Chapter 66: Divine Archer Chu Yi, Shadow Spirit Assassin

  "These past few days of fighting, he actually broke through consecutively and refined the fourth, fifth, and sixth drops of Blood Essence. He's truly getting more courageous with each battle, a born genius for war! Only someone like him can break through in battle. Of course, he must have consumed some kind of treasure that enhances blood energy before; it just hadn't been fully refined until now, when it was tempered in the heat of battle."

  In Golden Ears' words, there was full of praise.

  "The day before yesterday, the eighth round, a guy who had condensed six drops of essence was shot dead by him. The opponent's dying counterattack was unexpectedly blocked by a silver suit that suddenly appeared on his body. It wasn't until then that everyone realized he still had this killer move, and it was truly unbearable!"

  "Yesterday, the ninth match, a guy who condensed seven drops of blood essence, his strength was so strong that he could absolutely kill most of the waste in the Seventh Treasure Realm. But Leng Ao suddenly broke through and condensed the seventh drop of blood essence, and with one shot, he stabbed that person to death!"

  Huang Jin's eyes narrowed as he said, "At this rate, the tenth person who was originally prepared to take the stage, a genius with eight drops of blood essence condensed within him, probably wouldn't be his opponent either."

  "Originally?" Chu Cheng's heart skipped a beat.

  "Yes, originally. But who would have known that at this time, an existence that had once become the champion of life and death, actually saw a chance to get on stage and fight to the death. That existence, three years ago, had already refined nine drops of blood essence, sweeping through the arena of life and death, and even became the first person to survive in the Unique Hunting Grounds. Your brother is absolutely no match for him." The Golden Shadow sighed.

  "Who is he?" Chu Cheng Hao stood up.

  "He's called 'Divine Archer'. And his true identity, I can also tell you. He is the youngest general of Shanyin City, known as the Son of Shanyin, the first genius since the establishment of Shanyin City, with the reputation of being a peerless talent, the divine archer 'Chu Yi'!"

  Condense a blood diamond, achieve the name of an extraordinary genius.

  For thousands of years since the founding of Chu State, there have been countless extraordinary talents. However, in this remote and small place of Shanyin City, at most, only three have appeared.

  The first one had long since fallen and died. The second one is now the master of Shanyin City, Chu Longyuan.

  The third is Hou Yi, the Divine Archer.

  The name of the divine archer is not a vain reputation. At a banquet, Chu Longyuan even pointed at Chu Yi and said that Chu Yi was the greatest talent in Shanyin City for three thousand years, and even he, Chu Longyuan, was far inferior to Chu Yi.

  Such a character had already condensed nine drops of blood essence three years ago, and in the same year, he condensed nine drops of blood essence into a blood diamond, achieving the name of an extraordinary genius!

  This year, Chu Yi is nineteen years old.

  Three years have passed, who knows if he has condensed a second Blood Jade or even a third one?

  Such a character actually appeared in the Yinling Ancient Road, and even got on the life-and-death stage. Even if Leng Cangfeng was naturally talented, intelligent and strong, how could he be his opponent?

  Chu Cheng didn't say another word and immediately rushed out of the mansion. The Wind and Thunder Wings suddenly appeared, flying towards the Mortal Arena.

  This place is about fifty miles away from the Mortal Arena. Even if Chu City has the Wind and Thunder Wings, it will take at least an incense stick's worth of time to get here.

  Just as they were halfway through their flight, Chu Cheng's expression suddenly changed.

  A terrifying and unparalleled sharp arrow shot from the ground, its speed was even comparable to that of the crossbow arrow shot by Chu Yi outside Shanyin City.

  "Someone is ambushing! Who dares to ambush on the Dark Spirit Ancient Path? Only the Dark Spirit Killer!" A flash of insight passed through Chu City's mind, and he immediately judged that this was an ambush by the Dark Spirit Killer.

  And then he immediately thought of what the usher had said when he first entered the Yin Spirit Ancient Road.

