553 If They Have Unequal Strengths, No Can Do (1/2)
The reason it was of the highest level was mainly that this assembly dictum targeted all the assassins in this world. It was not only limited to a particular school, a clan, a sect, or any organization. As long as one was an assassin, one had to obey and act according to this dictum!
As for the factor supporting the dictum to cover such a wide range of influence, it was because the dictum was made by Sun Changkong, the Unrivaled Expert of the world back in the day, who was also called the Unrivaled Assassin.
Sun Changkong had prevailed over the world, able to kill anyone he targeted, and trounced the world's heroes to obedience. He had made the dictum due to the incessant revenge murders in the martial world and the blind transactions of assassination, but truthfully, the main reason for the dictum was to set restrictions on the world's assassins.
Even when this man passed away, his dictum was taken as a sacred order by the world's assassins and no one dared to violate it. This Dictum of Death was guarded in The Merciless Tower. It was also the primary reason The Merciless Tower could develop to its current massive scale, in addition to being the biggest factor that The Merciless Tower was unhappy with the Concourse of the Underworld.
Now, the Dictum of Death had been executed.
Anyone who had the slightest knowledge and experience, who knew what the dictum entailed, who saw it flare at such a high altitude, could not help but shudder.
”Dictum of Death!”
Yun Yang looked up and wore a vague smile. ”It looks like Hen Bieli is really enraged now, he can't hold it in…”
First Court King Qinguang chuckled coldly. ”Hen Bieli thought he could leave himself out of it and watch us fight from the side. Isn't he releasing the Dictum of Death for help now? What a loud slap he lands on his own cheek!”
Yun Yang stood with his arms on his back and replied with a faint smile, ”No one, no organization, could still have the confidence to win in a battle when faced with the Four Seasons Tower's terror attack. The Concourse of the Underworld has told everyone this with absolute sincerity. How could The Merciless Tower even dare to try it?”
”But, I don't understand…” King QInguang scratched his head and said, ”How did Sword, Snow, and Frost head upThe Merciless Tower? This doesn't make any sense!”
Yun Yang answered, ”According to hearsay, the Hall of Crimson Blade's leaders Hong Zhan and Hen Bieli are sworn brothers, very close to each other… The situation now is that Hong Zhan has gone missing, so the Three Venerable Lords must, of course, go to Hen Bieli who would most likely know where Hong Zhan went to.”
”Actually, even if the Four Seasons Tower didn't act first, The Merciless Tower would have joined Hong Zhan's fight against the tower in secret as well.”
”According to the intelligence I've gathered, Hong Zhan has met up with Hen Bieli outside the city. It proved the foresight of the Venerable Lords in annihilating The Merciless Tower instead.”
Yun Yang wore a faint smile.
First Court King Qinguang was struck with the realization, replying, ”I see. How discreet this must be! The Concourse of the Underworld's intelligence has no knowledge of it at all.”
As he spoke, he had another question. ”But, how did Sword, Snow and Frost know about it? Is the Four Seasons Tower's intelligence system so widespread?”
Yun Yang looked at him meaningfully as a smirk grew on his lips, answering faintly, ”Not really… I was the one who disclosed this to them. They'll have to take this favor anyway, I'm just doing more good…”
First Court King Qinguang was speechless.
The culprit who dared to conjure this ripple of havoc was sitting peacefully in front of him.
”But, how did you know? Intelligence that not even Concourse of Underworld and Four Seasons Tower know should be considered absolute secret, shouldn't it?” First Court King Qinguang thought about it only after a while.
Yun Yang chuckled. ”Of course I have my information channels. I am going against the Four Seasons Tower. Even if my combat power is weak compared to theirs, what else would I use to fight them if my other aspects lose out as well?”
Since Shui Wuyin had taken over and organized the Labyrinth of Nine Heavens Intelligence, Yun Yang was privy to too much confidential information! Specifically, now that these assassins had come to Tiantang City, that was within Shui Wuyin's base, Shui Wuyin deserved to die by running into a wall if he could not gather as much information.
”Once this Dictum of Death is released, all the world's assassins will definitely gather here!” King Qinguang's gaze was burning. ”It is the holy item of all assassins! Since the beginning of time, nobody could achieve this other than Sun Changkong!”
”The Unrivaled Assassin! The Unrivaled Expert!”
”To be able to serve under the Dictum of Death in one's assassination career is basically the dream of those of us who are killers.”
”The presence of the Dictum of Death is also a scene that all the killers want to see!”
”The release of the Dictum of Death equates to the submission of the martial world! This isn't just a saying!”