Chapter 817: Midnight Martial Contest: Testing the Edge (72)

Over the Star Chariot Sea, countless Bu Li continuously assaulted Yukong's defensive formation, when a strange sound rang from the sky; Feixiao stepped onto a star chariot and descended, crashing straight into the leading Bu Li.

Feixiao, brandishing a blade‑spear, leapt down from the star chariot: "Yukong sister, after thirty years we can fight side by side again. It's been ages since I stretched my muscles—let's begin!"

Yukong hurriedly warned, "We're on my Luofu Immortal Boat right now; try to hold back your punches and kicks!"

Feixiao's support let everyone exhale in relief, but some on the scene also noticed that the gentle wind above was turning violent, as if boiling and wailing.

For a moment, sand and stones raced across the Star Chariot Sea, clanking like bronze horses. The gale rose abruptly, as if to herd countless dark clouds and enshroud the Sea.

Upon closer inspection, the wind was only swirling around General Feixiao; it grew ever more fierce, yet she remained unmoving amid the gale. The Bu Li, seeing this, panicked and tried to flee, but no matter how their claws dug into the ground, a suction from behind locked them in place, leaving deep claw marks on the ground.

Such an ambush arrived suddenly, its force like a raging storm!

Yukong saw a flash; a streak of cyan light burst from the wind, slicing with extreme speed and sharpness. Feixiao became a bolt of lightning, streaking across the streets along the Star Chariot Sea in the blink of an eye. The whirlwind, though seemingly chaotic, lifted countless Bu Li into the air while sparing every ordinary person.

In a deserted corner, Feixiao hurled the iron‑barrel‑sized Bu Li forward with a crash—"Boom"—and the entire swarm of Bu Li across the Star Chariot Sea was smashed into a puddle of flesh.

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The Adventures of Cheng Long.

Tornado destroys the parking lot!

Feixiao rides a plane!

Fox people swoop over the Bu Li!

Xiao Yu jumped up excitedly, rattling off several of Black Tiger A Fu's techniques in one breath; she never imagined anyone could match his chaotic move names so closely.

"Alright, Xiao Yu, don't hop around while we eat," Cheng Long tucked a piece of braised pork into his bowl. "And even if you pray earnestly to that female general, she won't appear on Earth to teach you kung‑fu."

"I know." Xiao Yu settled back into her seat, hands propping her chin. "But that was so cool! 'Whoosh'—like a meteor, and that wind—definitely a tornado! Then bang, bang, bang, it smashed the whole bunch of Bu Li to death, cooler than any Hollywood special effect! Is this magic? It doesn't look like something fate could grant."

Xiao Yu looked at her dad with a curious expression.

"I'm not sure either, but that speed of Feixiao… is quite similar to the power of the Rabbit Talisman among the Twelve Sigils." Dad waved a long incense stick in the air. "The Rabbit Talisman grants its bearer supersonic speed, yet Feixiao's pace seems even faster."

"Whether her lightning speed stems from destiny or from the talisman, the answer is surely the former… Yet her cultivated training also plays a part. There are certainly other fox people on the hunting destiny, but a fox person with such speed is unique on the Immortal Boat."

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"The battlefield of the Star Chariot Sea has been cleared," Feixiao said, returning to Yukong's side.

Yukong furrowed his brow: "But Changletian and Jinren Xiang still seem locked in a hard fight; I'll ready the star chariot now—"

"After a prolonged battle, we must now seize every second to thwart the farce created by Hu Lei. Though Jiao Qiu always wants me to stop and not go all out, now… it's truly time for a 'quick‑strike, quick‑finish.'" Feixiao said into the communicator, "Calling Changletian: if you see light in the sky, disperse everyone immediately!"

"Yukong sister, may I borrow your bow!"

Feixiao caught the bow Yukong tossed, vaulted into the high sky. Gale winds surged from all directions, rattling the flags of the Cloud Riders below.

A blazing white spark crackled in her hand, instantly forming an arrow. She drew the bow, nocked the string; the cyan wind seemed to condense into a dazzling white flame. For a moment, the Cloud Riders below couldn't help but look up, as if beholding a wondrous sight.

In an instant they heard a sharp, piercing whoosh, clear and shrill like a crane's cry in a clear sky, frost‑morning feathers cracking. A bright, reed‑like flash streaked across the heavens, like a meteor chasing the moon, shooting from west to east across the Star Chariot Sea toward distant Changletian.

"…What was that?"

At that moment Xing had just repelled a wave of Bu Li when a blinding beam shot from the sky. Mo Ze hurriedly pushed her aside and shouted to the Cloud Riders ahead, "Scatter! Everyone scatter!"

The Cloud Riders' front legs withdrew, and the arrow struck the next wave of Bu Li wolf pack; its crushing force, like autumn wind clearing leaves, instantly swept all Bu Li in Changletian away, leaving only a spectacular mushroom cloud.

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The burial of Fu Li Lian.

Hu Ta Erke's jaw nearly hit the floor; he froze in his chair, trembling fingers pointing at the sky: "That… was that an arrow?? Could an arrow do that?!"

If it weren't an arrow, he'd think it was a long‑range laser strike only possible in the heavens.

It was just like a meteor…

And she was insanely accurate! Though Xing's side had pre‑emptively evaded, the arrow still hit a wave of Bu Li dead‑on; both its speed and power seemed far beyond Jing Yuan's.

"So this is the Hunting Envoy's attack method; now we can at least experience what Immortal Boat people feel when they witness the Imperial Bow's fate‑bound arrow," Fu Li Lian smiled lightly. "To fire such an arrow… no wonder she became the Hunting Envoy."

They had never seen the Hunting Star God shoot an arrow, yet Feixiao's single shot was already dazzling; imagine how brilliant the Star God's arrow would be. But witnessing a Star God's arrow might not be a blessing—if the target were this land, a single shot could vaporize both people and ground.

"No wonder the Bu Li lose when they fight Feixiao," Filien remarked from the side. "Facing a monster like that, I can't imagine how desperate the Bu Li must be. If we don't rescue Hu Lei again, this battle can't be fought at all."

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Mo Ze stared at the scattered Bu Li corpses and sighed deeply, "Tch, this is a nightmare. I knew it would turn out like this… This guy always makes such a huge spectacle every time he hits the battlefield."

"Now there isn't even a single living mouth left that can give us intel…"

Xing, still reeling from the recent chaos, asked, "What just happened?"

Mo Ze explained, "It was an arrow shot by Feixiao; who knows what she used as an arrow this time."

"I want to see her fire another arrow with my own eyes…"

"……"

Mo Ze gave a cold, expressionless stare up and down at Xing, the blank look seeming to say, "Cherish life, won't you?"