Confessing to someone who thinks I'm a fat otaku, and then crying when monsters descend?

Uesawa Naoki overtook him and took the lead!

Chen Nian and Ta Xue followed closely behind in second and third place, respectively.

As for the others, they are unable to catch up with these three for the time being and are all lagging behind by a significant margin.

Soon, we arrived at the third level.

A narrow valley.

A middle-aged man guards the valley's exit; he is a senior figure among the realm's wandering knights.

Upon seeing Shangze arrive first, the middle-aged man laughed heartily, "You're here! The rules are written on this stone tablet: steal the feather from my waist, and you've passed!"

Without saying a word, Uesawa Naoki was instantly close to the man, his outstretched right hand almost touching the feather.

But then a large, thick hand came rushing towards him, forcing him back.

"Haha, I knew you were fast, so I was prepared. Don't underestimate us old-timers!"

Uesawa Naoki's situation has reached a stalemate.

Since the other party knew that his target was the feather at the waist, all he had to do was wait and protect the feather.

"In that case, I've offended you, senior!"

Uesawa placed his left hand on the hilt of his sword at his waist, assuming the classic iaido slashing stance. The blade was only an inch from the hilt, yet blue-purple lightning power was already overflowing from it.

A flash of thunder.

In the blink of an eye, a fierce bolt of lightning magnified in his pupils, almost piercing his eyes!

The man hurriedly crossed his arms in front of him to block, but the expected attack did not come.

The lightning that had just struck with such overwhelming force vanished before my eyes, leaving only a faint afterimage...

"A feint attack!"

Uesawa Naoki feigned an attack, then circled the man at lightning speed and took the feather from his waist from behind.

"You little rascal, you tricked me!"

The middle-aged man was furious, and then a graceful figure landed in front of him.

Treading the snow was faster than Chen Nian, so it got ahead.

"The snow came pretty fast! Did your dad let you off easy? Haha!"

The man only meant to make a joke, but Ta Xue ignored him completely and rushed straight at him.

Without leaving a trace in the snow, without a shadow in sight.

Suddenly, more than a dozen icy blue snow figures appeared around him and launched an attack on the man at the same time.

The man learned his lesson and assumed it was a feint, so he only protected the feathers at his waist and ignored the other attacks.

So he got a good beating.

In terms of speed, Ta Xue is no match for Shang Ze, but in terms of close combat skills, she is far superior.

"Oh dear, this disrespectful brat!"

The man was bruised and battered, his feathers were stolen, and he officially passed the Snowwalking test.

Before they could even catch their breath, Chen Nian arrived, and he immediately noticed the rules on the stone tablet.

"New guy, you're out of luck. Those two before me have thoroughly angered me. It's time for you youngsters to see the weight of this old man!"

Endless darkness enveloped everything.

Divine magic, death!

The man was stripped of all five senses, as if he were in an endless abyss.

When he came to his senses, another feather was missing from his waist, and Chen Nian had already left.

"My goodness, is this newcomer this amazing? Another monster has emerged among the younger generation."

Next, the three of them will face the final challenge, after which they will reach the finish line.

This is also the crucial moment that will determine the final outcome!

Uesawa Naoki arrived first. It was a cliff, and only the suspension bridge in the middle could lead to the other side of the cliff.

The rules are written on a stone tablet standing next to the suspension bridge.

Collect both feathers

It means we must snatch another feather from someone else!

Of course, the feathers cannot be hidden in any way; they can only be hung on the waist.

Before long, Taxue and Chennian arrived one after the other.

"It seems that speed alone won't be enough in the final round." Chen Nian also saw the rules, and when it came to fighting, he was wide awake.

I can't outrun you, but I can at least beat you?

"I have been waiting for this day to fight you for a long time."

Shangze took a deep breath, and the ground beneath his feet was suddenly shattered by lightning!

Ta Xue looked puzzled. What do you mean? Why are you two fighting? Don't you take me seriously?

Alright, then let's make a bento box for the audience.

Shangze circled around Chen Nian at incredible speed, almost forming a thunderous tornado! The rubble on the ground was swept into it and instantly pulverized.

After inheriting the legacy of the Wind Chaser, he now uses wind and lightning to transform into offensive moves, which is his signature ability.

"That's way too fast."

Ta Xue's expression was solemn. Although she also inherited the legacy of the Flying Snow Wanderer, her speed was no match for Shang Ze's.

She noticed that Chen Nian was standing still and guessed that he didn't know how to deal with it.

