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Chapter 116

Mu En's hands seemed to blur as he just seemed to fling the arrows out randomly . However, it was as if the arrows had eyes, and screams rang out along the mountainside . The dozen or so bandit archers lining both sides all perished, with an arrow in their throat . The bandit archers were about 50 yards from where they stood, and were on higher ground; Mu En only gave a casual throw of the arrows and had struck over 20 targets with such accuracy, the level of difficulty was just too high!

This was the first time Zhou Weiqing had seen his teacher attack, and he couldn't help but stare, dumbfounded .

*Poof*, A kick landed on Zhou Weiqing's buttock, as Mu En said exasperatedly: "What are you staring at!? Are you trying to get killed? Go deal with the bunch in front, if anyone escapes you won't get a cut! You're not allowed to use arrows!" As he said that, the Black Dawn Bow which was in Zhou Weiqing's hands a moment ago suddenly disappeared and reappeared in Mu En's hands .

It was only at this point that the bandits on the road awoke to the situation; even the most foolish person would have realised by now that this horse carriage was not an easy target at all . The bandit leader ignored the burning pain in his ear, and gave a strained shout: "Run, sound the alarm!" Saying that, he turned tail and fled . The group of bandits were clearly experienced in fleeing, and they scattered off in all directions, with hardly a single one headed together .

Having been given the reminder by Mu En, Zhou Weiqing slammed his right foot on the ground and shot forward . He knew that Mu En did not allow him to use his bow and arrow in order to test his close combat skills in an actual battle . Even if he did not mind losing face, he did not want to throw his father's face either! As he thought of that, Zhou Weiqing felt his blood boil as excitement surged through him .

As soon as his right leg struck the ground, there was an explosion, startling even Mu En . As Zhou Weiqing's body flew off like an arrow, his speed actually caused Mu En to reveal a surprised expression .

Almost instantly, Zhou Weiqing had caught up to two bandits; the bandits were at best of equal physique to ordinary soldiers and could hardly compare to a Heavenly Jewel Master like him . With each hand grabbing hold of a bandit's neck, he slammed their heads together, causing them to lose consciousness . Almost at the same time, his body vaulted forward, and his left hand struck out, shooting forth a black light which flew forth like a bolt of black lightning, heading towards the majority of the bandits . His body flashed away again in the other direction, with the sheer explosive power of his Demonic Right Leg, he caught up with bandit after bandit, throwing their unconscious bodies back to where Mu En was . As for the black light, it was naturally the Touch of Darkness, which had by now bound over a dozen bandits and brought them together . Only the bandit leader was fast enough to reach the mountains .

Of course, Zhou Weiqing couldn't possibly let him off, and with another burst of speed, he surged forth towards the bandit leader .

As if he had eyes on the back of his head, the bandit leader suddenly kicked savagely to the right while running, causing his body to spin around in a surprising turn, the large knife in his hands twirling towards Zhou Weiqing viciously . From the strength of the blow and the whistling sound it made as it cut through the air, it was clear that it held some Heavenly Energy . The bandit leader was at the cultivation level of the second level of Heavenly Energy, though he hadn't Awakened his Power Jewels, it was still this strength that allowed him to become the leader of the bandits . Alas, this time, he had met an actual Heavenly Jewel Master .

The large knife had only closed half the distance to Zhou Weiqing when a green light flashed, and the bandit leader found that he was suddenly unable to move . The next instant, Zhou Weiqing had grabbed his collar, and with a surge of Heavenly Energy, this bandit leader who weighed at least 200 jin including his splint mail had been thrown all the way back 20 yards onto the path . Of course, it could not be forgotten that Zhou Weiqing had a pure Strength Physical Jewel .

From the time that Zhou Weiqing exploded into action, to the bandits being captured, it was barely the time taken to breathe 10 breaths of air . No matter Mu En or the other members in the carriage, no one had expected him to finish the battle so quickly .

Hua Feng's eyes lit up, looking at Zhou Weiqing contemplatively .

Zhou Weiqing returned to Mu En's side, saying: "Teacher, you guys are too evil, using the horse carriage to lure bandits, and robbing them instead . "

At this time, Mu En was standing in front of the bandit leader, kicking him repeatedly as he muttered: "Calling me old? Calling me old…" Zhou Weiqing stood at the side with his mouth twitching . So vicious!

"Spare me, please spare me lords…" The bandit leader cried out shrilly, trying to resist but he couldn't garner the strength to do so . Zhou Weiqing's Fetters of Wind was not something that an ordinary person could easily handle .

Mu En looked over at the dozen or so bandits bound at the side, and said: "Little brat, the first skill you stored for your Darkness Attribute, it's the Touch of Darkness?"

Zhou Weiqing said: "Teacher, you're so experienced and knowledgeable!"

Mu En said exasperatedly: "What bullshit knowledge, no wonder your old man sent you to the Heavenly Bow Unit . Don't you know that your father's eighth Jewel's Skill is that Touch of Darkness? He likely doesn't have the face to teach you personally . Hahaha, Old Zhou also has such a day, hahaha, now you can officially be a member of us Paradise Strange, you're indeed a little weirdo!"

Turning to the bandit leader, Mu En grabbed him up and said: "Where is your lair?! Bring us there now . "

In about an hour, a dozen bandits with ashen faces carried sacks of gold coins back to the carriage under Mu En and Zhou Weiqing's supervision, placing the sacks into the hidden compartment of the horse carriage . Before leaving, Mu En patted the bandit leader's face and said: "Remember! When you're in hell, collect more money before trying to rob us!"

In the next instant, Mu En shot out arrows viciously, finishing off all the bandits . "Teacher, they already gave us all their money, why still kill them?" Zhou Weiqing was still rather young after all, and seeing Mu En finishing them off in cold blood, he felt a chill run down his spine .

Mu En gave a humph: "What do you understand, do you think that we are the first targets of these bandits? If we did not have our abilities, what do you think would happen to us when they robbed us? These bandits deserve death more than ten times over . "

As the pair returned to the carriage, Luo Ke Di moved over and asked: "Old scoundrel, how much did you earn this time?"

