Chapter 1286: A Single Arrow
Chapter 1286: A Single Arrow
Vibrant divine light filled the surroundings. In that instant, all of the worldly natural energy in the vicinity appeared to be devoured by it.
There was an unusual pressure coming from the divine light, something that frightened the spectators watching from the shadows. They stared without batting an eyelid. So, this was a Destiny-grade Duke Art? It was incredibly formidable.
Under everyone's gazes, the vibrant light collided with the blade of flames.
Bang!
A thunderous roar exploded in the air. Then more explosions ensued. The entire world appeared to be shaking under the continuous violent shockwaves.
Deep fault lines appeared all over the ground.
Lu Shuanglu was also watching the clash intently. She could tell that when the two arts came into contact, the vibrant divine light was rapidly disintegrating the burning blade of flames.
"What impressive light!" Lu Shuanglu commented in surprise. The blades had been augmented with Zhao Zhuoyan's Divine Mist, yet it was on the losing end of this struggle.
This meant that Li Luo was not forcibly utilizing the Destiny-grade Duke Art—he had mastered it.
His talent for resonance arts was simply monstrous.
After all, there was no shortage of Destiny-grade Duke Arts in Golden Dragon Mountain. She had seen many talented people attempt to cultivate one, hoping that doing so would give them an edge over their peers and allow them to be unrivaled. However, their attempts ended up in vain and all the time and effort spent was for naught.
Bang!
As the chain of explosions continued in the air, Zhao Zhuoyan's face began to turn extremely ugly. He could tell that his blades were falling apart. At the same time, Li Luo's vibrant divine light was charging forward and crushing every obstacle in its path.
However, Zhao Zhuoyan did not retreat. He couldn't back down with so many eyes watching this fight. If word got out that the second-grade Duke First Grand Commander of the Divine Tiger Guardians lost to the Greater Heavenly Resonance Tier Fourth Grand Commander of the Dragon's Fang Guardians, their reputation would be in tatters.
"Divine Blade of Flames Spirit!" Zhao Zhuoyan cried out loudly. His hand seals changed rapidly, and another pool of energy flooded into his blade of flames. Suddenly, the fire on his blade burned even more fiercely. Amidst the flames, a giant tiger with lava overflowing from its body emerged. Ancient runes could be seen all over the tiger's body. It took a step forward, causing the mountains in the surroundings to quake. It let out a fearsome roar, launching burning air across the battlefield.
The divine light shivered and halted, as if it was unable to force its way forward.
The giant tiger leapt out and collided with the divine light directly. The void quaked violently and a storm of hot air buffeted everyone present. The mountains in the surrounding area began to burn and the fearsome flames continued to spread.
A look of disbelief appeared in Li Luo's eyes when he saw the fearsome tiger obstructing the light in its tracks. It was no wonder Zhao Zhuoyan was the First Grand Commander of the Divine Tiger Guardians—he naturally had an ace up his sleeve.
However, Li Luo couldn't afford to drag this battle out any longer. He could sense strong undulations of energy coming towards his direction. If this dragged on, more people would appear. At that time, even Lu Shuanglu won't be able to hold them back for him.
As such, his gaze wavered for a moment, then he calmed himself yet again.
He held out his hand, and a giant bow appeared in his grasp. It was the Heavenly Dragon's Sunchaser Bow.
"So be it. You'll be the first one I'm testing this move on. After all, I've just been inspired to try something new," Li Luo muttered to himself as he lacerated his fingertips and swept them across the bowstring. Fresh blood dyed it red before he summoned up all his strength and moved the dragon banner yet again.
The three dragons on the banner coiled together, and each of them spewed out an impressive amount of dragonbreath.
The dragonbreaths had different attributes. Under Li Luo's control, they condensed onto the string of the Heavenly Dragon's Sunchaser Bow, turning into an arrow.
A terrifying pressure could be felt coming from the energy waves emitted by the arrow. There were three dragon manifestations coiled around the arrow's shaft, and their horns met in the same spot, forming the head of the arrow.
Li Luo could sense the Heavenly Dragon's Sunchaser Bow shaking when the arrow was loaded. It was as if the bow was crying out, telling him that it was unable to bear such a heavy burden. The energy from this arrow was simply too much for the bow to handle.
