Without hesitation, Sharky used his Zoom powers. He was faster than the sword, but the sword also beca faster.
The flying sword sohow continued to pursue him.
Sharky could scarcely believe what he was seeing.
He quickly used Immortal Phoenix Technique to try and slow down the flying sword.
And using the powers everything within several ters turned into a frozen wonderland. The flying sword was instantly covered in a layer of frost.
However, it only seed to halt for an instant before flying straight through the frozen domain and right towards him.
His mind quickly sprung into action, seeking a solution. Even the guided missiles of his past had to rely on infrared or radar. What is this flying sword using to lock onto ?
Wait a minute. Guided missiles require data about their target in order to track it down, whether it be heat signatures or other information. Could I confuse this flying sword by changing my own data?
When it ca to cultivators, what made each one stand out from the rest? Their auras, of course!
Once a cultivator reached a certain level of cultivation, they did not need to rely on their sight. They could tell who their opponent was purely through their aura. Everyone’s aura was different.
No matter how similar they were, there would still be minor differences. Of course, one could change one’s aura through certain thods.
For example, the tokens carried by the Justice Envoy could hide and change one’s aura, so that no one would be able to tell their true identities.
He imdiately used his Mindmummy skill, and his aura changed into grim. Which saves his life at the last minute, because he didn’t guarantee that Mindmummy powers of invincibility can also save him.
"Hm?"
A surprised exclamation ca from sowhere in the air, seemingly belonging to a woman. With his life hanging by a thread, however, Sharky was in no mood to appreciate the beauty of this voice.
His entire body was plastered against a wall, his back covered in sweat. The flying sword had stabbed itself into the wall as well, missing his neck by an inch.
The entire imperial palace was fortified using formations, especially this eastern palace, which was a place of utmost importance. The formations were strong enough to absorb the full-powered strikes of high-level cultivators without suffering damage, by distributing the force throughout the entire palace.
Yet sohow, this sword had managed to penetrate straight through this fortified wall, all the way up to the hilt. It would have been horrific if this sword had made contact with his flesh.
This sequence of events happened almost within a blink of an eye.
Everyone in the eastern palace witnessed this scene. The assassins grew inspired, and their attacks beca even more ferocious.
Those defending the crown prince cursed, mightily confused. Why hadn’t His Majesty made an appearance, considering all the chaos that was going on? They saw no sign of Zhuxie Chixin either!
At this mont, Sharky saw a graceful figure dash towards the crown prince. Even though she wore a black veil, with her black hair flowing behind her like a waterfall, he could tell, even from behind her, that she was an exceptional beauty.
Was she the one that had attacked him earlier?
Sharky cursed. Hmph, I’ll definitely return the favor one day, and make you moan my na.
A strange thought popped into his head when he noticed that her hair reached almost past her buttocks. Does she have to roll up her hair first every ti she uses the bathroom?
The woman had already reached the crown prince. The crown prince maid, Rong Mo, rushed forward to et her, a thin needle in hand, leaving behind a strange afterimage.
The assassin stretched out a single finger, and Rong Mo was blown backwards like a bag of sand before anyone could tell what had happened. No one knew if she was still alive.
The crown princess’ charming face lost its color. However, she still raised her sword to confront the woman in front of her.
From off to the side ca a furious roar. "Scoundrel! You dare?!"
A figure flew forward like an artillery shell, interposing himself between the crown princess and her opponent and exchanging a blow with the latter.
The woman flipped through the air gracefully, landing on the branch of a willow tree nearby. These soft willow branches would have been set into violent motion by the slightest breeze, yet this woman stood on one of them as if it was level ground.
The figure who had rushed in staggered, his face unnaturally red. However, he quickly suppressed it.
Sharky finally got a good glimpse of him. It was a white haired elder with sharp brows and a straight back, with a hint of unruliness to his bearing. He had surely been wooed by countless won when he was younger.
Huh? Why does this elder seem slightly familiar?
The crown princess’ greeting resolved his confusion. "Thank you, great Minister of War, for your assistance."
Sharky was imdiately enlightened. This was Shi Kun’s father, one of the Great Zhou Dynasty’s Eight Dukes and Minister of War, Shi Miao! He was a master rank expert!
The father and son were both rather sinister.
His son had just lost his life because of him, and yet, Shi Miao was here, saving her life. Did he truly not feel anything?
Shi Miao was disgusted by this situation. He felt so awful that he wanted to throw up blood.
He had flown into an absolute rage. When the Princess denied to marry in his family. If it had been anyone else, he would have beaten them to death in order to avenge his son. However, there was nothing he could do when it ca to the Princess.
He was a man of high status, and the Shi clan was an outstanding clan, so there was no way he would submit to this humiliation.
He had decided to storm the eastern palace and demand an explanation. At the very least, he wanted them to hand over Sharky, who had been competing with his son.
He never expected that he would run straight into an attack on the eastern palace.
