Chapter 1305 — A Peerless Arrow
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 2 of 3
Just then, all at once, light filled the heavens, scattering and howling toward him, swishing one after another to cling to the blade-light at the arrow's head. That light was the starlight of the Ancestral Court; one star after another seemed about to be dragged over by the divine bow, drawing ever nearer to the Ancestral Court!
Shen Mu felt at once the power within the bow growing stronger and stronger, more than his two arms could bear, and his thick, powerful arms could not keep from trembling.
"Damnation, the power is a little too great! " He was about to release the force, but the starlight was still gathering, and the power of heaven and earth within the Ancestral Court seemed about to be drawn in as well, forming vortexes great and small in the sky above the valley.
"Go, all of you, go quickly!
" Cold sweat sprang out on Shen Mu's forehead; he found that he could not withdraw his vital essence at all, and could only clench his teeth and hold on desperately, his voice hoarse: "When the divine bow's power is let loose, I can't control the direction the blast will take! " Hearing this, the First Ancestor's expression changed drastically. He was about to speak, to offer to shield Shen Mu, when he saw the three elders of Yincan Village turn and flee with no loyalty whatsoever; Blind Elder even called out as he ran, "Shen boy, hold on a little longer, just until we're clear of this valley!
" Silent Craftsman's voice rolled like thunder: "First Ancestor, Yan'er, things are bad, let's scram—" The First Ancestor hesitated an instant, but Yan'er had already vanished far away with her lantern in hand, so he had no choice but to set down the egg of Taiyi and say, "Shen boy, look to yourself, and use this egg to protect you! " They all rushed pell-mell for the mouth of the valley, while the vortexes great and small above it spun frantically and wave upon wave of heaven-and-earth spiritual power came surging in to hammer down at the divine bow in Shen Mu's hands at the valley's bottom! By now Shen Mu's body had grown to more than two hundred zhang, a giant like a mountain, divine light blazing all around him so bright that men could scarcely look at him.
And yet this giant was trembling.
The bow in his hands grew stronger and stronger, until its power surpassed his command! When this arrow was loosed, its head would meet the roots of the great black tree, and the might within the arrow would surely burst out in every direction; he stood at the very heart of that burst, and the peril of it needed no imagining.
Now the arrow was on the string and had to fly; it was no longer his to choose! An instant before the others flew clear of the valley, at the very center of the valley floor, an incomparably dazzling light exploded.
A massive sphere of light spun at the valley's bottom, swelling, and quickly filled the valley to the brim. The others, just flown from the valley, were in a blink thrown head over heels, swept up by that dreadful force and flung in every direction.
Though the Alchemist had cultivated the Heavenly Palace of Medicine, his cultivation was still the weakest among them; in an instant that dreadful power riddled him with a thousand holes, as though there were countless arrow-feathers within the light!
Fortunately the marvels of the Heavenly Palace of Medicine were beyond comprehension; his wounds healed as swiftly as falling rain, only for yet more wounds to appear upon him straight after.
At last the storm subsided, and each of them came down to the ground, bedraggled and wretched. Long Qilin came running swiftly, and finding that Yan'er was unharmed, he let out a breath of relief.
"The Hierarch is still down there!
" Long Qilin had found no trace of Shen Mu, and could not keep the alarm from his voice.
At the bottom of the valley.