Chapter 29: Houyi's Arrow

"I can't leave empty-handed." Glancing at Houyi, who was pursuing from behind, Tian Yuan chose a direction and fled.

Originally, he had planned to head straight for the front lines of the Wu Clan, so he had bypassed many tribes along the way; now, he could harvest a batch while on his way.

There were faint fluctuations flowing ahead; instead of retreating, Tian Yuan advanced, his figure flashing as he struck toward that void.

While the Space Law is indeed remarkable, as one of the acquired Five Elements, it also has its own extraordinary aspects, and more importantly, this location happens to be situated on an Earth Vein.

In the sky, his speed could not compare to Houyi's, but underground, it was a different story.

Boom! That patch of void shattered, revealing a grim-faced Houyi.

After just one contact, Tian Yuan rolled with the momentum and fled rapidly into the distance.

A Great Witch is truly a Great Witch; Houyi's physical strength was not below his own.

Without the suppression of cultivation realms, unless one possesses a Supreme Innate Spiritual Treasure, it is difficult to withstand the might of a Great Witch.

A physical body comparable to a spiritual treasure or supreme treasure, impervious to divine abilities and spells—he is indeed a tough nut to crack.

No wonder that Donghuang Taiyi, despite wielding an Innate Supreme Treasure, ultimately met an end where his body perished and his Dao dissipated.

A protracted battle is merely a waste of time; Tian Yuan flashed away, fleeing toward the nearest tribe in his memory.

"Is this the Earth Escape Technique?" Watching Tian Yuan escape so nimbly, Houyi was shocked.

Earlier, when he had fired several arrows in the air, Tian Yuan had dodged frequently, and he hadn't felt anything unusual.

Now that he was facing it personally, how could he fail to see the extraordinary nature of it?

There are many experts among the ten thousand races, and there is no lack of those skilled in escape techniques, but compared to Tian Yuan, it is like the difference between clouds and mud.

How could a mere stone man be so extraordinary? Could he truly be an Innate Sacred? Houyi tore through the void, his arms once again resting on the bowstring.

He did not pay attention to Kuafu, who was still following closely behind.

There was more than just the two of them, the Great Witches, in the tribe; even if they were both absent, no problems would arise in the short term.

Tian Yuan felt a premonition and flashed his figure several times, but those arrows still locked onto him firmly.

The Sun-Shooting Divine Bow and Sun-Shooting Divine Arrows, though refined as acquired treasures, were not something ordinary Innate Spiritual Treasures could compare to.

After several attempts, Tian Yuan already knew the outcome, so he no longer deliberately dodged, but simply fled forward.

Boom! Numerous arrows exploded all around, accompanied by intense silver light flashing, sealing off the surrounding space.

Yet, the Nine Heavens Breathing Soil is no ordinary Supreme Innate Spiritual Treasure, and it is extremely compatible with his origin.

With a slight circulation, he escaped from the dazzling silver light, and he also spotted a tribe not far away.

Without the slightest hesitation, Tian Yuan opened his mouth and spat; the Nine Heavens Breathing Soil turned into yellow dust, and he dove headfirst into it.

Just as he swept over the tribe, he transformed into a stone man and burrowed into the ground, leaving behind a crowd of panicked Wu people in the tribe.

Having been chased by Kuafu for so many years, Tian Yuan was already extremely proficient in this process of abducting people.

Houyi, who had just retracted his arrows, could only watch helplessly as Tian Yuan took away many of his clansmen, and he instantly felt a surge of rage burning in his chest.

Under his attack, this guy actually still had the leisure to capture clansmen.

A dignified Great Witch, when had he ever suffered such an insult! Houyi no longer held back his strength and drew the remaining four arrows from his quiver. And that last pair of arms, which had been hanging down, also rested on the Sun-Shooting Divine Bow.

The nine arrows returned to their positions, a light humming sound rose from the string, and the pitch-black great bow trembled slightly.

Vaguely, a massive black divine bird phantom could be seen manifesting, spreading its wings in the air.

As the bowstring was pulled back further, the divine bird manifesting in the air became increasingly clear.

