abnabooks Chapter 22: The Sun Piercing Star Position is Activated, Unleashing Ultimate Long-Range Penetration!
Chapter 22: The Sun Piercing Star Position is Activated, Unleashing Ultimate Long-Range Penetration!
Countless thoughts flashed through his mind! Finally, he looked down at the target below who had become completely alert and was being protected by Xiao Wu as they quickly left, and then sensed the vast aura that was gradually receding into the distance, yet still kept its "gateway" open to him.
He silently put away the black bow and the remaining arrows, quietly went downstairs, and chased after them towards the back mountain.
Meanwhile, on the rooftop of an inconspicuous tavern somewhere in Nottingham, a disheveled middle-aged man slowly withdrew his gaze, a complex light flashing in his murky eyes.
"interesting……!"
He tilted his head back and gulped down a mouthful of cheap beer, the liquor dripping down his stubble.
"That kid, Xiao San, really got the short end of the stick today! But it's not a bad thing, facing the complexities and cruelty of the Soul Master world sooner rather than later! This is the path you chose, so you have to learn to face it!"
As he spoke, a sharp glint flashed in his eyes: "However... since you dared to try and kill my mistress, I'll spare your life for now. She can come and take it from me later!"
Then, with a flicker, he disappeared into the night!
……
At this moment, in the work-study dormitory, Tang San, who had just escaped death, was pale, but his eyes burned with an unusually cold flame. He remembered what happened today!
"The Spirit Hall? Or... Lin Mu?"
He didn't know, but he was very clear that from this moment on, Notting College had become a real den of dragons and tigers for him, and he had to be vigilant at all times!
……
The night was as dark as ink. On the forest path behind Notting Academy, Mo Liuyun was following that vast aura, moving silently through the woods.
A moment later, he stopped at the edge of a clearing in the woods.
In the open space, Lin Mu stood with his hands behind his back, like an enlightened immortal with his back to him! Mo Liuyun felt as if he were facing a mountain, with an invisible pressure constantly emanating from him!
"You're here?" Lin Mu said calmly without turning around.
Mo Liuyun quietly "watched" Lin Mu's back. In his perception, the figure seemed to blend into the surrounding trees, rocks, and night wind, yet it also seemed to transcend the outside world, forming its own world.
He had only ever felt this way with those Soul Emperor level or higher experts in the laboratory!
"Who are you?" Mo Liuyun asked, his voice hoarse and dry, as if he hadn't spoken in a long time.
"Lin Mu, just a lowly gatekeeper at Notting Academy!" Lin Mu slowly turned around, revealing his young face with a lazy smile in the moonlight.
He looked Mo Liuyun up and down, his gaze seemingly able to penetrate the coarse cloth covering his face!
"Why did you come to me? And what is that arrow you mentioned that can truly change fate?" Mo Liuyun asked the two questions she cared about most urgently.
"Because of your 'eyes'," Lin Mu pointed to the other person's chest, then continued, "Although your eyes are blind, you possess an even more powerful 'mind's eye'! It allows you to see what others cannot, and to lock onto targets others cannot. But right now, you are completely unable to utilize its full potential!"
Mo Liuyun fell silent for a moment…!
"Learn from me, and I'll teach you how to fully unleash the power of your 'mind's eye,' how to truly take the enemy's head from a thousand miles away!"
As he spoke, Lin Mu stretched out his hand, and a wisp of silvery-white energy, seemingly composed of countless tiny points of light, appeared in his palm.
The aura was sharp and ethereal, yet it carried a sense of penetrating illusion.
"This is...?" The moment Mo Liuyun saw this aura, his "mind's eye" began to frantically warn him. He could clearly feel the terror of that aura!
Transcending all distances, ignoring all obstacles, pointing directly to the origin of all things!
"This means 'Piercing the Sun,' a supreme inheritance specially prepared for you." Lin Mu then joked, "So, do you want to learn it?"
Mo Liuyun looked at the wisp of silvery-white aura, and then "looked" at Lin Mu's unfathomable eyes.
