From breaking the limits of archery to achieving martial arts godhood

Let's go back a quarter of an hour.

Inside Song Wuqing's tent, Song Wuqing, who was sleeping, was awakened by the urge to urinate.

As people age, their bodily functions inevitably decline, and even martial artists at the Blood Transformation Realm are no exception.

After waking up, Song Wuqing quickly left the tent and found a secluded corner to relieve herself.

After the water was drained, he became much more sober.

As he tightened his belt, the thought suddenly arose in his mind to check on the night watch.

So they began to check them one by one.

"Are you on watch, or are you sleeping?"

Song Wuqing's icy voice immediately startled the drowsy night watchman awake.

"Yes, it's the Second Elder. Greetings, Second Elder. We are on night watch."

The man stammered in reply.

"So this is how you keep watch? I was right in front of you, and you didn't even notice?"

Then, Song Wuqing gave him a thorough scolding.

They berated the other person so badly they couldn't lift their head and could only bow their head and accept the scolding.

After venting his anger, Song Wuqing's pent-up frustration from the evening dissipated considerably.

He then prepared to return to his tent.

After all, his reprimand was quite loud and would obviously wake up the other two groups of Night Watchmen. Even if he wanted to cause trouble, he probably wouldn't have the chance.

Suddenly, he glanced over and spotted Chen Hu, who looked somewhat flustered.

Upon closer inspection, they discovered that Chen Hu was the only one present; his partner was nowhere to be found.

He walked up to Chen Hu, narrowed his eyes, and asked sternly, "Where is your partner?"

"He ate something that upset his stomach, he's going to the bathroom."

Chen Hu stammered.

If Chen Hu were facing Song Que, he might have been able to fool him.

But Song Wuqing was suspicious by nature, and Chen Hu's behavior was also very suspicious, so he directly shouted: "You're lying."

"Tell me, where did your partner go? If you don't tell the truth, don't blame me for taking action."

"Song Wuqing threatened."

He is the head of the Criminal Law Hall and knows a great deal about various punishments.

Although limited by tools, there are still many punishments that can be carried out with just two hands.

As Song Wuqing drew closer, Chen Hu gritted his teeth and insisted, "Second Elder, I am telling the truth."

"Really? Then take me to him now and see if your partner is nearby."

Song Wuqing gave a cold laugh.

Chen Hu's expression changed drastically.

"I knew it! He's not here at all. Where could he have gone so late?"

Song Wuqing had now closed to within a meter of Chen Hu, his eyes fixed on Chen Hu like those of a venomous snake.

Chen Hu felt like a mouse being stared at by a snake; he was covered in cold sweat, his body stiffened, and he couldn't move.

In the end, Chen Hu couldn't withstand Song Wuqing's interrogation and confessed everything before anyone used torture.

"What? You mean that guy named Chen Xun killed Black Panther?"

Song Wuqing looked on in disbelief.

He then looked at Chen Hu suspiciously: "You're not playing a trick on me, are you?"

"How could I lie to you? Everything I said is true."

"I know it's outrageous, but it really happened."

Chen Hu said with absolute certainty.

In Chen Hu's opinion, since Chen Xun's strength has already been exposed, he might as well praise Chen Xun more and make the elder in front of him pay more attention to Chen Xun.

In fact, Chen Hu neither understood nor agreed with Chen Xun's decision to conceal his strength.

If he had that kind of ability, he would have publicized it to everyone long ago.

Seeing Chen Hu's serious expression, Song Wuqing felt a huge surge of emotions.

He recognized Chen Xun, since Chen Xun had appeared at the previous commendation ceremony, where he had been observing the event.

"Back then, he seemed to only be at the Stone Skin Realm cultivation level!"

"Now, however, they can shoot down strange beasts."

"His cultivation level is definitely more than just the Stone Skin Realm, and there's something wrong with his bow too."

Song Wuqing quickly began to analyze the situation.

"Judging from Chen Hu's statement, Chen Xun should not have reached the Blood Exchange Realm yet. His strength should be at the peak of the Iron Bone Realm, and his strength is greater than that of an ordinary Iron Bone Realm cultivator."

"Furthermore, there is a powerful bow with a yield of at least fifteen or even twenty piculs."

"He's not even fifteen years old yet, where did he get such a high level of cultivation, and where did he get that powerful bow?"

"Unless, he has some extraordinary encounter."

Only in this way can Chen Xun's current abnormal behavior be explained.

Thinking of this, a greedy and eager look flashed in Song Wuqing's eyes.

"As long as we capture Chen Xun, we can obtain his extraordinary encounter and the blood crystal of the strange beast, the black panther."

Although Chen Hu only said that Chen Xun was going to harvest the black panther's flesh, Song Wuqing, being the kind of person he was, saw through Chen Xun's true intentions at a glance.

