As Ling Tian had said, even after taking two powerful arrow attacks, the Heaven-Devouring Hou still had plenty of fight left in it. It could even pose a serious threat to Wu Ling; the slightest lapse in attention could leave him gravely wounded. Fortunately, Wu Ling stayed cautious and reacted quickly, using Phantom Clones and the corpse ghost's teleportation ability to avert danger. Otherwise, he would likely have already lost.
As he dodged, Wu Ling didn't forget to counterattack. But hitting those two wounds was difficult, especially with the Heaven-Devouring Hou deliberately guarding them. Fortunately, he quickly changed tactics: he aimed ordinary Impact Arrows at the wounds, while the Explosive Impact Arrows only needed to hit their target. After all, those arrows could still injure the Heaven-Devouring Hou. As time passed and the wounds on its body multiplied, hitting them and inflicting serious damage became much easier.
That was exactly what happened. As time went on, the Heaven-Devouring Hou's injuries grew more numerous and more severe. Wu Ling came under less and less pressure, and dodging became easier for him. Still, defeating the Heaven-Devouring Hou would take more time. As Ling Tian and the others had said, this was a war of attrition.
Time drifted by amid the battle, and before long, two or three days had passed.
After those two or three days, Wu Ling had attacked almost nonstop. Under his assault, the Heaven-Devouring Hou was covered in wounds—riddled with them, in fact. Now, nearly any hit from Wu Ling could add to its injuries, and the Heaven-Devouring Hou looked utterly wretched and miserable.
But such a prolonged battle was also a tremendous test for Wu Ling. He wasn't short on Divine Yuan Power, since the Origin Qi in his Small World was boundless, and he had an exceptional