Fuck. Seriously. The only person I didn't want to fight.

  She woke up in a pretty good mood, but quickly became irritated when she discovered that her opponent would be the only archer in the entire tournament.

  Okay, calm down. Maybe it's even better this way? She can't be that dangerous, maybe she'll be easier than someone with a sword or a saber.

  “Oh, you've been paired with Zhong? I'm sorry... But I believe in you!” Deng Zhifang approached her. “Yesterday's fight wasn't that bad, but you may not know this, but during the first fight, she shot poor Baiichi right in the throat... Apparently, he's still in the infirmary.”

  “The throat?!” She hadn't watched all the first fights, so she didn't know all the details. In yesterday's fighting, Zhong's opponent surrendered after she shot him in the arm with arrow...

  How on earth is she still in the tournament when she almost killed someone! She is so lucky that medicine of this world is so absurd!

  “But yesterday wasn't so bad! I think she's trying to be more careful. At least, that's what I think.”

  More careful, my ass. That sounds dangerous. What if that idiot pierces my head with an arrow? Besides, how did that boy survive? And why am I hearing about this for the first time?

  Nevertheless, she had to be mentally prepared for it. She had no intention of risking her life.

  I have to defeat this chick as quickly as possible. Before she can attack me.

  This time, May fought first. The only bow against the only spear. Every day lately has been the same. The same party, the same people, and everything has been running like swiss clockwork. Once again, as was her habit, she activated her Qi Control and covered her entire body with a thin layer of Qi. Although she doubted that it would protect her from an arrow traveling at 300 feet per second

  She stood in the same place as always and stared at her opponent. Of all the people who took part in this exam, she looked the weakest. She was short, frail, and skinny. Her long hair seemed to cover her eyes, but she stared at her relentlessly. She looked like a wild dog. Despite her appearance, she achieved a lot. She was certainly not weak. Besides, her participation in this event alone proved that she had something special, perhaps some hidden talent that was being tested by the spirit.

  May couldn't take her lightly. She was afraid she might get hit by an arrow.

  May also encountered another problem: from their conversation, it seemed that the girl's strongest point was her speed. May had no advantage here. It didn't matter how strong she was if she couldn't catch her.

  “Good luck,” May said to the girl, who merely nodded in response.

  The atmosphere was tense. Suddenly, they heard what they had been waiting for—the starting signal. The match began.

  May didn't expect what was about to happen. She barely had time to blink before an arrow was flying towards her. Watching from the audience, it didn't look that fast. She barely managed to step back, and the arrow scraped her arm. May hissed in burning pain; if she hadn't moved back, the arrow would have pierced her body.

  She also realized something terrifying. This girl had good aim. Shooting that boy in the throat couldn't have been an accident. She did it on purpose. And she could do it again. And she wouldn't suffer any consequences.

  However, she had no time to think, as the second shot followed immediately after the first.

  She activated her Qi Sensing. This time, she never took her eyes off it and, using her whole body, managed to dodge it. It really required the superhuman reflexes of cultivators and Qi techniques.

  No normal human being would be able to achieve this.

  However, with my Qi Sensing, I should be able to dodge these arrows... But getting closer could be risky.

  Another arrow was already flying towards her. May was wondering how she could shoot arrows at such a fast pace. After all, drawing, aiming, and shooting took time. She must be a professional. Was she the hunter daughter or something?

  May trembled. Avoiding the arrows while using Qi Sensing put a lot of pressure on her body, wearing her out. She was drenched in sweat, and her clothes were sticking to her body.

  “Hey! That hurt!” she shouted, glancing at her bleeding arm. She hoped that would buy her some time and make the girl feel pity for her.

  But the archer fired another arrow. Her expression remained unchanged. She was in a kind of trance, caring about nothing but herself, her bow—and her prey.

  This is not going to work. I still have a lot of Qi, but I can't keep dodging her arrows forever. She has a whole supply of them. I am not sure if I can beat her with time alone.

  If she ran out of arrows, May would win, but that would require her to dodge arrows for another half hour. She was already exhausted. Although that had been her initial plan, she had to change it quickly. However, she didn't have much time to think, because she had to dodge more shots.

  May felt hopeless, more and more blood was flowing out of her

  From the beginning, she had been protected by a small layer of Qi energy.

  Of course, it was useless against arrow; she still wasn't at that level. She decided to deactivate her protective layer. It wasn't able to protect her anyway. This allowed her to focus more on her Qi Sensing. However, she had to take action anyway.

  She felt a rush of adrenaline and started sprinting toward the archer, raising her spear toward her. She couldn't hesitate; this fight was different, and she had to fight for her life.

  However, the archer nimbly dodged it and quickly disappeared from her view. Before she could turn around, another arrow flew towards her.

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  Just as I thought. She's too fast, I'll only waste my strength trying to catch her.

  She managed to deflect the arrow with her spear.

  That girl was absurdly fast, the fastest of them all.

  Her speed stats must be comparable to my strength stats.

  She knew that her situation was not easy; she couldn't get close because she would immediately run away and shoot an arrow.

  But speed must be her only advantage. I should have more strength, endurance, and Qi.

  That didn't mean she could defeat her right away, though. Not until she could get close to her somehow. But that was difficult, and she even considered using the system.

  I guess I have no choice. Minnie?