"Even the Heavenly Dragon's Sunchaser Bow is struggling to contain it."
Li Luo sighed in his heart. However, he knew that this was not the time to cry over his treasured bow. He let out a fierce cry and brought out all his remaining strength. The scales on his skin shivered and glowed brightly.
With much effort, he managed to pull the bowstring back with all his might.
The arrow loaded on it was like three ferocious and rampaging dragons, keen to break loose. Terrifying shockwaves could be felt from it as a clear draconic roar echoed over thousands of miles. Worldly natural energy continued to pour into Li Luo, forming an energy vortex above his head. Even Lu Shuanglu squinted a little as she watched in amazement.
This attack was even more stunning than the divine light Li Luo had activated earlier.
Similarly, Zhao Zhuoyan could feel the threat from this attack too. Goosebumps surfaced and his body tingled, warning him of how dangerous this strike from Li Luo would be.
"It seems like you've decided to use a killing move. I can tell you want to end this battle as soon as possible and scare the others off."
Zhao Zhuoyan knew what Li Luo was planning. The energy levels of Li Luo were plummeting, a clear sign of how much it took for him to use this attack.
"If I can withstand this strike, you'll be exhausted and defeated!"
A deadly look flashed across Zhao Zhuoyan's eyes. He focused his mind, and all the additional energy he had was sent towards the giant fire tiger. Immense amounts of Divine Mist rose up from his two Duke Bergfrieds and surrounded the tiger. When the Divine Mist landed on the tiger, its flames burned ever more fiercely.
The tiger let out an angry roar, and faint, white smoke appeared around the crimson flames on its back.
On the other side, Li Luo slowly pulled his bowstring to its limit. An indescribable force shook and shattered all the scales on his claw; however, his eyes remained composed.
After he pulled the bowstring taut, he released it.
Roar!
An ear-rending draconic roar resounded in the air.
The Three Dragons Arrow flew across the sky like a tri-colored rainbow. This beam of light contained the power of absolute destruction. Everything it passed through shattered.
Li Luo revealed a smile as he watched the tri-colored beam of light.
“This arrow shall be named...
"ThreeDragons’ Heavenly Banner Canon: Three Dragons’ Kingslayer Arrow.”
Bang!
Everyone watched in shock as the tri-colored beam of light pierced the air, directly striking the giant tiger.
Suddenly, Zhao Zhuoyan's face changed completely. The giant fire tiger that contained all his energy crumbled as soon as the arrow came into contact with it.
An indescribable, terrifying force penetrated the tiger. The flames on its body dissipated in an instant and even the space it occupied was obliterated; nothing was left behind.
A giant hole was left in the vast sky.
There was no worldly natural energy either.
Zhao Zhuoyan's face turned pale. He knew that this spelled disaster for him. He had to run! He couldn't stop the arrow. Escape was the only option!
He flew back as quickly as he could. Flames exploded under his feet and the void trembled. There was a series of afterimages left in his path as he retreated at maximum speed.
However, no matter how fast he was, he wasn't fast enough to evade the tri-colored beam.
Boom!
Everyone could only hear a loud explosion. When the arrow appeared in their vision again, it was lodged into Zhao Zhuoyan's body.
The arrow of destruction was reflected in Zhao Zhuoyan's pupils. In that split second, he could only muster up the last of his strength to strike the arrow with a palm shrouded with crimson fire.
Bang!
A violent energy tempest kicked up from the impact.
Everyone stared in disbelief. The palm wreathed in flames was shattered. Half of his body, along with that left palm, was completely crushed.
Fresh blood and broken limbs splattered below.
The other half of Zhao Zhuoyan's body was blown away by the impact and fell from the sky, landing in a lonely valley where rocks came tumbling down. His body was buried.
Boom!
More rumbling was heard when even more rocks from the mountain rolled down as a result of the devastating impact.
All the rogue cultivators watching from the side were at a loss for words.
Who would have thought that after just a few rounds of fighting, Zhao Zhuoyan, who had been so aggressive, would have become... crippled? The arrow had struck fear into the depths of their souls.