  "Beware of the Shadow Assassin!"

  Chu Cheng didn't have time to think much because Li Jian was right in front of him.

  Although the arrow was swift, the Chu City was no longer what it used to be. The Wind and Thunder Wings flapped violently, and his body suddenly soared upwards.

  But the arrow seemed to have grown eyes and followed him as he jumped up.

  "It can't be helped!" Chu Cheng furrowed his brow, no time to make any further precise calculations, could only take out the Ri Jing Lun, and hastily blocked it. Fortunately, the Ri Jing Lun was extremely sturdy, the sharp arrow pierced three inches in, but couldn't penetrate any further.

  However, the enormous power brought by Li Jian's arrow sent Chu City flying out, and even Feng Lei's twin wings were unable to stabilize for a time.

  Chu Cheng let out a sigh of relief.

  At this moment, a dark energy suddenly emerged from the arrow, transforming into a human figure. It was actually a yin spirit!

  Shadow Assassin!

  The dark assassin pulled out a sharp arrow and shot it straight at Chu City's heart!

  Everything happened too quickly, even Chu Cheng almost couldn't react in time. He barely managed to shift the Sun Essence Wheel, deflecting the sharp arrow by a hair's breadth and avoiding his heart, but the arrow still pierced deep into his left arm!

  A sharp pain coursed through his body, followed by numbness and tingling.

  "Poisonous!" Chu Cheng immediately judged that the arrow was poisonous!

  At this time, three sharp arrows were shot in a triangular formation towards Chu City.

  This time, Chucheng couldn't avoid it anymore.

  But Chucheng still has a way.

  He was moved in his heart, the Dead Spirit Jade Box opened, and Yin Yue and Ma Huangquan rushed out.

  Yin Yue somehow managed to produce a sturdy white bone from somewhere, which successfully blocked a sharp arrow.

  Ma Huangquan let out a loud whistle, and his endless vital energy coalesced into a blood-colored shield that blocked a sharp arrow.

  However, the third arrow was unstoppable.

  Just at this moment, another sharp arrow suddenly shot over, and actually hit the third sharp arrow, deflecting the third sharp arrow away.

  "Someone help!" Chu Cheng felt dizzy and his eyes were spinning, apparently the severe poison on that arrow not only poisoned him but also numbed his nerves and corroded his soul.

  "Mysterious Dark Divine Spear!"

  Chu City finally freed up his hands and summoned the Xuan Yin Divine Spear, which shot straight into the body of the Dark Spirit Assassin.

  At such a close distance, the assassin didn't expect that Chucheng would have such a powerful killer. In just a few breaths, he was killed by Xuanyin's divine spear. Although he was skilled at assassination, he wasn't particularly formidable himself and couldn't compare to the great elder of Yīnshén Temple.

  Then Chu Cheng didn't waste any time, taking out the Yin Spirit Absorbing Orb to absorb the pure yin energy of death, and pulling out that sharp arrow, using medicine to stop the bleeding, only then did he land on the ground.

  Undoubtedly, there is more than one Shadow Assassin. At least one other person was on the ground shooting arrows. However, that person adhered to the assassin's professional spirit and immediately retreated and disappeared without a trace after missing the first shot.

  Chu Cheng's body was injured and it was difficult to urge the Wind and Thunder Wings for a long time, so he simply put away the Wind and Thunder Wings and sat on Ma Huangquan's back.

  "Go find the person who can help me!" Chu Cheng ordered immediately.

  "Wait for me, big brother!" Yin Yue called out repeatedly, also mounting his horse and sitting behind Chu Cheng.

  Chu Cheng identified the location of the last arrow shot, Ma Huangquan spread out his four hooves and arrived at a secluded alley after a few breaths.

  "Is it you?" Chu Cheng furrowed his brow.

  In a small alley, a sturdy yin spirit held a long knife in hand, while another thin and weak yin spirit grasped a long bow.

  Both are elite yin spirits, and Chucheng knows them all.

