44: Arrow God Ding Jiu

The Third Prince felt the killing intent in Lin Mu's words.

For the first time in his life, he experienced the taste of fear.

The Yanshan Kingdom had been established for nearly ten thousand years.

The Heavenly Dao Dragon Qi had repelled powerful enemies invading the capital city multiple times.

Legend had it that even Great Emperor Experts had been repelled by their ancestors.

He never expected this Lin Mu to withstand the attack of the Heavenly Dao Dragon Qi.

It was imperative to figure out how he did it; this posed a huge threat to his Li family.

Now, his own life was secondary; the Li family's ten-thousand-year foundation could not be destroyed by this person.

Thinking of this, the Third Prince's mind raced, and he came up with a way to temporarily stabilize Lin Mu.

"Wait! You've made such a big fuss to bring me here; you can't just want my life, can you? Tell me your conditions. Perhaps I can satisfy you."

Lin Mu looked at the Third Prince with interest, then said in an undeniable tone, "I don't like my enemies standing when they speak to me."

The Third Prince clenched his fists, hesitated for only a moment, then knelt straight down.

"It's much better this way. Tell me, where is Princess Tianning?"

The Third Prince was a little taken aback when Lin Mu asked about Princess Tianning.

"It seems I was mistaken; he doesn't know who truly wants his life."

"Since that's the case, why not make the most of this misunderstanding?"

Having decided on his words, the Third Prince lowered his head and slowly said,

"Princess Tianning has been living in the imperial palace recently. If you want to find her, I can take you there."

After the Third Prince finished speaking, he didn't hear Lin Mu say anything for a long time. He subtly raised his head and glanced.

His gaze met Lin Mu's eyes, and he quickly lowered his head again in a panic.

His scheme was not clever; anyone with a discerning eye could see through it.

Going to the imperial palace was like walking into a dragon's den.

But he had a strange feeling that this person in front of him would definitely enter the palace with him.

And he was indeed correct.

Lin Mu simply didn't care about his schemes.

Lin Mu always firmly believed that in the face of absolute strength, all conspiracies and tricks were mere fleeting clouds... Inside the majestic palace.

The Emperor of Yanshan Kingdom was currently reviewing memorials.

Suddenly, a young eunuch scurried in with quick, light steps. Although his pace was fast, he made no sound.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the Dragon Shadow Guard has sent news that the Third Prince is heading towards the imperial palace with someone."

Li Daoran, the current Emperor of Yanshan Kingdom, had been on the throne for nearly a thousand years.

Upon hearing the eunuch's report, he slightly raised his forehead.

He spoke in a voice that only the two of them could hear:

"I know. Issue my decree: order Ding Jiu to go and await the Third Prince's command."

After the young eunuch received the order and withdrew, Li Daoran put down his pen and slowly paced within the hall.

Although Li Daoran was over a thousand years old, he appeared to be only around fifty.

With black hair and a stern expression, he repeatedly stroked his half-foot-long beard with his hand.

"Interesting, is it really a heavenly dao stone?"

Li Daoran's profound gaze looked in the direction outside the imperial palace.

On the main road outside the imperial palace.

A golden-decorated carriage slowly moved forward.

Inside the carriage, Lin Mu sat on one side with his eyes closed, resting.

The Third Prince sat on the other side, occasionally looking at Lin Mu with a complex expression.

Suddenly, the coachman said in a deep voice, "Third Highness, someone is blocking the way."

As soon as the carriage stopped, a voice came from outside.

"This subordinate, Ding Jiu, has been ordered to come and protect His Royal Highness the Third Prince."

After hearing Ding Jiu's words, Lin Mu opened his eyes and looked at the Third Prince with an unfriendly expression.

The Third Prince gave an awkward smile and said, "Perhaps it's the imperial city's secret agents who reported to the Emperor, which is why he sent someone to investigate. I'll go send him away."

The Third Prince stood up to leave.

Lin Mu suddenly spoke to stop him, saying, "Since you've come, there's no need to leave."

