"Arrow Technique Martial Arts? Hmph, plenty of tricks, but what good are they? You're still going to die."
Ao Tian furrowed his brows, showing impatience in his eyes. With a swift slicer of his hand, he cut through the air, casting a powerful blade light that wiped out the seven flying arrows. However, this also slowed him down momentarily.
Contrary to him, Zhao Letian leveraged the strong recoil of that previous arrow, suddenly boosting his speed tremendously, widening the gap between the two in an instant.
Before Ao Tian could accelerate to pursue, Zhao Letian fired another arrow.
This arrow, similarly transformed into seven sharp arrows, did not scatter but connected end-to-end in a straight line. At first glance, it seemed like a singular, incredibly fast arrow shooting towards Ao Tian.
Ao Tian snorted coldly, again swinging a blade light toward the incoming sharp arrows.
This time, the seven arrows hit the same spot repeatedly, piercing through Ao Tian's blade light and eventually striking Ao Tian's chest.
The arrow did not penetrate Ao Tian's Three-star Armor, but the massive impact force sent Ao Tian staggering backward, nearly falling off his Three-star Curved Blade.
Meanwhile, Zhao Letian used the powerful recoil to fly even faster towards the distance.
"Damn it! If this young master doesn't kill you, I swear I'm not human."
Once again hit by Zhao Letian, Ao Tian was overtaken by a furious embarrassment, his eyes flickering with cold murderous intent. He stared fiercely at Zhao Letian's retreating figure, gritting his teeth before he commanded the Three-star Curved Blade to transform into a blade light and chased after Zhao Letian with all his might.
Unlike Zhao Letian, Ao Tian, a demonic prodigy from the strongest tribe of Gray Wolf Kingdom, had known about this examination before entering the Slaughter Illusion Realm. He was aware that prominent figures in the outside square were watching what was happening inside the Secret Realm. The fact that he had been hit twice by Zhao Letian had undoubtedly been seen, which was an absolute humiliation for him. If Zhao Letian managed to escape from him, it would be even more disgraceful.
"Zhao Zilong, you can't possibly fail even the first day of the examination, right?"
In the square crowd, the highly esteemed Gray Wolf Princess, who had always been paying attention to Zhao Letian, saw him fleeing towards the teleporting array, pursued by Ao Tian. She couldn't help but frown, her beautiful eyes filled with concern and disappointment.
Zhao Letian, the man who had seen her naked and almost drained all the Holy Water Power in the Heavenly Pond Sacred Land, should not be an ordinary man. It would be truly disappointing if he were eliminated .
Most importantly, this would likely cause him to lose the chance to become a candidate for Prince Consort, something the Princess did not wish to see.
At the same time, in the Slaughter Illusion Realm.
Zhao Letian was hurriedly flying towards the teleportation array while keeping an eye on Ao Tian chasing him from behind. He also had to spare some attention to observe the ground below.
If he could find a powerful weapon on his way to the teleportation array, there might still be a chance to turn the tables. Otherwise, he would probably have to leave reluctantly.
As much as he was unwilling, when compared with his own life, the outcome of this examination paled in significance.
Of course, even if he missed the chance to become a candidate for Prince Consort because of failing this examination, he would not give up on the Princess.
This was not only because that Princess was the first woman he had seen in her entirety before His Highness, but more importantly, because he knew that he was alive now thanks solely to this Princess.
You see, before falling unconscious, he was still wearing the armor of Dajin Country, and the Princess could have easily taken him for the enemy and killed him. However, the Princess did not do so.
After he lost consciousness, he had no recollection of what happened but could guess that it must have been the Princess who healed his severe internal injuries and removed his clothes to send him into the Holy River, thereby giving him a lifeline. To report errors, please visit the original post on *.
In other words, like Cailian, this Princess had also saved his life, and in his heart, she had already become a woman with whom he shared a special connection. Unless the Princess herself was unwilling, he would stop at nothing to become her Prince Consort.
"Zhao Zilong, it's time to die."
Just as Zhao Letian's thoughts were soaring, Ao Tian, who had been lurking behind him, took the opportunity to catch up and swung his blade, cleaving towards Zhao Letian.
"Not good, Flowing Cloud Sword Technique."
Zhao Letian came back to his senses, furrowed his brows, and drew a one-star Spiritual Weapon Longsword, slashing towards the incoming blade light.
A powerful burst of True Yuan Power erupted, and although Zhao Letian shattered the incoming blade light, it still contained the formidable force of an Xuan-level Initial Stage Martial Technique, directly blasting him off his flying sword, causing him to plummet from the sky.
"Hmph, now let's see where you can run, die."
A cold, smug smile appeared on Ao Tian's face as he dove down with his curved blade, swinging yet another blade light towards Zhao Letian.
"Chasing Wind Steps."
Just before hitting the ground, Zhao Letian barely stabilized himself, executed a Body Technique, narrowly dodging the incoming blade light, and landed steadily on the ground.
But at the same moment, Ao Tian, still wielding his curved blade, had already swung it down towards him.
"Is that? A three-star Spiritual Weapon Flying Sword, and a Jade Scroll?"
As Zhao Letian prepared to defend, he suddenly noticed a powerful flying sword nearby on the ground and a Jade Scroll next to it, though he was unsure what was inside.
"Great, it seems my luck is finally turning."
Excitement shone in Zhao Letian's eyes as he swiftly picked up the flying sword and the Jade Scroll.
Ever since he entered the Slaughter Illusion Realm, his luck had been quite poor. He had first run into his arch-enemy, Wanyan Zheng, and ended up in a mutual defeat; then he was severely injured by Niu Li's Daluo Palm, wasting much precious time he could have been collecting gear. Now, he was being hunted by Ao Tian, decked out in incredible gear, truly a streak of bad luck.
If he hadn't killed a Demon Beast Two-headed Crocodile earlier and obtained a piece of Three-star Spirit Armor, he would likely already be a lost soul under Ao Tian's blade.
At that moment, Ao Tian swung his curved blade down, but Zhao Letian, now armed with a Three-star Longsword and displaying the Flowing Cloud Sword Technique, fearlessly collided head-on with Ao Tian, even managing to push him back.
Originally, armed only with a One-star Spiritual Weapon Longsword, Zhao Letian could fight Ao Tian evenly; now with the powerful boost from the Three-star Spiritual Weapon Longsword, his attack power pressed down on Ao Tian immediately.