The Patch

Lu Yan'an was not discouraged by missing the target; instead, his eyes shone even brighter. Finally, when he drew back the bowstring and nocked the arrow, the whole world seemed to change in his eyes.

"Space, gravity..."

"Light, wind..."

At this moment, the entire world revolved around one mind, Lu Yan'an's thoughts began to be completely focused on the arrow.

Soon, Lu Yan'an reached a state of vague unity with Unity of Heaven and Man, a state of selflessness where heaven and earth existed in his heart, and everything around him became indistinct, except for the arrow in his hand. Lu Yan'an was very familiar with this feeling; he had experienced this wonderful feeling when his state of mind reached the second level of the Unity of Heaven and Man, the Great Perfection.

"Collapse!"

The bowstring rang out with a loud thud, Lu Yan'an released his right hand, causing the black arrow to fly like a wild horse.

"Stop!"

The arrow swiftly shot through the air, and Lu Yan'an's invisible thoughts merged with it. He even experienced a strange sensation, as if he had transformed into the arrow! He could clearly perceive every aspect of the arrow as it streaked through the air. For example, when the arrow created a sonic boom as it cut through the air, it seemed to be flying forward at that same speed. This feeling of mind and arrow becoming one was truly mysterious...

However, once the arrow had flown a thousand miles away, that intangible thought dissipated, and the mystical feeling of 'being like an arrow' could no longer be maintained. Moreover, the control over that feeling of the arrow was constantly decreasing.

"Stop!"

The arrow finally struck the target thousands of miles away, this time hitting the bullseye! Although it was still quite a distance from the bullseye, it was a breakthrough from zero to one!

"That's the feeling. Yes, that's the feeling!" Lu Yan'an was immediately excited, feeling a sense of triumph and exhilaration. He quickly raised the composite longbow in his hand, his whole body pounding with excitement. "Yes. The arrow is flying, and my heart is flying too. I feel like I've become an arrow! This feeling is truly amazing, and in this state, I seem to be able to control the arrow's direction."

"Try again."

Lu Yan'an drew his bow and shot an arrow again.

Collapse!

The arrow swiftly shot through the air, and Lu Yan'an felt as if he were that arrow, his entire heart attached to it.

"Change direction! Change direction!" Lu Yan'an screamed frantically in his heart.

At this moment, as the arrow flew through the air, it inexplicably began to change direction. Although the change was very small, after its repeated attempts to change direction, the arrow's originally straight trajectory underwent a dramatic change, suddenly drawing a beautiful arc in mid-air. Then, the arrow directly bypassed the target and shot towards the ground three hundred miles behind the target!

"The arrow flies, the heart flies..."

"That's the feeling, but I can only maintain it for a thousand miles. As the distance increases, my thoughts dissipate and I can no longer attach myself to it." Lu Yan'an nodded to himself. This invisible thought was indeed very mysterious, and this power truly existed.

It's important to understand that Lu Yan'an didn't use Spiritual Force or Origin Force during those two arrows, and he didn't even activate his Light Domain. Even the most skilled archer couldn't possibly hit the target from ten thousand miles away without using Spiritual Force or Origin Force. But Lu Yan'an, having gained a basic grasp of Heart Power, did it!

Heart Power, an invisible force! The power of the heart! It is different from the Origin Force and Spiritual Force; it is an ethereal, even idealistic force. Compared to the Origin Force or Spiritual Force, Heart Power had never even appeared in the Primal Universe before. And Lu Yan'an at this moment is the only person in the universe who has mastered this power!

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"With heart."

"Heart!"

"The heart is on the arrow!"

Lu Yan'an began practicing again and again, with unwavering focus. He knew very well that his talent in this area might not be as high as he imagined, but he could achieve far more than his talent could provide. Only with utmost sincerity can the power of the Heart Power truly be strong! Three years of arduous training had laid a solid foundation for him, and now it was time to reap the rewards!

"Two thousand miles."

"Three thousand miles."

As the hours passed, Lu Yan'an's ability to attach his will to the arrow grew stronger and stronger, and the distance he could influence also increased!

Stop!

Suddenly, the arrow struck the bullseye of the target.

But Lu Yan'an remained completely calm. He glanced at it briefly and then continued practicing his archery. From that moment on Lu Yan'an was able to hit the bullseye from time to time, and even if he missed, he always hit the target.

It's truly an extraordinary feat to hit a target from thousands of miles away, under immense environmental pressure, and relying solely on brute force. Unfortunately, the test required hitting the bullseye ten times in a row.

Five thousand li, six thousand li...

His focus on the arrow grew ever wider, and the glint in his eyes sharpened with each passing moment. Especially when he was drawing his bow and shooting, being stared at by him created a feeling of unease, like a fishbone stuck in one's throat, even an invisible sense of fear! It was a suppression that originated from the very depths of one's mind.

Eight thousand li, nine thousand li...

Rest! Rest! Rest! Rest! Rest! Rest!

One arrow struck the bullseye, then the second, and so on, and so on. Lu Yan'an fired a hundred arrows in one go, all of them hitting the bullseye! This mental focus on each arrow was incredibly taxing, and firing a hundred arrows in a row caused even a Heart Power cultivator like Lu Yan'an to feel a profound and uncomfortable fatigue. It was a feeling of mental exhaustion.

"Is this what a genius is?" Even the immortal Hisoka, thousands of miles away, couldn't help but admire Lu Yan'an's archery skills. Although he didn't know why Lu Yan'an was wasting time on such an outdated weapon, he had witnessed Lu Yan'an's progress over the past three years. Even the hundred arrows that hit the bullseye at the end gave him a faint sense of threat!

Keep in mind, Lu Yan'an is currently just a minor figure at the Universe Level! He, on the other hand, is an Immortal Expert Feng Hou barely achieved the rank of Marquis. The difference between the two is like heaven and earth. For an attack launched by a minor figure at the Universe Level, without any Origin Force or Spiritual Force, to actually make him feel threatened, is simply a joke, no matter where you look!

At this moment, Lu Yan'an slowly closed his eyes, carefully experiencing the Heart Power that had been excessively depleted.

After a long while, he opened his eyes. "As expected of Heart Power! These three years have not been wasted." Carefully experiencing the enhancement of Heart Power, Lu Yan'an said with great joy.

The Heart Power is mysterious and unpredictable!

Unlike any other power, which is even difficult to touch, 'Heart Power' is extremely powerful. In the Heart Force Path he received, being able to use 'Heart Power' is a threshold. Now he has clearly crossed this threshold and directly entered the first level of Heart Power cultivation— the Entry Level!

The first level of Heart Power is the Entry Level, which is Lu Yan'an's current level. As long as one can truly use Heart Power on archery and extend it thousands of miles with the arrow, one can be considered to have Entry Level. And the Entry Level of Heart Power is not limited to being wrapped around the arrow for control. If he wants, he can wrap it around any weapon!

Its true purpose is to exert pressure on the enemy's mind and will! Attacks entangled with Heart Power can directly affect soulless beings! In the original Illusionist system, all Spiritual Force attacks target the enemy's Spiritual Force, which means that soulless beings without consciousness are completely immune to illusion attacks and mental pressure attacks.

But Heart Power, this wondrous thing, is completely different; it acts directly on the will! Soulless life forms have no consciousness, but willpower exists in every living being. An attack imbued with Heart Power is like a weakened version of the Will Secret Technique in the later parts of the original work—it acts directly on the mind, and no one can resist it!

On the path of Illusionist, Lu Yan'an, having received Heart Power patch, can now be described as a soulless life killer!

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