Douluo Continent: Dark Demon God Biao, inheriting the position of an evil god

After a long while, she raised her chin, her golden ponytail swaying gently with the movement, her eyes filled with obvious amusement: "This princess wants to see if you, Dai Yuntian, are as good at archery as you are at talking, besides fighting."

Dai Yuntian raised an eyebrow, his gaze sweeping over the row of motionless targets a hundred meters away, then looking at Xu Jiujiu's eyes, which were clearly provocative, and suddenly felt somewhat bored.

"Shooting at stationary targets is so boring. If you're going to play, play something more interesting."

"Ok?"

Upon hearing this, the confident curve of his lips deepened, and his golden eyes blinked, carrying a hint of mischief: "What? Are you scared now that things are coming to a head?"

She thought that Dai Yuntian had seen her impressive archery skills and was unsure of his own ability to compete, so he was trying to find an excuse to decline.

"afraid?"

Dai Yuntian chuckled, shook his head, and then flipped his wrist, revealing something in his palm.

It was a beautifully crafted dagger, with delicate patterns carved on its sheath.

With a push of his thumb, a sharp, gleaming blade sprang out with a soft "whoosh."

What draws the eye for a long time is not the sharpness of the blade, but a gemstone inlaid at the end of the hilt.

The gemstone is small and pink, and has been carefully carved into a lifelike, crouching, soft-boned rabbit. It is small and cute, and shimmers with a warm luster under the soft light of the shooting range.

This is a soft-boned rabbit gemstone that someone gave him some time ago, which he has inlaid into his dagger.

He named him Xiao Wubi.

"What I mean is, let's change the game, let's bet... whether I can shoot an arrow into the gem on the hilt of this sword from 300 paces away, are you willing to bet?"

"Three hundred paces?"

Xu Jiujiu's beautiful eyes widened, her first thought being that he was joking.

Three hundred steps! What does that even mean?
It's almost twice the maximum distance of this indoor firing range.

An ordinary strong bow, without the aid of soul power, is already difficult to fire an arrow steadily for three hundred paces, let alone maintain accuracy.

And it's such a small gemstone.

This is too exaggerated!
Even a grandmaster with a bow and arrow martial spirit probably couldn't do that.

"You...you're not kidding?"

Xu Jiu stared intently into Dai Yuntian's eyes, trying to find a flaw in them.

"Do you think I'm joking?"

Dai Yuntian countered with a calm yet undeniably serious tone.

Looking into his unwavering gaze, Xu Jiujiu's heart inexplicably began to beat faster.

She finally realized that he was serious!
He actually wanted to take on this almost impossible task.

Suddenly, an indescribable sense of absurdity and... a faint sense of excitement surged into my heart.

The absurdity lay in the outrageousness of the bet, while the excitement stemmed from the fact that she was actually somewhat looking forward to seeing it.

Can this guy, who has repeatedly created miracles, really pull off this astonishing arrow?

"What are you betting on?"

After a long while, he asked.

Seeing that she had taken the bait, Dai Yuntian's lips curled up almost imperceptibly, and he finally revealed his true intentions:

"It's simple. If I can hit the target, then during your remaining exchange period, you cannot ask me to accompany you, receive you, or act as your guide for any reason. How about that?"

He wanted to get rid of this troublesome job of "accompanying".

"Ah, so this is where you were waiting for me."

After a long time, he understood. Instead of being angry, he found it somewhat amusing, yet also felt a little resentful.

How could he possibly look down on me, the dignified Princess Xingluo?

Hmph, you look down on me now, but I'll make you look up to me.

"it is good."

Xu Jiujiu agreed almost without thinking.

This bet didn't seem to cause her any loss, since she hadn't expected Dai Yuntian to accompany her when she came to Shrek Academy.

Her main purpose was to come and see what this number one academy in the world was really like.

Moreover, deep down, she absolutely did not believe that Dai Yuntian could do it. After a long pause, a sly glint flashed in her golden eyes: "But what if you miss? The bet can't just be me paying the price, can it?"

What if I miss?

Dai Yuntian seemed to have anticipated this question.

He smiled slightly, a smile that seemed almost dazzling in the shooting range's lighting.

The bet he announced made Xu Jiujiu's cheeks instantly flush red.

"If I miss, I'll accept whatever punishment Your Highness deems fit. Even if she wants to tie me up and take me back to the Star Luo Empire to be her husband, I'll accept it. What do you say?"

Dai Yuntian didn't think he would miss at all. Archery mainly relies on strength and accuracy. His body was comparable to that of a soul beast, and even stronger.

His eyesight is excellent, and as for archery, it's not that difficult.

A few years ago, Dai Yuntian had seen his father, Dai Hao, practice archery at home, and he had even tried it himself.

Although he was just playing around at the time, he did show great talent, often hitting the bullseye within a hundred paces.

Although he hasn't trained for a year or two, his physical condition and eyesight are now far better than before.

This is also why he just made a long-term betting agreement.

"Bah bah bah!"

Xu Jiujiu's cheeks instantly turned as red as ripe apples. She glared at Dai Yuntian, both embarrassed and annoyed: "What kind of bet is this? You're the one who benefits whether you win or lose, right? Dream on!"

What did you think of her?

They even kidnapped Xingluo to be his son-in-law?

That bastard, he's so shameless!

Dai Yuntian shrugged, his face saying, "Then you tell me."

After a long while, he took a deep breath to calm his mind, which had been disturbed by Dai Yuntian's "shameless" bet.

After a moment, she spoke slowly, her voice not loud, but carrying an undeniable firmness:

"If you lose, I don't want you to do anything excessive. I just want you, Dai Yuntian, to swear here and now that you will never join another country in this lifetime."

This gamble, though seemingly simple, is actually incredibly heavy.

For a Soul Master with exceptional talent and limitless potential, this is almost equivalent to an invisible shackle.

It binds the future of a Soul Master to the fate of the Star Luo Empire to a certain extent.

But for Dai Yuntian, it wasn't a heavy burden.

After all, he never intended to join any other country.

"it is good."

Dai Yuntian agreed without hesitation.

His straightforwardness surprised Xu Jiujiu for a moment.

She thought that if she asked for too much, Dai Yuntian would bargain or at least hesitate for a moment.

After all, negotiation is mainly about asking for the highest price and going back and forth.

This is a major commitment concerning the future path and stance.

"You...you just agreed like that?"

After a long time, I couldn't help but confirm.

"a man of his words."

Dai Yuntian smiled.

He stopped looking for a while, turned around, took the dagger called "Little Dance Dagger" in his hand, and walked steadily toward the depths of the shooting range.

As he walked, he silently estimated the distance in his mind.

One hundred steps, one hundred and fifty steps, two hundred steps...

Finally, he stopped about three hundred paces from the original target location.

We're almost at the edge of the indoor firing range. (End of Chapter)