Chapter 568: The Power of the Heart

Chapter 568: The Power of the Heart

"As for the archery competition, let's talk about it after I finish all the challenges."

Meng Fan neither agreed nor refused.

Once the hundred world record challenges of the ultimate achievement quest [King of the World] were completed, he had no idea what rewards awaited him or what might happen.

When Yang Ji heard Meng Fan say this, he immediately understood—there was room for negotiation. Based on his limited understanding of Meng Fan, the first step wasn't to win over Meng Fan himself but to secure the coaches of other events. As long as everything else was settled, Meng Fan would surely be on board.

Judging by Meng Fan's usual "competition style," what was there to compete in? Besides, the main opponents in archery were from South Korea, and Meng Fan loved competing against South Korean athletes the most.

After a fifteen-minute break, the second round of six groups of 36 arrows began.

No surprises occurred. Meng Fan performed steadily as usual, continuing with perfect scores. By the second round's sixth and final group, Meng Fan's fourth arrow hit the ten-ring, bringing him to 700 rings. The system notified him that he had completed the world record challenge.

With two arrows remaining, Meng Fan did not abandon them and continued with perfect scores.

Thus ended this training match.

All 72 arrows hit the ten-ring, totaling 720 rings.

In the context of the Olympics, this score was the absolute ceiling. If Meng Fan were in an official competition, from now until the end of this format, his world record would be permanent.

Of course, this was just a training match. Achieving a perfect 720 rings wouldn't count as any official event record.

Viewers in the livestream room all said it was incredible, but as for how incredible and where the incredibility lay, it was hard to articulate. Watching Meng Fan shoot arrow after arrow into the ten-ring seemed almost effortless.

Unlike the livestream audience, the athletes on-site, the archers watching online, and the domestic and international athletes who saw it through other channels were utterly stunned.

Hitting the ten-ring wasn't hard; what was hard was hitting it consecutively, and even harder was hitting it with every single arrow.

Steady!

Too steady!

Damn steady!

How could anyone be this steady?

How big was his heart?

Was his blood not flowing?

How could his heart be so calm?

Were his hands mechanical arms?

Was his arrow equipped with navigation?

Did the wind pause every time he released?

Or did he have some supernatural ability to shorten spatial distance?

In the end, all talk aside, Meng Fan truly wasn't human!

His strength had reached an unprecedented level, completely beyond human limits, entering the realm of human imagination. And on top of that, he possessed such precision.

If the three events of weightlifting, wrestling, and judo made Meng Fan the king of close combat, then throwing javelins and shot puts turned him into a mobile turret at mid-range. Now, archery brought long-range into his domain of control.

In terms of combat power, he was all-powerful and invincible!

Meng Fan completed the world record challenge for the Olympic format of 72 arrows at 70 meters. He didn't shut down the livestream; his challenges continued, but this time it was no longer a training match—it was a solo performance.

Next, he would challenge the world records for the men's individual all-around ranking round in the World Championship format: the single round of 144 arrows and the double round of 288 arrows.

The single round of 144 arrows was divided into four stages: 30 meters, 50 meters, 70 meters, and 90 meters. Each distance had 36 arrows, shot in six groups, with each group allowed 2 minutes and 10 seconds.

Only Meng Fan was challenging. The archery range kept four lanes, set at 30 meters, 50 meters, 70 meters, and 90 meters.

To speed up the challenge, Meng Fan followed his own pace and rhythm, cutting the remaining time to zero, leaving only brief rests between groups, then immediately continuing.

Each group had six arrows. Except for the first group at each distance, which took a bit more time, Meng Fan completed the remaining five groups in under 15 seconds each.

Adjusting for distance had a slight impact on precision, requiring fine-tuning.

Soon, the 36 arrows at 30 meters were finished—all ten-rings, a perfect 360 rings.

After just half a minute of rest, Meng Fan began the 50-meter distance, again achieving a perfect score.

Typically, in official competitions, the first and second stages are scheduled on the same day, while the third and fourth are on another day, allowing ample rest and adjustment. Archery is quite exhausting—not just for the eyes, which need to aim, and the heart, which needs calm, but also for strength. Each draw and release tests arm endurance.

But for Meng Fan, none of this was an issue.

He simply continued.

When he reached the fifth arrow of the fifth group at 90 meters, the system notified Meng Fan that he had completed the single-round world record challenge. The previous world record was 1,326 rings; after this arrow, Meng Fan had 1,330 rings, with seven arrows still left to shoot.

Even after completing it, he kept going, continuing with ten-rings, achieving a perfect 1,440 rings.

Then, after a two-minute break—mainly to let the athletes set up new targets—he began the second round.

The double-round world record was 2,611 rings. For Meng Fan, it would ultimately be a perfect score: 2,880 rings!

The challenge ended.

Everyone let out a heavy sigh of relief.

In the livestream room and on-site, almost everyone was waiting for Meng Fan to make a mistake, but it never came.

288 arrows, plus the previous 72 arrows.

360 arrows!

Not a single error, not even a nine-ring flaw.

So many arrows—even an ultra-precise machine could make mistakes, because over such a long period, wind speed would inevitably affect the shots!

Especially at 90 meters, even with perfect aim, the arrowhead and shaft would tremble slightly upon release, causing minor deviations.

But with Meng Fan, it didn't happen.

Truly, 360 arrows without a single mistake!

Truly steady as an old dog!

In archery, precision isn't terrifying; stability is.

In precision sports like archery and shooting, luck plays a huge role. The key to winning is stability—being steadier than your opponent.

Steady in body, but even more so in heart.

If earlier Meng Fan had displayed physical strength, now everyone was willing to believe he was showing the power of the heart.

The power of the heart is far more terrifying than the power of the body!

When the power of the heart is great enough to be seen and exert immense influence, it is called the trace of a god.

Indeed, in this world, only names are wrongly given, not nicknames!

Iron God, truly divine!

With the archery challenge completed, three events were added to his tally. Meng Fan had now finished 14 world record challenges.

"Fan!"

Among the onlookers at the scene, besides archers, were many others—people training, exercising, or just hanging around. Among them was Meng Fan's acquaintance, Zhu Kainan, a former Olympic shooting champion, runner-up, world champion, and world record breaker, now the director of the Shooting Management Center.

His appearance instantly lifted the spirits of Yang Ji, who had been worrying about how to get Meng Fan to participate in the archery competition. He knew Zhu Kainan and Meng Fan were acquainted, even fellow townsmen, and as the director of the Shooting Management Center, Zhu had every reason, both public and private, to make his case.

Exactly!

He—surely he wouldn't let Meng Fan go shooting?

Never seen Meng Fan shoot?

He can't shoot?

How could that be!

(End of this chapter)