Chapter 235: The Might of the Divine Arrow!

Boom—

The blade's light landed.

An iron-stone wall several zhang wide, as frail as paper, was instantly torn open a huge breach.

Even the prison gate cast from three chi of steel was split open outright by this blade.

Brutal, fierce, ruthless……

This was the most direct impression those screaming bowmen on the wall had of Qin Shuo.

He was like a tiger bursting from its gate, a primordial beast come into the world.

That murderous aura to the extreme made hearts race uncontrollably, almost making one unable to grip their weapons.

"Bold thief, dare you intrude the Great Prison?"

"Kill!"

"Take him down!"

"Release the arrows!"

The Great Prison's wall was broken, thoroughly rousing the entire Great Prison.

Click-click-click~

The teeth-gritting sound of machinery came from all directions.

Bang-bang-bang~

In the next instant, eight specially made arrows as thick as a child's arm shot out from the wall, each inscribed with Breaking Gang Runes.

At this moment, with qi and blood aroused, they were like eight blood-red fire dragons, baring fangs and claws as they lunged at Qin Shuo, cutting off all his retreat.

"Die!"

Xu Longsheng, eyes bursting with extreme shock and anger, directed the prison's bowmen to shower Qin Shuo, who had already charged into the courtyard, with a volley.

Boom—boom—boom!

Like spring thunder clapping together, eight arm-thick arrows violently tore the airflow, emitting a terrifying sonic boom that shook the mind.

In an instant, on the West City Great Prison Plaza, killing intent surged like a tide, completely engulfing Qin Shuo.

Even though Qin Shuo had cultivated his Dragon Elephant Golden Body to the Great Perfection Realm, he now felt only a tingling scalp, his Heavenly Wolf Divine Sense frantically warning, and all his body hair stood on end.

"He's doomed!"

Xu Longsheng's gaze was wolf-like, fixed tightly on the figure already surrounded by Divine Arm Crossbows.

These Divine Arm Crossbows were specially made Breaking Gang Crossbows, designed to break a martial artist's true gang and external training; even a Martial Dao Master forced to withstand a volley of eight would, if not killed, suffer grave injury.

But in the next instant, the cold smile on his face froze.

For the figure surrounded by eight Divine Arm Crossbows actually, at the instant the arrows struck his body, suddenly turned into a flash of electric light and vanished on the spot.

"What?"

"What kind of movement technique and lightness skill is this?"

"Such speed……"

On the wall, in the plaza,

Countless armored prison guards, poised to attack, now all widened their eyes, faces full of disbelief.

As if seeing a ghost in broad daylight.

There are not none in the world who can evade Divine Arm Crossbows with such movement techniques.

One who can transform into electric light, step on air currents, rise riding the wind, and furthermore constantly change direction with wind speed, weaving and dodging,

Is practically mythical.

After all, even a Martial Dao Master can briefly fly through the air,

But to change direction and move with such high frequency, speed, and agility in midair is exceedingly rare.

"Breaking Gang Divine Arm Crossbow, indeed its power is overwhelming, impossible to resist head-on……"

Relying on Lightning Divine Step, Qin Shuo swiftly rushed into the air above the Great Prison, then unfurled his Moonlight Wings, flipped his palm, and the Dragon Spine Splitting Sky Bow instantly appeared in his hand.

Only then did the eight Divine Arm Crossbows fall to the ground together.

Boom—boom—boom!

Blue bricks shattered, rubble flew everywhere.

The Breaking Gang Rune on the Breaking Gang Crossbow arrow, at the instant the arrow hit the ground, suddenly burst forth a blinding light, like a rising sun.

Eight suns shone together.

The entire West City Great Prison Plaza was engulfed in the blinding light.

Then, amidst thunderous booms like winter thunder exploding, the plaza floor was blasted into a terrifying pit several zhang wide and unfathomably deep!

"He actually dodged it!"

Xu Longsheng gritted his teeth, preparing to organize another volley.

But the next moment, a cold, booming voice rang out from above the Great Prison:

"Now it's my turn!"

Boom—

The bowstring twanged like thunder, the arrow split the air like a thunderclap.

As the eight arrows tore through the air, the airflow aloft was violently churned, like a surging sea tide.

Eight arrows in an instant!

This is the Thunderbolt Arrow Qin Shuo learned from Nie Jinfang.

With the Dragon Spine Splitting Sky Bow's super-strong draw strength comparable to a Divine Arm Crossbow, the eight arrows became like eight bolts of lightning, reaching the wall in the instant they left the string, right before the eight Divine Arm Crossbow wielders.

Pfft!

Eight arrows shot out together, yet only one sound rang out.

Eight divine archers almost simultaneously died in an instant, pierced through the heart or skull by the profound iron arrows, meeting their demise.

"This archery..."

On the ground, Xu Longsheng's pupils contracted violently in an instant, and his heart surged with tumultuous waves.

