Chapter 66 - Learning Archery, Issues Arise! (1/2)
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Within the skyship, Tao manned the helm while leisurely piloting it across the skies. At the edge of the skyship, Yan Zaizen wielded a bow in hand and arrow nocked. He aimed it outwards towards the fast moving surroundings, steadily focusing his concentration and breathing.
It's been two weeks since their escape from Grux. During this time, Tao recovered to his peak state and reclaimed his half-step Origin Core Cultivation, while Yan Zaizen had been practicing archery without pause. He was pleasantly surprised when he found a high-grade bow and a few arrows in the Ying Clan's spatial ring. With these, he could practice the basics on a bow that wasn't Pinaka.
The Rudra's Archery of Pralaya was a Conceptual Law Cultivation Method that instructed how to connect and develop the Archery of Pure Destruction. It focused on sheer offensive power and speed to the absolute maximum. Most archery styles would focus on accuracy or tricks such as curving, spinning or rapid fire, but this conceptual law focused on the concept of 'One Arrow, Annihilate All.'
His body was turned sideways, legs spread apart, the arrow fully nocked into a half-moon shape, his hand held the bowstring and arrow in a mongolian draw, his head facing the arrow's point, and his breathing steady. For the last three days, Yan Zaizen has been in this position. The cultivation method is all about stimulating the string of the bow, increasing its draw weight, infusing one's qi into the arrow, and when released the speed and power of the arrow would be highly dependant on the individual's strength. The qi infused would contain traces of the conceptual law thereby giving it even greater destructive abilities.
This undoubtedly required a strong bow and body to execute. If the bow was too weak, it would collapse due to the stimulation, but if your body was too weak then the task of holding it at its peak would be far too straining. So without both, you may be able to execute the style of archery, but it wouldn't be at its peak.
One thing that Yan Zaizen found especially annoying about this was that accuracy is dependant on individual skill. This requires constant practice, not to mention the establishment of the correct form. As for comprehending the law of Archery, it was likely the easiest for him. As time passed over the two weeks, he had already come into contact with the Archery of Pure Destruction.
The law of Archery was only a mortal law, but it was still impressive to learn it within ten days. Earlier, when he comprehended it, he couldn't help but marvel at his own personal genius. His ability to comprehend laws was astoundingly high. The law of life, death, space, and now archery.
It's unfortunate the Yan Clan didn't test one's law comprehension talent. If they did, wouldn't they have discovered his talents long ago?
A small rocky mountain appeared in the distance. On the skyship, the surroundings may be moving fast, but with Yan Zaizen's spiritual sense, he could scan for tens of li in distance, let alone perceive properly in a vessel.
He softly breathed in, and then out.
RELEASE!
The arrow was let loose from the bow, firing at incomprehensible speeds to the point where it looked like a line shadow as it cut through the air. The arrow was creating a meteoric reaction as if piercing through the atmosphere, it formed a visible air-cap that seemed to be slightly brimming with destructive light. However, before the arrow could reach the mountain, it suffered an ablation and disintegrated into dust.
The residual destructive force continued unabated and collided with the mountain, causing a huge explosion that penetrated a hole from end to end. When Yan Zaizen witnessed this, he couldn't help but sigh.
”Pinaka was right.” He couldn't help but say dejectedly despite the obvious power of his arrow. Originally, when he was practicing, Pinaka didn't have any issues to bring up, but when he comprehended the conceptual law as well as used the method of cultivation, she informed him that the arrow would be unable to hold up to the physical force. His vital energies were at the late-Qi Unification Realm, but in terms of his physical attributes, even Tao could only handle a few blows of his.
”With my physique being able to rival the Origin Core Realm, the strain from the destructive qi that could be withstood at peak release is too high. The bow and arrow cannot handle it.” He looked at the bow and saw a myriad of cracks on its surface. Initially, Yan Zaizen could fire fairly consistently without much damage, but now, he would be lucky if he could get two shots off. What's worse, if he incorporated his dao to amplify its effects, the bow would collapse right then and there.