An Arrow Slays a Thousand

The white-bearded old man, fearing that everyone might not know what Thunder Stone was, thoughtfully provided an explanation, even showing a map of Thunder Stone distribution.

"Go, go dig for Thunder Stone. No matter what method you use, as long as you have enough Thunder Stone, you can exchange it for all the treasures here," the white-bearded old man shouted.

"See? This guy is a psychopath, inciting everyone to fight and kill," Babata said.

Xu Qing didn't care about any of that; it was bound to turn out like this sooner or later anyway. "Whether he's a monster or not, let's go dig for Thunder Stone."

"Let's go. I've already scouted out several areas with Thunder Stone, but it wasn't useful then. Now it will be useful," Babata commanded.

Not only Xu Qing and his group, but everyone sprang into action, with large numbers of people flying toward the place where the Thunder Stone was located.

"You're too slow. I'll take you flying, with Babata leading the way," Xu Qing thought, and a blue phoenix appeared, several tens of meters long and lifelike.

A rich aura of wind permeated the air, containing the power of domain and Origin Law, causing blue patterns to appear on the surface of the azure phoenix.

The azure phoenix enveloped the four people, then with a flap of its wings, it transformed into a streak of azure Flowing Light and vanished in an instant.

"Too fast, Fourth Brother, what kind of trick is this?" Thor stared at the blue phoenix, his eyes gleaming.

"This is my own creation, the Eight Divine Aspects of the Arrow Path, just one of them, representing the Azure Phoenix of the Wind," Xu Qing explained.

Hong and Thor were amazed. What kind of brain did Xu Qing have that he could create such a magical method?

"Then what is thunder?" Thor pressed.

"It's Roc," Luo Feng answered for Xu Qing.

"Roc! That's so cool! I want to play like that too. Fourth Brother, can you teach me?" Thor smiled obsequiously.

Xu Qing nodded, "Sure, but second brother, your domain level is too low. You need to reach at least the fourth level to have any chance of condensing it."

"Huh? Fourfold Domain? I'm only at level two," Thor said with a sullen face. Fourfold Domain? He didn't know when he would be able to cultivate to that level.

"Let's cultivate our domain to the fourth level first," Hong patted his shoulder.

"Tsk tsk, just as I thought, this guy's Origin Law are no longer just at the beginner level, he's probably even better than a typical World Lord," Babata exclaimed, only Luo Feng could hear him.

"So fast?!" Luo Feng exclaimed in surprise. A level of Origin Law comparable to World Lord —truly worthy of Xu Qing.

"So, Luo Feng, you should learn more from him. He has his own unique way of comprehending the Origin Law. Even if you can't learn it, you can still benefit greatly," Babata suggested.

Luo Feng nodded, "Indeed, I have already grasped the Origin Law of Gold, all thanks to Xiao Qing's guidance, and I have also made some progress with the Origin Law of Space."

"Wow, great! If things continue like this, your future with Xu Qing will definitely be very bright. Even surpassing Immortal isn't impossible," Babata exclaimed excitedly.

"Absolutely," Luo Feng said firmly, his gaze unwavering; he had long harbored immense ambitions.

With Xu Qing there, the journey that would normally take several hours was completed in just over ten minutes.

"Right here, start digging," Babata pointed.

Thanks to the rapid collection efforts of Xu Qing and his three companions, the more than 18,000 Thunder Stone buried underground were quickly depleted.

"Continue, next place."

Xu Qing and his group were incredibly fast, traveling and digging hundreds of times faster than the others, making them extremely efficient.

Almost every half hour, Xu Qing and his team would change their digging location. By the end of the day, Xu Qing had unearthed a staggering million Thunder Stone.

"Now that we've mined so many Thunder Stone, can't we exchange them for treasures?" Thor couldn't wait any longer.

They exchanged glances, also considering the matter.

"Let's dig more first. If we dig a little and then exchange it, we'll easily attract attention. Besides, that old man might be up to something bad. What if he leaks what you exchanged?" Xu Qing said.

"Indeed, one million Thunder Stone can't buy much. If you want something good, you'll lose just one item, and you still have to be wary of those people."

"If they find out we switched to something better, they'll definitely keep an eye on us. We can't take that risk," Hong agreed.

Since Xu Qing cannot be exposed, they need to proceed with extreme caution in everything they do.

"Alright, let's wait until we've dug a bit more. But we don't necessarily need to dig up tens of millions, a few million will do. Others might just swap out all the treasures we found earlier," Luo Feng said after thinking for a moment.

