Chapter 1116
A bowstring released, shooting an arrow made of light into a star. Far away, an arrow shot out of another star. If someone had been able to observe both locations at once, they might have been impressed, but Anton wasn’t.
It wasn’t getting any better. At the moment, he was more or less just telling the second star to shoot an arrow of energy. The initial arrow dropping into the star in front of him didn’t matter at all. Unfortunately, Anton wasn’t sure if it was a conceptual issue or something he actually couldn’t do. Though he was a proponent of the idea that there was very little a cultivator couldn’t do with the right knowledge or enough power- perhaps they could do anything in theory- that didn’t mean every cultivator could potentially do everything.
Each individual had their own personality, environment, thought processes. What they could accomplish might not be the same as others who practiced their same cultivation method, no matter how closely all parties followed the core of the method. That was the nebulous idea of ‘talent’ and ‘affinity’.
Anton wasn’t even quite certain what he was trying to do. Was it spatial manipulation? Energy entanglement? Ultimately, it was to be another method to extend his range. Situations like taking down Sudin weren’t just going to present themselves to him. Normally, his range was far less without some sort of conduit like the Tides of the World.
The actual conduits were within himself more than within his bound stars. Maybe he would have to shoot through himself. That was… not something Anton would be attempting. It simply didn’t feel right to him, regardless of whether it was something that could be accomplished.
He was quite aware of how few stars he had bound compared to the region around him. That was why he was pushing towards the next step. Exactly how long it would take was uncertain, but potentially soon, within the next century, or it could be a handful. No longer than that, if he was successful.
Anton hated to compare himself to Everheart, but it could be at a vaguely similar age that the man reached Domination. It was a shame the old geezer hadn’t returned to the lower realms. A man like that was never off guard, always knowing everything. But Anton’s alternate path had clearly been very confusing to the man. Most likely he’d built up his knowledge on that topic now. Even his advancement to Domination might have been non typical, though the man still kept an air of mystery around him so their information was limited.
Several more shots into the star, which Anton attempted to replicate at the other end. They just never came out so snappy. Probably because they weren’t really doing anything. Perhaps he should have focused on his other methods that already worked… but he wanted something more instantaneous. And there was no reason he couldn’t have both methods.
Maybe Three Squeaks would have some insights. The tiny archer was a great student, and he’d been around long enough that Anton couldn’t just assume he knew everything Three Squeaks did. Yes, it would be good to visit. And then he could focus on something besides archery training for a while. Though of course, he wasn’t going to take a day off. He’d just limit himself to a set amount.