Chapter 25

"Xiang Jun! Get lost!"

Meng Jing kicked the self-important little fatty to the side.

"My opponent, I will deal with it myself. Jiang Ping'an, draw your sword!"

"I don't want to..."

Just as Jiang Ping'an was about to say something, he suddenly sensed something and rushed towards Meng Jing, grabbing her and jumping away.

"What are you doing? Get off!"

Meng Jing's face turned red, and she shouted, feeling very embarrassed at being hugged by someone else for the first time.

However, she suddenly noticed something and her expression changed.

A dart landed where she had been standing just moments ago.

At the same time, a golden light suddenly appeared, covering the surroundings.

Four figures appeared from all directions and entered the golden light.

"Qi Shield!!"

The little fatty Xiang Jun was stunned for a moment, his face turning pale as he quickly tried to run out.

The Qi Shield is used to trap enemies. The appearance of the dart and this thing clearly indicated that the newcomers were not friendly!

Xiang Jun's reaction was still too slow, and his body collided with the Qi Shield, bouncing back heavily.

The sudden scene made the three of them feel a heavy heart.

"Haha, what good luck! I encountered three assassination targets at once, this time I'm making a big profit!"

A person in a black robe spoke with a sinister tone.

"No nonsense, quick and decisive!"

A black-robed person quickly issued an order, and the four of them swiftly attacked the three children.

"They are assassins!" Xiang Jun was terrified, raising his hand to form a seal, preparing to use the Flame Spell to counterattack.

But at that moment, a sinister and terrifying aura suddenly burst from the four of them, and the shadows of many dead cultivators appeared in the air.

This aura was like a cold snake, directly piercing into Xiang Jun's heart, making his body stiff as if he had entered a harsh winter.

Unprecedented fear surged in his heart, his body trembling, unable to move, and his spell was interrupted.

Meng Jing also wanted to draw her sword to counterattack, but the terrifying aura made her body stiff, affecting her movements.

"Heavenly Slaughter Technique... Assassins from the Heavenly Slaughter Pavilion..."

Meng Jing's face showed despair. Her father had been attacked by these assassins before, so she recognized their identity.

The Heavenly Slaughter Pavilion is the strongest assassin organization, and the professional killers within all cultivate the Heavenly Slaughter Technique.

The Heavenly Slaughter Technique is a technique that cultivates a killing aura through murder. When used, it can boost one's fighting spirit and affect the mental state of other cultivators.

The more people they kill, the stronger their killing aura becomes, and the greater its influence on others.

These four people were already at the 6th or 7th level of Qi Cultivation, and with this killing aura, their combat power was even more terrifying.

The little fatty Xiang Jun, upon hearing the words "Heavenly Slaughter Pavilion," became dazed, completely giving up resistance, and prepared to die.

Even if one assassin from the Heavenly Slaughter Pavilion came, they couldn't resist, let alone four.

Moreover, the Qi Shield outside blocked their escape.

The four people swung their swords, aiming for the necks of the three young people, their faces under the black robes filled with greed.

Originally, they had received the task to assassinate Jiang Ping'an, but they unexpectedly encountered three people.

All three were on the bounty list.

No matter how talented they were, in the face of absolute strength, they would die!

Cold light flashed, and blood splattered.

The terrifying killing aura and the shadows of the dead cultivators disappeared.

The four people, clutching their necks, looked at Jiang Ping'an in disbelief.

"You... You're not at the 5th level of Qi Cultivation..."

The task they received stated that Jiang Ping'an's cultivation was at the 5th level of Qi Cultivation.

And they were at the 6th or 7th level of Qi Cultivation, so they could directly kill someone at the 5th level.

But the ones who were killed instantly were themselves.

"Now I'm at the 6th level."

Jiang Ping'an swung his sword again, cutting off their heads.

The fact that he didn't kill them in one strike and let them speak was too dangerous.

What if they released some deadly move before dying?

Killing four at once was a bit difficult, he needed to be more careful next time.

Jiang Ping silently summarized his shortcomings, put away his rune sword, and began doing what he liked most.

He squatted beside the bodies, searching them skillfully.

The killing aura disappeared, and the other two regained their ability to move.

Seeing the four bodies on the ground and the calm Jiang Ping searching the bodies, the two of them became dazed.

The other party had killed four assassins with one strike! He was so strong!

They couldn't even move when facing the Heavenly Slaughter Technique, why wasn't he affected?

"Wah wah~ The outside world is scary, I want to go home!"

The Qi Shield disappeared, and the little fatty Xiang Jun cried and ran away, his pants apparently wet.

He thought that being the 11th in the genius battle made him very strong, but after experiencing a near-death situation, he realized how weak he was.

He didn't care about flirting with pretty girls; he just wanted to go home and hide.

Meng Jing was a bit better, as she often went to the front lines to fight, so she was relatively calm.

Looking at Jiang Ping'an's cold and calm face, and then at the crying Xiang Jun, Meng Jing suddenly realized that this young man seemed to be glowing, making everything around him seem dim.

"You... What level are you now?"

From start to finish, this young man had never panicked.

Meng Jing originally wanted to challenge him to prove that she was stronger.

But the sudden appearance of the assassins made her realize that she and Jiang Ping'an were not on the same level.

The gap in their abilities was very large.

"6th level of Qi Cultivation."

Jiang Ping'an didn't mention his physical cultivation level.

This was his trump card, which could make enemies misjudge his level, leading to strategic errors.

Meng Jing felt very uncomfortable with his cold attitude. In the past, everyone treated her with respect or tried to please her.

Only this guy treated her like a piece of wood.

"Go report this matter, I still need to practice."

Jiang Ping'an found three bottles of pills, two talismans, three identical cultivation techniques, four weapons, and two spirit stones.

These people didn't even have storage tools, so they were very poor.

Holding these items, he returned to the courtyard, ignoring the bodies on the ground and the woman behind him.

"Do you take me for a servant?!" Meng Jing shouted from behind: "Wait and see! I will defeat you eventually!"

"Bang!"

The door to the room closed.

Girls are really noisy.

Tiger Girl is obedient.

Jiang Ping'an placed the items on the table, his expression becoming serious.

These assassins were definitely after him.

He was so sure because the assassins mentioned his previous cultivation level before dying.

The person who sent the assassins was obvious: Xu Tao, the general of Ping Shui County.

Xu Tao's son, Xu Hao, was killed by him, so Xu Tao wouldn't let him grow.

"Xu Tao, just one or two more months, don't be impatient, I remember all this!"

Jiang Ping'an tried to suppress his killing intent.

He touched his right eye, which had played a significant role in the assassination attempt.

His right eye had detected the danger in advance and helped save Meng Jing.

It was also his right eye that released a force to resist the strange killing aura.

If not for his right eye, even if he survived, it wouldn't have been easy.

He didn't know whose eye this was, but it was still alive even after being removed.

Jiang Ping'an put away the two spirit stones and didn't rashly open the pills he had taken, as there was no label on them, and if they were poison, it would be dangerous.

Thinking about how he used to smell the pills he encountered, he realized how foolish he had been.

Finally, his gaze fell on the green-skinned book he had found.

*Heavenly Slaughter Technique*.

This should be the cultivation technique used by these assassins, which could cause fear and paralysis.

Jiang Ping'an opened it and started reading.