"Have you lost your mind?"
"Making an enemy of Ye Tian was bad enough, but now you're resorting to such underhanded tricks, even assassination."
Long Aotian spoke warily. When the younger generation fought for supremacy, deaths were inevitable.
But assassination meant stabbing someone in the back. That was a little too sinister.
What was more, they had specifically hired the Shadowblood Assassin, one of the finest young assassins of the Assassin Dynasty.
He was a top assassin who had never failed since making his debut.
Yet Ye Tian was equally difficult to deal with: an Eternal Taboo, first on the Hidden Dragon Ranking, and backed by an unrivaled background. His father had probably left him some hidden safeguards, too.
"Hmph. With Ye Tian's strength, even if we all attacked him together in a secret realm, he'd only need a few slaps to finish us off."
"If we don't take an unconventional path, will any of us have a way to survive once Ye Tian grows stronger?"
The Cyancloud Crown Prince spoke sharply. A harsh gleam flashed through his eyes, as terrifying as a blade.
The Champion Marquis and the others lowered their heads. They had believed that, although Ye Tian ranked first on the Hidden Dragon Ranking, he could never fight so many of them alone. Instead, he had crushed them utterly in a one-sided rout.
Their earlier challenge had been made at the crown prince's behest, but they had disappointed him.
"Blood Assassin, how confident are you?"
The Shadowblood Assassin, who had remained concealed in the shadows all this time, exuded a sinister haze of blood energy as he spoke in a low voice.
"Nine to one."
"I will strike without fail, and there's a ninety percent chance he'll die."
Hearing the Shadowblood Assassin's bold declaration, Long Aotian and