Killing Intent Returns

The night was quiet.

Inside the secret room of the safe house, Chen Chen slowly opened his eyes.

He had just finished a round of cultivation, bringing his condition to its peak.

The True Qi of the Second Level of Qi Condensation flowed ceaselessly through his meridians, filling him with a sense of power.

However, his brow furrowed slightly.

Just now, a subtle tremor had arisen in his heart.

It felt as if something was approaching.

It wasn't killing intent, nor was it malice.

It was a feeling of... being spied upon.

Chen Chen didn't move, maintaining his cross-legged sitting posture, but his Spiritual Power had already spread out silently, enveloping the entire courtyard and several surrounding streets.

Soon, he discovered someone in a shadow outside the courtyard wall.

A person dressed in black, whose aura was concealed to the extreme.

The other party's cultivation was at the Qi Condensation Fourth Layer.

This discovery made Chen Chen's heart sink.

Qi Condensation Fourth Layer!

Could it be that the assassin from the Blood Fiend Tower had found him so quickly?

No!

Chen Chen immediately dismissed the guess.

The other party didn't possess that cold, evil aura filled with the scent of blood.

Although their aura was also cold, it was more like a sharp blade hidden in its sheath—steady and restrained.

Moreover, the other party was merely waiting quietly outside the wall, showing no hostility.

Who was this?

Someone from the Liang Family?

That didn't seem right either.

The Liang Family members were probably acting like rabid dogs right now; if they had found him, they would have already broken down the door, not remained so quiet.

Just as Chen Chen was filled with doubt and uncertainty.

The black-clothed person moved.

He didn't climb over the wall or break down the door.

Instead, he took something out of his embrace and flicked his finger.

The object traced an almost imperceptible arc, silently crossing the courtyard wall and landing precisely in front of the secret room's door.

Then, the black-clothed person's figure, like a phantom, melted into the deeper darkness, disappearing without a trace after a few flashes.

From appearance to departure, the entire process took less than ten breaths.

Clean and efficient, leaving no trace behind.

If not for Chen Chen's powerful Spiritual Power, he wouldn't even have noticed that someone had been there.

"An expert."

Chen Chen gave a mental evaluation.

He emerged from the secret room and walked into the courtyard, seeing the object lying quietly in front of the door.

It was a token.

A token made entirely of purplish-gold jade, warm to the touch, engraved with the characters "Immortal".

"The Immortal's Abode's... Purple Gold VIP Token?"

A hint of surprise flashed in Chen Chen's eyes.

He had seen information about this token in the intelligence he bought from the Shadow Tower.

This was the highest-level VIP token of the Immortal's Abode. In the entire Tianfeng City, fewer than ten people possessed it.

Holders of this token not only enjoyed the highest level of treatment at the Immortal's Abode but could also, to a certain extent, mobilize some of the City Lord's Mansion's power.

This was almost equivalent to a signal of "friendship" issued by the City Lord's Mansion.

Why would the Immortal's Abode, or rather, the City Lord's Mansion behind it, send him this?

Chen Chen picked up the token and probed it with his divine sense.

Soon, he received a message encrypted with divine sense.

The content of the message was simple.

First, this token was a token of "goodwill" from Steward Wang of the Immortal's Abode, and from now on, he was a friend of the Immortal's Abode.

Second, remind him that the Liang Family has set a trap and is searching the entire city for him.

Third, warn him that the Blood Fiend Tower's assassins have been very active recently, so he should be careful.

"Steward Wang..."

Chen Chen's mind conjured the image of the fat man with a big belly and a constant smile.

He understood.

This was... a gesture of goodwill, and also an investment.

Steward Wang had seen his potential, so he was placing his bet early.

"Quite a smart person."

Chen Chen put away the token, his evaluation of Steward Wang rising a few notches.

This information was extremely important to him.

Especially the warning about the Blood Fiend Tower's assassins.

This proved that the assassin was still watching him!

A strong sense of crisis surged through Chen Chen's heart once more.

He knew he couldn't stay in this safe house any longer.

Although the Shadow Tower's safe houses were hidden, they weren't absolutely safe.

Since the black-clothed guard could find this place, the Liang Family and the Blood Fiend Tower would eventually find it too.

He had to strike first before they found him!

"Wang Teng..."

Killing intent flashed in Chen Chen's eyes.

Tomorrow was the day Wang Teng would arrive in Tianfeng City.

It was also the day he and Lin Yueru had agreed to make their move.

This would be a tough battle.

A tough battle that would determine whether he could establish a foothold in Tianfeng City.

He took a deep breath and returned to the secret chamber.

He didn't cultivate anymore, but instead took out the Ink Shadow Sword he had bought from the Myriad Treasures Pavilion.

This sword was very strange.

It couldn't be activated with ordinary True Qi.

But that day, the Asura True Qi within his body had resonated faintly with it.

Chen Chen reached out and grasped the hilt.

He circulated the Asura God Transformation Art, and strands of True Qi carrying bloody fiendish energy slowly flowed down his arm and into the body of the Ink Shadow Sword.

Hummm--

A faint sword cry echoed in the secret chamber.

On the originally dull and lusterless black longsword, extremely fine, blood-thread-like patterns slowly appeared on its blade.

A restrained yet incredibly sharp Sword Intent emanated from the sword.

Chen Chen's heart skipped a beat.

"It's reacting!"

He could feel the Ink Shadow Sword greedily absorbing his Asura True Qi.

As the True Qi was injected, a wondrous connection seemed to be established between him and the sword.

He could even feel the sword... excited!

Craving!

Craving... to drink blood!

"What a fierce sword!"

A terrifying glint erupted in Chen Chen's eyes.

He realized he seemed to have... struck gold.

This Ink Shadow Sword was practically tailor-made for his Asura God Transformation Art!

He generously injected nearly thirty percent of the Asura True Qi within his body into the sword.

The blood-colored patterns on the Ink Shadow Sword became clearer and more demonic.

The entire sword body exuded a chilling, sharp aura that made one's heart palpitate.

Chen Chen casually swung it.

Ching!

A sword energy, as dark as ink yet tinged with a trace of blood, flashed and vanished!

On the hard wall of the secret chamber, a sword mark half a foot deep remained!

The cut was as smooth as a mirror!

"What immense power!"

Chen Chen gasped.

He had merely swung his sword casually just now, without even using any martial arts.

Relying solely on the sharpness of the sword itself, amplified by the Asura True Qi, its power was already comparable to his previous full-strength sword strikes!

If he were to use this sword to perform his sword techniques...

If he were to activate the "Asura Battle Body" during combat, and combine it with this sword...

Just how terrifying would the power reach?

Chen Chen dared not imagine.

He looked at the Ink Shadow Sword in his hand as if it were his most beloved toy.

With it, his chances of winning tomorrow's battle had increased by at least another twenty percent!

He slung the Ink Shadow Sword back onto his shoulder, an unprecedented determination in his eyes.

"Lin Yueru... Wang Teng... Blood Fiend Tower..."

"It's time for me to make my entrance in this grand play of Tianfeng City."