Mu En said exasperatedly: "These poor bastards, we only got less than a hundred thousand gold coins . Without a Jewel master, how strong can these bandits be? Hopefully we get lucky and meet another bunch of bandits later . "

Hua Feng said: "Don't complain, remember my 30% cut . "

Mu En gave a humph and said: "You vampire!"

Hua Feng's mouth beamed in a graceful smile: "Without my horse carriage, with the way you look, do you think that bandits would even bother attacking you? Little Wei, your first skill for your Darkness Attribute is already the Touch of Darkness . Are you planning to go on the control route?"

Zhou Weiqing started and said: "What's the control route?"

The moment he asked that, Mu En couldn't help but cover his face and lean back in his chair . Gao Shen was so surprised that his eyes bulged out, while Luo Ke Di said: "Are you serious, Little Wei? As Admiral Zhou's son, you don't even know what's control? Who taught you about Heavenly Jewels?"

Shangguan Bing'er flushed and said: "I was the one who taught him . Admiral Zhou only just recently knew about his Heavenly Jewels Awakening, and did not have the opportunity to teach him at all before we came to the Heavenly Bow Unit . "

Hua Feng said: "Simply put, when every Jewel Master is cultivating, they will choose a path that is suited to their Attributes . For example, a fire attribute Elemental Jewel Master will almost always go for on a more offensive route, while a wind attribute Elemental Jewel Master will normally choose to a more nimble or flexible attacking patterns, which is what we call agility attacks . When I mentioned control route, it means focusing on controlling enemies on the battlefield, restricting their movements and attacks . Your Touch of Darkness is a classic control skill, with an additional effect of improving senses and other benefits . I do not know how you managed to successfully Store it, but I have to say I have never seen such a good first Skill . "

Zhou Weiqing said: "Leader, I have never been able to understand how the Stored Skills and Consolidated Equipment are classified, don't they all improve and evolve as the number of Jewels increase?"

Hua Feng said gently: "There are differences of course; no matter Consolidated Equipment or Stored Skills, they are classified according to their worth, and that is determined by several factors . First of all, is their growth factor . You are right that all skills will improve as the amount of Jewels increase . However, they do have differing rates of improvement, and the when a Jewel is added, a Skill could have a huge difference in how it evolves . For example, if you Store a Skill from a Shi Stage Heavenly Beast, when it evolves, it increases at a rate of 1, while a Zun Stage Heavenly Beast's skill might increase at the rate of 2, Zong Stage at the rate of 4, and so on so forth . As such, the Skill Storing Palaces have come up with a Stars Rating for Consolidate Equipment and Stored Skills, to determine how strong they are depending on how many stars they are assigned . Of course, the stronger the skill, the more stars they have; the lowest being 1 star, and the highest 12 stars . "

"Taking your Touch of Darkness as an example, it would be considered a 8 Star skill by the Skill Storing Palaces . In general, Shi Stage Heavenly Beasts' Skills are from 1-3 Stars, Zun Stage Beasts 4-6 Stars, Zong Stage Beasts 7-9 Stars . As for the Skills above 9 Stars, only Heavenly Jewel Masters will be able to get them . The general consensus is that you are usually able to Store Skills of a similar Star rating as your number of Jewels, or you might not be able to fully express your strength . To actually Store a 8 Star Skill when you only have one set of Jewels, it is something that we have never heard of previously . "

"Furthermore, when we are rating skills, control skills generally are considered 1 Star higher than Skills of the same rank . As such, although the Touch of Darkness is an 8 Star skill, it is still comparable to some of the 9 Star Skills . This is also the same for Consolidated Equipment, those which have sockets are usually given an additional Star rating as well . It can also be said that the Star Rating of a Jewel Master's skills are also what we use to determine the person's future talent and possibilities . "

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"Yesterday, when I asked Bing'er to show me her skills, I did a simple rating of her abilities . Amongst Bing'er's two Physical Jewel Consolidated Equipment, her Silent Tracking Arrow can be considered 3 Stars . Alas, as a Consolidated Equipments, its use to her will gradually reduce . "

"As for the Wind Wielding Boots, it is at least 6 Stars . If Bing'er reaches at least the 9 Jeweled Upper Zong Stage, she could possibly even make use of it to fly . With the addition of the socket it has, her Wind Wielding Boots can even be ranked at 7 Stars, and is definitely a great piece of equipment for Wind Attribute Heavenly Jewel Masters . As for her first Elemental Jewel's Skill, Wind Blades, it is only a 2 Star Skill and its growth rate is rather weak . Luckily, it is just her first Elemental Jewel . "

Listening to Hua Feng's words, everyone turned to look at Zhou Weiqing . He blinked and shrank back in his seat warily: "Why are all of you staring at me?"

Luo Ke Di grinned and said: "Of course it's to look at your skills and equipment to rate them!"

Hua Feng said with a serious expression: "Little Wei, although you are already a member of the Heavenly Bow Unit, I will not force you to reveal your secrets . However, I do hope that you will be able to let us understand your power; this will allow us to better coordinate during fights . Admiral Zhou sent you here to the Heavenly Bow Unit to train, and I trust that you understand that he trusts us implicitly . The Heavenly Bow Unit will always be the protector of Heavenly Bow Empire . "

Zhou Weiqing looked at Shangguan Bing'er, then at Mu En, who shrugged and said helplessly: "Let them see it then, curiosity killed the cat, I hope their hearts are able to take it . Hmph!" Luo Ke Di said exasperatedly: "Old scoundrel, stop bragging, would it kill you not to brag? I, Your Father, have a very strong heart . "

Mu En did not even retort, just giving him a cold smile .

An hour later, the speeding horse chariot's back door suddenly opened . A figure flew out of the carriage, or more accurately, it had been kicked out .

Luo Ke Di's angry voice came from within the carriage: "Who's the disgusting one 1! You're the most disgusting one! Ahhhhhh!! My poor heart! I can't stand it anymore, envy, jealousy, hatred!!!"

Without question, the poor soul who had been kicked off the horse carriage was Zhou Weiqing . After they had gone through Rating all of his skills, the entire carriage was filled with the sounds of rapid beating hearts, even Mu En was no exception . What followed was him being kicked out of the carriage, with the excuse being that he needed to strengthen his physique, needing more training and exercise…

"This is clearly just jealousy!!!" Zhou Weiqing cried out with a depressed look on his face, as he ran for his life after the carriage, the heavy Black Dawn Bow on his back .

