High-level martial arts: Invincibility starts with basic archery.

"Finally, one of my wishes has been fulfilled."

Chen Fan breathed a sigh of relief.

Of the twelve Celestial Fruits, six should be given to Meng Xue to help her awaken again.

With Meng Xue's precognitive abilities, one can know in advance the fate of Anshan City.

Of course, improving one's own strength is of paramount importance; otherwise, the most painful thing is knowing what will happen but being unable to stop it.

He planned to consume the other six himself, but if the effects became less and less noticeable, he could consider selling them to the Awakened Association in exchange for points.

Doing this is a bit of a loss.

In addition to the twelve Celestial Fruits, this harvest also included three Commander-level ferocious beasts.

One of them was a high-ranking commander.

Including yesterday's raging bull king, and dozens of other raging bulls...

Chen Fan took a deep breath. Selling the materials wasn't urgent; returning to the village with the Heavenly God Fruit was the top priority.

He also mentioned the relocation so that everyone could prepare in advance.

After collecting the materials, he glanced in a certain direction before turning and leaving.

Where Chen Fan was looking, behind a leaf, Pei Yong and Tang Qiang were so frightened that they didn't dare to breathe, their backs instantly soaked with sweat.

After a long while, Pei Yong asked tremblingly, "Old, Old Tang, has he... has he already discovered that we're hiding here?"

What do you think?

Tang Qiang's face was deathly pale, and his lips trembled as he said, "He clearly spotted us, that's why he was looking this way. I told you to leave, to leave, but you wouldn't listen and insisted on dragging me back. Now look what happened."

"No, don't panic."

Pei Yong wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, his heart pounding. "So much time has passed, and he still hasn't shown up. He must have left. I watched him leave."

"Is that so?"

Upon hearing this, Tang Qiang peeked out through the crack, but there was no one there.

He mustered his courage and turned to look behind him, afraid that a face would appear in front of him if he turned around.

Fortunately, I was overthinking it; there wasn't a single person, let alone a ghost, in the distance.

He was still uneasy, so he looked up and down at the ground a few more times to make sure there was no sign of the person. Finally, he let out a long sigh, plopped down on the ground, and said with a tone full of complaint:

"Old Pei, it's all your fault for coming up with this terrible idea. If you had listened to me and left with them, we wouldn't be scared half to death like this now. My clothes are soaked through."

Pei Yong also collapsed to the ground, and upon hearing this, he glared at him irritably, saying, "Old Tang, let's not talk about the second brother, but if you don't have any ulterior motives, would you listen to me and sneak back with me?"

Upon hearing this, Tang Qiang's face showed a hint of embarrassment.

Yes, he was indeed resentful.

Twelve Celestial Fruits! He couldn't even get one?

So, after leaving, he secretly went back to see if there was any opportunity.

After all, the Heavenly Tree is not easy to deal with. That guy's archery skills are really amazing, but his mental strength and physical strength are not necessarily that great.

If that guy gets injured, or even killed by the Heavenly God Tree, wouldn't the remaining Heavenly God Fruits be theirs?

As it turned out, I was overthinking it.

All twelve Celestial Fruits were taken by that person; not a single one was left for them.

The Heavenly Tree couldn't harm him in the slightest; he could only stand there, helplessly furious.

"Sigh," Pei Yong sighed, then suddenly said, "Old Tang, speaking of which, that guy's strength is truly terrifying."

Tang Qiang was silent for a moment, then sighed, "You're right. Putting aside his archery skills, I couldn't even see his speed just now."

"yes."

Pei Yong smiled bitterly.

He should have known that if he wanted to.

Aren't people who use bows and arrows supposed to have high attack and high agility?

He had been harboring illusions, thinking he could get a bargain.

"Old Tang, tell me, who exactly is that guy? Is he an Awakened? But he doesn't seem like one at all."

"It does look somewhat different."

Tang Qiang scratched his head.

At first, he thought the man's special ability was fire, but unlike some awakened fire abilities, the man used fire on arrows.

But the arrow that killed the high commander next had no flame, yet its power was greater than that of an arrow with flame!

