Chapter 696 213: The Terrifying Might of the National Preceptor's Golden Arrow

A blinding golden light enveloped the surroundings, suffused with an aura of destruction.

Wang Teng and the others stared, their eyes wide.

They couldn't see what was happening inside. They tried to move forward but were held back by the lingering might of the Golden Arrow.

Overwhelmed with anxiety, they stared unblinking at the heart of the golden light, their hearts in their throats for Shen Bai.

Slowly, the golden light began to fade.

Shen Bai planted Cold Moon into the ground, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.

Ahead of him, a fissure had opened in the air.

The Golden Arrow was struggling violently within the fissure.

Its struggles gradually weakened, and then it vanished completely.

Just moments before, when Shen Bai knew he could hold on no longer, an idea had flashed through his mind. He had torn open a rift into the space of his Life and Death Storage Skill.

The Golden Arrow plunged inside, and its destructive aura erupted within the Life and Death Storage Skill.

Even so, the space within the skill could only contain half of the Golden Arrow.

Fortunately, Shen Bai had managed to completely shatter the remaining half.

This time, if his Life and Death Storage Skill hadn't acted as an unexpected trump card, Shen Bai would likely have been done for.

In that instant, the fury in Shen Bai's heart surged, rising at a visible rate.

He had never been so grievously wounded, nor had he ever faced such a direct threat of death.

An invisible Eight Trigrams materialized before Shen Bai's eyes. As he activated his Infinite Divination Skill, ethereal threads shot out, connecting to some distant point.

Within a few breaths, the Poison Avoidance and Spirit Recovery Skill had already healed ninety percent of his injuries.

Shen Bai looked back, his tone freezing. "Clean this up. I'm going to find out exactly who was behind this."

The moment he finished speaking, he vanished.

Only Wang Teng and the others remained in the clearing.

The area fell utterly silent. It was a long moment before the others snapped out of their shock.

Ma Yuan's voice trembled slightly.

"That Golden Arrow was imbued with the power of the Daoist Sect. It must have been the work of the Great Yue Country's National Preceptor… I can't believe Lord Shen actually withstood it."

His words shattered the silence.

A wave of discussion erupted.

Wang Teng gave a wry smile. "Lord Shen's divine power is terrifying. To think he could withstand the strength of the Great Yue Country's National Preceptor."

Ding Quan stared at the spot where Shen Bai had vanished, his face filled with adoration. "Lord Shen is at the Talent Unity Realm, and he's already this strong. Once he reaches Void Transformation… I can't even imagine how powerful he'll become."

Everyone felt like they had truly seen something extraordinary today.

Shen Bai's power was undeniable, so much so that everyone present felt almost numb.

Numbness was the correct response. Anything less would have been strange.

After witnessing one shocking event after another, they found they had no other emotion left to feel but a dull sense of awe.

Fortunately, they were all well-trained members of the Observatory. They quickly composed themselves and began the cleanup.

...

「On a mountaintop, dozens of miles away.」

Zhao Feng felt beads of cold sweat trickling down his forehead.

His eyes were a vibrant emerald green—the very reason he'd earned the title 'Cloud-Piercing Arrow'.

For an Archer, exceptional eyesight was just as crucial as superb skill with a bow.

He had witnessed everything that had just happened with Shen Bai.

Even he hadn't expected Shen Bai to withstand the Golden Arrow's assault.

Without a moment's hesitation, Zhao Feng turned and fled at full Speed toward the Great Yue Country.

'The Marquis of Ren De is dead, and the internal threats to Lingyun Dao are all dealt with. I need to get back and report to the National Preceptor immediately.'

'As for Shen Bai... we must do whatever it takes, use our full power to kill him. Otherwise, he will one day become a grave threat to the Great Yue Country.'

Archers lived by a simple creed: if the first shot fails, you vanish over the horizon.

He was dozens of miles away from Shen Bai. With his abilities, that was more than enough distance to escape back to the Great Yue Country. That was precisely why he'd chosen this spot.

No matter how good Shen Bai's Body Technique was, he'd never be able to catch up.

Once he made it back to the Great Yue Country, Shen Bai wouldn't dare kill him right under the nose of the Evil Extermination Bureau.

With this thought in mind, Zhao Feng had already covered a great distance.

But just then, something strange up ahead made him halt in his tracks.

A tear in space was suddenly ripped open, and from it, Shen Bai stepped out.

'What kind of power is this?'

Zhao Feng stared, his eyes wide with disbelief.

'He's hundreds of meters away... how in the world did he get in front of me?'

Shen Bai glanced at Zhao Feng, his killing intent so thick it was almost tangible. "Evil Extermination Bureau of the Great Yue Country. Today, I'll start with you. As for the one who sent you... I will personally take their head one day."

Zhao Feng's vision blurred. The next thing he knew, Shen Bai's hand was clamped around his neck, hoisting him high into the air.

At the same time, Zhao Feng felt a bitter wind whipping around him as a sinister, cold voice spoke by his ear.

"I will take you to the Observatory, where you will be tortured daily until I've squeezed every last clue and every bit of value from you."

"So, let's begin now."

A sliver of poison seeped into Zhao Feng's body. The horrifying pain made his eyes bulge, but he couldn't even scream to release it.

A single thought surfaced in Zhao Feng's mind: 'I'm finished.'