After several days of work, the Six Sword Slaves had recruited some subordinates and gathered a great deal of intelligence!
Inside the Shadow Pavilion's main hall, Luo Tian sat on the throne in the center.
Lü Baichuan stood below as well. He and the Six Sword Slaves had already met!
Zhen Gang stepped forward and bowed. "Reporting to my lord!"
"According to the intelligence we gathered on the Wang Clan, the Huang Lineage, and the Heavenly Wolf Gang,
"only the Heavenly Wolf Gang's leader, Xiong Tian, is at the early Sea Transformation Realm!"
The other Heavenly Wolf Gang members were mostly in the Body Tempering, Houtian, and Innate Realms.
Only a few minor leaders had reached the early Purple Mansion Realm. They were no cause for concern!
With their strength, they could take down the Heavenly Wolf Gang first, giving the other factions no time to react!
The Wang Clan and the Huang Lineage each had several peak Sea Transformation Realm experts.
Whether they had anyone above the Yin-Yang Realm remained unknown for now. They could be left alone for the time being!
Ding! S-rank mission triggered: Make the Shadow Pavilion's name known throughout Fengluo City Mission reward: 1 Silver Summoning Card 1 low-grade Earth-tier martial skill manual: [Bone-Dissolving Soft Palm] Mission time limit: Within 3 days Mission failure: No penalty Would the host like to accept the mission?
Accept the mission!!
Who would complain about having too many [Earth-tier martial skills]?
Luo Tian said calmly, "Make your move!"
"Kill those who resist, and keep those who can be useful!
"All six of you should go together. Take some of the newly recruited assassins!"
The Six Sword Slaves answered in unison, "As you command, my lord!"
Lü Baichuan looked puzzled. "My lord, I alone could take down this insignificant Heavenly Wolf Gang!"
"Why go to all this extra trouble?"
"Heh, who knows whether these factions have someone backing them?"
"Our Shadow Pavilion has only just been established! We're short of manpower!
"We should keep our footing steady!
"For now, you're the Shadow Pavilion's trump card. We can't let people learn the depths of our strength on our very first move!"
"Understood, my lord!" Lü Baichuan nodded.
"Oh, Lü Baichuan, there's something I need you to do. Take this portrait to the slums and see whether this old man is there.
"If you find him, notify me in secret. I'm going to thank him in person for the secret manual he gave me."
"As you command, my lord."
The Shadow Pavilion had only six Profound-rank assassins.
The Six Sword Slaves wore black clothes and masks, with particularly distinctive unicorn emblems on their black cuffs.
The night over Fengluo City was pitch-black, the moonlight long since gone. This was destined to be a night of slaughter.
"Target-the Heavenly Wolf Gang."
It was not a particularly powerful faction in Fengluo City, with roughly seventy or eighty members, most of them Houtian and Innate Realm martial artists.
"There are one or two Purple Mansion Realm leaders!" It was the ideal first target!
This was only the Shadow Pavilion's starting point.
Within Fengluo City stood a luxurious residence, its interior decorated in an antique style, covering several thousand square meters.
Above the main entrance outside, a huge flag bearing a savage wolf's head fluttered in the wind.
Several Heavenly Wolf Gang members guarded the entrance!
The Six Sword Slaves slipped silently into the Heavenly Wolf Gang's headquarters.
Their movements were swift and soundless, like ghosts in the night.
After slipping into Xiong Tian's bedroom,
they found a burly, muscular middle-aged man lying in bed, snoring.
"Who are you?" As though sensing something in his sleep, Xiong Tian abruptly woke and shouted!!
"Someone, come quickly! Assassins..."
Yet no one answered him.
Zhen Gang struck at once, his longsword driving straight toward Xiong Tian's heart.
Xiong Tian scrambled to respond, clearly struggling.
He quickly sprang upright like a carp, dodging Zhen Gang's longsword once more!
Having recovered his wits, Xiong Tian roared, "Vajra Fist!"
His massive body resembled an enraged brown bear as his right fist shot out, its savage force blasting toward Zhen Gang's heart!
Zhen Gang sidestepped to the right, evading it, then swept his longsword across again, its movements blindingly fast and ever-changing!
"Glazed Vajra Body!" Xiong Tian shouted again.
His body grew half a zhang taller, looking even stronger and fiercer, bristling with baleful Qi.
"I'll kill you all!"
He cried out, his eyes bloodshot, his fists striking with force that seemed to tear audibly through the air.
Fist imprints rained down on Zhen Gang.
If I keep holding back, I won't have any chance to escape!
Zhen Gang's expression remained calm.
He kept shifting positions, wielding his longsword as he sought Xiong Tian's weaknesses. Xiong Tian's momentum gradually faltered.
"Who exactly are you?"
"Why are you trying to kill me?" Traces of terror flashed through his eyes.
He did not want to die.
"Do you know who backs our Heavenly Wolf Gang?"
"If you dare kill me, aren't you afraid of being wiped out?"
Zhen Gang sneered and stilled his sword. "Oh? Then which faction backs you?"
"The Ghost King Sect!"
Xiong Tian shouted in terror, "The Ghost King Sect, one of the Heavenly Star Dynasty's major factions! Their sect has peak Tribulation Crossing Realm experts!"
Hearing this, Zhen Gang laughed disdainfully. "The Ghost King Sect?"
"Hmph!
"Our Shadow Pavilion has never feared any faction.
"Die!"
With that, Zhen Gang swung his sword again. A sharp streak of sword light instantly pierced Xiong Tian's chest.
Xiong Tian's eyes widened as he fell to the ground in disbelief.
The Shadow Pavilion??
That was the name that flashed through Xiong Tian's mind before he fell!!
As Xiong Tian died, the Heavenly Wolf Gang members outside also came under attack from Yellow-rank assassins.
Not one who resisted was spared!
The Heavenly Wolf Gang's former holdings in Fengluo City had changed hands!
"Tomorrow, the people of Fengluo City!
"Every last one of them will know the name Shadow Pavilion!"