But Wang Lin offered no words in reply, only action!

A golden light bloomed in his eyes, and with a sweeping gesture of his left hand, he summoned forth the legendary Bow of Li Guang. He seized it, and with his right hand, drew back the string with a mighty pull!

A resonant hum echoed across the cosmos as the bow bent into a perfect crescent. From the void, an arrow materialized upon the string, its very essence distorting the fabric of reality.

As the arrow appeared, the heavens themselves recoiled, and the stars trembled. A celestial being, retreating in haste, paused, his eyes widening with recognition.

“That bow…it is familiar…it cannot be! The Bow of Li Guang!” The immortal’s voice was a choked whisper, his face contorted in disbelief. He recoiled, a primal scream escaping his lips as he stumbled backward.

He knew the bow, knew the devastating power unleashed when its string was loosed. It was a treasure of immense renown upon his home world, Xian Gang, a weapon of terror capable of shattering the very soul!

In that instant, a chilling truth dawned upon him. Wang Lin had been waiting, patiently awaiting the opening of the ancient immortal realm, poised to unleash this fearsome weapon upon their emergence!

“Who is he?!” The immortal cried, his mind consumed with the sole desire: escape!

The sudden shift in the atmosphere drew the attention of the other celestials, but as they gazed upon Wang Lin’s bow, as they felt the tremors of the cosmos and the ripple of its drawn string, their faces turned ashen with dread.

“The Bow of Li Guang!”

“It cannot be!”

Panic seized the immortals who had dared to step through the rift. They scrambled to retreat, desperate to return to the safety of their ancient realm. To be met with the Bow of Li Guang, wielded by one capable of drawing its string, was a nightmare beyond imagining.

But even their desperate flight could not outpace the arrow’s deadly trajectory. Not even the esteemed Grand Empyrean possessed the power to evade its wrath, and neither did they.

Wang Lin, his bow now strained to its absolute limit, braced himself, summoning a final surge of strength. The bow groaned under the immense pressure, threatening to splinter and break.

His eyes blazed with righteous fury as he fixed his gaze upon the fleeing immortals. He would deliver retribution for their arrogance, for their disdain toward the cultivators of the Cave World!

“You are no different than the vile Flashing Thunder Clan!” Wang Lin roared, and with a sudden release, the string snapped forward with a thunderous roar that shook the very foundations of the universe. The released energy surged into the arrow, launching it forth with terrifying speed!

The sound that followed was the sound of worlds splitting, of creation itself being rent asunder. The Arrow of Li Guang eclipsed the power of heaven and earth, shattering the very fabric of space as it hurtled toward its target. In the blink of an eye, it struck.

The immortal who had sought to strike down Wang Lin was the first to fall. His eyes widened in horror, his scream cut short as the arrow pierced through him, obliterating his body and soul in a single, devastating blow!

He was not the first to fall by Wang Lin’s hand, nor would he be the last.

As it sped forward, the arrow swelled, growing to an immense size, its expansion accelerating with each passing moment. The surviving immortals, mere moments ago filled with the elation of escape, now faced their impending doom. Their speed was but a crawl compared to the arrow’s relentless advance.

A deafening boom echoed as three immortals were consumed by the blast, their bodies disintegrating in a flash of agonizing light.

Another thunderous explosion followed, claiming four more victims. Their bodies shattered, their spirits, once so proud, flickered and vanished into the void of the Cave World they had so readily dismissed.

Golden light radiated outward from the arrow’s path, bathing the surrounding starfields in its incandescent glow. The symphony of destruction continued as eight more immortals met their gruesome demise.

Their joy at escaping the immortal realm had become the very catalyst of their destruction.

With an earth-shattering roar, the arrow annihilated all who had emerged from the rift before continuing its flight, plunging back into the ancient immortal realm. The impact triggered a catastrophic collapse within, sending tremors through the very fabric of the dimensional tear.

Waves of destructive energy erupted from the epicenter, sweeping across the cosmos with unimaginable force. The gale-force winds were capable of altering the trajectories of entire planets, yet Wang Lin stood firm, his ancient god-like body unyielding against the onslaught.

His hair whipped around him, his garments snapped in the furious winds, but his eyes remained fixed, unwavering. One arrow was not enough to quench his thirst for vengeance!

He did not know how many immortals dwelled within the ancient realm, nor the extent of their power. But he knew that the Bow of Li Guang was his instrument of annihilation, capable of shattering the very gateway through which they sought to invade, trapping them within and denying them their chance at conquest!

As the first arrow soared, Grand Empyrean Palm Sovereign halted in his pursuit, a sudden spark of elation igniting in his eyes.

“This serves my purpose as well! I foretold that he possessed only two shots! He has wasted one. With the next, he is doomed! Wang Lin, if you truly loose both arrows, I shall ensure your demise! I swear, if I fail to slay you, I will forsake my name!” He laughed, a chilling sound that echoed across the cosmos, and resumed his advance.