The Third Prince's standing body suddenly shook. Before he could react, Lin Mu had already flown out of the carriage.

As a master archer, Ding Jiu had keen eyes and ears.

He heard the conversation inside the carriage clearly.

Knowing that Lin Mu meant trouble, he didn't waste any more words. He immediately assumed a bow stance and nocked an arrow in one smooth motion.

Before Lin Mu even landed, he felt a surge of energy.

Without thinking, he formed a single finger, steadily catching the arrow shot by Ding Jiu between his fingers.

Seeing that the first arrow failed, Ding Jiu flipped backward. As soon as his feet landed, he continuously nocked and shot three more arrows.

These three arrows were shot almost simultaneously, attacking Lin Mu from the upper, middle, and lower paths.

After shooting these three arrows, he did not stop. He then gathered strength and shot another arrow towards the sky.

The previous three arrows were merely to mislead the opponent; this last arrow was the true killing move.

Lin Mu saw that the power of these three arrows was no different from the one before. He simply activated his spiritual energy shield and easily blocked them.

Suddenly, a buzzing sound came from the sky, followed by a massive fiery red arrow shadow descending from above.

Lin Mu's spiritual energy shield shattered the moment it touched the arrow shadow.

The enormous arrow shadow fiercely struck Lin Mu's body. The bluestone floor beneath Lin Mu's feet was pulverized by the immense impact.

Immediately, a large cloud of smoke rose around Lin Mu, obscuring everyone's vision.

Ding Jiu stared intently at the smoke, his hands on his bow and arrow, ready to shoot another arrow at any moment.

The Third Prince stood on the carriage, looking nervously in Lin Mu's direction, hoping that Ding Jiu's arrow could truly gravely injure him.

Ding Jiu was Li Daoran's personal guard and had already entered the Venerable Realm hundreds of years ago.

No one knew his specific strength, because in the past few hundred years, everyone who had seen him strike had died.

He constantly guarded the imperial city from the shadows. This was the first time he had stepped out of the imperial city and appeared in the public eye.

However, he was destined to be disappointed. After the smoke slowly dispersed.

Lin Mu's body stood upright in place, a golden aura protecting him.

Not only was he completely unharmed, but there wasn't even a speck of dust on his white long robe.

This scene shocked not only the Third Prince but also the bewildered passersby, who dropped their jaws.

Such a powerful arrow, and it didn't even touch his clothes?

Compared to others, Ding Jiu's shock was even more complete.

This arrow was a killing move he had cultivated diligently for a hundred years, named 'Setting Sun Ninth Heaven'.

He was confident that even a Venerable Ninth Heaven Realm expert would be injured by this arrow.

Lin Mu was completely unharmed, which made him look at Lin Mu a few more times.

At this moment, Lin Mu's mouth curved upwards, revealing a disdainful smile. He gently raised his hand and made a grabbing motion in the air towards Ding Jiu.

Ding Jiu instantly felt a powerful suction force, and his body involuntarily flew towards Lin Mu.

Seeing that he was about to fly in front of Lin Mu, Ding Jiu roared, trying to use all his strength to break free from the restraint.

However, this power was too strong, and his resistance was useless.

Finally, he was caught in mid-air by Lin Mu with one hand.

With a 'puff' sound, Ding Jiu's meridians and bones shattered, and his body fell heavily to the ground.

A green light suddenly emerged from Ding Jiu's corpse on the ground. As soon as the green light appeared, it tried to flee.

Lin Mu made another grabbing motion in the air, and the green light was caught in Lin Mu's palm.

Lin Mu looked down, and the green light was precisely Ding Jiu's divine soul.

Ding Jiu never expected that Lin Mu actually had the ability to imprison divine souls.

At this moment, his small green face was filled with despair.

Lin Mu didn't give him a chance to beg for mercy.

The Power of the Heavenly Dao, under his control, transformed into a sword qi.

It directly sliced Ding Jiu's divine soul into pieces.