Chapter 305: Chapter 304: The Third Assassination
Shocking. A mere youth had actually managed to do this!
The Fifth Elder took a deep breath and shot toward Qin Ya. Before he even arrived, his overwhelming aura had already locked onto Qin Ya. He then raised a hand to the sky, gathering his vast Celestial Human Power, and sent a blast of Palm Qi surging toward Qin Ya with astonishing might!!
With a flicker of movement, Qin Ya instantly shot to the side. Relying on his Mysterious Speed, which had already reached the First Heaven, he dodged the Palm Qi. At the same time, he activated his True Essence, gathering endless Primordial Qi into the Ting Xiao Sword in his hand before slashing out diagonally.
The Palm Qi slammed into the ground, sending sand and stones flying and dealing another heavy blow to the already ravaged earth. Meanwhile, the Sword Qi unleashed by Qin Ya, crackling with Thunder, tore through the void. The very air grew scorchingly hot in its wake.
...
"Mm, what a powerful sword strike."
Seeing this, the Fifth Elder’s expression hardened. He struck out with his full power. The Palm Qi and Sword Qi collided, erupting with a shocking blast wave that roiled the clouds above.
"Heh."
With a soft chuckle, Qin Ya, unwilling to get entangled with him, sheathed his sword. He took out a Ghost Face Mask and put it on. With a mere thought, his figure vanished without a trace.
"Huh?!"
Shangguan Bei, the Fifth Elder, and the others tensed. They swept the area with their Divine Thought but found no trace of him. Their hearts sank as they grew vigilant of their surroundings.
"Is that the same technique as that Blood Nether Association Killer from last time?!"
Suddenly, Shangguan Bei recalled the day at the Four Seas Auction when that Blood Nether Association Killer had used the exact same technique. His expression shifted. Thinking of the Ghost Face Mask Qin Ya had just produced, he felt an indescribable sense of frustration welling up inside him.
’So, the killer I hired just ended up delivering gear to my enemy!’
「Fifteen minutes later...」
Shangguan Bei and the others’ True Essence gradually began to recover. After a while, they all charged out of the black mist, dispersing it with a wave of their hands. At the same time, their vast Divine Thought swept over an area of several thousand meters, but they still couldn’t find any sign of Qin Ya.
"He’s gone!"
"Search! Search all of Lieyang City! No, even if we have to search a hundred cities, my Shangguan Family will not let Qin Ya go." Shangguan Bei then turned to the Elders of the Ouyang and Mu Families, the other two great Noble Families. "Qin Ya has subjected us to this humiliation. I ask that you both return to your families and mobilize your forces. We must find this boy!"
The Elders of the Ouyang and Mu Families glanced at each other and pondered for a moment. Then, the Elder from the Ouyang Family replied coolly, "I will report the cause of this matter to the Patriarch when I return. As for what action to take, that will be his decision."
"The same goes for me!"
Shangguan Bei’s face fell. He already had a sinking feeling about what their answer truly was.
The other two great Noble Families had only suffered some financial losses; they hadn’t even lost any people. This was unlike his Shangguan Family, which had lost a Celestial Human Elder and had its Treasure Vault destroyed. More importantly, Shangguan Bei had caused the Shangguan Family to suffer such a great loss. This would inevitably attract the covetous eyes of opportunists. Whether he could hold on to his position as Patriarch was now uncertain. It was foreseeable that the Shangguan Family would descend into internal conflict.
Furthermore, some of the other powerful families in Lieyang City, or even across the hundred cities, would want to replace the Shangguan Family and become one of the new Three Great Noble Families. Beset by enemies both within and without, the Shangguan Family would be like a ship in a storm, in danger of sinking at any moment. How could the other two great Noble Families not seize this opportunity for their own gain? And as for Qin Ya... a figure that terrifying? Let whoever wants to provoke him do so!
’A single person had shattered a Noble Family!’
’Who would dare to provoke such a character so easily!’
