Chapter Thirty-Two: Divine Archer Hou Yi

  As soon as Chu Cheng saw the general's gesture, he was shocked in his heart and secretly cried out that things were going badly.

  "Run! They're going to shoot us! Brother Dongfang, retreat quickly!"

  Others also reacted and immediately ran back.

  Endless arrows and swords filled the sky, flying over like a swarm of locusts.

  It's okay, Chucheng and others were originally far away from the city wall. Those standard crossbow bolts had limited range, and by the time they reached them, their power had been greatly reduced, barely able to dodge.

  Suddenly, Chu Cheng felt a chill run down his spine, turned around and was frightened, cold sweat dripping down.

  The general held the divine crossbow in his hand and gave him a cold smile. A sharp arrow flew towards him like lightning.

  At this distance, Shen Xuan's bow can kill a Qi寶 realm cultivator!

  "Can't escape!"

  Chu Cheng subconsciously wanted to dodge, but he was very familiar with the Shenyuan crossbow and knew that the shot arrow had a tracking function. Relying on his own speed, he couldn't dodge at all. He gritted his teeth, stood in place, and turned around.

  With a stretch of his hand, the long spear "Ji Guang" was in his hand. The long spear of Chu City was horizontal, and his eyes narrowed slightly, focusing all his attention.

  His mind was exceptionally clear, and in an instant the entire world fell silent, his eyes fixed only on that single arrow.

  The trajectory of the arrow, the speed of rotation, the speed of flight, the true power, in his heart a little analysis, induction, summary.

  "Block it!"

  A glint of light flashed in Chu Cheng's eyes, his body shook, a protective aura appeared, and the Blood Fire Divine Robe emerged.

  "The Dragon Emerges from the Abyss!"

  As the arrow drew closer and closer, Chu Cheng suddenly waved his long spear and thrust it forward. The long spear was like a divine dragon, and its momentum was astonishing.

  The arrowhead and spearhead collided, and the city of Chu secretly cried out in dismay.

  The power brought by the sharp arrow was too great, and the tiger's mouth of Chu City shook violently. The entire tiger's mouth cracked open, and the long spear almost slipped out of his hand.

  The next moment, the arrow shot into Chu Cheng's chest.

  The Bodyguarding Light immediately gathered and condensed into a single point, blocking the sharp arrow.

  However, Chu Cheng's protective aura was still far from being able to withstand Li Jian's arrow.

  Body-protecting treasure light dissipated, Blood Fire Divine Robe quickly condensed, condensing into a single point of Blood Fire.

  This is the fire of life in Chucheng, it is the essence of Confucian scholars condensed to the extreme.

  Even if the material of the arrow is special, it will start to melt under this bloody fire.

  The arrowhead became blunt, but its force was hardly reduced, and it shot into the chest of Chu City.

  The skin was torn open, the flesh burst forth from his chest, and the arrow flew along the gap between his ribs straight into the heart of Chu.

  At this moment, a flash of golden light suddenly passed by, and the golden lobster's sharp claw grasped the arrow on Chu Cheng's shoulder.

  The sharp arrow came with a mighty force, but under the sharp claws of the golden lobster, it didn't move at all.

  "Kunsha, thank you for saving my life!" Chu Cheng panted heavily, still in shock.

  This was the most dangerous moment in his life, and he almost lost his life.

  "Don't die on me before your senior saves you." Kūnshā said lazily, "Unfortunately, my momentary distraction and the tuning with the Golden Lobster are not enough, otherwise I wouldn't have reacted so slowly. Chǔchéng, once I fully control the Golden Lobster, I'll definitely give you a big gift."

  "Thanks!" Chu Cheng raised his head, looking at the general on the city wall. His eyes locked onto him and deeply etched the general's appearance into his memory.

  At the same time, a name appeared in his mind.

  "Divine Archer Hou Yi!"

  Shanyin City has only one noble title, only one power, only one overlord, and also only one genius.

  That is Chu Yi.

