“Not right, there’s another murderous intent!”
Ye Wuxin was shocked, as a bloodied hand silently appeared behind him, as tall as a hundred meters, eclipsing the sun, it grabbed Ye Wuxin in one swoop.
“Your opponent is me.”
This bloodied hand took Ye Wuxin into the chaotic stream of time and space.
“Not good, Ye Wuxin has been taken away, no one can keep Longevity safe.”
In the midst of battle, Lin Xuantong surveyed his surroundings. With Ye Wuxin being carried away by the bloodied hand, and Lin Beichen holding back Elder Ancestor of Lin Clan and Jiang Family Ancestor, the highest skilled next to these figures was the Clan Leader of Jiang Family, Jiang Sheng.
However, Jiang Sheng was also in intense combat with a protector from the Blood Sea Palace.
“You two, guard Longevity closely; someone from the Blood Sea Palace is aiming to strike him down.”
Lin Xuantong had no choice but to let two Supreme Elders from Wuying Hall, replacing Ye Wuxin, secretly protect Lu Changsheng.
These two Supreme Elders, one a Eighth Grade Divine King and the other a Ninth Grade Divine King, were pillars of Mount Taihua Sacred Land.
Both Supreme Elders knew the critical importance of Lu Changsheng to the Sacred Land, so they patiently waited for Lu Changsheng to undergo his Tribulation, and immediately stepped forward to protect him when it began.
As the last Great Dao Gold Thunder obliterated, out of hundreds of Blood Sea Palace experts, only a mere few survived, and even they were all disheveled and barely holding on.
Lu Changsheng, having passed the Heavenly Tribulation, appeared vibrant and full of life.
His step into the Ninth Grade Divine King Realm caused an explosive increase in his True Qi.
Following his Body Tempering by the Great Dao Gold Thunder, Lu Changsheng’s physique grew even stronger, positioned between the sixth and seventh stages of the Eternal Indestructible Art.
“It seems this time the gains are not bad.”
Lu Changsheng noticed that due to the impacts of the Heavenly Tribulation, hundreds of Demon Chiefs from the Blood Sea Palace died or were injured, among them an unfortunate protector fell, which pleased him immensely.
The surviving Elders of the Blood Sea Palace fearfully watched Lu Changsheng, this man, more devil-like than the devil himself, forcefully pulled hundreds of Blood Sea Palace experts into the Tribulation, nearly annihilating them all, while Lu Changsheng himself smoothly passed the terrifying Heavenly Tribulation.
As soon as the Heavenly Tribulation ended, the two Supreme Elders from the Wuying Hall approached: “Holy Son, someone is trying to kill you…”
Before they could finish, a ghostly figure tore through space-time like lightning, and a dagger pierced through the chest of one of the Supreme Elders.
Instant kill!
A Ninth Grade Divine King Realm Supreme Elder from Wuying Hall, killed on the spot!
The target of the dagger, directed at Lu Changsheng.
So fast!
Lu Changsheng immediately took out two Talismans; two puppets blocked him, and then Lu Changsheng quickly retreated.
The dagger pierced through the two puppets and stopped abruptly.
The Carefree Old Man appeared, holding the dagger Magical Treasure, his face deathly pale.
The two puppets Lu Changsheng used as a shield were his two most valued Direct Disciples—Chi Mei and Wang Liang.
“I have decided not to kill you, but to let you suffer endlessly, wishing you could neither live nor die.”
The Carefree Old Man, with his sunken, sinister eyes and emaciated figure, looked extremely grim and terrifying.
“Who are you? What grievances do we have between us?”
Seeing the Ninth Grade Divine King Realm Supreme Elder from Wuying Hall and two puppets at the first realm of Immortal Emperor, all instantly killed by this old man, and the old man not wearing the bloody robes of the Blood Sea Palace, Lu Changsheng doubted if this person was from the Blood Sea Palace. Since the man targeted him, it showed there was some past conflict.
“I am the Carefree Old Man. You killed two of my disciples, and blood must repay blood.”
The Carefree Old Man stared intently at Lu Changsheng.
With troublesome figures such as the Elder Ancestor of Lin Clan, Jiang Family Ancestor, Ye Wuxin, Lin Xuantong, and Jiang Sheng being entangled by the Blood Sea Palace, Lu Changsheng, marked by this Third Grade Divine King assassin, had no chance of escaping.
Apart from those superior in strength to the Carefree Old Man, others who had been targeted by the Carefree Old Man had never escaped.
“The Carefree Old Man?!”
“This does not bode well.”
Lin Xuantong, Elder Ancestor of Lin Clan, Jiang Family Ancestor, and others, realizing that the old man targeting Lu Changsheng was the legendary and renowned Carefree Old Man, were utterly dismayed.