When Zhou Weiqing had revealed his Alexandrite Cat's Eye, a strange atmosphere grew in the carriage . Gao Shen who was drinking water spat it all out onto Han Mo's face; Hua Feng momentarily forgot he was in the carriage and stood up in surprise, hitting his head on the roof; Han Mo's jaw dropped, causing him to drink some of the water which Gao Shen had spat on him, and was still retching . Luo Ke Di had given himself a slap, as he had been unable to believe his own eyes; he did not control his own strength properly and the right half of his face was still swollen .

When Zhou Weiqing revealed his skills one after the other, besides Shangguan Bing'er, the rest of the members' faces twitched . If not for the fact that their cultivation levels were high, perhaps they would have gotten a stroke there and then . Under such a circumstance, how could Zhou Weiqing not get kicked off the carriage…

In the end, his final Stars Rating were as follows .

The Overlord Bow was rated with 7 Stars, with the addition of the socket, it was 8 Stars .

As for his Stored Skills of his Elemental Jewel, the Fetters of Wind was Rated 8 Stars, Lightning Explosive Palm 7 Stars, Blink 9 Stars due to it being a life saving skill, Touch of Darkness 8 Stars . Both the Devour Skill and Absolute Delay were not ranked, as even the Heavenly Bow Unit members weren't able to properly determine it .

According to Hua Feng, Zhou Weiqing's first jewel had Stored Skills which were probably better than all of Admiral Zhou's skills!

For quite a long period of time after that, a bizarre sight could be witnessed within the Fei Li Empire – a lavish carriage would be racing forward, while a young man in ragged clothes would wildly chase after it without pause .

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Twenty Days Later .

The North Border of Fei Li Empire .

"Do you see the patch of snow-covered forest just ahead? Our mission today is to hunt and kill a Zong Stage Heavenly Beast, called the Icy Soul Heavenly Bear, which lives in this forest . After killing it, we have to retrieve its nucleus core, fur, palms and gallbladder . "

"What is the nucleus core?" Zhou Weiqing asked . Currently, his skin was obviously a lot more tanned than before, but he seemed a lot more energetic than before .

Since yesterday, Zhou Weiqing had finally been allowed to stop running and he had also been able to change into a fresh set of clothes . Having run all the way since they entered the Fei Li Empire, his entire outlook seemed different, more vigorous and energetic, and he seemed to have grown even taller as well . Although he still had his honest simple look, his eyes would occasionally gleam with a light that displayed a strong ability .

After running crazily for 20 days, the greatest benefit he had was the surprising amount of Heavenly Energy cultivated . As the energy whirlpools of the five Death Acupuncture Points constantly drew in energy from the atmosphere to replenish his rapidly used energy, they sped up to their maximum . The Immortal Deity Technique was originally already a lot faster than ordinary cultivation techniques, and with this increase in speed while running, Zhou Weiqing could feel that his fifth level of Heavenly Energy was starting to stir restlessly, as if on the verge of breaking through the first Death Acupuncture Point of the second portion . With the experience from the first portion of the Immortal Deity Technique at hand, Zhou Weiqing could sense vaguely that the first Death Acupuncture Point of every portion was the easiest to assault, yet the toughest to break through successfully . After all, didn't he almost die while attempting to breakthrough the Clavicle Death Acupuncture Point?

Besides the benefit of the increase in Heavenly Energy, there were 2 other benefits . First of all, it allowed his Physical Jewel's Strength boost to properly integrate with his body . Besides his Demonic Right Leg, which was already fully integrated, his Physical Jewel's strength boost had a marked improvement in integration with his body, and as soon as he focused his will, he was able to bring forth the strength, and wasn't as stiff and inflexible as before .

Mu En was beside Zhou Weiqing, and he said: "The nucleus core appears only in Zong Stage Heavenly Beasts and above . After all, Heavenly Beasts also have Heavenly Energy, and in essence, there isn't much difference from our own Heavenly Energy . Once they have reached the Zong Stage, they are able to form a Neidan, which is what we call the nucleus core . The nucleus core can be used by a Jewel Master of the same attribute, which can assist in speeding up cultivation, and also aiding in in the success of breaking through and forming of new Jewels . Another usage for nucleus core includes usage in socketed Consolidated Equipment . Not only can the sockets on the Consolidated Equipment be used to socket (contain) Elemental Jewels, they can also socket nucleus cores of the same attribute . For example, you can socket a Strength Attribute Heavenly Beast's nucleus core in your Overlord Bow, and it would increase the power of the bow . Furthermore, since the nucleus cores are able to absorb energy from the atmosphere to replenish themselves, they are not easily destroyed, and when you do not need them, you can easily remove them from the socket . "

When Zhou Weiqing heard that, a light gleamed in his eyes: "That's so useful! What are we waiting for, let's get a few more!"

Mu En said angrily: "Fool! Quiet, don't throw our faces again!"

Besides Hua Feng, the other members stared at Zhou Weiqing like a fool . Ever since they knew of his attributes, these few fellows showed him what jealousy was like, and seized every chance they had to use words against him .

Luo Ke Di said sarcastically: "Get a few more? Do you think they drop from the heavens? That we can just get them as we wish? Do you know how dangerous Zong Stage Heavenly Beasts are? Even with your father's power, facing a Zong Stage Heavenly Beast, even if he is of the proper attribute opposing it, he will only be barely able to defeat a Low Level Zong Stage Beast . Why else do you think all of us came?"

Hua Feng said: "Alright, enough . Let's get ready to take action . According to our employer, there are at least 20 Icy Soul Heavenly Bears living in this forest . Mu En, you protect Little Wei . Bing'er, you stay by my side . Let's go . "

As he said that, he walked to the side of the horse carriage, and pressed something at the side . Suddenly, two hidden drawers popped out of the two sides with a metallic grinding sound, and it was filled with various things .

