Chapter 617 - 556: Arrow Cultivator

Chapter 617: Chapter 556: Arrow Cultivator

Jiang Shaotian raised his brows at the man again. "Once the direct line of the eldest son grows up, your position will have to be handed over!"

"What a slanderous junior!" Before Wen Yangxi could speak, the current Patriarch could no longer sit still. "Watch me cripple you!"

Wen Tianhong was about five hundred years old, dressed in a black cloak with a white collar. Perhaps Jiang Shaotian had struck a nerve, because he flew into a rage from the shame. With a curse, he stepped forward.

Surprisingly, the man was not a Beast Master, but an Arrow Cultivator. He waved his hand, and a giant bow about ten feet tall appeared in his grasp. The bow had nine strings, looking more like a musical instrument.

He then casually strummed it. A series of clear, melodious notes, like pearls large and small falling onto a jade plate, echoed from the giant bow.

SWOOSH—

But from within the pleasant music, hundreds of dazzling rainbow lights suddenly erupted.

’So fast!’

’Such ferocious Arrows!’

Most importantly, these Arrows were not physically real. They were illusions manifested from True Essence, yet their hardness far surpassed anything forged from Exotic Copper and Iron. The moment the rainbow lights appeared, they formed an invisible great bowl, seemingly about to trap Jiang Shaotian within.

The corner of Jiang Shaotian’s mouth curled up. His ten fingers moved like blooming flowers, conjuring a flurry of flying Magic Patterns. A gale rose around him, forming an Array wrapped in these patterns, and he took the attack head-on without dodging or evading.

But immediately, more Cultivators from the Azure Dragon Hall attacked in anger.

Wen Yangxi was the ancestor of their clan, the man who had ushered in the Wen Family’s golden age. He was also the second most powerful figure in Mist Rain Tower. How could he be so easily insulted?

"It’s impolite not to return a favor!"

Jiang Shaotian stood his ground, relying on the Array around him to withstand the attacks. At the same time, he clapped his hands together. The gale around him swiftly transformed into a cyan beam that shot toward the Heroic Pass before him!

Wen Tianhong snorted coldly. With a flick of his fingertips, he produced a series of powerful, resonant strums. The hundreds of arrows swiftly merged into one, becoming a startling rainbow that flew to meet the incoming cyan beam. The result, however, was beyond the expectations of the Azure Dragon Hall Cultivators.

The moment the cyan beam met the arrow’s light, it flowed around it like water. Suddenly accelerating, it shot through a chain on the city wall with a CLANG, pierced straight through the chest of a junior Cultivator from the Azure Dragon Hall, and exited from his back.

With another THUD, it bored into the ground. A torrent of blood then gushed from the hole in the man’s body, splattering across the earth.

Wild cheers instantly erupted from the Star-Picking Sect’s camp.

To take a life from the heart of an army!

Though the victim was only at the Foundation Establishment stage, the kill was made right under the noses of nearly a hundred Golden Core Cultivators. How could they not be proud of that?

"Jiang Shaotian’s strength has improved quite a bit."

The old man’s eyes flashed as he sent a soft voice transmission.

Chen Che nodded slightly. ’Strictly speaking, he’s improved a great deal.’

’Arrays aren’t limited to Array Discs or Array Banners; you can also perform Array Formation with just your ten fingers, using True Essence to construct the Array Foundation. Of course, this requires extremely high Cultivation and powerful Divine Sense to support it. Clearly, after his defeat at my hands in the battle of Primordial City, the Right Protector learned from his shame and became stronger.’

"Alright!"

Just then, Jiang Shaotian clasped his hands behind his back and said casually, "Since you’re unwilling to fight, we won’t insist. Go on, keep being cowards hiding in your shells!"

After speaking, he actually dispersed the Array and dispelled his illusory form, making to leave. The Cultivators of the Star-Picking Sect didn’t know why, but they too showed signs of dispersing.

"They caused such a huge scene, only for it to end with a bang and a whimper?"

Meng Changtu was confused.

"It’s called a hit-and-run."

Chen Che glanced at Jiang Shaotian. This method wasn’t very lethal, but it was extremely insulting and highly provocative.

It was like agreeing to trade slaps with someone, only for them to smack you unexpectedly and then declare they weren’t playing anymore. Even the most composed person couldn’t stomach that kind of petty grievance.

In fact, the more you thought about it, the angrier you’d get.

Sure enough, seeing Jiang Shaotian about to leave, a torrent of fierce curses erupted from the city wall, with the Azure Dragon Hall being the most vehement. Glancing at the commotion on the wall, Chen Che grinned and said:

"We’re pulling back too!"

The Star-Picking Sect and the Primordial Sect withdrew one after the other. This scene made the city wall explode into an uproar.

"Elder Wen, don’t fall for it! This is their attempt to provoke us!"

The Tower Master of Mist Rain Tower, Ping Miaoxuan, saw Wen Yangxi’s expression growing darker and darker, his fury practically written across his face. She quickly stepped forward to persuade him:

"He’s clearly trying to force the Azure Dragon Hall into the fight... As long as we hold our position in the Celestial River Mountain Range, they’ll be forced to return with nothing. After that, won’t crushing Jinyun Valley be a simple matter?"

As soon as she said this, the Third Floor Master, Lin Yongdao, who came from the Mortal World, thought to himself, ’This is bad.’

’Don’t these words just confirm what Jiang Shaotian said earlier? That as soon as the two sects retreat, Mist Rain Tower would be too busy breathing a sigh of relief to dare to start a fight?’

’After all, they had always been the weaker side.’

Not only did Wen Yangxi’s face turn cold, but even the Azure Dragon Hall Cultivators who had been clamoring for revenge now shut their mouths, all turning to look at Ping Miaoxuan. Though no one spoke, a chilling atmosphere quietly began to spread.

This was a matter of the clan’s honor. How could they just let it go?

Sensing the undisguised killing intent from the other side, some Cultivators from the Vermilion Bird Hall couldn’t help but swallow nervously, their hands moving to their Weapons.

The other major Halls also sensed the dire situation. The tense atmosphere was thick with the smell of gunpowder, ready to ignite at any moment.

"Fire the arrows!"

Seeing things were about to get out of hand, Third Floor Master Lin Yongdao immediately shouted an order.

SWOOSH SWOOSH SWOOSH—

A sky-blotting volley of Fury Arrows shot toward the allied forces of the two sects, as if to vent Wen Yangxi’s anger for him. But at Jiang Shaotian’s signal, the allied forces unanimously held their fire, not retaliating in the slightest.