Silently, a spear appeared behind Ye Chen's head. It was pitch-black and profound, carrying terrifying laws, yet it was restrained to the extreme, soundless and undetectable by others.
Killing without a trace—this described the experts of the Assassin God Hall.
The experts of this lineage mastered a fearsome assassination art, passed down through generations and exclusively held by the Assassin God Hall. Especially an ancient Great Sage like the Assassin Venerable, who had cultivated this assassination art to its peak—everything happened in utter silence, shielding it from the Heavenly Dao's perception. Even ancient Great Sages would find it difficult to sense.
In the past, Ye Chen's master, the Battle Great Power Gu Yuntong, was invincible in the world, a supreme Great Power unmatched within the Great Power realm, even daring to challenge Sovereigns. Yet, he too had suffered an assassination attempt by the Assassin Venerable, once pierced by a spear that injured his divine soul.
Although it was because Gu Yuntong was surrounded and distracted at the time, it was enough to illustrate the Assassin Venerable's terror. If he truly wished to assassinate, even ancient Great Sages would be deeply wary.
The spear had already touched Ye Chen's hair, about to pierce through. That instant was incredibly fast, astonishing all the Great Powers across the heavens with this assassination art.
At that very moment, Ye Chen's heavenly senses activated. His five senses and six perceptions instantly sharpened to an extreme beyond anything before, suddenly sensing a terrifying, lethal crisis appearing behind his head, giving him a deadly sense of peril—truly horrifying.
Almost simultaneously, Ye Chen's entire Saint Body's blood energy boiled. His physical functions reached an absolute peak. Beneath his feet, endless golden patterns spread out, displaying a world-shaking immortal speed that surpassed common sense and reason, almost breaking through the restrictions of time, moving against the River of Time as he shifted sideways.
Boom—
The space where Ye Chen had originally been suddenly exploded, with boundless might erupting, vast and mighty, annihilating everything and shattering the sky.
In that region, three nearby stars, each at least a hundred thousand li away, were all obliterated, demonstrating the supremely terrifying nature of this strike.
Splat—
A series of golden blood sprayed out, splattering across the starry void.
It was too sudden, too fast. Even though he had shifted away at the fastest speed, a bloody hole still appeared on the back of his head, golden blood spraying out, accompanied by brain matter—all a brilliant gold.
The Saint Body Regeneration Art was operating, yet the wound healed very slowly because it contained the laws of the Assassin Venerable's assassination art—the most destructive laws, difficult to recover from.
Ye Chen's divine soul was almost pierced. He felt a shock. If not for that sudden flash of insight allowing him to dodge in time, he might very well have been killed.
This was undoubtedly the strongest killing move of an ancient Great Sage. Even an ancient Great Sage could potentially fall. Though he was strong, he was not yet a true ancient Great Sage.
A holy light appeared, falling upon Ye Chen. It was the Heavenly Gate's Gate Lord, who, while suppressing Ying Gu, had not forgotten to aid him. The assassination laws on the back of his head actually diminished at an astonishing speed before completely vanishing, showing the profound cultivation of the Heavenly Gate's Gate Lord.
"A pity," said the Assassin Venerable, though his expression was very indifferent, carrying a chilling killing intent as he vanished into the void once more, making him immensely intimidating.
"Battle Saint King!"
A powerful Great Power figure descended—it was the Nine Void Divine King, coming to reinforce him.
"Battle Saint King, I originally thought your Battle Saint lineage was all very courageous, daring to face me alone. I didn't expect you to be an exception, so cowardly." From the shadows, the Assassin Venerable laughed heartily, mocking Ye Chen's cowardice in needing the help of other ancient Great Sages. The meaning was clear—it was a provocation, trying to goad Ye Chen into fighting alone.
With one more ancient Great Sage added, even though he mastered the assassination art, the difficulty of assassination had increased by more than a little.
"Battle Saint Art, this won't do," the Nine Void Divine King spoke up beside him, worried that Ye Chen might actually act impulsively, which would be the most foolish thing.
But Ye Chen just smiled. "Don't worry, I'm not that stupid."
Then, he swept his gaze across the dark starry void and sneered coldly. "I am indeed an exception, but you've guessed wrong. If I really fought you like this, I'd be all courage and no strategy. I have to say your methods are really quite ordinary, trying to provoke me into a fight like this. I prefer group battles. Everyone, please make your move."
"Good!"
The other ancient Great Sages suddenly attacked, striking toward this patch of starry void, directly shattering it. It happened so fast that the several opposing ancient Great Sages were somewhat stunned, unable to react before they saw the void completely collapse.
Thud—
A figure tumbled out, stained with blood, his protective battle armor in tatters. It was none other than the Assassin Venerable, fallen from the void, caught completely off guard, blasted out before he could even react.
With so many ancient Great Sages bombarding this starry void, even if the Assassin Venerable hid perfectly, it was useless. He had to be blasted out, with nowhere left to hide.
Boom—
At the same time, Ye Chen charged out, descending with icy killing intent. His entire body erupted with boundless Saint Body blood energy, vast and surging, as he rushed forward to attack.
"You—"
The Assassin Venerable's face changed color, not expecting Ye Chen's reaction to be so swift, charging over in the blink of an eye. He hurriedly tried to evade.
"Heaven and Earth Creation!"
Ye Chen attacked with one hand holding the trident, while simultaneously executing his most powerful Heaven-Creating Earth-Forging Fist, directly blasting forth, aiming to shatter everything in its path.
Boom—
This patch of starry void was blasted apart, shattering and annihilating all.
The Assassin Venerable, after all, was a Great Power who had participated in the assassination attempt on Gu Yuntong. His reactions were swift. He shifted sideways, avoiding the lethal strike, but the dark iron battle armor on his body was dented, showing many cracks, with blood spraying out.
The Assassin Venerable was horrified. This Battle Saint King was extraordinary, possessing such terrifying combat power.
Ye Chen, however, wore an indifferent expression, like a god of death, charging forward again. He displayed world-shaking immortal speed, swift as thunder, reaching an extreme that even ancient Great Sages found somewhat difficult to track his trajectory.
The Assassin Venerable dodged, but on another side, the Nine Void Divine King descended. He was a Divine King from the Divine Realm of the Ancient Emperor Realm, a truly ancient Great Power, immensely powerful—a formidable figure who had survived the great war of the Age of Gods. Naturally, he was very strong, unleashing a wave of destructive law-based divine abilities that annihilated everything.
Although the Assassin Venerable quickly tried to evade, he was still wounded, vomiting blood as his entire body was sent flying back, a chunk of flesh sliced off—a miserable state unimaginable under normal circumstances.
He was the king of assassination, always killing when others were caught off guard. Who would have thought that today he would be so disgracefully blasted out and attacked.
"Die!"
Ye Chen roared, his eyes flashing with lightning, filled with killing intent as he charged forward. The Assassin Venerable, however, thrust his spear back, even if it meant Ye Chen would be wounded too.
But Ye Chen charged forward regardless, allowing that spear to pierce through his abdomen while his own trident stabbed into the Assassin Venerable's chest, blood spraying.
"Battle Saint King, you—" The Assassin Venerable was shocked. His opponent was too ruthless, willing to injure himself just to wound him.
"Explode!" Suddenly, Ye Chen gave the Assassin Venerable a sinister smile and uttered two words before rapidly retreating, causing the Assassin Venerable to suddenly feel horrified.
Boom—
The trident was directly detonated by Ye Chen!