Divine-level Base

Chapter 308 - 307: Ambush

"Nine times!!"

Zhu Huan’s heart sank, and a splitting headache came on. In that moment, he could have killed the pampered, arrogant, and domineering Zhu Hao.

If Zhu Hao hadn’t been so arrogant and domineering, he wouldn’t have provoked Shu Feng, and Zhu Huan wouldn’t be forced to find a way to eliminate him. If Shu Feng didn’t die, Zhu Huan would be the one to be sacrificed.

Zhu Huan said, "Fine. I will find a way to get some powerhouses to cooperate with you. However, I need time. Ten days! How about we meet at the Zhu Mansion in ten days?"

Xingchen replied, "Azure Dragon Spirit City is too dangerous. Let’s meet at Lotus Manor, fifty li outside the western suburbs of Azure Dragon Spirit City."

Zhu Huan mulled it over for a moment before saying, "Alright!"

Xingchen was one of the top three assassins in the Assassin’s House, with countless lives on his hands. Many powerhouses from the Noble Families in the Qianyuan Republic had met a miserable end by his gun.

The bounty on Xingchen in the Qianyuan Republic was as high as one hundred billion, and countless people wanted his head in exchange for it. It was only natural that he was unwilling to enter Azure Dragon Spirit City.

Experts were as common as clouds in Azure Dragon Spirit City. The Royal Family, the Congress, and the All Saints Palace all had an unknown number of hidden powerhouses and powerful, terrifying Secret Treasures.

Legend had it that the last time the Blood Race Grand Duke Balao Na was suppressed, it happened within Azure Dragon Spirit City, the result of a conspiracy orchestrated by some of its most influential figures. Otherwise, how could Void Blue Night, one of the Seven Great Holy Spears, have so coincidentally appeared on the battlefield to grievously wound the Blood Race Grand Duke Balao Na in a single blow?

Ever since Grand Duke Balao Na of the Blood Race vanished, no one had dared to cause trouble in Azure Dragon Spirit City.

Unless absolutely necessary, top-tier assassins who walked in the shadows would never come to a place like Azure Dragon Spirit City.

「Ten days later, night fell.」

Inside an incredibly spacious soccer field at Lotus Manor.

Zhu Huan, followed by a group of Zhu Clan experts dressed in black, walked to the center of the soccer field.

Zhu Huan called out, "Xingchen! I’m here!!"

"Alright, stop right there!"

A faint ripple shimmered, and Xingchen appeared directly one hundred meters away from Zhu Huan, holding the Famous Gun, [Xingchen]. His gaze swept over the three people beside Zhu Huan.

The three people standing beside Zhu Huan were a burly, lanky man who stood two-point-two meters tall; a cute-looking little boy of only eleven or twelve with rosy lips and white teeth; and a white-haired old woman of medium build with a cold glint in her eyes.

With his Spirit Venerable Level Spiritual Sense, Xingchen could sense a dangerous aura emanating from the three of them, making him wary.

Within ten meters, Xingchen could be easily killed by a Spirit Venerable Realm powerhouse who specialized in Spiritual Martial Arts. But at a distance of one hundred meters, it would be the Spirit Venerable Realm powerhouse who would be killed instead.

The three powerhouses also stared at Xingchen, a solemn look flashing in their eyes. They too could instinctively sense the danger he posed.

"We’re all on the same side! Xingchen, let me introduce you. This is [Giant] Tuck, this is [Spiritualist] Sheng Xin, and this is [Great Mage] Lei Xin! All three are Tributors of my Zhu Clan and powerhouses of the Spirit Venerable Realm!"

"In addition, I’ve also assigned fifty experts from the [Zhu Ya] to be at your command. This time, we will definitely be able to eliminate Shu Feng," Zhu Huan said, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

The [Zhu Ya] was the most elite Spiritualist organization within the Zhu Clan. Its members were few, but every one of them was a Great Spirit Master Level powerhouse, with combat power comparable even to the [Celestial Sword] of the Guardian Flame.

Fifty [Zhu Ya] experts working together, if led by a Grandmaster Level powerhouse, could even potentially surround and kill an Early-Stage Spirit Venerable powerhouse.

"Excellent!! Zhu Huan, you’ve done a beautiful job! So, please die!"

A mocking look suddenly flashed in Xingchen’s eyes. The Famous Gun, [Xingchen], in his hand flashed, and a beam of Starlight shot directly toward Zhu Huan.

Zhu Huan’s Protective Spirit Membrane was instantly shattered by the beam of Starlight. He himself was engulfed by it, blasted to smithereens.

The next moment, Zhu Huan reappeared several dozen meters away, roaring in disbelief, "Xingchen, are you insane? Kill him!!"

Tuck roared, his muscles rippling as he transformed into a four-meter-tall Giant with bulging, knotted muscles. With a blur of motion, he charged directly at Xingchen like a heavy tank.

The Spiritual Ability Tuck had awakened was the Earth-level Middle Grade Giant Transformation. Once he transformed into a Giant, his physical attributes would triple, and his muscles would become like a thick layer of armor, even thicker and harder than the frontal armor of a tank.

A missile striking Tuck would, at most, only inflict minor injuries.

A cold glint flashed in the eyes of the seemingly innocent-looking boy, Sheng Xin. He drew a Flying Blade that emanated a dark blue light. A terrifying mass of blue light gathered on the blue Flying Blade, and eerie skulls began to circle it.

Sheng Xin waved his hand, and a beam of dark blue light immediately shot toward Xingchen.

Dark Blue Divine Skull Blade! This was one of the Nine Great Divine Techniques from the Prison Skull Sect, the most mysterious assassin organization in the Black Tortoise Realm. It was endlessly powerful, capable of slaying a Spirit Saint when cultivated to its Peak. It was for the sake of this Divine Technique that Sheng Xin had pledged his allegiance to the Zhu Clan.

Lei Xin, holding a Magic Staff, chanted an abstruse incantation. She pointed at Xingchen, and streaks of mysterious light shone, transforming into Void Shackles that snaked toward him.

The fifty [Zhu Ya] experts who had followed Zhu Huan also drew their Spiritual Spears and fired at Xingchen.

Among those fifty [Zhu Ya] experts were five Grandmasters and ten Grandmaster Realm Level powerhouses. These were the experts Zhu Huan had managed to requisition from the clan only after leveraging all the power of his own branch.

A faint ripple shimmered and a golden light emerged. The Steel Beast, having completed its Three-stage Transformation, stepped out of the void, holding a Golden Heavy Shield to block for Xingchen.

CLANG!!

Sheng Xin’s Dark Blue Divine Skull Blade, though launched later, arrived first. It struck the Steel Beast’s Golden Heavy Shield, pierced its Barrier, and stabbed into the shield itself before being forcefully stopped.

Steel Scythes containing Spiritual Ghost Thunder emerged from the Steel Beast’s body and slashed into the void, directly severing the Void Shackles one by one.

CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!

The Spiritual Light Beams fired by the [Zhu Ya] experts slammed into the Steel Beast’s Golden Heavy Shield one after another and were blocked. Countless Spirit-Attached Bullets were sent ricocheting away.

After completing its Three-stage Transformation, the Steel Beast’s Defense Power had surged, and it now possessed a sliver of the divine presence of the Golden Statues that guarded the Ancient Gods of West Asia.

Only Xingchen, wielding the Famous Gun [Xingchen], was able to shatter the Steel Beast’s defenses in a single blow. For other Spiritual Spear Masters of the Grandmaster Level, breaking through the Steel Beast’s Defense would be extremely difficult.