Blackwind Mountain.
The outskirts.
"Basic Archery is only a little short of perfection. I really can't wait to see what changes will happen once it reaches perfection!"
"But unfortunately, I killed Shi Yong yesterday, and I only have six arrows left. I need to find time to return to town and buy more!"
Wang Xuan muttered to himself.
Basic Archery was only a little short of perfection. Once it reached perfection, it would definitely become even stronger.
Wang Xuan's heart surged with excitement, and he immediately took action.
He drew the bow and fired!
Basic Archery experience +11 Basic Archery experience +11
His archery experience continued to rise, reaching the threshold of perfection in just a few minutes.
Whoosh!
The final arrow shot out!
Its tremendous force pierced straight through the tree trunk!
In the skills section of the Crimson Panel, Basic Archery began to change violently.
Delight filled Wang Xuan's face.
"It worked!"
Your Basic Archery has reached perfection. Basic Archery has evolved into Intermediate Archery, greatly increasing your strength. Effect obtained: Thousand Shadows (when an arrow is fired, it produces two phantom arrows with thirty percent of the original arrow's power) Basic Archery has broken through. You have obtained 5 Attribute Points. Current Attribute Points: 5 Your strength has increased. Current strength: 210 kilograms
In an instant!
Wang Xuan's understanding of archery deepened even further!
It was as if he had become one with the bow and arrows!
"This feeling..."
Wang Xuan seemed to realize something and immediately raised his bow!
Effect!
Triple Star Shot!
Thousand Shadows!
In an instant!
Three arrows shot out violently, turning into nine arrows in the blink of an eye!
They gave off shrill whistles that tore through the air amid the dense forest!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
A series of sounds rang out as the trunks of distant ancient trees were pierced through, leaving behind three fist-sized holes!
Then!
The six phantom arrows vanished, while the three real arrows did not stop after piercing through the first ancient tree. They pierced through a second one as well!
They only came to a stop at the third ancient tree.
Seeing the power of that shot, Wang Xuan was overjoyed!
"What a powerful strike!"
"If this arrow hit a person, they would undoubtedly die. Even a martial artist..."
"Would either die or be severely injured!"
Wang Xuan was certain of it.
He was currently at the Ox Hide level of the Iron Skin Realm.
According to the records of the Mountain Severing Saber Art, the Iron Skin Realm was divided into three stages: Ox Hide, Stone Hide, and Iron Skin!
Those at Ox Hide possessed two hundred kilograms of strength, their entire bodies as tough as ox hide!
Those at Stone Hide possessed five hundred kilograms of strength, their entire bodies as hard as rock, impervious to blades and spears!
As for the Iron Skin Realm, it meant one thousand kilograms of strength. The skin would be as indestructible as divine iron, impossible to break by force, while the blood and vitality thundered like beating drums!
Wang Xuan did not know how strong martial artists at the Iron Skin level were, but that arrow just now could definitely seriously injure a martial artist at the Stone Hide level!
"Five Attribute Points..."
"These are good things too. They can raise my strength by another level!"
"But if I use them now, my body will fall into a weakened state. I'll practice the Mountain Severing Saber Art first, then go look for prey!"
"I'll break through once I have enough food!"
Wang Xuan muttered. After retrieving the arrows he had just fired, he set the bow, arrows, and his other belongings aside.
Holding a one-foot hunting knife, he activated Double Efficiency and practiced the incantations and movements of the Mountain Severing Saber Art with meticulous precision.
Wang Xuan could clearly feel the blood and vitality within him beginning to surge with the changes in the moves.
His entire body grew scorching hot!
More than ten minutes later, Wang Xuan completed one full set of the Mountain Severing Saber Art.
Mountain Severing Saber Art: Initiation progress 1/1600
The Crimson Panel's notification sounded.
A hint of delight appeared on Wang Xuan's face.
"I've entered the doorway!"
"But reaching Minor Mastery requires so much experience. It truly deserves to be called a Ninth Grade Martial Art!"
Wang Xuan muttered.
Ninth Grade Martial Arts were more difficult than ordinary skills. Experience alone required a thousand points!
He took two breaths, then continued practicing.
Mountain Severing Saber Art increased, experience +5 Mountain Severing Saber Art increased, experience +5
Improving the Mountain Severing Saber Art was not like archery, where firing an arrow could raise it. Wang Xuan had to grasp the key to the flow of blood and vitality within it.
Of course.
This slow improvement was only temporary.
Once Wang Xuan became proficient in the moves of the Mountain Severing Saber Art, the speed of improvement would increase accordingly.
In an instant.
Gusts of wind began to howl through the dense forest!
Holding the hunting knife, Wang Xuan continuously practiced the Mountain Severing Saber Art. His blood and vitality surged violently, and faint golden light began to emanate from the surface of his body!
Your strength has increased by 1 kilogram
Just as Wang Xuan diligently practiced the saber art, the Crimson Panel's notification sounded again.
Wang Xuan was instantly overjoyed!
"I never thought martial arts could increase the power of blood and vitality. Again!"
Wang Xuan beamed.
As he practiced, the Mountain Severing Saber Art gradually changed from clumsy and slow to skilled and swift.
Two hours later.
