Unlike every time he played before, the whole audience cheered.
This time, the whole place was very quiet, and everyone's eyes were focused on Kurosawa Mitsuru.
160 meters. Even if you are sitting in the audience seats, you can clearly feel how far the distance is.
Although this was a performance, Kurosawa Hikaru still followed the complicated archery etiquette, knelt down in front of the shooting point, and unbuttoned his half-sleeves.
The fundamental purpose of taking off the half-sleeves is not to please the eyes, but to prevent the clothes and collar from being caught by arrows and bowstrings.
"come on."
At the same time, Uesugi Masaki came over and handed over two arrows.
Kurosawa Mitsuru nodded slightly and took the two arrows with his right hand.
In fact, although Japanese Kyudo is a very ancient martial art, with the development of the times, the archery etiquette has become very complicated, and shooting an arrow is extremely particular.
But in fact, the practicality of the bow is actually very high. As long as it is equipped with heavy arrowheads, it has amazing lethality, which is many times stronger than ordinary crossbows.
The Kyudo Federation once conducted an experiment and found that according to the average level of modern Kyudo, the arrow speed can reach 216 km/h, or 60 meters per second, which has amazing power and lethality.
After completing a set of etiquette, Kurosawa Mitsuru stood at the shooting point and looked at the target 160 meters away.
This distance is exaggerated. Even a long-range archery target with a diameter of 1 meter becomes very small at such a distance.
Under normal circumstances, if you look at a target 160 meters away, you can't even see the center of the bull's eye, you can only see a rough outline.
If you are nearsighted, you cannot see clearly even with glasses. You can only see a blurry line and know there is something there.
Even with the enhancement of perfect-level archery skills, Kurosawa Mitsuru, whose eyesight has become terrible, still has to concentrate when facing such a distance.
“Wow!”
At this moment, the players who were watching the game nearby in the stadium all shouted in uproar.
Because they saw a very terrifying scene. As Kurosawa Hikaru's eyes stared at the target, they actually expanded and shrank, as if he was adjusting his viewing distance and focus.
Under normal circumstances, a person's pupil size will change. When the eyes change to see objects near or far, the size of the pupil size will change accordingly. This is because the eye muscles control the lens to make the eye image clear. This is a normal phenomenon.
In fact, many strong professional archery players also encounter such situations.
But Kurosawa Hikaru's eyes were particularly terrifying. Every time his black pupils shrank, they would expand accordingly, as if they were breathing.
As Tong Kong's vision continued to expand, the pair of dark eyes became like an abyss, taking in everything.
From this scene alone, one can see how extraordinary his physical gifts are.
What’s even more terrifying is that as he got serious, every move he made gave people an indescribable sense of oppression.
"Let me see how powerful you are."
Kurosawa Mitsuru completely locked onto his target and also looked down at the bow in his hand.
Its shape and appearance were still the Japanese bow Black Wind given by Sato Shinichi, but he was very clear that the weight of the bow in his hand was that of Yoyouji's Bow - Black Wind Form.
The day before yesterday, he tried his best and barely completed the feat of shooting an arrow through a target from a hundred paces away.
How far he can achieve today depends on how powerful he can be with this magical weapon in his hand.
Then, he placed the arrows one after the other in his right hand, then drew the bow, put the arrows against the bowstring, raised the bow, and drew the string to the full moon.
This set of movements is smooth, orderly, steady and powerful. It is full of ritual and powerful, and looks pleasing to the eye.
"What's this?"
Seeing this scene, the professional players in the audience all felt their scalps tingling, and an indescribable numbness erupted from deep within their bodies.
Although they had seen during the long-range shooting competition that Kurosawa's shooting style was natural and impeccable, it could even be recorded as a textbook-level demonstration of the eighth level of shooting.
But at this moment, they had an extremely strong feeling that Kurosawa had already realized the true essence of Kyudo.
This archer has reached the pinnacle of his skill. Watching him shoot arrows is a visual enjoyment and is absolutely wonderful.
“Kakaka!”
Maintaining a state of full concentration, Kurosawa Mitsuru drew the bowstring, his body tensed, his left arm exposed after taking off his short-sleeved shirt, the muscles bulged, and he entered a very strange state.
An auxiliary line of the ballistic trajectory appeared in front of his eyes, extending from his end to the target on the other side.
This straight line is so perfect, it goes straight to the end without any deviation, which makes people yearn for it.
As soon as Kurosawa Mitsuru's right hand loosened, he naturally shot the arrow.
“Bang!”
Because the poundage of the bow is so high, there is even a dull bang when the arrow is released.
“Woo!”
But this was just the beginning. The arrow shot out, bringing with it an unstoppable sound of breaking through the air, like a meteor that suddenly appeared in the long night and streaked across the sky.