"Could it be a martial artist?"

The two said in unison.

"Old Tang, it seems we're thinking the same thing." Pei Yong frowned and pondered, "The arrow he shot gave me a somewhat familiar feeling. The flames on it didn't seem like real flames, but rather like true qi, fire-attribute true qi."

"I think so too."

Tang Qiang's eyes lit up. "So the arrow that killed the high-ranking commander was actually covered with a lot of true energy, but we just couldn't see it."

"Yes! That must be it!"

Pei Yong nodded repeatedly, then gasped and said, "There aren't many people in the Martial Arts Association with this kind of strength, are there?"

"Very few, and their weapon is a bow and arrow."

"Should we go back and check it out?"

Pei Yong asked tentatively.

A martial artist with such distinctive features should be easy to find.

Nothing is absolute.

If he were not a martial artist, but an awakened one, then that would be a different story.

"Forget it."

Tang Qiang gave a wry smile and said, "Even if we find out, so what? Do you want to go to his door and ask for it back? Or do you want to find help to snatch it from him?"

Pei Yong was stunned.

Go to their door to demand it? With their abilities? What's the difference between that and going to their death?

As for finding help, their intuition told them that even if they found the most powerful B-level Awakened, they might not be able to guarantee victory against this guy. As for A-level Awakened...

That's ridiculous. What A-level Awakened would even look at something like this?

"Old Tang, you're right. Let's not make a fool of ourselves. It's getting late. Let's go back and see if any other treasures have appeared. This time, we can just consider ourselves unlucky."

Pei Yong sighed, stood up, and patted the dirt off his clothes.

"Yes, that's all we can do."

As they spoke, the two sped off into the distance, one to the left and one to the right.

Little did they know, a large tree and a jet-black dagger behind them vanished into thin air.

A flash of murderous intent appeared in Chen Fan's eyes but vanished in an instant.

These two people didn't have any ulterior motives, and he couldn't be bothered to make a move.

After all, his identity couldn't be kept secret any longer, and if nothing unexpected happened, Shen Si would soon find out about it as well.

……

At the same time.

After leaving the mountains, Zhao Yan and her two companions stood on the wasteland, holding their phones and waiting anxiously.

"So much time has passed, and the president still hasn't replied. Could something have happened to him?" Zhao Yan was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.

"Don't talk nonsense."

The round-faced, burly man said, "The chairman is a lucky man, how could anything happen to him?"

"That's right. The president is always cautious and wouldn't push himself into a fire pit. He just hasn't replied to the message yet. Maybe he just hasn't seen it. We can just wait a little longer."

Another man spoke up as well.

"Um."

Zhao Yan nodded emphatically, feeling much better, but she still kept looking in the direction she had come from while staring at her phone.

The other two men exchanged a glance, their brows furrowed with worry.

They understood what the chairman meant.

Letting them leave first was a contingency plan; in case something happened to him, they could go back and report what happened to headquarters.

So, why did the chairman do this?

Wouldn't it be better to go back with them?

Just then, a figure rushed towards them.

"It's the president!"

Zhao Yan shouted excitedly.

Upon seeing this, the two men's faces lit up with joy, and they quickly went to greet them.

"President!"

"President!"

"President, are you alright?"

"What could possibly be wrong with me?" Shen Si smiled at the three people in front of her and said, "I'm sorry to have worried you."

"It's nothing, President. The best thing is that you're safe and sound."

"Zhao Yan is right, but President, why didn't you come with us just now?"

"Yes, President, what did you say to that person? Um, if it's inconvenient, you don't have to say."

"There's nothing inconvenient about it."

Shen Si smiled and said, "You've all seen that person's strength. In one word, strong; in two words, very strong."

"Yes."

Upon hearing this, all three showed expressions of awe.

That tall, commander-level ferocious beast was gone in a single arrow.

The same goes for that high-ranking commander.

This kind of strength seems to belong only to the General Manager at headquarters, right?

"So, President, you're staying?"

"I want to work with him."

