Chapter 189

This was a meticulously planned assassination!

The attacker was immensely powerful and seasoned, deeply versed in the art of assassination.

Even more terrifying, the blade in his hand was no ordinary weapon—it contained a dreadful, deadly poison.

With Emperor Realm cultivation, he directly burned away his own strength, all for this single strike.

He was both an assassin and a death warrior!

Under such circumstances, no one could evade this strike!

Su Fan did not dodge!

Nor did he resist in the slightest. A cold gleam bloomed in his eyes, and savage light surged forth!

Ssssh!

The strike stopped roughly three inches before Su Fan's throat.

It could go no farther!

Even burning all the cultivation of an Emperor Realm expert could not breach Su Fan's defenses.

Even Leng Tu, wielding the Demon Blade of Death, had been unable to harm Su Fan in the slightest.

Let alone the attack of this death warrior!

Su Fan's icy gaze saw the shock and disbelief in the black-robed man's eyes.

It was as if he had witnessed the greatest terror in the world!

Lao San's heart kept sinking at this moment!

He had received orders to kill Su Fan. In his eyes, Su Fan was merely a good-for-nothing.

Yet they had actually sent an Emperor Realm expert like him to act. That had seemed overly cautious.

He had arrived at the Gan Royal Estate just as the Thousand Demon Guard attacked.

He had concealed himself beneath one of the Thousand Demon Guard's demon beasts, waiting until the Gan Royal Estate was destroyed to find an opportunity to kill Su Fan!

That way, Su Fan's death would be directly tied to the Thousand Demon Guard.

No one would suspect that Su Fan had been assassinated.

But then!

He saw a horrifying sight!

Su Fan, the rumored good-for-nothing, possessed strength beyond imagination!

Emperor Sword Realm!

An Emperor Sword Realm expert so young was absolutely a monstrous genius.

A grave threat!

He had to be killed!

When the Thousand Demon Guard attacked, Lao San had burrowed underground and waited for an opportunity.

Su Fan's sword strike had been incomparably terrifying, annihilating the entire Thousand Demon Guard with a single slash!

He had thought he, too, would die beneath that sword!

To his horror, he discovered that Su Fan's control over that strike surpassed all imagination.

It had only annihilated the thousand demons!

It had not spread any farther.

That was the only reason he, hidden underground, had narrowly escaped with his life!

Lao San became even more determined to kill Su Fan!

The threat was too great!

He lurked underground, waiting for his chance.

To avoid exposing himself, he had not even dared send back any information about Su Fan!

At last, the opportunity came!

Burning away all his cultivation, ascending to the utmost limit, he unleashed the most powerful strike of his life!

And also his final strike!

Yet what did he see?

That strike seemed to be blocked by an invisible force, unable to harm Su Fan in the slightest.

In Su Fan's eyes, he saw indifference and savage intent—as well as contempt!

At this moment, Lao San understood. It was not that Su Fan could not evade this strike!

He simply could not be bothered to dodge!

What kind of overwhelming strength was this!

Without dodging or evading, he took his strike head-on!

Yet even a strike born of burning all his cultivation and ascending to the utmost limit had failed to injure the other party in the slightest!

Thud!

Lao San's corpse fell to the ground!

Su Fan's gaze was icy, killing intent surging within him.

Another black-robed man!

Another death warrior!

And this time, the death warrior had hidden among the Thousand Demon Guard, lurking underground as he waited for an opportunity to assassinate him!

Whether this had anything to do with Empress Tianfei or not!

Su Fan would not spare her lightly!

Zhou Yun panted heavily. It took her a long while to recover, her body drenched in cold sweat.

She stared at Su Fan in horror!

Such a terrifying strike had not harmed Su Fan in the slightest!

Not even a trace of its aftershock had leaked out to injure her.

What kind of overwhelming strength was this!

A shocking thought flashed through her mind!

That sword strike had been unleashed by Su Fan!

The Thousand Demon Guard had been destroyed by Su Fan!

Could he be that mysterious Sword Saint of Sword God Mountain?!

"Su Fan..."