  Yuquan and Yinwu who were betting together with him.

  "That's right, it's us! Chusen, you're indeed a 'beast'! With such incredible strength, you've been hiding all along and only burst out at the end. You even walked out of the hunting grounds and killed every living thing in the hunting grounds, awesome!" Yin Wu gave a thumbs up.

  This guy and Dongfang Ye are both morally upright, born without a deceitful bone in their bodies.

  The city of Chu had nothing but bitter smiles.

  He had never hidden his strength, everything was forced. If it weren't for the consecutive breakthroughs, seeking survival in the cracks, having a few autumn winds with the poisonous snakes, and finally accidentally entering the Mountain and Sea World to gain some benefits, how could he have survived?

  "Yin Wu brothers...... how did you come to help us?" Chu Cheng turned his gaze towards You Quan.

  "I'm here, I have some connections, and I found out that someone hired an assassin to harm you when you leave the hunting ground. That's why this happened. But I didn't expect that the assassin would be so powerful. If it weren't for Chu Sheng being quite formidable, I'm afraid we wouldn't have made it in time." Youquan explained.

  His words were both affirmative of Chu City's strength and exuding strong self-confidence, as if the powerful Dark Spirit Assassin was not even in his eyes.

  It's no wonder, he held a long bow, the last arrow just now, was shot later but arrived first, and the fatal arrow that would have killed the assassin was shot askew. Just this archery skill alone is something few can match, probably not much worse than that divine archer Chu Yi.

  And Yin Wu beside him is not simple either.

  These two are elite dark spirits, but they are absolutely top-notch among the elite dark spirits, and neither of them is weaker than the Grand Elder of the Dark Spirit Temple.

  "Thanks to you two brothers." Chu Cheng's eyes flashed with a fierce light.

  Hire an assassin of yin spirits?

  Either Red-Haired Shanks or Gold Roger's Sun Yan!

  Both of them were on his hit list.

  "I'm afraid this time, I've really implicated the two of you. Those assassins from the underworld, what if they come to kill me again?" Chu Cheng furrowed his brow slightly.

  "Haha, I won't come again! The rule of the Yin Spirit Killer is to only make one move, regardless of success or failure, and absolutely never make a second move!" Yin Wu laughed loudly.

  "That makes me feel better." Chu Cheng nodded.

  "You were shot by the Dark Spirit Assassin's arrow, and the poison on it is one of the nine poisons commonly used by the Dark Spirit Assassin, called Life-Extinguishing Poison. It can extinguish life, so you must be treated as soon as possible." Yuquan took out a jade bottle and handed it to Chucheng: "This contains a specially made antidote that can counteract the Life-Extinguishing Poison."

  Chu Cheng looked at You Quan with a puzzled expression.

  What is the origin of this spring, and how does it come to possess an antidote for the poisonous Yinling Killer?

  "Haha, don't worry about it, this antidote is something we've worked hard to get, and it's very effective!" Yin Wu Dao said.

  Chu Cheng was not a hesitant person, since the other party had saved him once, he naturally wouldn't harm himself. He poured out a pellet of medicine and swallowed it, then returned the jade bottle to You Quan.

  As soon as the medicine entered his abdomen, he felt a surge of medicinal power spreading out, and then the numbness in his injured left arm gradually dissipated. A cool sensation spread throughout his entire arm, and then the wound began to heal at a speed visible to the naked eye.

  "This elixir... is at least a fourth-grade one!" Chu Cheng was indeed a connoisseur, knowing that this elixir was not only at least fourth-grade but also extremely rare, its true value probably reaching fifth-grade.

  "Chu Sheng, you can keep the dan medicine for now. Who knows when it might come in handy? We have some here too. Isn't your brother injured quite badly? This dan medicine will be of some use." Youquan said with a smile.

  "Thanks a lot." Chu Cheng hesitated for a moment, took out the Xuan Yin Ling ball and handed it to You Quan.