Chapter 203: Ghost King Bow, Ten Halls of Yama!

Want to kill me? No way!

Xiao Heng let out a low, angry roar; true essence surged wildly inside him, and he projected a vigorous-energy shield three feet thick around himself.

Innate vigorous energy!

Derived from the Xiao family's supreme martial art, the Heavenly Vigorous Palm, it excels at defense.

But now, facing the nine arrows shooting toward him, Xiao Heng felt a fear unlike any before rise in his heart.

As for these nine arrows, if one only looks at the thunderbolt vigorous energy coiling around them, they are nothing to fear.

What truly frightened him was the inhuman force contained in the arrows, and their terrifying speed exceeding sound.

Boom boom boom boom boom—

The nine arrows, almost simultaneously, tore through the air and slammed hard into the innate vigorous energy shield.

With each impact, Xiao Heng felt as if he were being rammed by an elephant's brute force; the nine arrows in rapid succession were equivalent to nine elephants striking together.

That kind of force…

In just an instant, the innate vigorous energy, famed for its defense, was shattered to pieces.

Pfft~

Xiao Heng was blown away like a torn sack, flying nearly a hundred meters; his bones felt as if trampled by elephants, none intact, all shattered.

Whoosh!

Just as Qin Shuo prepared to strike with all his might to kill the Xiao family elder,

A cold arrow shot forth from the rear diagonal.

This arrow, in both angle and timing, was exquisite to the finest degree.

If Qin Shuo did not possess the Heavenly Wolf Divine Sense, given the angle of the opponent's shot, by the time he heard the sound he would have no chance to dodge.

The assassin's arrow speed,

Although it could not match the Thunderbolt Arrow shot from Qin Shuo's Dragon-Spine Sky-Splitting Bow,

but the opponent chose precisely the moment after Qin Shuo's nine arrows in rapid succession, when his true qi was exhausted and he urgently needed to draw breath.

Even if it were an ordinary martial artist, even if the opponent had perfected his viscera,

Facing such a marvelously perfect arrow, there would be absolutely no way to dodge!

Thus, after Xiao Rui shot that arrow, his palms sweated, he held his breath, and instead of continuing to draw his bow, he waited for the arrow's result.

In his view, the opponent's old strength was just spent and new strength not yet arisen; this arrow was enough to kill.

Even if the opponent wore black iron armor, this arrow could pierce through metal.

However, the next moment, his cold smile froze.

Because his own arrow suddenly veered off when it was less than a zhang from the black-clad youth.

It was as if an invisible hand flicked the shaft, deflecting the iron arrow originally aimed at Qin Shuo's back by a cun.

The Way of Archery: a miss by a hairsbreadth leads to an error of a thousand miles!

That deflected cun, when the arrow flew past Qin Shuo's side, expanded to over a foot, grazing past him.

This…

Xiao Rui was completely dazed.

An arrow turning in midair—could there really be such a bizarre phenomenon in this world?

Even if the opponent had blocked it with sheer bodily toughness, he wouldn't have been so shocked.

But he could see clearly that the opponent hadn't moved a muscle, as if the arrow were sentient and actively dodged.

He… this…

What kind of evil technique is this?

Not only Xiao Rui, but Xiao Yinglin, lurking in the shadows, was also stunned speechless.

However, the next second, something even more bizarre occurred: the arrow that had grazed past Qin Shuo, upon entering within three feet of his body, suddenly slowed, as if sinking into a mire.

Next, both saw the youth press his hand on the violently trembling arrow shaft, then with a sudden flick of his body, using his rotational force, he flung the arrow in his hand like a spear!

Huh?!

Xiao Rui's eyelid twitched; it was the first time he had seen his own arrow returned in this manner, and instantly his face tightened as a sense of alarm rose in his heart.

This little bastard…

His eyesight was excellent; even in the deep night he could see clearly,

Qin Shuo's arm swing displayed a power simply terrifying to hear of.

Where his fingers and palms passed, the air rippled with tangible waves; clusters of white bubbles exploded around his arm, emitting a terrifying roar like thunderclaps.

Boom!

A low, rumbling sound like summer thunder rolled across the night sky.