How can you fight an enemy you can't even see clearly?

At that moment, Chen Nian's eyes lit up with a crimson light, and the third eye between his brows shone with a dazzling divine light.

With its Fiery Eyes and Heavenly Eye, all three eyes simultaneously locked onto Shangze.

"A mountain-splitting axe!"

Chen Nian swept his axe out with the force of sweeping away a thousand troops.

The axe suddenly grew a hundred times larger.

This sudden change was too unexpected for ordinary people, and given its enormous attack range, Shangze was unable to dodge it.

Bang! !

The axe struck Shangze's lightning blade, causing the blade to bend dramatically, and Shangze was blasted away like a cannonball.

"What...." Ta Xue was shocked and pale.

This guy saw through Ashu's movements and still managed to hit him?!

In the previous stages, she only felt that Chen Nian was somewhat impressive, but now the strength he displayed was not just impressive, but powerful!

In terms of strength, Shangze is no match for Chen Nian in a head-on confrontation.

However, he was sent flying several thousand meters away, but in an instant he returned to Chen Nian's side!

A trail of lightning remained in the air.

So fast!

There was a bloody mark on Chen Nian's waist.

However, this guy was too focused on speed, and his attacks were too weak. Chen Nian knew his weakness.

Especially against someone with a strong physical body like himself, it's basically impossible to inflict fatal damage. Chen Nian could even activate his physical sainthood and let him cut him down.

However, Chen Nian's problem was that he couldn't catch him, let alone take the feather from his waist.

He had an idea and shouted at Taxue, "Fighting him isn't enough, why don't you come join us?"

"You're pretty arrogant!"

Although Ta Xue has a pretty face, she has a fiery personality, just like a classic Sichuan-Chongqing beauty who can be easily ignited.

Provoked by Chen Nian, she couldn't hold back and rushed up to fight.

Two against one.

The pressure from years of hard work has increased dramatically.

However, he never intended to steal their feathers; he simply lured them over.

He's now luring the enemy into the trap; all he needs to do now is build the trap.

Drawing a circle around oneself and imprisoning oneself!

In the midst of the chaos, the machete drew a circle around the group, which was Chen Nian's objective.

He leisurely left the border, but the two of them were trapped inside.

"What's going on...? There's a transparent wall?"

"hateful!"

Shangze and Taxue kept attacking the wall, but their abilities were not very destructive, and they could not break through it in a short time.

Chen Nian, on the other hand, is waiting for the next lucky one to arrive.

Soon, the fourth person arrived.

Before he could figure out what was going on, Chen Nian beat him up and took away his feather.

"Shall I go now?"

With two feathers in his hand, Chen Nian greeted Shang Ze and Taxue before strode away.

The two were furious, but there was nothing they could do but watch him leave triumphantly.

"Why does that guy have so many weird moves!" Taxue couldn't help but question Shangze.

Unexpectedly, Uesawa ignored her.

A surge of violent lightning power erupted from his entire body, transforming him into a furious lightning dragon, which slammed into the transparent wall with all its might!

Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud!

Once, twice, five times, ten times.

He kept striking the same spot repeatedly, until finally, with a crash, the self-imposed prison was broken.

As Ta Xue was still in surprise, the feathers at her waist had been removed.

A bolt of lightning streaked through the sky, traversing the mountains and valleys, hurtling towards its destination.

end.

The Altar of Wandering Knights.

Here stand stone statues of three great wandering knights, and many veteran wandering knights have gathered, all of whom will witness the final victor.

"Who do you think will come first? Xiaoxue, or Ashu?"

"Both are possible, but since Xiaoxue's abilities are more focused on combat, it's more likely that it's Ashu."

"Uh, if Ashu wins first place, that would be troublesome!"

"Last night, when we were drinking, Xiao Wangchen, I don't know if he was drunk or what, insisted on making a bet with us, saying that whoever won first place, he would marry his daughter to them! A-Shu is a married man."

"That's indeed a difficult situation... Look, someone's coming!"

The group looked up and, upon seeing the newcomer, simultaneously displayed expressions of disbelief.

"It's him!"

"I never expected this! There's an unexpected surprise!"

The first one is Chen Nian.

"Wait, someone's catching up from behind! It's Ashu!"

"Wow, so fast! We're almost there!"

In the blink of an eye, Chen Nian arrived at his destination.

Uesawa Naoki also crossed the finish line at almost the same time!

