Celestial Slaughter Hall?
Zhou Tianhai exclaimed, "You mean the legendary assassin organization that only recognizes money, not people—one that’s a hundred times more powerful than the Beast Taming Sect?"
Zhou Chengfeng nodded. "That’s right. The very same!"
Celestial Slaughter Hall was an assassin organization that trained a large number of wicked killers.
As long as the price was right, they would dare to kill even the Celestial King.
Zhou Tianhai said excitedly, "Good! Let’s hire them. With an assassin from Celestial Slaughter Hall on the job, no matter how strong Su Mo is, he’s a dead man this time!"
In addition, they also wanted to request an expert from the Heaven-Suppressing Royal Mansion to coordinate with them.
That way, there would be no chance of failure!
「Famous Sword Manor!」
After reading the letter from the Zhou Family, Wei Wuya said to Wei Tianli, "Second Brother, the Zhou Family is planning to make a move on the Xiao Family."
Wei Tianli asked in pleasant surprise, "Has the Heaven-Suppressing King come out of seclusion?"
Famous Sword Manor and the Zhou Family had delayed taking action, waiting for the Heaven-Suppressing King to emerge from his seclusion.
That was why Wei Tianli’s first thought was of the Heaven-Suppressing King.
Wei Wuya shook his head. "The Heaven-Suppressing King is still in seclusion. The Zhou father and son are impatient and fear that delays might bring new troubles. They want to hire someone from Celestial Slaughter Hall to do it."
Celestial Slaughter Hall?
Wei Tianli said gravely, "It’s easier to invite a demon than to send one away. Celestial Slaughter Hall has countless wicked assassins. Getting involved with them brings nothing but trouble. Aren’t the Zhou father and son afraid of letting a wolf into the house?"
"It’s even better if they let a wolf into the house!"
Wei Wuya chuckled sinisterly. "If the Zhou Family does let a wolf in and suffers greatly at the hands of Celestial Slaughter Hall, it’s all the better for our Famous Sword Manor. At that point, we will be the number one power under the Heaven-Suppressing King. When he ascends to the throne, we’ll be the founding fathers of his new dynasty."
"Of course! Why didn’t I think of that?"
Wei Tianli slapped his thigh in excitement!
Wei Wuya said, "We shouldn’t get too deeply involved in this matter. Try to distance ourselves from Celestial Slaughter Hall. However, this is also about avenging Third Brother, so you must personally make a trip to Qingyang City."
Killing intent surged from Wei Tianli as he declared, "Don’t worry, Big Brother. I’ll be sure to capture several members of the Xiao Family and bring them back. I’ll make them kneel before Third Brother’s grave and use their heads and their blood as an offering to him."
「Two days later!」
A man with a scar on his face arrived outside Qingyang City and flew straight over the city walls.
A city guard shouted up at the scarred man, "How dare you! Flying is forbidden in Qingyang City! Get down here now!"
The Desolate Empire had explicit laws stating that Flying in the Sky was prohibited over any city to avoid disrupting public order.
SHHIIINNG!
A streak of blade energy pierced the soldier’s body, slicing him in two.
The surrounding crowd instantly erupted into chaos.
Someone had just ignored the city’s rules, flown through the air, and even killed a city guard!
SHUFFLE!
A dozen or so city guards poured out from the shadows, their faces ferocious as they stared at the scarred man!
The scarred man was expressionless as he swung his blade again!
SHIING! SHIING! SHIING!
The dozen or so city guards were instantly cut down, leaving a bloody mess on the ground.
The onlookers trembled in fear.
’This man is so vicious!’
’He kills on sight!’
Just then, Wei Tianli walked in through the city gate. Looking at the scarred man in mid-air, he marveled, "Tsk, tsk. To think the Zhou Family actually hired the Celestial Defect Blade Master."
The Celestial Defect Blade Master asked coldly, "You know me?"
"Of course, I do!"
Wei Tianli smiled. "Who hasn’t heard of the bloodthirsty Celestial Defect Blade Master, the man who annihilated three major families in a single night three years ago?"
Although he had been prepared for this, Wei Tianli was still inwardly shocked to see that the Zhou Family had hired the Celestial Defect Blade Master.
The Celestial Defect Blade Master was notoriously cruel.
With the Zhou Family hiring him to wipe out the Xiao Family, everyone in the Xiao Family was going to die, and their deaths would be gruesome.
