"Death God and War God?" Teng Qingshan naturally didn't take the two of them seriously. He merely recalled the two Grandmasters from his first life, both practitioners of Ancient Yoga, who had gone by the names Shiva and Vishnu. A sudden pang of nostalgia stirred in him.
"I didn't expect there to be so many experts who practice Internal Martial Arts and Ancient Yoga in this world, too."
These past few days,
Teng Qingshan had learned quite a bit from Hong about the general state of the underground world in this era.
Most of the experts practiced Internal Martial Arts or Ancient Yoga.
It was the same in Teng Qingshan's first life. Perhaps that wasn't a coincidence.
After all, Internal Martial Arts and Ancient Yoga had advantages in health and combat that other schools could hardly match.
Lost in thought, Teng Qingshan continued on as if nothing were amiss, paying no attention to the so-called top assassins.
With his current strength, these two assassins, who ranked only in the top twenty, were nothing to worry about. Even if the number-one assassin showed up, one Flying Dagger would be all it took.
Absolute strength gave Teng Qingshan tremendous confidence.
Seeing Teng Qingshan remain oblivious, the two assassins tailing him exchanged a glance. Elihu, the younger-looking one, whispered in Hindi, "Balmik, the organization said this boy was the most suspicious. But he looks like an ordinary student to me. Could the organization's intel be wrong?"
"Elihu, there's no question about the organization's intelligence-gathering capabilities. If they've identified him as the prime suspect, then he's the prime suspect. We have to trust the organization," said Balmik, who looked more mature.
"All right, but the organization sent the two of us to deal with a high school student? This..."
"Maybe it's just a disguise. Let's follow him and find a blind spot with no cameras. We'll restrain him first and figure out the rest later. The Map Fragment is probably on him. Even if it isn't, he's bound to be connected to it. Once we get that piece, we'll have the complete mysterious map. Who knows what surprises this supposedly mysterious map will bring us?"
Balmik spoke in a low voice, his eyes brimming with barely contained greed.
The legend of the mysterious map had made them both extremely curious.
According to the stories, opening the Ruins would allow one's strength to make a huge leap forward.
With their strength having hit a plateau, the two had secretly made rubbings of the other two maps without the organization's knowledge, all so they could enter the Ruins themselves.
If they could find the last remaining piece this time, they would be able to open the legendary Ruins that had circulated through the underground world for decades.
"Fine, but let's make it quick when we move. This isn't like other places." Elihu's eyes were just as full of anticipation and greed.
After their brief discussion, the two pretended to casually pick up their pace, closing in on Teng Qingshan.
Seeing that they seemed ready to make their move soon, Teng Qingshan couldn't be bothered with their games. He simply headed toward an area without streetlights.
Once he dealt with them, he still had to get back for the dinner his grandfather had made.
Every day, after coming home from training, Teng Qingshan looked forward to the dinner his grandfather prepared for him.
After turning onto a deserted side street,
Teng Qingshan stopped. Before he could even speak, Balmik and Elihu rushed at him viciously, unable to wait any longer.
Teng Qingshan shook his head slightly. Two Flying Daggers shot from his hands like lightning, striking the men dead before they could react!
"What...?"
Balmik and Elihu saw only a blur flash before their eyes, then felt excruciating pain in their heads.
Their consciousness vanished, leaving behind only wide eyes filled with disbelief and terror.
With a quick step, Teng Qingshan reached their side.
Looking at the two assassins, ranked among the world's top twenty, lying so helplessly at his feet,
Teng Qingshan felt nothing. He crouched down and began searching through their belongings.
Many top assassins liked to carry important items with them.
Since he'd already killed them, Teng Qingshan wasn't going to pass up the chance to search their bodies.
The two wore black trench coats that were excellent for concealment. After searching them thoroughly, Teng Qingshan really did find some worthwhile spoils.
"More than a hundred thousand in Huaxia Currency, some strange little trinkets, and... two Map Fragments?"
Teng Qingshan pocketed the cash and tossed the other trinkets into the river nearby. Then he walked beneath a streetlight and began examining the two maps.
A moment later,
Teng Qingshan tucked away the two map rubbings with a pleased smile. "I didn't expect the last two pieces of the mysterious map to be on these top assassins... Guess I'm in luck."
Boom!
Without warning,
the Little Cauldron deep in Teng Qingshan's consciousness shook, and an image entered his mind.
It showed a canyon deep in the Amazon Rainforest. At the far end of the canyon was the entrance to the mysterious Ruins.
Teng Qingshan tried to gather more information from the image, but the vision from the Little Cauldron abruptly cut off.
"Looks like I'll have to make a trip to the Amazon Rainforest when I get the chance." Teng Qingshan had naturally heard the legend of the mysterious map.
He'd originally planned to go if he managed to collect the map, and not bother if he didn't.
But now it seemed that even fate was on his side, encouraging him to visit the Ruins marked on the map.
Taking a small bottle of Corpse-Dissolving Water that Hong had left behind before departing from deep in his backpack, Teng Qingshan disposed of the two bodies. Only then did he sling on his backpack and continue on his way home.
The outdoors was no place to study the mysterious map.
After returning home and finishing dinner with his grandfather, Teng Qingshan went back to his bedroom to study the map, while the old man went downstairs to exercise.
He took out his phone and sent Hong a message: "The two assassins have been dealt with. When you have time, try to come back to Yangzhou." Then he took out the three Map Fragments.
Sure enough,
the three map rubbings fit together effortlessly to form a complete map.
"So it really is in the Amazon Rainforest, and the exact coordinates are marked, too. That makes things easy."
After memorizing the coordinates and the features of the canyon, Teng Qingshan rubbed his hands together, grinding the complete map into dust.
"According to the information I have now, two of the mysterious map's fragments are with the Heavenly Kingdom Organization, while the other is with the Dark Hand. That means I'm currently the only one with the complete map."
A sharp glint flashed in Teng Qingshan's eyes. "No wonder the Heavenly Kingdom Organization sent two top assassins. They were only missing the last piece. And those two were clearly determined not to let even a possibility slip by. They were probably hoping to keep the secret of the Ruins for themselves, too."
Balmik and Elihu had reached the Unity of Heaven and Man realm in Ancient Yoga. There was no doubt that they were nearly as strong as ordinary Internal Martial Arts Grandmasters.
Hong couldn't beat either of them right now.
With such strength, they enjoyed considerable freedom within the Heavenly Kingdom Organization.
And naturally, having reached such a level in martial arts meant they were far more interested than others in mysterious Ruins that could increase their strength.
But now, Teng Qingshan had reaped all the benefits.
Before you continue