This scene left everyone stunned.

"A draw...how is that possible?"

"This is the first time in all these years that I've seen such a close contest! Brilliant, haha."

Congratulations on your tie for first place!

Chen Nian stepped forward with a smile: "I didn't expect you to be able to catch up. Impressive."

Although Shangze was panting heavily and covered in sweat, he still smiled.

This was the closest he had ever come to Chen Nian in their numerous duels—a draw. He was quite satisfied with the result; at least this time he hadn't fallen too far behind, proving that all his efforts had paid off.

An old man stepped forward, looked at Chen Nian, and said, "From now on, you are also a member of our Realm Rangers."

"Me? But I didn't..."

Chen Nian was about to say that he had no intention of joining, but another person stepped forward and said, "As long as you participate in our competition, you're one of us. Kid, don't be shy! Running freely in the world is what we strive for."

He noticed that people were looking at him much more kindly, a significant difference from before, which seemed to indicate that they had accepted him.

Just then!

Among the three tall stone statues behind, the eyes of the middle statue suddenly lit up!

A ray of light shone on Chen Nian.

This scene shocked everyone.

"H-How is this possible!"

The old man murmured in disbelief, "This...this is...the Star-Picking Wanderer!"

Only one of the three great wandering knights can inherit the title at any given time, and currently only the Star Picker position is vacant. Unexpectedly, this newcomer has been chosen!

Ta Xue also arrived at the finish line at this moment, and upon seeing this scene, she couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

She was all too familiar with this scene.

Three years ago, when she won the championship for the first time, she received the legacy of the Flying Snow Wanderer in the same position.

A female phantom slowly floated out from the stone statue and landed in front of Chen Nian.

That was the former Star-Picking Ranger!

The other wandering knights, including the elderly, all bowed their heads and knelt before the phantom figure, their eyes filled with respect and excitement.

To them, the three great rangers were the founders of the Realm Rangers and truly legendary figures worthy of respect!

Seeing Chen Nian still standing there dumbfounded, someone behind him hurriedly reminded him.

"Boy, what are you still standing there for? Quickly kneel down and accept the inheritance! This is an incredible opportunity that others can only dream of."

Chen Nian was in a daze because the figure in front of him felt somewhat familiar, just like when he saw Sun Wukong. That feeling was becoming clearer and clearer.

Then, something unbelievable happened.

The Star-Picking Wanderer actually knelt on one knee in front of Chen Nian!

You could even see the respect in her expression.

"This...this..."

"What's going on? This has never happened before among the inheritors!"

The illusory figure knelt before Chen Nian, respectfully raising its hands as if to present something to him.

"It's a pleasure...to fight alongside you again..."

A mysterious light surged, and before Chen Nian appeared a night-colored longbow, with seven arrows hovering around it like stars surrounding the moon.

The old man's sunken eyeballs trembled incessantly as he murmured incoherently.

"That's... the legendary divine bow, Stars!"

"Does such a weapon really exist? I've only ever seen it mentioned in old chronicles of wandering knights..."

"It is said that this bow has only seven arrows, each crafted over ten years by the Star-Picking Wanderer, and each arrow is named after a star. It can only be drawn seven times in a lifetime!"

"No one has ever received this before; this kid is the first!"

"The Star-Picking Ranger knelt down and offered up the divine bow he had forged with his life's blood. Just who is he...?"

Everyone was immersed in intense shock and disbelief; they didn't even want to blink, afraid of missing any details.

Chen Nian reached out and caught the bow "Stars".

So, the bow merged into the back of his hand, transforming into a star mark that he could summon with a mere thought whenever he wanted to use it.

At the same time, Chen Nian also learned the names of the seven arrows.

The first arrow was named Enlightenment.

The second arrow is named Phantom Night.

The third arrow is named Flowing Light.

The fourth arrow is named Mengze.

The fifth arrow is named Morning Glow.

The sixth arrow is named Youhuang.

The seventh arrow is named Azure Sky.

In a daze, a hazy image appeared in Chen Nian's mind.

In the sky, a man stood on a cliff, gazing at the towering mountains, followed by many people, some resembling monkeys, others with eyes between their eyebrows.

One of the women spoke up, "Boss, I've made seven arrows, but I haven't decided on a name for the last one. Why don't you give it a name?"

"Let's use my martial arts technique as the name."

"Biluo, hmm... that's indeed a good name. It's decided then, the seventh arrow will be called Biluo!"

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