  At six, he broke through the ordinary realm. At eight, he broke through the second layer of the extraordinary realm. At ten, he broke through the third layer of the extraordinary realm. After that, for eight years, he underwent a hundred kinds of tempering and refined nine drops of blood essence. Then, the nine drops of blood essence merged and transformed into a Blood Diamond, achieving an unparalleled genius.

  This year, Chu Yi is nineteen years old.

  He joined the army of Shanyin City at the age of ten and started as a small soldier under Chulóng Yuān.

  After nine years of countless battles, he became the youngest general in Shanyin City and was hailed as the son of Shanyin.

  He practiced archery.

  He claims to be a divine archer, but few people have seen him draw his bow. Because it is said that once he draws his bow, someone must die.

  Today, he didn't draw his bow either, but instead held a divine mysterious crossbow and shot a fatal arrow towards the Chu City.

  "How could it not have hit?" Chu Yi's expression was one of shock on the city wall.

  "General, shall we pursue and attack Chu City?" a deputy general asked respectfully.

  "It's unnecessary. Our duty is to guard the city gate and not allow anyone to enter or leave. Those few people outside the city have already retreated, so there's no need to chase them." Chu Yi said calmly.

  "General, I once stayed in Shanyang City for a while and knew some people. The few people just now, the one who shouted at us, is called Dongfang Ye, the young master of the Dongfang family. And the one who was shot by the general but did not die, is called Chucheng, the second son of Chu Tian Ge from Bianhuang Prefecture." Biased General said again.

  "What? Chu City? The son of Chu Tian Ge? I remember, the eldest son of Chu Tian Ge was a peerless genius named Chu Yan?" Chu Yi's eyes sparkled with sharp light.

  "Yes, it's precisely Chu Yan! That exceptional talent of Chu Yan, in the previous session of the Youth Hero Conference, represented Shanyang City to participate in the war, but before the first battle, was taken under his wing by a big shot, and became famous throughout the imperial capital."

  "How big is Chu City now?"

  "Twelve years old!"

  "Twenty years ago, Chu Tian Ge was a stunning talent; five years ago, Chu Yan's name shook the imperial capital. And this Chu Cheng, only twelve years old, actually survived my one arrow. I'm quite interested in this Chu Cheng." said Chu Yi.

  "Chu Cheng and others represented Shanyang City to participate in the Youth Hero Conference, but they cannot pass through our Shanyin City. The only way for them is Yīn Líng Yuān! Since General is interested in Chu Cheng, I will go to the entrance of Yīn Líng Yuān and bring him over!" said Pian Jiang.

  "No need! I'll go myself." Chu Yi waved his hand.

  "What? The general is going to the Spirit Abyss? There are countless spirits there, it's too dangerous!" Pian Jiang was shocked and lost his color.

  "Danger? No danger, where's the progress? The young hero will arrive soon, and I'll set out to the imperial capital to make a name for myself in one battle. Why not take a walk on that ancient yin spirit road before leaving? You stay and guard the city gate, remember not to slack off!" Chu Yi said.

  "Yes!"

  From start to finish, they all avoided talking about Jiu Gongzi.

  It seems that no matter who wants to enter the city, whether it's Ji Gongzi or not, they are all indifferent.

  "Is this the Nether Abyss? Are we really going to go through the Nether Abyss? I feel a chill all over my body, it's very uncomfortable!" Dongfang Ye's mouth opened wide and he shivered.

  In front of me is a huge pit, very deep, and I can't see what's below.

  The entire cave entrance emitted a faint chill. This was not the coldness of water vapor, but an intangible and formless aura of gloom, a deathly air.

  "This is the Nether Abyss, also known as the legendary Nether Ancient Road." Chu Cheng said calmly.

  "What's this 'Yinling Ancient Road'? What is it? Why haven't I ever heard of it?" Dongfang Ye asked curiously.

  "The road of the dark soul, is naturally the road of the dark soul." Leng Cangfeng suddenly said coldly. And in his eyes, a deep-seated fear flashed by, something that had never happened before.

