’Unless I charge forward and launch a sneak attack with my Spear Technique.’

’But that would put me in danger too. If I push Bamo into a corner and he turns on me, I probably won’t last more than a few rounds.’

’Besides, what if we team up to kill Bamo, and the Scorpion Python turns on me afterward?’

Chu Lingguang didn’t trust the Scorpion Python at all.

’Bamo’s warhorse has been torn to shreds by the Scorpion Python. He shouldn’t be able to catch me.’

Chu Lingguang thought to himself.

RIIIP!

Seeing that Chu Lingguang hadn’t left, the Scorpion Python attacked Bamo again.

Chu Lingguang looked deeper into the forest.

The men Bamo had brought with him weren’t all dead. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

There were still men and warhorses hiding further back.

’Once the Scorpion Python stops tangling with Bamo, he could mount a warhorse and still catch up to me. Besides, the Hundred Thousand Mountains are crawling with Demon Beasts.’

’I’ve only just entered and was already spooked by a tiger’s roar. Now I’ve run into a Scorpion Python, a Demon Beast on par with the Qi Sea Great Success Level. I can’t even imagine what other Demon Beasts I might encounter if I stay in the Hundred Thousand Mountains.’

’Rather than fall into one dangerous situation after another, I should risk it all right now.’

He nocked another arrow, but this time, he didn’t rush to shoot. Instead, as he drew the bowstring, he carefully sensed the changes in his body.

Guo Wei had said.

Once his perception was sharp enough, as long as he could feel a response while drawing his bow, he would be able to perform the Four-Star Linked Pearls.

The Three-Star Linked Pearls was completely useless against Bamo.

Only the Four-Star Linked Pearls could secure victory.

Before his fight with Samba, his perception had already reached the level of sharp reflexes. After training in the Trial Ground, his Spiritual Perception had advanced by leaps and bounds. Unconsciously, he found that not only did objects before him appear larger to his naked eye, but he could also clearly perceive their trajectories.

Finally, under the full coverage of his powerful Spiritual Sense, Chu Lingguang captured the response from his bow.

This response was different from the exultation of his very flesh and bone.

Instead, it felt as though streams of air were emerging from his pores, enveloping both the arrow and the bowstring. Chu Lingguang could clearly feel that the arrow and longbow in his hands were no longer inanimate objects, but extensions of his own aura.

He gripped the bow and arrow tightly, then gradually let the taut bowstring relax. He didn’t fire the nocked arrow; instead, he lowered the longbow.

The Scorpion Python sensed something was off with Chu Lingguang and released a high-frequency pulse, urging him to coordinate his attack.

Chu Lingguang raised the longbow again and drew the string back fully.

This time, Chu Lingguang not only perceived the aura emerging from his pores to envelop the bowstring and arrow, but he also felt that as he drew the string, every blood vessel in his body stretched taut like a bowstring itself.

He realized the bowstring he drew was like his own blood vessels, and the arrow upon it was like his own flesh and bone.

SWOOSH SWOOSH SWOOSH SWOOSH!

A sharp glint flashed in his eyes.

He locked onto the vital point on Bamo’s back.

The Four-Star Linked Pearls was successfully unleashed!

(Everyone is welcome to speak up in the Chapter and comment sections. I’ve noticed quite a few people saying that Guo Wei’s power level has collapsed and that Fat Dragon keeps buffing him.)

(Let me respond to that. I haven’t buffed Guo Wei’s power level at all. If you don’t believe me, just compare him to Yang Shaorong. Yang Shaorong took the Imperial Examination and was personally selected by the Court! Now think about it: what kind of power does Chu Lingguang possess as the top ranker of South City? Guo Wei not only taught Yang Shaorong but also trained at the academy himself. How could he possibly be weak? Many people think Guo Wei is weak because the story starts in Baiyang County, where he has no real rivals. That’s why I have to keep stressing that Guo Wei has a disciple like Yang Shaorong. The truth is, from the earliest public Chapters, there have been many details that indirectly hint at Guo Wei’s strength, but many of you might have missed them.)

(Of course, there are many parts that I haven’t written completely enough, and you are all welcome to point them out. Fat Dragon, just like Chu Lingguang, has cultivated the Heart Guarding Skill. I’m also eager to learn, hold a deep reverence for writing and storytelling, will correct my mistakes, and always repay kindness!)

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