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Chapter 23 Longbow Pursuit
Dozens of armor-piercing arrowheads gleamed with a chilling light, locking onto all possible escape routes for Zhao Yu, who was inside the hospital.
Even though he was already in an ambush, Tong Baixiong's eyes were still full of fear and ruthlessness. This targeting stemmed from the palm strike on Blackwood Cliff.
In order to escape from Blackwood Cliff, Zhao Yu deliberately activated the Northern Darkness Divine Art when he clashed palms with Tong Baixiong.
That swirling, pulling force of internal energy traveled straight through Tong Baixiong's meridians along with the palm strike, stirring up his memories.
This was almost identical to the Star Absorbing Technique of Ren Woxing that he had witnessed years ago, and its suction power was even more domineering and bizarre.
Tong Baixiong followed Ren Woxing and witnessed countless martial arts masters fall victim to the Star Absorbing Skill. His fear of this evil skill had long been ingrained in his bones.
Therefore, he did not hesitate to injure his own meridians in order to forcefully withdraw his palm and get away, and was forced back by Zhao Yu in one move.
Little did Tong Baixiong know that Zhao Yu had no intention of absorbing his internal energy.
Now, Zhao Yu's Northern Darkness True Qi has been refined to an unparalleled purity, and his path ahead is backed by the myriad worlds. How could he allow the impure internal energy of others to pollute his own Dao foundation?
That move he made back then was just a smokescreen he deliberately staged under the guise of the Northern Darkness Divine Art.
Tong Baixiong was familiar with the characteristics of the Star Absorbing Technique, and this was something he could deduce without much effort.
It was thanks to this move that Zhao Yu was able to escape easily from Blackwood Cliff.
But it was precisely because of this that he was relentlessly pursued by the Sun Moon Cult.
The Star Absorbing Skill was the fundamental skill of the former leader Ren Woxing. Now that it has suddenly appeared in the body of an unknown nobody, neither Dongfang Bubai nor his confidants would allow such a potential threat to roam freely.
Tong Baixiong didn't order his men to rashly pursue and kill them because he was afraid that if these followers went up, they would only be providing internal energy to Zhao Yu's "Star Absorbing Technique," unnecessarily helping him increase his power.
After consulting with Dongfang Bubai, he followed Zhao Yu south from Blackwood Cliff to Fuzhou, always remaining hidden in the shadows.
The reason they waited until today to make their move was to gather manpower and set up this deadly trap that wouldn't give Zhao Yu any chance to get close.
"Kid, don't think you can run rampant just because you have the Star Absorbing Technique."
Tong Baixiong smiled coldly: "You managed to escape Blackwood Cliff by sheer luck, but today, I'll see where you run to."
"This abandoned house is surrounded by my men; you have nowhere to absorb anyone's internal energy. Along this entire journey south, I haven't heard of you absorbing anyone's power. With the internal energy you've cultivated at such a young age, how many volleys of arrows could you possibly withstand?"
His tone was full of coercion: "If I don't give you a chance to fight in close combat, what use is your unparalleled skill? If you know what's good for you, quickly surrender and tell me honestly where you learned Master Ren's Star Absorbing Technique, and I might be able to show you some leniency."
Zhao Yu looked around and understood.
No wonder the Sun Moon Cult's pursuit didn't show up for a long time, even though he didn't deliberately hide his tracks on his way south from Blackwood Cliff. It turned out that Tong Baixiong had deliberately gathered these archers.
As a prince of the Southern Song Dynasty, Zhao Yu knew better than anyone that bows and crossbows were powerful weapons in the army and were strictly controlled by the government in all dynasties. It was a capital offense for a civilian to possess a powerful bow.
Tong Baixiong's ability to quietly gather so many standard-issue powerful bows within Fuzhou City, along with dozens of followers skilled in archery, clearly indicates that he has spared no expense and is determined to win over him.
Unfortunately, Tong Baixiong had calculated all the threats posed by the Star Absorbing Technique, but he couldn't have foreseen his true trump card.
