by Translator: BornToBe; Author: Ordinary Magician (平凡魔术师); Licensed From: 17k
“Your anger shows your cultivation is lacking. No one offered a price or assigned you a mission to kill him. To kill someone without that is against the Killing God’s directions. Each person can be killed, but each person’s life also has value. Only once you’ve determined that value can you kill them. That’s the true essence of assassination,” said the girl.
“Yes.” The man nodded and stopped speaking.
Although the two of them were not talking loudly, the entire street was silent with terror. Their voices clearly came through, and that made everyone’s expressions change. The girl was like a senior teaching a junior, which sounded funny.
The person she was lecturing kept saying he wanted to kill the red-robed man. That wasn’t funny. It was terrifying.
“Hahaha, you shameful fellows, you actually dare to spout such wild words? You’re going to make me laugh to death! Your Killing God’s statue was smashed by Long Chen and you couldn’t do a single thing! If your Killing God was still alive, he’d probably kill you himself!” laughed the red-robed man mockingly. He forced himself to do this. If he had simply accepted their words without saying anything, that would be admitting that he was afraid.
The girl’s footsteps paused. She slowly raised her head to look at the red-robed man.
When she raised her head, she revealed her face, evoking startled cries. She looked to be only thirteen or fourteen years old. She had bangs covering her forehead and two incredibly bright eyes. They were like the eyes of a child and seemed innocent. While she was still too young, she was beautiful enough to make other people forget how to breathe.
The most important thing was the indescribable air around her. It was like she was a god. Although she was beautiful, that beauty contained danger. It was a mix of beauty and slaughter, and it gave off very conflicting feelings.
“Originally, your name wasn’t on the Killing God’s list, but you just had to add yourself to it.” The girl shook her head with pity.
At that moment, the handsome man behind her vanished. When he reappeared, he was right beside the red-robed man. He was like a phantom, and a bright sword appeared in his hand, stabbing toward the red-robed man.
The red-robed man’s focus had been on the girl’s face, and he was caught off-guard. He hastily dodged, but a large cut still appeared on his body. Blood poured out. If he had been one step slower, he’d have been cut in two.
“If this was a hidden assassination, you’d have lost your life. How is an idiot like you qualified to mock others? Do you think you’re capable of blaspheming the Killing God?” sneered the handsome man.
When he had been behind the girl, it had felt like he was just an attendant. But as soon as he made a move, he shocked everyone.
“Who are you? State your name!” shouted the red-robed man. His manifestation appeared behind him, and he pointed his blood-colored spear at the handsome man.
The handsome man smiled slightly and raised a hand, revealing a tattoo on his arm. That tattoo was the number 1.
“Heavens, he’s Bloodkill 1?! He’s the strongest assassin of the Bloodkill Hall’s junior generation!”
“He’s not from the Eastern Xuan Region but the Central Xuan Region!”
The strongest assassins of each generation of the Bloodkill Hall were ranked by number. Furthermore, these assassins had to be young. Once they were older than fifty, their number would be erased.
As for Bloodkill 1, although no one had ever seen him before, they all knew that Bloodkill 1 was the strongest assassin of each generation of the Bloodkill Hall.
He was a ghost that no one ever saw. He silently took people’s lives without them being capable of defending. Even if you were ten times stronger than him, he would still kill you. That was what inspired the most terror.
The sword-wielding man and the veiled woman were also shocked at this time. They both stood up.
“Three moves.”
Bloodkill 1 raised three fingers. He suddenly began to fade away.
Everyone was shocked. What kind of move was this? In clear sunlight, he suddenly vanished like this. They all felt a chill on their backs.
“Seal the Heavens, Lock the Earth, Blood Ripple!”
The red-robed man suddenly stabbed his spear into the air, and space shook. A blood-colored wave spread with him at the center, forming a powerful defense around him.
However, just as his defense formed, a sword appeared out of thin air and stabbed him in the ribs.
“You’re too slow. I’m already here, and you haven’t even finished your defense,” said Bloodkill 1 disdainfully.
The red-robed man was horrified. Just as the power in Bloodkill 1’s sword was about to erupt, blood runes appeared around his body.
BOOM!
His body exploded, but shockingly, that wasn’t his true body. Another body suddenly appeared in the distance.
Just at that moment, countless images of Bloodkill 1 appeared in the sky, charging at him.
The red-robed man’s spear launched a powerful attack, and spear-images filled the air, blocking them. But after just blocking two, his expression changed. Each of these images seemed like the real one. He felt like his death was certain.
“Just wait, I-”
The red-robed man suddenly activated the spear in his hand. It was a divine item, and he wanted to use its power to escape.
However, at that moment, a cold light split through the forbidden space he had created around him. His head was caught in a small hand.
Chapter 1509 Terrifying Others
A cold light flashed, and in that instant, the world shook. The red-robed man’s spear was unleashing divine light, but it was cut off by the cold light.
The red-robed man, who had been about to break through space, suddenly had his head leave his body. His head was caught by a small hand.
Up in the air, the girl was calmly standing there with a head in her grasp. Her expression was calm as if what she held was something unspeakably minor.