“How can it be the Carefree Old Man…”
Su Xiaoqi, hearing the old man’s identity, felt a sense of helplessness in his heart.
Carefree Old Man is notorious in the assassin community, with countless strong individuals having died by his hand.
There are several major Assassin Sects in the Immortal Realm, namely Eternal Night, Underworld, and Asura, with countless assassins willing to even take on the bounty to assassinate masters from the Holy Lands.
Many an Elder or Disciple from the various Holy Lands have fallen to these assassins.
Yet, the Holy Lands have never completely severed their ties with the Assassin Sects, choosing instead to retaliate against individual assassins to avoid provoking all of them.
Carefree Old Man is a Yama-level Assassin of the “Underworld” Assassin Sect, ranking higher than the Emperor Level assassins, second only to several Ghost Emperors within the Underworld.
Moreover, among the Yama-level Assassins, Carefree Old Man ranks in the forefront with his Cultivation Level of a Third Grade Divine King.
“I didn’t expect you to be their master… They were no match for me, yet they tried to kill me, and I killed them in self-defense. What does it have to do with me?”
Lu Changsheng watched every move of the Carefree Old Man, secretly preparing the Storm Pear Flower Needles.
Carefree Old Man’s cultivation was not as advanced as that of Elder Ancestor of Lin Clan and Jiang Family Ancestor, both of whom were Greatly Accomplished God-Kings, but still ranked over two thousand on the Divine King Ranking and being an assassin, it was impossible for Lu Changsheng to match him by ordinary means.
Not to mention Lu Changsheng, even Lin Xuantong was no match for Carefree Old Man.
Storm Pear Flower Needles, being a Fourth Grade Taoist Instrument, it was uncertain whether they could kill Carefree Old Man.
But if the Storm Pear Flower Needles could wound Carefree Old Man, allowing the Devouring Heaven Demon Poison to enter his body, Carefree Old Man would not be able to withstand the poison.
Being an assassin from Underworld, familiar with all kinds of concealed weapons, using Storm Pear Flower Needles to launch a sneak attack might not actually hit the target.
Now the only thing distracting Carefree Old Man was his own fury.
“Smooth talker!”
Carefree Old Man had no intention of sparing Lu Changsheng. His figure mysteriously vanished, then suddenly appeared behind Lu Changsheng.
Lu Changsheng, fully focused, almost instantly when the Carefree Old Man reached behind, he distanced himself while turning around, activating the Storm Pear Flower Needles tied to his left arm, shooting out five silver needles!
“Child’s play.”
Carefree Old Man, ghost-like in form, managed to dodge all five silver needles at such a close distance.
Lu Changsheng frowned.
Carefree Old Man proved how formidable an assassin he was, being able to dodge the fast-moving Storm Pear Flower Needles.
Carefree Old Man even pinched a silver needle between his fingers and examined it closely.
“It turns out to be a concealed weapon forged from Ice Soul Divine Iron from the depths of the Nether Sea, its power is astonishing. Ordinary Divine Kings can’t dodge this weapon, but I am versed in all sorts of concealed weapons, you’re merely showing off your basic skills to an expert.”
Carefree Old Man disdained the use of the Storm Pear Flower Needles by Lu Changsheng.
Being a high-ranking member of the Assassin Sect, he had encountered various magical treasures and concealed weapons, including those similar to the Storm Pear Flower Needles.
To him, the Storm Pear Flower Needles posed little threat.
Lu Changsheng fired another silver needle.
This time, Carefree Old Man did not dodge, and was hit by the Storm Pear Flower Needles.
“Did it work?”
The Elders of the Mount Taihua Sacred Land held their breath in anticipation, watching the confrontation between Lu Changsheng and Carefree Old Man.
Lu Changsheng seemed to have a remarkable magical treasure, and this weapon had hit Carefree Old Man; it was uncertain whether it would be enough to defeat him.
However, Carefree Old Man’s expression remained unchanged, he snorted coldly, his muscles and internal organs moved in a way that actually expelled the silver needle that had entered his body.
Carefree Old Man was unharmed!
“As an assassin who constantly faces life and death, to protect my life, I have trained my body extensively to forge an indestructible physique. How could mere Ice Soul Divine Iron silver needles kill me?”
Carefree Old Man spoke with scorn.
“Carefree Old Man is also a powerhouse skilled in both martial arts and cultivation, this is even more troubling.”
Lin Xuantong knew the terror of a Third Grade Divine King who had practiced both martial arts and cultivation; Carefree Old Man was aiming for Lu Changsheng, and it seemed unlikely that Lu Changsheng would escape unscathed.
Lu Changsheng, seemingly defiant, fired another silver needle at Carefree Old Man.
“Futile struggle.”
Carefree Old Man deemed Lu Changsheng’s actions as meaningless struggling, believing that no matter how many more needles came, they could not harm his indestructible body.