“Did you sense our presence long ago?”
After a moment of silence in the room, a voice finally sounded.
Yet this voice was erratic, making it impossible to pinpoint its direction.
“Your stealth techniques are nothing but petty tricks in my eyes—utterly laughable,” Ye Yunfei said coldly.
There were still two assassins lying in ambush within the room! And these two assassins were far more powerful than the previous five; they were experts at the Profound Realm!
“Hmph!
Kid, you’re far too arrogant!”
A voice rang out, laced with anger.
“For an early-stage and a mid-stage Profound Realm assassin to be personally dispatched to kill me, someone must have paid handsomely for your services. Who was it?”
Ye Yunfei inquired.
“That is unnecessary for you to know,” came a reply, unpredictable and elusive.
The next moment.
*Slice!*
A faint streak of sword light, almost imperceptible, shot towards Ye Yunfei.
This sword light was extremely illusory; amidst the darkness of night, it would have been virtually undetectable to the naked eye. If not for Ye Yunfei’s powerful Soul Power, dodging this strike would have been nearly impossible.
*Whoosh!*
Ye Yunfei extended the long sword in his hand, still employing the Thousand Mechanisms Myriad Changes Fantasy Sword.
However, the Sword Intent imbued within the sword technique had reached the Ten-Percent level.
Instantly, the entire room became filled with endless, crisscrossing Sword Intent as intangible sword auras proliferated wantonly.
Even within Ye Yunfei’s pupils, sword auras surged.
At this moment, the impression Ye Yunfei gave was that of man and sword being one!
“Impossible!
You’ve actually comprehended Ten-Percent Sword Intent!”
A voice filled with shock resonated within the room.
*Clang! Clang! Clang!…*
The long sword in Ye Yunfei’s hand danced out relentlessly, parrying one streak of sword light after another.
The assassin battling fiercely with Ye Yunfei remained unseen, his presence known only when sword light erupted. Yet, under Ye Yunfei’s Soul Power perception, his position was firmly locked, and Ye Yunfei could even capture the faintest outline of a dark shadow.
Consequently, the more they fought, the more alarmed this assassin became.
Possessing early-stage Profound Realm strength and having cultivated highly advanced stealth techniques and assassination skills, his actual combat power rivaled that of a mid-stage Profound Realm expert.
But now, facing a mere late-stage Di Realm brat, not only did he fail to gain the upper hand, he was being suppressed!
On the other side of the room, Hu Miao stood motionless, her beautiful eyes fixed on a particular direction, a faint, mocking smile on her exquisite face.
Hu Miao had long known that an assassin lurked in that direction—and one possessing mid-stage Profound Realm strength at that!
“You won’t make a move, is that it? Then I’ll take the initiative.”
Hu Miao suddenly let out a light laugh.
The next moment.
A surge of monstrous aura erupted as Hu Miao’s figure began to blur, as if turning into a wisp of ethereal smoke, twisting continuously. Then, her figure vanished completely.
“To be frank, my concealment abilities are far superior to yours,” Hu Miao’s elusive voice drifted through the room.
Then.
*Boom…*
A terrifying monstrous aura condensed into a fox claw that smashed toward a certain spot within the room.
*Roar…!*
An enraged roar followed, and a figure immediately became visible at that location.
It was a middle-aged man dressed in black robes with his face concealed, holding an ink-black long sword.
*Boom…!*
No sooner had the figure appeared than another fox claw, carrying a fierce surge of monstrous power, slammed into him from behind.
“Scram!”
The middle-aged man appeared somewhat flustered, immediately retaliating with a flurry of sword light strikes as swift as lightning towards his back.
However.
Before the sword light could connect, the fox claw vanished.
The middle-aged man’s face turned exceptionally ugly, for he was completely unable to detect even a trace of Hu Miao’s aura now!
*Swoosh!*
The middle-aged man employed his stealth technique, his figure disappearing directly.
But then.
*Boom!*
A violent surge of monstrous energy suddenly erupted, blasting towards a specific location in the room.
“Ah…!”
A cry of agony echoed.