As the members of the Heavenly Bow Unit quickly changed and geared up, soon all of them were outfitted with an additional maroon leather armor . The leather armor did not just protect their upper body, it also covered the joint areas and some critical weak points, including a helmet . At the same time, each of them carried two bows, with a large quiver on the back . For Hua Feng, Luo Ke Di and Mu En, their quivers held about 200 arrows, but for Han Mo and Gao Shen, their quiver was practically filled to the brim, covering their entire back . From a rough estimate, Zhou Weiqing thought there was at least 500 arrows in each of their quivers . Below the quiver, there was a pouch of water and rations .

As soon as they had finished equipping themselves, the lazy looking bunch of the Heavenly Bow Unit turned business-like, with a cold aura emitting from them .

As Zhou Weiqing stood beside Shangguan Bing'er watching, he could feel a sense of bloodlust rising in him as they wore the leather armor, feeling a strange sense of arrogance invading him .

Zhou Weiqing and Shangguan Bing'er did not have the specially crafted quiver, and they both carried four ordinary quivers totalling 200 arrows as well as some additional stores .

The seven of them stealthily entered the forest, which was already considered part of the border between the Wan Shou Empire .

"Teacher, what are the leather armor you are wearing made of? Why does it give off such a strange feeling?" Zhou Weiqing asked curiously .

Mu En grinned and said: "Foolish little brat, these are unbelievable treasure, made of dragon hide . "

Zhou Weiqing's eyes opened wide as he exclaimed: "Dragonhide?? Are there really dragons in the world?"

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Mu En said: "Of course there are . Even when they are newborn, dragons are still powerful Zong Stage Heavenly Beasts, while adults are one of the top ranked amongst the Heavenly Beasts . They aren't usually found anywhere else but in the Wan Shou Empire, where there are many dragon-like Heavenly Beasts . These leather armor of ours were created in the past when we purchases a huge piece of dragonhide and custom made them . Not only are they light and flexible, they also have an extremely strong defense . More importantly for our current mission is the aura it gives off, which will deter other ordinary Heavenly Beasts . They are indeed superb items . "

Zhou Weiqing grinned and said: "Heh, teacher, is there any remaining dragonhide?"

How could Mu En not know what he was thinking, and he said exasperatedly: "How could we possibly have any remaining . If we had any surplus we'd have covered our entire bodies with it . "

At the same time, Hua Feng's voice came from the front: "Maintain silence . "

As they stealthily entered the forest, the snow was about a foot deep, and it was tough for them to traverse the terrain . The weather was extremely cold, and Zhou Weiqing wore woolen clothing, but Shangguan Bing'er was unexpectedly only wearing a single garment . She looked towards Zhou Weiqing, her gentle gaze making him feel an itch in his heart .

Previously, Admiral Zhou had given him a birthday present called the Snow Silk Coverall, which was light and tight fitting; not only could it be used as a protective inner armour, it was also able to maintain body temperature . The reason why Shangguan Bing'er was not feeling cold was because Zhou Weiqing had given her the Snow Silk Cover . In his words, it was his betrothal gift, and Shangguan Bing'er had not rejected him . Alas, in a tragedy for him, due to the members of the Heavenly Bow Unit being around all the time, he had not been able to seize any opportunities to be intimate with her .

As soon as they entered the forest, Luo Ke Di vanished into thin air . The rest of them took a formation as such – Hua Feng in the front, Gao Shen and Han Mo at the flanks, Mu En covering the back, while both Zhou Weiqing and Shangguan Bing'er were in the center .

After about an hour of travel, Luo Ke Di appeared suddenly . Currently, he did not look a whit like his normal lazy drunken self, and had a practiced, energetic look . With a gleam in his eyes, he told Hua Feng: "Boss, I've scouted out in a 5km radius from here but have yet to find anything . According to our employer's information, the Icy Soul Heavenly Bears which live in these forests are those who have been exiled from their community . Most of the other Heavenly Beasts which originally lived here have also been chased out by the Icy Soul Heavenly Bears . "

Hua Feng nodded and said: "The mission this time is simple, but the main difficulty remains of the power of the Icy Soul Heavenly Bear . Go on and scout ahead, we will continue deeper in . " As he said that, he used an arrow to draw out a direction in the snow . Luo Ke Di nodded and after some more discussion, he disappeared once more .

After he left, under Hua Feng's direction, the rest of them circulated their Heavenly Energy and moved at top speeds 5km in the discussed direction, before slowing down once more . Zhou Weiqing realised that the reason Hua Feng did this was to ensure that the companions were able to maintain themselves in top shape in order to react to any unforeseen circumstances .

As they traveled deeper into the forest, 2 days quickly passed . Their movement into the forest was rather slow; they could only traverse about 30km a day, and the busiest amongst them was undoubtedly Luo Ke Di . As the scout, he was always on the move to and fro . Zhou Weiqing had asked Mu En on the down low why they were traveling so slowly, and the answer was simple – for safety .

In such a forest where Zong Stage Heavenly Beasts lived, it didn't require much for mistakes to be made – just 3 of those Zong Stage Heavenly Beasts would be more than sufficient to wipe out their whole party . That was the reason why Luo Ke Di had to keep moving and scouting the way ahead, not only was it to find an Icy Soul Heavenly Bear, it was also to find safe routes for his companions; if anything was amiss, everyone could immediately avoid it .

Under his careful observation, Zhou Weiqing noticed that although they had been searching for two days in this icy jungle, with nary a bite of warm food to eat, the members of the Heavenly Bow Unit still remained calm and solemn, as if long used to such a life . "An assassin's natural enemy is loneliness . An outstanding assassin's best quality was patience . " Hua Feng told him .

Finally, in the 3rd day approaching noon, Luo Ke Di came back with an excited look on his face, with news that perked everyone up – he had spotted a lone Icy Soul Heavenly Bear about 4 km from where they were .

Hua Feng said solemnly: "Rogue, are you sure it's just a single one?"

