Before long, the inspection of the grounds was complete. Jiang Qiu took a deep breath, gripped the [Black Flood Dragon] Bow, pushed through the crowd, and strode toward Liu Yong, who stood with his head turned to one side.
"Considering that repeatedly drawing a Blood Qi Bow demands a high degree of control over one's blood qi, each of you only needs to fire one arrow at that row of stacked red armor," Liu Qi said, glancing at the two standing side by side before pointing into the distance. "See the white circle marked at the center of the red armor? Shoot there. Whoever lands closer to the white circle and pierces the most layers of armor wins."
Jiang Qiu narrowed his eyes and looked into the distance. The Red Armored Shields directly ahead looked like small key tags stacked together. A tiny circle seemed to have been drawn in chalk at their center, even smaller than the circle traced by the rotating white dot on the black wall.
Those shields were forged from the back armor of Red-Armored Great Lizards. Anyone capable of drawing a Blood Qi Bow could pierce one layer. The more skillfully one controlled their blood qi, the more layers they could penetrate.
It was said that the Military Department had specialized units for training archers, and they used methods like this to assess one's skill with the bow. Piercing through two layers of armor from two hundred meters away counted as beginner level.
This brief rest had already restored enough blood qi for one arrow. It was enough for a try.
With that thought, Jiang Qiu lifted his elbow. His joints creaked. "The damage to my tendons and bones is only minor. It won't affect my shooting. As long as I can get a large