Saber light crisscrossed through the dense forest, and leaves danced in the air!
Wang Xuan held the hunting knife with his eyes tightly closed!
The seven moves of the Mountain Severing Saber Art were already engraved in his heart!
The blood and vitality around him surged and howled like thunder. When he swung the hunting knife, it carried the sound of wind and thunder, along with sharp, fierce waves of air!
The flying leaves in the dense forest and the branches around him!
All were split in two beneath the saber light produced by the hunting knife, severed cleanly down the middle!
Buzz!
Wang Xuan suddenly leaped into the air and slashed downward!
A fierce blade light burst from the hunting knife, tearing a trench several meters long and one foot deep into the ground!
Wang Xuan abruptly opened his eyes.
"It worked, the first move of the Mountain Severing Saber Art!"
"Wave Severance!"
Delight filled Wang Xuan's eyes.
The Mountain Severing Saber Art had seven moves in total, and each move increased its power further!
He then glanced at the panel.
Mountain Severing Saber Art: Initiation progress 515/1600 Strength: 240 kilograms
In only half an hour, the progress had reached nearly half!
His blood and vitality had increased by forty kilograms, even faster than using Attribute Points!
"It seems the Mountain Severing Saber Art can reach Minor Mastery today. More importantly, my blood and vitality will increase alongside it."
"It's even more useful than Attribute Points!"
Wang Xuan muttered.
But just as he was about to stop and rest, his expression suddenly changed!
"Someone's coming!"
The effect gained after Tracking Art reached Minor Mastery allowed him to perceive everything within fifty meters with the finest detail!
In his senses, someone was moving rapidly through the dense forest toward him!
They were extremely fast!
Fifty meters, thirty meters, twenty meters!
Wang Xuan turned his head. In the distant forest, a burly figure emerged and stood atop a huge boulder, looking down at him.
The newcomer was a full two meters tall, with a sturdy build!
He wore a black robe, his upper body bare.
Bronze-colored muscles faintly showed beneath it, bulging like coiling dragons and carrying an intense sense of oppression!
The moment Wang Xuan saw the man, he sensed a cold killing intent from within him!
This man was Hou Feng, sent by Zhou Bapi!
When Hou Feng saw Wang Xuan, he removed the hood concealing his face and sneered. "Kid, I heard the commotion from far away. Sure enough, it was..."
Before he could finish speaking, Wang Xuan instantly grabbed his bow and shot an arrow at him!
Whoosh!
The arrow whistled like thunder!
The arrow pierced through the air like a flash of lightning, reaching Hou Feng in an instant. His expression changed sharply, and he immediately threw a punch!
Bang!
His fist collided with the arrow. Hou Feng's skin split and flesh tore across his fist, blood streaming down, while the immense force sent him staggering backward!
"You little bastard, you're a martial artist!"
Hou Feng's face was full of shock!
Wasn't this kid just an ordinary hunter?!
When had he become a martial artist?!
But when he raised his head, the response awaiting him was still a cold arrow!
After sensing Hou Feng's killing intent, Wang Xuan immediately chose to shoot him dead!
That arrow just now had allowed him to make a judgment.
"An Ox Hide martial artist!"
"Stronger than me, but not yet at the Stone Hide level!"
Wang Xuan did not hesitate and immediately launched his second arrow!
Effect activated!
Triple Star Shot!
Thousand Shadows!
In an instant!
Nine arrows shot out explosively, accompanied by roaring thunder!
Hou Feng's face went pale with terror as he hurriedly raised both fists to resist!
But!
The power of Triple Star Shot was enough to seriously injure a Stone Hide martial artist. His fists could not block it at all!
"Aah!!!"
A scream rang out as Hou Feng's fists exploded!
Then the arrows pierced through his body, punching three walnut-sized bloody holes through his chest and sending his entire body flying!
"No!!!"
Hou Feng's pupils contracted violently, his eyes filled with despair and unwillingness!
He had come under orders to kill Wang Xuan, yet before he could even make a move, Wang Xuan had killed him with two arrows!
Thud!
Hou Feng's corpse fell, smashing into the ground.
You injured an Ox Hide martial artist. Intermediate Archery experience +50 You injured an Ox Hide martial artist. Intermediate Archery experience +50 Intermediate Archery: Beginner Progress 101/1600
The Crimson Panel's prompt sounded.
Wang Xuan, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, suddenly changed expression.
"Hmm?"
"Wounded? Could this guy still be alive?"
Wang Xuan frowned deeply.
If he had killed him, there should have been a prompt!
He immediately raised his bow, ready to finish him off.
Gurgle, gurgle!
The instant Wang Xuan raised his bow, Hou Feng's corpse suddenly made gurgling sounds. The blood flowing from his body actually began returning to it at that moment!
Wang Xuan's expression changed sharply!
"What is this?"
Blood blisters appeared across Hou Feng's corpse, like the poisonous lumps on a toad's body, constantly throbbing and swelling.
In no more than two or three seconds, aside from his head still looking human, Hou Feng's body had completely transformed!
He became a three-meter-tall humanoid monster covered in blood-red flesh tumors!
Overwhelming blood Baleful Intent swept out, and the surrounding weeds and trees actually began to wither and die!
"This is... a demon!!!"
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