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Chapter 1060 The Archery Skill of the Heavenly Emperor
Seeing the results of this sword strike.

Zhang Haoran immediately realized that if he attacked with all his might, he could definitely pierce through the void gate and completely break it in five minutes at most.

"Oh my god, this is so fragile!"

"Luckily, I didn't go all out just now, otherwise I would have destroyed the Void Gate with one sword, and then there would be no fun left."

He only used 80% of his strength just now, and didn't even unleash his sword domain; he was indeed holding back a lot.

He cannot cause too much damage to the Void Gate yet. He still needs to use the opponent's counterattack to cultivate his Undying Body. Once he breaks through it and damages its foundation, the strength of its counterattack will also decrease, which is not what he wants.

It's actually normal that the Void Gate is so easily defeated.

After all, it has only been here for a short time, has not absorbed much energy, and has not yet reached its peak state.

Zhang Haoran held the Blood Shadow Sword and waited. He knew that after the Void Sect suffered this blow, it would definitely launch a strong counterattack. Now it was just a matter of how far this counterattack could go.

White light shone from the void gate, and the surrounding energy gathered frantically. The sword marks gradually disappeared, and a terrifying aura began to brew.

"coming!"

Zhang Haoran stared excitedly at the Void Gate. The counterattack he was preparing actually brought him a faint sense of crisis, and he figured its power would not disappoint him.

next moment!
"Whoosh!"

A dazzling red light burst forth from the towering void gate, and a blood-red arrow shot out at incredible speed, carving a hideous black trail through the void.

To Zhang Haoran's surprise, he did not sense any fluctuation of qi or blood from such a powerful arrow.

"Holy crap! 100% control over Qi and blood!"

Zhang Haoran's sense of crisis instantly intensified several times over, and he even sensed a hint of death.

He instinctively wanted to dodge, but immediately realized that the arrow had locked onto him firmly, and no matter how he dodged, he could not avoid it. Moreover, it was a lock based on momentum, and no matter how strong his mental strength was, it was useless.

It was as if from the moment the arrow was shot, it was destined to hit its target.

Zhang Haoran's eyes widened in astonishment. "Damn, that's incredible! Could it be an arrow shot by the War Emperor?!"

"How can the Void Gate simulate everything?"

He subconsciously raised his longsword to his chest, believing that with the quality of the Blood Shadow Sword, it should be able to block the attack, or at least not be pierced through.

However, he stopped halfway through his movement.

"No! We can't withstand it! Even if it really is the War Emperor, he can't kill me with a single arrow."

"I'd like to see just how powerful this arrow is!"

Not being able to receive guidance from the War Emperor has always been a regret in his heart. Now, he can use the Void Gate to experience just how powerful the War Emperor's archery skills are.

Of course, if the War Emperor were really here, he certainly wouldn't dare to be so arrogant.

However, this was only a simulation by the virtual gate, and the burst of qi and blood was not too strong. He felt that he should be able to withstand it.

The arrow was as fast as a shooting star and there was no way to dodge it; it arrived in the instant he hesitated.

With a soft "pfft!"
The arrow of blood pierced through his body.

Now he could finally confirm that this arrow was imitating the War God.

Because the arrow did not pass through the body, it only began to unleash its power after entering the body, with a terrifying energy exploding inside.

Although the affected area was not large, the damage it caused was extremely terrifying. The places hit by the arrows were directly reduced to nothingness. This was molecular-level destruction, which could not be restored by indestructible matter or life essence. It was as if the golden body was originally missing this piece.

Moreover, this arrow contained a strange shockwave that caused his blood and qi to tremble, leaving him in a state of stiffness. It would take at least a few breaths for him to recover.

More than that.

This arrow attacked not only the physical body, but also the spiritual body and the primordial Dao.

Zhang Haoran could tell that the range of the attack was only so large because his golden body was strong enough. If an ordinary supreme expert had been hit by this arrow, he would probably have been reduced to nothingness, his spiritual body would have been annihilated, and his original star would have been destroyed.

"call!"

Zhang Haoran recovered from his stiff state and said with lingering fear, "The archery skills of the War Emperor are truly terrifying!"
This is merely a simulated archery technique from the illusory realm, yet it possesses such power. One can only imagine how terrifying it would be in the hands of the War Emperor.

"No wonder, when the War Emperor pointed his arrow at the emperors, even sixth-order powerhouses like the God Emperor and the Fighting Emperor had to bow their heads. Later, he even joined forces with other emperors to plan the siege and killing of the three emperors."

