Chapter 38 No More Fear

Only by witnessing a Big Worm charging at oneself could one truly grasp the sheer force of a tiger descending the mountain.Chen Sansi remained unflustered and calmly drew his bow and affixed an arrow.

Another arrow.

This time, he chose the tiger's most vulnerable spot, its eyes, as his target.

The mighty rush of the ferocious tiger was as fast as lightning, and its intimidating presence made aiming at its moving eyes as difficult as achieving the feat of "Hundred-step Piercing."

Yet, Chen Sansi was someone who could accomplish Hundred-step Piercing.

"Roar——"

A deep, organ-shaking wail echoed as the arrow blinded the tiger's left eye.

"Whoosh——"

Next was the right eye.

The tiger's both eyes were blinded, its white whiskers stained red with blood.

What was terrifying was that despite such pain, it still didn't stop its charge; with its last bit of vision, it leaped and climbed up a tree in a matter of seconds, determined to tear its attacker to pieces.

A tiger can absolutely climb a tree.

Chen Sansi had prepared for this, he jumped to an adjacent tree a step ahead while not forgetting to turn around and shoot another arrow.

The fight of a trapped beast is particularly fearsome.

The Big Worm appeared to be still alive, but it wouldn't last much longer.

He just had to delay, patience was key.

Reliant on its remaining sense of hearing to gauge location, the tiger followed with a leap of its own.

Chen Sansi shifted trees and shot arrows, and the Big Worm was struck by the arrows.

This cycle repeated several times.

Regardless of the tiger's vigor, it was but a beast in the end; riddled with arrows and blind, it soon could not hold on any longer and fell from the tree ten meters high.

Once it lost its ferocious "breath of life," the Big Worm could no longer bear the pain, it struggled wildly, spinning in place while swinging its claws and fangs, its blood painting a scarlet trail on the muddy ground.

It was over.

Chen Sansi was about to end the hunt when he detected the sound of rapidly approaching footsteps with a twitch of his ears.

The two Martial Arts Academy Disciples from before appeared.

"Brother, let me help you kill this beast,"

said Wei Xu, drawing his sword and rushing over.

At this point, the mighty tiger was at its last gasp, barely a hit away from death; assistance was unwarranted.

It was clear that they only wanted to help as a pretext to claim a share of the spoils.

"Get lost!"

Chen Sansi was sparing with words, and in an instant, he shot an arrow from his Kaiyuan Bow.

A gust of cold air brushed against Wei Xu's neck, causing him to freeze in place, unable to move for a long time.

Only when hot blood trailed down his neck and soaked into his collar did he realize the danger he had narrowly escaped.

It was a close shave!

He was inches away from having his artery penetrated by the arrow!

"Elder brother…"

His junior brother at his side was similarly terrified.

How could this man be so ruthless?

They only wanted a piece of the action, some silver for their troubles; they never intended to harm anyone, yet this fellow... this fellow greeted them with an arrow right off!

And what a swift arrow it was!

All they saw was his hand reaching into his Arrow Bag at his waist, and in the next second, the arrow came flying at them.

Wei Xu clutched at the wound on his neck, retreating continuously; he didn't dare advance another step.

Fight back?

He wasn't blind.

If this young man could nearly kill the Big Worm, couldn't he easily kill him as well?

Up in the tree.

Once Chen Sansi had intimidated them, he stowed his bow and arrows and wielded his reed leaf spear in a reverse grip. His arms, muscled and lined like entwining snakes, poised the spear tip toward the tiger's head, and he descended from the heavens.

"Hiss——"

The sharp spearhead penetrated the tiger's head, pinning it to the ground as he knelt on the tiger's body. He felt its lifeforce rapidly ebbing away until it stilled completely before withdrawing the bloodied spear.

Having dealt with the Big Worm, Chen Sansi then dragged over the previously killed roe deer, hefting both prizes on his shoulders.

Not quite a thousand pounds.

No big deal for a Martial Artist skilled in Blood Refining.

It was only at this moment that Wei Xu came back to his senses.

