Chapter 96 - A Single Arrow! (1/2)

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As the arrow was released, the world itself slowed down. It wasn't as if time slowed, but more so, the arrow was traveling far too fast. This was the first time Yan Zaizen had ever released an arrow backed by Pinaka, his conceptual laws, and his qi and soul cultivation base! The sheer pressure it placed on his body caused his bones to fracture and his skin to rip apart almost instantly upon release.

Fortunately, the Immortal Herculean Method isn't called 'Immortal' for flare. It held an extraordinary accelerated factor for healing wounds, and this layer of damage healed almost as quickly as it appeared. How could such a heaven-defying physique ever be normal? It could survive who knows how long in chaotic space by itself? It was because of this healing factor!

And that was at the initial success!

At the perfection stage, how could it not be hundreds of times greater? Despite his vital energies being consumed quickly, it was still extraordinary.

As the arrow traveled through the air, the sky didn't ripple, the earth didn't quake nor split, but it was like a silent night.

”What?!” Internally, a profound sensation of danger caused the Water Veil Sectmaster's eyes to shrink to a needlepoint. She tried to instinctively take a step away for retreat, but her movement art was simply far too slow.

The arrow collided with the oceanic wave of water and penetrated it as easily as flimsy paper. As it did, an aura of destruction suffused within the oceanic wave like a ripple which caused the water to vanish into thin air. By the time it exited the oceanic wave, half of it was disintegrated, and even still, the Water Veil Sectmaster still couldn't move.

Seeing this, her first reaction was the simplest and most decisive. She directly ignited her true essence within her pathways. The ignition of one's true-essence would cause an extraordinary surge of power to erupt outwards, often times allowing one to exceed a stage temporarily at the cost of cultivation base drop afterward. However, only qi-essence or above could withstand such ignition.

It was almost instant as the true-essence in her body caused her aura and power to rival the peak initial-True Essence Realm. It may just have a 'peak' added, but each stage difference or single step was a world of difference for a True Essence Cultivator.

Her strength directly increased by several times.

She didn't stop there as she forcefully drew upon the power of the sect's grand formation for further support.

However, the arrow didn't show mercy, approaching with a silver-blue soul-piercing light. Despite this taking a long time to describe, the events happened in less than a blink of an eye!

The arrow arrived before her instantly and collided with her defensive true-essence.

BOOM!!!

A single explosion was heard as the world was filled with rustling winds for hundreds of li. Everyone within the border of the Water Veil Sect could feel the turbulent winds produced by the explosion, while the nearby area was nearly vanquished entirely.

Several seconds later, the explosion produced a mushroom dust cloud filled with the essence of destruction and penetration, the characteristics of the Archery of Pure Destruction. The sky directly above no longer had clouds or even an atmosphere. Everyone could see the myriad of stars as if it was nighttime. Several li of distance was rendered out from existence by this single arrow.

Yan Zaizen was panting a little, the exertion on his soul, qi, and vital energies was pretty heavy to release this single arrow. The benefits of having Pinaka, a spirit-rank armament, was that the consumption wasn't considerably massive for each usage and she could adjust for her user. This strength may be great, but that was less than 1% of her true strength.

”If I was at full strength, simply my arrow alone could do hundreds of times more damage.” Pinaka was obviously discontent as she scoffed. Luckily, only Yan Zaizen could hear her as the rest would probably die from these words. If that was the case, could they even be considered ants in front of her?

However, Yan Zaizen was truly shocked at the events. He had hopes, but it wasn't clear. Now, he understood what Pinaka meant when she mentioned that with her and his current cultivation, he could still dominate the entire continent.

Several seconds passed and a faint feeble figure appeared within the dust cloud. Yan Zaizen's eyes narrowed as he scanned with his spiritual sense. He was inwardly surprised.

She was alive.

Indeed. The Water Veil sectmaster not only ignited her true-essence but she overdrew on her meridians and pathways, which pulled out every last ounce of power from her pseudo sky-rank armament. She even drew power from the Mazu Veil Formation. If one looked up, they would no longer see any water curtain surrounding the territory of the sect. All of these things in conjunction allowed her to survive with little damage physically, but the soul damage was still a bit severe.

When she appeared, her expression was solemn beyond compare. She looked towards Yan Zaizen, her eyes filled with anger and grievance but also defeat. From this day forward, it's unlikely she would be arrogant due to her cultivation any longer.

Yan Zaizen faintly smiled triumphantly, ”If you simply arrived peacefully and obediently, this could've been avoided.” He spoke the truth, but how was a person going to react when a small ship appeared in their hometown acting arrogant to all hell? How would he respond? How would anyone?

At this moment, she truly felt enraged and wanted nothing more than to kill Yan Zaizen, but she was intelligent and regained her clear head after this near-death experience. That single arrow could cause the main palace of her sect to collapse in a second. She couldn't afford to be muddle-headed in anger when her sect faced true danger.

She slowly approached the skyship and Yan Zaizen stepped forward, flying to meet her in mid-air. Tao and Bai Lufeng were incredibly shocked by the sequence of events. It occurred so fast that a single blink could've caused them to miss it. It was so massive that the skies rippled and the earth was decimated, and even a li wide hole appeared in the sky.