But everyone, including the other two Empyreans, was shocked. This girl was absolutely terrifying. They hadn’t even seen what she had done to cut off the red-robed man’s head.
The red-robed man looked at his body that was falling to the ground. He cried out in terror, “Don’t kill me, don’t kill me!”
His head was caught in the girl’s hand. Although the Heavenly Daos still protected him, preventing him from dying, there was no way he could resist if the girl tried to kill him. In the face of death, he was afraid. In his terror, he begged for mercy.
The girl ignored him. She said to Bloodkill 1, “With your power, even if it wasn’t an assassination, you had a thirty percent chance of killing him. But you were too confident and gave him a chance to get away. You’ve violated the Killing God’s teachings. You should know what to do.”
Everyone’s hearts shook as they looked at the terrifying Bloodkill 1.
Bloodkill 1’s expression was solemn as he nodded. He suddenly took out a blood-colored dagger.
The dagger had countless barbs on it that made it look exceptionally sinister. Furthermore, there was a blue light coming from the barbs. It was definitely poisoned.
Shockingly, Bloodkill 1 stabbed himself in the chest with the dagger.
When he pulled it out, blood spurted. The barbs all had his flesh caught in them. It was like a beast had taken a big bite out of his body.
He then stabbed himself again twice, for a total of three times, leaving large and horrifying holes in his body.
His face was twisted in pain. Everyone was shocked, not knowing what was happening. Just now, Bloodkill 1 had injured the red-robed man in one move, showing his great power. But why did he have to mutilate himself just because of one sentence from that girl?
“No matter how high your cultivation base, no matter how strong you are, you have to remember your status. You are an assassin, and an assassin can’t make mistakes. Unless there comes a day when you surpass the Killing God, you cannot betray the Killing Go
d’s teachings. Understood?” The girl didn’t have the slightest emotion on her tender face nor in her voice.
“Yes.”
Bloodkill 1 nodded, but his face was shuddering from how much pain he was in. Clearly, that dagger was not ordinary.
“Please, spare me! I know I was wrong, I…” The red-robed man begged for mercy.
He now realized just how vicious this group of people was. He was filled with regret that he had ever provoked them.
The girl tossed his head to Bloodkill 1. Bloodkill 1 produced a hook, piercing it through the red-robed man’s jaw and out his nose, sealing his mouth. He could no longer cry out, and the pain made his eyes bulge.
This scene gave everyone chills. Although they hadn’t experienced the same thing, just the sight of it was unbearable.
The Bloodkill Hall was vicious. Not only were they vicious to others, but they were also vicious to their own people. Although it was noon and the sun was still high in the sky, everyone was shivering.
“Don’t worry, we won’t kill you. Each life has a value, and the Bloodkill Hall never wastes life. Just wait for your sect to pay the ransom for you,” said Bloodkill 1 coldly.
He then tossed the head to one of the people behind him. They had long since collected the red-robed man’s headless body, as well as his spear.
This spear was a divine item, but Bloodkill 1 hadn’t been at a disadvantage when he had been fighting against it. But most shocking of all was that this divine item didn’t even try to flee. It just obediently allowed itself to be brought over.
The girl slowly began to walk down the street once more. There were no fluctuations coming from her body, and it was like she was an ordinary girl. She appeared cute and lovable.
If they hadn’t personally witnessed it, no one would believe that this seemingly innocent girl was actually so terrifying.
Bloodkill 1 had been so powerful that he had injured the red-robed man in one move and forced him into desperate straits in three moves, forcing him to flee.
As for the girl, she was even more terrifying. No one had even seen what she had done. But somehow, she had broken the seal the divine item had created to sever the red-robed man’s head. She then made Bloodkill 1 punish himself for his failure.
The girl was walking once more, with Bloodkill 1 behind her and the others behind him. They were holding the red-robed man’s head and body, obediently following without a word.
No one dared to make a sound within the entire Eastern Xuan City. They only watched as they advanced. It was a bizarre sight.
Last time, Long Chen had walked along this road, completely domineering and unstoppable.
And now, the girl was also walking down the same path. No one dared to make a sound.
Both of them had been so shocking and breathtaking. Only once the girl had reached the end of the street and gradually faded from their sight did everyone feel a stone fall from their hearts.
These terrifying assassins could take someone’s life at any moment. Even Empyreans wouldn’t be able to protect themselves.
The sword-bearing man and the veiled woman both felt a chill.
Now, in the Eastern Xuan Region’s junior generation, the most famous person was Long Chen.
If anyone defeated him, they would indisputably become the number one person of the Eastern Xuan Region. All these people had come here not because they had any enmity with Long Chen, but for that title.
However, these thoughts were blown away by what they had just seen. Bloodkill 1 had struck as quick as lightning and had been as ephemeral as the wind. He had been untouchable, and that was in an open battle. If it was an assassination, who would be able to block him?
Furthermore, that girl was even more terrifying. They weren’t able to see her move, and even a divine item’s transportation had been forcibly severed by her.
