"I have never cared about material possessions. The purpose of the competition is to seek improvement. Even if there is no prize, I am happy to do it."
Jiang Yuan abruptly changed his tone, jumping off his horse and pulling out an arrow from the ground. He stroked it with obvious delight, thinking to himself, "What a treasure! This arrow, enhanced with refined particles and paired with the God-Slaying Bow, truly can slay gods!"
Of course, the gods here are not even pseudo-gods, they are merely gods.
"Let's go then, three arrows for a bet!" Jiang Xuan took down the bow and arrows from her back.
"Wait!" Jiang Yi, who had left earlier, called out to the two of them. He said indignantly, "Jiang Xuan, you're betting something so valuable with him. What about him? He can't just get something for nothing!"
"Or is it that he can't take the risk?"
Jiang Yi's gaze fell on Jiang Yuan.
"Ha, I can't afford to play this game!" Jiang Yuan took a breath and raised his voice, waving his hand dismissively. "Tell me, what do you want!"
"No need, I only need the insights I gain after winning against you!" Jiang Xuan shook her head; she had no intention of taking the other party's bet.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuan felt a surge of rebellion. He said fiercely, "No, I have to have one of these things, or I won't gamble!"
"Okay, then just give me a top-grade Holy Spirit Crystal!" Jiang Xuan made a bet that was essentially meaningless.
Jiang Yuan was furious. He said domineeringly, "Since you won't tell me, I'll wager something of equal value to your treasure!"
He searched his body and finally managed to pull out a spherical object after a long time.
"This is a formation master job change book!" Jiang Yuan weighed the spherical object in his hand and said confidently, "If you win, why not give it to you!"
"Who are you kidding? Is this what a job change certificate looks like?" Jiang Yi said speechlessly. They were from a large family, and although they hadn't left the Jiang family territory much, they were still familiar with the unique products of the Apocalypse World. This kind of job change certificate that could lead to instant success was not the sphere they were seeing.
Jiang Yuan: "..."
This sphere wasn't actually a job change book; it was something he had condensed using a hundred array fragments. But he swore it was no different from a job change book, and even more efficient. The reason he didn't use it was because he had reached the Heavenly Spirit level in array formation comprehension, and the array fragments dropped by ordinary array spirits could no longer provide him with useful array formation insights. That's why he spent the Mark of the Dead to use the Hand of Death to condense it into a sphere.
"I believe him, let's go with this!" Jiang Xuan didn't care what the other party's stake was, because her goal was simple: to spar with someone who knew archery.
"Don't worry, it's true! If you can get it, everything will become clear!"
Jiang Yuan placed the sphere on the ground, using it as a wager along with the star-shaped arrow.
"I know you're holding back, so you don't need to let me win! What I need is a fair competition!"
Jiang Xuan leaped onto her horse, and her first action was to cut off the entire arrowhead. She showed no mercy and did not take advantage of others.
Seeing this, Jiang Yuan also became serious. He could feel Jiang Xuan's aura rising again and again, and finally she entered the realm he had entered before—the unity of man and arrow.
The unity of man and arrow is a branch of the unity of man and nature. Because of Jiang Yuan's talent, he has perfectly mastered the state of entering the unity of man and nature, so the unity of man and arrow is also extremely simple.
"This is getting interesting!"
Jiang Yuan mounted his horse and also entered a state of perfect harmony between man and arrow. The two did not attack on the spot, but instead chose to walk around the field to find the opponent's weakness. The state of perfect harmony between man and arrow has a fatal flaw. Any aura or way of controlling the bow and arrow will cause fluctuations in the state.
One lap, two laps, the two of them kept going around and around, and even the horse they were riding was getting a little tired.
"It seems your control over your own energy is also superb. In that case, let's have a direct confrontation!"
Jiang Xuan leaned forward, concealing the bow and arrows below her left waist and abdomen, close to her thigh, and then began to move rhythmically as the horse charged.
When sitting on horseback, the arrow will be affected by the horse's strength at the moment of release, so lowering the center of gravity is the best way to reduce instability.
“Her first arrow had no energy; it seems she wants to use the most primitive archery techniques to duel with me!” Jiang Yuan saw through Jiang Xuan’s intentions, and since that was the case, he would follow suit and use the same tactic.
"drive!"
Jiang Yuan spurred his horse and charged towards Jiang Xuan as well.
call out!
When the first arrow was fired, Jiang Yuan was half a beat slower than Jiang Xuan. By the time Jiang Xuan's arrow was halfway through its flight, Jiang Yuan's arrow had just been nocked.
At this moment, Jiang Yuan entered bullet time. He watched as the arrows kept approaching him. His keen perception kept reminding him, but he knew that dodging would be a disadvantage. In a narrow encounter, the brave would win, and he had to fight head-on.
But the situation is different now because Jiang Xuan didn't use any energy. She shot the most primitive archery technique, which only included power and accuracy. He used to be considered the eldest brother in the Jiang family, so he certainly couldn't back down when facing these younger brothers.
"Once the arrow is released, there's no turning back. Go!"
He aimed directly at Jiang Xuan's arrow and shot it without hesitation.
At this moment, having abandoned all energy enhancements, Jiang Yuan surprisingly found the true essence of archery.
An arrow is an extension of the heart; the direction the arrow points is the direction the heart desires. If one cannot shoot an arrow that restrains oneself with the purest of hearts, then one can never truly tread the path of the arrow.
Bang!
With a loud bang, only two clouds of dust remained in the air; the two arrows had collided and been reduced to dust.
"Am I too impetuous?" Jiang Yuan's eyes sharpened. If his eyes were previously the Eagle Eye relying on the weapon spirit skill, now they were purely the Eye of the Mind.
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