"My strength has improved a lot, too!"
Lin Feng was overjoyed.
The increase in Archery brought two obvious rewards: one was increased strength, and the other was Infallible Shot.
Lin Feng had originally planned to shoot from thirty paces away from the target to test the accuracy of Infallible Shot.
But since his strength had improved, why not try shooting from farther away?
He immediately moved back to a distance of about seventy paces.
Then he nocked an arrow, fixing his gaze on the target ahead—the one he had never managed to hit.
As he took aim, Lin Feng also noticed that his eyesight had improved considerably.
He couldn't help clicking his tongue in amazement.
Archery had only increased by one level, yet he had improved in practically every way.
Lin Feng drew the bow into a full crescent with ease.
With a whoosh, an arrow shot forward like lightning.
Crack!
Almost instantly, a sharp crack rang out across the Archery Range.
The crack was so loud, like an explosion, that it drowned out the sound of everyone else shooting.
Many of the Demon Suppression Guards practicing archery froze, then turned to look.
They saw a target shattered into pieces, and, not far behind it, an arrow buried halfway into the ground!
The Demon Suppression Guards' eyes narrowed slightly.
They were all skilled archers, so they knew exactly what had happened.
Someone had shot through the target with a single arrow, and the arrow had plunged into the ground with its remaining force!
Such terrifying power... You'd need to be at least at the Body Tempering Ninth Layer to have that kind of strength!
It had to be said:
The targets used by the Demon Suppression Guards were no ordinary targets.
The Demon Suppression Division had specially made them for Martial Artists to train with.
These targets were more than sturdy enough for Body Tempering Realm Martial Artists to practice on.
For ordinary Body Tempering Realm Martial Artists to shoot through one with their own strength was practically a fantasy.
Quite a few Demon Suppression Guards were startled. Their gazes quickly began searching the area.
They wanted to see who had done it.
Then they spotted Lin Feng standing behind the target.
In an instant, many eyes locked onto him.
Was he the one who'd shot through the target with a single arrow?
Lin Feng looked so young, yet his Archery had reached such a level, and his strength was no small matter either.
He was nothing short of a genius, with a bright future ahead of him!
Just then, a Demon Suppression Guard exclaimed in surprise, "Why is it that kid?!"
This was the same Demon Suppression Guard who had noticed Lin Feng earlier, shooting from a distance of thirty paces and missing every shot.
A few other Demon Suppression Guards stood beside him, along with Squad Leader Zhang.
"He shot through the target with one arrow from seventy paces away? What kind of strength does that take?"
The Demon Suppression Guard stared in shock. "But didn't this kid keep missing from just thirty paces away a moment ago?!"
Even Squad Leader Zhang looked astonished. He, too, had noticed Lin Feng earlier.
He had thought Lin Feng was a weak newcomer wasting his time training, so he hadn't bothered to pay attention.
Who could have guessed that moments later, he'd shoot straight through a target with one arrow?
But what had been going on earlier? Could that have been some kind of unusual training method?
A curious Demon Suppression Guard beside him couldn't help asking, "Squad Leader Zhang, how does this kid's Archery compare to yours?"
Squad Leader Zhang fell silent, giving no immediate answer.
A moment later, he finally said in a low voice, "I... can't do that!"
"This man can shoot through a target specially made by the Demon Suppression Division with a single arrow. That means..."
"Even an ordinary First-Order Demon couldn't withstand that arrow!"
The few Demon Suppression Guards beside him were taken aback.
A First-Order Demon was on par with a Martial Artist at the Body Tempering Ninth Layer!
Even a squad leader in the Demon Suppression Division was only around that level.
The power of this man's arrow could actually injure someone of squad-leader rank.
And yet he looked so young—clearly a newcomer!
Lin Feng's gaze shifted.
He looked at the target he had shot through, secretly amazed.
His strength had increased by who knew how many times!
Shooting through a target from seventy paces away was already enough to astonish many veteran Demon Suppression Guards.
But that still wasn't Lin Feng's limit!
He had only used half his strength just now!
If he went all out,
then even from around a hundred paces away, Lin Feng was still confident he could shoot through a target with one arrow.
His heart surged with excitement. His strength had reached such a level.
When the Demon Hunt took place three days from now, Lin Feng was confident he could make it through safely!
No—not merely make it through. He was even confident he could kill a demon with a single arrow.
The Demon Suppression Division offered generous rewards to Demon Suppression Guards who killed demons. Those were exactly what Lin Feng needed.
After shooting through the target, Lin Feng had no intention of testing the limits of his strength.
Since arriving at the Demon Suppression Division, Lin Feng had felt sorely lacking in security.
Especially since there might be something fishy about his father's death.
He hadn't fully grown strong yet, so it wasn't wise to draw too much attention to himself.
After that, Lin Feng found another empty target and practiced from a distance of fifty paces, raising his proficiency.
While Lin Feng was training,
footsteps sounded nearby.
Lin Feng looked over and saw Squad Leader Zhang, the man the others had cheered for earlier.
"Young brother, I'm Zhang Zhen. May I ask your name?" Zhang Zhen said with a smile.
Lin Feng felt a flicker of emotion. Earlier, while he was shooting, he had heard those Demon Suppression Guards' remarks and seen their indifferent looks. He'd simply paid them no mind.
Now, the very Squad Leader Zhang whom several Demon Suppression Guards had been fawning over had come over to speak with him of his own accord.
"Lin Feng."
Zhang Zhen was taken aback. He was something of a veteran in the Demon Suppression Division, but he had never heard that name before.
He looked Lin Feng up and down for a moment, feeling that his face bore a strong resemblance to someone. Suddenly, his expression changed.
Zhang Zhen said in a low voice, "You're Lin Zhan's son?"
Lin Feng nodded and asked, "Squad Leader Zhang, did you know my father?"
Zhang Zhen's expression shifted several times. As if he had thought of something, he coughed a few times. "I met him a few times, but we weren't close!"
"Your strength is even greater than your father's. Almost no squad leader can match you in Archery!"
Zhang Zhen seemed to want to build a connection with him. "I'm something of a veteran in the Demon Suppression Division. If there's ever anything I can help you with, feel free to come to me."
Then Zhang Zhen took his leave, seeming unwilling to speak with Lin Feng for long in a crowded place.
Lin Feng narrowed his eyes.
He didn't care that Zhang Zhen had come over to curry favor because of his strength.
What mattered to him was how Zhang Zhen's expression had changed at the mention of his father!
An instinct told him that his father's death was tied to some secrets!
Lin Feng clenched his fists, thinking of Lu Gang, who had threatened him the moment he first arrived!
That man was a Squad Leader.
As a Squad Leader, his cultivation had to be at the Houtian Realm.
Right now, Lin Feng had had little contact with the strong.
But according to his own estimates, he still couldn't stand against someone at the Houtian Realm.
Still,
with the Status Panel's proficiency system, Lin Feng was confident his strength would advance at a breakneck pace.
Sooner or later, he would uncover the truth behind his father's death!
For the rest of the time, Lin Feng kept shooting arrows at the Archery Range, grinding away at his proficiency.
But each person was supplied with only a hundred arrows a day, so no matter how hard Lin Feng trained over those three days, he still hadn't reached lv3.
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