Chapter55:TitleatEnd

"Chi!"

YunXitookanarrowtotheknee.

"Chi!"

YunXitookanarrowtotheshoulder.

"Chi!"

YunXitookanarrowtothehead.

Therewasn’tanyexception.EverytimeYunXigotshotbythearcherinred,hewouldbechoppedbyallsortsofweaponsinthenextsecond.

InthisbattleofMortalranks,suchanarcherwhocouldfireatthetargetahundredtimeswithoutmissingasingletime,wassurelythedeadliestkiller.

YunXiprovedthatbydyingthirtytimes.

HuaHuoalsoleftYunXi’senemieswithanightmareforeverbyherthirtymassacres.

Again,YunXirevivedbesidethebonfire.Ashewasreadytorushtothestonesoldiersandfightwiththem,HuaHuograbbedhishand.

"Thiscan’tgoon,LittleXi."

"Rightnow,youcan’tdefeatthearcher."

"Ifyoudon’tmakeyourselfstronger,evenifyouoverdrawyourlimit,youcan’twalkthroughthebridge."

YunXipausedforawhile,thenherelaxedhisbodyandsatontheground.

Yes,HuaHuowasright.

Now,evenifheusedhis2nd-rankedpowerandHuaHuo’s3rd-rankedcombatintuitiontothelimit,hestillcouldn’tpassthroughthebridge.

Afterall,hewasn’tHuaHuo.

Forthefirsttime,YunXiclearlyfelthislimit.

One,two,three.Evenifthe3rd-rankedstonesoldiersonthebridgeattackedhimtogether.Ifhepaidthepriceofdyinghundredsoftimes,heprobablystillcouldn’tpassthroughthebridge-evenifthatmeantthathehadtodieformanymoretimes.

However,thearcherinredwasoutofhisexpectations.

YunXididn’tknowwhothemysteriousarcherwas.Nomatterhowperfectlyheusedhis2nd-rankedQuicksilverMotion,thearchercouldstillfindhisweakpointamongthecrowdandgivehimacriticalshot.

Thearcherdidn’tevenneedtohitthearrowathiscrucialpoint.Infact,YunXiwasonlydirectlykilledbythearrowveryfewtimes.

Thearcher’sgoalwastobreakYunXi’srhythm.YunXi’sQuicksilverMotionlookedlikefloatingcloudsandflowingwater,butthatwasbuiltonhisstrongpre-assessment.Whenfacedwithadozen3rd-rankedmasters,everysecondheslightlystayedatthesameplacewouldleadtoadeadend.

"Whatanawesomearcher!Butthearcher’sbattlestyledoesn’tlooklikeit’sfromtheWhiteLotusSwordDomain."Sittingbythebonfire,YunXiobservedthewhite-hairedyoungpersonwhocarriedatwo-handedlongbowbehindthebackandworeredclothes.

WhiteLotusSwordDomainwasalowerdomainoftheSkySwordDomain.Mostofthepeopletherepracticedswordskills.Iftherewassuchanarcherthatmasteredsuchaterriblearchery,heshouldalreadybeasfamousastheFiveTigerGenerals.

"Eh.Heshouldbeastealtharcherwhomajorsinthelongbowandhisclosecombatpowerisalsogood.Look,hewearstwoswordsatthewaist.Thosetwoaren’tornaments,buttruelethalweapons."HuaHuopointedatthearcherinred,thepersonwhocausedhisthirtyfailures.

"HeshouldhavealockingskillliketheMind’sEyeandheshouldalsohavetheEagleEye.IfI’mnotwrong,heshouldhavefoundhiswaytotheHerorank."

"Maybeheisalittleweakerthanthelastthreeguys,buthispotentialisfarbeyondthem"

"IfhehadaSpiritWeaponrankbow,hecancausethreetimesthethreat.Fortunately,hisweaponisjustso-so."