As they watched the youth carrying the body of the mighty tiger, they kept retreating to maintain a safe distance, speaking hesitantly, "Who are you, to act so domineeringly?"

"I'm merely a small flag in the army,"

Chen Sansi was not afraid at all.

All that mattered was strength.

If these two really dared to retaliate, they'd be shot dead before they could even raise their hands.

In a word, if they couldn't withstand his arrows, being of a higher realm was of no use.

Blood Martial Artists did not possess the characteristic of having a body resistant to blades.

Nonsense!

Wei Xu had never seen a small flag with such impressive archery.

Moreover, his master had warned that Xiang Tingchun was looking for trouble lately, and they must not provoke anyone in the army, or else no one would care if they died.

He and his junior martial brother let him pass with trepidation, fearful of another arrow.

Chen Sansi walked past them, fair and square. seaʀᴄh thё NôᴠeFire.ηet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

He was no longer afraid!

In the rich depths of Second Layer Mountain, he was not only able to come but also to make people from the Martial Arts Hall bow their heads!

This tiger hunt had improved his proficiency in two skills.

[Tracking and Hiding (Small Achievement)]

[Progress: 55/1000]

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[Skill: Archery (Small Achievement)]

[Progress: (150/1000)]

However, his archery was improving more slowly than before.

It had to do with the bow.

Chen Sansi had previously made a special two-stone bow, which, after his increase in martial arts prowess, felt too light to pull.

"Looks like I'll need to change my bow and arrows."

"For a bow stronger than two stones, I'll have to custom order it from the craftsmen at the forge in the Households."

"Then again, the bones of this Big Worm are clearly harder than the average fierce beast; can they be used as material for a new bow?"

"Thanks to Uncle Zhao Qiao, otherwise, with such a big mountain, I would've had a tough time finding the tiger's hiding spot."

He crossed the stream.

Chen Sansi returned to the south side of Second Layer Mountain.

Zhao Qiao, Wu Da, and Zhuang Yi, unexpectedly, were all waiting for him here.

After all, it was a tiger hunt, and they were worried.

Another reason was the fear of the young man being targeted by the disciples of the Martial Arts Academy.

Even if something unexpected happened, they couldn't have helped much, but they still wanted to wait.

Putting it bluntly, if an accident did occur, there would at least be someone to retrieve the body, ensuring that it wouldn't be left unclaimed; this was another reason hunters stuck together.

It seemed they were overly concerned.

"Brother Chen, you're really fierce!"

Zhuang Yi eyed the Big Worm's claws and fangs; the thought of it being alive was so daunting he didn't dare imagine.

The hunting dog at their feet lay down submissively, not daring to take a deep breath.

Wu Da's eyes almost popped out: "Can a martial artist really kill a tiger?"

"Sansi has truly made something of himself, not only defeating a tiger but also seeming untouchable by others."

Zhao Qiao laughed: "Then let's make haste down the mountain."

Chen Sansi looked at the others.

In comparison, their catch seemed quite meager.

They had only caught some pheasants and hares, nothing major.

...

Chen Sansi suddenly stopped, placed the tiger on the ground, and spoke: "Uncle Zhao, I can't move it on my own; can you all help me take it to the town? We'll stick to the rules as usual."

"Brother Chen, you were able to kill the Big Worm;you should be able to carry it, right?" Zhuang Yi said naively.

"Shut up!"

Zhao Qiao glared at him.

This fool didn't realize that Sansi was pretending to be unable because he saw they hadn't caught much; it was a way to offer them some copper coins under the guise of needing help.

The group of four arrived in town.

Upon appraisal, the Big Worm was indeed extraordinary. Although it wasn't considered an Exotic Beast, it wasn't a normal fierce beast either, and the price was accordingly higher.

The tiger weighed a total of seven hundred catties and was valued at over one hundred and fifty taels in total.

However, Chen Sansi kept the tiger heart, gallbladder, skin, bones, and fifty catties of meat for himself, ultimately receiving sixty-eight taels of silver.

For the idiot animal, they got one tael of silver.

"The resources for Blood Refining Minor Success are almost enough."