While on the road, Pa Shan explained the rules of the Blood Bird Trial Ground in detail, so that Li Xiu and the others could decide whether to participate in the trial.
The rules of the Blood Bird Trial Ground are relatively simple; they mainly focus on archery. As long as you’re skilled with a bow, passing the test shouldn’t be difficult.
"Bows and arrows, this is my forte," Shale said sowhat arrogantly.
During his ti on the run, he often shot small animals in the jungle and even claid to have killed a bear.
A Fei wasn’t skilled with a bow, so she gave up the opportunity to enter the Blood Bird Trial Ground.
Although she possessed the divine skill of abstaining, she didn’t want to reveal it in front of outsiders.
"I thought the trial at the Trial Ground would be difficult, but this is all." Qin Shi evidently had practiced archery too, which made her even more determined to go to the Blood Bird Trial Ground.
Li Xiu was indifferent. Although he hadn’t specifically trained with a bow, such technical skill was his forte, and most importantly, participating in such a trial didn’t require him to move quickly. He just needed to stand and shoot arrows, which suited Li Xiu, who was encumbered by the Fire Lotus Sword, perfectly.
The Blood Bird Trial Ground is located in the jungle outside Tyrone City, accessible only by a dirt road, and the jeep shook violently.
When they arrived, they found a few simple wooden huts, which were considered the soldiers’ base.
However, the soldiers inside had long vanished without a trace; it was unclear whether they had fled or were driven away by hunger.
"Even amidst chaos, there are advantages. In the past, this wasn’t a place we could just co to," Shale said optimistically.
Under Pa Shan’s guidance, they found themselves before a large red door in the jungle.
Qin Shi handed thirteen one-carat Pigeon Blood Rubies to Pa Shan and instructed him to embed them into the door, and soon a seam split open.
Aside from A Fei, who stayed outside, Li Xiu and the others entered single file, appearing in an ancient arena constructed of stone.
This ti they appeared within the Trial Ground, surrounded by a circular high wall, and on that wall were human-sized holes, possibly thousands in number.
Each person suddenly found themselves holding a bow and carrying a quiver on their back containing ten arrows.
"Welco to the Blood Bird Trial Ground, the A-level trial is about to begin. The trial rules are as follows..."
"What’s going on... A-level trial..." Pa Shan’s face turned very grim. He had researched beforehand and, according to previous patterns, the Blood Bird Trial Ground should’ve been an E-level trial at this ti, not suddenly an A-level.
After looking at the trial rules, Qin Shi’s expression turned sour, but she didn’t complain, only smiled bitterly, "Magic Armor Masters really aren’t suited for the Trial Gate. This ti, we’ll have to rely on fate."
Four people were participating in the trial, and among the thousands of holes around the arena, thirty-nine Blood Pigeons would randomly fly out.
Each person must shoot and hit ten Blood Pigeons to complete the first round of the trial.
Each person only had ten arrows, aning that all ten must hit to pass the trial.
Blood Pigeons randomly erge from different directions on the arena walls, making it impossible to prepare in advance. They are moving, flying targets, making it inherently difficult to hit ten out of ten, which is already challenging.
Moreover, there were only thirty-nine pigeons in total, aning even if everyone hit perfectly, one person would still be missing a pigeon.
In this situation, Qin Shi wasn’t wrong to say it depended on fate.
Even Shale, who was skilled with a bow, couldn’t guarantee he would hit all ten with certainty.
"This ti it’s my fault, and I’ll bear the consequences myself." Pa Shan threw his bow to the ground.
"It’s not that desperate; the rules only say you need to hit the target, without specifying that two people can’t simultaneously hit the sa pigeon. We could all still pass the trial alive." Li Xiu, habitually examining the trial rules, quickly found a way for everyone to pass the test.
"It’s not that simple. Archery depends on aim, and aim isn’t related to strength. No matter how strong you are, that doesn’t guarantee accuracy. It’s already difficult to hit ten flying Blood Pigeons, and even harder for two people to hit the sa pigeon." Qin Shi shook her head, "You’re also a Magic Armor Master; you should understand the difficulty. Using this is harder than hitting with Demonic Light."
The trial bows were all recurve bows, without sights; reliant purely on touch and eyesight, making accuracy difficult for those not familiar with recurve bows.
Even professionals couldn’t guarantee a perfect score on every shot, let alone on moving airborne targets.
"If Li Xiu says it’s possible, then it must be possible," Shale suddenly said.
"Li Xiu, tell us what to do," Pa Shan picked up his recurve bow again, looking at Li Xiu.
Shale and Pa Shan’s actions left Qin Shi sowhat bewildered.
Seeing them, it seed like they took Li Xiu as their leader, yet Qin Shi had previously assud Li Xiu, like her, was a top Magic Armor Master, probably not skilled at such things.
She dared to enter the Trial Ground because Shale and Pa Shan were leading the way, but now it seed that might not be so.
"Rest assured, since we said we’d ensure your safety, we’ll definitely get you through the trial safely," Li Xiu reassured.
Qin Shi thought to herself, uncertain of Li Xiu’s basis for saying those words, as even if Li Xiu was a professional archery expert, hitting ten out of ten, he couldn’t guarantee her ten out of ten.
Qin Shi lacked that level of confidence, believing she couldn’t hit all flying pigeons perfectly with ten arrows.
Seeing the countdown, Li Xiu noted the urgency and said, "Let’s proceed in order: Qin Shi first. Once she hits all ten, Shale, you’re second; Pa Shan, you’re third, and I’ll go last."
"Okay." Shale and Pa Shan agreed imdiately and without hesitation.
"Qin Shi, prepare yourself, after the pigeon erges, don’t take too long to aim; be quick, don’t wait for the pigeon to fly too high, or it’ll be too late," Li Xiu urged Qin Shi several pointers.
Despite so skepticism, Qin Shi had no choice but to follow Li Xiu’s instructions.
Qin Shi drew an arrow and prepared her bow, ready for action, as the countdown ca to an end.
Suddenly, a blood-red pigeon darted from a hole in the wall behind them, imdiately flapping and rushing skyward.
Without eyes on her back, Qin Shi hadn’t noticed the Blood Pigeon erging, until Li Xiu shouted "behind you" and she turned sharply, quickly drawing and shooting.
The arrow soared into the sky, piercing through the Blood Pigeon’s body; Qin Shi couldn’t help but clench her fist in excitent over her impressive shot, even admiring herself for it.
Yet, as the pigeon was struck, it suddenly burst into a scattering of blood-feather fragnts and vanished.
A point appeared behind number 4 on the screen, which was Qin Shi’s bracelet number indicating she had the poorest physical condition among the four.
Watching the blood feathers disperse, their facial expressions turned heavy.
If a Blood Pigeon disappeared upon being struck, it ant they couldn’t shoot another arrow to hit the sa pigeon, preventing two from shooting the sa pigeon.
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