King of Ten Thousand Years

”Kid! This is what you get for offending me!”

Li Hai’s face twisted with cruelty. He bore a grudge against the yellow-skinned youth and was the first to charge.

WHOOSH!

The True Qi in his body churned as he shot out a dark Palm Light, striking at the yellow-skinned youth from a distance.

Against a ranged attack from a Seventh Layer of Meridian Opening expert, a typical Fifth Layer cultivator would be instantly killed.

But the yellow-skinned youth was an assassin who had infiltrated the Holy Mansion.

At this life-or-death moment, he unhesitatingly unleashed his true strength.

WHOOSH!

Seven Qi Veins pulsed within him. A ghastly green True Qi coiled around his claws as he viciously tore out several cold, sharp claw marks.

BANG! HISS!

The yellow-skinned youth clashed with Li Hai. The latter’s dark palm energy was easily torn to shreds.

Not only that, but a ghastly green claw mark tore a wound open on his arm, sending blood flying.

”Ah! This kid hid his cultivation...”

Li Hai grunted, retreating in a panic as he cried out in alarm.

”There’s something wrong with his identity!”

Behind him, Ji Xingjun and Tang Wei’s expressions changed in unison.

A Bronze Student was suddenly unleashing such power, almost approaching the Eighth Layer of Meridian Opening.

Li Hai had been careless and hadn’t used his full strength, so he was wounded in the first exchange.

’The mission has failed,’ the yellow-skinned youth sighed inwardly.

The priority now was to save his own life. If worst came to worst, he would just abandon the mission.

He was just about to retreat.

”What a useless piece of trash! You couldn’t even assassinate a Young Marquis without getting exposed! I’m leaving first...”

The hoarse, deep voice came from behind a large tree dozens of meters away.

What!

Assassinate the Young Marquis?

Tang Wei’s expression changed drastically, and he became vigilant.

His father, Duke Dingyuan, had fought campaigns in every direction, naturally taking many lives and making countless enemies.

Tang Wei had been the target of two assassination attempts before, and one had nearly cost him his life.

”Kill him for me!”

Tang Wei despised assassins and roared in anger.

The three of them had already intended to kill to silence someone, so now they surrounded and attacked the yellow-skinned youth without hesitation.

”Angry Cloud Palm!”

Fiery clouds roiled around Tang Wei as he unleashed a crimson Palm Light, which erupted with the roar of an enraged beast.

CLANG! HISS!

Ji Xingjun drew his sword and, from a distance, slashed out a cold arc of Sword Qi that looked like a bolt of lightning. It was as fast as a thunderclap, arriving even before Tang Wei’s attack.

”Damn it! I was played by that kid...”

The yellow-skinned youth’s face was grim, a mix of anger and frustration.

At this point, how could he not understand the truth?

That hoarse voice from behind the tree must have been Luo Tian.

’Li Hai and the other two must have wanted to kill Luo Tian, but I ran into them and became their target to be silenced.’

’Luo Tian probably saw through my identity long ago and used me to keep Li Hai’s group in check.’

”Stop! Listen to me...”

The yellow-skinned youth was both shocked and enraged. He wanted to explain, but he didn’t have the chance.

The three Silver Students were pouncing on him. The slightest mistake would cost him his life.

PTAH!

The yellow-skinned youth dodged wretchedly and threw out his palms to resist, but he was still injured by their ranged attacks and coughed up blood.

”Go!”

The yellow-skinned youth rolled behind a large tree, a vicious look on his face, and threw three Darts.

SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!

Three streaks of dim, cold light, as fast as lightning, shot toward the three of them from strange and difficult angles.

”Watch out for the hidden weapon!”

Ji Xingjun’s expression changed.

The Hidden Weapon was too fast. It even seemed to lock onto their movements, making it incredibly difficult to dodge.

The yellow-skinned youth was a professional assassin from the Black Market. His strongest skill was, in fact, his use of Hidden Weapons.

DING!

Ji Xingjun reacted the fastest. His Swordsmanship was like a flash of lightning as he struck, knocking away the Dart that was about to hit him.

But Li Hai and Tang Wei didn’t fare so well.

SHHNK!

Li Hai did his best to dodge. A Dart sliced a gash in the Leather Armor on his shoulder, scaring him into a cold sweat.

Among the three, Tang Wei had only just entered the Seventh Layer of Meridian Opening, so his foundation was slightly weaker.

TING! SHHNK!

A Dart struck Tang Wei squarely in the thigh. Dark purple blood flowed out as he stumbled and fell, crying out in pain.

And that was with a protective Treasure Artifact. Otherwise, even an iron pillar would have been shattered by that Hidden Weapon.

”The Hidden Weapon is poisoned!”

Tang Wei’s face changed color. He immediately swallowed a treasured Detoxification Elixir.

He sat down cross-legged and circulated his True Qi, coordinating with the Spirit Pill’s effects to suppress the poison. Otherwise, his leg would have been crippled.

”What a sinister assassin!”

Ji Xingjun and Li Hai looked both wary and furious.

If they had been fighting head-on and on their guard, the assassin’s Hidden Weapons would never have been this effective.

After the volley of Hidden Weapons, Tang Wei was forced to detoxify and heal on the spot, while Ji Xingjun and Li Hai’s advance was also halted.

Hmph!

A cold smirk played on the yellow-skinned youth’s lips. Suppressing his injuries, he transformed into a ghostly shadow and was about to escape into the dense forest.

Just then, a long, thick black whip with a massive hook on its end struck out like a phantom.

SWOOSH!

”What?”

The yellow-skinned youth’s expression changed dramatically as he felt a cold aura wash over him.

His assassin’s lightning-fast reflexes made him instinctively try to dodge to the side, but his previous injuries had slowed his movements.

