The entire world plunged into darkness in an instant. The twisted trees of the Withered Wood Haunted Forest grew even more sinister, and as the night wind swept through, it let out mournful wails that sent chills down the spine.
High above, the Skysweeping Arrow that had replaced the sun suddenly lost its radiance. Like a true setting sun, the bronze arrow slowly began to fall toward the earth.
And the trajectory of the Skysweeping Arrow's descent happened to align with Yellow Wind Little Sage's direction of travel.
"Not good!"
Xu Yu suddenly jolted awake, recalling Yu Changyong's warning when he had used the Skysweeping Arrow.
The Skysweeping Arrow embodied the sun's cycle of rising in the east and setting in the west. Unless one had perfect command over its traits, it could only be used during the day.
Once night fell, the Skysweeping Arrow would follow its laws and descend to the earth. Therefore, the arrow had to be retrieved before it fell.
At the time, Xu Yu had not taken it seriously. He had thought that hunting down a mere second-rank Scavenger would not take long at all.
But looking back now, that rat thief had actually dragged him on until nightfall.
At that thought, cold sweat covered Xu Yu's forehead.
Could he have known the Skysweeping Arrow's rules all along? Was he constantly circling through the Withered Wood Haunted Forest, delaying my pursuit, all to pave the way for the Skysweeping Arrow's descent?
Night had now completely fallen, stars dotting the sky. Without Sun-Circling the Heavens to guide him, Xu Yu had no way to determine Yellow Wind Little Sage's location.
But in the next instant, Xu Yu realized that his opponent's true target was very likely the Skysweeping Arrow falling toward the earth!
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