"Five million. Once I find five million Thunder Stone, I'll exchange them for treasures," Luo Feng decided.

Xu Qing and the others nodded, none of them had any objections.

Anyway, given their efficiency in mining Thunder Stone, five million Thunder Stone would only take them five or six days to complete.

Six days later, Xu Qing and his group finally accumulated five million Thunder Stone.

"Let's go exchange for treasures. Babata, what treasures do you think we should exchange for?" Luo Feng asked.

Babata thought for a moment, "You can exchange for the Life Fruit and other top-ranked treasures. It's best to choose more that can help your cultivation. The rest is up to you."

Luo Feng, being unusual, inquired about Xu Qing and the others.

"I don't care, unless it can help me level up quickly, I really won't look at it," Xu Qing shrugged, he hadn't felt any difficulty in cultivating.

There's only one problem: his bloodline is too low, and his level increases too slowly.

Upon hearing this answer, all three looked at him with complicated expressions; it sounded too much like Versailles.

"What's wrong? Did I say something wrong?" Xu Qing lowered her head slightly and glanced at them through her sunglasses.

"No, no, then Xiao Qing, you wait here while we go exchange for the treasures," Luo Feng and the others shook their heads and then instructed.

Xu Qing is their trump card, so they need to keep a low profile and avoid attracting attention to make things easier.

Xu Qing nodded. "Okay, you guys go ahead, I'll wait for you here."

"Be a good boy and wait here, don't sneak out to play," the three of them reminded him several times, still a little worried.

"Okay, okay, stop nagging and hurry up and go," Xu Qing waved her hand impatiently, herding her like a duck.

Is he really that unreliable? He said he'd wait here, so he waited here.

Then, Luo Feng and the other two left.

"You're all like old women. Do you think I'm the kind of person who likes to play around? You agree, right, Akaro?" Xu Qing was speechless.

"Uh...no," Akaro said reluctantly.

In fact, after Akaro got to know Xu Qing better, he really thought Xu Qing was a playful person, just not obviously so.

"Right? I'm so reliable," Xu Qing nodded in satisfaction.

"Elder Brother, you're so talented, why don't you join one of the major powers? With your Elder Brother, you'd definitely be valued no matter which major power you join," Akaro voiced his question.

In fact, not only Xu Qing, but also Luo Feng and the others, could choose to join a major power.

Take the Virtual Universe Company from last time, for example. It's one of the five major Human Race powers. Joining it might not necessarily be a bad thing.

"Akaro, you don't understand. With my abilities, I'm bound to attract a lot of jealousy. What if they try to pull some dirty tricks on me? I can't trust outsiders."

"I trust my eldest brother, second brother, and brother-in-law; I don't need to worry about anyone stabbing me in the back," Xu Qing shook his head.

Akaro thought about it and it seemed to make sense. Once you join a powerful force, you'll largely lose control of your own destiny.

Ultimately, a genius who doesn't grow up is no different from an ant. The more talented a person is, the less powerful they are, and the more they need to know how to hide their brilliance.

"But, Elder Brother, if we rely on ourselves to explore the universe, our cultivation speed will definitely not be fast," Akaro said.

"It's okay, it's fine if it's slower. I'm not in a hurry. Besides, who can predict what will happen in the future? Let nature take its course," Xu Qing said casually.

Akaro admired Xu Qing's calm and composed demeanor.

It understood that Xu Qing was not without ambition, but rather that he was not swayed by ambition and had always moved forward at his own pace, steadfast and unhurried.

"Akaro, follow me, you'll have meat to eat, and I'll definitely help you evolve into an intelligent life form in the future," Xu Qing waved his hand.

"Yes, Elder Brother," Akaro responded loudly, now completely convinced of this.

Half an hour later, Luo Feng and his team received a message: "Xiao Qing, we're being watched. Come and get us."

"I'll be there soon," Xu Qing said, unsurprised, and set off immediately.

In the darkness, a Azure Dragon soared into the sky and flew towards the core area at an extremely fast speed.

A few minutes later, Xu Qing saw figures more than 100 kilometers away.

"So many people chasing us? Fine, you're bullying us because you outnumber us, aren't you?" Xu Qing's eyes gleamed with colorful light as he saw Luo Feng and his two companions being chased by more than a thousand people.

His expression turned slightly cold. He unfurled the Azure Cloud Bow, and endless winds gathered, transforming into arrows. The cries of birds were loud and clear, like a king descending to earth.

