Just One Arrow

Another night passed, and Xu Qing left the lair without lingering any longer.

This time, instead of continuing along the coast, he changed direction and headed inland.

In half a day, he encountered a group of Koala. They were very large, the largest being as tall as the Great Strength Demon Ape, over twenty meters tall, reaching the Lord Level.

Moreover, unlike the Koala before its Grand Nirvana, it has no cute appearance at all; its claws are sharp, its fangs are ferocious, and its eyes are extremely fierce.

Call out!

The sound of arrows whistling suddenly rang out, startling all the Koala monsters. The leader of the Koala looked up sharply at the sky.

A black dot appeared in their field of vision, moving at an astonishing speed, and in the blink of an eye it was in front of the Koala leader.

A sharp aura swept over them, posing an Extreme Point danger that made the Koala leader's fur stand on end and his pupils shrink to pinpoints.

Every cell in its body was trembling, screaming, "Danger!"

The Koala leader instinctively raised a thick arm and held it in front of him.

At the same time, a black dot appeared; it was a jet-black arrow, its arrowhead cold and gleaming with a chilling light. Its sharpness emanated from the arrow shaft, as if it could pierce through anything.

Puff!

The arrow pierced the thick arm mercilessly, bringing out fine white bone fragments, its momentum unstoppable, like a black dragon charging forward, crushing everything in its path.

Blood splattered as the black arrow pierced the Koala leader's skull.

Large amounts of blood splattered as a black arrow shot out from behind the Koala leader's head and embedded itself in the mountainside.

The Koala leader staggered back two steps, its needle-like pupils revealing disbelief.

"Where did that arrow come from?" Its mind was filled with questions.

Moreover, why did it not anticipate any danger at all? If it had been hundreds of meters away, it would certainly have been able to react in advance.

This time, however, it failed to react or sense the danger. From hearing the arrow's whistle to seeing it flying towards it, it was already upon it in an instant, leaving no time to react.

From beginning to end, it only made one instinctive movement: raising its arm.

"Who exactly is it? Is it a powerful human?" This was the question on the Koala leader's mind before his consciousness faded away.

Bang!

The Koala leader's massive body crashed to the ground, its eyes wide open in death.

The other Koala, seeing their leader attacked and killed, were filled with shock, anger, and fear, and immediately descended into chaos.

Two kilometers away, Xu Qing held a large bow and watched a group of Koala in the distance.

"At a distance of two kilometers, I can already hit the bullseye every time," Xu Qing said with great pride.

From the initial 1,000 meters to the current 2,000 meters, his archery skills have improved so much in less than half a year.

"Next is 2,500 meters, and I feel like 3,000 meters will be a bottleneck," Xu Qing murmured.

Xu Qing looked in the direction of the Koala monsters, raised his hand, and made a gun gesture. "You are already dead!"

"Hahaha... Why would I think of such a cringey line at this time?" Xu Qing suddenly burst out laughing.

Next, he used the same method, taking advantage of the Archer to snipe Lord Level monsters from a distance.

This method is more effective than engaging in direct combat with Lord Level monsters, and can essentially eliminate the problem of Lord Level monsters escaping.

Archery is all about striking unexpectedly and catching the opponent off guard.

By the time the enemy realized what was happening, it was already too late.

Over the course of two days, Xu Qing sniped nearly twenty Lord Level monsters.

To avoid alerting the King Level monsters, Xu Qing did not hunt too many Lord Level monsters in one area, but instead kept moving around.

On top of the enormous tree canopy, Xu Qing sat, gazing at the surrounding terrain.

"The faster the arrow travels, the louder the sound it makes as it vibrates against the air. Even if the enemy is killed before they hear the sound, it will still reveal their position," he pondered.

In areas where Lord-level Monster were concentrated, Xu Qing had to move to a different location after firing an arrow.

This is similar to being Sniper, but this has already alerted the enemy, making it much harder to snipe other Lord-level Monster.

Xu Qing wanted to avoid this and become a truly elusive Archer who could kill enemies without them even realizing it.

"To achieve silence, one must consider the natural environment, truly integrate with nature, and transform everything in nature into an aid, only then can one achieve silence," Xu Qing pondered, quickly entering a state of Unity of Heaven and Man.