He sensed no malice in this person, only a delightful admiration and an expectation as if he were polishing a rough gem.
At this moment, memories of the laboratory involuntarily flooded his mind: the cold instruments, the icy liquid, and the way the researchers looked at him. He was an experimental subject of the Spirit Hall, or rather, a lab rat that could be dissected at any time.
The person in front of him looked at him as if he were looking at a peerless bow covered in dust, and he couldn't help but be moved!
"I will learn." After a brief silence, Mo Liuyun knelt down on one knee without further hesitation and said, "Disciple Mo Liuyun wishes to become Master Lin's disciple. However, there is one thing I must clarify—if the Spirit Hall learns that I have betrayed the organization and become your disciple after this assassination attempt failed, they will likely not let me off easily! Disciple does not wish to cause Master any trouble, therefore…"
"Troublesome?" Lin Mu chuckled, a hint of nonchalance in his smile. "The thing I fear least is trouble. The Spirit Hall... is it that powerful?"
Mo Liuyun was slightly taken aback upon hearing this. The Spirit Hall? Wasn't it powerful?!
Lin Mu said no more and directly pointed a finger at Mo Liuyun's brow.
In an instant, Mo Liuyun "saw" an endless starry sky appear in his mind. On it, a silver-white star suddenly lit up, and the starlight transformed into an arrow that was condensed to the extreme. It crossed the endless void and instantly entered his brow!
[Ding! A disciple meeting the binding conditions for the "Piercing Sun Star Position" of the [Innate Dao Diagram] has proactively sought to become an apprentice!]
[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have successfully accepted a disciple. The "Piercing Sun Star Position" of the [Innate Dao Diagram] is being bound...]
[Ding! Binding successful! The "Piercing Sun Star Position" of the [Innate Dao Diagram] has been activated, currently at 4/20 activation! The host has received cultivation feedback!]
[Ding! The exclusive Celestial-level Archery Technique for the Piercing Sun Star Position—"Sunset Starfall Technique," and the Yellow-rank Archery Skill—"Star Chasing Arrow"—have been successfully issued. The host's "Star Chasing Arrow" has automatically been cultivated to the Perfect Realm!]
The familiar system notification sounded again, and immediately, a strange energy that was extremely ethereal and seemed to be able to pierce through all illusions began to flow into Lin Mu's limbs and bones.
The bottleneck of the seventh level of Qi Refining shattered under the impact of this force!
Qi Refining Level 8!
Lin Mu's aura became even deeper and more restrained. He slowly opened his eyes, looked at Mo Liuyun who was still immersed in the inheritance, and nodded with great satisfaction: "As expected of someone with an affinity level of 98, another promising talent!"
As early as when Lin Mu returned to the back mountain, Shi Tie, Ling Chen and Yang Lie had already arrived. At this moment, the three of them were constantly looking at their junior brother with his eyes closed!
Yang Lie held his black spear, looking at his newly joined junior brother, a barely perceptible ripple flashing in his eyes.
He could clearly sense that this boy with his eyes closed was dangerous! Especially when he gripped that black bow!
A moment later, Mo Liuyun slowly "opened" his eyes—although his eyes were still closed, it gave the impression that he had "opened" some kind of inner vision.
The stringless black bow in his hand trembled slightly, and a faint silver-white pattern appeared on the bow, like the trajectory of the sun, moon, and stars.
"Thank you, Master." Mo Liuyun's voice was no longer hoarse, but rather clearer.
"Get up." Lin Mu offered a helping hand, then began to introduce them: "These are your three senior brothers. They entered the sect a few days earlier than you. You can ask them for advice on how to guide spiritual energy into your body!"
Just then, Lin Mu suddenly looked up in the direction of the academy, his eyebrows slightly raised, and a look of surprise appeared on his face!
"What's wrong, Master?" Yang Lie asked alertly from the side.
"Interesting..." Lin Mu's lips curled into a smile as he said with interest, "This little rabbit actually came looking for me on its own!"