He had taken but a few steps when a fresh wave of glee washed over him. His laughter soared, unburdened by the years of pent-up rage.

“A second arrow! He has fired a second arrow! Wang Lin, your fate is sealed! I shall seal off this Taikoo Star Sea, preventing your escape, and then I shall slowly savor your demise!” With a final, decisive motion, Palm Sovereign wove a complex series of hand seals, unleashing his immense power to lock down the surrounding space. The seal did not prevent entry, but it was an insurmountable barrier against leaving.

With that accomplished, he vanished, a blur of motion hurtling toward his prey.
Meanwhile, upon the ancient starfield, the Seventh Consort, her face ashen, staggered, her eyes blazing with a hatred that threatened to consume her. She glared fixedly ahead, grinding her silver teeth to dust.

“Wang Lin,” she hissed, “I shall kill you with my own hands!”

Not far behind, the Myriad Sound Immortal and the Nine Heavens Demon Lord hurtled through the void. Their loathing for Wang Lin rivaled even that of the Sovereign and the Seventh Consort. Though their wounds remained unhealed, they could not quell the thirst for vengeance that drove them onward, a roaring tide aimed directly at the Wang Lin their senses had locked upon!

“With so many seeking your demise, how can you possibly survive?” sneered the Myriad Sound Immortal.

“I shall draw forth a sliver of his soul, and set it alight as a beacon for ten thousand years,” the Nine Heavens Demon Lord vowed, his eyes gleaming with a ghastly light. “I shall listen to its wails for ten thousand years, only then will my heart find solace!”

Indeed, Wang Lin had drawn back the Li Guang Bow for a second time, a feat never before attempted since he had acquired it. With each pull, his brow beaded with sweat. The golden light of the Immortal bloodline, fused within his eyes, dimmed rapidly. As the bow reached its fullest arc, a perfect crescent moon of power, the arrow that had pierced the rift in the Ancient Immortal Realm materialized once more, shimmering with distorted energy, and settled upon the string!

The arrow, stained with blood, reeked of carnage.

His gaze fixed upon the breach in the starry sky, where the first arrow had wrought devastation, revealing a scene of chaotic ruin within the Ancient Immortal Realm. Countless fragments of shattered stone drifted within the tear, testament to the arrow’s devastating force.

But as the bow was drawn this time, two distinct auras thundered from the rift, each equaling the formidable power of the Sovereign himself. They surged outward with a deafening roar, emanating from the shattered gateway.

Wang Lin’s eyes narrowed with killing intent. With a snap of his wrist, he released the string. The bowstring sang as it recoiled, unleashing the second arrow! In that instant, the golden light within Wang Lin’s eyes shattered entirely, particularly the light in his left eye, which vanished completely.

A faint glimmer lingered within his right eye, yet it too was fleeting, disappearing as if concealed, or perhaps fading like the light within its counterpart.

The arrow hurtled forth, but as it entered the Ancient Immortal Realm’s rift, a tremendous suction force emanated from the circle at its tip. This powerful vortex enveloped the arrow, causing the rift to rapidly shrink as it plunged deeper. The moment the arrow fully entered the Ancient Immortal Realm, the breach collapsed inward with a thunderous roar!

The destruction sealed the gateway, preventing any from the Outer Realm of the Ancient Immortal Realm from entering this one, severing all possibility of passage!

Only a muffled rumbling echoed from the spot where the Ancient Immortal Realm’s rift had been, its path severed, the two powerful auras trapped behind the barrier, unable to penetrate outward.

Faintly, the rumbling grew distant, and the power of Li Guang’s Bow, unleashed in two mighty arrows, became a nightmare for all who witnessed it within the Outer Realm’s Ancient Immortal Realm!

As the Outer and Inner Realms of the Ancient Immortal Realm were linked by unseen forces, the Four Generals of War within the Inner Realm floated in the air, their faces grim, tinged with a hint of terror. Before them, the heavens were in turmoil, threatening to collapse, the sky acting as a distorted mirror, revealing horrifying scenes of devastation within the Outer Realm, a terrifying vision of apocalypse!

“This child…this child…we would be wise to avoid provoking him,” the Azure Dragon General finally sighed, his eyes filled with apprehension.

“He possesses more than just the power of two arrows,” the Black Tortoise General stated after a moment of silence. “He is no fool, quite the contrary, his mind is as cunning as a demon. He would never allow us to grasp the full extent of his abilities so easily! I suspect he has at least three more arrows within him!”

The four generals exchanged wary glances, each nodding in grim agreement.

Within the Ancient Starfield, as Wang Lin unleashed his second arrow, a hollow laugh echoed from the void behind him. The Sovereign materialized a thousand fathoms away, his eyes burning with murderous intent as he strode towards Wang Lin.