Chapter 4201 — Huang Xiaotao's Astonishing Battle Prowess
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Then, when the referee gave the order and Wu Bufan saw Huang Xiaotao's figure begin to blur, yet fail to vanish completely, his laughter grew even heartier.
He could tell this was clearly a concealment technique, but in this open, unobstructed setting it could not fully take effect—it only made her figure slightly indistinct. What the hell was the use of that?
"A word of kind advice: this junior sister from the Azure Cloud Pavilion had best just concede. Bringing that technique and those weapons onto the arena is downright embarrassing. Better to bow out gracefully and spare yourself pointless injury," Wu Bufan said in the manner of a seasoned elder, his tone dripping with aged condescension.
If her odds had originally been six-to-four, then now that Huang Xiaotao had revealed her technique and weapons, they had become eight-to-two—or even nine-to-one!
In today's opening match, he, Wu Bufan, already had it in the bag.
"I appreciate your kindness, but I'd still like to try," Huang Xiaotao said from beneath her veil, her voice neither cold nor warm.
Dragged along by Wei Zhao to join the inner-sect tournament this time, Huang Xiaotao had never expected to place well; so long as she could help Wei Zhao in the doubles competition, she would be more than satisfied.
But that did not mean she had no ambition whatsoever in the singles. Soft on the outside, firm within—her character had never been weak. Even without coveting a ranking, she would absolutely give it her all.
"Tsk tsk, young people these days just don't know what's good for them." Wu Bufan shook his head, his lips curling in a cold sneer. "Fine, then. Today I'll teach you properly that this arena is simply no place for an ignorant woman like you!"
With that, Wu Bufan struck suddenly—but Huang Xiaotao was faster. Before he could even move, a pitch-black arrow came whistling toward him, its speed far beyond his imagination!
Huang Xiaotao's arrow speed had always been extraordinary, and now that her strength had reached the early Golden Core stage, it was naturally even more remarkable. Especially since Wei Zhao had made a point of finding time these past two days to teach her the knack of channeling true qi into her arrows—by now her arrow speed had essentially reached the limit of the great bow in her hands, and ordinary people simply could not react in time.
Fortunately, they had started far enough apart, and Wu Bufan just barely managed to react, narrowly dodging the first arrow. Even so, he broke out in a cold sweat—one slip, and that arrow would truly have sealed his throat!
On the arena, life and death were not accounted for. If Huang Xiaotao really did finish him with a single arrow, not only would she bear no responsibility, she would instead earn others' admiration.
From that moment on, Wu Bufan dared not be careless again. After dodging the first arrow, he hurriedly seized the opening to pounce at Huang Xiaotao. It was common knowledge that archers were poor at close combat—so long as he could close the distance, Huang Xiaotao would still lose without question.
But Huang Xiaotao clearly would not let him have his way so easily. Distance was an archer's lifeline, a truth she understood more deeply than anyone. In countless jungle adventures past, she had several times nearly been caught at close range by spirit beasts—in this regard, she was a veteran of a hundred battles.
Huang Xiaotao moved swiftly on her feet while loosing an arrow from time to time, cutting off Wu Bufan's path forward!