Nine Stars Killer Novel - Chapter 408

Chapter 408 Archery

The situation on the battlefield instantly reversed. No one expected Ye Feng to break through the Qilin Formation so easily. The Qilin Formation that had plagued Persia for hundreds of years was broken through by Ye Feng.

The Golden Sharp Formation suddenly retracted and turned into an Earth Wind Formation. Countless strong winds blew on the ground. The soldiers in Li Chengyang could not open their eyes and their footsteps were disrupted. On the other hand, the cavalry on both sides of Ye Feng charged forward. Although they were protected by iron shields, they were also knocked seven times over.

The Qilin Formation became more and more chaotic, and Li Chengyang’s expression changed drastically.

“Hurry up and form a formation! Hurry up and form a formation!”

Li Chengyang’s horse rode back and forth, feeling irritable. Although this was a simulated sand table, it was exactly the same as a real battlefield.

However, how could Ye Feng give him the chance to directly destroy the Qilin Formation and break through the twenty thousand elite soldiers he left behind like a crusher?

Once the formation was broken, Li Chengyang’s side declined even faster. Many soldiers were beheaded by Ye Feng’s knights before they could even react.

The battle lasted for a day. The Qilin Formation composed of fifty thousand elite soldiers was slaughtered by Ye Feng. However, Ye Feng only lost five thousand people on his side. This kind of battle was unexpected to Ye Feng.

Chi!

A sharp arrow flew through the void, shooting into Li Chengyang’s head that was already in a panic. Without a burst of blood light, his divine sense suddenly returned to Li Chengyang’s body.

“Cheng cheng cheng!”

Li Chengyang’s face was deathly pale. Although he could not truly die in the sand table, he could still deal some damage if he shot his soul.

“Ye Feng, I’ve already lost. Why are you still attacking?”

Li Chengyang clutched his head, feeling waves of pain coming from his head as he shouted.

“As long as you don’t admit defeat, I can continue to attack. This is the law of the battlefield. As a young Persian genius, you don’t even understand this rule!”

Ye Feng sneered. The rules of the battlefield, as long as one did not admit defeat, meant that the opponent would not surrender until he was killed!

“What Ye Feng said is correct. Although it is a sand table deduction, none of you have Ye Feng’s concentration. You have always treated it as a joke. If it was really a battlefield, you would have been killed long ago. The sand table deduction is to temper your temperament. However, you have always treated it as a joke. I will definitely report it to the Emperor truthfully!”

The referee hit the nail on the head. Because it was a sand table deduction, none of these people treated it as a real battlefield drill. If it was really a battlefield, how could there ever be a chance? Therefore, from the beginning, Ye Feng treated it as a life-and-death battle. This was a habit, Ye Feng was used to it. Whether it was sand table or real, he would never relax.

Everyone lowered their heads and did not dare to look at the referee. Indeed, they had never taken it seriously. Everything was very comfortable now. They only regarded the sand table exercise as a pleasure and did not understand the real meaning.

“If the two countries were to fight, only a few of you would be able to truly stand on your own side!”

The referee was saddened and took advantage of this opportunity to wake them up.

Princess Persia returned to her seat and looked at Ye Feng with an incomprehensible gaze. She supported her cheeks and fell into deep thought.

“Alright, now is there anyone who doubts the ranking of the second stage!”

The referee then announced the result. This time, no one objected again. Li Chengyang glared at Ye Feng with malicious eyes, wishing he could eat the other party.

Ye Feng pretended not to see it and returned to his seat.

“Rest for a while and prepare for the third stage. It’s also the Bow and Arrow Pass. Our Persian knight is very popular. To become a qualified knight, you must first have a powerful bow and arrow technique that can take a person’s head from a hundred meters away!”

The referee announced the third round.

“Also, you are not allowed to use True Essence in the third trial. Everything depends on your physical strength. If you discover who used True Essence, you will be directly disqualified from the third trial!”

Everyone was very clear on this point. Once they used True Essence, everyone present would probably be archers. With True Essence controlling them, the arrows would not deviate from their trajectory.

After a cup of tea, everyone arrived at the prepared playground. There were dozens of arrow targets here for them to shoot arrows.

“There are a total of ten shots. Whoever shoots the most accurately will be the first!”

The rules were very simple. Whoever hit the bull’s eye the most would be the first.

“There’s one more thing. There are probably a few people here who can do ten full hearts, so you can choose to increase the difficulty. We will consider increasing the points!”

A few of the judges knew their background. This kind of archery competition was not difficult for them, so they could choose to increase the difficulty themselves. In the same situation, they would also have higher scores if they chose a difficult archery competition.

A few of them were born in the archery house. Their archery skills had already reached perfection. Ye Feng noticed that there were several people carrying quiver bags behind them.

Twenty-four people stood still at the same time. They were a hundred meters away from the target. With such a long distance, being able to hit the center of the target was absolutely first-rate archery.

Normally, archery could only shoot fifty meters at most, and it didn’t exclude people with shocking arm strength. Any arrow could shoot a hundred meters away, so it was known as a hundred-step shot.

If you use True Essence, it’s impossible to estimate. At least you can shoot a thousand meters away. That way, you won’t be able to test your true archery skills.

This was the first time Ye Feng had used the bow and arrow. He had never shot it before, so it was considered a blank space.