Accompanied by a heaven-shaking cry, it swept toward Tian Yuan ahead, as if blotting out the sky and sun.

"Hm?" Sensing the fluctuations behind him, Tian Yuan's gaze narrowed slightly.

Previously, Houyi's arrows were traceless and unpredictable in the void, but now it was such a grand display. After all, he was a famous Great Witch in the Primordial World, so Tian Yuan dared not be careless; a faint nine-colored light glowed on his chest.

Everything had been smooth sailing so far; he shouldn't capsize in a small ditch.

Sensing carefully, apart from the familiar Space Law and Thunder Law, there were no other anomalies.

Only the divine bird in the air looked somewhat different.

Underground, he had the advantage of the terrain; Tian Yuan did not want to lose his own advantage and had no intention of investigating further.

To Tian Yuan's surprise, the divine bird that spread its wings did not head straight for him, but hovered above his head.

Just as Tian Yuan was feeling puzzled, the divine bird in the air opened its mouth and spat repeatedly, and arrow after arrow fell.

One, two, three, four, five—exactly nine arrows, but the divine bird in the air did not disappear and remained steadily behind him.

Tian Yuan was not sure about Houyi's methods; seeing the long arrows shooting toward him, he swung his right arm backward violently.

Over his entire body, apart from his chest, his right hand was the hardest.

Nine crisp sounds rang out; under the flickering nine-colored light, nine arrow marks of varying depths remained.

A cry sounded from behind, and he saw that the deflected arrows did not land, but turned in mid-air and flew toward him again.

An infinite loop of attacks?

This thought flashed through Tian Yuan's mind, and he immediately had an ominous feeling.

These arrows were not weak in power; each one could leave a significant crater on his body. There was still quite a distance to Mount Buzhou; if this continued, he would be covered in holes.

Thinking of himself being riddled with pits and bumps, Tian Yuan couldn't help but feel his scalp tingle.

Houyi, who possessed the Space Law, was much more troublesome than Kuafu.

Immediately, the nine-colored light around his body flashed, and he fled toward Mount Buzhou with all his might.

At the same time, golden-yellow soil flowed out from his chest, quickly spreading to his limbs, instantly covering his entire body and turning him into a golden-yellow stone man.

Seeing Tian Yuan fleeing at high speed, Houyi, who was following in the air, let out a cold snort, and the divine bird cried out loudly. In an instant, clanging sounds rang out continuously, and that patch of void was filled with dense arrow shadows.

Tian Yuan, who was exerting the Nine Heavens Breathing Soil to its limit, turned a blind eye to this and just ran while wailing.

If he passed by any tribes, he didn't care about anything else; he opened his mouth and inhaled violently, sweeping away all the Wu people within.

Time was tight, and he couldn't be bothered to distinguish them; after reaching Mount Buzhou, he would just dump the Wu people below the Golden Immortal realm at the foot of the mountain.

After all, he was a dignified Great Luo Golden Immortal; with the suppression of cultivation realms, no one could resist him at all.

Seeing Tian Yuan jumping and leaping about in pain, Houyi thought he had injured the other party, yet who would have known this stone man still did not forget to capture his tribesmen.

This time it was even worse; he had swept the entire tribe clean, leaving not a single figure behind.

Enraged, Houyi tore open the void, appeared beside Tian Yuan, and slammed a punch into him.

Tian Yuan sensed it but paid no heed, tanking the punch head-on, then taking advantage of the momentum to roll forward with a *whoosh*, accelerating his escape.

Houyi's figure flashed repeatedly in the air, watching the departing Tian Yuan with shock and suspicion.

He was renowned throughout the tribe for his archery, but he was still a Great Witch, and the strength of his physical body was by no means inferior.

Yet that full-force punch just now felt as if it had struck a pile of cotton, completely soft and yielding.

That mysterious Supreme Innate Spiritual Treasure! Damn it! Glancing behind at Kuafu, who had no idea where he had fallen, Houyi chased after him with a livid face.

He now understood a little why Kuafu had been so furious just a moment ago.

This stone man's every method was entirely focused on fleeing and defense! New book period, if you have votes, please cast them, thank you!

(End of this chapter)