Chapter 28

After simply packing a few things and slightly dressing himself up, Shen Xiang set off alone for the capital city. With his strength, as long as it wasn't someone above the Eighth Level of the Mortal Martial Realm, they would find it difficult to pose a threat to him. There weren't many people in the Southern Martial Kingdom who had reached the Eighth Level of the Mortal Martial Realm, so Shen Tianhu was very reassured.

The capital city was quite far from Wohu City, at least a five to six-day journey. However, there wouldn't be much danger along the way unless he foolishly entered the deep mountains and wild forests where beast creatures often appeared.

"Kid, don't rush to join those martial arts sects. The competition in those sects is very intense. Without absolute strength, you'll only be humiliated!" Bai Youyou said.

"Understood, Sister Youyou!" Shen Xiang felt a slight warmth in his heart, as it was rare for the icy beauty Bai Youyou to remind him.

At this moment, Shen Xiang had already left Wohu City and was in the wilderness. This was his first time leaving Wohu City, and he felt a bit excited, but he remained vigilant at all times.

In the evening, as the sky grew dark, Shen Xiang arrived at the edge of a forest, walking on a muddy path. At this moment, he suddenly sensed movement behind him!

"Damn it, what the hell is following me, and there are several of them!" Shen Xiang cursed in his heart, while raising his guard and channeling true qi to his limbs, which would allow him to attack or dodge quickly at any time.

"Don't panic, let them come out first. If you can't fight them, run. You have the Vermilion Bird Fire Wings, so you can easily escape," Su Meiyao transmitted a message to Shen Xiang.

Shen Xiang replied with his divine sense: "I'm not panicking, I'm just annoyed. They've been tracking me for so long. Could they have followed me from Wohu City?"

"You're really useless, being followed for so long!" Bai Youyou said with disdain, which made Shen Xiang even more annoyed.

Shen Xiang turned around and coldly shouted, "How long do you plan to follow me? Come out now!"

Not long after he shouted, "swish, swish, swish," five masked black-clothed figures appeared beside him. He had previously helped the Xue family's disciples deal with those black-clothed killers, and he never thought he would encounter them himself.

The five black-clothed figures had indeed been following Shen Xiang all along, but he had been very vigilant throughout the journey, making it difficult for them to make a move. Now that they had been discovered, they had no choice but to reveal themselves.

The five black-clothed figures only exposed their eyes, which were very calm, indicating their rich experience. As soon as they appeared, they took out a black greatsword from their storage bags, raised the sword, infused it with true qi, and simultaneously leaped toward Shen Xiang.

The five killers attacked very decisively, fast and fierce. But as they leaped, two flames burst from Shen Xiang's eyes, and his body was suddenly enveloped in heat. The Vermilion Bird true qi instantly flowed into his arms, and his right hand burst into a fiery glow. A long fire whip appeared in his hand, formed from the Vermilion Bird true qi. The fire whip danced and lashed out at the five leaping black-clothed figures, instantly igniting their clothes.

The five black-clothed figures had to abandon their attack on Shen Xiang and retreat to the side because the flames burning their clothes were too intense for them to bear. This kind of flame was more powerful than any they had seen before.

Shen Xiang's face was cold, and he mercilessly lashed the fire whip at one of the black-clothed figures' heads. When the fire whip struck the black-clothed figure's head, it exploded, emitting a burst of fire, and the black-clothed figure's head turned to ashes.

The Vermilion Bird true fire was not an ordinary flame; it was condensed from divine cultivation, with boundless power.

The five black-clothed figures were all at the Fifth Level of the Mortal Martial Realm. Their attempt to assassinate Shen Xiang was like hitting a stone with an egg. Shen Xiang's fire whip lashed out again, and in just a few moments, he had killed three more black-clothed figures!

To the black-clothed figures, Shen Xiang's fire whip was as fragile as tofu. A single sweep of the fire whip could easily cut through their bodies!

Only with a sufficiently powerful divine sense could one condense true qi into such a powerful weapon!

"Sister Youyou, do you have a way to make this guy talk?" Shen Xiang grabbed one of the black-clothed figures, but the figure refused to speak.

Bai Youyou smiled coldly and replied, "You asked the right person. Follow my method: press your hand on this person's head, gather your divine sense, and then circulate it according to my method, dividing it into six parts and infusing it into six different positions on this person's head."

Shen Xiang immediately followed her instructions, which was relatively simple and quickly produced results. The black-clothed figure's eyes became dull, losing their luster, and he no longer struggled as fiercely as before.

"Ask him again," Bai Youyou said.

Shen Xiang marveled at Bai Youyou's mysterious and powerful technique and then asked the black-clothed figure, "Who sent you to kill me?"

"Yao Family's Seventh Elder!" The black-clothed figure's voice was emotionless and stiff.

A flash of ruthlessness crossed Shen Xiang's eyes. He never expected it to be the Yao Family. He continued, "Where is he now?"

"On the way to the capital city," the black-clothed figure answered.

Shen Xiang grabbed the black-clothed figure's collar and asked, "Are you the killers who assassinate the young disciples of those families?"

"Yes," the black-clothed figure answered.

Shen Xiang's expression turned serious, and he was very surprised. The Yao Family was behind this.

"Why does the Yao Family want to assassinate the young disciples attending the banquet?" Shen Xiang asked again.

"I don't know!" the black-clothed figure answered.

Shen Xiang asked a few more questions but got no further information, so he killed the black-clothed figure and burned the bodies.

The sky was completely dark, and the stars filled the sky. Suddenly, a red light flew through the air, looking like a meteor, but meteors don't fly horizontally.

It was Shen Xiang. He released the Vermilion Bird Fire Wings and traveled through the night, chasing the Yao Family's Seventh Elder, who had been injured by him!

Releasing true qi to form wings not only consumed divine sense but also true qi. However, Shen Xiang cultivated the Five Elements true qi, and he was currently using only the fire attribute Vermilion Bird true qi. His body was still full of Qinglong true qi.

It's worth noting that there are few martial arts techniques that can transform true qi into wings. These techniques are very strict because the true qi is released from the back and must be precisely controlled with divine sense. The wings are like a bird's wings, and any mistake could be very dangerous. Such techniques are considered treasures by martial artists. Shen Xiang learned from Bai Youyou and Su Meiyao that even the martial arts sects rarely have such techniques.

Therefore, he had to be extra careful when using it, but now he didn't care. He wanted to catch up with the Yao Family elder's convoy. If others could assassinate him, he could certainly assassinate them!