Chapter 529: Chapter 399: The Legend of Yi God
After slaughtering many, the Yi God’s Void-breaking Bow returned to its original state, and under the pitch-black sky, everyone fell silent.
Time seemed to have come to a standstill, and the four powers all fell into silence.
Under this dark sky where day and night were indistinct, everyone seemed dispirited.
Even the scattered corpses on the ground, when they disappeared, no one could care to notice.
Everyone sat down on the spot to conserve energy and gather strength.
Without the distinction of day and night, these past few days, the group could only rely on the hourglasses they carried with them to keep track of time.
Every day, the Blood Arc of the Yi God’s Void-breaking Bow would erupt once, and each time it did, its power was stronger than the last.
After about three or four days, everyone’s spirits and condition were somewhat depressed.
If it were not for the fact that everyone had brought a certain amount of water and dry food when they entered, they might have already collapsed.
The Yi God’s Void-breaking Bow in the sky had also gone from being a Heavenly-grade Spiritual Artifact to a guillotine hanging over everyone’s heads, never knowing when it would suddenly claim a life.
Just when everyone thought they would have to keep enduring, on the seventh day, there came a turning point.
At the end of the seventh day, as they entered the depths of night, the bewildered group suddenly noticed an unusual ray of light above their heads.
"Look! At the northwest corner."
After the Yi God’s Void-breaking Bow unleashed its divine power, a line of characters appeared in the sky.
"Those who wish to obtain the Yi God’s Void-breaking Bow must choose one of two options. First, kill thirty, save one. Second, Shooting Nine Suns, the capable prevail."
These few sentences became a life-saving straw for the people at this moment.
The characters were forceful and elegant, presumably left by a great power from a previous era who sealed the Yi God’s Void-breaking Bow here.
In between the lines was the method to obtain the Divine Bow, and to do so, one had to fulfill at least one condition.
Upon seeing these words, everyone finally understood why, when they first entered the second cave, the back of the Jade Carving required the presence of thirty-one people.
This clearly meant that among them, one person must kill the other thirty in order to seize the Divine Bow.
After experiencing the attacks of the Stone Chamber and the Blood Arc, the group of thirty-one had already lost more than half.
Among the four forces, Daxia was left with only Hong Mingyue, Luo Song, Zhuge Yi, and Hong Yulang.
Beiqing was left with Princess Qing Bi, Cong Lv, Wen Xu, and one Alchemist of the Eighth Rank.
Chen Minzhi’s guards had lost five, leaving only him and four guards.
Ye Lingyue’s side had the fewest people, but luckily all three were still alive, although the Sword Slave had sustained some injuries to his left arm during the Blood Arc attack on the sixth day.
Obviously, this first method was impossible for everyone to follow.
After all, the current forces are evenly matched in terms of strength, with none willing to risk the loss of their troops.
Remaining is but one other method, Shooting Nine Suns.
The so-called Nine Suns... gazing at the ten Light Talisman Balls in the sky, the crowd’s expressions varied.
The Alchemist Wen Xu from the Elixir Realm pondered for a moment before explaining.
"Regarding Yi God’s Void-breaking Bow, people who have read through the mainland chronicles should have heard a little about it. Many have also heard about its origin to some extent. Legend has it that during the era when Ancient Gods and Demons roamed, the Primordial Demon Ancestor gathered the Evil Qi between heaven and earth, condensing ten Evil Suns. Instantly, the world changed colors, causing flora to wither and making life untenable for people. Among the Martial Artists, a Great Power, Yi God, refined the Ancient Divine Bow to save the people of the world. He shot down Nine Suns and thereby restored order to the world. This Yi God’s Void-breaking Bow is indeed the bow used by the great Martial Artist Yi God when Shooting Nine Suns."
Ye Lingyue also had a vague recollection of this strange tale from Ancient Times.
It was said that after Yi God shot down the Nine Suns, he had an epiphany about life and death, breaking through the Reincarnation Realm and transforming into an otherworldly deity.
This Heavenly-grade Spiritual Artifact possesses immense power. It is rumored that it can break all seals, even killing Reincarnation Realm powerhouses with a single arrow.
While refining this bow, Yi God used millennium Xuantie from the seabed of East Canghai Sea, extracted the meridians of an Evil Flood Dragon, and gathered the Undying Wilderness Fire, spending forty-nine days to finally forge the Void-breaking Bow.
To amplify the power of this Void-breaking Bow, after its completion, Yi God ventured alone into the Ancient Wilderness, slaying over a thousand Ancient Desolate Beasts to significantly increase the bow’s malevolence, hence enabling it to finally shoot down the Nine Suns.
In his later years, Yi God often regretted the heavy slaughter brought by his Void-shattering, and after becoming a deity, he sealed the bow on the Qing Province Continent.
But nobody knew exactly where Yi God had sealed the bow, and unexpectedly, it turned out to be inside the Beiqing Star Cave.
Upon seeing those words, the crowd’s expressions eased slightly, and then they looked again at the Blood Bow that radiated like the dazzling sun, its brilliant blood-colored glimmer piercing everyone’s eyes.
"We can’t keep waiting. Why not try the second method? We don’t have bows and arrows, so we will have to think of another way. As long as we knock down nine of the Light Talisman Balls, we should be able to break the prohibition on Yi God’s Void-breaking Bow," Cong Lv said somberly.
Cong Lv’s suggestion was met with agreement from everyone.
"Today is already the eighth day. There are still more than twenty days until the Jade Engraving Array re-emerges. Meanwhile, the Blood Arc will continue to erupt. For everyone’s safety, I think we must make proper arrangements. Each day, each group takes turns sending out one person to choose one of the ten Light Talisman Balls, until we break nine of the Light Talisman Balls," Chen Minzhi proposed after some thought.
"Second Young Master is right. Let’s do it this way. Whoever breaks a Light Talisman Ball, the treasures inside will belong to that person, and no one else may contest for it," the group quickly came to a consensus.
"Feng Xun, why not join our group?" Cong Lv glanced at Feng Xun and Ye Lingyue. Among the Four Great Forces, Ye Lingyue’s group was undoubtedly the weakest.
Feng Xun would certainly not make a move, leaving only Ye Lingyue and the Sword Slave.
Putting aside Ye Lingyue’s strength, who was only at the Elixir Realm, the Sword Slave was even injured. If it really came to their turn to break a Light Talisman Ball, the task would be quite difficult. Cong Lv’s invitation was out of consideration for Feng Xun’s well-being.
"Thank you for the kind offer, but I think we can handle it," Feng Xun shook his head and glanced at Ye Lingyue, who wore a look of approval.
There were two distinct snickers, and without turning her head, Ye Lingyue knew they came from Hong Mingyue and Princess Qing Bi.
After drawing lots, the order of appearance for the great forces from the first to the fourth day was determined. Daxia, Beiqing, and Kaijiang Prince Manor had the first three days, while Ye Lingyue and the others were slotted for the fourth day.
For the first round, the Daxia Delegation was up, and to Ye Lingyue’s surprise, the one who stepped forward was Zhuge Yi.
Although Zhuge Yi’s strength was slightly below Luo Song, it was higher than Hong Mingyue. With his many years of experience, and apt at adapting to situations, sending him up first was, after all, a fairly safe method.
Zhuge Yi’s elderly eyes swept through the ten Light Talisman Balls, trying to discern which one was the most precious.