I Got Weaker, Not That You Got Stronger!

There are only two kinds of people who can keep secrets.

The first type is one of our own.

The second type is the dead.

As assassins of the Net, they understood this principle, which was common knowledge in the assassin world, and it was the third to last lesson they had learned.

They were already assassins of the Net.

They are definitely not on the same path as this unknown entity.

It's also impossible to turn the other party into one of your own.

So, how do we keep it a secret?

The answer is obvious.

"Take care of him!"

The rain was torrential.

The sky was filled with dark clouds.

Occasionally, flashes of lightning darted across the clouds, illuminating the earth from time to time.

as well as...

Illuminate those who stand on this earth right now!

In this stark, blinding, and cold reality, Startled Salamander gripped the scabbard of her Jing Ni Sword, her gaze fixed on the boy who had descended from the golden Thunderclap Academy, for she was unsure of his strength or how much rice he was talking about.

This means she couldn't estimate the opponent's strength.

Even if it's just an estimate of their strength on paper.

Fortunately, though.

She wasn't alone on this trip.

These assassins from the Net were, of course, her superiors and subordinates.

He was not one of her confidants.

He did not blindly obey her.

Regardless of whether she was using these subordinates as cannon fodder to test the enemy's strength, this was an order issued by her, the Heaven Ranked Assassin. If these subordinate assassins didn't want to be seen as traitors by the Net and hunted down to their deaths, they had no choice but to obediently follow her orders!

Even if it's a dead end!

"Attack together!"

Several skilled and relatively confident assassins exchanged glances. One of them uttered a low shout and then moved in unison, completing their assigned tasks for the assassination in an instant.

The two swordsmen shook their longswords.

The blade was as cold as frost, and Killing Intent suddenly appeared!

Raindrops splashed out like glass!

One on the left, one on the right, they charged through the rain!

At the same time, a young man with long, slender fingers also leaped in front of Startled Salamander.

With a flick of his cloak, he embraced the rain!

With a flick of his wrist, hundreds of cold glints flashed!

Under the cover of the torrential rain, in the flickering light of the sky and earth, it was impossible to distinguish where the rain was and where the deadly glint of light was!

but...

"A trivial skill!"

Ye Qingcang slowly raised his index and middle fingers, forming a sword incantation with one hand.

It was said to be gradual.

It is actually extremely fast.

It's so fast that it feels slow.

In that seemingly slow instant, a thunderclap exploded above the clouds, and the pale light of the lightning illuminated Ye Qingcang at that moment, as well as the afterimage behind Ye Qingcang that resembled a thousand-armed Guanyin!

The two swordsmen who had just arrived to Ye Qingcang and right were less than ten meters away from Ye Qingcang. Before they could catch their breath or launch a pincer attack, they were fortunate enough to witness this scene.

The pupils contracted in an instant.

Breathing stopped for a moment.

Even consciousness seemed to be frozen.

The intuition honed over years of walking on the edge of life and death was frantically warning at this moment, roaring with unprecedented power!

It felt like my scalp was about to explode!

Unfortunately, it was too late!

"Slay a thousand forms, annihilate ten thousand appearances..."

That was the last thing they heard.

Because of everything they have.

The shape is also good.

So be it.

In that instant, everything vanished into Void!

Countless vacuum marks were imprinted on the rain curtain at this moment!

Even with torrential rain, despair kept them out!

Although this is only the first half of the sentence.

It's perfectly normal for a dead person not to hear the second half of a sentence.

It is indeed a regrettable thing.

However, this will soon no longer be a regret.

Because the one who arrives at the Yellow Springs Road the next moment is the one who was fortunate enough to hear the second half of the sentence and was originally responsible for the back row output in the tactical arrangement.

Even a moment's delay in death is not without value.

For Startled Salamander and the others who are still alive, this kind of death is worthwhile.

We don't know the opponent's potential at the moment.

But we have already discovered the opponent's limits.

For the two assassins from Net who had already died, this death was also valuable; at least they would travel slower on their journey to the Yellow Springs and would be able to learn the second half of what their teammate said.

Even if it meant finding out only after a teammate's body was riddled with bullets.

And the second half of this sentence is...

"Three thousand worlds vanish in a snap of the fingers!"

The rain poured down.

The person who was watered felt a chill run through their body.

The corpses, riddled with holes, lay on the ground like logs.

A little mud and water were splashed up.

This revealed Startled Salamander, who was holding the Jing Ni Sword horizontally.

Of course.

There was also a group of Net assassins holding their breath.

Ye Qingcang released his sword finger and, through the rain, focused his gaze on Jing Startled Salamander- Heaven Ranked Assassin, as well as the other Net assassins.

For a moment, the world was silent.

The only sound was the raindrops hitting the ground.

Drizzling.

There was no fear.

There was no fear in Ye Qingcang's eyes.

There was no fear in Startled Salamander's eyes.

Those assassins from the Net organization showed no fear whatsoever.

They were all people who had seen blood.

Not afraid of death.

They had seen corpses that died even more tragically than this one, but this particular corpse was stronger than most of them in life, which meant that most of them would face Goddess of Life -threatening situation in the ensuing battle.

