"Master, we should leave this place as soon as possible!"
Although the immediate danger had passed, Xiao Ming urged him again, "Those assassins were masters of Merging with the Light, a divine ability unique to the assassins of the Earth Fiend Gate. These fellows are like the most venomous serpents. Once they coil around you, they won't stop until one side is dead!"
"Your combat power may be unmatched, Master, but two fists can hardly fend off four hands. And after what happened this time, the next assassins they send will certainly be the strongest in the Earth Fiend Gate-the Yama Rank!"
"Yama Rank assassins?"
Although Qin Wuyou had heard of the Earth Fiend Gate, he knew little about it, let alone how its assassins were ranked. He turned to Xiao Ming and asked, "Xiao Ming, tell me about the Earth Fiend Gate!"
"Yes, Master!"
Xiao Ming did not dare take this lightly and explained carefully, "The Earth Fiend Gate has existed since ancient times. No one knows exactly when it first appeared, but its name only truly spread throughout the world a few million years ago."
"The story has something of a legendary air to it. They say a descendant of a great clan wiped out by an Emperor-to-be was himself a good-for-nothing who couldn't cultivate. So he spent his entire family fortune to strike a deal with the Earth Fiend Gate."
"The Earth Fiend Gate accepted the mission almost without hesitation. They even publicized it far and wide, letting everyone know they would assassinate an Emperor-to-be within ten days!"
"Assassinate an Emperor-to-be, and announce it to the world?"
Even Qin Wuyou could not help a flicker of astonishment in his eyes when he heard this.
Wasn't an assassination supposed to be carried out in secret?
*Had the Earth