Chapter 164: The Nine-Ferocious Bow

The great river surged forward with towering, dark waves. Gu Sha fought against ferocious beasts in the water for nearly an hour before finally diving to the riverbed.

Faintly discernible, the place where this river converged many years ago had been a complex of palaces, surrounded by structures resembling an altar. However, too much time had passed, and combined with the relentless scouring of the great river, it had suffered severe damage.

With a single slash of his blade, Gu Sha cleaved an imperial-grade beast in half, then pushed against the surging torrents to walk among the ruined structures on the riverbed. Finally, after passing through building after building, he arrived at a vast plaza.

From afar, he spotted a bow covered in waterweeds, stuck upright into a massive stone pillar. Its shape was only vaguely distinguishable as a bow, and nine arrows were stabbed into the stone pillar alongside it.

Gu Sha dashed forward rapidly, channeling his energy to pull the bow free from the stone pillar.

At that very instant, the great river began to churn violently. The ruined structures shook with insane ferocity, and huge fissures opened up on the riverbed, forming a tremendous suction force. The river water poured downward frantically, swiftly churning into a colossal vortex.

Gu Sha quickly retrieved his horsetail whisk and flicked it with force, entangling the nine arrows and pulling them toward him with a gentle tug. Simultaneously, the massive suction force expanded further.

Gu Sha immediately shot upward toward the water's surface.

While the descent had taken only an hour, the ascent proved far more difficult because that terrifying suction force was truly formidable. It took Gu Sha nearly three hours of sheer exertion to break through the surface of the water.

By this time, the great river had turned exceedingly bizarre. A gigantic whirlpool had even swept in and swallowed the surrounding small peaks. It took Gu Sha a great deal of effort to finally crawl ashore from the river.

Tired as he was, the harvest was immensely rewarding. That bow was an immortal artifact—furthermore, an intact one—and it served as his foundation of confidence when facing the gods of the upper realms.

Without hesitation, Gu Sha retrieved the bow from his spatial ring. He then took out a silk cloth and wiped away the grime and dirt encrusted upon the bow and arrows. As he slowly wiped it down, the bow revealed its true appearance.

It was a bow crafted from an unknown material, entirely dark gold in color, nearly one and a half meters long, and shimmering with a faint luster, giving off an impression of immense antiquity.

The entire bow exuded a sense of primitive simplicity and vicissitudes, rich with the sediment of time. At a single glance, one could tell it was no ordinary object. It was also extremely heavy, weighing no less than three thousand catties. In particular, the bowstring possessed a wild and untamed quality, resembling the tendon of some powerful creature, with an indistinct flow of energy coursing through it as if a beast were roaring within.

When Gu Sha finished wiping the grime from the bow, he noticed two ancient characters engraved upon the body: *Nine Fiends*!

"Named *Nine Fiends*, with a total of nine arrows. This must have some special meaning, right?" Gu Sha thought to himself.

Just at that moment, Gu Sha suddenly sensed several powerful auras of oppression.

He abruptly raised his head and saw several figures flying out from the dense forest. Powerful energies radiated from all of them, particularly the leading man and woman. Both were extremely young, strikingly handsome, and bore white horns upon their heads, pure as white jade.

Though both possessed humanoid forms, the man's body was covered in fine silver scales, and his pupils were a piercing, dazzling silver. The woman's long silver hair cascaded down like a waterfall.

This group of living beings directly surrounded Gu Sha. However, they did not attack immediately. The leading silver-haired woman chuckled softly and said, "Elder brother, what do you think? Didn't I say so? This human kid must have known the clues to some treasure, which is why he made a beeline straight for this place!"

The man cast an affectionate gaze at the silver-haired woman and said, "Little sister is clever; your elder brother cannot compare to you."

With that, the man turned his gaze toward Gu Sha. His expression instantly turned frigid, his pupils revealing a trace of cold arrogance as he said, "Human, this seat is Ni Chang, a direct-line scion of the Divine Realm orthodoxy, the Silver Lin Clan. I now grant you a chance to submit to me!"

Gu Sha wore a blank expression and said, "Is something wrong with your brain?"

Ni Chang’s expression instantly darkened. "Human kid, do you know who you are speaking to? I will give you one last thing: hand over whatever you obtained at the riverbed, and tell me everything you know about the Kunlun Blessed Land. Then, I will allow you to become my battle-servant. One day, you might even have the chance to expand territories and carve out domains!"

Gu Sha directly retrieved one of the arrows from his spatial ring.

The silver-haired woman chuckled lightly. "You certainly know how to read the room. From now on, I am your mistress. You shall follow by our side in the future to forge immortal glory together. To use your human terminology, we will be your masters."

"Moron!"

Gu Sha abruptly bent the bow, nocked the arrow, and pulled the string. A wave-like surge of power erupted, and a terrifying aura surged forward like a tidal wave.

"Audacious! You’re courting death!"

Ni Chang flew into a rage, letting out a roar that shook the surrounding mountain forest so violently that leaves fluttered down like rain. His expression turned pitch black with fury. He was simply too angry.

This indigenous human from Earth dared to be so unappreciative! As a divine descendant of the Silver Lin Clan, possessing such noble status, he had condescended to personally recruit the fellow, yet the wretch not only failed to appreciate the favor but even dared to attack him.

"I’ll teach you how to be a slave!"

Ni Chang made his move. A long spear materialized, its energy surging like turbulent waves, wild and astonishing. With a single thrust, he aimed to smash Gu Sha’s skull, kicking up a gale that sent rocks weighing tens or hundreds of catties flying into the air.

The moment this attack was launched, Gu Sha could sense that this was a pinnacle Domain Lord-level expert.

Yet, Gu Sha remained as calm as ever.

He released the bowstring. With a resounding "hum," a dazzling burst of light erupted from the arrow, transforming into a beam of light over ten meters long that shot forth at extreme speed. In that instant, the arrow vanished, replaced by the terrifying phantom of a wild beast charging madly ahead, which directly shattered the long spear in Ni Chang's grip.

At that very moment, Ni Chang’s eyes widened in horror as he let out a gasp of shock: "The fiend-beast Evil Antelope..."

*Roar—*

A terrifying roar seemed to echo across the heavens and earth.

After a flash of light, the phantom of the Evil Antelope pierced directly through Ni Chang's body, and then everything fell silent.

Only a bloody hole remained on Ni Chang's forehead. His eyes bulged, filled with unwillingness. With a loud *thud*, he collapsed to the ground, dying with his grievances unredressed, his body instantly reverting to its true form—a silver-maned Suanni.

This scene directly stunned all the members of the Silver Lin Clan.

"Elder brother!"

The silver-haired woman let out a shriek of terror, and in the next instant, she turned and bolted.

*Whoosh!*

An arrow shot out from Gu Sha's bow.

In a split second, it pierced straight through the silver-haired woman’s back, causing her to crash heavily to the ground. At the same time, Gu Sha wielded his horsetail whisk, spinning threads of silver energy that snaked out and severed head after head as bright red blood sprayed wildly!