Chapter 007: Dragons and Snakes

When Nayixiu woke up in the morning, Du Fan was lying on the table, sleeping like a dead pig. On the floor lay piles of arrows, glowing with magical fluctuations.
A faint smile appeared on Nayixiu’s face, filled with happiness. With a wave of her hand, she stored all those magically enhanced arrows in her storage ring. As the chief of a wealthy elf tribe, Nayixiu owned a high-quality storage ring.
Not wanting to wake Du Fan, she quietly left the room.
While Du Fan was still fast asleep, the thousand-year ritual of the elf tribe had reached the final match of the competition. The two finalists were Moses from the Ancient Tree Elf clan and Nayixiu from the Kayi clan!
“Today will be a historic day! The owner of the Eternal Bow, once every thousand years, will be born today! Today, one of our elf tribe’s three sacred artifacts—the Eternal Bow—will gain a new master. So, who will be the future owner of the Eternal Bow?” The elder presiding over the event paused.
“Who could it be? Our brave magic warrior Moses from the Ancient Tree Elf clan, or the beautiful archer Nayixiu from the Kayi tribe?” the elder shouted loudly.
“Moses, Moses!” many female elves cried.
“Nayixiu, Nayixiu!” many male elves called out.
If Du Fan were watching now, he would surely mock them, saying, “Who said elves are a pure race? Look at these supporters of Moses and Nayixiu—clearly idiots who forget friendship the moment they fall in love!”
But at that moment, Du Fan, that shameless swindler, was fast asleep.
“Then, let’s welcome our brave magic warrior, Elder Moses!” With the elder’s call, Moses entered the barrier, dressed in combat gear and carrying a two-handed sword.
“Next, let’s welcome our beautiful archer, Elder Nayixiu!” the elder called out again.
Following the elder’s call, Nayixiu entered the barrier in simple attire. Her straight, slender legs immediately caused screams from the male elves!
“Now, the two best young people of our elf tribe have entered the final arena. I declare that the finals of this competition begin now!” the elder announced loudly. As soon as he finished speaking, pleasant bell sounds rang out.

The final battle unfolded between Naixiu and Moses! While the two were fighting, Saito and a group of elf elders, along with elite elves, were patrolling the area carefully. Today was the final day—the day the champion of the competition would be chosen, and then the Millennium Festival would come to an end. If those dark elves wanted to cause trouble during the festival, today would be their last chance! On this final day of protection, Saito, the great chief of the elves, had to be extremely cautious.

“Elder Moses, you’re a magic warrior, while I’m an archer. I think I’m more suited to use the Eternal Bow. How about this—would you let me have it?” After last night, Naixiu seemed to have even changed her personality, rarely speaking in such a teasing tone to Moses.

This pre-battle remark left Moses confused. If I give you the Eternal Bow, why would I still struggle so hard in the competition? he thought to himself. But Naixiu’s reasoning was valid—she was an archer, so she was more suitable for using the Eternal Bow. The key question was whether such a powerful artifact as the Eternal Bow could really be given away. But what could he reply to Naixiu’s words?

“Hehe, well, Chief Naixiu, although I’m not an archer, my wife ordered me at home to take the Eternal Bow as a birthday gift for our little girl on her fifth birthday. You know, my wife is fierce—if I fail, she’ll skin me alive when I get home!” Moses scratched his head and smiled innocently.

“Pfft!” Many elves burst into laughter. There was another man admitting openly that he was afraid of his wife in such a public place! Yet, his shameless reply made it hard for Naixiu to retort.

“Sigh, since Elder Moses is so determined, I have no choice but to fight you. But wait—please be gentle, Elder Moses,” Naixiu said with a sigh.

Those who didn’t know them might suspect they were up to something.

“Moses! You jerk! Are you too scared of this pretty girl to fight properly?” Loud female screams echoed through the air. Hearing this, Moses instantly reacted, drawing his twin swords from behind and slashing at Naixiu with fierce speed. His aggressive movements even created a whirlwind behind him!