He seemed to have become one with the tree beneath him, and also one with the Heaven and Earth around him.

Tick-tock!

The sound of dripping water echoed in Xu Qing's heart, as if an eye had grown within him, allowing him to see everything in nature.

This eye can see very far; it can see ants under the grass, water droplets on leaves, birds in the sky, and even hordes of monsters...

"That's not enough. These are just the surface of nature. There are deeper things, and those are the essence of nature." Xu Qing opened his mind and merged with the Heaven and Earth, carefully feeling and peeling back the veil of mystery.

I don't know how much time passed, but then fine snowflakes began to fall from the sky, drifting down lightly like willow catkins.

A layer of snow slowly accumulated on Xu Qing's body; his hair, eyebrows, eyelashes, and nose were all covered in snow.

As the sun rises and sets, another day passes by quietly.

The snow has stopped Drifting Snow, only a biting wind is blowing, as if yesterday's snowflakes were just a dream, leaving no trace.

Before long, mysterious colors appeared in Xu Qing's mind and eyes, including green, cyan, gold, yellow, red, blue, purple... and many other strange colors.

These colors are fluid, somewhat like ink painting, and they intertwine and entangle with each other.

In some places, the colors are rich and vibrant; in others, they are sparse and thin; in still others, a single color palette prevails; and in yet another, a multitude of colors are crammed together...

These colors covered the entire natural world, turning it into a traditional Chinese ink painting.

"Ugh..." Suddenly, Xu Qing felt dizzy and nauseous, and immediately snapped out of that state.

His face was a little pale, and he seemed somewhat listless.

Xu Qing had just seen those colors filling every corner of his surroundings, like a giant vortex, which gave him a strange sense of dread.

"What are those colors? And what is their relationship to nature?" Xu Qing took a while to recover from the nausea.

He was very curious about those colors, but had absolutely no clue what to do with them.

However, he dared not go back for the time being, fearing that something might go wrong, after all, this was the dangerous Australian Continent.

Beep!

"Xu Qing is such a handsome guy! Xu Qing is such a handsome guy! Xu Qing is an absolute super handsome guy!"

Suddenly, Xu Qing's phone rang.

This is a unique ringtone that Xu Qing edited and synthesized himself using a computer...

Xu Qing took out her phone in surprise, glanced at it, and exclaimed in astonishment, "My future brother-in-law is calling, is he asking me for help?"

See? He finally found him. This future brother-in-law is so arrogant.

With a cheerful mood, Xu Qing answered the phone, "Hey, future brother-in-law, what's up? I'm very busy, my time is precious."

"Stop fooling around, I know you too well. I've discovered a place with many Spirit of Vegetation," Luo Feng's voice rang out, tinged with seriousness.

Upon hearing the words "Spirit of Vegetation," Xu Qing's eyes lit up with a strange light. "Spirit of Vegetation? That's a wonderful thing! Where is it?"

The Spirit of Vegetation contains the essence of Heaven and Earth, and each one has unique effects.

Take the most common Millennium Willow Heart as an example. After taking it, it can improve physical fitness and increase cell activity.

Increased cell activity means the body has a stronger ability to recover, and wounds can heal quickly after injury.

"I can't say the exact location, but I'll send you the location. Come over quickly. When you come, be careful of a person wearing Black God Set. His name is Li Yao, and he is a high-level War God," Luo Feng warned.

After he finished speaking, his location was sent to Xu Qing's phone.

"Hurry up and come over. It's just the two of us here now. Li Yao called for reinforcements, they should be here soon," Luo Feng said, and then hung up.

"Li Yao? A high-level War God? I feel like I've heard of him somewhere before..." Xu Qing thought for a moment, then something came to mind.

When he was at Jiangnan University, Xu Xin mentioned to him that the only son of a War God couple from a large family in the alliance had died.

The murderer is suspected to be Spirit Controller, and the War God couple has been desperately searching for him, even offering a reward of 100 billion.

Among that War God couple, one was Huaxia named Li Yao, nicknamed Vulture, while his wife was a member of the VHR Family, also War God, nicknamed Scorpion.

This couple, both known as the "Gods of War God," were infamous within the God of War God's circle.

