Black-Clad Assassin

Chu Yang continued wandering about, unaware of anything, searching for a delicious meat dinner. Yet a pair of eyes hidden in the darkness had locked onto him from the very beginning and never left his vicinity.

"I can tell he's only a Dou Practitioner, and he really is alone! He's got some nerve, daring to venture this deep into the Monster Mountain Range by himself."

The owner of those sharp, eagle-like eyes in the darkness was a man dressed entirely in black, blending into the night.

There was no doubt that this black-clad man was human, not a magical beast. Nor was he a hunter.

He did not hunt ordinary beasts, nor did he hunt magical beasts!

In the Monster Mountain Range, there was indeed a type of person who specialized in ambushing and killing others. They were known as the assassins of the Monster Mountain Range.

Although such assassins sometimes hunted magical beasts for their magic cores, more often than not, they preferred to profit from the fruits of others' labor: killing people and seizing the magic cores, herbs, and other items they had acquired in the Monster Mountain Range.

Some acted alone, while others traveled in groups. They targeted lone individuals entering the Monster Mountain Range, as well as entire mercenary groups and herb-gathering parties.

Though the black-clad man was puzzled that someone as weak as Chu Yang would dare enter the Monster Mountain Range alone, he was now completely confident that he could kill him. How could he have imagined that Chu Yang had been brought here by a magical beast whose strength rivaled a peak Dou Huang of the human race?

"My luck's been bad today. I haven't caught a single person. No matter how skinny this 'sheep' is, I'll eat him first!" the black-clad man muttered to himself in the darkness.

He truly had made no gains today. Either he had gone most of the day without encountering anyone, or, when he had finally run into a group of three, someone among them had concealed their strength, nearly causing him to suffer a disastrous loss. Fortunately, he had escaped quickly enough.

"Maybe this 'sheep' isn't skinny after all," the black-clad man said, as though comforting himself.

Although he had clearly determined that this prey's cultivation was no match for his own, the black-clad man still felt uneasy. He had spent a long time in the Monster Mountain Range and fought countless battles; what situation had he not encountered? He suspected that Chu Yang might have some special ability. Otherwise, with strength so weak, how could he have remained safe and sound in this area?

The black-clad man did not know that Chu Yang had only been separated from the Purple Crystal Lion Wing King for half a day.

He was now comforting himself with the thought that the person he intended to kill might be a fat sheep. If Chu Yang had some special ability that had kept him alive, then he might have accumulated quite a bit during this time.

Perhaps because of that, the seasoned black-clad man did not rush straight at Chu Yang despite being far stronger than him.

In the end, he still chose a sneak attack. That was the only way to ensure nothing went wrong.

Having killed countless people in the Monster Mountain Range, he had no concern for honor.

Chu Yang had searched for a while without finding any prey when, all of a sudden, his sixth sense stirred. He abruptly felt a scalp-numbing danger approaching.

Before he even had time to turn around and see what it was, the repulsive force of the Great Dou Absorption Technique immediately sprang into action.

Most of that repulsive force instantly concentrated behind him, proving that the danger truly came from his back.

However, an even more powerful force still broke through Chu Yang's repulsion and struck directly toward his back.

"What kind of strange technique is that? This kid really does have something up his sleeve," the black-clad man could not help saying.

But immediately afterward, something even more shocking happened—

Chu Yang felt that his back was about to be pierced. Taking advantage of the brief moment in which the Great Dou Absorption Technique's repulsive force held the attack back, the Azure Cloud Wings on his back spread open, and he shot into the air, escaping danger.

"Dou Qi Wings?"

Behind him, the black-clad man, whose black sharp blade had been about to pierce his target, stared in utter shock as he saw his opponent fly.

A Dou Wang-level expert?

He was dumbfounded. During the day, he had encountered someone hiding their strength and had nearly suffered a loss despite all his experience in the Monster Mountain Range. Now, as if it never rained but it poured, another surprise had come at night...

But wait... the black-clad man was experienced and knowledgeable. Soon, he realized that something seemed wrong with Chu Yang. He could not sense the powerful aura of a Dou Wang from him!

The black-clad man was, after all, a seasoned assassin, not some inexperienced novice.

Chu Yang also understood that his Azure Cloud Wings could not fool an old hand into believing that he possessed the Dou Qi Wings of someone above the Dou Wang level.

Therefore, while the black-clad man was still shocked, he hurriedly summoned the Yellow Demonic Puppet to attack the enemy while providing support from the air.

Through the system's identification function, he had learned that this black-clad assassin was a five-star Dou Master.

On the Dou Qi Continent, apart from Chu Yang himself, he did not know of anyone else capable of seeing the cultivation of someone stronger than themselves. Generally speaking, only those with greater strength could determine the cultivation level of someone weaker.

A five-star Dou Master could utterly crush a five-star Dou Practitioner. That was why Chu Yang had to use a different fighting method: have the demonic puppet assist him while he attacked from above.

"A demonic puppet too?"

The black-clad assassin was caught off guard by Chu Yang's arrangement.

He had naturally recognized that Chu Yang had used a flying Dou technique, and now Chu Yang had added another helper.

However, the black-clad assassin quickly steadied himself. After all, he was far stronger than Chu Yang, and his combat experience was extremely rich!

Next, seeing that neither Chu Yang nor his demonic puppet had any suitable weapons, he began considering how to drag Chu Yang down from the sky.

Although the Yellow Demonic Puppet possessed a tough body of nonhuman flesh, the seasoned black-clad assassin immediately chose not to clash with it head-on, instead relying on skill.

Very quickly, the battle-hardened black-clad assassin kicked the Yellow Demonic Puppet away. At the same time, he swiftly grabbed Chu Yang's foot as Chu Yang descended from midair to kick him in the head.

"Come down—"

The black-clad assassin nearly laughed aloud in triumph. No matter how many tricks Chu Yang had, whether that strange technique that had caught him by surprise, his flying Dou technique, or the demonic puppet assisting him, what did any of it matter? In the end, he had still fallen into his hands. His combat experience truly was extraordinary!

At that moment, it was not only the black-clad assassin who believed he had caught Chu Yang and that Chu Yang was certainly doomed. Even Chu Yang's heart leaped into his throat.

He knew what the black-clad assassin was capable of!

That deadly black sharp blade was about to strike again, but suddenly—

"This..."

The instant the black-clad assassin sensed something abnormal happening to the hand gripping Chu Yang's foot, Chu Yang became somewhat excited instead!