??662: Chapter 31 Assassination_2
662: Chapter 31 Assassination_2
He simply couldn’t believe the scene unfolding before his eyes…
According to the publicly available intelligence from the Book Tower, Xie Zhen had been cultivating for only seventeen years!
Seventeen years and already at the Yin God Ten Realms?
Even the legendary Reincarnated True People shouldn’t have progressed this fast, right?!
“I gave you a chance.”
The clouds dispersed, and the dust settled.
Not far away, a disappointed voice sounded: “It’s just a pity…
that you didn’t cherish it.”
Xie Xuanyi, hands folded behind his back, slowly drifted toward the tall assassin.
The fierce wind ca to a halt, and the winner was decided.
“I lost…”
The tall assassin lifted his head, revealing a bitter, helpless smile.
He knew.
What would happen next…
The tall assassin suddenly raised his hand and slamd it down toward his own head.
The speed of this move was very fast.
But Xie Xuanyi was even faster.
Almost simultaneously.
“Sshhh!”
Xie Xuanyi casually flicked his sleeve again, and a wisp of Sword Qi sliced through the void, cutting off the assassin’s arm as if tearing paper!
…
…
Dark clouds in the sky gathered into a tornado, surrounding the two of them.
From start to finish.
The talismans scattered by Xie Xuanyi showed not the slightest sign of slack, turning the twenty-zhang area of cloud cover into a clean and concealed “Pure Land.”
Following the earlier fragnts of broken sword artifacts.
The clouds above started to drizzle again.
This ti…
it was blood rain.
The tall assassin knelt in the mist, clutching his severed arm forcefully.
His face was ghastly pale, devoid of any color.
The recent sword attack was too fast.
So fast that he could hardly see it.
However, in that fleeting mont, he caught a hint of a familiar sword form intent.
It was a sword form that belonged to “himself.”
The Sword Qi just now, fleeting as it was, bore an uncanny resemblance to the one he had executed in Lingqu City…
Was he using his own “assassination” technique…
to counter-kill him?
“Rest assured…
you will die.”
Xie Xuanyi coldly stared down at the man before him and said: “But not now.”
He slowly extended his hand and pressed it on the tall man’s head.
Before beginning the Soul Search.
This guy would not die.
Xie Xuanyi had used the “Soul Searching Technique” many tis, but this ti…
he was not very confident.
The higher the realm difference between the initiator and the target, the higher the success rate.
However, this ti, his target for the Soul Search would be a Yin God Middle Realm practitioner.
“Hmm?”
As Xie Xuanyi’s Divine Thought extended out, about to invade the other party’s Divine Sea, a sudden ominous premonition arose within his Purple Mansion Heart Lake.
He narrowed his eyes, and following the premonition, he imdiately let go and retreated at once.
At that mont.
Xie Xuanyi and the bewildered tall assassin exchanged glances, with the latter looking puzzled.
Just as the assassin was about to speak, his body suddenly swelled and then exploded!
“Boom!”
The explosion of a Yin God Middle Realm was astonishing.
The Breath-Holding Talismans arranged by Xie Xuanyi were instantly torn to shreds!
The entire Heavenly Peak was engulfed and consud by the overwhelming blazing light and flas—
A strand of Sword Qi descended straight to the ground.
Xie Xuanyi summoned his Martial Arts Divine Embryo, folding it around him with its broad back; even so, he still felt an extrely intense “impact”!
With a bang.
Xie Xuanyi fell to the ground, knees bending deeply, creating a massive crater in the desolate ridge.
His expression turning dark, he looked up at the crimson-stained clouds overhead.
So, this was the true “killing move”?
Using a Yin God Middle Realm assassin as bait, luring him in.
The Flying Sword in Lingqu City, the Sword Array in the Southern Border Desolate Ridge, were all just parts of the plan.
The true “killing intent” was buried at the mont of the Soul Search, triggering once he relaxed after winning the duel, ready to trace back the source.
In the split second before self-detonation.
Xie Xuanyi had locked eyes with the tall assassin, whose face was one of confusion.
So things cannot be faked.
Clearly.
This poor guy forced to self-detonate had no idea about the “self-detonation” beyond following orders to Lingqu City; he had already beco a discardable pawn!
This move was quite ruthless.
