An Upraised Hand Destroyed the Diamond Guardians

Thud! Thud! Thud!

Hooves flew, blasting apart the accumulated snow.

The road from the Tenth Ring to the Fifth Ring entrance was long, but Kui Thirteen and his men moved at breakneck speed. Racing all the way, they would soon pass through the city walls and reach the true Imperial Capital.

Over a hundred expendable assassins hid at the boundary between the Fifth and Sixth Rings.

When they heard the hoofbeats, they received a signal from their boss.

Following the plan, the expendable men cautiously leaked a thread of killing intent.

That thread of killing intent was so faint that even ordinary Third Limit experts would not detect it.

However—

Even from over a thousand meters away, Kui Thirteen sensed it.

"There's killing intent!"

Rustle!

The relaxed Eight Diamond Guardians went on alert.

"The killing intent is at the boundary between the Fifth and Sixth Rings."

"Sure enough, those people refuse to give up."

"But, sir, these assassins seem rather ordinary this time."

Kui Thirteen said nothing.

Though confident, though a Heaven-Reaching Martial Artist, he had spent years mingling within the Imperial Palace. Even when his opponents were weak, he remained exceedingly cautious.

At this moment—

Atop the city wall, Chu Qing spoke quietly with Ying Hongzhu.

"Why are we killing this eunuch?"

Ying Hongzhu rolled her eyes and muttered, "Does it matter?"

"As long as he dies, I'll give you the Eight Divine Hands. Heavenly Gang!"

Chu Qing nodded. "Makes sense!"

"The enemy is here!"

"Then... we strike together when they're five hundred meters away!"

Ying Hongzhu nodded.

With a grave expression, she drew a short sword.

Then she swallowed fistful after fistful of secret medicine, adjusting her condition.

Kui Thirteen was terrifying.

She had to strike in her absolute peak state.

Otherwise—

In less than a minute, Kui