Chapter 744, Competition

Translator: Silavin

 

After Sha Lan rose she went to train. Naturally, this was together with Yan Hua.

 

The two ate a simple breakfast then trained for an entire morning without any rest in between.

 

They enjoyed the feeling of training. If a day passed without training, they would feel strange instead.

 

“Can you control your Totem Power well recently?” Sha Lan asked curiously.

 

Sha Lan’s control over Totem Power had improved considerably. It was not as unstable as at the very beginning.

 

She could summon the Totem Mark at any time now, and could utilise her Totem Power well too.

 

“I’m all right. I feel quite good, much better than at the start.” Yan Hua grinned broadly.

 

She truly felt excellent. The sensation of freely controlling Totem Power was simply wonderful.

 

Previously she had envied those Warriors, thinking that freely controlling Totem Power was truly impressive.

 

“Yeah, being able to utilise Totem Power makes things completely different. I feel my strength has increased a ton.” Sha Lan sighed as well.

 

Although Sha Lan’s combat power ranked amongst the best amongst Warrior Trainees, her physical strength had not been particularly formidable.

 

Her superiority lay only in her mobility and planning abilities. She could very skilfully utilise her own strength.

 

However, regarding raw power, she fell short of her peers. Now that she possessed Totem Power, it was completely different.

 

Her fundamental strength had improved since awakening as a Totem Warrior. After mastering control over her Totem Power, her strength would become even greater.

 

“Shall we compete then?” Yan Hua suddenly suggested.

 

Yan Hua still enjoyed competing with Sha Lan. Competing with someone of equivalent ability would reveal where one’s weaknesses lay.

 

“All right, no problem.” Sha Lan nodded without hesitation.

 

Sha Lan also wanted to see exactly how capable she was. Sparring a bit would be beneficial.

 

“So what shall we compete in?” Yan Hua asked curiously.

 

Yan Hua had too many ideas in her mind. She could not wait to compete in all sorts of different training exercises.

 

“How about archery, forest running, and carrying heavy objects, these three?” Sha Lan suggested.

 

Sha Lan felt these three training exercises were best for testing relative capabilities. In any case, these three training competitions were all different.

 

One tested accuracy, one tested reflex, and the other tested strength.

 

These three could also connect well with Totem Power, and could effectively verify how well one’s Totem Power was controlled.

 

“Fine, these three then. Let’s start with archery first.” Yan Hua agreed immediately.

 

“No problem. However, I’m truly grateful to the Shaman for inventing this archery. Otherwise, we really wouldn’t know what to train in.” Sha Lan smiled.

 

“Exactly. Moreover, the lethality is extremely high.” Yan Hua nodded repeatedly.

 

The two chatted idly for quite a while, then each picked up a longbow and walked to the archery training ground.

 

The Flame Dragon Tribe’s training grounds were divided into several areas: an archery training ground, a weightlifting training ground, a forest running training ground, and so forth.

 

The Warriors were also divided into several groups to train at different grounds. This way they would not cluster together in one place.

 

Moreover, although the Ancestral Land was quite large, most of it was used for constructing houses. Previously considerable space had been reserved to serve as plazas as well.

 

Therefore, the space available for training wouldn’t be particularly expansive. This led to the idea of categorising the training grounds separately.

 

Naturally, they were all concentrated together. This made training more convenient.

 

“Let’s compete to see who hits ten arrows first. How about it?” Yan Hua suggested.

 

“Fine. Simply competing in accuracy alone would be boring.” Sha Lan smiled faintly.

 

Both their accuracy rates were very high. Most importantly, they were evenly matched. Competing solely in accuracy at this point would be dull.

 

“Since we’re competing in Totem Power, each of our arrows must incorporate Totem Power. Only this way can we see results.” Yan Hua added.

 

“Of course. My thoughts exactly. Otherwise, we’ll be competing over nothing.” Sha Lan agreed.

 

Yan Hua nodded. The longbow in her hands was already prepared. The longbow was specially customised.

 

This was made to suit Totem Warriors. Ordinary longbows were all made of wood. Having Totem Warriors use them would damage them very easily.

 

Sometimes the bow would snap just from drawing it fully. Thus, specially made longbows appeared.

 

They were made using Stone Armoured Crocodile Bones. This made their durability a lot stronger.

 

Sha Lan drew her longbow fully. Her blue eyes were extraordinarily focused. The Totem Mark on her body also began slowly manifesting.

 

Her gaze fixed directly on the distant wooden stake. She murmured. “I feel strength suddenly surging forth.”

 

*Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!*

*Thunk! Thunk! Thunk!*

*Crack crack crack…*

 

Sha Lan released three arrows in succession. All three arrows struck the bullseye perfectly. Beyond that, the wooden stake instantly exploded.

 

Moreover, it shattered into many pieces, nearly transforming into powder.

 

Besides this, Yan Hua’s side was the same. She also released three arrows in succession. That wooden stake also exploded instantly.

 

“Hahaha…” Yan Hua burst into laughter, saying. “We’ll be scolded for destroying things like this, won’t we?”

 

Originally these wooden stakes were used daily for training. Now they had been destroyed all at once.

 

The key point was they had been destroyed so thoroughly. It seemed new wooden stakes would need to be prepared.

 

“Should we change targets? If we continue using wooden stakes, we might waste quite a lot.” Sha Lan suggested.

 

Although finding a wooden stake was not difficult, one couldn’t casually waste them for no reason.

 

“Why don’t we go directly to the forest to find trees or find stones? This way we can also do our forest run?” Yan Hua suggested.

 

“Sure.” Sha Lan nodded.

 

The two departed immediately upon deciding. They walked out of the Tribe towards the forest’s direction. In just over half an hour they arrived.

 

Yan Hua surveyed the surroundings and spotted a massive stone, fully two adult heights tall, with a width of about five or six metres.

 

She immediately pointed at that large stone, saying. “Let’s both target that large stone. Whoever shatters the large stone first wins.”

 

Sha Lan shook her head, saying. “A single stone isn’t enough. If we both strike it and it breaks, whose victory should it count as?”

 

“You’re right. Then let’s find another target.” Yan Hua nodded.

 

Sha Lan blinked her blue eyes while surveying the surroundings, saying. “Then I’ll choose this one.”

 

Sha Lan selected another stone, roughly the same size as Yan Hua’s.

 

“Good. We’ll begin once we’re ready.” Yan Hua’s lips curved upwards.

 

Sha Lan readied her longbow and said: “I’m already prepared. Hurry up.”

 

“Right.” Yan Hua was also poised to strike.