He stepped in instinctively to stop the assassin, but regretted his decision almost imdiately. What the hell is wrong with ?
Couldn’t I have stepped in a second later, and let this assassin take care of the Crown Princess and Princess first?
"You are too kind, crown princess. This subject is rely doing his duty," Shi Miao said expressionlessly. He turned towards the woman standing on the willow branch.
"All masters are renowned figures. May I ask who you are? Do you know that publicly attacking the crown prince is an offense punishable by the eradication of your clan up to the ninth generation?"
Even though he looked calm on the surface, his thoughts were a ss. The previous exchange showed that he was at a massive disadvantage. This person’s cultivation was above his own. Furthermore, this person was a woman. Who exactly is she?
"The ascent of a stupid crown prince to the throne will only bring disaster to the land. For the sake of the common people, every capable man and woman should offer up their strength for this cause," said the woman standing on the willow branch. Her voice was enthralling. It was clear and lodious, yet carried undercurrents of maturity.
Sharky found her voice very pleasant.
Shi Miao froze. "You’re part of King George’s faction?"
The first half of her statent was often repeated by those from King George’s faction, and those from that faction often held the second half of it to be true, although they never truly said it aloud, fearing the emperor’s wrath.
The woman shook her head. "I do not follow King George. I am doing this for the good of the world."
The more she carried on, the more Shi Miao suspected her of colluding with King George, despite her denial.
A wisp of uncertainty crept into his mind. Given his own status and position, he did not want to get caught up in the conflict between King George and the crown prince. He had assud that this was a random group of assassins. He never expected to find himself trapped in this situation.
Sharky, on the other hand, had a strange expression on his face.
Shi Miao believed that the woman was a follower of King George, but he knew that she wasn’t.
He had just seen Crystal, who was from the Devil Sect, and he had never heard of the Devil Sect throwing their chips in with King George.
She had ntioned her master earlier. Was this person her master?
That made much more sense. Only soone this exceptional could have such a stunning disciple.
Even though this woman was masked, her eyes were beautiful, like the moon in a starry sky. She was undoubtedly an exceptional woman.
So this is the Devil Sect’s sect master. Why was she putting on the pretense of being in King George’s faction, intentionally or otherwise?
Wait a minute!
A sudden revelation struck Sharky. He was no longer a novice in politics, but had his fair share of experience regarding treacherous sches. He quickly deduced that the Devil Sect had used the Shadow Group to attack the empress in order to draw away the attention of the imperial palace guards.
They would then be free to send their own elites to assassinate the crown prince in the eastern palace, while pinning the bla squarely on King George. The emperor was sure to take his anger out on King George.
King George would be severely wronged, and would surely not resign himself to his fate, especially considering his own strength. With such an incident to serve as a flashpoint, the entire country would rise up in rebellion.
This would grant the Devil Sect their greatest opportunity.
Sharky swallowed. Crystal’s master was truly remarkable. She had surely put a lot of thought into this plan. There was no way he would have deduced the truth if he hadn’t recognized Crystal.
The one strange thing about this whole situation was... where the heck was the emperor?
Even though the Devil Sect had co up with an excellent plan, the emperor should have been strong enough to quell the chaos in an instant!
The woman spoke up again. "Lord Shi, this matter doesn’t concern you. Please move aside."
Shi Miao gradually cald himself. Since this assassin had recognized him, she was probably soone from the imperial court. "Now that I’m here, how can I stand aside and do nothing?"
Was she joking? All would have been well if he hadn’t co along, but now that he had, there was no way he would stand idly by. That would be akin to announcing to the whole world that he was on King George’s side. There was no way His Majesty would ever let him off the hook.
His regret coming here. He had assud that these were a ragged band of assassins that could be easily dealt with, and that doing so would grant him great recognition.
It was likely that the emperor would also generously compensate the Shi clan for Shi Kun’s death as well. There was no way he could have anticipated such a serious situation to develop. He was worried about just keeping himself alive, let alone the crown prince.
The woman’s voice grew cold. "Since Lord Shi insists on choosing the wrong path, I have no choice but to cross you."
By the ti the words left her mouth, she had already appeared in front of Shi Miao. Her palm flashed forward, sending out a terrifying wave of force. It was clear that she planned to get rid of the crown prince behind him as quickly as possible as well.
Shi Miao’s expression changed, and his guard went up imdiately. A giant tornado took form in front of him, sending countless wind blades flying towards his opponent.
Sharky was completely bowled over. He had seen Shi Kun use sothing similar in the dungeon behind the academy, but Shi Kun’s tornado was a re loach compared to this massive dragon!
Not only that, Shi Miao’s tornado had wind blades hidden within it, every single one of them boasting destructive power. A single hit would surely result in a fountain of blood.
Sharky was even more convinced that it was past ti to leave. Now that the sect master of the Devil Sect’s was here, he just needs to save the Crown Princess and Princess.
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