In fact, not only Emperor Tantai Hongyuan of this generation, but every emperor of the Tan Tai Royal Family in the Beichen Empire over the past ten thousand years—none had ever been assassinated to death.
Never.
That alone said a great deal.
Xia Chujian had always despised her enemies strategically while taking them seriously tactically.
Since she had already made her move, she would go all out.
She instantly pushed her mecha's speed to the maximum, moving with incredible swiftness.
The High-Frequency Vibration Battle Blade in her hand trembled faintly, its edge reflecting mottled sunlight. Its stealth mode was not affected in the slightest.
Emperor Tantai Hongyuan did not stand there waiting to be attacked either. He swiftly sent a signal down the mountain, summoning his security personnel to come rescue him.
At the same time, he raised an arm. An Ink-Black Longsword suddenly appeared in his mechanical palm.
Xia Chujian's pupils constricted sharply.
She had not even seen where he drew that sword from! It had not been switched out from his mecha at all. It was as though it had simply "grown" directly from his mechanical palm!
Thoughts raced through Xia Chujian's mind, and she did not wait any longer.
She leaped out from the sunlit shadows like a swift, powerful wolf king.
Her Killing Intent was suppressed to the utmost limit. It was as if even the air had been compressed by her, stretched tighter than ever before.
In stealth mode, her High-Frequency Vibration Battle Blade swept forward, parting the air like an ocean and aiming straight for Emperor Tantai Hongyuan's throat.
Yet Emperor Tantai Hongyuan did not move an inch.
Though there was nothing before his eyes, he seemed able to sense the direction of the incoming blade. The hand gripping his sword suddenly swung forward,