Three Archery Training Exercises Devised by Guang Ling Douluo—Please Read On

"Little Yu Yu, come sit down."

Guang Ling plopped down onto the ice. "Before we begin archery training, this old man should first explain in detail the special abilities of our Light Feather Divine Bow Martial Soul."

"Okay!"

Guang Yu sat down as well and listened attentively.

"Normally, Soul Masters who cannot fly can only gain the ability to fly by obtaining soul skills or soul bones. Even after cultivating to the Titled Douluo level, they can only use Soul Power to temporarily hover in the air and cannot fly freely! Of course, there are a few exceptions~"

"But our Light Feather Divine Bow Martial Soul can easily use its own attribute energy to form translucent Ice Wings. This gives Soul Masters like us, who are weak in close combat but powerful at long range, a tremendous advantage."

"This is the first ability possessed by our Light Feather Divine Bow: condensing Ice Wings."

"You already knew that, and your Ice Divine Bow is a beneficial mutated Martial Soul based on the Light Feather Divine Bow. I think it should possess this ability too. I'll teach you in a bit~"

"Mhm, mhm!" Guang Yu nodded repeatedly.

He desperately needed those Ice Wings that would grant him the ability to fly.

"The second ability is that all Light Feather Divine Bow Martial Souls possess powerful Spiritual Power. As your realm rises, your Spiritual Power will grow stronger and stronger. Once it reaches a certain level, your Mind's Eye will awaken."

"Mind's Eye!?"

"That's right. The reason I can hit every shot and kill enemies with a single arrow from a thousand meters away is because of this Mind's Eye. As long as an enemy is within the range covered by my Spiritual Power, activating the Mind's Eye allows me to instantly lock onto their heart and form a connection and resonance with their Martial Soul."

"Then I can accurately determine the angle, direction, force, speed, Soul Power, energy, and everything else needed to hit every shot and pierce the enemy's heart with one arrow."

"Heart Arrives, Arrow Arrives!"

So that's what Mind's Eye means. Still, it's pretty damn awesome. Guang Yu nodded inwardly and could not help asking, "Then what level does Spiritual Power need to reach before the Mind's Eye can awaken?"

"That requires reaching the Soul Elder Realm. The Mind's Eye will awaken once you can initially use Spirit Detection to perceive your surroundings." Guang Ling stood and brushed the ice chips from his hands. "Alright, now I'll officially teach you how to improve your archery."

With a wave of Guang Ling's hand, ten vertical Ice Walls rose from the ice before them.

With another casual wave, an Ice Target appeared.

This target would move rapidly.

Guang Yu guessed that the Ice Target was meant for him to practice shooting moving targets, but what did the ten vertical Ice Walls mean?

"Little Yu Yu, you started learning archery at four years old. By now, you can already hit a target a hundred paces away, with a one-hundred-percent hit rate on stationary targets from a hundred meters. For an ordinary person, you're already at the pinnacle of archers."

"But for a long-range archer Soul Master, that is merely the most basic requirement~" Guang Ling smiled and wagged a finger at Guang Yu.

It was as though he were saying that Guang Yu was still just a little nobody.

It was somewhat provocative.

Guang Yu's mouth twitched.

Guang Ling continued, "If you want to make almost no mistakes in intense Soul Master battles and perfectly bring out the power of our bow Martial Souls, Little Yu Yu, you only need to complete these three special training exercises!"

"First, Blindfolded Sound Location Shooting."

"Among the five senses—sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch—sight is the most important for us archer Soul Masters. Second only to sight is hearing."

"When your vision cannot immediately catch something, you must use your ears to sense sounds and identify the enemy's direction, allowing you to react and shoot quickly."

"This training will improve your auditory sensitivity, prevent you from becoming overly reliant on sight, and also enhance your sixth sense—extrasensory perception."

"That is, the ability to make quick intuitive judgments and predictions based on a certain foundation. At the same time, this training process can also improve your Spiritual Power to a degree."

"Second, Force Control. Little Yu Yu, don't underestimate Force Control. If you can precisely control your strength, you'll understand exactly how much force and Soul Power to use to achieve the best attack effect. You won't excessively consume Soul Power and stamina in battle, allowing you to sustain combat."

"Your force will also directly determine your hit rate in an intense battle, the arrow's speed, flight trajectory, penetrating power, range, damage effect, and more."

"Third, Interference Moving Target Rapid Fire."

"In an intense battle, enemies will not simply stand still and let you aim and shoot. You must learn to hit accurately and fire rapidly while being interfered with and while moving yourself!"

"Rapid fire—the speed and frequency at which you release arrows—will help you adapt to quickly condensing Soul Power into arrows and achieve a high-frequency attack speed. Not only can this force enemies into defending and dodging beneath your rapid arrow assault, but you can also win through sheer volume."

"If the enemy can only avoid your rapid arrows through constant dodging, there will always be a moment when they expose an opening or make a mistake. You may miss many times, but as long as they make one mistake, they're finished."

After hearing this, Guang Yu immediately felt both deeply fascinated and fired up. "So this is how archer Soul Masters train!"

"Alright, Little Yu Yu, begin your training. Whenever you can complete these three exercises, I'll teach you more advanced archery."

"Then let's begin, Granduncle!" Guang Yu was brimming with excitement and fighting spirit.

"Little Yu Yu has the exact same expression as my brother did back then! That heartfelt love and passion for bows and archery..." Looking at Guang Yu, Guang Ling recalled the image of Guang Yu's grandfather—his own elder brother.

His heart was stirred.

He gathered his thoughts and said, "Alright! Begin!"

"When I started these three exercises back then, it took me a full year. Little Yu Yu, let me see how quickly you can complete them."

Archery training officially began!

Guang Yu blindfolded himself and first tried Blindfolded Sound Location Shooting.

Within a hundred-meter radius around him, Ice Figures would randomly appear from every direction—east, south, west, north, above, and at every possible angle. Their appearance would be accompanied by sound.

Within the allotted time, he had to use the sound to accurately shoot the Ice Figures.

Without question, his first attempt ended in a crushing failure.

He then tried Force Control training. Before him stood the ten vertical Ice Walls, and Guang Ling would randomly point out one of them.

For instance, if Guang Ling told him to shoot through the first five Ice Walls without damaging the sixth, then he had to destroy exactly the first five with a single arrow.

Failing to break through the first five was a failure. Going beyond five and breaking the sixth, seventh, or eighth was also a failure.

It had to be exact.

Guang Yu suffered another disastrous defeat on his first attempt at this exercise.

Finally, he moved on to Interference Moving Target Rapid Fire.