Soon, the two thousand wooden balls were all shot. The referees from both sides simultaneously calculated the results.
"Shot two thousand wooden balls, hit two thousand wooden balls, zero archers hit, a total score of two thousand points."
"Haha."
Luo Xiangyun chuckled gleefully, "Lord Youjin, the difference is indeed quite large. With mere flat shots earning full marks, it seems our sect leader is destined to be the vice city lord."
"Hmph!" Youjin snorted, "What's the point of good archery if there's no combat technique? Insufficient destructive power makes it mere performance."
One of his captains chimed in, "The archery contest still has sniping. No matter how strong your flat shots are, can they be stronger than combat techniques? Ultimately, you can't compare to Miss Bonnie."
The City Lord's mansion's referee also spoke up at the opportune moment, "The sniping competition begins now."
Bonnie stepped onto the center of the plaza first. One hundred meters away from her stood a cage, within which was a Bronze Nine-Star Rhinoceros. Rhinoceroses were known for their defense. Although only Bronze Nine-Star, they could withstand several blows from Silver Two-Star to Three-Star evolvers without dying. Of course, to withstand the attack of a master like Bonnie, it was still slightly insufficient. Therefore, on the side of the cage facing Bonnie, there were twenty steel plates stacked together, totaling two meters in thickness.
"Concentrated Arrow!"
With Bonnie's clear shout, an arrow emitting a verdant glow shot rapidly towards the steel plates.
Boom!
The nearly two-meter-thick steel plates were pierced with a hole nearly a meter deep. Bonnie then unleashed two more Concentrated Arrows, not only piercing the steel plates but also killing the rhinoceros behind them with a single shot.
"Your turn."
As Bonnie walked back past Qin Shilei, she provoked him, "If you dare, use flat shots again."
Qin Shilei said indifferently, "What if I use them, and what if I don't?"
"If you can kill the rhinoceros with flat shots within three arrows, I'll bet my bow to you. If not, you bet your bow to me." Bonnie had clearly noticed the extraordinary nature of the Dragon-Piercing Bow in Qin Shilei's hand, and intended to win the match and a valuable trophy.
"Hehe." Qin Shilei chuckled, "Since someone wants to send me equipment, I won't be polite and will accept." He paused and then asked Youjin, "As long as I kill the rhinoceros with fewer arrows, I win?"
"Of course!" Youjin said with a faint smile, "Sniping is about who can kill the rhinoceros with the fewest shots."
When Qin Shilei walked to the center of the plaza, a new rhinoceros had already been placed in the cage, and the steel plates in front had also been replaced.
"Tsk tsk!" Youjin teased, "Sect Leader Shen, do you think your subordinate is foolish? Even with a hundred flat shots, his bow can't pierce the steel plates, so how could he possibly kill the rhinoceros? Is this what your idiom 'tying oneself in knots' means?" He then burst into hearty laughter.
However, as he was laughing, he suddenly heard a gasp of surprise from the entire plaza. Turning his head, he saw that the rhinoceros in the cage had already been killed by an arrow.
What happened?
"His arrow curved and went directly into the rhinoceros's eye, piercing straight through its skull, thus killing it with one shot," one of the City Lord's mansion captains explained to Youjin.
At this point, Qin Shilei also walked back, extending his hand, "Bring me my bow."
"Impossible, how could it be possible?" Bonnie murmured in shock, completely unable to hear Qin Shilei. If you won't give it, I'll take it myself.
Qin Shilei's hand shot out, swiftly snatching the longbow from Bonnie's hand. Bonnie finally reacted, quickly retreating while reaching for her quiver to draw an arrow. However, Qin Shilei's movement was faster. Everyone's vision blurred, and the ornate longbow had changed hands. It was then stored into the Qiankun Ring. Having obtained his prize, Qin Shilei turned and walked towards the Feixue Sect.
"This is cheating!"
"Wasn't this supposed to be a sniping contest? What kind of sniping is this?"
"Deceitful Great Xia people, only know how to play tricks! Have the referee disqualify him!"
"He took advantage of the rhinoceros not seeing him, shot a curved arrow blindly and killed it, which shouldn't count."
In an instant, countless voices of doubt and opposition erupted from all around the plaza. In the livestream, those Tianzhu people were frantically spamming comments, slandering Qin Shilei in every way, refusing to acknowledge his victory. They had wanted to see Tianzhu crush Great Xia, not to see Qin Shilei win so effortlessly. They absolutely could not accept this outcome and clamored for Qin Shilei's result to be nullified.
"Sect Leader Shen, your subordinate's clever trick goes against our original intention." Youjin cast a displeased glance at Qin Shilei.
"What about this?" Qin Shilei said, then drew another long arrow and nocked it onto the Dragon-Piercing Bow. "Silver Dragon!" A large amount of spiritual energy surged into the Dragon-Piercing Bow.
Roar!
Everyone around seemed to hear a dragon's roar. Then they saw a silver dragon whistling and charging towards the steel plates in the center of the plaza.
Boom!
The two-meter-thick steel plates exploded violently. The silver dragon instantly struck the corpse of the rhinoceros in the cage.
Bang!
Flesh and blood flew everywhere, and the rhinoceros was instantly reduced to countless fragments that scattered about. The scene immediately fell silent! Everyone stared dumbfounded at the ferocious display. Bonnie, a peak Silver Seven-Star master, could only pierce one meter of steel plates with her Concentrated Arrow and needed three shots to kill a rhinoceros. Qin Shilei, however, had blown up the steel plates with one arrow and also exploded the rhinoceros. The power was too immense!
At this moment, Bonnie had just caught up to Qin Shilei, intending to snatch back her longbow. But as she saw the incredibly powerful arrow, her outstretched hand began to tremble slightly. She hesitated whether to make a move.
Youjin stepped forward to console her, "Bonnie, let him keep the bow for safekeeping for now. He'll obediently return it to you later." Under the deterrent of Qin Shilei's arrow, no one dared to question further. Although the City Lord's side still had available combat slots, they did not send anyone else to compete, directly asking the referee to announce Qin Shilei's victory in the archery contest.
Youjin said with a somber face, "Let's move on to the next item. I will make you admit defeat with absolute conviction! I will make you live forever in my shadow." He then walked to the center of the plaza, waved his hand, and a colossal figure nearly ten meters tall appeared beside him.
"Mammoth!"
"A Golden realm Mammoth!"
"Run!"
For a moment, the evolvers watching the contest from the surroundings panicked and prepared to flee into the distance.
"Stop! This is our City Lord's pet, it will absolutely not harm anyone!" someone suddenly shouted loudly through a megaphone. Only then did everyone realize that the mammoth seemed to have indeed been summoned by Lord Youjin, and they stopped their flight, cheering loudly. While the Tianzhu people cheered loudly, the Feixue Sect side was shrouded in a dark cloud, falling into despair.