I am the Arcane Archer, and all my skills are self-created.

"The 'Burning Star Arrow' is the ultimate manifestation of the four laws of 'Blazing,' 'Increase,' 'Domain,' and 'Condensation,' representing destruction and end."

"But, my child, you must remember that power itself is neither right nor wrong; the key lies in how it is used."

"True arcane archers are never bound by fixed moves. We are dancers of the laws, conductors of energy."

"Four laws can create destruction. What about three? Or two?"

The aged voice, like a morning bell and evening drum, echoed deep within Li Wu's soul.

Li Wu was jolted, as if struck by lightning.

Yup!

How could he forget that!

The power of the [Burning Star Return to Ruins Arrow] lies in its fusion of four secret texts and its perfect application of the power of four laws.

But this also pointed him to another path!

If we remove the "domain" that represents "scope" and only retain the three laws of "blazing", "increase", and "condensation", what will happen?

A brand new idea, like lightning piercing the night, instantly illuminated his entire mental landscape.

The aged voice seemed to understand his thoughts and began to guide him on a deeper level.

"Removing the 'domain' means losing the 'stage' for energy evolution."

"Then, the violent energy enhanced by 'Increase' will have nowhere to go."

"At this moment, we need to use the law of 'condensation' as the sole 'container' and 'shackle' to forcibly compress all the amplified energy infinitely towards the very tip of the arrow!"

"Use condensation to control growth!"

"This is the ultimate form of single-target penetration!"

As these four words fell, the combination of the three secret characters [Blazing] + [Increase] + [Condense] in Li Wu's mind instantly became incredibly clear and smooth!

It turns out that the key is not in the order of the secret texts, but in the "dominance" of energy!

In the "Burning Star Return to Ruins Arrow", the "Domain" is the stage and the core, and the other three laws of power revolve around it.

In this new set of three secret runes, "Condensation" is the absolute dominant one!

It is this that harnesses the violent power brought about by "increase" and compresses it to the extreme!

A brand new skill name, full of sharpness and penetrating power, clearly emerged in Li Wu's mind.

[Fusion Piercing Arrow]!

Become!

This time, it really worked!

Li Wu suddenly opened his eyes. He didn't even bother to explain to Hua Zitong; his body had already reacted instinctively.

He stood up and drew back the Arcane Bow.

Om-!

The bowstring was drawn to its fullest extent.

This time, what gathered on his bowstring was no longer burning flames, nor explosive energy.

Instead, it's a point.

A bright, pure, white spot of light.

That point of light hovered at the very tip of the arrow, radiating a terrifyingly high temperature and energy fluctuation that sent chills down one's spine.

The surrounding air was slightly distorted by the appearance of this point of light.

"go!"

Li Wu loosened her fingers.

There was no deafening roar, nor any earth-shattering explosion.

A beam of pure white light, as thin as a hair yet so bright it was impossible to look directly at, flashed past his bowstring.

The beam of light was incredibly fast; it struck a massive rock, about half a person's height, almost the instant it appeared.

A bizarre scene unfolded.

The hard rock was neither shattered nor blasted apart the moment it was hit by the beam of light.

Its surface only has one more hole... smaller than a pinhead.

It was as if nothing had happened.

Hua Zitong was stunned for a moment. She couldn't understand at all where the power of Li Wu's arrow came from.

However, the next second, her pupils suddenly shrank to the size of pinpoints.

From the tiny pinhole, fine cracks spread rapidly outwards like a spider web from the rock that was hit.

Followed by.

Whoosh—!

A soft sound.

The enormous rock, right before her eyes, silently turned into a pile of fine white powder, which was then completely dispersed into the air by a gust of wind.

Hua Zitong stared blankly at the scene, feeling like her brain wasn't quite processing what she was seeing.

What... what kind of attack is this?

She ran quickly to the pile of powder, picked up a little bit, and felt a scalding heat on her fingertips.

Those powders were not ordinary stone powder at all, but rather... glassy crystals that were completely melted and vaporized by the instantaneous high temperature and then re-solidified!

"Concentrate all the energy on the smallest point..." Hua Zitong murmured, repeating what Li Wu had said before. When she looked at Li Wu again, her eyes were as if she were looking at a complete monster.

This completely destroys the structure of matter from the inside!

This attack method has exceeded her understanding of the game, and even the laws of physics.

"Now, that stone golem shouldn't be able to hold on, right?" Li Wu looked at the masterpiece created by his arrow and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

Although this arrow consumed a huge amount of energy, almost draining one-tenth of his mana.

But this power is absolutely worth it!

"It's more than just unbearable..." Hua Zitong gave a bitter smile. "I even feel like we're not going to challenge a BOSS, but rather... to carry out a demolition."

With the powerful weapon, the Fusion Penetrating Arrow, the two gained a lot of confidence.

Without further delay, they set off immediately towards the "Black Rock Mountains" marked on the map.

The Blackrock Mountains, located northeast of the starting village (No. 101), are a continuous black mountain range.

The rocks here all have an eerie black color, as if they have been scorched by flames.

The vegetation on the mountain is mostly drought-resistant, oddly shaped black shrubs.

A faint smell of sulfur permeated the air.

The two continued uphill along the rugged mountain path.

Along the way, they also encountered many monsters that roamed the mountains.

Blackrock Boar, Lava Lizard, Fire Elemental...

These monsters are generally between level 12 and 14, and most of them have high physical defense or fire resistance.

For ordinary player teams, this place is absolutely a nightmare.

However, it does not pose a significant threat to Li Wu and Hua Zitong.

Li Wu began to consciously reduce the use of [Explosive Burning Arrow], and instead used ordinary [Burning Arrow], or simply use energy arrows without any attribute, to hone his accuracy shooting ability.

Soon, the two reached the highest peak of the Black Rock Mountains.

A massive altar, constructed from huge stones and exuding an aura of vicissitude and antiquity, came into their view.

In the center of the altar, a huge stone figure, over ten meters tall and made entirely of black rock, sat quietly, like a statue that had been sleeping for thousands of years.

That is their goal—[The Heart of Rock].