The eight seed assassins Hell had dispatched to assassinate Lu Chen on Feng Clan territory had failed, but their attempt still caused a considerable stir.
An Assassin Divine Dynasty that had ruled the world during the Desolate Ancient Era had brazenly attacked a prodigy on the territory of the Feng Clan, a Desolate Ancient Family. This sent out many dangerous signals.
There had been three great Assassin Divine Dynasties in ancient times: Heavenly Court, Hell, and Human World.
The strongest of them, the Heavenly Court Divine Dynasty, had been utterly destroyed and buried in history. Hell and Human World, however, had preserved their legacies, though they were no longer as powerful as in their heyday. They acted so discreetly that the world had almost forgotten them.
Today, Hell had struck within the Feng Clan before the eyes of so many great powers. In effect, they were announcing to the world that they would return.
This left the important figures of the Various Holy Lands looking grave. They did not know whether the two former Divine Dynasties had regained their strength and would once again display the might they had wielded before the end of Desolate Antiquity!
The Feng Clan Holy Lord's birthday banquet proceeded as scheduled. Lu Chen swept his gaze over the many prodigies of his generation and the people from the Various Holy Lands, silently pondering who had hired Hell to strike this time.
The Ji Family! The Purple Mansion Holy Land! Other great powers were possible too. On the surface, he had no direct conflict with many of them.
But to the great powers, his rapid rise was itself intolerable, because once he matured, he would be strong enough to threaten their lofty positions.
Thus, killing Lu Chen before he could fully develop was the best solution.