Besides, the whip was too fast and almost completely silent.

He wasn’t confident he could have dodged it even at his peak, let alone while being ambushed.

In an instant, the whip’s hook caught the yellow-skinned youth. With a flash of the whip’s shadow, he vanished from in front of Li Hai’s group.

SWISH!

The yellow-skinned youth’s body was hooked and dragged twenty meters away, landing in front of a handsome youth in a Silver-White Robe.

”Luo Tian!”

Ji Xingjun and the other two cried out, their eyes, filled with cold killing intent, locking onto the youth.

’No... What’s happening?’

After being hooked, the yellow-skinned youth’s qi and blood froze, leaving him unable to move. He could only scream inwardly.

’What kind of treasure is this?’

’I was careless for a moment and got captured alive!’

The yellow-skinned youth couldn’t make a sound, his eyes filled with terror and helplessness.

THUD!

Luo Tian struck the yellow-skinned youth with his palm. A cold, tyrannical Palm Force penetrated his body and shattered his Martial Vein.

Once the Martial Vein was shattered, the seven surrounding Qi Veins immediately disintegrated.

That palm strike had crippled the yellow-skinned youth. He endured unimaginable pain before passing out on the spot.

Luo Tian left the assassin alive because he wanted to interrogate him and find out who hired him.

”You’re next.”

Luo Tian wrapped the whip around his waist and looked leisurely at Ji Xingjun and the other two.

’This whip is good for surprise attacks, but it’s not suitable for a direct group fight.’

”What did you say?”

Ji Xingjun and Li Hai exchanged a glance. Mocking smiles spread across their faces, which gradually turned cruel.

Even Tang Wei, who was sitting cross-legged and healing behind them, was stunned.

Luo Tian was facing the three of them, yet not only did he not run, he dared to spout such arrogant nonsense?

Did he think he could rely on that strange whip?

But it was similar to a Hidden Weapon, best used for surprise attacks. If one was on guard, its effectiveness would be greatly diminished.

Even if he managed to hook one of them, he would still have to face the killing moves of the other two.

”Kill him!”

Ji Xingjun and Li Hai charged at Luo Tian together.

Both were veteran Silver Students. Ji Xingjun possessed Seventh Layer Peak Cultivation, and together, they could even contend with an Eighth Layer of Meridian Opening expert.

WHOOSH! BOOM!

Li Hai unleashed a black Palm Light as deep as the sea, the force of his attack sweeping up the fallen leaves.

Rapid Lightning Sword Technique!

Ji Xingjun slashed out an arc of Sword Qi as fast as lightning, severing the branches and leaves of nearby trees.

”Chasing Stars and Catching the Moon!”

Luo Tian was completely unafraid. In an instant, his longsword thrust forward with three blooming Starlight Sword Lights, erupting in a cold, brilliant radiance.

BOOM! HISS! DING! DING!

The three forces collided, annihilating one another, then quickly clashed again.

”How can this kid be so strong!”

Ji Xingjun and Li Hai were astonished.

Cloud Traveling Step! Star Shifting Shadow!

Luo Tian’s figure was like a drifting Illusory Feather as he weaved between the two of them. His longsword conjured one Starlight Sword Shadow after another, their forms flickering between real and illusory.

His phantom-like Body Technique, combined with his strange and unpredictable Swordsmanship, made him even more formidable.

DING! DING! BOOM! HISS!

Ji Xingjun and Li Hai were forced back, faintly suppressed.

The two were led around by the nose by Luo Tian’s Body Technique, and the Starlight Sword Shadows that flickered between real and fake left them struggling to cope.

”Haha! What a great fight!”

Luo Tian laughed heartily.

Here in the dense forest, he could unleash the full power of his two Spirit Level Middle Grade Martial Skills without holding back.

WHOOSH! HISS!

The Starlight from Luo Tian’s sword faintly traced meteor-like streaks of light, its power growing stronger and stronger.

The ’Starlight’ level of his Celestial Star Sword Technique had reached its absolute limit.

At this moment, he was touching upon the higher ’Star Trace’ level.

The Celestial Star Sword Technique was one of the very best Spirit Level Middle Grade techniques, with an Attack power that approached that of a Spirit Level Upper Grade Sword Technique.

Once he advanced to the Star Trace level, its power would soar, making every strand of Sword Qi like a trace left by a star in the Cosmos.

”This is bad! We can’t hold on—”

Ji Xingjun and Li Hai retreated again and again, several bloody marks now visible on their bodies.

”I’m coming!”

Tang Wei, having neutralized the poison and stabilized his injuries, shouted and charged forward.

Furious Cloud Fist!

Tang Wei shot out a searing Palm Force that glowed like a crimson cloud. Its power was considered formidable even among Seventh Layer of Meridian Opening experts.

In an instant, Luo Tian went from fighting two opponents to three and was suppressed by their ferocious onslaught.

”Hmph! With the three of us working together, we could even defeat an Eighth Layer of Meridian Opening expert.”

Ji Xingjun sneered.

”So what if it’s three against one? Today... none of you will escape!”

Luo Tian was calm and composed, his expression cold. His voice was filled with a chilling killing intent.

VMMMM! FWOOSH!

Luo Tian activated his Divine Vein at full power. Dark blue scales spread across his back as a layer of gloomy Cold Mist diffused into the air around him. The faint, ferocious shadow of a dragon coiled within it.

A cold pressure from a primordial era made Ji Xingjun and the other two shudder.

”This is bad!”

”That’s—Martial Vein Power!”

The gloomy, icy mist suddenly spread out for six or seven meters. Frost condensed on the ground, plunging the surroundings into a world of harsh winter!

The three Silver Students enveloped by the mist felt a deep chill in their bodies. Their blood seemed to congeal, and their speed and mobility were reduced by more than thirty percent!