Chapter 415: Chapter 287: 3-Colored Arrows: The Power of One Suppresses Five Saints

SWOOSH!!

Zhou Qingchen was the fastest. The moment he sensed something was wrong, he immediately unleashed his Ascension Technique, bursting out of the encirclement with terrifying speed. The others, however, were still caught within the hail of arrows.

Yi Beidou and the others channeled their Divine Powers to defend themselves. Meng Qianyuan struggled the most; arrows pierced his hands and limbs. Fortunately, the projectiles were primarily aimed at Yi Beidou and the rest of the group, so the pressure on him was lessened.

Even so, he could feel the horrifying power of the yellow arrows.

Upon exploding, they released a yellow smoke that carried a potent, disease-inducing magnetic field capable of eroding a person’s Righteous Qi and severely impairing their bodily functions.

What was most terrifying was that this effect stacked and intensified with each arrow that exploded. When combined with the array from that earlier dark green arrow, the impact was absolutely horrifying.

Yellow Arrow: Pestilence.

COUGH! COUGH!!

Meng Qianyuan had begun to cough involuntarily. He felt his breathing grow labored, and his internal organs were churning violently.

Even his Demon Planting Technique couldn’t withstand this effect.

After all, he had only just entered the Saint Realm. His power was still far from its peak.

’Is this the true power of an Ancient One?! It’s on a completely different level from the avatar I fought before.’

’My enemy hasn’t even appeared, yet they’ve already pushed me to the brink of death.’

’If Yi Beidou and the others weren’t taking most of the heat, I’d probably be dead already.’

"That should be enough."

The distant Pale Knight had fired nearly a hundred Pestilence Arrows. Their power had stacked, reaching a critical threshold.

His figure flickered, and he reappeared atop another high-rise, once again drawing his bow.

This time, a Black Arrow materialized on the bowstring.

The green arrow laid the array, the yellow arrow spread the pestilence, and the black arrow intensified the sickness. The Pale Knight’s Tri-Color Arrows were designed to complement one another perfectly.

In a situation like Meng Qianyuan’s, being struck by the Black Arrow—even if just grazed by a fragment—would lead to catastrophic results.

His already deteriorating condition would instantly worsen exponentially, unleashing an unimaginably lethal effect.

It could even be instantly fatal.

"I’ll take care of one of them first."

the Pale Knight said coolly.

FWOOSH!!

He released the bowstring, and the arrow shot forth.

Among the Tri-Color Arrows, the Black Arrow possessed the most concentrated magnetic field, the greatest piercing power and influence, and was also the stealthiest and fastest.

Otherwise, even someone of Yi Beidou’s caliber wouldn’t have had such trouble evading it.

Meanwhile, Meng Qianyuan felt the chilling threat of death. The Black Arrow was simply too fast. In the blink of an eye, it was right in front of him, filling his vision.

ARGH!!

With no way to dodge, Meng Qianyuan let out a low roar, bracing himself to take the full force of the arrow.

But just then, a shadow fell over him. It was Yi Beidou’s hand, thrust directly into the Black Arrow’s path.

SQUELCH!!

The Black Arrow pierced Yi Beidou’s palm, but his terrifying Life Magnetic Field clamped down on it, halting its advance completely.

"Sir!"

Meng Qianyuan cried out.

"Tch. Sacrificing yourself for another? You’ll pay the price for that, and he won’t escape either."

The Pale Knight sneered and prepared to detonate the Black Arrow.

In the next instant, however, his expression froze.

「Meanwhile.」

BOOM!!

The Blood-Colored Demon Flame around Yi Beidou erupted skyward. The Demon Flame condensed around his body until it resembled amber glass, its tendrils curling to faintly form the shape of a throne.

Celestial Demon Dissolution, Seventh Layer of Reverse Chaos!!

The influence of the Black Arrow piercing his palm wasn’t just unable to spread—it was utterly suppressed, to the point that not even a wisp of its energy could escape the shaft.

The self-destruct command issued by the Pale Knight was blocked by Yi Beidou’s Demon Flame. Encased in the amber-like flames, the entire Black Arrow trembled violently but was completely unable to explode.

’So you’ve finally decided to use this move again.’

He hadn’t just acted to save Meng Qianyuan; he had been waiting for his opponent to attack with this very Black Arrow.

He had already discerned that the Black Arrow was his enemy’s fastest, most unpredictable attack, possessing the most concentrated and powerful magnetic field of all the arrows.

And the greater its power, the deeper its connection to the caster’s true body, making it possible to trace back to the source.

His plan was to suppress the Black Arrow with the powerful Demon Flame from the Seventh Layer of Reverse Chaos, empowered by Tribulation Star Possession. Then, he would use his Tribulation Sense to trace the connection back to its origin, lock onto his target, and seize the initiative!

FWOOM!!

The Demon Flame flared, tracing the Black Arrow’s path back through the Void, sketching a blood-red trail that snaked toward the Pale Knight’s new position.

Just as the trail extended a certain distance, the giant Celestial Eye in the Sky suddenly cast its gaze upon it.

The Demonic Flame Threads wavered violently, as if they were about to be snuffed out.

"You think you can stop me without revealing your true form?"

Yi Beidou remarked coolly.

The next moment, the Demon Flame blazed as if it had exploded. The Celestial Eye’s brilliance was suppressed, the obstruction was eliminated, and the tracing sense spread even faster.

The Demonic Flame Threads wrapped around the Pale Knight’s body.

Somewhere beneath Constantinople, the Eye of the Sun’s eyes narrowed slightly.

"Yi Beidou... the favored child stirring the winds of this new age. He truly has some skill."

the Eye of the Sun remarked dispassionately.