Feng Xidao had once personally killed a Fourth Heavenly Cave Realm martial artist while being a level below.
Although he was also seriously injured that time and used some special assassin methods.
He had still succeeded.
Yet today, facing Ling Xiao, Feng Xidao had actually fallen into a disadvantage.
This could not be an illusion, could it?
“Snake Shadow Knife!”
Finally, Feng Xidao realised that a head-on clash was not his match against Ling Xiao. His other flying knife shot towards Ling Xiao along an extremely strange path.
It was very fast.
Mysterious and unpredictable.
“What a pity. You are still not qualified to make me use my full strength!”
An icy cold voice slipped from the corner of Ling Xiao’s mouth.
His figure suddenly vanished.
“Ah~~”
A miserable scream rang out.
Although Feng Xidao avoided Ling Xiao’s killing strike, he lost one arm.
And that arm was precisely the one he had used for the “Snake Shadow Knife”.
“Ling Xiao, I will repay today’s grudge. You are indeed very strong. They all underestimated you!”
Feng Xidao tore open the Dark Sword Domain and fled through the air, escaping without a trace.
“A defeated opponent dares to speak of bravery.”
Ling Xiao looked disdainfully at the figure rapidly fleeing, a cold smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.
Feng Xidao was indeed very strong, but unfortunately, in this face-to-face battle here, Ling Xiao actually held the advantage.
Do not forget, Feng Xidao was an assassin. Assassins had their own way of fighting. Fighting head-on was the most foolish approach.
“You people are not leaving?”
Ling Xiao turned back and looked teasingly at those assassins.
After the battle with Feng Xidao just now, these people should all understand his strength.
“Once an assassin accepts money, they must complete the job. There is no reason to run away.”
The poisonous snake shook his head.
“Very well!”
In that instant, Ling Xiao’s gaze turned cold and ruthless.
He had already given these people a chance, but unfortunately they did not know how to cherish it.
“Die!”
Before the word even fully landed, sword light had already flashed in the darkness.
In just a moment, dozens of half-step Heavenly Cave Realm assassins were all killed.
Every single one had only one wound, a crimson sword mark on the neck.
Although small, it was fatal enough.
These people did not even have the chance to scream.
As for the five poisons assassins, they were after all Heavenly Cave Realm martial artists. They managed to dodge Ling Xiao’s sword light in time and hid in the shadows.
Assassins had their own way of fighting. If they fought Ling Xiao face-to-face, they would definitely gain no advantage and come to no good end.
So they had to hide.
So handsome!
So domineering!
So cold!
Feng Yanran’s expression was extremely vivid.
She had never expected that after giving the opponent a warning, Ling Xiao would directly start killing.
And the ones he killed were people from the Dark God Temple, the largest assassin organisation in the current Profound Realm.
The several guards from Hidden Mountain were also dumbfounded.
In the Profound Realm, no one wanted to provoke the Dark God Temple.
It was precisely because the Dark God Temple consisted of people who operated in the shadows. If you were careless even once, you might be secretly plotted against by them.
Yet Ling Xiao had attacked without any hesitation.
Was he really not afraid of the Dark God Temple’s revenge?
The Hidden Mountain Crown Prince always said this person had courage and was domineering enough. Seeing it today, it was indeed true.
But what choice did Ling Xiao really have?
The other side were assassins. Since they refused to leave, they were obviously intent on killing him. So Ling Xiao could only strike first.
Otherwise, the one who would die would be him.
Ling Xiao had never liked passive counterattacks. That felt too cowardly and too frustrating.
He preferred to take the initiative.
To throw the opponent into chaos!
This way, no matter what he did, it would feel much easier.
This decision was actually very simple, yet most people in such situations would always overlook it. They would always hope the other side might show mercy or pity them.
In Ling Xiao’s view, rather than hoping for someone else’s sympathy, it was better to grasp your own fate.
Using violence to counter violence, using killing to stop killing. It might seem unreasonable, but in the Profound Realm, it was extremely correct.
This was originally an abnormal world. Martial artists dominated here, and vendettas in the martial world were commonplace.
If you did not kill others, others would kill you. It was that simple.
The people from the Dark God Temple never expected Ling Xiao to take the initiative to attack.
They even less expected that with one move, Ling Xiao would wipe out dozens of their cannon fodder.
Leaving only the five First Heavenly Cave Realm martial artists.
This person was more like an assassin than they were!
Moreover, he was like the king of assassins!
Every sword was so mysterious and unpredictable. Every sword was so sharp and ruthless, giving the opponent no chance at all.
Ling Xiao stopped attacking and stood quietly. His Taiji Eyes opened, and everything around him fell under his gaze.
Even the slightest movement of the enemy could not escape his detection.
Within a radius of several hundred metres, even if a mosquito flapped its wings, he could clearly “see” it.
The realm of controlling heaven and earth, combined with the Taiji Eyes, was this powerful.
Perhaps Ling Xiao was simply the natural enemy of assassins.
Because in front of him, the enemy would have no secrets left.
Ling Xiao spotted someone.
Apart from the five assassins, there was another person hiding about a hundred metres away, quietly gathering power.
This person’s cultivation was not low, probably second only to Feng Xidao earlier.
If he had not discovered this person and had been ambushed by him, Ling Xiao would truly have been in mortal danger.
Being injured while surrounded like this was extremely dangerous.
A cold smile curled at the corner of his mouth. He pretended not to notice the other person and instead pointed his sword towards the nearby bushes.
“What a pity. The five poisons assassins of the Five Poisons Hall’s Divine Phoenix branch will die by my hand today!”
“Be careful!”
Before his words finished, a cold gleam suddenly shot up from beneath his feet.
Too fast!
Too concealed!
Too sudden!
When Feng Yanran cried out in warning, the cold gleam had already pierced into Ling Xiao’s body.
Yet when Feng Yanran covered her small cherry mouth in shock, she discovered an extremely strange situation.
Ling Xiao, who should have been pierced, remained completely unharmed.
Instead, the assassin had Ling Xiao’s Shadow Sword stabbed into his chest.
What exactly had happened?
Feng Yanran was completely baffled.
“His movement technique has already reached a level that can cause both the opponent and onlookers to experience visual illusions. It is truly too fast!”
The Moon Lady’s voice rang in Feng Yanran’s ear, carrying a hint of excitement.
It seemed even the Moon Lady had not expected Ling Xiao’s progress to be so great.
“Not enough!”
Ling Xiao murmured to himself.
Indeed, it was not enough.
The threat was too small. The assassination attempt of a First Heavenly Cave Realm martial artist could not cause him the slightest harm. It was simply boring.
The other side seemed to realise this as well. Looking at their dead comrade’s corpse, they finally decided to attack together as four.
Bang!
The corpse of the dead assassin suddenly exploded. From within the body, countless terrifying poisonous scorpions shot out, wrapping towards Ling Xiao’s body.
“Go!”
Of course the assassins were not foolish enough to think these poisonous scorpions could kill Ling Xiao.
But as long as the poisonous scorpions could slow Ling Xiao’s attack for even a moment, they would have the chance to launch their strikes and put Ling Xiao to death.
The four of them acted almost simultaneously, appearing in different ways.
