"You're actually pretty nice."
Lin Ke did not know whether to laugh or cry. "But I haven't conceded yet. Have you misunderstood something?"
Adona stopped in surprise. "What did you say?"
Lin Ke smiled and shook his head, glancing at the bow in his hand. "I haven't even fired an arrow. Why are you already saying you've won?"
Adona frowned. "From the way you hold your bow, I can tell you're probably a beginner at archery. Are you sure you want to compete with me?"
As he spoke, he pointed at the slowly dissipating arrows. "I just fired two hundred and fifty-three arrows. Normally, I can only fire two hundred and forty, and even an ordinary Third Realm Arrow Cultivator can only manage two hundred."
He explained, "You're just starting out on the Way of the Arrow. No matter how gifted you are, hand speed takes practice."
As he spoke, a wistful look entered his eyes, and his tone grew reflective. "Ever since I was born..."
"Stop!" Lin Ke was a little speechless. "Let me shoot first, all right?"
Then Lin Ke drew the bow and fired into empty space with thoroughly amateurish technique.
Although he was a beginner, he had shot arrows before.
He was a long way from being skilled, but at least he knew how to shoot.
Lin Ke held his breath and focused, converting the power of reform within him into qi and blood and channeling it into the Spirit Bow.
His hands trembled slightly as the Chopping Wood Method quietly went into operation.
Whoosh!!!
Three hundred and twenty arrows in one second.
At the Second Realm, the Chopping Wood Method had peaked at three hundred and sixty movements per second.
Now, its limit had risen another level.
However, chopping wood and shooting arrows were slightly