Chapter 9

Yexing tried to push his vision to its limits, capable of clearly seeing things ten miles away.

For a mere hundred meters, under Yexing's far-sighted gaze, it was naturally as if it were right before his eyes.

From a distance, it seemed that the arrow had missed the mark not far from his target, but upon closer inspection, there was actually a distance of about two handspans.

Relative to the human body or the body of a fierce beast, a distance of two handspans is not far, but in terms of vital points, a range of two handspans is quite large.

Take a fierce beast, for example, with a strong and robust body and surging blood, if the vital point is not hit, it is very difficult to kill it.

For an archer who takes lives with a bow and arrow, not only must every shot hit the mark, but they must also be able to shoot wherever they want. This is what makes a true marksman.

Although Yexing has an extremely high talent for shooting and top-notch conditions, he is not a marksman just by picking up a bow and arrow. He still needs to practice.

Yexing focused his gaze on a tree trunk a hundred meters away, took out another blue-gold arrow, and drew the bow again.

Whoosh—

The blue-gold arrow shot out instantly, and in the blink of an eye, it hit the tree trunk a hundred meters away.

This time, Yexing's vision was more than ten times better, and the result was much better than the first arrow. However, due to the force and wind direction, it was still a fist's distance from the mark he drew.

Compared to a beginner, such a performance is almost heaven-defying. Even an archer who has spent years practicing might not do better than Yexing. The most important reason for this is Yexing's far-sighted vision.

For an archer who has spent years practicing, it is extremely difficult to further improve their archery skills, while Yexing is still in the initial stage and has a lot of room for improvement.

Yexing took out the third blue-gold arrow and returned his far-sighted gaze to a normal state.

During practice, Yexing did not plan to use his far-sighted vision, but to practice in a normal state. If his accuracy improves in a normal state, it will naturally be even better when he uses his far-sighted vision.

Whoosh—

Whoosh—

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One arrow after another, until the tenth arrow, Yexing stopped and walked forward.

After adjustments, Yexing made significant progress, and the tenth arrow was within a handspan of the mark.

Walking to the tree, Yexing pulled out the ten blue-gold arrows, then walked a hundred meters away to continue practicing.

The arrows became increasingly blunt. Yexing had twenty blue-gold arrows, ten for practice, and the other ten were not used temporarily. They were the true weapons for hunting fierce beasts and could not be dulled.

Yexing shot ten arrows, then went to pull them out one by one and continued the next round of practice.

After repeating this process more than ten times, the iron-bow was drawn over a hundred times, and Yexing felt his arms start to ache.

Drawing the bow once while shooting is much more difficult than pulling the iron-bow in the weapon shop. In the weapon shop, Yexing just pulled the bowstring for a moment and then released it, but when shooting, there is a process of aiming, which requires the bow to be drawn continuously without trembling.

In this state, the strength required to draw the bow once might be equivalent to drawing the bow five times or more.

In other words, Yexing shot a hundred times, but it was equivalent to drawing the iron-bow five hundred times. Even though he had practiced the Bone Explosion Fist to the point of making 101 crisp sounds, his bones were very strong, but he could hardly bear it.

In terms of bones, he was as strong as a third-level martial disciple, but in terms of muscles, he was much weaker. When his bones could hardly bear it, his muscles were already very sore.

Yexing stopped practicing archery, put away the arrows, and found a clean place to sit and practice the Evergreen Technique.

After an hour, under the nourishment of the star power, Yexing's arm bones and muscles recovered to normal, no longer aching, and even became stronger. He continued to practice archery.

When he was hungry, Yexing would shoot wild animals in the nearby mountains and cook them. When night fell, he would dig a small cave to rest, blocking the entrance with a large rock.

After two days, Yexing did not know how many times he had practiced, but his shooting skills had improved significantly.

At a distance of a hundred meters, even without using his far-sighted vision, Yexing could shoot the arrow within a fist's distance of the mark.

If he used his far-sighted vision, every arrow would hit the center of the mark, without missing.

Even if Yexing retreated fifty meters, at a distance of 150 meters, he could still accurately hit the mark with his far-sighted vision.

In terms of direct shooting skills, Yexing was far superior to archers who had spent their lives studying archery, making him a highly skilled marksman.

During these two days, Yexing also practiced the Bone Explosion Fist, but the progress was not fast, only reaching 105 crisp sounds, an improvement of four sounds in two days.

On the third day, Yexing, carrying his quiver and slinging the iron-bow over his shoulder, entered the towering mountains ahead, entering the Green Cloud Mountains. With his archery skills, as long as he did not encounter extremely high-level fierce beasts, he could hunt them.

Moreover, with his far-sighted vision, even if there were extremely high-level fierce beasts, Yexing could detect them from a distance and avoid them in advance.

With his powerful vision and superior archery skills, Yexing's survival ability in the mountains was even higher than that of real martial artists. He could be called the king of the jungle.

