Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest

A thousand paces away from the convoy, a white-haired man in the midst of the horse bandit army gazed at the marriage envoy with an indifferent look.

His face was weathered, with a leather patch over his right eye and a deep scar on his left cheek.

Around him, the gaze of the horse bandits was filled with awe and fear.

For this white-haired man was the leader of the White Wolf Thieves, known as the strongest "White Wolf".

Nobody knew the true identity of White Wolf, but ever since he took control of the White Wolf Thieves, the group's strength had rapidly expanded, swiftly becoming the overlord of the West Sea Great Prairie.

Those who had dared to oppose White Wolf were already buried beneath the sod!

Therefore, when White Wolf issued the call, all the horse bandits who received the orders rushed to gather, ready to hit a big score!

"Boss, it is said that Princess Qingyun is breathtakingly beautiful, possessing the grace and bearing that could charm the world."

A fierce-looking horse bandit sidled up, whispering with a lowered voice: "Instead of letting the Third Prince benefit, why don't you…"

But before he could finish his sentence, he shrunk his head in fear of White Wolf's icy stare.

White Wolf indifferently said: "Old Three, remember, we came here to accumulate strength, for the sake of our grand enterprise, don't start thinking you're a real thief after being a horse bandit for too long!"

The fierce-looking horse bandit was like a docile sheep before White Wolf, nodding eagerly: "Yes, I... damn!"

He suddenly burst into cursing because he saw the harrowing scene of the horse bandits who were sent out getting slaughtered.

He was instantly enraged!

White Wolf's expression also changed, his eyes turning incredibly dangerous.

The next moment, something even more infuriating occurred; an enemy knight, all by himself, charged over single-handedly.

Despite the nearly one-kilometer distance, both the fierce horse bandits and White Wolf felt a sense of being disregarded and mocked!

"Kill him!"

White Wolf commanded in a deep voice: "I want his skull for a drinking goblet!"

"Aooo~"

A series of mournful wolf howls suddenly arose around them.

The horse bandits lifted their strongbows one after another, nocking arrows and taking aim at the onrushing foe.

The next moment, the twang of bowstrings was ceaseless as hundreds of arrows, infused with formidable strength, showered down on Wang Chen like rain.

Each horse bandit was a master archer, and although their strongbows were not as powerful as military standard issue, they could still send arrows flying a great distance with their special techniques, dealing lethal damage to the enemy.

This volley of arrows not only completely enveloped Wang Chen but also sealed off any space for him to dodge to the front, back, or sides!

The horse bandits seemed to see the scene where Wang Chen was shot into a hedgehog, each revealing a ferocious smile.

However, their smiles froze on their faces in a blink.

Because at the moment the arrow rain was about to cover both man and horse completely, those armor-penetrating arrows suddenly seemed as if they met a raging wind, swept up and scattered chaotically in all directions.

Not a single one touched Wang Chen!

This scene left the battle-hardened horse bandits dumbfounded, simply unable to believe their own eyes.

Although high-tier martial artists are known to use emitted Qi Energy to deflect arrows, creating an armor-like defensive effect, this was something completely different.

What's happening?

Many horse bandits were utterly confused.

But even more horse bandits were disbelieving, continuously firing arrows to intercept.

Wave after wave of arrow rain seemed endless, obscuring the sky with the wail of imminent death.

Then, the unbelievable scene occurred once again; no matter how many arrows were shot towards Wang Chen, all of them were swept away and dispersed by an invisible gale in the air, scattering and falling helplessly onto the nearby grass.

"Bow to me!"

Next to White Wolf, that fierce bandit bellowed deeply, stretching his hand to receive a strongbow presented by his subordinate.

His bow was a dark purple-black color, with a bowstring as thick as a little finger, and the size of the bow body was bigger than a standard longbow, its surface faintly shimmering with a metallic luster.

"Open!"

Accompanied by an angry shout, a dark triangular armor-piercing arrow was notched on the bowstring.

The fierce bandit, holding the strongbow, aimed at the increasingly closer Wang Chen, continuously infused gang power into the bow body, until the bowstring was drawn into a full moon shape.

Bang!

The next moment, he suddenly released the bowstring.

The triangular armor-piercing arrow shot out instantly, flying straight towards Wang Chen, who was nearly three hundred paces away.

Under normal circumstances, the arrow shot by an archer does not travel in a straight line, but in a twisted parabolic path. However, the arrow shot by this fierce bandit was like a bullet fired from a firearm, its flight path without the slightest curve, aimed directly at Wang Chen's heart!

Not only that, the arrow's flight was nearly silent, with just a faint glimpse of the light from the burst of Qi Energy.

In an instant, it was upon Wang Chen.

Wang Chen, who was charging on horseback, showed no trace of disturbance on his face, lifting the long spear in his hand and thrusting it forward.

Crack!

The spear tip hit the head of the triangular armor-piercing arrow squarely. The latter instantly shattered into pieces, without affecting the long spear in the slightest!

The bandit who made the shot was stunned, feeling his whole body shiver with horror, as if watched by gods and demons.

He had the cultivation level of a fifth-tier Martial Ancestor, second only to his leader White Wolf, and he was even more skilled in archery than the latter, using none other than a divine weapon, the Purple Oblivion Bow.

With this strongbow, he had previously shot and killed three martial artists of the same level, establishing a formidable reputation on the West Sea Great Prairie.

But now, the archery skills he was proud of were effortlessly countered by his opponent.

How strong could this person's cultivation level be?

"Sixth-tier Martial Venerable!"

White Wolf squeezed out four words through clenched teeth. A horrifying light burst from his single eye, and he bellowed loudly, "Form up!"

The horse bandit leader wished he could tear the informant who provided this information into a thousand pieces.

He was informed that there were two fifth-tier Martial Ancestors in the marriage envoy, one of whom was very young.

But the reality was that a sixth-tier Martial Venerable was now coming to kill them!

This was a complete disaster!

White Wolf knew all too well how strong a sixth-tier Martial Venerable could be, because his master was a Martial Venerable.

He finally understood why the enemy dared to charge alone, and why they had the ability to deflect a thousand arrows!

But it was already too late to understand.

White Wolf was very clear that no matter how strong the opponent was, he could not retreat.

Otherwise, once the group fell into disarray, the tens of thousands of horse bandits would be like a flock of lambs to be slaughtered before the sixth-tier Martial Venerable.

Most importantly, Wang Chen's charge was directly towards his location!

Now his only choice was to fight to the death!

At this moment, White Wolf boldly raised the long halberd in his hand, all his veins opened at once, bursting forth with unprecedented power.

"Kill!"

The halberd suddenly blazed with brilliance, the invisible Qi Energy flowed through the halberd, the flame aura devoured souls, stabbing at the charging Wang Chen with an unstoppable force.

White Wolf did not hope that this spear, concentrated with all his strength, could kill the opponent; he only hoped to stop Wang Chen for a moment.

That way, he could trap his opponent amidst a sea of soldiers and kill him at any cost!

----------

The second update is posted.