Whoosh~
Amid the howling gale, a Golden Flying Boat traveled atop the heavens, following its route toward the First Central Empire.
Inside the flying boat, Lu Yuan was examining the two pieces of information he had obtained from the system after devouring Ye Fan.
The first piece of information was that Lu Yuan had been listed as the number-one assassination target by every assassin in the Nine Killers Palace.
The second was that the Child of Destiny, Lin Hao, intended to unite all the Children of Destiny and establish the Destiny Alliance to deal with him.
The first piece of information.
The Nine Killers Palace was the absolute ruler of the dark side of the Tianxiao Continent.
Ninety percent of the assassins on the Tianxiao Continent were members of the Nine Killers Palace.
The sheer scale of its forces was far more terrifying than even the Primordial Sacred Land.
At its peak, the Nine Killers Palace had nine Emperor-Sealing Immortals in the open.
Although it was no longer at its peak, it was still very possible that it had one or two Emperor-Sealing Immortals hidden away.
However, Lu Yuan did not care much about this. No matter how powerful the Nine Killers Palace was, it could not surpass him. What truly concerned him were the countless assassins of the Nine Killers Palace.
A fly might be weak enough to kill with a single slap, but there was no enduring the fact that these flies were endless.
The second piece of information.
This made Lu Yuan care quite a bit.
"Destiny Alliance, to deal with me? Logically speaking, I've never met this Lin Hao before. Why would he target me?"
Lu Yuan's gaze turned deep. "Nine Rebirths. Judging from this, Lin Hao has probably reincarnated more than once. Moreover, he must have died at my hands before—and more than once at that. Otherwise, he wouldn't have thought of uniting all the Children of Destiny."
Lu Yuan understood very clearly that every Child of Destiny was an extremely proud existence. Without truly experiencing despair, they would never join forces with others.
Lin Hao had most likely experienced despair.
Knowing that his own strength was absolutely insufficient to oppose Lu Yuan, he had therefore united with the other Children of Destiny.
"But this is good as well. I was worrying about not being able to find the other Children of Destiny. With Lin Hao doing the work for me, he'll save me a great deal of effort." Lu Yuan smiled faintly.
Wasn't the thing troubling him most right now the fact that the Children of Destiny were elusive and difficult to find?
But with Lin Hao, this matter would become much simpler.
"Looking at it this way, I can't kill this man so easily. I have to keep him alive."
Lu Yuan chuckled.
He folded his hands behind his head and gazed at the azure sky, a strange smile tugging at the corners of his lips.
"Looks like my journey to the Tianxiao Continent is about to end."
First Imperial City.
In a luxurious estate, Lin Hao sat atop a glazed-tile roof, a jug of wine in his hand. He took a sip now and then, his gaze constantly fixed in the direction of the Dongfang Family.
In his heart, killing one of the Twelve Thrones had already become more important than finding the other Children of Destiny.
After all, the Children of Destiny would always be there, while according to his memories, Lu Yuan's butcher's knife would not fall for another few months.
He was not in a hurry.
But the opportunity to kill one of the Twelve Thrones was incomparably precious. If he missed this chance, the next one would not come so easily.
"Brother Lin, you still haven't given up?"
Suddenly, a white-clad young man sat down beside Lin Hao, holding a jug of wine as well. His bearing was otherworldly.
Lin Hao turned to glance at the white-clad young man and sighed. "Brother Ruoxu, this opportunity is rare. If we miss it, we may not have such a good opportunity next time."
The white-clad young man was none other than the Child of Destiny, Zhang Ruoxu.
Hearing Lin Hao's words, Zhang Ruoxu shook his head with a smile but did not respond.
Zhang Ruoxu possessed the inheritance of the Great Sage of Time and Space. When Lin Hao had sought him out and told him what would happen in the future, Zhang Ruoxu had once used the inheritance to glimpse a fragment of the future and had seen an extremely tragic scene.
He understood that everything Lin Hao had said was true.
At that time, Zhang Ruoxu had decided to join Lin Hao's Destiny Alliance.
Moreover, through his own channels, he had introduced Lin Hao to Empress Qingyao.
This was precisely why Empress Qingyao had intimidated Old Ancestor Dongfang at the time.
Suddenly, Lin Hao's gaze turned sharp. "Brother Ruoxu, we can't wait any longer. Dongfang Baitian has been hiding in the Dongfang Family and refusing to come out. This won't do. Time waits for no one. We have to think of a way to lure him out."
"You have a plan?" Zhang Ruoxu raised an eyebrow.
Lin Hao nodded. "This plan may require your help, Ruoxu."
Zhang Ruoxu smiled. "Go ahead."
Lin Hao said, "You and the Eldest Princess are in love with each other, and it's common knowledge throughout the First Imperial City that Dongfang Baitian is enamored with the Eldest Princess. Use this as an excuse to issue a challenge to Dongfang Baitian."
"Unlike me, you and Dongfang Baitian are both famous prodigies of the First Central Empire. If you challenge him, the Dongfang Family won't stop you—and they won't dare to stop you. If they dared to interfere, Dongfang Baitian's reputation would be completely ruined."
"By then, Dongfang Baitian will most likely be forced out. Of course, the Dongfang Family may also have experts secretly protecting him, but that doesn't matter. As long as he comes out, things will be easy. At that point, I'll kill him by any means necessary. Even if it costs me half my life, I'll forcefully take his life."
At this point, Lin Hao looked at Zhang Ruoxu with a smile. "Of course, if you can openly kill Dongfang Baitian, that would be even better."
After hearing this proposal, Zhang Ruoxu thought for a moment before agreeing.
"There's no time to lose. Let's do it now."
Zhang Ruoxu spoke as he stood up.
However, just then, the two of them saw more than a dozen figures fly out from the Dongfang Family and rush toward somewhere at great speed. The leader was none other than Dongfang Baitian.
"It's Dongfang Baitian. Why has he come out?" Zhang Ruoxu's face was filled with astonishment.
Lin Hao paid no attention to anything else and shot out in an instant.
Having reincarnated nine times, he had more experience than most of the Children of Destiny and was even more decisive.
Zhang Ruoxu quickly recovered and flew into the sky after him.
At the edge of the First Imperial City, a Golden Flying Boat shrouded in Immortal Light slowly came to a halt in midair.
Around the flying boat stood a terrifying Black Armor expert on each side.
Before long, Dongfang Baitian and the others arrived in front of the flying boat.
Dongfang Baitian looked delighted and hurriedly bowed. "Dongfang Baitian, together with the elders of the Dongfang Family, pays respects to the Young Master. Welcome, Young Master, to the First Imperial City."
Behind Dongfang Baitian, the group of elders also bowed at the same time, not daring to show any disrespect.
Dongfang Baitian had introduced Lu Yuan to them before, saying that Lu Yuan was a major figure with an extraordinary background.
Before seeing the Immortal Continent, they had actually been quite skeptical. However, after seeing the Immortal Boat—especially the four Black Armor experts around it—their doubts were dispelled.
The mere aura of those four Black Armor experts made it difficult for them to breathe. This feeling was even more oppressive than when they faced Old Ancestor Dongfang.
If even the guards possessed such strength, then what kind of terrifying existence was this Young Master Lu Yuan?
Thus, none of the Dongfang Family's elders doubted Dongfang Baitian's words.
At this moment.
Lin Hao and Zhang Ruoxu happened to arrive, and the first thing they heard was Dongfang Baitian calling out "Young Master."
Just then, Lu Yuan happened to step out of the Immortal Boat. As he raised his eyes, he met Lin Hao's shocked and astonished gaze.