  "Hey, Leng Cangfeng, aren't you talking nonsense? Of course I know it's the Yin Spirit Road, but what I want to know is how did he come here and what's so special about this place! And why do we have to take this road?" Dongfang Ye shouted loudly.

  "I'll explain. I've also heard the legend about the Yinling Ancient Road, and I'm very curious." The Ninth Young Master suddenly said: "As for why we're taking this road? Because both east and west of Shanyin City are steep cliffs that can't be climbed, and there are Five Elements Boundary ferocious beasts lurking. We can't enter the city, and if we want to go to the Imperial Capital, we have no choice but to take this Yinling Ancient Road."

  The region where Chu State is located was once the territory of the ancient Ghost Country.

  Three thousand years ago, the ancient ghost country was in turmoil, with fires burning everywhere. Heroes emerged one after another, dividing the ancient ghost country into ten countries: Qi, Chu, Yan, Han, Zhao, Wei, Qin, Lu, Song and Wei.

  Among them, the strongest Qin state was known as the Great Qin Empire. The other nine countries were kingdoms and vassal states of the Great Qin Empire.

  In that earth-shaking war, a peerless genius emerged and became the most dazzling new star at that time. Even the then-famous Xiang Yu and Qin Shi Huang were eclipsed.

  Wherever he went, people feared and admired him, saying that as long as he didn't fall, he would surely destroy the ancient ghost country with his own hands and become a generation of heroes.

  He has three brothers, each of whom is a hero of his time and can be ranked alongside Chu Bawang and Qin Huangdi.

  He has the three major legions of Zhao, Wei and Han. Each of his brothers commands a legion, alongside the Overlord Legion of Chu Bawang and the Terracotta Army of Qin Huangdi.

  He has an invincible Imperial Guard of only three thousand men, but each one is a master of the Divine Realm. Three thousand mountains and seas, unparalleled in the world.

  In the ancient ghost country, there were nine major provinces. He possessed three of them. At that time, the Qin Emperor was still the King of Qin and only had one province, while the Overlord of Chu was just a young whippersnapper.

  His surname is Ji, his name is Liu, Ji Liu.

  The kingdom he founded was called Jin.

  His title was King You of Jin.

  Jin Youwang was a proud son of heaven, unfortunately, he encountered the most terrible enemy in his life, that is, the last ruler of the ancient ghost country, the Great Emperor of Gods and Ghosts.

  In that war, King You of Jin led three thousand imperial guards in what is now Shanyin City to fight against the Great Emperor of Gods and Ghosts.

  That war shocked heaven and earth, and the two sides fought a great battle, causing the ground to collapse and form a deep and immeasurable abyss. In the end, King Jin of You and his 3,000 imperial guards were subjected to the strongest curse of the Great Emperor of Gods and Ghosts, turning them into undead spirits that would never perish, forever trapped in the abyss. And the battlefield where they once fought, after 3,000 years of evolution, became the present-day Spirit Abyss.

  The Great Emperor of Gods and Ghosts did not fare well either, suffering severe injuries, and ultimately died at the hands of Dao Xuan Blood Respected One, the pride of a generation. The ancient ghost country that had dominated for 100,000 years was finally destroyed.

  After the establishment of Chu State, King Xiang of Chu built Shanyin City on top of Yīn Líng Yuān, setting up a heavy array to suppress Jin Youwang and 3,000 forbidden guards in Yīn Líng Yuān.

  For three thousand years, the Spirit Abyss has become a gathering place for spirits. Countless spirits have flocked from all directions, transforming the vast Spirit Abyss into a prosperous city.

  This is a gathering place for evil spirits, living beings are forbidden from entering. Due to its narrow and long shape, it's called the "Evil Spirit Ancient Road".

  The entire city of Shanyin, the ground is the world of the living, and the underground is the world of the dead. The two sides do not interfere with each other, and each goes their own way.

  Shan Yin City was sealed off, so for those who wanted to head to the Imperial Capital, the only way out was through the underground Yinling Ancient Path.