  “Yes?” she replied in a quiet voice.

  Was she still upset? Lately, May had been ignoring her and not being very polite. However, she didn’t feel any guilt towards her.

  Minnie had become a sort of persistent adware. She would display her ads aggressively and attempt to obtain money from her at every opportunity. An irritating individual, to say the least.

  May dodged another arrow. Before she knew it, another one was flying toward her. She couldn't believe how fast she could shoot a bow. She had to hurry.

  Minnie, there's no time for that. I need something to beat her.

  “How am I supposed to know what you want? I'm not a customer service representative. Just tell me what you want.”

  Normally, she would have suggested something... or picked something at a good price. Fuck, I don't have time for this.

  "What reason would I have to offer you advice? Even if you win this pill, it would only be to my disadvantage, as you could have purchased it from me."

  “Okay, I'm sorry for everything. Listen, if you help me find something that will allow me to win at a reasonable price, I'll sell you that pill. And I'll buy something for it. The buying and selling price is the same, isn't it?”

  The Scarlet Pill of the Lesser Heaven was a very rare item worth 35,000. As far as she remembered, the system could buy items. The purchase price of items and the sale price of items through the system was 1:1. She had never used this option because she had nothing good to sell.

  If she had won first place, she wouldn't have had any objections to selling it. While it might seem strange but after thinking it over, May came to the conclusion that this pill was only good at the Qi Refinement stage. It might be useful for others, but May knew that it was only a matter of time before she could move on to the next stage.

  Similarly, instead of getting a temporary boost to her cultivation, she could use the money to improve her talent permanently. The effect would probably be much better.

  However, for that to happen, I have to win. So what should I do?

  “Hmmm, I wasn't going to help you, but fine! However, you have to spend all 35,000 from the sale of that pill!”

  Okay. Just give me something that will allow me to win. But cheap.

  "What awful demands. Cheap and effective. What else? Maybe reality manipulation abilities for 2 mu? Ah, forget it! Personally, I think you lack spear skills, so I have a skill for you." She said. It made sense. Mastery of the spear and the skills related to it were two different things.

  May was constantly dodging arrows. She didn't have much time to think or read descriptions. She was too busy fighting for her life. However, one glance was enough for her to realize that this was not the best technique. She confronted Minnie about it.

  "You're in the middle of a fight, you don't have time to learn. This technique is simple, so you'll understand it right away. Sure, it's not perfect, but you wouldn't be able to use anything more advanced anyway."

  Why is it so expensive?

  "Expensive? What are you talking about? An average E-class skill costs around 10,000, so it's only slightly more expensive. D-class skills cost over 100,000. Besides, I remember you said earlier that a sudden increase in power would be suspicious, so I chose something that wouldn't raise any eyebrows. A normal person wouldn't be able to tell the difference between this ability and a coincidence.”

  She still didn't like it. If she bought it, she would have to spend nearly all her money. After that, she would only have pennies left.

  Even if she won, she promised Minnie to spend all the money.

  But I didn't actually say “when”. In that case, let's do it. Minnie, I'll take it!

  She felt a huge flow of information into her head. Although a second ago she knew nothing about this technique, now she felt as if she had years of experience in using it.

  This technique is not simple at all. You can really see that it was carefully crafted over a long period of time.

  May herself would never have been able to create something like this at her current stage of cultivation. Even if it took her many years.

  Although the technique seemed simple, it required knowledge of many advanced concepts.

  First, I have to unite the Qi of my body and extend it with my spear. Then, on this foundation, I create a Qi field. Hmm, this also requires knowledge of the “Path.” No one at my level is taught this, but never mind. I was able to bypass this stage.

  In the world, they existed so-called “paths.” For example, the Path of Fire or Water. However, May barely understood this, but she knew that they were necessary for creating techniques or methods of cultivation.

  However, thanks to the system, I don't need to know them. For now, I don't plan on creating any techniques myself... But as far as I know, “Paths” are only important after Foundation Establishment.

  However, that was a problem for later. For now, she had to defeat the archer. She felt confident. She ran up to her.

  She took up the basic stance, but this time she had to do it quickly. If she didn't succeed now, she might be able to adapt later. She had to do it now.

  The archer was about to run away, but this time May changed the shape of her Qi into a tendril, allowing her to see much further, at the expense of versatility of vision. Itry Spear Technique was not as easy to activate as the other three basic Qi techniques.

  Although it was only an E-class skill, it was still quite complicated despite its simplicity. Which sounded quite contradictory in itself. The technique itself was simple to use, but the activation was the hardest part. It took her over four seconds.

  Zhong had already run a few meters away from her, but May wasn't giving up; she had to attack now.

  Zhong quickly realized how fast she was and knew that she wouldn't be able to hit her with her spear

  She won't be able to dodge my shot from this distance! Zhong thought.

  May was getting very close. Her spear was within range.

  Zhong fired her arrow. It entered the Qi field. The technique was activated. May felt an extraordinary lightness. Her spear became an extension of her body. Her spear shot out at tremendous speed and pierced the arrow. Zhong didn't even have time to react before May changed her position and pierced her hand with her spear.

  She dropped her bow and let out a cry of pain. She couldn't understand how this had happened. Only after a moment did she shout in a terrified voice: “I surrender!”