Luo Ke Di nodded and said: "As soon as I spotted it, I observed it and the surroundings, before scouting a few km radius to be sure, and there were no signs of another Icy Soul Heavenly Bear . This solo Icy Soul Heavenly Bear seems to be looking for something . It's stout and strong, so it should already be an adult . Luckily it's winter now, although it doesn't need to hibernate like an ordinary bear, its senses are relatively duller than usual . "

Hua Feng immediately made a decision, giving out orders solemnly: "In that case, let's take action . Everyone, remember, we have to kill the Icy Soul Heavenly Bear in the fastest possible time and immediately retreat . Rogue, you provide the distractions . Gao Shen, Han Mo, both of you will be in charge of disrupting any of its skills . I will be in charge of striking its weak points . "

As he said up to here, his gaze landed on Mu En as he said: "Old scoundrel, the front line, I'll leave it up to you . " Mu En nodded .

Listening to Hua Feng giving out the tasks, Zhou Weiqing couldn't help but be surprised . With his teacher's smallest and thinnest frame, he was actually given the task of being in the front and facing the Icy Soul Heavenly Bear? Did he hear wrongly?

Hua Feng seemed to notice Zhou Weiqing's thinking, and he said with a faint smile: "Little Wei, when the fight starts, you and Bing'er will have to hide further off and not take action . You both will be in charge of providing support and covering our retreat . Do not feel baffled by my arrangements, Mu En will show you his true strength, and let you know what it means to be invincible in a hundred yards . "

With the misgivings in his heart, Zhou Weiqing followed the rest, who advanced ahead under Luo Ke Di's leadership . They sped through the several kilometres distance, before Luo Ke Di finally slowed down and gave a hand signal . All of them instantly slowed and held their breaths in rapt attention as they started advancing slowly and stealthily .

Indeed, after a short distance, they passed some thick pine trees, and their target appeared in their line of sight .

200 yards away, a huge black bear was lying on the ground, its 2 front claws pawing at the ground, looking like it was trying to look for something .

Seeing the huge fellow, Zhou Weiqing and Shangguan Bing'er couldn't help but draw a sharp breath . Although Zhou Weiqing had seen Zong Stage Heavenly Beasts in the Skill-Storing Palace before, those were after all sealed and weakened, each of them well behaved and not shocking to him . However the Icy Soul Heavenly Bear in front of them was totally different . It was at least 6 metres tall, and its huge bear paws were constantly slamming on the ground, giving forth a *Dong* *Dong* sound . Even at 200 yards away, all of them could feel the earth shaking from the reverberations .

The Icy Soul Heavenly Bear had a white patch of fur the size of a large palm on its back, extending all the way down to its tail . Its body was faintly surrounded by a layer of dim icy mist . As its back was facing them, Zhou Weiqing could not tell what was the difference between it and an ordinary bear, besides the size .

Mu En soft voice rang out in Zhou Weiqing's ear: "Every Zong Stage Heavenly Beast can be considered a strong Heavenly Jewel Master . "

"For example, this Icy Soul Heavenly Bear can be considered a Strength Type Heavenly Beast, and has 2 elemental attributes – Ice and Wind . Amongst the Zong Stage Heavenly Beasts, it is considered one of the stronger ones, and is extremely troublesome to deal with . Furthermore, its defence is astounding . You and Bing'er should just head up this tree, and no matter what happens later, do not take action rashly, understood?"

Zhou Weiqing nodded and grinned: "Safety first, I understand . "

Hua Feng waved his hands slightly, his fingers weaving in a series of signals, and without any further speaking, the 5 members sprang into action .

Luo Ke Di immediately rushed to the side to flank it, while Hua Feng, Gao Shen and Han Mo all moved in different directions as well . Only Mu En raised his right hand, releasing his Physical Jewels, and headed towards the Icy Soul Heavenly Bear from the front .

Zhou Weiqing and Shangguan Bing'er couldn't help but feel nervousness grip their hearts . This was their first time hunting such a high level Heavenly Beast after all . Zhou Weiqing pointed up the tree, putting his hands around Shangguan Bing'er's waist, before leaping up the tree with her .

Shangguan Bing'er rolled her eyes at him, but did not resist, instead leaning into his embrace . Zhou Weiqing grinned with delight, holding her hands lightly . In this land of ice and snow, breathing in the fragrance from her body, with a big battle to spectate, he felt strangely satisfied . The gloom he had from running those 20 days seemed to vanish in an instant .

At the other side, the members of the Heavenly Bow Unit had already taken action . Silent arrows streaked towards the Icy Soul Heavenly Bear from various different angles, targeting its weak spots like its ears and eyes . Without doubt, towards any living creatures, those were usually their vulnerable points .

However, just as it seemed like the arrows would hit their target, all of a sudden, a layer of dim blue light sprang forth from the Icy Soul Heavenly Bear's body, and with a soft *Pssh* sound, the arrows were all deflected by the blue light barrier .

The Icy Soul Heavenly Bear gave a savage roar of anger . It had not been hit, but it was angered by the sudden attack and spun its head around towards the direction the arrows had come from . As it turned around, Zhou Weiqing and Shangguan Bing'er could finally see it from the distance . Its eyes were icy blue, full of bloodlust and killing intent, its gaze seemed piercing like a bolt of lightning shattering through the air .

*Wuuu* The air around the Icy Soul Heavenly Bear seemed to spin around as howling winds arose in a cyclone, whipping up the snow around . Where the cyclone passed, a loud cracking noise was heard as the trees and brush around were all smashed into pieces .

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"Such an intelligent Heavenly Beast!" Shangguan Bing'er couldn't help but cry out . "After being ambushed, it still knows how to clear the surroundings so it can have an unobstructed vision, also preventing its enemies from closing in on it . No wonder teacher said that Zong Stage Heavenly Beasts already have almost human-level intelligence . "

As she spoke, there was a quick change in the battlefield as a piercing red light seemed to brazenly charge into the cyclone of wind and snow, savagely smashing into the blue energy shield around the Icy Soul Heavenly Bear, causing it to roar once more in anger .

Zhou Weiqing noticed that this red glow was another arrow; fired from the opposite direction from the first arrow . The huge bear immediately spun around, attracted by the arrow, as it was obviously stronger than the first .

With a furious howl, the Icy Soul Heavenly Bear smashed its paws onto the ground, causing snow to fly up as a large amount of blue light flew up into the sky, warping into thousands of ice spikes and flying towards the direction of the arrow's source . The shrill sound of the shards slicing through the air was as if hundreds of archers were firing at once .

