Controlling Objects

On the other side, Luo Feng and the others had worked together to kill the Twin-Tailed Tiger Cat. After cutting off its valuable parts, they left.

"Strange. Is Luo Feng hiding the fact that he's a Spirit Controller?" In the distance, Xu Qing leaned against a wall and watched a building over a hundred meters away. The Fire Hammer Squad was resting inside.

He had assumed that the Fire Hammer Squad knew Luo Feng was a Spirit Controller, but they didn't.

Luo Feng used his Spiritual Force in secret, so the members of the Fire Hammer Squad hadn't noticed.

In a sense, Luo Feng, with his Spiritual Force, was the strongest member of the Fire Hammer Squad. His true strength had reached the level of an Intermediate War General, putting him on par with Xu Qing.

However, Xu Qing far surpassed Luo Feng in his control and use of his own strength.

Night fell, and Xu Qing appeared on the roof of a building about thirty meters tall.

"Let's see what it feels like to control arrows with Spiritual Force. I've never tried this before." Xu Qing was eager to give it a go.

At a thought, the arrows in the quiver on his back floated out, controlled by his Spiritual Force and suspended in midair.

After experimenting, Xu Qing found that controlling seven arrows was the easiest and most flexible. Any more gave him a sense of being overloaded.

"Wow, I've gotta say, this feels completely different from controlling God-Splitting Silk." Xu Qing sent the seven arrows spinning through the air at great speed.

They even exceeded the speed of sound, which was astonishing.

"They're faster than God-Splitting Silk. It's probably because the arrows are separate from my body. This must be the true way for a Spirit Controller to use their power: controlling objects."

"If I controlled Flying Daggers, I could hit anything I aimed at. What a sight that would be!" Xu Qing was like a child with a new toy, happily sending the arrows flying this way and that.

The faster they went, the more terrifying their impact became. There was no doubt about the force of an impact exceeding the speed of sound.

If the object being controlled was sharp enough, then with the added speed, it could probably pierce through anything.

"Now I understand why Spirit Controllers are considered some of the most powerful Warriors." A look of realization flashed in Xu Qing's eyes.

Then Xu Qing sent the seven arrows flying into the darkness.

There happened to be some Beast Soldier Level monsters roaming within a few hundred meters, making them perfect targets for testing the arrows' power.

Pfft!

In the darkness, blood sprayed as monster after monster was pierced through the head and fell into pools of blood.

By the time the seven arrows returned to Xu Qing, they were already covered in monster blood, which continued to drip from them.

"The power of using Spiritual Force to control objects really is formidable, and it's so flexible that no one can guard against it." Xu Qing quickly grasped the advantage.

The more deeply he understood the power of Spiritual Force, the more he realized just how powerful and terrifying Spirit Controllers were.

"Still, I prefer using a bow. I'll use Spiritual Force to control God-Splitting Silk, and leave controlling Flying Daggers and the like to someone else." Xu Qing held out a hand, and one arrow landed in it while the other six returned to his quiver.

The next second, he picked up the person-tall longbow, nocked an arrow, and drew the bow to its fullest. The arrowhead gleamed coldly as he aimed into the deep darkness.

A sharp aura spread from Xu Qing, merging with the longbow and arrow in his hands. His eyes shone like stars.

If anyone else had been there, they would have felt as if Xu Qing and the bow in his hands had become one—as though he were the bow, and the bow were him.

The sharp aura bubbled up like boiling water, then burst forth completely.

Whoosh!

The arrow left the bowstring and shot away, vanishing into the night sky.

More than four hundred meters away, a seven- or eight-meter-tall monster walked down a silent street. Its eerie green eyes were cold and menacing.

By the light of the moon, its outline could be seen. It looked like a lion—or perhaps a tiger.

The monster walked along, seemingly searching for prey, when a faint sound suddenly made it wary. It looked around.

But it saw nothing, and couldn't help feeling puzzled.

Drip.

Then, as it continued forward, blood began to fall, one drop after another, faster and faster. Yet it didn't seem to notice and kept walking.

After it had taken a dozen or so steps, it suddenly stopped. Its massive body seemed to freeze in place.

It suddenly felt dizzy, and its consciousness began to blur. Its huge body toppled uncontrollably to the side.

With a thud, the enormous monster hit the ground. Its consciousness grew hazy, and its pupils began to dilate.

It had no idea what had happened. It couldn't even see that its head was bleeding, and soon the blood had soaked the ground.

At the spot where it had stopped, a metal arrow was embedded in the ground. Half of it had sunk beneath the surface, leaving only the upper half exposed. Blood stained the shaft.

From several hundred meters away, Xu Qing had killed a General-Level monster with one arrow. It had died so quickly that it hadn't known what killed it—or even felt the impact.

That was Xu Qing's archery!

"This feels much better." Xu Qing lowered his longbow and smiled charmingly.

"All right, I'll eat something and then go to sleep. It feels like they'll be done soon, too." Xu Qing stretched.

Inside the room, Xu Qing had set up God-Splitting Silk around the area, so he didn't have to worry about people or monsters approaching.

Late that night, a wolf howled.

"Can't a person get any sleep? Do these monsters not sleep at night?" Xu Qing rubbed his eyes, walked to the window, and looked outside.

About two hundred meters away, a wolf-like monster was fighting a young Warrior.

Xu Qing took a closer look. "Luo Feng?"

The monster's fur was silver-white all over, as if it were glowing. It seemed to be in a bit of a frenzy.

"A Silver Moon Fierce Wolf? Why is there a High-Level Beast General like that here? Still, Luo Feng's got guts. He actually dared to fight one alone." Xu Qing was surprised.

And by challenging the Silver Moon Fierce Wolf, was Luo Feng planning to stop hiding that he was a Spirit Controller?

The members of the Fire Hammer Squad were definitely watching.

"Something seems off about that Silver Moon Fierce Wolf. Is it injured?" Xu Qing noticed.

The Silver Moon Fierce Wolf seemed badly hurt, and its strength had dropped considerably. It was evenly matched with Luo Feng at first, but as time passed, it began to fall behind.

In the end, Luo Feng used Flying Daggers controlled by his Spiritual Force to kill the Silver Moon Fierce Wolf.

"At this rate, it probably won't be long before he becomes a War God." Xu Qing watched Luo Feng grow stronger and couldn't help feeling impressed.

Even for a genius, Luo Feng's rate of growth was astonishing.

There was still one thing Xu Qing thought he lacked: control over his strength. If he could improve that, he'd be perfect.