So Song Wuqing left Chen Hu as before, while he hid in a secluded corner next to Chen Hu, waiting for Chen Xun to enter his attack range.

Seeing Song Wuqing's actions, Chen Hu felt a strange unease.

But there was nothing he could do; he could only sit there anxiously, waiting for Chen Xun's return.

What he didn't know was that Chen Xun would not be coming back.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh," several sharp whistling sounds of arrows rang out in the quiet night sky.

Upon hearing the sound, Song Wuqing was first taken aback, then his expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly retreated.

But it was too late.

Four fine steel arrows, covering a distance of over a hundred meters, rapidly approached Song Wuqing.

When Song Wuqing sensed the danger and began to dodge, the four arrows were less than ten meters away from him.

"Don't even think about killing me."

Song Wuqing roared, his blood and qi surging wildly, the powerful energy that caused his clothes to burst open, revealing the beast-hide armor he was wearing underneath.

The parts of the beast hide armor that were not protected were pitch black, like black iron, and looked extremely hard.

Just as Song Wuqing assumed a defensive stance, four arrows struck him.

Chen Xun did not aim for a small, agile target like the head, but instead aimed for the body and legs.

Two arrows struck his chest, and two arrows struck his thigh.

The moment the arrow made contact with Song Wuqing, his expression changed drastically.

"Such powerful force."

A powerful force sent Song Wuqing flying, crashing through several tents before finally slamming him into a large tree that a person could barely encircle. Leaves rained down on him, and he coughed up a mouthful of blood.

This mouthful of blood was only the least serious injury he had suffered.

Upon closer inspection of his body, two deformed iron arrows were embedded in his chest. Due to the protection of the beast-hide armor, the arrows lost much of their force after penetrating the armor, and the arrowheads were eventually stuck by hard bones.

As for the legs, they weren't so lucky.

After being hit by the iron arrow, he was pierced through, his hard bones broke, and the iron arrow got stuck in his thigh, with the arrowhead scattered inside his leg.

"ah."

The bloodied and mangled Song Wuqing let out a piercing scream.

Such a huge commotion naturally woke up everyone in the camp.

"What happened?"

"Ah, Second Elder, what happened to you? Who injured you like this?"

Song Que immediately ran out of the tent and rushed to Song Wuqing's side in a panic.

"Quick, it's Chen Xun! Grab him!"

Song Wuqing roared.

After saying that, he fainted.

"Chen Xun? Second Elder, you're not joking, are you?"

Song Que was stunned. He wanted to ask more questions, but then he found that Song Wuqing had already fainted.

There was nothing he could do but have someone take care of Song Wuqing and then call Chen Xun over.

But after searching the entire camp, no one found any trace of Chen Xun, which made Song Que frown: "Could what the Second Elder said be true?"

"But he's just a Stone Skin Realm martial artist, how could he have seriously injured the Second Elder?"

Why would he do that?

Lacking crucial information, Song Que racked his brains but still couldn't figure it out.

It wasn't until someone brought Song Hu in front of him and he learned what had happened from Song Hu that he gradually began to sort out his thoughts.

As chaos erupted at the camp, Chen Xun crossed the camp and ran towards Ping'an Town.

He wanted to go back to the medicine gang and take away the valuables hidden in his room.

If Song Que and the others were allowed to return first, the wealth he had accumulated would be taken away by the Medicine Gang.

Chen Xun could not possibly have witnessed such a thing happen.

So he shot those arrows at Song Wuqing in order to slow down their return journey.

Otherwise, with Song Wuqing, a cultivator at the Blood Exchange Realm, present, if he discovers that Chen Xun has not returned to the camp, he might abandon the others and rush back as quickly as possible.

Although he didn't have much contact with Song Wuqing, Chen Xun valued this person very much.

So, just in case, and also to vent his anger, Chen Xun shot those arrows without hesitation.

After traveling all night, Chen Xun finally arrived at Ping'an Town when the sun was high in the sky.

Subsequently, he successfully joined the medicine gang.

Because he usually practices diligently and rarely socializes, not many people know him.

He was able to return to his room without incident.

After packing up the silver notes, bone-tempering pills, and other valuables, Chen Xun hurriedly left.

However, they had only walked out of the medicine guild for a short while when they ran into Song Qingfeng.

Song Qingfeng hung his head and followed Song Yufeng listlessly.

Upon seeing Chen Xun, he immediately perked up.

"Chen Xun, what are you doing here? Weren't you supposed to be on a mission with the Wind Blade Hall?"

Song Qingfeng blocked Chen Xun's path.

Song Yufeng had intended to stop his younger brother from bullying others, but upon hearing this, he stopped his attempt to stop Song Qingfeng and looked at Chen Xun with a suspicious expression.