As a divine archer among the elves, Naixiuoh had extremely light and agile movements. Seeing Moses coming at her with a two-handed great sword, she quickly retreated while drawing her bow and shooting arrows—each arrow aimed at Moses. This time, Naixiuoh went all out; her bow was like a full moon, and her arrows were like meteors. As soon as these arrows were fired, Moses immediately found himself in trouble. Facing Moses this time was not like facing that level-9 demon warrior before. Against that warrior, Naixiuoh’s greatest goal was to understand its strengths and weaknesses, so she hadn’t gone all out. Otherwise, with her current strength, that demon warrior would have been no match for her! The best strategy for a demon warrior against an archer was to get close—once close, the archer was basically doomed. So, while dodging Naixiuoh’s arrows, Moses persistently moved closer to her, while Naixiuoh kept retreating, shooting arrows to prevent him from getting closer. The two maintained a strange balance between dodging and advancing, shooting as they went, temporarily reaching a stalemate. Faced with such a skilled archer like Naixiuoh, Moses didn’t dare rely solely on his formidable physique to fight head-on. With a loud shout, Moses generated a greenish light shield around himself. Protected by this shield, he charged at Naixiuoh like an arrow! Just as Moses changed his tactic, Naixiuoh did the same—she unleashed a “Star Fall,” dropping from the sky toward Moses with immense pressure! With a bang, the Star Fall struck Moses, sending him burrowing into the ground. Emerging from the dirt in disarray, Moses’s protective shield had completely vanished. Though he hadn’t been injured thanks to the shield, the impact still left him dizzy. Shaking his head, Moses raised his two-handed great sword above his head, drawing mysterious arcs of energy. Suddenly, a rapidly spinning ring of light appeared at the tip of his sword. “Flying Wheel Slash!” A technique only available to demon warriors of the sacred rank. By combining his combat energy with magic, it was another spell-free combat skill that allowed him to attack enemies from a distance. The high-speed spinning wheel could automatically track its target once locked in. With a Flying Wheel Slash, the wheel rushed toward Naixiuoh with a howling gust of wind.

It wasn’t over yet. While Naixiu was busy dealing with that flywheel, Moses continued to swing his great sword, drawing intricate arcs, with more and more flywheels being launched from the tip of the sword! In no time, five howling flywheels were swirling in the sky! Carrying murderous intent, they all charged toward Naixiu. After releasing those five flywheel slashes, Moses took a deep breath and rushed toward Naixiu at full speed! At the same time, deep within the elf realm, a huge black vortex appeared out of nowhere. After the vortex disappeared, a group of people appeared at its center. Among them was the silhouette of a man whose entire body seemed to be submerged in darkness. “Frida, where have we arrived?” the man asked. “Master, we have entered the elf realm. This is already its heartland. Another thousand kilometers ahead lies the location of the Ancient Elf Tree,” Frida, with white hair, replied respectfully in front of the man. “Hmm. With you all—over four hundred people—I can only teleport two hundred kilometers at a time. That means I’ll need to teleport five more times to reach the Ancient Elf Tree,” the man said. “Yes, master. We still need five more teleportations to reach our destination. But I think their competition hasn’t ended yet. Even if it has, the ceremony to award the Eternal Bow is in the afternoon, so we have plenty of time,” Frida said respectfully. “In that case, let’s rest here for now. Everyone, organize your belongings. When the battle starts, we don’t want to be in a panic,” the man said calmly. His words seemed to carry some kind of magic, making people unconsciously follow his instructions. Upon hearing his words, the over four hundred people immediately sat down and began organizing their belongings. Divine! Absolutely divine! Leading a group of over four hundred people while still being able to teleport two hundred kilometers at a time—only a being of divine status could do such a thing! If anyone saw this scene, they would immediately realize that the man whose entire body was submerged in darkness possessed that legendary realm: divine status! In the final round of the elf competition, Naixiu stared intently at those five flywheels. As a powerful member of the elf race, she naturally understood how formidable they were—combat techniques only available to holy-grade demon warriors, at least equivalent to level nine! If hit by one of those flywheels, it would instantly result in a bloody massacre!

Five arrows were shot out swiftly, with five powerful streams of arrow energy blasting forth!
Those five streams of sword energy resembled dragons yet were not dragons; they resembled snakes yet were not snakes!
“Dragons and snakes!” the elves around cried out.
“Dragons and snakes” was an arrow technique that even a ninth-level divine archer could use, but its power was only slightly greater than that of some forbidden arrow techniques!
To unleash “Dragons and snakes,” a large amount of arrow energy was required as support. The elves’ screams were not because Naixiu had used “Dragons and snakes,” but because she had unleashed five such attacks at once!
As soon as those five dragon-and-snake-like attacks were released, they rushed toward the five Flying Wheel Slash attacks with furious momentum. The collisions between the “Dragons and snakes” and the “Flying Wheel Slash” in the air caused such massive energy shocks that the entire barrier began to shake!
Five Flying Wheel Slash attacks and five “Dragons and snakes” attacks combined were at least equivalent to unleashing five forbidden arrow techniques at once!