Volume Eight: Assassination

"King!"

"The king is in Rain Ripple City!"

All the Lowly Primal Chaos Lifeform lurking within Rain Ripple City became fervent.

The Lowly Primal Chaos Lifeform are very undisciplined. Even when given orders by their leader, the few core members are relatively obedient, but the vast majority of middle and lower-level races don't care much. They may not see their leader for many years, and may die at the hands of Xing Zhe one day! Naturally, they are more willful and undisciplined.

Willful, unrestrained, and disorganized! This has become the tradition of the Lowly Primal Chaos Lifeform.

The Bewitching Heart Worm Race, the Soul Devouring Snake Race, and the Void Realm Wanderer Race —these are the three major races of the Lurkers. Once a 'king' of these three races is born, they will possess unimaginable power of influence! Even the kings of other races will be willing to obey their commands!

Because only the 'king' of the lurking race can easily enter the city and assassinate the highest-ranking core members! This greatly reduces the difficulty of breaking through the city walls.

In the history of the Nine Rivers Holy World, the reason for the fall of a city was mostly because one of the three major hidden races had a 'king'.

Once the king of the lurking race is discovered, the Xing Zhe the Nine Rivers Holy World will immediately request help! The Dark Holy World will then dispatch some extremely terrifying Xing Zhe to hunt down the 'king' of the lurking race.

Therefore, the birth of a king of a hidden race is always kept absolutely secret.

A king only has one chance to conquer a city in his lifetime!

If they fail, they will have no chance of survival under the pursuit of powerful beings from the Dark Holy World.

"This is my only chance, my only chance to regain my freedom." The Red Robe Cultivator stood up, his eyes cold. The entire Nine Rivers Holy World was a giant Cage! Only after going through hardships to become Overlimit-Level was he given this one chance to 'regain his freedom'.

Once the city is breached, it only needs to kill a portion of the hundreds of millions of Xing Zhe to accumulate enough merit.

"Action!"

The Red Robe Cultivator gave the order, and at that moment, all the leaders who had been hiding throughout Rain Ripple City sprang into action, while the other ethnic groups remained in hiding.

Call!

The Red Robe Cultivator also left the cave abode and flew towards the cave abode of the Hall Master Wei Yang amidst the light mist.

Meanwhile, the other 32 leaders flew towards the main cave abode of Hall Master Wei Yang.

At the King's summons, a total of 32 leaders from various branches of the Bewitching Heart Worm Race and the Soul Devouring Snake Race, who had reached the 'God Emperor Completion Strength', came to the entire Nine Rivers Holy World.

Firstly, among the various branches scattered across the thirty-five city regions of the Nine Rivers Holy World, some branches have not produced any ' God Emperor Completion-Level beings. The strongest beings within these branches are merely descendants of God Emperor Late-Stage. Therefore, the leader-level beings of the Bewitching Heart Worm Race and the Soul Devouring Snake Race are already rare throughout the entire Nine Rivers Holy World.

Secondly, some leaders did not participate in the battle, and those who did participate could only be considered to be about half of the elites of the two races.

"Rumble~~~~"

The four gates of Rain Ripple City slammed shut with a loud rumble.

The city gates are closed, and all Xing Zhe are temporarily prohibited from entering or leaving!

"All Xing Zhe, return to your respective cave abode immediately, or stay temporarily in nearby shops." The gentle voice of the Hall Master Yuan Xiang resounded throughout the city. "After a short while, all Xing Zhe are prohibited from leaving the city. Anyone who tries to escape will be considered Lowly Primal Chaos Lifeform lurking in the shadows."

"This inspection can be completed within one day, and all Xing Zhe must cooperate during the inspection process."

The sound spread.

The Xing Zhe were originally scattered in various places headed towards their own cave abode if they were nearby, while those who were farther away stayed temporarily in some shops.

As time passed, the number of Xing Zhe within Rain Ripple City rapidly increased, and the number of Xing Zhe outside the buildings became increasingly scarce.

"Um?"

The Red Robe Cultivator was now very close to the main cave abode of the Hall Master Wei Yang, but the other 32 leaders were either close or far away, or moving at different speeds, and many had not yet arrived.

"Arrange for the first branch to raid the entire city and try to attract the attention of Xing Zhe," the Red Robe Cultivator immediately ordered.

"Yes."

The leader of the first branch acknowledged the order and immediately carried out the command according to the plan.

Immediately, Xing Zhe from multiple areas of Rain Ripple City left their cave abode. More than two hundred Xing Zhe acted simultaneously. They were either clones of the Bewitching Heart Worm or clones of the Soul-Devouring Serpent.

These suicide missions are all planned by designated accomplices.

However, these clones were all very powerful, and some of them were even clones of the core race. Those Xing Zhe below the level of God Emperor fell one by one under the attack of the Bewitching Heart Worm and Soul-Devouring Serpent clones, and were killed continuously at an extremely fast speed.

"Hahaha, it's been a long time since Xing Zhe so wantonly."

"I killed more than ten people in the blink of an eye."

"Thanks to this massacre, my bloodline will surely evolve to become even stronger."

These two hundred-plus infiltrators are killing indiscriminately. Now they don't need to worry about secrecy; the more insane, the better!

"We were just about to conduct a full city search when some of the lurking agents couldn't resist anymore?"

"Destroy them!"

The elders who controlled the various defensive formations of Rain Ripple City showed no mercy and immediately activated the formations to attack and kill these indiscriminate lurkers.

Rumble~~~~

Thunder and lightning struck wildly! In the blink of an eye, every infiltrator who had been frantically attacking throughout the city was struck by lightning, with nowhere to hide. The vast majority of these infiltrators were instantly reduced to ashes.

Only three of the infiltrators managed to withstand the lightning strikes.