"In that case, you can die!"
The Celestial Defect Blade Master suddenly swung his blade at Wei Tianli. Wei Tianli’s expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly raised his sword to block!
CLANG!
The moment the blade and sword collided, terrifying blade light mixed with sword light and spread out in all directions with the two men at the center.
The surrounding buildings were instantly razed to the ground.
PFFT! PFFT! PFFT!
Dozens of onlookers were injured, spraying blood as they stared in horror at the two fighters.
"Grand Martial Artists... Both of them are at the Grand Martial Artist Realm!"
"What?"
"Why would experts of the Grand Martial Artist Level come to our Qingyang City?"
The strongest force in Qingyang City was the Xiao Family. The Xiao Family Patriarch, Xiao Zhan, and their several elders were all at the Martial Master Realm; it was rare for a Grand Martial Artist to appear.
Seeing two Grand Martial Artists appear at once, everyone began to panic.
"Hmm?"
The Celestial Defect Blade Master’s eyes narrowed as he looked at Wei Tianli, clearly not having expected him to block his attack.
Wei Tianli was just as shocked.
’As expected of an assassin from Celestial Slaughter Hall. His first strike was terrifying. If I hadn’t defended in time, I’d be severely injured by now.’
"You must be from the Xiao Family, right? Heh heh, let’s see how many of my attacks you can block."
The Celestial Defect Blade Master prepared to swing his blade at Wei Tianli again when a sharp shout suddenly came from the direction of the city gate.
"Wait!"
An old man walked in through the city gate, followed by a middle-aged man in blue robes.
The newcomer was none other than the Zhou Family’s Grand Elder, Zhou Haitong.
Zhou Haitong pointed at Wei Tianli and said, "This is the Second Manor Master of Famous Sword Manor. We’re on the same side!"
’On the same side?’
The Celestial Defect Blade Master glanced at Wei Tianli with disdain before slowly sheathing his long blade.
"Greetings, Elder Zhou!"
Wei Tianli looked at the blue-robed, middle-aged man beside Zhou Haitong and asked curiously, "And who might this be...?"
The blue-robed, middle-aged man announced proudly, "Zhao Xu, a Guest Elder of the Heaven-Suppressing Royal Mansion!"
Wei Tianli said politely, "Greetings, Guest Elder Zhao."
Zhao Xu nodded.
Zhou Haitong said to the three of them, "Since everyone is here, let’s set out. The target is the Xiao Family. Slaughter everyone, but capture Xiao Qingxue alive."
"Sorry, but my blade only leaves the dead!"
The Celestial Defect Blade Master ignored Zhou Haitong’s command and shot off toward the Xiao Family estate!
"What? They want to wipe out the Xiao Family? But that’s the biggest family in Qingyang City!"
"So what?"
"Four Grand Martial Artist-level experts have come this time, including the Celestial Defect Blade Master who kills without batting an eye. The Xiao Family can’t possibly stand against them."
"The Xiao Family only has a few Martial Artists. What do they have to fight back with!"
"Sigh... I wonder how the Xiao Family offended these people. They all want to destroy them!"
A wave of sighs went through the crowd.
The Xiao Family had a good reputation in Qingyang City. Seeing that someone had come to destroy them, everyone felt it was a pity.
Unfortunately, there was nothing they could do to help the Xiao Family.
In the crowd, a young man hurried into an alley and said to an old man, "Elder Wang, send a message to the Valley Master, quickly! Someone is about to wipe out the Xiao Family."
What!
Elder Wang exclaimed in shock, "Are you sure you heard correctly?"
The young man said, "I’m sure. Four Grand Martial Artists have come, including the Celestial Defect Blade Master and the Zhou Family’s Grand Elder."
Cold sweat trickled down Elder Wang’s back. "Something terrible is about to happen!"
「The Xiao Family Estate!」
Xiao Zhan sat in the main hall, his face etched with worry. "Xiaomo has been gone for more than ten days. I wonder if he’s found the materials for his breakthrough yet."
The Grand Elder comforted him, "Don’t worry, Patriarch. The Young Master is blessed by fortune and is very powerful. He’ll definitely find his cultivation materials and return safely."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Just then, a thunderous roar suddenly came from outside the gates: "Everyone from the Xiao Family, get the hell out here and die!"