Zhao Yu stood with his hands behind his back, his face showing no sign of panic, but rather a relaxed smile: "Elder Tong's arrangements are truly painstaking. If I were to surrender so easily, wouldn't I be letting down the elder's efforts in coming all this way? As for whether my skills are sufficient, the elder might as well try them out for himself."
"If you won't listen to reason, you'll have to suffer the consequences!"
Tong Baixiong's face darkened, and he no longer had any intention of persuading anyone to surrender. He waved his hand sharply and shouted in a cold voice.
"Release the arrows!"
The moment the words fell, the sound of bowstrings rang out suddenly, and dozens of arrows tore through the air, whistling towards Zhao Yu from all directions.
Arrows covered all directions around him, leaving him no way to dodge, no way to go up or down. Even the most skilled martial artist would be riddled with arrows under such a dense rain of arrows.
But Zhao Yu was no ordinary expert.
His gaze sharpened, and with a light tap of his toes on the ground, his figure suddenly became elusive.
With his feet planted in the Bagua position, he had already unleashed the Lingbo Weibu technique. His whole body was like a willow catkin in the wind or a duckweed on the water. He seemed to be standing still, but every arrow that was shot at him barely grazed the hem of his clothes and sleeves, and couldn't even touch a piece of his clothes.
The rain of arrows was impenetrable, but it was as if Zhao Yu's superb lightness skill rendered it useless.
"Hmm?" As Zhao Yu dodged, he already understood. He sneered, "So that's how it is. Elder Tong has a good plan. He's only aiming at my limbs, trying to capture me alive?"
He never intended to waste time with these small fry. If they wanted to spare his life, he had no reason to be polite.
Zhao Yu's inner energy surged, and in the blink of an eye, he used both hands to catch two arrows that were flying towards him with incredible precision.
With a slight twist of his fingertips, he used the force of the arrow itself to flick it towards the roof!
The two arrows flew with even greater speed than when they came, their whistling sound piercing the air.
The next moment, two piercing screams rang out simultaneously. The two cult members on the roof, who were drawing their bows and nocking arrows, had no chance to react before the arrows pierced their throats. Their bodies went limp, and they fell straight off the roof ridge, crashing heavily to the ground, dying instantly.
This move caused the rain of arrows from all around to pause.
Having witnessed the entire event, Tong Baixiong grew increasingly suspicious and uncertain.
He was very familiar with Ren Woxing's martial arts style. His skills were all based on his palm techniques, internal energy, and the Star Absorbing Technique. Although his lightness skill was not weak, he had no ability to walk on snow without leaving a trace and to be unpredictable.
Who exactly is this kid?
Tong Baixiong was filled with doubts, but his eyes grew colder and more serious.
No matter who this kid is, we must capture him today, otherwise if he gets away, he will become a major threat to the cult in the future.
He casually took a powerful bow from a fellow believer and a specially made armor-piercing heavy arrow. He planted his legs firmly on the roof ridge, twisted his waist, and poured all his internal energy into his arms.
With a muffled "thud," the powerful bow was pulled to its full extent!
His gaze was fixed on Zhao Yu in the courtyard. Just as Zhao Yu flicked another arrow back onto the roof, Tong Baixiong suddenly loosened his grip.
hum! ! !
The sound of the bowstring vibrating was so loud it hurt one's eardrums. The heavy arrow tore through the air with an overwhelming force, heading straight for Zhao Yu's knees!
This arrow embodied Tong Baixiong's decades of internal energy cultivation, and its speed was so great that it even left a faint afterimage in the air.
Ordinary martial arts masters, let alone dodge, cannot even see the trajectory of an arrow.
Just as Zhao Yu threw the arrow out, he heard a completely different sound of air being cut, and his expression suddenly hardened.
too fast!
The speed of this arrow far exceeded that of all the previous arrows. By the time he reacted, the arrowhead was already three feet in front of him. It seemed too late to use the Lingbo Weibu (a martial arts technique) to dodge it.