"These three infiltrators are either God Emperor Late-Stage or leader-level avatars!" An elder who controlled the Thunder Array transmitted his voice to the other elders.

If this is the true form of Lowly Primal Chaos Lifeform in the God Emperor Late-Stage, then its vitality is far more tenacious. It cannot be destroyed by a long-range attack from an elder's formation.

"It should just be the leader's clone."

"These spies are very cunning. They usually don't dare to enter the city in their real bodies; they are all sent out as clones."

Boom! Whoosh! Whoosh!

In the blink of an eye, the three infiltrators who had withstood the Thunder were attacked by multiple arrays in succession.

Or flames burning on the body surface.

Or perhaps it is the invisible and colorless wind blowing.

Or perhaps the cold air arrives and freezes the ground.

Multiple formations, each controlled by elders, ultimately led to the deaths of the three infiltrators.

Now.

Not far from the main cave abode of Hall Master Wei Yang, the Red Robe Cultivator had already met with the seven leaders.

"Send a second branch to raid the entire city and continue to buy time," the Red Robe Cultivator ordered again.

"Yes!"

Accompanied by commands.

Another 192 infiltrators rushed out of the cave abode, leaving very few Xing Zhe outside. These infiltrators attacked and killed any Xing Zhe they could see, and even stormed into some shops, targeting the waiters inside.

"Another infiltrator?"

"What's going on? How come so many of them have appeared again?"

The many elders who were in charge of the formation were all surprised.

The emergence of the first batch of over two hundred Xing Zhe was within their expectations. However, the second batch of one hundred and ninety-two infiltrators was somewhat unusual.

"Eliminate them first."

"Destroy".

The elders deployed their formations, launching long-range attacks one by one.

The 192 infiltrators launched a frenzied attack. For them, even if their clones were gone, as long as they killed enough, they could still earn enough merit.

In just three breaths, all 192 infiltrators were dead. Of course, they also killed hundreds of innocent Xing Zhe in the surrounding area.

Something's not right.

The Hall Master Yuan Xiang also noticed the problem.

Two consecutive waves of frenzied attacks made the Hall Master Yuan Xiang realize that something was wrong.

"All Xing Zhe who have not yet returned to their cave abode, immediately proceed to the nearest merchant. After ten breaths, a full-scale investigation will begin," the Hall Master Yuan Xiang's voice rang out.

"Hurry, hurry, hurry!"

"Ten breaths is too short!"

The majority of those in Rain Ripple City were below the God Emperor level. Under the suppression of the Nine Rivers Holy World's rules, their speed was not fast. At this moment, they could not care about anything else and could only rush towards the nearest merchants.

Outside the main cave abode of the Hall Master Wei Yang, the Red Robe Cultivator had joined twelve leaders.

"Only ten breaths? This operation is too hasty." The Red Robe Cultivator frowned slightly. According to the original plan, he and at least twenty other leaders were to act simultaneously to kill Hall Master Wei Yang with an overwhelming advantage.

They then defeated the enemy piecemeal, combining their forces from within and without, and easily breached the city.

But what about now?

Only 30% of the external forces have been gathered!

The mobilization of forces within the city was also hindered by the city-wide alert in Rain Ripple City.

"Although it's a bit rushed, we can't worry about that now." The Red Robe Cultivator glanced around at the surrounding area not far away, and the other twelve leaders also noticed him.

"Enter the cave abode," the Red Robe Cultivator commanded telepathically.

The thirteen of them acted simultaneously.

"Boom--"

A terrifying shockwave instantly blasted through the main gate of Hall Master Wei Yang's cave abode.

Inside the cave abode, Hall Master Wei Yang sat cross-legged with an expressionless face, currently controlling the formation that covered the entire city, and working with the other elders to deal with the lurking infiltrators.

"Hmm?" Hall Master Wei Yang stood up instantly and looked into the distance.

Twelve terrifying waves descended.

Every fluctuation startled the Hall Master Wei Yang.

"Twelve leaders, and all of them are in their true forms!" Hall Master Wei Yang couldn't believe it.

The leaders of the Bewitching Heart Worm and Soul-Devouring Serpent are extremely difficult to deal with because they directly target the soul!

If Hall Master Wei Yang were outside, he would be confident in defeating a leader in a one-on-one situation. But against three opponents, his chances were slim.

"We are now inside the city, and I have the city's entire array to aid me. Even if all twelve leaders attacked at the same time, I would still have a chance of survival." Hall Master Wei Yang was very uneasy. "But they usually send clones into the city. Why are they all coming in their true forms this time?"

Something's not right!

The Hall Master Wei Yang also sensed something was wrong and immediately sought help from the Hall Master Yuan Xiang, Hall Master Gai Tao, and other elders!

"Hall Master Wei Yang, prepare to die!"

As the twelve terrifying waves struck, one wave only fully erupted when it was close to the Hall Master Wei Yang.

A Red Robe Cultivator appeared seemingly out of nowhere in the mind of Hall Master Wei Yang. This Red Robe Cultivator twisted and transformed into a giant worm, devouring Hall Master Wei Yang's mental power in one gulp.

"Overlimit-Level!" Hall Master Wei Yang was shocked and furious. He had never heard of any 'Overlimit-Level' being born among the Bewitching Heart Worm Race or the Soul Devouring Snake Race of the Nine Rivers Holy World.

Because once a lurking race is discovered to Overlimit-Level, they will immediately seek help from the Dark Holy World.

"Kill!"

"We have no way out!"

"This is our only chance to be free!"

Boom boom boom boom boom boom boom!!!

The twelve leaders, all in their true forms, went mad and entered the main body of the Hall Master Wei Yang, joining the king in besieging and killing Hall Master Wei Yang.