It had to be known that they were Empyreans, and their divine items had been given offerings for many generations. With their cultivation bases, the Empyreans were unable to use divine items, so the main purpose of having a divine item was to show off. However, even if they couldn’t unleash a divine item’s divine might, when they ran into danger, they could ask the divine item to bring them away. That made a divine item a life-saving talisman. It was also why they dared to come out like this.
However, that girl had severed the divine item’s transportation, which had turned their hearts cold. If you couldn’t beat her and couldn’t run away from her, then you were simply doomed.
“Long Chen is someone the Bloodkill Hall will be killing. The rest of you should go back to wherever you came from. With your power, you’re not qualified to challenge Long Chen.”
The girl’s voice floated over from the distance, causing the expressions of all the experts in the city to grow unsightly.
However, no one dared to retort, including the two Empyreans. Let alone that terrifying girl, just Bloodkill 1 wasn’t someone they could handle. Even if they were both Empyreans, there was a huge difference between them.
Zheng Wenlong’s heart was a bit heavy. Others might not know much about the Bloodkill Hall, but the Huayun Sect knew many of their secrets. That was because the two of them had some business cooperation.
“Should we warn Long Chen?” probed the elder beside Zheng Wenlong.
Zheng Wenlong shook his head. “The Bloodkill Hall and Long Chen are our clients. We can’t betray the rules.”
“We can do a vague warning,” said the elder.
Zheng Wenlong looked at him severely. “What men do, gods see. Gods can’t be tricked.”
The elder shook and he hastily apologized. This kind of thinking was a kind of blasphemy toward the Wealth God.
“Don’t worry about it. The god has arranged for everything. Our worrying is useless. What we need to do is calmly do what we need to do, and go in the direction the Wealth God is leading us,” said Zheng Wenlong. He knew the elder had good intentions, but there were some things that were too far out of line to do. That was what faith was.
…
Outside the Eastern Xuan City, at the center of the old battlefield, the girl stood there with her eyes closed, looking like she was sensing something. Her mouth was curled up slightly. It was probably a smile.
Bloodkill 1 and the other assassins were standing in the distance. They didn’t dare to disturb her. They also felt the remnant aura on this battlefield. They felt the powerful wills and berserk auras that hung in the air.
The girl stood in the center of the battlefield for a full day and night. On the next day, when the sun was slowly rising over the horizon, she finally opened her eyes. Looking at the sunrise, she smiled faintly. “You will always be you. No matter what you go through, you are always so warm. Perhaps in this entire world, you are the only thing that won’t change!”
After muttering to herself, she suddenly turned to Bloodkill 1 and the others. “We’re going back!”
“Going back? But what about Long Chen?” asked Bloodkill 1, stunned.
The girl shook her head. “He currently isn’t a match for me, and killing him is meaningless. I’ll wait for him to take his next step before killing him.”
“It doesn’t need to be you. I could also-”
“Oh?” The girl’s expression sank ever so slightly. “If you have any objections to my decisions, you can kill me with your weapon at any time.”
“I wouldn’t dare!” cried Bloodkill 1 hastily.
“Since you don’t dare, then you have to listen to my orders. Don’t worry that Long Chen might be killed by others and we won’t be able to wash away our humiliation. The Killing God has long since arranged for everything. He’s already given me his prophecy. He has ordered to wait until Long Chen is at his most dazzling in order to kill him,” said the girl.
“Great Killing God, please forgive this disciple’s foolishness!” Bloodkill 1 hastily bowed toward the sky in prayer.
“Let’s go.”
The girl led them away. Just before leavi
ng, she took a profound look at the battlefield.
Chapter 1510 Falling Into a Trap
The ancient family alliance was composed of all the powerful ancient families. Their inheritance stretched back all the way into the ancient era.
After the battle of the immortal era, the majority of the powerful families at that time were destroyed, and only a small portion survived.
Then after experiencing successive dark eras, the ancient families declined and were whittled down by the flow of time.
After the last dark era, the Martial Heaven Continent became filled with strife and internal conflict. The battle between the Righteous and Corrupt paths in particular grew to a greater intensity. The flames of battle spread throughout the continent.
The ancient families that were on the verge of fading out of existence finally banded together, forming the ancient family alliance to jointly face their enemies.
These enemies weren’t people they had offended. These enemies were people greedy for the powerful foundations and wealth of the ancient families.
Anything that came from the ancient era had to have powerful origins. Some ancient inheritances or secret tomes were enough to make anyone envious.
If these ancient families hadn’t banded together, both the Corrupt path and the Righteous path would pose a great danger to them.
After the ancient family alliance formed, they began fighting alongside the Righteous path against the Corrupt path.
That was because before they formed their alliance, it had been the Corrupt path who had launched several sneak attacks on them, snatching their wealth as well as their secret arts.
It was because the Corrupt path was the main offender that they ended up planting the seed of hatred. Although the ancient family alliance couldn’t count as a member of the Righteous path, they would always stand on their side as soon as it came to standing against the Corrupt path.
It was thanks to the Righteous path and the ancient family alliance joining hands that the Corrupt path, which had been growing in power, was finally suppressed again. They could only hide in the dark and secretly raise their power.