Chapter 20: One Arrow Determines the Fate of the Universe (Part 2)

  Three Wind Blades, fiercely cutting down on a motionless Four-Jewel Body Refiner, this was the enhanced version of the Wind Blade that Upper Official Icy had evolved after obtaining her second Innate Jewel. The three Wind Blades fell simultaneously, targeting the enemy's weak neck, and the outcome was predictable. That Lower-Ranking Body Refiner was instantly beheaded, and at the same time, Upper Official Icy's Purple Star Bow moved silently, shooting out an arrow without hesitation, another Four-Jewel Lower-Ranking Body Refiner had an arrow pierce through his brow, entering his brain, and he too seemed to be done for.

  That's the terrifying part of restricting skills, especially when caught off guard, being instantly bound and unable to move, only able to passively take a beating. Although Shangguan Yue'er was only a mid-tier Tian Shi, she was after all a Tianzhu Shi, with an amplification effect that surpassed ordinary Yu Zhus, making her strength comparable to or even surpassing that of three-zhu level Ti Zhus or Yi Zhus. Adding on her pure agility and high speed, she instantly took down the two strong opponents.

  The violent explosion also awakened Xiao Ruse, her reaction was extremely fast. The Purple Star Bow didn't idle around, and the dazed third-grade Body Refining Master was directly named by her with the Purple Star Bow. Under normal circumstances, a third-grade Body Refining Master would not be afraid of bows and arrows, but when people are dizzy, their heavenly power cannot be mobilized, how can they protect themselves?

  In an instant, the situation reversed, and three of the more than ten Pearl Masters on the opposite side had already died. But this was not the most important thing, the most important thing was that when those twelve black arrowheads accompanied by a single arrow filled with explosive power appeared, the courage of these Pearl Masters had been shattered.

  Dark attributes are extremely rare, let alone with such a strong explosive effect.

  "It's a Body Fusion Technique, Zhou Shui Niu! Retreat quickly!" The middle-tier body cultivator also couldn't care about his dignity anymore, desperately struggling free from the dark touch on his body, rolling around on the ground and turning to run away.

  As soon as the leaders retreated, the other pearl masters naturally turned around and ran outwards.

  That last burst of charging was fierce, but these Yu Zhu masters also consumed a lot of heavenly power. Even if their previous attack on Shangguan Bing'er had succeeded, they would still have to withdraw immediately. Otherwise, being surrounded by tens of thousands of troops, it would be impossible to leave even if they wanted to.

  Shangguan Bing'er's face was masked with frost, her purple bow opening and closing continuously in her hand. At this moment, her speed advantage and the power of Tianzhu Master were fully revealed. The silent pursuit arrow's power was much greater than the silent arrow that had previously suppressed her. Tianzhu Master's identity added two words to her condensed arrows: tracking. Her target was directly at those three-bead-level body refinement masters. Her shooting speed was too fast, and even if the opponent could withstand it, their momentum would inevitably decrease greatly when they rushed out. When these enemies broke out of the encirclement, not even half of them managed to escape, only five people with the highest cultivation level broke out, two were captured, and the rest died under Shangguan Bing'er's silent pursuit arrows.

  Shangguan Bing'er didn't chase after him, standing there panting heavily, her beautiful eyes filled with a vigilant expression. At this moment, dozens of heavily armed infantrymen had already surrounded her in the center, holding up their shields to protect her safety.

  This battle can be said to be the most difficult one that Shangguan Bing'er has experienced since she was born, narrowly escaping death. If it wasn't for that sudden arrow blocking the opponent's strongest middle body, and instantly limiting the attack speed of the twelve people on the opponent's side, causing three of them to die instantly and many others to be injured, the outcome would have been completely different. Not only would she have died, but these Yu Zhu masters might have also retreated unscathed.

  Is it General Zhou? Impossible! Because the border war situation is temporarily stable, General Zhou was called back to the imperial capital to report for duty and will not return to the front line for the time being. But such a powerful arrow, with an extremely obvious dark attribute infused intent fusion technique, could it be him?

  At this time, Xiao Ruse had already walked over. At this moment, she was frowning and came to Shangguan Bing'er's side, "Camp Master, are you okay?"

  Shangguan Bing'er shook her head and said, "It's nothing, just the heavenly power consumption is very large. Thank you, Commander Xiao. If it weren't for your deployment, I'm afraid our army's casualties would be even more severe, and I..."

  Xiao Ruose said: "You should thank not me, but Xiao Pang. You understand."

  "Is it really him? Where is he?"

  Xiao Ruse said: "How do I know? We suffered a great loss, but this time it can also be said that we made a great achievement. I have already asked everyone to take care of the wounded and treat them lightly."

  "Sorry, I'm an unqualified commander."

  Xiao Ru's voice was soft and gentle: "Just now the enemy's target was you, how could you have had the opportunity to command? Moreover, you are an excellent Tianzhu master. Let's go back to the military camp first." Since learning about the relationship between Shangguan Yan and Zhou Weiqing, her attitude towards Shangguan Yan had obviously softened a lot. After all, how could it be said that this was also her future sister-in-law? Of course, occasionally Xiao Ru would also feel a little sour in her heart.

  At this time, Zhou Weiqing had already drilled over from the soldiers. Seeing that Shangguan Xue'er was fine, he finally let out a sigh of relief.

  That arrow was naturally shot by him, relying on the Overlord Bow to suppress the two masters and servants. He originally wanted to chase forward, but he felt a strong sense of unease in his heart for no reason. When he rushed to the edge of the forest, he happened to see Shangguan Yinger being surrounded. At the critical moment, he didn't care about many things either. The Overlord Bow combined with the Dark Touch, and the key arrow turned the tide.

  Shangguan Fei'er looked at Zhou Weiqing with a gaze that was noticeably softer than usual, and said in a low voice: "Thank you."

  Zhou Weiqing chuckled and thought to himself, what's there to thank for? Protecting his own woman was only natural.

  Xiao Ru's thumb rose up high as she gave Zhou Weiqing a thumbs-up, that one arrow that turned the tide of the battle was truly too beautiful.

  Compared with their relaxed side, the other side of the sneak attackers was a scene of gloomy clouds and mist.

  The first one was the white-clothed young man who shot silent arrows, after breaking through the siege, the five bead masters had already joined forces with their master and servant.

  "Trash, you're all trash. So many people joined forces and can't even take down a two-bit little girl."

  The middle-aged man with the double hammers, Zong Ti, smiled wryly and said: "Your Highness, please calm down. You also saw from a distance that the sudden arrow was something we couldn't counter. I'm afraid Zhou Shui Niu is nearby. If we hadn't run fast, it would have been a complete defeat."

  This white-clothed man was none other than Bai Jiu, the ninth prince of the Kresi Empire. He was twenty-five years old this year and had already cultivated his fourth bead, making him one of the most outstanding among the many princes in the Kresi Empire. He was specifically responsible for controlling the power of the imperial bead masters. This time, he led the team personally, with the goal of killing Shangguan Bing'er, but who would have thought that it would end in failure?

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  The third update is sent, and I'd like to say Merry Christmas one last time this year. Tomorrow will have four updates: two during the day and two at 12am.