The Green Cloud Mountains were completely different from ordinary mountains, with higher peaks, steeper cliffs, larger trees, and more exotic flowers and plants...

Even with his extremely strong vision and far-sighted ability, Yexing walked very cautiously in the Green Cloud Mountains.

Although he had the conditions to be the king of the jungle, it was his first time entering a real large mountain. On Earth, he had no such experience, and in the fantasy world, it was just a game.

Yexing first climbed a high peak, used his far-sighted vision to observe the surroundings. His vision had a limited range, so it was still blocked, and many areas could not be seen.

Even so, he saw several fierce beasts within a ten-mile radius: a black-maned tiger, a giant-clawed mountain cat, a giant-toothed long-haired pig, and a colorful python.

As for ordinary wild animals, there were even more.

After observing for a while, Yexing chose the giant-toothed long-haired pig as his target, not because it was easy to hunt or valuable, but because he saw a precious herb, Polygonum multiflorum, near it.

The giant-toothed long-haired pig was not a good target to hunt. As a fierce beast, it had fundamental differences from ordinary wild animals.

Its fur was very thick, capable of blocking blades and swords, and even sharp arrows could hardly injure it.

Its head was as hard as copper and iron, almost indestructible. Even a sharp arrow from a six-stone strong bow could only pierce its scalp.

Moreover, its giant teeth were very sharp, and it had great strength, making its offensive power very high.

Even real martial artists would avoid it.

However, for Yexing, as long as there was a weakness, it was his target. The weakness of the giant-toothed long-haired pig was its ears.

When its ears were upright, the arrow could be shot through the ear hole, piercing its head.

An hour later, Yexing avoided various wild animals and insects and arrived at the territory of the giant-toothed long-haired pig, slowly approaching it from the side.

When Yexing was still a hundred meters away from the giant-toothed long-haired pig, the pig, which had been lying on the ground, suddenly lifted its head and perked up its ears. Its hearing was very sensitive, and it also sensed a hint of danger.

However, this action sealed its fate!

Whoosh—

At the moment the giant-toothed long-haired pig perked up its ears to listen, a blue light suddenly shot out from the trees, a blue-gold arrow.

In the blink of an eye, the blue-gold arrow shot into the ear of the giant-toothed long-haired pig.

The penetration power of a six-stone bow's arrow was terrifying, and the ear was the weak point of the giant-toothed long-haired pig. The blue-gold arrow directly pierced through its ear and shot through its head.

The giant-toothed long-haired pig let out a pig-like scream and immediately fell to the ground, struggling.

Fierce beasts have very strong vitality. Even with its head shot through, the giant-toothed long-haired pig struggled for a while before finally stopping, twitching continuously.

When Yexing came to its side, the giant-toothed long-haired pig suddenly moved again, leaping up to charge at Yexing. Unfortunately, it was already too late, and it fell back down, unable to get up again.

Yexing immediately dug out the Polygonum multiflorum. This plant was quite old and very valuable. Even among the herbs his parents had given him, there were none as precious as this.

After putting away the Polygonum multiflorum, Yexing pulled out the blue-gold arrow from the giant-toothed long-haired pig's head. The arrowhead was green and toxic; otherwise, the pig's last charge would not have failed to even touch Yexing's clothes.

The corpse of the giant-toothed long-haired pig was also very valuable, almost as much as the Polygonum multiflorum, but Yexing did not care and quickly left the area.

To turn the corpse of the giant-toothed long-haired pig into money, it would need to be transported to Green Leaf Town, which would take time and effort, and its corpse could easily attract other fierce beasts.

Moreover, the giant-toothed long-haired pig's roar had definitely already attracted nearby fierce beasts, making the area a dangerous place. The farther away, the better.

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During the day, Yexing searched for herbs and hunted fierce beasts. After obtaining the herbs, he would find a safe place to practice.

At night, Yexing would dig a small cave in the mountains, block the entrance with a large rock, and spend the night in the cave.

In a few days, Yexing had daily gains, with a continuous supply of herbs, most of which were precious.

When hungry, he ate the meat of fierce beasts, and when thirsty, he drank their blood. With the help of precious herbs, the practice of both the Evergreen Technique and the Bone Explosion Fist progressed rapidly over these few days.

On an afternoon seven days later, after hunting a black-maned tiger and collecting a Blood Nourishing Grass, Yexing practiced in a valley without fierce beasts.

After practicing for a while, Yexing would use his far-sighted vision to scan the surroundings, paying attention to the environment. After seven days, he had already moved far from Green Leaf Town, deep into the Green Cloud Mountains, and he never let his guard down.

When Yexing finished a set of Bone Explosion Fist and scanned the surroundings, his expression slightly changed. After entering the Green Cloud Mountains for several days, he saw other people for the first time.

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