The middle-aged man’s figure reappeared, dripping with blood. His left shoulder was a bloody mess, the bone shattered, his entire arm hanging limp.
*Swish! Swish! Swish!…*
Enraged, the middle-aged man wildly slashed with his long sword in all directions.
“Flaunting such pathetic stealth skills in front of a Primordial Heavenly Fox—simply asking for a beating.”
Ye Yunfei cast a glance of pity toward the middle-aged man and shook his head.
The Primordial Heavenly Fox race was innately adept at illusions and speed, excelling in concealment and transformation.
Those pitiful stealth techniques of Tianyou Tomb assassins seemed far too childish and laughable in the face of the Primordial Heavenly Fox lineage.
“Brat, die!”
The assassin battling Ye Yunfei also lost his patience, launching all-out attacks without holding back.
*Boom!*
Each of his thrusts contained terrifying power; the condensed sword light resembled a mountain-cleaving blade, coming decisively as if to split the very void. The space around where the sword light passed even twisted slightly.
*Boom!*
Holding his sword in his right hand, Ye Yunfei took a phantom-like step forward, closing the distance, and released 200,000 jin of raw physical strength, throwing a punch with his left fist.
*Clang!*
Ye Yunfei’s fist collided with the assassin’s thrusting sword, producing an explosive clang.
At the same time, Ye Yunfei’s right-hand sword slashed out.
*Swish! Swish! Swish!…*
Waves of sword light, deep as an abyss and vast as the sea, enveloped the assassin.
“Ah!”
A scream rang out—the assassin had been struck.
With Ten-Percent Sword Intent combined with 200,000 jin of physical strength, dealing with an early-stage Profound Realm martial artist wasn’t too difficult for Ye Yunfei. An ordinary early-stage Profound Realm cultivator would have been slain long ago.
It was only because this assassin’s combat power was exceptionally fearsome, far surpassing that of a typical early-stage Profound Realm practitioner—equivalent to a mid-stage Profound Realm expert—that Ye Yunfei had fought with him until now.
“Brat, if I don’t kill you today, I vow never to live as a man again!”
A furious roar echoed, and a black-clad man materialized before Ye Yunfei. His figure was lean, exuding a sinister aura, with eyes sharp as daggers fixed upon Ye Yunfei.
“The one who will die today is you.”
Ye Yunfei gave a cold smile.
The next moment, every pore on Ye Yunfei’s body began to eject streams of an eerie, blood-red vapor.
This was the Origin Essence Blood Disintegration Art!
The Origin Essence Blood within Ye Yunfei’s body was continuously drawn forth, forming a raging, dense crimson mist.
In moments, Ye Yunfei’s body was enveloped in an unbearably thick layer of bloodthirsty mist, emitting a suffocating stench of blood.
A ferocious aura soared to the heavens! At the same time, Ye Yunfei’s own aura also climbed sharply, reaching terrifying heights.
Back in Yuanyue City, it was precisely by using this secret technique that Ye Yunfei had slain Qiu Xuan, the leader of the Yinfeng Mercenary Corps! And now, with Ye Yunfei unleashing this art once more, its power had grown immensely stronger since that last time.
*Swoosh!*
Ye Yunfei took a step, his speed horrifyingly swift. He transformed into a streak of red light, arriving instantly before the assassin.
A punch was thrown.
A massive, blood-red fist seal rumbled forward, crushing everything in its path.
“Brat, courting death!”
Startled and enraged, the assassin channeled terrifying power into his long sword and thrust forward with all his might.
*Bang!*
A tremendous explosion erupted, shattering the assassin’s sword on the spot.
*Splat!*
The blood-red fist seal struck the assassin’s body, blasting him into pieces—dead, without a whole corpse!
Almost simultaneously.
“Ah!”
A scream came as the other assassin was slain by Hu Miao.
“Tianyou Tomb…”
Clutching his sword, Ye Yunfei stood amidst the room filled with corpses, his tone icy cold to the extreme, his gaze overflowing with killing intent.
In Ye Yunfei’s heart, he had already pronounced the death sentence on this assassin organization!