Right at this moment, a green cyclone appeared without warning in the path of the large amounts of ice shards . From the sight of it, the strength of the cyclone definitely paled in comparison to the mass of ice shards, but its purpose was not to block and stop them, but to slightly change their path . This was the power of the Wind Attribute, and it was clearly from Hua Feng .

At this time, Mu En was already within a hundred yards of the Icy Soul Heavenly Bear, and as the Physical Jewel denoting Strength and Agility glittered, a large black longbow coalesced in his hands . The next instant, an arrow with a dim gold aura surrounding it coalesced as well, nocked to the bowstring . Just as he was about to draw the bow, a strange sight appeared before them .

Mu En did not draw the bow directly, instead doing an action that left both Zhou Weiqing and Shangguan Bing'er puzzled . His right hand was still pulling on the bowstring, but the left hand holding the bow did not hold it in place as usual, but twirled the entire bow in a 360 degree spin .

The bowstring of his bow was also black in colour, and as he spun the body of the bow, the entire bow was drawn to the max by the vortex . Zhou Weiqing could clearly see that where Mu En's fingers were holding the bowstring, it had already been twisted in a spiral shape, with the arrow's shaft tangled in the middle .

This was the first time either Zhou Weiqing or Shangguan Bing'er had seen such a strange archery method . After all, the bowstring was usually extremely tough, and twisting it as he did, how much stress did it put on the fingers?! Furthermore, with the arrow tangled up in the twisted bowstring, when Mu En released it, it would naturally have a spinning motion as it flew out, how could he possibly control its direction then? Many questions invaded their minds as Shangguan Bing'er and Zhou Weiqing focused their minds, their eyes pinned on Mu En as they eagerly watched to see what would happen next .

Just as Mu En was drawing his both with his unique style, from the other 4 directions came an endless stream of arrows towards the Icy Soul Heavenly Bear . Furthermore, it was arranged so that just as it was preparing to charge towards a particular direction, another arrow would strike it from the opposite direction . This caused it to roll around in confusion momentarily, not knowing which direction to strike out in .

However, the Icy Soul Heavenly Bear was after all a Zong Stage Heavenly Beast with some measure of intelligence, and was not an ordinary Heavenly Beast . After some hesitation, it finally made its choice . Just as it was about to ignore the rest and charge towards a direction, Mu En's bow sounded out .

It was a very peculiar sound, not the usual whistle and whine of an arrow shooting forth, but a wuuu wuuu roar of a cyclone . Zhou Weiqing could clearly see that what Mu En shot forth was not just an arrow, but a ball of black light, and the sound seemed to increase as it flew forth .

*Bang*! The Icy Soul Heavenly Bear which was just about to charge was struck by the mass of black light, and what happened next caused Zhou Weiqing's jaw to drop .

Earlier, the countless arrows that had flown in from all 4 directions, shot by the other members of the Heavenly Bow Unit, had not managed to even make the Icy Soul Heavenly Bear move an inch . However, Mu En's arrow actually caused it to stumble back a few steps, the bright blue shield surrounding it noticeably weakened . As the explosion cleared, the bear's attention was undoubtedly fully drawn to Mu En .

Explosive effect! That was the explosive effect, though it was clearly several times that of his Overlord Bow's explosive effect! Zhou Weiqing was extremely familiar with it and realised so in a heartbeat .

Rooaarr! The Icy Soul Heavenly Beast gave an angry roar, its two front paws striking down once again causing a huge explosive sound . Like an angry wave, snow slammed towards Mu En, and Zhou Weiqing could clearly see that there was a trace of blood where Mu En had struck the Icy Soul Heavenly Beast . Teacher's arrow actually injured it?

After Mu En had shot off that arrow, he had instantly moved . His stature was short and thin, and moving with such agility in the snow, just like a snow monkey, and he had disappeared amidst the snow; even Zhou Weiqing and Shangguan Bing'er who had their eyes trained on him did not know how he disappeared .

The Icy Soul Heavenly Bear's attack naturally did not land on Mu En as well, yet his successful attack had enraged the Heavenly Beast, and a bright angry light shone forth from its icy blue eyes . Its large body seemed to shrink downwards a little, then in the next instant, it leaped forth; its huge body seemed to blur into a shadow as it closed the 100 yard gap in an instant; as it passed by, those surviving trees that hadn't been destroyed by the earlier attacks were blown into smithereens . As its charge ended, it straightened its body, its paws filled with a strong blue light before it slammed down onto the ground once more .

A surprising scene once again entered Shangguan Bing'er and Zhou Weiqing's eyes . Just as the Icy Soul Heavenly Bear slammed down onto the ground with a huge roaring sound, an uncountable number of huge ice shards flew up into the air from the ground in a 50 yard radius from its body .

These ice shards were all at least 3 metres long, gleaming and sharp at the ends . Without a doubt, any creature in that radius would have its body pierced by the rising shards .

Obviously, the Icy Soul Heavenly Bear had also lost track of Mu En, but its lunge had instantly closed the gap and brought it to where Mu En had been earlier before it launched such an area of effect attack, the goal was to kill off the sneaky Mu En in a single strike .

Such power! Zhou Weiqing thought to himself, while Shangguan Bing'er had to hold onto her own mouth to prevent herself from crying out in surprise .

As the bear's immense strength burst forth, an incredibly terrifying aura filled the area as the gleaming sharp ice shards jutted out from the ground . However, Mu En was still nowhere to be found, and it was clear that he had not been struck by the attack .

Just as the Icy Soul Heavenly Bear had struck out with that powerful blow, the other members of the Heavenly Bow Unit once again started their assault . This time, all of them attacked at once, as arrows, red light, dark shadows all flew from all directions towards the angry beast . Their targets were all onto its eyes and ears . Without a doubt, at their current levels of strength, these 2 weak points were the only way they could possibly take down the Icy Soul Heavenly Bear .

Another angry roar resounded from the Icy Soul Heavenly Bear, as it tried to spin its body away . However, these arrows seemed to have eyes, no matter how quickly it moved and dodged, they seemed to remain targeted and landing on its eyes and ears . Despite having the energy shield, the attacks still greatly restricted its vision and hearing .

