Chapter 2339: Chapter 2339 Direct Killer
Hei Feng was surprised to learn that the assassin before her was actually a direct subordinate of Stygian.
Without Ye Liuyun’s order, she didn’t dare to take action hastily. She had no choice but to wait for Ye Liuyun to finish his breakthrough before making a decision.
Ye Liuyun had been suppressing his realm for too long. As soon as he entered the Xuankong Stone, his breakthrough had already begun.
Moreover, the energy in their Multipurpose Cauldron and Storage Stone was abundant enough to fully support the energy required for their breakthroughs.
After Hei Feng waited outside for an entire day, Ye Liuyun finally emerged from the Xuankong Stone.
As soon as Ye Liuyun came out, Hei Feng handed over the assassin’s interspatial ring and explained the situation to him.
Ye Liuyun took the assassin’s emblem and examined it carefully.
He noticed that within the emblem there was positional information. The spider’s eyes had been crafted from gemstones, which even reflected light.
Now that Ye Liuyun had the Golden Phantom Eyes, fused with the foreign race’s Third Eye, he immediately realized that the assassin’s Divine Soul power was not as strong as his own.
However, just to be safe, Ye Liuyun had his clone assist him in forcefully planting a Slaving Seal on the assassin. He then tried to erase the contract the assassin had with Stygian.
But he quickly realized that the Stygian contract was quite sophisticated. If the contract were erased, the associated memories of Stygian would vanish along with it.
Thus, Ye Liuyun abandoned that plan. After all, his Slaving Seal didn’t conflict with the equal contract with Stygian, and he could still control the assassin without issue.
The assassin’s real name was Liu Jing. Ye Liuyun wanted to keep him because, through soul-searching, he discovered that the assassin had knowledge in Formation, Weapon-refining, and alchemy. Moreover, Liu Jing had a decent level of expertise in all these fields.
His personal combat strength and spatial force were also impressive. Keeping him would definitely be more useful than someone like Zhao Hu or Yu Yao.
However, Ye Liuyun wasn’t sure whether Stygian would seek revenge, so he decided to take the assassin’s emblem and ask Scythe about it.
If Scythe insists on taking the person, he would exchange this assassin for some Spirit Crystals.
"I didn’t expect to hook a big fish. Let’s wait for two more days and see. If no one else bites, we’ll leave."
Ye Liuyun said this as he ordered Lao Yuanfeng to release Zhao Hu and Yu Yao, instructing them to retreat to the next room to practice and stay alert.
He then took Liu Jing back into the Spatial World and went to the Xuankong Stone to solidify his realm. He even hoped that someone would try to ambush him so he could test his strength at the mid-stage of the ninth level.
Unfortunately, word travels fast in the world of assassins.
The large number of assassins who had come during the night were all eliminated. Even though the others didn’t know exactly how they were dealt with, they could guess that anyone around Hei Feng was not someone to mess with.
Over the next two days, though many still used their Divine Sense to probe, once they saw that the people inside were unharmed and confirmed the rumors, they immediately left
Two days later, Ye Liuyun decided to store the Devil Vine, Phantom Hand, Zhao Hu, Yu Yao, and Hei Feng into the Spatial World. Then, set off alone for the Stygian secret realm.
Upon meeting Scythe, Ye Liuyun first handed over the heads of Fu Lin and Meng Tianyang, exchanging them for corresponding points. He then used the assassin’s insignia to trade for Spirit Crystals.
"Heh, you’re really raking in quite the haul! You know, your name had already spread among the hired assassins here!" Scythe casually remarked.
"How do they know it’s me?" Ye Liuyun responded with a question.
"Of course! The new martial practitioners who have the most points, who have killed the most—experienced assassins can easily guess it’s you. They even figured out that you’re skilled at disguise."
Ye Liuyun neither confirmed nor denied it.
"Good thing I didn’t use my real name or face!" he thought to himself, secretly relieved that he always used a false identity. Otherwise, he’d be constantly hounded by these assassins, and that would be troublesome.
Finally, Ye Liuyun took out the insignia of the direct assassin and asked Scythe how to handle it.
"Since you have already captured him, he is now your prisoner. You can kill him or sell his insignia, or you can let him continue carrying out missions as a Stygian direct assassin," Scythe explained to Ye Liuyun.
Hearing this, Ye Liuyun was curious and asked, "Doesn’t Stygian protect its own assassins?"
Scythe chuckled and said, "Of course they protect them. However, internal competition is not something we protect. Also, if it’s a personal grudge of the assassin, we won’t get involved."
"Only when someone specifically targets Stygian will we offer protection. In that case, we will send experts to deal with them."
Ye Liuyun found this explanation reasonable.
Still, he summoned the insignia of Liu Jing and Hei Feng, intending to keep both of them by his side.
What he didn’t expect was that Liu Jing’s insignia could be exchanged for trillions of Spirit Crystals.
The insignia of a direct assassin was already valuable, and with the additional points inside, it allowed Ye Liuyun to make a significant profit.
However, Scythe also reminded Ye Liuyun, "If, like Hei Feng, you specifically target Stygian’’ hired assassins or direct assassins, we will place a bounty on you as well."
Ye Liuyun quickly explained, "These people attacked me first. I didn’t provoke them!"
Scythe nodded, then asked Ye Liuyun if he wanted to take on any new missions.
After calculating his points, Ye Liuyun realized he only had thirty points so far.
“Are there any quick ways to increase my points?” Ye Liuyun asked Scythe.
Scythe thought for a moment before replying, "Given that you have helpers by your side, I think you should consider taking on group missions. For example, missions to eliminate a certain faction can give you a lot of points at once."
"Sounds good!" Ye Liuyun immediately agreed.
Scythe recommended a few missions to Ye Liuyun, all involving the complete destruction of a certain family. The points for these tasks ranged from thirty to fifty. Ye Liuyun felt that exterminating an entire family without cause was somewhat inhumane. Moreover, such tasks wouldn’t help him practice and increase his strength, so he turned them down.
After some thought, Scythe asked Ye Liuyun, "Would you be willing to take on a mission to target the City Lord Manor?"
"The City Lord Manor? But won’t the local garrison immediately act once we make a move?" Ye Liuyun asked in confusion.
Scythe nodded, "Exactly. Because it’s a difficult task that requires more manpower, the points awarded are also high. Destroying a City Lord Manor will grant you three hundred points."
"Destroying it? Does that mean we need to take heads?" Ye Liuyun asked.
He found the idea challenging, but he was definitely intrigued. If he could use Stygian’s influence to overthrow the Sanctuary Dynasty, it wouldn’t be bad.
Scythe explained, "No need for that. You only need to bring back the heads of the people in the City Lord Manor as proof. As for the martial practitioners in other City Lord Manors, we will send people to confirm them. You don’t need to worry, the key is to eliminate them."
"Do you have information on the number of people in the local City Lord Manor, and their cultivation levels? And how about the local garrison? How many people are there, and what are their cultivation levels?" Ye Liuyun asked.