"Could it be that this entire situation was also within Qin Ya’s calculations?"
Suddenly, this possibility occurred to everyone, and they fell into deep thought. It was possible. Otherwise, why didn’t he just kill everyone from the Three Great Noble Families on the spot? Why deliberately let them live?
"This boy’s mind is not simple either."
.........
「The next day」
Somehow, word got out. The news that the Shangguan Family had been attacked by Qin Ya, that the Three Great Noble Families had been robbed by him, and that their losses were immense, spread throughout Lieyang City and even to the other cities, causing a tremendous uproar!
Robbing the Three Great Noble Families all by himself!
Leaving the Shangguan Family crippled and nearly paralyzed!
In an instant, Qin Ya’s fame reached its peak.
"That madman, to actually do something like this! A mere Sky-Controlling cultivator dared to rob the Three Great Noble Families... and he fucking succeeded."
"Tsk tsk, something like this has never happened in the entire Southern Domain."
"What a terrifying young man."
"I’ve lived for so long, but this is the first time I’ve ever seen such an unparalleled prodigy!"
"It’s so shocking, it feels like something out of a dream."
Beyond the shock, the notable powers among the hundred cities grew restless. Disregarding the Shangguan Family’s former prestige, they began to openly and covertly encroach upon the family’s assets, further compounding their losses.
Inside the Heaven-Reaching Tower, Lin Liyu stood at the very top, gazing into the distance. He shook his head with a wry smile. "Young Friend Qin, I never expected you to cause such a huge stir even after you left. Facing the Three Great Noble Families all by yourself... heh, and even achieving a complete victory."
Regardless of the changes in Lieyang City, Qin Ya had no interest in them. At this moment, he was a thousand meters up in the sky, flying toward the Empire...
Counting the days, he realized it had been half a year since he left the Empire. The faces of Leng Ningshuang, Qin Yuxiang, Muu Xue, Li Peiyi, Huaa Que, and others flashed through his mind one by one. A nostalgic look appeared in his eyes, and the corners of his lips curled up slightly.
Just as he was reminiscing, a vast killing intent suddenly descended upon him. Qin Ya stopped abruptly. His eyes, now filled with a grave expression, stared at a spot not far away. A person stood there—a bald old man dressed in blood-red robes, his body radiating killing intent.
The bald old man stood there as if he were the center of the world. Even the clouds and the air seemed to stop flowing, as if afraid to disturb him. The old man’s aura was the strongest Qin Ya had encountered since his rebirth, second only to the Ancient King.
"Celestial Human... Perfection!!"
Qin Ya murmured softly, his right hand unconsciously resting on the Ting Xiao Sword at his waist. "Why does Your Excellency bar my path!" he said, his tone tinged with cold indifference.
The old man raised his eyes and glanced at Qin Ya. His pitch-black pupils were devoid of any emotion, as if he were looking at an ant, or rather, a dead man. It inexplicably sent a bone-chilling coldness through one’s body.
"You are Qin Ya."
His voice was like a tangible entity condensed from endless killing intent, carrying a thousand-year chill that seeped into one’s flesh and marrow, making one’s whole body shiver with cold.
’No ordinary Celestial Human Perfection expert!’
Qin Ya’s brow furrowed as he made a new judgment about the old man before him.
"And what if I am!" Qin Ya said indifferently.
The bald old man gave Qin Ya a deep look, his voice tinged with a slight fluctuation that seemed to be both admiration and pity. "Originally, an ordinary Golden Level killer from the Blood Nether Association was sent to kill you. However, after hearing today of your feat of crushing the Three Great Noble Families, the organization decided to send me instead."
"I am a Quasi-Blood Evil Level killer of the Blood Nether Association!"
"Oh, so the Blood Nether Association has a Quasi-Blood Evil Level." Qin Ya chuckled softly, but his grip on the Ting Xiao Sword tightened. He didn’t dare to be the slightest bit careless.
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