This scene not only shocked Duolong, but also left everyone else present speechless. Qi Ling couldn't help but sigh, realizing that even with the divine Hou Yi Bow, she was still no match for such a professional.
After all, if you specialize in just one thing and perfect your one skill, you're good enough to achieve something, regardless of whether you have talent in that area.
Moreover, Shaliwa's arrow just now could not have been shot without talent.
"Do you still think they are insignificant players?" Qi Ling asked Kurumi beside her with a smile.
Kurumi, unusually serious, said, "It seems they've taught me a lesson. Such enemies are not to be underestimated."
"What, what happened?" Duolong asked, his face full of confusion. "You just shot an arrow casually, how did you manage to defeat this monster? This is unbelievable!"
"Oh, it's nothing. Perhaps I was just lucky and happened to hit its only weakness," Shaliwa chuckled casually. "Without your help, we wouldn't have been able to expose such an opening; after all, it was the only chance."
"Wow! I didn't expect you to be such a pro!" Duolong laughed. "Now I feel like we have a much better chance."
The most difficult part of Shaliwa's arrow was actually the timing. This is different from destroying it with great force like Qi Ling did. It is an intuition that can only be cultivated in countless battles. The difference between an archer and a mediocre one lies in this.
Only archers like these pose the greatest threat! Sometimes, a single arrow from them can change the course of the entire battlefield.
At this moment, the happiest person was Qian Xunji. After all, the stronger these people were, the more power he could utilize, and the greater his chances of defeating Qi Ling.
"Good, that was a great match, you did a fantastic job." Xiluo then approached Duolong and Shaliwa and said, "Now you have a choice: continue challenging even higher-level magical beasts, or stop here?"
Duolong hesitated for a moment, just as he was about to choose to continue with an even higher difficulty level, when Shaliwa said, " Duolong, let's stop here and not continue."
"Huh? Why? Even though I'm injured, I can still fight," Duolong said. "How do you know you can't do it if you haven't tried?"
Shaliwa glanced casually in Qi Ling's direction and said, "No matter how hard we try, we can't win this match. So, we should focus on the later matches. Using all our strength now isn't a wise choice."
Duolong wasn't stupid; he roughly understood Shaliwa's plan and agreed to his choice. In the end, the two gave up the challenge and earned 5 points.
The two people in the next group to participate in the competition were the weakest among the four groups. In fact, it could be said that they were the ones who were left over from the other teams and had no choice but to form a team.
Both are aggressive warriors; in terms of strength, they might be top-tier experts in their own worlds, but here they appear much less formidable.
Moreover, the monsters they were going to face were level 7 monsters, which were two levels more difficult than the Duolong and his group had faced. Therefore, no one was very optimistic about their chances in this battle.
Even so, the two of them couldn't just give up the competition. They needed to see what kind of monster they were going to face, in case its attributes happened to be countered by them.
And so, under everyone's watchful eyes, the arena gates slowly opened again, and their opponents emerged. Upon seeing the appearance of this magical beast, everyone was astonished. The creatures of the Devil Realm were indeed very strange! For what appeared before everyone was an enormous mantis!
The Level 7 Devil Realm Beast, the Holy Weeping Mantis, gets its name from the fact that it always keeps its two incredibly sharp scythes tucked in front of its chest and has tear-like markings on its face. Although it is an insect, it is much larger than a normal human, and its height exceeds two meters when standing upright.
Despite its enormous size, it's clear from its appearance that it's a magical beast characterized by speed and deadly strikes; its two sharp scythes are no less formidable than a pair of divine weapons.
The two men looked at the terrifying praying mantis and couldn't help but feel a sense of panic, because this kind of monster was not something they were good at dealing with.
The two exchanged a glance, seemingly having reached some agreement and planning some tactics. Faced with such a monster, intelligence, as humans, was naturally their greatest advantage.
But sometimes, in the face of absolute power, schemes can seem ridiculous. After the two had discussed their battle strategy, when they turned back to face the Holy Weeping Mantis, they were surprised to find that it had vanished from the spot.
"W-what?! Where did it go?!" the two exclaimed in shock. After all, the most terrifying thing about dealing with this unknown insect is that it disappears without you noticing.
However, apart from these two, everyone else could naturally see where the Holy Weeping Mantis had gone. Just as they were frantically searching for the Holy Weeping Mantis, it silently appeared behind one of them and opened its pair of terrifying scythes, as if to give that person a hug.
Such an embrace is naturally the most terrifying death embrace. Perhaps it was the intuition honed over the years that came into play when facing death. The person suddenly seemed to sense something and hurriedly twisted his body to dodge, but one of his arms still fell into the hands of the Holy Weeping Mantis.
As expected, the man lost his arm without even feeling any pain or bleeding. The Holy Weeping Mantis's twin blades were eerily sharp.
The man who lost his arm immediately began to scream miserably, but the Holy Weeping Mantis would not let him go. It held the man's arm in its mouth and greedily chewed it as a meal. Then, its pair of scythes struck again, attacking the man's neck with lightning speed.
If this attack hits, it will be certain death. The tactics they had previously devised have been completely ineffective. When strength is insufficient, any tactic is nothing but a joke.
Fortunately, his companion returned to defend in time, wielding a large iron hammer that slammed down on the Holy Weeping Mantis's head with a thunderous roar, a diversionary tactic. If the Holy Weeping Mantis hadn't dodged in time, even if it had succeeded in its attack, it would have taken the full force of the blow.
As everyone expected, the Holy Weeping Mantis is an agile creature with maximum attack power, but its defense is as fragile as paper. Such a blow was enough to kill it, so the Holy Weeping Mantis had no choice but to flap its wings and retreat Extreme Speed, creating distance between itself and the two.
Watching the Holy Weeping Mantis's movements, Qi Ling raised an eyebrow and turned to ask Xiluo, "Are all the creatures in your Devil Realm this ferocious?"
Xiluo smiled and said, "Well, more or less, but this one is already considered relatively weak. We specifically found it for your competition. If it were to encounter the Golden-Armored Holy Weeping Mantis, even I would find it quite troublesome."
"Sigh, this is considered the weakest..." Qi Ling finally realized how dangerous the Devil Realm was; it was indeed quite challenging.
The two battling the Holy Weeping Mantis were giving it their all, creating a spectacular display that resembled fireworks. However, the gap in strength between them and the Holy Weeping Mantis was real and impossible to bridge easily.
Moreover, due to underestimating their opponent, one of them had almost lost the ability to fight, which made the situation even more critical. Especially after the other person's weapon was split in two by the Holy Weeping Mantis's scythe, he was immediately in a desperate situation.
When they were once again cornered by the Holy Weeping Mantis and were about to be beheaded, Xiluo suddenly appeared in front of them, easily extending a finger to block the Holy Weeping Mantis's scythe and subduing it effortlessly.
"You have one chance to forfeit the match. Do you want to use it now?" Xiluo asked the two with a smile. "But you'd better think it through, because you won't have another chance like this later. You really will die!"