This arrow launched from his arm matched Xiao Rui's earlier killing shot in speed and power, and even surpassed it!

Bang!

The intense vibrating sound echoed through the night.

A critical moment!

Xiao Rui raised a three-foot vigorous-energy wall before him, blocking an arrow capable of piercing a city wall.

He too was blown several meters back by the Four Symbols' force riding the arrow; his outward vigorous-energy wind surged, firmly holding Qin Shuo's arrow, bending it, yet it could not pierce through.

Too close!

A chill swept Xiao Rui's back; he had broken out in a cold sweat from fright.

Such archery, such physique…

Seeing Qin Shuo use his arm as a bow and yet fire such a domineering arrow, Xiao Yinglin, hiding in the dark, was utterly moved.

But what followed was a killing intent rich to the extreme.

Though not yet past the age of weak crown, he already possessed such battle prowess, comparable to his elder brother Xiao Yingqi back then, who was only stronger, not weaker.

Such a heavenly talent, if not offended, then it's fine.

Now that they are mortal enemies, we must eliminate him as soon as possible.

Otherwise, once he grows up, the Xiao clan will never have a day to rise.

Woo!

It seemed as if a gloomy wind was howling, and also like an evil ghost emitting a mournful wail.

As Xiao Yinglin drew the spine bone great bow in his hand, the bow arms, which seemed to be made of two joined spinal columns, actually emitted an eerie red light.

At the same time, a strange and greedy power surged from the spine bone great bow, beginning to suck and pull Xiao Yinglin's qi and blood from within his body.

Qi and blood flowed along his arm into the bow, and the two spine bone bow arms seemed to come alive, emitting a grim, ghostly giggle, as if each vertebra housed an evil ghost now frenziedly devouring his blood and qi.

"What a strange bow!"

Xiao Yinglin felt a chill in his heart, and his scalp went slightly numb.

If it weren't to kill Qin Shuo, he would absolutely not use his body to feed ghosts and wield this bow that devours its master.

Now, with the arrow nocked, he had no choice but to release it.

Whether it be him or the Xiao clan, there is no retreat left.

And the culprit behind all this is none other than the black-clad youth on the roof, who has nocked his bow and readied the Dragon Spine Splitting Heaven Bow to first put an end to Xiao Rui.

"Die!"

Xiao Yinglin gritted his teeth, filled with unparalleled resentment and killing intent.

Whoosh!

The blood-colored arrow, entwined with yin ghost killing qi, flashed red light, soundless and traceless, like a phantom vanishing into the night.

When it reappeared, it had already arrived three feet outside Qin Shuo.

"It's over..."

The instant the arrow left his hand, a tremendous sense of weakness surged over Xiao Yinglin's heart.

That very arrow actually consumed a full third of his qi and blood.

Yet his heart was filled with delight.

He could be certain that this arrow, the Qin surnamed one, could not dodge.

Because at the moment the arrow took shape, he could be certain that the crimson arrow was not formed solely from his qi and blood, at least not entirely.

After his qi and blood were absorbed by the spine bone bow arms, they mixed with something else, thus granting the arrow the soul‑chasing, life‑locking trait of being soundless and traceless.

"Ghost King Power, this is the legendary Ghost King's Power!"

He had also heard some legends about the Ghost King Bow in his hand.

It is said that the bow houses ten Ghost Kings, honored as the Ten Halls of Yama, and that as long as the wielder offers his own qi and blood as sacrifice, he can invoke the Ghost King's Power within.

Although such rumors always contain exaggeration.

But the arrow he had just fired indeed gave him a feeling that the target was locked, that it would not rest until it hit.

"Huh?"

Just as he was preparing to repeat his old trick, using Nine Arrows Linked Pearls to shatter the three‑foot gang wall outside Xiao Rui, Qin Shuo's heart suddenly rang with alarm bells.

He felt a terrifying crisis lock onto him,

and no matter which direction he intended to dodge, that danger followed him like a shadow, firmly locking onto him.

"Soul‑Chasing Life‑Lock?"

Qin Shuo's scalp went numb, and immediately he saw a red light flash into his field of vision.