Su Fan bent down and tore off the black-robed man's mask. The corpse was now shriveled, its cheeks sunken, as though all flesh and blood had vanished.

That was the result of him burning away all his vital blood.

The pointed blade glowing with blue light was still clenched in his hand.

"Can you tell which faction he belonged to?"

Su Fan asked coldly.

"He..."

Zhou Yun dearly wanted to pin the black-robed man's origins on Heavenly Consort.

But she suddenly realized that if she lied, she would likely lose Su Fan's trust!

"He was a death warrior. Heavenly Consort probably has no human death warriors. I don't know which faction he came from!"

After a pause, she added, "He was so powerful, and he was a death warrior. Only the most elite factions could cultivate death warriors like this!"

Across the entire Eastern Region, there were only a handful of factions capable of cultivating such death warriors!

A cold glint flickered in Su Fan's eyes.

The Thousand Martial Sect?

He had gone to see Wu Aoxue, and now an Emperor Realm death warrior had come for him!

The Thousand Martial Sect was undoubtedly the prime suspect!

Zhou Yun continued, "The Eastern Region is vast, and there are many hidden factions. It may not necessarily be one of the great factions out in the open."

"Is there any way to find out which faction this death warrior came from?"

Su Fan looked at Zhou Yun.

"It is very difficult to trace a death warrior's origins."

Zhou Yun frowned delicately. "When death warriors act, they either kill their target or die themselves. Those who can narrowly escape from a death warrior are exceedingly rare."

"Precisely because of this, it is difficult to investigate their origins. However, some factions may still be able to follow a few clues."

Su Fan thought of the Devil Palace.

"Perhaps the Chu Kingdom's archives contain records of clues left by death warriors who appeared in the past," Zhou Yun said softly.

She still wanted to persuade Su Fan to kill Heavenly Consort and reclaim the Chu Kingdom.

Seeing Su Fan remain silent, Zhou Yun continued, "Actually, there is another way. We should be able to obtain some clues."

"Speak!"

Su Fan raised a brow.

"Wen Xiujun of the Wenxing Royal Estate cultivates the Heavenly Heart Divine Calculation. She should be able to calculate the death warrior's general origins, or at least narrow down the range."

Zhou Yun spoke.

Su Fan was startled.

Wen Xiujun?

The current prodigy of the Wenxing Royal Estate. It was said that the Wenxing Royal Estate regarded her as supreme. Though she had not inherited the position of ruler of the estate, her authority exceeded even that of the current Wenxing King!

The Heavenly Heart Divine Calculation?

Su Fan thought about it. It was a special cultivation technique.

It possessed unfathomable and mystical power.

Rumor had it that it could seek fortune and avoid calamity, and could even calculate karma and cause and effect!

Wen Xiujun was actually such a monstrous genius that she had cultivated the Heavenly Heart Divine Calculation.

With a grasp of his hand, Su Fan seized the black-robed man's corpse, then put away the poisoned blade as well.

"Let's go!"

Zhou Yun was startled. "Where?"

"Chu Capital. Slay Heavenly Consort!"

Su Fan said calmly.

Zhou Yun's eyes widened. Her lovely face flushed red, and her eyes became moist with excitement.

"Thank you, Su Fan. I... will honor you as supreme! The Chu Kingdom will honor you as supreme!"

"Whatever you want, I can satisfy you!"

At this moment, Zhou Yun swept away her former dejection and destitution.

Su Fan stretched out an arm and wrapped it around her slender waist.

Zhou Yun blushed even more. Her delicate body seemed to go soft as she leaned directly against Su Fan's shoulder.

Her heart pounded violently.

Yet Su Fan merely said calmly, "We are heading to Chu Capital to slay Heavenly Consort. We must hurry, so there is no time to waste!"

Holding Zhou Yun, he transformed into a streak of sword light and vanished from the spot in an instant!

Leaving behind a field of demon corpses.

At that moment, the Qiankun Guard led by Su Leng arrived. Seeing the demon race corpses carpeting the ground, all of them were utterly shocked.

A thousand demons slain with a single sword strike!