He was Qin Wuyou!

Qin Wuyou had only just entered the Underground Cavern when he heard the Seven Kills Hall assassins talking, and his expression turned utterly grim.

He had never expected word of the hunt for him to reach the Underground Cavern the moment he stepped into the Demon God Valley's Underground Cavern.

The news had even traveled faster than he had.

"The Seven Kills Hall is an assassin gang in Xuantian City, specializing in murder and plunder. The ones who could hire them must be... the Lin Lineage!"

Killing intent erupted in Qin Wuyou's eyes.

With the countless resources he had provided, the Lin Lineage had become a first-rate lineage in Xuantian City and secured a place for itself there.

As fellow powers within Xuantian City, it was hardly surprising that they had dealings with a gang like the Seven Kills Hall.

What he had not expected was that the Lin Lineage would dare move against him before the Xuantian Holy Land had even announced the revocation of his Holy Son status.

And they had spent a fortune to hire the Seven Kills Hall's assassins.

But that was not all Qin Wuyou had noticed.

"Everyone knows my strength has regressed to the early essence condensation realm. Why did the information the Seven Kills Hall received say I was in the purple mansion realm?"

Putting together what those Seven Kills Hall disciples had said, Qin Wuyou immediately grasped the key.

"Someone must have seen the strength I revealed when I killed Lin Hu, so they believe my cultivation is now in the purple mansion realm."

When he killed Lin Hu, he had unleashed eighty-one origin qi true dragons.

With those origin qi true dragons being so powerful, it would have been easy to mistake him for a purple mansion realm cultivator.

Once he understood this, Qin Wuyou's expression abruptly changed.

"In other words, someone has most likely been following me ever since I left the Xuantian Holy Land!"

The discovery shocked Qin Wuyou.

If that was true, the person might well have followed him into the Demon God Valley, and possibly even into the Underground Cavern!

They had followed him the entire way, yet he had not noticed a thing!

That was simply terrifying!

"It seems I still underestimated Lin Fan and Lin Qingxue!"

"I thought they would at least wait until my Holy Son status was revoked before coming after me. I never expected them to be unable to wait even now."

A cold smile appeared on Qin Wuyou's face.

He knew that yesterday's events must have enraged Lin Fan and Lin Qingxue.

That was why the two of them could not wait to get rid of him!

"It looks like I should stay away from the Xuantian Holy Land until my strength recovers."

In an instant, Qin Wuyou had made his decision.

The Underground Cavern World beneath the Demon God Valley was vast, divided into a full nine layers from top to bottom.

It was a better place to hide than anywhere else.

Moreover, countless demons lived in this Underground Cavern World, providing the best resources for him to refine and grow stronger.

By now, Seven Kills Hall assassins were bound to be lurking outside the Demon God Valley, and there might even be people stationed there by Lin Fan and Lin Qingxue.

Rather than go out and clash with them head-on, he would be better off improving his strength in this Underground Cavern World first.

Once his strength recovered by another few realms, he could walk openly out of the Underground Cavern without fearing an ambush from those assassins.

But now, it was time to send these Seven Kills Hall disciples to their graves!

While the Seven Kills Hall disciples were still taking turns studying Qin Wuyou's portrait, Qin Wuyou had silently appeared before them.

"Head Li, why does the guy in this portrait look so familiar?"

As the portrait passed into one Seven Kills Hall disciple's hands, he looked at the figure emerging from the darkness and suddenly spoke.

"What's strange about him looking familiar? This guy used to visit the Lin Lineage all the time, and he often showed his face around Xuantian City."

"No, no, I mean... I think I see him!"

"Where?"

As every gaze turned toward him, the Seven Kills Hall assassin holding the portrait suddenly pointed ahead with a trembling finger and shrieked in a quavering voice,

"Qin... Qin, Qin Wuyou!"

"He's Qin Wuyou!"

Squelch!

The moment his words fell, his head went flying.

The sudden sight sent all the Seven Kills Hall assassins screaming in alarm.

When they saw the youth slowly approaching out of the darkness, every one of them was stunned.

"Qin Wuyou!"

"It really is Qin Wuyou!"

A moment ago, they had been taking turns studying Qin Wuyou's portrait and planning how to find him. The very next moment, he had appeared.

Watching Qin Wuyou draw closer and closer, the Seven Kills Hall assassins all trembled with fear.

They were merely the lowest-ranking members of the Seven Kills Hall.

Even the strongest among them was only in the qi refining realm. What would happen if they faced Qin Wuyou, who was believed to be in the purple mansion realm, was all too easy to imagine.

"Split up and run!"

Almost the instant Qin Wuyou appeared, Head Li shouted, jolting those terrified fools back to their senses.

Faced with a purple mansion realm cultivator, were they supposed to stay and wait for death instead of running?

Head Li was also the fastest. As a qi refining realm cultivator, he could even fly briefly, and in an instant he had flown hundreds of yards away.

The other Seven Kills Hall disciples were still standing where they had been, only just coming to their senses.

"That was terrifying. Who could have imagined Qin Wuyou was right in front of us?"

Head Li drew a deep breath, wanting nothing but to flee this place as quickly as possible.

But the next moment, a gleam appeared before his eyes.

It was sword light!

The dazzling light shone like the sun, forcing him to close his eyes.

And in the very instant his eyes narrowed, his head went flying.

Just before his consciousness faded completely, he heard Qin Wuyou's cold, domineering voice.

"A mere ant in the qi refining realm. Who gave you the courage to flee before me?"

Whoosh!

His head flew a full several hundred yards and rolled to a stop before the Seven Kills Hall disciples.

The Seven Kills Hall disciples, who had been about to flee, stared at Head Li's head, its eyes still wide in death, and were utterly stupefied with fear.

Splash!

Some Seven Kills Hall disciples were so terrified that they wet themselves on the spot.

At that moment, Qin Wuyou, slowly approaching from afar, seemed even more terrifying than a demon god in their eyes.

As Qin Wuyou approached, the dozen or so Seven Kills Hall disciples shook uncontrollably, one after another.

"I only have a few questions. If anyone can answer them, I might consider sparing his life!"

Qin Wuyou stopped before the Seven Kills Hall disciples and looked down at their fear-whitened faces.

"What is the cultivation level of the Seven Kills Hall's Hall Master?"

Qin Wuyou slowly asked his first question.

Yet even long after his voice fell silent, none of the Seven Kills Hall disciples answered.

It was not that they did not want to answer. They had been frightened completely senseless.

Thud!

With a casual stroke of Qin Wuyou's sword, a head rolled to the ground.

Seeing their companion's head on the ground, the Seven Kills Hall disciples all screamed at once.