Holding the bow and taking the arrow, Ye Feng was no stranger. After familiarizing himself with the strength of the longbow and the weight of his arrow, he could calculate how much strength he needed and how far he could shoot.

“Whoosh whoosh whoosh!”

Arrows flew out one by one, drawing beautiful arcs in the air.

“Zheng Zheng Zheng …”

Clanging sounds could be heard from the arrow target a hundred meters away. Many arrows accurately landed on the arrow target. There were also a few people who accurately hit the target’s center. Ten rings were also full rings.

Only a few people were still aiming. Ye Feng was one of them. He felt that it was almost time. He released his left hand and the arrow turned into a shooting star.

Chi!

There were still a few meters away from the target. The arrow suddenly fell to the ground. Ye Feng actually missed. Only one of the twenty-four people missed the target.

“Hahaha …”

Everyone burst into laughter. They were amused by Ye Feng. In the first two tests, Ye Feng had won first place. Many people were unconvinced. They intended to humiliate Ye Feng fiercely in the archery test. They finally found an opportunity.

This time, even the Persian Princess had a strange expression on her face. If Ye Feng continued to be a genius, even she would be unable to figure it out. Fortunately, Ye Feng was not omnipotent and had his own weaknesses.

The referee had no expression on his face, because he could tell that this was the first time Ye Feng had used a bow and arrow. It was not easy for him to shoot the bow and arrow without being taught.

The so-called Hundred Days Saber, Spear, and Thousand Days Arrow, this arrow was not aimed at that sword. Archery was different from swordsmanship. The former required perseverance, while the latter required talent. No matter how much perseverance one had, without talent, one would not be able to cultivate swordsmanship.

As for those with great willpower, there were very few who could not cultivate archery. This was the difference between the two.

Ye Feng hadn’t cultivated for a day. He could shoot arrows only a few meters away from the target. This was already a monster. How could these so-called geniuses understand it? Only very few people could see it.

Soon, someone began to release the second arrow. Dozens of arrows shot towards the target like rain of arrows. There was another swoosh, followed by the sound of the arrow hitting the target. It was extremely stiff, producing the sound of a stick.

“Ye Feng, what are you waiting for? Hurry up and shoot! If you’re afraid of losing face, you can give up this round of competition!”

Someone began to mock. The second round was over, only Ye Feng did not shoot out and was still hesitating.

“That’s right, if you can’t, don’t be embarrassed, lest you insult our Persian archery!”

Some people echoed, and many people smiled, wanting to see Ye Feng continue to make a fool of himself.

However, Ye Feng ignored it. The rules said that the use of true essence was forbidden, but he didn’t say that he could use soul power. His soul power could control items, so he didn’t know if he could control arrows.

Although Ye Feng was very monstrous, in such a short period of time, it was a bit difficult for him to cultivate peerless archery. Ye Feng had to think of a way. Only by winning first place would he have the chance to leave Persia.

His divine sense slowly spread out and wrapped around the arrow. It was impossible to see it from the outside. It was as if Ye Feng had branded the arrow with a soul mark. To put it bluntly, Ye Feng could shoot wherever he wanted, provided that Ye Feng’s strength was well controlled.

“Hurry up! Do you want us to wait for you? If you can’t, get out of here!”

Someone was getting impatient and said in a provocative tone, especially Jiang Xiaofeng, who had been attacked by Ye Feng once with his soul. He gritted his teeth with hatred.

Gradually, a faint mood appeared on Ye Feng’s body. It was as if he had merged into a bow and arrow. A person was an arrow, and an arrow was a person. The expression of the judge standing not far away changed drastically.

“The combination of man and arrow!”

The referee was greatly shocked. He actually saw the situation where people and arrows were one. Was this Ye Feng doing this on purpose?

“Whoosh!”

Amidst everyone’s mockery, contempt, and sneer, Ye Feng’s arrow shot out and swayed in the air.

“Ring arrow!”

Ye Feng’s arrow suddenly turned into a semi-circle in the air. It was actually a circular arrow. This kind of archery had long since been lost. Rumor has it that after practicing this kind of archery, one could break free from some buildings and circle around the building to hit the enemy.

This required the speed at which the arrow flowed, as well as the speed of the wind and the speed of the arrow per hour. Only the slightest miscalculation would cause the arrow to deviate from its trajectory.

Didn’t he say that the difference was a thousand li? The same was true of archery. As long as one deviated a little bit from their target, they would be far away from their target.

After the arrow drew a semi-circle in the air, it circled back from behind a target and shot directly into the center of Ye Feng’s target.

“Zheng!”

A hard voice appeared, and the arrow shot firmly into the red heart.

Ten rings!

“Hiss!”

Everyone sucked in a breath of cold air at the same time. Including the referee, the spectators widened their eyes.

“State Teacher, I didn’t expect this Ye Feng to hide so deeply. Is he a gladiator or not?”

From beginning to end, the Imperial Teacher and some ministers sat at the side and did not speak. Even if Ye Feng broke the Qilin Formation, they were only slightly moved, thinking that Ye Feng was just a coincidence.

But at this moment, he had to pay attention to it. It was a coincidence. Could it be that it was a coincidence every time?

There was a possibility that Ye Feng really possessed the talent of a monster, far more than the Persians.