"Call..."

Ye Qingcang slowly exhaled.

A milky white stream of air overflowed from between the teeth.

It forms a three-foot-long sword of energy.

Tearing apart the rain curtains on both sides.

Ice Empress sat on Ye Qingcang's left shoulder, and Snow Empress sat on Ye Qingcang's right shoulder.

If it were in the Douluo Star System...

It is based on the environment of the Douluo Star System.

They are indeed capable of demonstrating considerable fighting power.

But in the current environment...

All they can do is act as decorative accessories.

Of course, they're not the kind of ornaments that are only good-looking and have no other use. Just like helmets in modern warfare, those things don't protect against bullets, but Snow Empress stray bullets Ice Empress. The same principle applies here. It's unlikely that they can block some fatal attacks for Ye Qingcang Ye Qingcang, but they can still block some hidden Hidden Weapon that aren't imbued with Internal Force.

"Those at or below the top tier, go first."

"Report this matter as quickly as possible."

"The rest of you stay here with me and hold him off."

"Or... kill him!"

The delicate Jing Ni Sword was drawn out inch by inch.

The crimson Qi Aura spread inch by inch across it.

Startled Salamander holds the sword in one hand.

His Grandmaster demeanor was unmistakable.

The martial arts of the world can be roughly divided into four realms, and in detail into six realms.

Above the Grandmaster level.

Grandmaster.

innate.

Below the innate.

These are the four realms, each possessing extraordinary abilities.

And below the four borders.

There are three other realms.

Being categorized as below the Innate level is a preferential treatment given to those new to martial arts, allowing them to better assess their own level.

This can also be seen as forcibly demolishing one area to create three.

First-class.

Second-rate.

Third-rate.

The difference between these three realms is simply the amount of Internal Force.

There was no qualitative change.

As for qualitative change, we still need to look at the theory of the four realms.

If one is born with innate abilities, one can condense inner energy, and in the blink of an eye, this inner energy can slay an enemy a hundred paces away.

Its aura is as strong as steel, yet as fine as mist.

Within ten paces, one can wear heavy armor.

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

Within fifty paces, it is comparable to a powerful bow.

Within a hundred paces, one can take a man's head.

Like Grandmaster, one can comprehend the Artistic Conception, and though alone, one's spirit can overwhelm the world.

Thoughts flow like the tide, and like thunder.

Under the influence of the Heavenly Stem, one glance is enough to kill.

Within the Innate Realm, it suppresses the spirit and soul.

Among Grandmaster and those above them, there are also distinctions in strength and weakness.

Therefore, in the world today, all the prominent schools of thought, that is, the leaders of the Hundred Schools of Thought, are all Grandmaster. Some of the leaders' realms are even above Grandmaster, but the titles are different. For example, the Ruo Shui Realm and Easy Carefree Realm mentioned by Zhuang Zhou is above Grandmaster, the Ruoshui Realm mentioned by Laozi is also above Grandmaster, the Vertical and Horizontal Realm mentioned by Guiguzi, the Yin-Yang Yin Yang Realm Donghuang Taiyi, and many other realms determined by their own beliefs and lineages are all above Grandmaster. It can also be said that once a martial artist reaches the realm above Grandmaster, he has the right to name his own realm. For a specific example, you can refer to Yuan Tiangang's Tiangang Realm.

And the title of Grandmaster.

It is derived from the meaning of establishing a school of thought.

He wanted to create a school of thought and join the ranks of the Hundred Schools of Thought.

The realm of Grandmaster is about stubbornly sticking to one's guns.

Because the era in which the Hundred Schools of Thought arose was not a peaceful era.

I want more people to know.

I want to gain more recognition.

Having control over the discourse is very important.

And if you want to gain control of the discourse, strength is the only measureable standard.

The reason why the Net is so strong.

It's because the Net has eight Grandmaster.

Corresponding to the Eight Swords of King Yue.

Startled Salamander!

That's one of them!

Of course, if you're not at the Grandmaster level, there's still a chance you'll be worn down and killed!

Take Gai Nie for example.

Three hundred cavalrymen could drain him dry.

If we send three thousand cavalry, we can definitely raze him to the ground.

However, if these three thousand cavalrymen were to deal with figures above the Grandmaster, then a legendary scene from the Spring and Autumn Period would be recreated, namely, the Yue Maiden A Qing, who, with only a sword, pierced through the Yue Kingdom army!

This is a martial artist above the Grandmaster level!

Within arm's reach, everyone is an enemy!

Only those who are also above the Grandmaster level can rival him.

This is also why even a brilliant strategist like the Ying Zheng could not wage war against Taoist School, and even when employing the Yin Yang Family, he remained skeptical.

Even if you surround Xianyang Palace.

People were standing in every corner.

Everything was arranged according to the standards of the Great Qin Elite Soldiers.

They also cannot stop martial artists above the Grandmaster level.

It's nothing more than stalling for time.

For example, what used to take one minute to break through now takes ten minutes, which is equivalent to giving you nine more minutes to escape.

Therefore, in the Jianghu, this realm is currently referred to as the Heaven and Man Realm.