Discarding a Yin God Middle Realm just like that, even as “bait,” carried a high cultivation cost.
Only a select few major sects with deep foundations could cultivate death soldiers at this level.
Nonetheless, if the death soldier knew they were about to die…
The “self-detonation” tactic would lose its strategic surprise.
…
…
Xie Xuanyi patted the dust off his shoulders, his expression sour.
If not for the recent self-detonation…
Even if his “Soul Search” failed, he could at least obtain so tokens to bring back to the Book Tower.
With Chen Jingxuan using the Roundness Instrunt for divination, they might scour so clues.
Now, after the self-detonation…
the assassin had blown into a bloody mist, evenly mixed into the dark clouds.
He eyed the shattered sword artifact nearby, hesitating, when a cold voice reached his ears.
“The self-detonation just now made quite a commotion.”
“People from Lingqu City will arrive soon.”
Xie Xuanyi squinted his eyes.
In the desolate ridge forest, a cold wind swept by, causing sheets of white paper to flutter in the air.
Only the voice could be heard.
The person wasn’t visible.
That wasn’t the most uncanny thing…
What was, was that Xie Xuanyi had extended his Divine Thought but still hadn’t captured the other party’s figure.
However, the voice sounded familiar.
“Don’t waste ti searching for
with your Divine Thought…
you won’t find .”
The cold voice chuckled.
The white paper seed to have form, swirling and turning in the shadowy forest.
“South Border miasma, dispersing the boundary, thirty zhang further south, is the ‘territory.'”
“Within the territory, the Dao Master has set up a formation.”
“I am already within the formation.”
Xie Xuanyi slowly turned his head, eyes locked onto the dense shadows in the forest.
“Chu Man.”
Xie Xuanyi directly nad the owner of the cold voice.
“Indeed…”
The white paper drifted down gracefully, and a graceful figure slowly appeared—it was Chu Man.
Last ti they t.
It was at Moss Ridge.
This ti…
Chu Man’s cultivation had advanced again, surprising Xie Xuanyi.
He hadn’t anticipated this “average talent” woman to reach the Yin God Realm so quickly!
It was no easy task!
The Heavenly Pride List of Chu and Li Dynasties never included Evil Cultivators.
If Chu Man were listed, with her current cultivation…
she might even surpass Nalan Qiutong!
“Master Xie, we et again.”
This ti, Chu Man wasn’t carrying the heavy ancient zither on her back.
She smiled faintly, her voice ethereal like celestial music, comforting to the ear: “Your cultivation speed is truly astonishing…
killing a Yin God Middle Realm with ease.
The Dao Master said that you’re the only Sword Cultivator over the millennia to cultivate both the Dual Dao Realm and the Martial Arts Divine Embryo.
Seeing you today, your reputation is well-deserved.”
“…”
Xie Xuanyi had never been one for small talk.
He gazed indifferently at Chu Man’s slowly solidifying figure, making no moves, only a thought crossing his Heart Lake.
Sshhh!
The void shattered, Sword Intent bursting forth.
A strand of Sword Qi appeared out of thin air, slicing Chu Man in half at the waist—
The woman had no ti to dodge, nor did she attempt to.
Crash!
With one sword stroke, white paper fluttered about.
Chu Man’s waist was cleaved by the Sword Qi, transforming into countless pieces of paper, without any blood flowing out.
Even though the sword contained the “Annihilation Dao Realm,” it caused her no harm.
Because the manifested figure wasn’t her true self.
It was rely a “White Paper Avatar.”
The woman’s bisected waist slowly fused back together, her face still smiling, but her eyes bore a hint of sadness: “Master Xie, after such a long separation, why resort to such violence imdiately upon our reunion?”
“If you have sothing to say, say it.”
Xie Xuanyi frowned, impatient.
He knew Chu Man’s appearance here was at the behest of Lu Yuzhen.
This place was close to the South Border.
In all likelihood, that Lu Yuzhen was observing nearby.
“The Dao Master warned you before, don’t get involved in the Southern Border Demon Cleansing.”
Chu Man sighed softly, retracting her smile, and said each word clearly: “But you still ca.”
Xie Xuanyi coldly replied: “So what?”
“You must have seen the recent killing plot.”
Chu Man spoke sincerely: “Many people want to kill you…
the Dao Master wishes for your safety.”
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