands.
"Good. You are indeed a descendant of the sun god. You are indeed 'Sur' without a doubt."
Tianshi spoke gently, "A rare talent like you was destined not to be born into an ordinary family. Your father is the sun god Surya, and your mother must also be a wonderful woman with noble blood."
"No matter what happened to her that led her to abandon you, she will be proud of you today."
"I will do everything in my power to find your birth mother and then let you recognize each other."
"Child, you are the noble Child of God, and should not be buried by the mortal world."
The Tianshi reached out to Karna, saying, "Come to the court of Kurukulla and serve the great Dharma."
Accompanied by the words of the Tianshi, the eunuch who had already prepared the rewards came out and loudly read out the titles, fiefs, and various rewards.
With each line recited, the audience gasped softly, filled with unspoken admiration.
Arjuna had gotten up from the ground. He listened blankly, his face contorted, whether from pain or jealousy, it was hard to tell.
From the Tianshi began to speak, Karna stood still, listening intently. She gazed at a blade of grass at her feet, her face turned to the side, not missing a single word.
She listened very attentively.
After the eunuch finished reading out the rewards, she remained silent for a moment.
In the stands, Kunti couldn't help but get up and go to the railing, watching the girl standing silently in the center of the field.
Fortunately, many nobles did the same thing at that time, so her action was not considered abrupt.
"His Majesty said that if you are willing, all your previous offenses can be forgiven, and even your adoptive parents can be rewarded."
"You will all become nobles."
Tianshi spoke softly, but everyone could feel the weight of his voice.
As for the king's true thoughts, that is not important.
However, just when everyone thought things had a good ending and their mood was gradually relaxing, something unexpected happened.
Slap. Slap.
A burst of applause rang out from the center of the training ground.
Karna looked at the diverse group of people and laughed.
She started clapping.
At first, her movements were gentle, but soon the range of motion increased and her voice became louder.
The scene is somewhat comical, but a cold and terrifying undertone emanates from Karna's actions, which can be understood by everyone.
As a result, a chill began to seep from between their bones.
"Your Majesty is indeed benevolent, and your rewards are truly genuine. These are all very good things, and I am very pleased."
"But these are not what I want, and I'm sorry."
Karna with some emotion, "I am the daughter of a coachman."
The audience in the training ground fell silent, their hearts filled with profound shock.
On the stands, Kunti's face was deathly pale.
Drona closed his eyes.
Tianshi's breathing was heavy.
"My bloodline comes from the sun god Surya, and my parents raised me. But where was the 'mother' who gave birth to me back then?"
"Did she ever consider that abandoning me was, in effect, murder?"
Karna chuckled self-deprecatingly.
The sky was clear and the sun was shining, yet everyone felt a chill run through their bodies.
Karna raised his head and looked at the crowd.
"As for the rewards I received... do you know how the common people, the low-caste people, live outside Elephant City?"
"Why are you able to stand there so comfortably?"
"Why do you insist that I become a nobleman?"
"Why?"