The Heavenly Emperor's archery skills are truly terrifying.

Even if the Divine Emperor were struck by such a terrifying arrow, he would be severely injured, if not killed, and the injury would be difficult to heal.

Zhang Haoran had just recovered from the paralysis when he felt a wave of weakness. His golden body, spiritual body, and primordial Dao had all been severely damaged.

The original path is alright, as it is protected by an innate sword formation and three clones. The invading energy is being worn away little by little, but the injuries to the golden body and spiritual body are difficult to heal. In particular, the spiritual body is still being eroded by that power and is gradually collapsing.

What he found even more incredible was that the arrow he had just fired contained something very special, somewhat similar to the effect of swordsmanship in severing the heart, yet not quite the same. It did not form a sword spirit, but was more like Su Xiao's saber technique. If it were perfected further, it could even injure the soul.

Technique!
"Genius!"

"This is just too damn genius!"

Zhang Haoran sincerely admired him, saying, "I really don't know how Zhan Tiandi did it. He actually figured out the essence of the technique through his own efforts without any information to support him."

Seriously, this isn't even part of the cultivation system of this world, is it?
"With your monstrous talent, how are we, the masters of technique, supposed to survive?"

Swordsmanship cuts through the heart, sabers slay the soul!
Once archery skills reach a certain level, similar effects will naturally occur.

This arrow had vaguely reached that level, but the Battle Emperor lacked guidance and had too little understanding of the soul, which limited the power of the arrow. If this arrow had been aimed directly at the soul, the power it unleashed would have been even more terrifying.

"It's a bit troublesome!"

Zhang Haoran could feel that his golden body and spiritual body were still being destroyed little by little. The energy wrapped around the wounds was very difficult to deal with, and it could not be restored by using indestructible matter and life essence.

"Perhaps the Force could put up some resistance, but it would take a considerable amount of time to completely eliminate it. If an emperor who had not synthesized the Force were to be hit by this arrow, it would certainly cause permanent damage."

Even if the God-Emperor wanted to recover from such injuries, he would have to pay a heavy price, and his strength would also decline significantly.

After trying various recovery methods to no avail, Zhang Haoran exclaimed, "Luckily, I have the power of immortality, otherwise I would have suffered a huge loss!"

A smile appeared on his face when he mentioned the power of immortality.

That arrow just now almost killed him; it was definitely a serious injury. His Undying Body's experience bar increased dramatically, and several strands of Undying Power were also born within his body.

Even conservatively estimated, it's enough for him to be resurrected once.

The gains didn't stop there; that arrow had given him great inspiration, especially regarding the destruction at the microscopic level.

This has significantly improved his martial arts level, and he is now firmly established at the initial stage of Earth Sword. If he can gain more insights, he can advance to the middle stage.

The improvement in his martial arts realm has given him greater control over his qi and blood. Even if his qi and blood increase dramatically after a breakthrough, it shouldn't drop much.

"Let's heal our injuries first." Zhang Haoran began to mobilize the indestructible power within his heart. Golden light flashed, and the bowl-sized hole in his chest began to heal little by little, as if time had reversed, though this time the process was somewhat slow.

At the same time, his damaged spiritual body was gradually restored under the influence of the power of immortality.

However, he did not infuse the power of immortality into the source space. The innate sword formation there was very powerful and was constantly annihilating the invading energy. He believed that it would be completely eliminated before long.

This can be considered a good experience.

Under the influence of the power of immortality, his injuries healed quickly.

This is, after all, a high-level special energy. Restoring this kind of injury is just a piece of cake; it's just that it consumes a lot of energy.

Zhang Haoran asked with some doubt, "Huh! The Void Sect is very honest! Why didn't it take advantage of our misfortune?"

You should know that when he was shot by that arrow, he was numb for a while, and it took him quite a bit of time to check his injury and recover.

It is illogical that the Void Gate did not launch an attack during this period.

Although the Void Gate lacks sentience, it can still assess the situation. Why didn't it take advantage of the chaos?

Zhang Haoran focused his sword intent into his eyes, and at that moment he found that his mental power had become more refined.

"Is this what they mean by destruction before construction? I never expected to gain so much just from being hit by an arrow that imitated the Heavenly Emperor of War."

If I have the chance, I must go back to the battle against the Heavenly Emperor and ask him for some pointers to see what other mysteries lie within that arrow.

Zhang Haoran's spiritual power swept across the area without restraint, and he discovered that the energy absorbed by the Void Gate during this period was all used to make up for the deficit, and its strength had not increased much. It seemed that the previous arrow had consumed a lot of energy and could not be fired casually.