It is derived from the concept of harmony between humanity and nature.

It's just that each of the Hundred Schools of Thought had its own beliefs.

The Taoist School have little to say about the term "Heaven-Human Realm," as they inherently advocate this realm. However, the other Hundred Schools of Thought have something to say. For Military School, the Military School generally call this realm the Wolf Smoke Realm," implying the smoke of war. The reason it's not called the "Beacon Fire Realm" is mainly because Military School warriors often train their bodies and cultivate hard skills. When they fight, their blood and qi can erupt into a white mist that rises into the sky, creating the illusion of smoke signals used to transmit war. However, Bai Qi, one of the four great generals, once called this realm "Stopping Slaughter," taking the meaning of Stopping Slaughter. Therefore, if we're talking about the Heaven-Human Realm, the Hundred Schools of Thought would definitely disagree. Even if we were to choose a general term, each of the Hundred Schools of Thought has its own general name for this realm.

Therefore, we can only define it as above the Grandmaster level.

The rumors circulating in the Jianghu are half true and half false.

It's been circulating for quite some time now.

And nobody has the energy to correct it.

At first glance, the Net with eight Grandmaster doesn't seem like much. At least in the eyes of these martial artists above the Grandmaster level, it's just a spider that they're too lazy to deal with. If they accidentally provoke these martial Grandmaster above the Grandmaster level, they can easily slap it to death.

But conversely...

Looking at the world.

Even throughout history.

How many people are above the Grandmaster level?

Even in this era when the Hundred Schools of Thought flourished, geniuses emerged in great numbers, Grandmaster were numerous, and innate talents were everywhere, there were still no more than fifty people above the Grandmaster. This is the result of more than seven hundred years!

In today's world, those who are confirmed to be alive.

There are only three people.

One of them is Bei Mingzi, the founder of Taoist School.

One of them is Donghuang Taiyi, the leader of the Yin Yang Family School.

The last one is Ghost Valley School, the leader of the Guiguzi.

In this way, all the leaders of the other schools and sects among the Hundred Schools of Thought are Grandmaster, and some are not even Grandmaster. For example, the current leader of School of Names School of Names is not Grandmaster, but a Xiantian (innate) level. This shows the power of the Net.

Among the Eight Swords of King Yue.

Randomly select one and place it among the Hundred Schools of Thought.

They are all capable of being pillars of society.

At least their martial arts skills are sufficient.

There's no need to worry about being killed by certain people while spreading your own doctrines.

Although these kinds of assassins don't really have any doctrines or beliefs to speak of.

Therefore, the death of a First-Rate Martial Artist, one of the Earth Grade Assassin of the Net, even if the death was quick and decisive, was not enough to make Startled Salamander, a Heaven Ranked Assassin and one of the eight Grandmaster of the Net, feel awe, or even cause the Kill-ranked assassins behind her, who were martial artists at the Innate Realm, to retreat in fear.

Caution is definitely warranted.

To be able to easily kill a First-Rate Martial Artist, one's strength must be at least at the Innate level.

But the other side has already threatened to kill them.

They had no choice but to kill the other side first.

At least at this critical juncture.

They couldn't possibly turn their backs on this stranger.

The remaining assassins of the Net rank and below, who were mostly first-rate, second-rate, or third-rate martial artists with realms below the Innate level, also knew that they were not meant to be bystanders in the upcoming battle. A group of Innate or even Grandmaster fighting could wipe them out from the aftershocks. A tactical retreat was not shameful, especially since it was an order given by the Heaven Ranked Assassin Startled Salamander.

But for Ye Qingcang...

"Walk?"

"Are you kidding me!"

"I told you you were going to stay... so you're all going to stay here!"

"My weakening doesn't mean you're stronger!"

"Understand?"

Ye Qingcang smiled softly, and the magnetic field began to rotate.

Not afraid of speeds of over thirty meters per second.

The Heaven and Earth Society gave him power.

The advantage of a magnetic field is that it can draw upon some of the forces of the world itself.

Let's assume he can only utilize one percent of the power.

Therefore, the upper limit of the Douluo Star System is one hundred.

The increase he received was only one.

The current Qin's Moon Star System may be one thousand.

The increase for him is ten.

Even though the proportion of power he borrowed was suppressed and reduced after arriving in the Qin's Moon Star System, even if it was reduced by ten times or one-thousandth from the original proportion, this world could still provide him with an increase of one value because the upper limit was higher!

Therefore, under the premise of driving the magnetic field!

Under the premise of using techniques!

The sound barrier was broken!

A sonic punch that reaches speeds of over 350 meters per second!

In an instant, he ruthlessly smashed the head of a top-tier assassin from the Net organization!

Even under these circumstances.

The internal organs are under great pressure.

The body is also under considerable pressure.

But all of them are within an acceptable range!

Moreover, although Soul Power has depreciated, Ye Qingcang not only has a third-rate cultivation technique copied by Princess Yue'er from another Qin's Moon Star System, which is the kind that is commonplace, but also a fantasy cultivation technique passed down to him by Gu Xun'er from the Dou Po star system. With two power systems, he can support himself to fight continuously under this load!