The next second, the arrow left the bowstring, piercing the void. The azure arrow swelled in the wind, transforming into a gigantic azure phoenix a thousand meters long, its wings blotting out the sky.

Within a few breaths, the enormous Azure Phoenix appeared above Luo Feng and his companions, and then swooped down towards the more than one thousand Star Level Warrior.

"Xiao Qing's attack has arrived!" Luo Feng and the others couldn't help but turn around and glance back.

The azure phoenix charged straight into the group of over a thousand people, its body spinning rapidly, transforming into the eye of a storm. A massive azure tornado formed, engulfing all those people and Strangulation into dust.

"Ah... run!"

Those behind, seeing the gruesome death of the person in front, were terrified and screamed as they backed away.

However, the enormous cyan tornado possessed an incredibly powerful suction force, pulling in everything within a radius of dozens of miles. Even Warrior and Spirit Controller at the ninth level of the Star Level would find it difficult to resist.

Those who were pulled in little by little witnessed their bodies being torn to pieces by the wind, and were filled with terror.

"Hiss..." Luo Feng and the others gasped in shock. They had witnessed many Spirit Controller wielding Telepathic Weapon being pulled in little by little.

"This power is terrifying!" Thor's voice trembled.

This move is just like the Wind Wind-Thunder Canyon outside, where the wind is just as terrifying, capable of tearing a person to pieces.

"Hahaha, rather, this is the normal power. Otherwise, why do you think the Origin Law are so difficult to comprehend? With a near-perfected domain, even Universe Level Warrior would die inside," Babata chuckled.

These ninth-tier Star Level- level Warrior and Spirit Controller are just toys.

Phew!

The birdsong was deafening, the blue tornado dissipated, the blue phoenix flapped its wings, its blue eyes sharp, and with a snap, it vanished into the Heaven and Earth.

More than a thousand Star Level Warrior and Spirit Controller were all wiped out.

"What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and collect the loot, you three idiots!" Babata shouted.

Luo Feng and his group were startled and immediately realized what was happening. They rushed out and picked up all the weapons and Auxiliary Optical Computer scattered on the ground.

After collecting their spoils, they immediately left to meet up with Xu Qing.

"Fourth Brother, you're truly amazing! You wiped out an army of a thousand with a single arrow!" Thor exclaimed in admiration.

Xu Qing remained calm. "Second brother, calm down. This is nothing special."

"What's this move called?" Hong asked.

"What should I call it? I don't need to call it anything. It's just an arrow I shot randomly. It doesn't need a name," Xu Qing said casually.

He doesn't have the habit of naming his moves; besides, this is just an extension and application of the Eight Divine Aspects of the Arrow Path.

"A random arrow shot?" Hong's lips twitched.

That casual arrow wiped out a Star Level army of a thousand.

"Actually, it's not accurate to say it was a casual shot. I only suppressed about 30% of its power. If I were really casual, every arrow would be at full power, and I wouldn't need to deliberately suppress its power."

"In game terms, it means all my basic attacks are ultimate moves, get it?" Xu Qing said.

Upon hearing this, Luo Feng and the others fell silent. This guy's a monster!

So this is what Babata meant when he said his arrows had become a style of their own, making him a master.

Therefore, there are no so-called secret techniques for Xu Qing. The power of each arrow depends entirely on his own control, as he has already incorporated all his skill and mastery into it.

If there's anything that could be considered a secret technique, it would be his Eight Divine Aspects of the Arrow Path, a unique and unrepeatable method in the entire universe.

"You should all learn from Xu Qing; he has transformed all his cultivation level into combat power," Babata said.

"That's right, you should all learn from me. Of course, I don't mind if you all call me Teacher Xu," Xu Qing straightened his non-existent tie.

"Dream on, you little Fourth Brother," the three of them said, too lazy to even acknowledge him.

Xu Qing smiled and asked, "Brother-in-law, what did you change?"

"The Life Fruit, the Heart of Stars, and three sets of Lightning Secret Technique. It's a pity I arrived a bit late; there was only one Life Fruit left. Fortunately, the Heart of Stars is still available," Luo Feng said, explaining which items he had exchanged.

In addition to these, there are also some Tier 5 Force Weapon and Telepathic Weapon.

Even if they don't need some of the treasures, they can still resell them after taking them out, making a good profit.

Next, they sorted through their spoils and collected over a million cubic meters of Universe Crystal. Each of the more than one thousand people had a considerable amount of Universe Crystal, ranging from a few hundred cubic meters to tens of thousands of cubic meters.

They even discovered a treasure, suggesting these people were also playing a game of hiding it from the public.