Chapter 515 (1/2)

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a.s.sa.s.sins never cared for any sort of rule or law. So long as they could kill their target, they could do anything. As someone who had undergone much tempering, Xiang Shaoyun had his guard up at all times. However, this particular a.s.sa.s.sin had noiselessly mounted a sneak attack during a chaotic situation, and was almost impossible to guard against.

Fortunately, the chaos also somehow worked in Xiang Shaoyun's favor. One of the women in the crowd suddenly pounced on Xiang Shaoyun in order to get a spot for herself. She started rubbing her curvy body against him, hoping that she could seduce him by doing that. Her actions caused Xiang Shaoyun to lose his footing and move to the side, something the a.s.sa.s.sin had not expected. The dagger stabbed into the woman instead of him.

”AHHH!”

The woman wailed miserably, alarming the people in the area. Instantly, they understood someone was taking advantage of the chaos to accomplish some other agenda, and everyone scattered.

Xiang Shaoyun also realized what was happening and quickly retreated with the woman. His gaze landed on an ordinary-looking man before him, feeling the murderous intent akin to a viper coming from the man.

The man charged Xiang Shaoyun once again, moving at a speed not even Xiang Shaoyun could react in time. This was definitely a late-stage Emperor. An a.s.sa.s.sin like this was more than enough to a.s.sa.s.sinate Xiang Shaoyun.

To the a.s.sa.s.sin's surprise, Du Xuanhao and Han Pojun had arrived before he could complete his second attack. During the start of the chaos, the two had increased their vigilance for fear that something would happen to Xiang Shaoyun.

Unexpectedly, someone was really trying to kill Xiang Shaoyun publicly. The moment the woman screamed, both Du Xuanhao and Han Pojun locked on to the a.s.sa.s.sin and attacked at the same time.

Du Xuanhao drew his saber and sent a boundless saber energy powered by saber intent flying forward. As for Han Pojun, he used a spear and sent an ice spike flying toward the a.s.sa.s.sin. Wherever the ice spike pa.s.sed, the temperature dropped.

When the two peak Emperors attacked together, their energies flooded their surroundings, displaying a world-shaking might. The two had expected that both of them were enough to easily eliminate the a.s.sa.s.sin. But the moment they attacked, two other people intervened and blocked their attacks.

With that, the a.s.sa.s.sin no longer had any misgivings and continued on toward Xiang Shaoyun and the woman. With the wide gap of strength between them, it did not seem like Xiang Shaoyun would be able to put up much fight.

Xiang Shaoyun himself knew he was in danger and was prepared to release his nether prison devil puppet. Just as he was about to do so, a curtain of power suddenly appeared and wrapped around the a.s.sa.s.sin.

Bang!

The only thing Xiang Shaoyun heard was a m.u.f.fled sound before feeling some liquid splash onto his face. When he focused, he saw that the a.s.sa.s.sin had been turned into a pile of mincemeat.

”Hmph. You dare a.s.sa.s.sinate a young genius in my presence? Your sin can't be forgiven,” said the old man from the platform.

His voice was akin to a sudden thunderclap, ringing loudly in the ears of everyone present. After he said that, two different clumps of energies shot out. The Emperors battling Du Xuanhao and Han Pojun couldn't even scream before they were reduced into mincemeat as well.

Du Xuanhao and Han Pojun were given a fright. They quickly withdrew their attacks before das.h.i.+ng toward Xiang Shaoyun and standing guard beside him. The crowd had complicated expressions when they saw that, and n.o.body stepped forth to disturb Xiang Shaoyun anymore.

A tall tree would always be the first to fall. Many people understood that, and what they should do now was look after their own hides. Xiang Shaoyun looked at the woman in his arms. She was already dying, and he quickly fed her a drop of lightning liquid. This woman had taken an attack on his behalf for no apparent reason. He felt guilty, but that did not mean that he would accept this woman as his follower to the Dragon Phoenix Academy because of that.