Shen Si didn't hide anything and said directly, "There are many rare and precious treasures in the mountains, but the more precious the treasure, the stronger the ferocious beasts guarding it. Just like this time, it directly attracted three commander-level ferocious beasts. Even without Pei Yong and the others interfering, we would not have been able to obtain those Heavenly God Fruits."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yan and the other two froze.

"President, it's all our fault; we've held you back."

"Yes, it's all our fault. We're just too weak."

"What does this have to do with you?" Shen Si shook his head. "I'm telling you this not to blame you. Besides, even I would find it difficult to defeat a commander-level ferocious beast, wouldn't I? I'm saying this simply because I don't want to hide anything from you."

"President..." The three of them were all moved upon hearing this.

"Alright, let's get down to business."

Shen Si waved his hand and said as he walked, "Everyone has witnessed that person's strength. It's just that he found that Heavenly Tree by luck, and it can't be replicated. We, on the other hand, can keep finding similar locations of rare and precious materials, but we are just too weak to get our hands on them."

If we can cooperate with him, it will be entirely beneficial for both him and us.

That makes sense.

After listening, all three expressed their agreement.

Both are rare and precious materials, but the difference between them can be like night and day. A hundred of the former might not even be as valuable as one of the latter.

The president did this for the benefit of the association, and the fact that he didn't hide anything from them further shows that he considers them his own people.

"President, did that person agree?"

Zhao Yan asked cautiously.

The round-faced, burly man glanced behind Shen Si and had a bad feeling.

Because if that person had agreed, the president wouldn't be here alone right now.

Of course, it's possible that they agreed.

"Not yet."

Shen Si sighed softly and said, "He's still considering it. I've already given him my business card. He'll contact me if he makes up his mind."

"Are you still considering it?"

The three of them looked at each other, their faces showing reluctance.

"They'll probably agree, right?"

"I also think that without the president's Heavenly Aura Observation Technique, no matter how strong a person is, there is no place for them to use their abilities; they can only rely on luck."

"Yes, who can really say what luck is? That person should think things through and decide what to choose."

"Um."

Shen Si nodded.

He also felt that the probability of the two sides being able to cooperate in the end was quite high.

That person most likely didn't have the means to find various treasures; otherwise, they wouldn't have tried to subtly probe him, but would have directly refused.

The group walked across the wasteland in a quiet atmosphere.

Suddenly, Zhao Yan asked curiously, "President, was that person an Awakened One or a martial artist?"

Upon hearing this, the two round-faced, burly men also looked over curiously.

"I'm not quite sure about that."

Shen Si shook her head.

He sensed the presence of true energy in the arrow Chen Fan shot, just like the flames on the arrow. It didn't seem like real flames, but more like fire-attribute true energy.

But this doesn't prove anything.

Because many of the awakened ones are also martial artists, they also cultivate martial arts and condense their true energy.

Many of those B-level Awakened Ones were True Essence Realm martial artists.

Among the A-level Awakened, there are even martial artists at the Celestial Realm!

It is said that there are even higher realms above the Celestial Realm!

However, martial artists are not necessarily awakened individuals.

"Yanzi, it doesn't matter if he's a martial artist or an Awakened One, as long as he agrees to cooperate with us, that's fine," the round-faced, burly man said with a smile.

"Yes, even if the guild leader finds something good, the three of us can't get it with our strength. But if that person joins us, it'll be different. Like the Heavenly God Fruit today, if he were on our side, we could get half of it today."

"Half? You guys really dare to dream of that."

Shen Si was both amused and exasperated.

When that person killed the commander-level ferocious beast, he did it casually and looked very relaxed. Just because someone looks relaxed when they kill a ferocious beast doesn't mean that it's really easy for them.

"So he takes two-thirds? We get one-third?"

"That's about the right ratio."

Shen Si nodded.

After all, he had to pay a considerable price to use the Emperor's Aura Observation Technique.

Moreover, this peerless martial art requires extremely high talent from its practitioners; even within the Awakeners Association, very few people can master it.

He felt confident that he could get a third of it.

(End of this chapter)