Everyone followed Jianshi's flight, but no one could see Jianshi's appearance clearly.
"Duk!"
Just like a fleeting shooting star, when people's eyes finally catch up, the arrow has already hit the target.
What was shocking was that most of the arrow was completely embedded in the center of the target, with only the tail feathers still outside.
At this moment, the martial arts hall was dead silent, and no one spoke.
The target seemed to have a suction force, and everyone's eyes were drawn to it.
I was shocked by the accuracy of this arrow.
I was amazed by the power of this arrow.
I was impressed by the perfection of this arrow.
I was overwhelmed by the speed of this arrow.
No words can describe the shock brought by this arrow. This is definitely the most perfect arrow in the history of Kyudo.
The audience sitting far away from the target couldn't help but stand up and walk closer to see it more clearly.
Because the distance of 160 meters is really too far, even the audience who is parallel to Kurosawa Hikaru can only vaguely see the outline of a vague lake and cannot see it clearly at all.
How could it be possible to see clearly the black arrow feathers blending with the pure black bull's eye
“Bang!”
But just when everything was silent, another dull voice suddenly rang out.
The sound was very special and pleasant to hear, but also very scary, like the firing of a heavy crossbow, which would produce a loud echo.
“Woo!”
Immediately afterwards, the heavy and unstoppable sound of breaking through the air sounded again, breaking through the air.
This time, the audience who focused their eyes on the target saw it very clearly: an arrow suddenly appeared and hit the center of the bull's eye in an instant with an impeccable trajectory.
Seeing this, people realized that he had shot the arrow again... and hit the target again.
If the first arrow, can be understood as the result of accidental.
Then the second arrow means that this is not a coincidence.
If it is the third arrow, even if there is no mistake, then it is inevitable.
Whether it was the audience who had seen the "Hundred Steps to Hit the Target" a long time ago or the audience who saw it for the first time, there was complete silence at this moment.
Someone couldn't help but look back, and saw a figure standing at the shooting point in the distance, holding a black bow.
The figure was very far away, looked very small, and not very majestic, but it had an unparalleled presence that was unrivaled in the entire venue.
That man is the only one who dominates this field.
As long as he has the longbow in his hand, the entire arena is within his shooting range.
"Kurosawa!"
At this moment, someone looked at the figure, with fanatical admiration in his heart, and shouted his name.
"Kurosawa! Kurosawa! Kurosawa!"
Immediately afterwards, a stone caused a thousand ripples, and more and more people came to their senses and joined the team of pursuers.
The passion was unbearable, the blood was boiling, and there was no place to vent it. The passion that could only be vented by roaring and laughing set off huge waves that were going to break through everything.
After the audience fully appreciated Kurosawa Mitsuru's amazing archery skills, they were all impressed by his strength and power.
The most sensational and terrifying sound of the day appeared, and the entire martial arts hall seemed to be shaking.
"Kurosawa! Kurosawa! Kurosawa!"
Standing in the middle of the field, Kurosawa Mitsuru shot all the arrows in his hand. He saw that everyone stood up at this moment and cheered for him.
Bathed in people's admiring gazes and undisguised enthusiasm, he slowly put down his bow.
His hands and feet were numb and he had goose bumps all over his body.
His eardrums were vibrating at the incomparable sound.
The whole audience was boiling at this moment, even more enthusiastic than the performance at Tokyo Bunka Kaikan.
“Is this the peak moment?”
It is no longer as simple as a one-sentence prompt when the task is completed.
On this day, at this minute, at this second, Kurosawa Mitsuru felt it truly.
Show the power of perfect archery skills and let the world hear his voice, his name, and his deeds.
The feeling of being admired, sought after and respected is an incomparable enjoyment for anyone.
This feeling is wonderful, unprecedented, and cannot be described in words. It makes people immersed in it and unable to extricate themselves.
The audience was ecstatic and adoring, cheering and getting their blood boiling for this wonderful performance.
However, the feelings of the contestants and even those involved in Kyudo were far more than just shocking.
"It's really a monster..."
Since appearing in the morning, Ohara Makoto has been sitting in the reserve seat, not participating in the individual competition, but waiting for the team competition. Looking at Kurosawa Hikaru's figure, he felt fear and awe in his heart.
When a person possesses talents and powers that can be seen with the naked eye, people will admire and admire him.
For example, singers who sing well, dancers who dance very well, and actors who have excellent acting skills, people will be fascinated and amazed by their performances.
But when a person possesses power and talents beyond common sense and cognition, people will only feel fear and terror at his existence.
Hitting the target from a hundred paces away, shooting from 160 meters, there are actually people in this world who can do it... and three times at that.
What's more, he had a vague feeling that Kurosawa Hikaru's power was more than that... 160 meters was not his limit, he could do better.