"What a coincidence? It was my future brother-in-law who did it! No wonder he wouldn't say anything. But with my future brother-in-law's current strength, even a high-level War God shouldn't be able to kill him, which is why he didn't want me to get involved," Xu Qing understood.

After checking the location, Xu Qing immediately locked onto the direction and headed towards Luo Feng's location.

In the air, a figure leaped continuously, as if running through the air, moving at a great speed, causing the clouds to rush past.

Spirit Controller can control objects at extremely high speeds, so many Spirit Controller use shields as flying vehicles, and Luo Feng does the same.

Although Xu Qing doesn't use a shield, he can manipulate the God-Splitting Silk with his Spiritual Force to use it as a foothold, which is just as convenient.

It took Xu Qing about twenty minutes to reach the location.

Along the way, he only encountered a few foolish flying monsters, but did not encounter Lord Level.

"This must be it, huh? Is there a lake below?" Xu Qing descended into the air and saw an Lake Heart Island shrouded in mist.

The fog on the island was very thick, and visibility was low; even War God couldn't see very far.

"This Lake Heart Island does look quite special," Xu Qing thought. No wonder it gave birth to Spirit of Vegetation, and even more fortunately, it was discovered by Luo Feng.

"My future brother-in-law told me to be careful of Li Yao, which means he's on this island too. Should I shoot him with an arrow first?" Xu Qing pondered.

Li Yao is Huaxia, but his wife is a member of the VHR Family.

Although the Xu Family, to which Xu Qing belongs, is ranked one level lower than the VHR Family in the Underground Alliance, they are from different countries and are not in a superior-subordinate relationship.

All we can say is that the VHR Family is indeed more powerful and has a deeper foundation than the Xu Family, nothing more.

"Why don't we find him first, shoot him with an arrow, and then we'll see? He has the Black God Set, so he definitely won't die; he'll only suffer a minor injury. Hmm, that should be it."

"Let's shoot an arrow then. It can also relieve the pressure on my future brother-in-law," Xu Qing thought for a moment and decided to do so.

Then, Xu Qing radiated his Spiritual Force, which spread out like a spider web, turning into strands that intertwined to cover a large area.

If you were to radiate your Spiritual Force like a fountain, the area it would cover would be very small.

Even Spirit Controller at the War God Level can only cover a range of one or two hundred meters around them.

With methods like Xu Qing's, adjusting the way Spiritual Force radiates can easily cover a radius of 500 meters, or even a radius of 1,000 meters.

Moreover, doing so makes it less likely for others to detect your Spiritual Force.

"Found it!" Xu Qing quickly received feedback through his Spiritual Force.

A dozen meters away, on the Lake Heart Island, in the grass behind a rock, a robust middle-aged man sat cross-legged.

He seemed to be practicing meditation; the cosmic energy in the air was quite active.

"Target locked," Xu Qing raised his large bow, nocked three arrows, and pulled back the translucent, earth-yellow bowstring with a taut sound.

That's right, when Xu Qing said "one arrow," he meant shooting three arrows at once, but it's basically shooting one arrow, no problem.

The sharp arrowhead gleamed coldly, aimed at the figure behind the rock more than a thousand meters away.

At the same time, Xu Qing entered the special state he had been in before, and countless colors appeared in his mind.

Xu Qing called this state "Mind's Eye".

Before seeing these colors, one is in a state of Mind's Eye, able to see everything around them and see very far without needing eyes, and this is done through seeing, not through Spiritual Force.

That's the most basic level of Mind's Eye.

Now, with a more advanced level of Mind's Eye, one can see things at a deeper level.

However, Xu Qing was not yet able to fully control this more powerful Mind's Eye. Looking at it for too long would bring him a huge physical and mental burden, causing him to feel nauseous and want to vomit.

Xu Qing dared not remain in this state of Mind's Eye for too long, so he immediately found a curved blue ribbon.

The blue color gave him a feeling of ethereal freedom, tranquility, and yet also wildness, just like the wind.

He memorized the trail of the blue ribbon; although it was flowing gently and changing, it wasn't very fast, and it was also much clearer.

Boom!

With a soft thud, the arrow shot out, and Xu Qing immediately withdrew from that state.