Right at that moment, another Wuu Wuu cyclone sound rang out once more, and as if seizing the opportunity that the Icy Soul Heavenly Bear was rearing up to defend its head, a mass of black light slammed right into the lower 'parts' of the bear . A huge explosion rang out once again, and even with the Icy Soul Heavenly Bear's huge body, it had no choice but to stagger back .

Just a while ago, the Icy Soul Heavenly Bear had still been roaring furiously, but when this arrow struck, it was instantly silenced, its eyes bulging out as it did a very human-like action of shielding its private parts . It's mouth was gaped open, but it was as if something was stuck inside, and it was unable to make a sound .

Shangguan Bing'er, who was in Zhou Weiqing's arms, gave a light humph, blushing slightly as she turned her head around not willing to look . Zhou Weiqing, on the other hand, was staring at the scene with his eyes bulged out like the bear, dumfounded . He had suddenly realised that the members of the Heavenly Bow Unit had insisted on attacking the eyes and ears of the bear as a feint, causing it to place more emphasis on defending its head, all in preparation for this arrow of Mu En's .

Actually striking the weak point like that… the private parts of the bear… such a place… even if the arrow was blocked by this shield, the explosive impact alone would give the Icy Soul Heavenly Bear something to think about . Rascally… roguish… vulgar… they actually shot that area!

All of a sudden, Zhou Weiqing felt something in his bosom moving, and a furry little head popped out, giving a discontented cry . It was naturally the little white tiger, Fat Cat .

The little fellow had been really thirsty for sleep these few days, it still did not eat anything, and had been sleeping soundly inside of Zhou Weiqing's shirt all this while, causing Zhou Weiqing to almost forget all about it . When he had been hugging Shangguan Bing'er, he had naturally squashed the poor little thing, causing it to awake now and poking its head out to proclaim its discontent . Its cute little paws popped out, grabbing onto Zhou Weiqing's shoulder, as it squeezed its way out and onto the shoulder . As it plopped down comfortably on the shoulder, it saw the strange look of the Icy Soul Heavenly Bear using its paws to cover its privates, unable to cry out .

The strange thing was that, even the attacks of the Heavenly Bow Unit members had stopped, and there was a strange silence in the woods .

"Aooouuuuu!!" A strange, wolf-like cry rang out from its mouth . For a bear to cry out like a wolf, one could only imagine how much pain it was in .

The Icy Soul Heavenly Bear was indeed in much pain . After stiffening for a moment, it gave forth the wretched cry and in the next moment, its original icy blue eyes turned blood red, and a berserked aura seem to spring forth from its body, mixed with a blue green light, as if a fountain blowing out suddenly . Its body was like a huge tornado, smashing everything within its reach . Even though Zhou Weiqing and Shangguan Bing'er were more than 200 yards away, they could still feel the life threatening pressure and aura that seemed to be coming closer .

Chapter 120

"Little fool, come down, hurry up and follow me . " Mu En's voice suddenly rang out from below, and Zhou Weiqing quickly held Shangguan Bing'er and jumped down .

"Teacher, that arrow of yours, it's so savage!" Zhou Weiqing's lower 'body' couldn't help but shrink back a little on sight of Mu En . 1

Mu En grinned and said: "Remember, no matter how powerful a person is, there are always weak points . It is the same for Heavenly Beasts . Now, let's go quickly . That fellow has gone berserk, and it'll last for at least an hour .

As he said that, he led Zhou Weiqing and Shangguan Bing'er in retreat, to an area more than 500 yards away from the raging bear . Keeping out of sight, they only perked their ears to listen to its rage in the distance . However, none of them noticed that when they left, the cute little white tiger, Fat Cat, glanced at the berserked Icy Soul Heavenly Bear, disdain and scorn in its little eyes .

After Mu En brought the two of them to a safer area, he said smugly: "How was teacher's 2 arrows? Powerful?"

Zhou Weiqing and Shangguan Bing'er nodded eagerly . For a powerful Zong Stage Heavenly Beast to be injured by his arrows, it was naturally extremely powerful, and indeed something to be proud of .

Mu En grinned and said: "Heh, this is a unique archery method that I created, but it is only suited for Strength Jewel Masters . Alas, my strength is not sufficient to fully control it, and I can only do a single revolution of the bow, otherwise its power will be even greater . However, it is indeed extremely hard to control this skill, and accuracy is a big issue . The more revolutions you turn the bow, the stronger the power, but also the harder it is to control it . "

"The reason why we all retreated so quickly is something you have to learn to read . When Heavenly Beasts feel their life threatened, sometimes they will enter a berserk state . Under such a state, they are at their most terrifying . They are actually draining their life force and innate talent to burst forth with terrifying power, and it will allow them to use several times that of their normal power . It's somewhat akin to the Demonic Change of those Evil Attribute Heavenly Jewel Masters . The difference is, even under the berserk state, Heavenly Beasts will still have a sliver of intelligence . With the strength of our unit, to even attempt to kill the Icy Soul Heavenly Bear in such a state is definitely impossible, its defence is just too strong . However, after a Heavenly Beast goes through its berserk state, it will enter a weakened phase for quite a period of time . As such, we have all retreated to wait for it to enter its weakened phase . Only then will we have a chance to finish it off . Do you understand now?"

Both Zhou Weiqing and Shangguan Bing'er nodded simultaneously . Without question, such teachings on the battlefield was much easily etched into their memory .

Looking at the harassing attacks of the separated members of the Heavenly Bow Unit, and how in truth they were all done with a purpose in mind, how they managed to make use of that to confuse the Icy Soul Heavenly Bear for a while, all down to the final act of shooting it down there to anger it and cause it to enter a berserk state . It could be said that from the start, the members had a well thought out and executed plan, and managed to bring the Icy Soul Heavenly Bear into its weakened state without much trouble on their part .

The hour passed rather swiftly, and the terrifying sounds of destruction gradually ceased, followed by a long shrill howl . Mu En gestured to the two of them before heading back towards the Icy Soul Heavenly Bear .

