Kill

"Fire!" Seeing that the White Bird assassins were unable to take down Zhao Zilong for the moment, the Imperial Guard captain below immediately gave the order.

Countless arrows flew toward Zhao Zilong. Faced with such a dense barrage, Zhao Zilong was not foolish enough to waste his strength defending. This was not indoors; there was plenty of room.

"Byakugan..." In an instant, Zhao Zilong activated the Byakugan, clearly seeing the positions of the arrows around him with three hundred and sixty degrees of vision. His feet moved through Lingbo Weibu as he raced across the rooftops, leaving every arrow behind him.

Meanwhile, Mo Ya supported White Phoenix and watched Zhao Zilong speed across the rooftops in astonishment. "He's really fast! I never expected there to be someone in Xinzheng whose martial arts and lightness skill were both so formidable."

Hong Xiao also gave the order, "Hurry and protect the General."

Inside the room, a guard reported, "General, Marquis, an assassin has broken into the General's Mansion. Please do not leave for the time being. Leader Mo Ya and Leader Hong Xiao have already led men to capture the assassin. He will surely be caught soon."

"An assassin? I didn't expect that assassin to actually dare come!" Ji Wuye snorted coldly. Several days ago, he and Bai Yifei had discovered the presence of a powerful assassin, though they had not found any trace of him at the time.

Though Ji Wuye looked rough and burly, he was extremely cautious. He immediately tightened security and sneered, "Good. Order Mo Ya and Hong Xiao to take down that thief at once."

"Yes."

Meanwhile, Zhao Zilong looked ahead. Through the Byakugan, he had already seen Ji Wuye and Bai Yifei inside that building. In truth, even without the Byakugan, the guards standing watch outside the building—arrayed in neat ranks and numbering perhaps over a thousand—made it clear who was inside.

"So they're in there." Zhao Zilong frowned slightly as he stood on the rooftop. There were roughly a thousand Imperial Guards below, with quite a few more stationed on the rooftops. Through the Byakugan, Zhao Zilong also saw layer upon layer of Imperial Guards inside the building, protecting the people at its very center.

This really won't be easy! Zhao Zilong felt that this would be troublesome. If he could use the Martial Soul Fusion Skill, with so many people gathered here, a single Martial Soul Fusion Skill could wipe out more than half of them. But he could not use his Martial Soul now, and without any large-scale attack methods, killing the Imperial Guards one by one would make even his hands go numb.

"Fire..." Just as Zhao Zilong was considering how to get inside, the voice below interrupted his thoughts.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh! A rain of arrows shot toward Zhao Zilong. With a burst of speed, Zhao Zilong leaped down from the roof and dodged the arrow barrage. Seeing this, the deputy general ordered, "Move! Take him down..."

"Kill! Kill! Kill!" The Imperial Guards charged forward one after another.

"Tch, I'll play with you for a bit!" Zhao Zilong tightened his grip on the Bright Silver Dragon Gall Bladder Spear, aimed its tip at the Imperial Guards, and said in a low voice, "Wind Slash Electric Stab..."

With a BIU, a wave of spear energy shot out from the spear tip. Several soldiers in front were pierced straight through by its impact, after which the spear wave's energy erupted and neatly swept an entire row of soldiers behind them off their feet.

Yet this did nothing to affect the soldiers' morale. They were elite troops personally cultivated by Ji Wuye, or they would never have been entrusted with the vital duty of guarding the General's Mansion.

Watching the soldiers rush forward, Zhao Zilong swiftly charged into the crowd as well. The spear in his hand reaped them like wheat, cutting down row after row.

Mo Ya and the others standing on the rooftop were stunned. White Phoenix looked utterly incredulous. "Amazing! Who exactly is this person? I've never seen anyone with martial arts this powerful. He might even be stronger than the General!"

Mo Ya was equally astonished. "His strength truly is formidable, but he is only one man. All we need to do is prevent him from escaping."

Below, Zhao Zilong fought with growing exhilaration, his spear in hand. He was far faster than them, and with the Byakugan's three hundred and sixty degrees of vision, their attacks looked almost like slow motion to Zhao Zilong—lambs waiting to be slaughtered.

For some reason, as Zhao Zilong killed, the emotions within him that craved slaughter—restlessness and fury—began to emerge again.

What is going on? I should have been able to control my Killing Intent long ago. Why am I feeling this again... The Byakugan in Zhao Zilong's eyes began to fill with blood-red Killing Intent, making him look utterly terrifying.

Seeing their fallen companions all around them, the surrounding soldiers began to feel fear. But they were the elite among soldiers, so even though they were afraid, they continued swinging their swords at Zhao Zilong.

Within the crowd, Zhao Zilong continued reaping their lives. Every thrust of his spear took a life. Yet gradually, Zhao Zilong realized something was wrong. The Imperial Guards around him kept increasing in number, slowly beginning to surround the area.

Damn, there are so many of them. Zhao Zilong looked around and calmed down somewhat. Though these people were like ants in his eyes, too many ants could still pose a danger. Besides, Zhao Zilong did not want to waste any more time on them. He directly charged toward the building.

Fearless Charge... In an instant, Zhao Zilong used Fearless Charge, becoming even faster. He quickly carved a bloody path through the guards and charged into the General's Mansion.

Inside the building, Ji Wuye was still drinking with Bai Yifei and Jade Tiger, paying little attention to the situation outside. Suddenly, a soldier rushed in and reported, "Report, General! This is bad! That assassin has fought his way in..."

"What?" Ji Wuye was shocked, then flew into a rage. "What? With so many of you, you can't stop one man? What good are you?"

The guard said again, "General, it is not that we are incompetent. That man's martial arts are simply too high. Please, General and Marquis, retreat for the time being!"

"Retreat? Bullshit!" Ji Wuye immediately became furious. This was his General's Mansion, yet they were telling him to retreat. He said coldly, "Fine. I want to see just how capable that damned assassin is." As he spoke, Ji Wuye picked up the battle saber at his side and prepared to head outside.

However, Bai Yifei, with his effeminate appearance, softly said from beside him, "General, why lower yourself to the level of a mere assassin?"

Hearing Bai Yifei's words, Ji Wuye calmed down a little. He was not an idiot, after all. Bai Yifei continued, "Mo Ya, Hong Xiao, and the Han Kingdom Imperial Guard are all outside, yet they still have not taken him down. This means he is no ordinary assassin. He is likely a top-tier killer."

Ji Wuye calmed down somewhat further. Although he was the strongest general the Han Kingdom had seen in a century, that was only his reputation on the surface. In the martial world, there were many extraordinary masters, opponents even Ji Wuye was completely no match for.