According to his deduction, the Void Gate will only launch this level of counterattack when the attack it receives exceeds a certain threshold.

The Void Gate is composed of the laws of heaven and earth. Perhaps it has a database, and there are rules for how to retaliate against attacks of a certain degree.

And the arrow that Zhan Tiandi fired was undoubtedly the strongest attack in the database.

It won't activate easily if there isn't enough energy to convert.

Zhang Haoran stroked his chin thoughtfully and said, "In other words, as long as my attack is strong enough to break through that threshold, I can experience the Heavenly Emperor's archery skills again."

This is a very rare opportunity!
Even emperors probably never had the chance to experience the archery skills of the Heavenly Emperor.

If they get hit by an arrow, they're done for.

Ha ha!

I never expected that a normal virtual gate could bring me so many benefits.

What a pleasant surprise!

Actually, this kind of thing would only surprise Zhang Haoran. If other martial artists encountered this situation, they would probably be devastated.

Putting aside the fact that his Void Gate had just been formed and had already reached the Breaking Ninth Level, if he hadn't almost shattered the Void Gate with his sword just now, he wouldn't have been able to unleash such a strong counterattack.

Although no mutation has occurred, this cannot be considered a normal virtual gate.

Zhang Haoran suddenly thought of a problem: the Heavenly King of Zhen had tried to break through the third virtual gate several times, but he had never succeeded. Each time, he would quit halfway through the fight.

"Holy crap! Could it be that the Heavenly King of Zhen had already discovered this secret and had been using the Void Gate to hone himself all along?!"
That's very likely!

Otherwise, if you could figure out the truth after just one try, would you need to keep challenging yourself?

No wonder the Heavenly King of Zhen is so powerful, far surpassing other supreme experts.

This old fellow's repeated challenges are constantly raising the bar for the strength of the ultimate experts.

"Alas, even if I knew now, it wouldn't be of any use. This is my last illusory door, and this time I must break it down. There will be no chance to challenge it again."

Therefore, I must cherish this opportunity and fully extract all the value from this seemingly insignificant door, otherwise it would be a huge loss!

It wasn't that the King of Zhen Tian didn't want to speak, but rather that he didn't have the opportunity. Zhang Haoran's breakthrough speed was too fast; he would break through his realm almost immediately after each major battle.

He doesn't need to hone his strength slowly at all. With so many enemies to challenge, there's no need to waste time on the Void Gate.

Zhang Haoran raised the Blood Shadow Sword, controlled his output, and unleashed another sword strike with the same power.

"Zheng!"

A crimson sword beam pierced the heavens and earth, slashing fiercely at the void gate...

"boom!"

A huge sword mark appeared.

"Hmm? It seems the effect is a little different!"

He keenly noticed that, despite the same power, the sword mark left by this strike was shallower.

That's true. The longer the virtual gate stays in the real world, the more energy it absorbs, and the stronger its defense becomes.

If left unchecked and allowed to continue absorbing nutrients, it might reach a level that even Zhang Haoran cannot shake.

"It seems I need to control the rhythm of my attacks. I can't attack too hard and sever the void, but I also can't give it too many opportunities to strengthen itself."

Therefore, a turn-based game where one sword is exchanged for one arrow is not suitable; the attack frequency needs to be increased.

Anyway, I have an indestructible body, so I won't die even if I take a few more arrows. I can even accumulate some indestructible power along the way."

He only used one-fifth of his immortal power to recover, which means he could earn a lot from each arrow hit.

Even if the amount of immortal power generated decreases due to increased resistance, making half the profit is still achievable.

Having made up his mind, Zhang Haoran immediately increased the frequency of his attacks. He wanted to consume all the energy absorbed by the void gate and not allow any unexpected situations to occur.

Breaking through the void and removing the shackles on cultivation is the most important thing this time; improving the Undying Body is just a side effect. We can't put the cart before the horse.

Just do it if you think of it,

"Zhengzhengzheng!"

Sword beams slashed towards the void gate...

Zhang Haoran was highly focused, constantly adjusting the force of his attack based on the strength of the virtual gate.

The goal is to maximize the damage of each sword strike, reaching the threshold for the strongest counterattack, without piercing through the void.

"Boom boom boom!"

Intersecting sword marks appeared on the massive virtual gate.

At the same time, the Void Gate also launched a fierce counterattack, with streaks of blood-red arrows shooting over.

(End of this chapter)