Zhou Weiqing and Shangguan Bing'er followed suit behind, and as they saw the trail of destruction in the forest, they couldn't help but feel their hearts tighten . Within a few hundred yard radius, there were large pits and holes in the ground, as well as the destroyed remains of trees and brush .

The huge Icy Soul Heavenly Bear was now lying on the ground, its chest heaving up and down with exertion . In its mouth, a little Icy Soul Heavenly Bear was there, being chewed upon, while not far off there were another two little ones . The one which was being chewed on in its mouth was bleeding, and looked dead, while the other two were trembling with fear at the side .

The three little Icy Soul Heavenly Bears were about as small as the little tiger, Fat Cat, and were clearly newborn . Apparently, that adult Icy Soul Heavenly Bear's original target had been to look for them .

"Not good! We have to kill it quick, and leave as soon as possible! With these newborn Icy Soul Heavenly Bears here, it means that there are definitely other adult bears around . This fellow here was probably here to hunt the newborn of its rivals!"

Mu En took action quickly as he said that, once again making use of his unique archery skill, and a savage arrow viciously struck the Icy Soul Heavenly Bear's head . The huge fellow's blue energy shield had vanished by now, and Mu En's arrow struck its head, the explosion causing fur and skin to burst out .

Right at the same time, a strange green light appeared, looking like a comet with its tail trailing behind, piercing straight into the Icy Soul Heavenly Bear's eyes . Indeed, it was the 'Ultimate Assassin''s final blow, and he had chosen their original target .

With a *Pssh* sound, the huge Icy Soul Heavenly Bear started shivering; it did not want to die, and it was filled with anger and resentment . Alas, its entire head had been pierced through by Hua Feng's final arrow, causing Heavenly Energy to be released uncontrollably from its body . Finally, its huge body crashed onto the ground, blood pouring from its eyes, nose and mouth, as this large Zong Stage Heavenly Beast finally perished .

Several figures appeared in a flash, and without any need for talk, the 5 of them quickly started cutting up the corpse . They needed to get what they came for and rush off quickly before the other beasts returned .

Zhou Weiqing and Shangguan Bing'er closed in, but due to their low levels of cultivation, they weren't of any help . Shangguan Bing'er quickly walked over to the two newborn bears, picking them up with a hand each and hugging them . The two little fellows had not even opened their eyes, and were clearly just born, and their bodies were covered with thin, soft fur, looking extremely adorable as well, though they were still shivering with cold and fear .

Shangguan Bing'er wanted to take off her outer clothing to cover them, but she wasn't wearing much and could not do so . Blushing, she turned to Zhou Weiqing and gave him a pleading look: "Little Fatty, I know you're the best . " Zhou Weiqing opened his coat helplessly and said: "Come then, one sleeping is the same as three sleeping I guess . "

"Wuuu Wuuu!" The little white tiger cried out in discontent, baring its teeth fiercely at the two little bears, obviously unhappy that they were invading its territory .

Zhou Weiqing laughed and said: "Fat Cat, your sense of territory is so strong eh? You're much older than them, how can you bear to bully them like that?" As he said that, he tapped the little white tiger on the head .

Shangguan Bing'er happily passed him the 2 little bears, shoving them into his chest . As he put them into his coat, the two little fellows stopped shivering . However, in the next instant, Zhou Weiqing's face changed . He suddenly felt two little wet mouths sucking at his chest . 2

Seeing Zhou Weiqing suddenly put on a strange look, Shangguan Bing'er couldn't help but ask him curiously: "What's wrong Little Fatty, are you alright?"

"Uhh… I'm fine . " Zhou Weiqing quickly replied . He didn't have the face to tell her the truth, it was just too embarrassing . Furthermore, he would rather he suffer this than having his wife get sucked on by those 2 little roguish bears!

Hua Feng and the rest were extremely quick; although the Icy Soul Heavenly Bear's fur was tough and resilient, they took barely the time for a meal to complete the mission . Four paws, gallbladder and the nucleus core were soon in their hands .

Mu En said with some regret: "Alas, there isn't the time to skin the bear . Such a large bearskin, we can at least get another 50 thousand gold coins!"

Hua Feng gave a cold humph and said: "Let's retreat immediately . We'll have to escape with our lives before we can talk about earning more . These few little fellows' parents should have gone out to hunt, with such noises, they should be back anytime soon . Let's go!"

He had barely finished speaking when all of a sudden, an enraged roar sounded out nearby . Four huge, terrifying figures charged forth from the forest simultaneously, with the same speed and power as the previous bear's 100 yard charge earlier before dealing the area of effect attack . Hua Feng's face changed and he said quickly: "Mu En, quick, bring Little Wei and Bing'er away now . "

His reaction was not considered slow, but they were all still too late . The four huge figures were four Icy Soul Heavenly Bears . Despite their size, they were a lot faster than most Heavenly Beasts, since they had the Wind Attribute . This was especially so when they used this charging skill, and the explosive speed they had was just incredible .

The bear leading the pack was extremely huge, much larger than the one they had killed earlier, and when it charged forth, it spotted the corpse of the dead bear and the little one in its mouth, and without further aggravation, its 8 meter long body went into the berserk state .

As the intimidating body leaped up from its charge, the huge body seemed to form a bow shape in midair as its massive paws smashed into the ground .

"RUN!" At this moment, no one would chose to stay and fight with these huge fellows, and all of them ran off at top speeds .

Alas, this huge Icy Soul Heavenly Bear was the strongest in the forest, it was the Icy Soul Heavenly Bear King, and was a Top Level Zong Stage Heavenly Beast . Furthermore, it was the father of the little bears, and on seeing its dead child, its rage could be imagined .

With a loud explosion, its two bear paws smashed brutally onto the ground, as if an earthquake or landslide was happening . With an earsplitting rumble, an intense seismic wave mixed with a strong yellow light quickly spread out towards them .

Not only was this Icy Soul Heavenly Bear King much larger, it also had a 3rd attribute besides the normal Ice and Wind attributes – Earth . Currently, the skill it was using was that of the Earth Attribute, and was called the Mother Earth's Roar . Not only was it one of the most tyrannical area of effect attack skills, it was also a strong area of effect control skill! If someone could Store this Skill, it would undoubtedly be one of the Earth Attribute's strongest 9 Star Skills .