Chapter Seventeen: The Touch of Darkness (Part Two)

  At the moment when the Cat's Eye gemstone was inlaid on the Emperor Bow, Zhou Weiqing only felt a surge of Heavenly Power within him. He didn't dare to slow down and hastily drew his bow and arrow, exerting all his strength for one shot.

  He was shocked to discover that the drawing power of this bow was actually ten times that of the Purple Star Bow. With his full strength amplification, the physical properties of the bead were barely enough to open the bow, and when the bow was full moon, he was already sweating on his forehead, and the heavenly power inside him had already been consumed by a third.

  Under mental control, a black light burst out of the cat's eye gemstone in an instant. The black texture quickly crawled all over the bowstring, and even the bowstring was dyed black. The feather arrow on the string trembled slightly, as if it might not be able to withstand the enormous energy and explode at any moment.

  Taking a deep breath, Zhou Weiqing suddenly turned around, revealing only his right hand and the Overlord Bow, with his body still hidden behind the tree. With a flick of his wrist, the arrow shot out.

  It is impossible to directly apply the intent of the bead to the bow and arrow, but it can be done through the Tyrant Bow condensed by the physical bead and inlaid with the intent bead. This was Zhou Weiqing's first true use of the Intent-Body Fusion Technique, and with this one arrow, half of the Heavenly Energy within his body was consumed.

  At the moment when Zhou Weiqing loosened the bowstring of the Overlord Bow, he felt as if his body had been emptied of something, and his entire body trembled with it. A loud whistle burst forth, piercing through the forest, and with Zhou Weiqing's eyesight, he didn't even see how the arrow was shot out. All he heard was a deafening boom about seventy paces away, accompanied by the trembling of the ground beneath his feet.

  "Whoa, are they setting off fireworks?" Zhou Weiqing was shocked and had already jumped out. What presented itself before his eyes was a scene that left him utterly stunned.

  Just seventy paces away, on the ground, a pit with a diameter of five meters and a depth of half a meter appeared in the forest. Within thirty meters around the pit, leaves and shattered plants were falling from the sky everywhere. Twelve black dark tentacles were tightly wrapped around Xiao Se's body, and at this time, Xiao Se was in the center of the pit, obviously being pulled over by the Dark Touch. At this time, his mind was clearly in a daze.

  Once the Dark Bind is completed, unless the opponent's strength can break free, it will continue to entangle until Zhou Weiqing's Heavenly Power is exhausted.

  Zhou Weiqing put away the Emperor's Bow and calmly took down the Purple Star Bow, nocked another long arrow and aimed at Xiao Se walking over.

  After a brief dizziness, Xiao Se gradually came to. This dizzy spell lasted for four or five seconds. It wasn't just the effect of the Dark Strike, but also because Zhou Weiqing's arrow shot with the Emperor Bow was too powerful earlier. He was more stunned than anything else. Even Zhou Weiqing himself didn't expect that the fusion technique of the Emperor Bow and the Variable Stone Cat Eye Gem would be so incredibly powerful.

  This newly condensed Elementary Archking Bow has a linear attack range of over 1,000 meters and also comes with explosive effects. This is why it consumed so much of Zhou Weiqing's Heavenly Energy. Adding the Dark Demonic Touch, the total amount of Heavenly Energy left in Zhou Weiqing's body was now only a little more than one-third.

  Xiao Se was almost unable to believe his eyes, he had thought that he had completely suppressed Zhou Weiqing just a moment ago, and was about to win. But suddenly, a loud whistle pierced the air, and before he could even react, a violent explosion and powerful shockwave erupted just tens of feet away from him. He wasn't an Imperial Jewel Master, although his cultivation had reached two heavenly tiers and his physical quality surpassed that of ordinary people. However, in the face of this sudden and intense explosion, his entire body was instantly blown flying and simultaneously stunned into a daze, with a buzzing in his ears and a brief loss of consciousness. When he came to again, it was already like this - those black shadowy tendrils condensed from who-knows-where were tightly wrapped around his body, impossible to struggle free from, while that Zhou Xiaopang was holding an arrow pointed straight at him.

  "You lost." Zhou Weiqing said triumphantly.

  Xiao Se's eyes narrowed slightly as he asked, "Are you Yu Zhu Shi?"

  Zhou Weiqing nodded, revealing his right wrist and the crystal clear Ice Jade Physical Jewel, "To be precise, I am a Heavenly Jewel Master."

  Xiao Xi's body trembled slightly, his eyes filled with shock, and he stared at Zhou Weiqing who had already approached within fifty paces of him. He said dejectedly: "I admit defeat. Losing to a Heavenly Jewel Master isn't unjustified after all."

  Quickly dispelling the Dark Touch, Zhou Weiqing chuckled and simultaneously put away his bow and arrow. Just as he was about to approach and greet Xiao Se, Xiao Se's face suddenly cleared of its dejected expression, and with lightning speed, he drew the Zi Chen Bow and aimed it at Zhou Weiqing. His speed was truly too fast, Zhou Weiqing thought to himself that even if he used his Wind Attribute Heavenly Jewel's acceleration ability, he wouldn't be able to surpass Xiao Se's speed - this was indeed the mark of a master archer who had undergone rigorous training.

  Zhou Weiqing hastily stopped in his tracks. At such a close distance, dodging the Purple Star Bow's shot was almost impossible.

  "You're being unreasonable." Zhou Weiqing stared at Xiao Se in wide-eyed surprise.

  Xiao Se's eyes flashed with a hint of mockery, "How did I cheat? Oh, you're referring to my concession earlier. Fool, can you believe the enemy's words? If this were on the battlefield, you'd already be dead. What was our agreement again? Our agreement was that whoever hit their opponent would win, but it didn't say anything about conceding verbally. You lost."

  As he spoke, Xiao Xi's hand lifted lightly, and the feather arrow shot towards Zhou Weiqing like a meteor chasing the moon. Since he had pointed out Zhou Weiqing's mistake, he naturally wouldn't make the same one.

  But in the next instant, Xiao Se's pupils suddenly contracted, and even his body stiffened slightly. Because this inevitable arrow had actually missed its mark. Zhou Weiqing was like he had turned into air, disappearing from his original position at the same moment that Xiao Se released his arrow. Immediately after, he reappeared three meters away, a flash of silver light having just vanished from his body. His entire person accelerated instantly, pouncing towards Xiao Se like a leopard cat.

  Spatial Shift, how did he just use Spatial Shift?! Xiao Se, although not a bead master, was indeed knowledgeable. He clearly knew that the spatial system's Spatial Shift was renowned as the number one auxiliary skill within the three beads! But what's more, wasn't the skill he used earlier a dark system skill? His intent bead actually had dual attributes? This was the root of his astonishment.

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  This chapter was written with gritted teeth, and I'm still not feeling well from my cold, but I had a fever again this afternoon and spent the whole time in a daze. Since I promised everyone three updates, I'll persevere no matter what. Now I'm stumbling as I walk, feeling dizzy and lightheaded. That's all for now, off to sleep, hoping I'll feel better tomorrow.

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