AfterHuaHuopointedoutthemysteriousarcher’stalentsonebyone,YunXifinallyunderstoodwhatkindofanopponenthewasfacing.

IfevenHuaHuoalsopraisedthearcher,thatmeantthathewaswaybetterthantheFiveTigerGenerals.ThearcherwasverylikelytoreachHerorankinthefuture.

Nowonderhelookedunliketheotherstonesoldiers.Hisredclothesandwhitehairmadehimlooklikeacranestandingamongchickens.

However,hestillwantedtowin!

Nomatterwhathefaced,hemustpassthetrialandbecomestronger.

ForYunXi,itwasveryraretohavesuchaimpulse.Comparedtothis,hisultimategoalofsavingtheprincesswasn’tthatimportant.

Themoreharditwastoget,themoreeageronewastogetit.Perhapsthatwasthecommonalityofallhumans.

"HuaHuo,haveyougotanystrategy?"Holdinghisnewbieironsword,YunXiwasreadytofightagain.

"Now...no."HuaHuocarefullycountedthegapbetweenhimandthestonesoldiers,thenshookherhead.

ThoughYunXihadexertedhistalentstothefullest,butthatwasstilltooearlyforhimtochallengeatrialatthislevel.

Itwasn’tgoodtodiesomanytimes.Shestillfeltlovedearly.

"So...Ican’t..."EvenYunXihadguessedthisansweralready,butwhenhehearditcomingfromHuaHuo’smouth,hestillfeltfrustrated.

No!Eveniftheansweris’no’,Istillcan’tgiveup!

Hecouldn’tretreat.

Comparedwiththeapostlecandidatesortrueapostleshemyencounterlateron,thiswasn’tharshatall.

Whydidthestarscreatethistrialworld?Thatwasfortemperinghiswillandimprovinghisstrengthstepbystep!

Therewerejustadozen3rd-rankedpeopleandamysteriousarcher.Wouldtheymakehimgiveup?Hewouldnevergiveup!

Iwanttowin!

So,sorry,HuaHuo.

"HuaHuo...Iwilldosomethingtoyou.Canyouforgiveme?"Afterthinkingitoverandoveragain,YunXionlygotoneideainhismind.

Thestars,forgiveme!Thiswastheonlystrategythatmysimplebraincouldimagine!

"Yes?Iforgiveyou,LittleXi."HuaHuocuriouslylookedatYunXi.Washewillingtoletherhelphimpassthetrial?

Infact,thetrialreallypissedheroff.Shecouldn’tbearthetrialbecauseitforcedherLittleXitodie,againandagain.

"Then,closeyoureyes,HuaHuo."YunXistealthilywalkeduptoHuaHuowitharedface.

"Gee,LittleXi,whatdoyouwanttodo?No!"LookingatYunXi’sfacegettingcloserandcloser,HuaHuowasinadither.

(TranslatedbyGravityTales妫ｅ啯袟)

No,whendidherLittleXibecomesodaring?Andwhydoeshelooksoskillful?!

"Whoa!"AsHuaHuocriedoutinalarm,YunXisoftlykissedHuaHuo’slips.

Itwasn’ttheirfirstkiss.Intheirchildhood,hehadsecretlykissedherintheirchildren’splay.However,thistime,itwasdifferent.

LookingatHuaHuo,YunXimanagedtomusterupallhiscouragetotakethisstep.

Youknow,notlongago,hischildhoodsweetheartusedatwo-handedswordtocutamaleFieryDragonintopieces.

TokisssuchaHuaHuowaslikechallengingtheevildragon.IfHuaHuowasn’thischildhoodsweetheart,YunXiwouldn’tdaretryit.

HuaHuo’slipsweresoftandsweet.TheywerestillaswarmasinYunXi’smemory.

AtthemomenthekissedHuaHuo’slips,YunXiclearlyfeltthatinsideofhisbody,HuaHuo’sseedactedlikeadryplantthatsuddenlygotirrigated.Itstartedtogrowupataridiculousspeed.

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