He naturally also understood the martial arts Qin Shuo knew; when the Ghost Mother Sect first approached him, they too gave a detailed explanation.

But this archery style now clearly surpasses ordinary superior archery.

Among these eight arrows, he actually sensed the presence of Thunderbolt True Intent; this is a sign of spiritual cultivation, indicating he is about to enter the Grandmaster Realm.

But how could that be?

How could the opponent's spiritual cultivation be so far ahead of the martial dao realm?

His mind turned only for an instant, yet Xu Longsheng reacted with incredible speed; almost as the eight arrows hit the ground, he turned and ran toward the Great Prison, rushing to its deepest depths.

Facing an archer capable of hovering in midair, the best strategy is to quickly duck indoors, using walls to block their line of sight.

However, the next second he realized he was mistaken.

And he was wrong by a huge margin.

Just as he rushed into the third level of the underground prison, intending to use the tunnel dug by the Ghost Mother Sect to completely escape the Great Prison,

A bolt of arrow-light pierced through the layers of the Great Prison, like a meteor streaking across the sky, dragging a long tail of flame-like light, descending before him.

This arrow was dazzling to the extreme.

One could not see the arrow that should have been there; only a beam of light,

A beam that seemed to gather a hundred li of airflow, capable of piercing the void, the ultimate arrow-light.

Flowing light shattered the void, bringing with it a pressure like mountain roars and sea surges.

Under this arrow, Xu Longsheng seemed to see a myriad-li cloud sea split by a single arrow, even the moon rising from the horizon shattering explosively beneath it.

Crushing Clouds and Shattering Moon!

Such an arrow, could it truly belong to the human realm?

Such a thought had just flashed through his mind when Xu Longsheng saw the arrow-light pierce his chest at a speed he could not dodge.

The next second, he suddenly felt a cloud sea within his body being torn open, and his body rapidly swelled along with it,

Then, with a boom, it exploded completely.

On the Great Prison Square, all the prison guards who witnessed the gathering of heavenly airflow into a single arrow were now dumbstruck, as if turned to stone.

Each one looked up at the boy bearing silver double wings, as if gazing upon a deity.

Clang!

Following the fall of the first prison guard's long sword, the sounds of weapons dropping one after another echoed across the square.

Soon after, the entire West City Great Prison Square was covered with a vast crowd kneeling down.

"All personnel, hold your positions!"

Qin Shuo lowered his figure and issued commands.

Without Xu Longsheng leading them, plus Qin Shuo's terrifying archery reminiscent of an arrow god descending, along with his cloud dragon official robe and identity waist tablet, the prison guards dared not act out of turn, all lowering their heads and even avoiding eye contact.

Qin Shuo strode swiftly toward the Great Prison entrance, utterly unconcerned about these people ambushing him or fleeing.

Under the perception of the Heavenly Wolf Divine Awareness and Yuan Magnetic Meridians, even with his back to these prison guards, their every move remained fully under his control.

Including their expressions, demeanor, and even the flow of their true qi……

After advancing to the second level of the Dragon Elephant Divine Ability, his Heavenly Wolf Divine Awareness and Yuan Magnetic perception also received tremendous enhancement.

Thus, Xu Longsheng appeared to have hidden underground, shielding his line of sight.

But under the dual lock of scent and Yuan Magnetic Meridians, even if Xu were allowed to run five kilometers first, his arrow could still catch up.

But under the dual lock of scent and yuan‑magnetic meridians, even if we let that Xu‑surname person run five kilometers first, his arrow can still catch up to them.

A wave of dampness, decay, foul odor, bloodiness, and excrement surged upward.

Especially at this moment, as Qin Shuo operated the Heavenly Wolf Divine Awareness, that stench was magnified a hundredfold, even a thousandfold,

Especially at this moment, with Qin Shuo operating the Heavenly Wolf Divine Awareness, that foul smell was magnified a hundredfold, a thousandfold,

In an instant, he almost fainted from the stench.

"Having too strong a perception isn't necessarily a good thing, especially in a place like this."

Qin Shuo muttered in his heart, and quickly followed the path Xu Longsheng had taken while fleeing, heading underground.

The West City Prison had four levels in total: one above ground and three below.

At this moment, the entire prison was empty and deserted; not only were the more than a hundred members of the Xiao family nowhere to be seen,

even the criminals previously captured by the Zhen Mo Si who had not yet been executed had all fled, not a single one left.

He quickly arrived at the third underground level following the traces, and a pitch-black cave entrance immediately came into view.

It seems the Xiao family members and those criminals escaped through this passage.

Without hesitation, Qin Shuo dove straight in.

Given his current cultivation, within Yunzhou City, how many below the rank of Grandmaster could kill him?

Even Xiao Yingqi, who hails from Xuan Bing Shan, could not.