680 Quenching Thirst with Poison (1/2)

Silver bow and bronze arrow. The design of the longbow was still the same as how it was 600 years ago, while the bronze arrows, which had been buried for centuries, were already full of rust and decay. On the other hand, most of the enemy were scepters and were extremely powerful. Even the shortbows that children would play with looked much more powerful and formidable.

But in the instant when the bowstring tightened, everyone felt an indescribable sense of suffocation. It was as if their throats were slowly being tightened by an invisible string and there was a chill that crept slowly into their hearts. The sense of fear was so overwhelming that it almost took over all their senses and they could barely regain control of themselves.

The threat did not come from the longbow but from the person drawing it.

Just as a bone-piercing chill blew across, the arrow shot out and the hairs of all living creatures in the entire Ultimate stood up. They could barely suppress the urge to scream. The arrow flew directly towards Ye Qingxuan in silence. Why is it me again?!

Ye Qingxuan was stunned to be singled out amongst so many. But he had no more time to spare on remaining in a state of shock. In his perception, time seemed to have stopped. He could not dodge nor block the arrow. It was as if his impending doom was flying towards him in the form of the arrow. It was graceful and patient. The Firebird was surpassed without a sound. There was no reaction in the Kingdom of Heaven on Earth as a small gap was created.

At this moment, the Dragon of Gold was flying so slowly it was almost unbearable. The bronze arrow passed by the dragon easily before shredding the gigantic dragon's left wing and continuing towards Ye Qingxuan's heart. It pierced through without a sound. Every corner of the body trembled violently. The aura of doom spread out rapidly as bones crumbled into the wind. Organs began to rot, blood began to dry, and skin began to crack.

In the blink of an eye, all signs of life were destroyed. The circulation of aether was stopped the moment blood stopped circulating. The Symphony of Predestination, which had just been forged, was destroyed by this arrow and it dragged the remnants of Ye Qingxuan's will to the depths of darkness.

Everything had turned into ashes but a beam of electricity shot out amongst them. The Music Theory of Reform exploded from the greatest depth of the Symphony of Predestination as electricity instantly took shape and repaired the broken music theory, connected the Heaven Ladder and healed the will of Ye Qingxuan. It removed the doom of that arrow so that the heart started beating once again, blood was being created, organs were being repaired and bones were recovering. In one moment, there was only ashes and doom and in the next moment, death was denied and there was a revival.

Ye Qingxuan had fully exhausted all his energy. He sat down in a heap as he stretched his hands and used all his energy to pull out the arrow in his heart. His face was pale and he was extremely weak.

What was going on?! He had already been killed once. Although he was only on the brink of death this time around, the reason he was still alive was because of his 'experience.'

If not for the fact that the Firebird and the bestiality of the Dragon of Gold had weakened that mysterious arrow layer by layer, or that he had already entered vacuum and was able to replace blood circulation with aether circulation, or that he had just forged a Symphony of Predestination, or because of the Music Theory of Reform, or because of his experience… If not for so many factors, he would have died long ago.

The strangest part of all was that this arrow was clearly just an ordinary arrow. It did not come with any intimidating sounds or terrifying music theory. It was just a simple bronze arrow that was rusty and decayed. By right, even 100,000 of these arrows should be capable of harming him.

Very soon, more and more people suffered the same fate as him. From the moment Ye Qingxuan was shot, the rest had already tried to flee while almost everyone was prepared to defend themselves.

In complete silence, the white knight drew another arrow and notched it onto the longbow. Every single action was gentle and meticulous, yet extremely efficient. Time seemed to stack on top of one another at this moment. Everyone saw the white knight pulling back the longbow and aiming at them… In the next instant, countless illusions appeared around the white knight. There was a shrill explosion in the sky as if the arrow struck its target but the quiver was completely empty of arrows now! Soon after, falling stars! The number of scepters, who had been floating in the sky like stars, suddenly reduced by half in an instant. Anyone that had been struck by an arrow could only await death.

The remaining light dimmed, just like candles that would eventually be blown out in the wind. In a single moment where he was caught off guard, the bronze arrow shot through the only remaining eye of the Second Prince. At this moment, the God of Thunder had become completely blind.

Chopin flew out as he was surrounded by music theories that were in a mess. No one knew when a circular mirror had appeared in his hands. There was a lethal bronze arrow stuck on this mirror, which meant that the latter had saved him from certain death. However, it was clear that he was not in good shape as well, as he was barely catching his breath while seeking out the white knight.

At this very moment, the Ultimate extended, and Yuan Jing, who had been kneeling, suddenly vomited blood. There was a crack on the long sword in front of him and the soul in it was moaning. Under everyone's watchful eyes, the broken pieces of the Ultimate fell from the sky and eventually landed on the ground.

”Do you feel it?” At this moment, Ye Qingxuan heard a voice that he least wanted to hear. ”This is his projection of element.”

Paganini!