In the Void God Xingchan's plan:
If Li Yuan had a Void God Puppet close by, or was protected by Void God guards, then he would assess the defensive force and either abandon the assassination or simply self-destruct and gamble his life.
If Li Yuan was alone, he would attempt to kill him directly with the two secret treasures. If the secret-treasure ambush failed, he would then rely on his own strength to try to slay him.
Only!
Void God Xingchan had missed two things. First, Li Yuan's own strength was far greater than he had imagined.
Second, besides bestowing a Void God Puppet upon Li Yuan, Jiang Yuan True God had also arranged for another extremely powerful Void God—the Void God Shadow Demon—to secretly guard Li Yuan, serving as a second layer of protection.
Before this, the Void God Shadow Demon had remained hidden in the dark the entire time. Void God Xingchan had not even sensed him.
"Only a Feitian, yet able to erupt with such terrifying strength. What an astonishing peerless genius. No wonder such a formidable Void God was assigned to protect you in secret, and no wonder the Kingdom Lord came to kill you. If you weren't killed, the Kingdom Lord would probably find no peace in eating or sleeping."
"No matter what, I did my best."
"I hope this life-or-death strike can kill Xu Yuan."
"I hope True God Black Blade will do his best to look after my clan." At the instant he self-destructed, feeling his body slip beyond his control, his powerful Void God–level soul let Void God Xingchan linger for one brief instant. In the final moment of his life, countless thoughts still flickered through his mind.
Unfortunately, he was destined never to see the outcome.
... "Rumble~" That powerful soul