Clear customs smoothly

Upon the expansive square, numerous dwarves maintained a stoic silence as the atmosphere, once lively, gradually descended into somberness.

"..."

Hearing this, Xiazuo fell into silence.

Average!

His masterpiece turned out to be of average difficulty!

"Borwen, forcefully designate the level we co-designed as the next challenge," he turned to the grim-faced Borwen, speaking with a deep tone, "Let this damn human lad understand the prowess of our dwarf race!"

Borwen abruptly turned to the clan leader, asking, "You mean... that level?"

"Yes!"

Xiazuo nodded.

"Good!"

Borwen's eyes gleamed as he rubbed his hands together. "This arrogant human lad must be given a taste of our craftsmanship!"

With that, he produced a bead, slightly smaller than the one on the square, took a step forward, made the two beads collide, and then manipulated them to transform the random level into a player-selected one.

...

Meanwhile, on the other side, Jiang Han, riding the teleportation array, entered the next level.

"Swoosh!"

The scene shifted again, revealing a clear blue lake in his sight, with a lush forest in the distance, resonating with the crisp calls of numerous birds.

"Ding!~"

System prompt: You have entered the ultra-difficult level [Bird Slayer]! (Note: You need to eliminate all the birds flying in the air within a short time. If the total escape count reaches ten, the game fails, and you have to restart.)

"Ding!~"

System prompt: Due to unknown reasons, you cannot fly above the lake by any means, nor can you swim on its surface!

"Ding!~"

System prompt: Due to unknown reasons, you cannot ride mounts or summon pets!

...

"For this level, the lake was designed by me, with a no-fly zone above and strict prohibition of any contact with the lake water, ensuring participants cannot cheat to close the distance and forcibly kill the birds," Borwen explained to his fellow dwarves, "And the birds designed by the clan leader are full of spirituality, vivid as if truly existing, with irregular flight angles, capable of evading arrow attacks—truly a masterpiece!"

"Yes."

Clan leader Xiazuo nodded. "This level, a joint creation of mine and Borwen's, poses an insurmountable challenge for a mere spiritual-level individual unless he possesses arrow skills far beyond the ordinary."

"But I believe he wields a melee weapon like a sword, obviously belonging to a close combat profession. I doubt his archery skills..." Borwen, feeling relieved from his previous frustration, spoke, and the two exchanged a smile.

Simple?

Average?

They intended to make this ignorant and fearless human lad understand what it truly meant to be extremely and unbelievably challenging.

...

"Hiss..."

Jiang Han lowered his head, discovering a bronze-grade wooden bow and arrows in his hands, taking a sharp breath, feeling the challenge.

Not to boast, but his archery had already reached a state of perfection, achieving the unity of man and arrow. Playing archery games was simply beneath his skills.

Observing the lake, he roughly estimated a distance of about a hundred meters between both sides, realizing the position from where birds in the forest would take flight was even farther.

Killing birds from a hundred meters away?

Even dedicated archery players with specialized skills couldn't accomplish that, right?

The sound of chirping birds echoed in his ears, birds in the forest restless, ready to take flight at any moment.

Seeing this, Jiang Han frowned slightly, then, with a sudden thought, put away the wooden bow and arrows.

Killing birds conventionally?

That would be too simple!

Arrow God Jiang Han, a name that resonated throughout the entire Tianheng Continent, renowned and legendary. His archery skills, reaching an unparalleled level, were not to be easily displayed, as doing so would expose a crucial trump card.

"He is..."

The entire dwarf clan was perplexed, unable to comprehend his intentions.

"Boom!"

The next moment, after a short run-up at the edge of the lake, Jiang Han leaped into the air with astonishing bounce, covering dozens of meters. In the astonished expressions of the dwarves, he took two steps forward in mid-air, directly leaping over the hundred-meter-wide lake and reaching the other side.

Holding the Bloodsucking Sword, Jiang Han swiftly slashed down the birds that hadn't taken flight yet.

He believed his actions still adhered to the rules.

Spectators could see that he initially intended to jump and shoot the birds. It was just an inadvertent jump too high and too far, a mere unintentional deviation. The creators surely could understand his unintentional mistake.

Moreover, he jumped to the other side, not flight—perfectly reasonable.

"This isn't scientific!"

Borwen exclaimed in disbelief, his eyes nearly popping out.

They designed the difficulty based on specific standards—lake distance, bird flight speed—modified according to the participant's strength.

Spiritual level corresponded to a hundred-meter lake.

But he never imagined that a mere spiritual-level individual would have such an absurd jumping ability, easily surpassing the lake.

As if cutting melons and vegetables, Jiang Han slaughtered all the birds that hadn't taken flight yet, bringing the game close to its end before it even began.

Until every bird on the trees was slain, Jiang Han quickly returned to the other side of the lake, shot a few arrows into the void, and wiped the nonexistent sweat from his forehead with a sense of relief. "This level wasn't easy."

Borwen: "..."

Xiazuo: "..."

Wasn't easy?

Killing birds and then running back, what wasn't easy about it?

This person's audacity was beyond belief!

"This level, Borwen, has some issues in your design." Xiazuo spoke sternly, "You didn't consider that someone could use their jumping ability to cross the lake, giving this person an advantage."

Borwen was stunned, immediately understanding that the clan leader was trying to shift blame onto him. His temper flared up, unlike other dwarves who revered the clan leader. Pointing at him, he rebuked, "Your damn birds, the person has already killed them in front of his eyes, and they're still chattering nonsensically without running away. I find it hilarious."

"You..."

Xiazuo glared, "Your lake, not useful at all."

"Your birds, can't even take off!"

"Your water, flowing loudly, utterly useless!"

"What, you want to fight?"

"I've endured you for a long time!"

...

The two exchanged words, fists clenched, and started throwing punches at each other's faces. Other dwarves tried to intervene and resolve the conflict, but being the strongest in the clan, they couldn't stop them.

At the lakeside, a teleportation array appeared.

Jiang Han immediately summoned the Dark Thunder Sky Tiger and entered it, providing a normal rating and choosing to start.

"Swoosh!"

The scene shifted, and Jiang Han entered a spacious square, where numerous dwarves of short stature were gathered. Two of them were engaged in a fistfight, relentlessly exchanging blows to each other's faces.

Jiang Han's gaze sharpened as he gripped the Bloodsucking Sword. Was this... internal strife within the dwarf clan?