Shentu Yuanbao paled in shock; never had he imagined that even after unleashing the Blood Spirit Martial Soul, he would still be no match for Zhao Letian.
However, unbeknownst to him, Zhao Letian's "Dao Seal Demon Suppressing Palm" was specifically designed to counteract dark and sinister forces. Since the Blood Spirit Martial Soul was imbued with an intense evil aura, it was firmly suppressed by the Demon Suppression Seal.
"Stop!" cried the Shentu Clan Leader, frowning as he swung his hand sending a Palm Seal hurtling towards Zhao Letian. Although he did not wish to become Sword Obsession's enemy, he could not simply stand by and watch his own son die before his eyes.
"Humph! You think I'm invisible?" Sword Obsession snorted coldly, his sword light flashing and instantly shattering the Shentu Clan Leader's Palm Seal.
"Sword Obsession, you are pushing it too far! This old man wants to see just how powerful the demon-level genius of the Galaxy Sect really is!" The Shentu Clan Leader's anger surged as he drew a scimitar and dived downwards, slashing at Sword Obsession.
"Old coot, think I'm scared of you?" Sword Obsession fearlessly gripped his longsword and leaped into the air to confront the Shentu Clan Leader.
The clash of the sword and scimitar sent a terrifying shockwave rippling out, sweeping across the entire square and astonishing everyone present. This was the attack of a Sect Martial Realm powerhouse—truly terrifying.
Then, the flashing scimitar and sword shadows continued without cease, as the two figures fought fiercely mid-air, their violent shockwaves spreading out ring after ring.
Meanwhile, as Zhao Letian's sword light approached, Shentu Yuanbao mustered all his strength, narrowly dodging the lethal sword Qi by tilting to the side. He then turned and fled, but did not immediately concede defeat, as if still struggling to put up a fight.
"Flee? The arena is only so big, where can you run to?" Zhao Letian sneered coldly, his figure flickered as he swiftly gave chase.
"Zhao Letian, go to hell!"
Just then, a dark figure suddenly rushed onto the stage, moving at an unbelievably fast speed. Wielding a bright, gleaming dagger, the assailant thrust fiercely at Zhao Letian.
"High-level True Martial?" Zhao Letian was shocked, his instincts kicking in as he executed the Body Technique "Carefree Travel" along with the Double Wind Force, doing his utmost to dodge backward.
Yet, this assailant in black bore an uncanny resemblance to the Death Soldier who had tried to assassinate him outside the Ten Thousand Treasure Tower. It seemed they both underwent specialized assassination training, each strike timed with deadly precision, leaving Zhao Letian no room to escape.
And once hit by this High-level True Martial assailant, he would almost certainly meet his demise.
"How dare you, back off!"
At the critical moment, Sword Obsession, who was in fierce combat with the Shentu Clan Leader, suddenly sent forth a burst of Sword Qi slashing towards the assailant in black.
The assailant in black was indeed fast, but Sword Obsession's Sword Qi was faster, piercing right through the attacker's body and sending him flying.
"My Qi Sea, my cultivation..."
The assassin in black collapsed in a pool of blood, not dead but with a gaping bloody hole in his abdomen. His Qi Sea was shattered, his cultivation completely lost.
"Speak, who sent you to assassinate me?" Zhao Letian, having escaped death, took a deep breath to calm his frazzled nerves and momentarily set Shentu Yuanbao aside, approaching the man in black with a grim face.
"Hmph, Zhao Letian, although I have failed, don't even think about getting any information out of me. You will never understand the significance of a Death Soldier. Just do it; give me a swift end," the man in black sneered, now unable to take his own life, or he would have done so already.
"You may not tell me, but I can use the Soul Searching Secret Technique to probe your memories," said Zhao Letian indifferently.
"Soul Search? Hahaha, boy, aren't you too arrogant? As everyone knows, the Soul Searching Secret Technique can only be used on those whose Divine Soul Power is weaker than one's own. I am a strong man of the True Martial Seventh Realm, while you are merely at the True Martial Second Realm, my Divine Soul Power is much stronger than yours, how can you use Soul Search on me?" the man in black laughed wildly.
"Is that so? Hmph!" Zhao Letian snorted coldly, reached out his hand, and placed it on the man in black's head, employing the Soul Searching Secret Technique to search for the memories he needed.
Under normal circumstances, a Martial Artist's Divine Soul Power can only be strengthened with the increase in cultivation level, and indeed, the Divine Soul Power of someone from the True Martial Second Realm is far less than that of someone from the True Martial Seventh Realm. However, Zhao Letian possessed the Twin Martial Soul, which naturally made his Divine Soul Power stronger than those of the same rank with only one Martial Soul.
Furthermore, having merged the soul power of two people, his Divine Soul Power was exceptionally strong, which allowed him to barely conduct a Soul Search on the man in black, albeit with great difficulty. He could not probe too much information. However, Zhao Letian didn't need that much information; he just needed to clarify who directed the assassin to kill him. Catch the formatted version at *.
"Liu Family!" Zhao Letian suddenly furrowed his brows as he found the answer from the man in black's memories. The man in black before him, as well as the assassin outside the Ten Thousand Treasure Tower last time, were both directed by the Liu Family.
Who would have known that just as Zhao Letian was about to conclude the Soul Search, Sun Shuhao suddenly directed a True Martial Realm venomous green snake at him with astonishing speed. If Zhao Letian were bitten, not even immortals could save him.
Because of the Soul Search, Zhao Letian had depleted quite a bit of his Divine Soul Power and felt a bit fatigued. Unable to dodge in time, he was actually bitten by the green snake on the neck. However, a crisp sound rang out; not only did the green snake fail to bite through Zhao Letian's skin, but its venomous fangs were also directly shattered by the Black Scale Armor that suddenly emerged around Zhao Letian's neck.
"How can this be possible?"
Sun Shuhao exclaimed in disbelief; he had never expected Zhao Letian to have such a method.
"A mere True Martial First Realm snake, did you really think it could kill me? Foolish." Zhao Letian regained his senses, grabbed the snake in his hand, and with the circulation of True Essence Power, directly crushed it, and then with a backhand swing of his sword, he struck directly at Sun Shuhao.
The difference in strength between Sun Shuhao and Zhao Letian was too great, and with Luo Yao also restraining him on the side, he had no chance to resist and was killed by Zhao Letian with a single sword strike.
"Shuhao! Zhao Letian, you dare to kill even your ally, I want you dead!"
The Sun Family Clan Leader sprang up in rage, yet at the same time, an elder from the Sun Family was seen coming with Floating Steps through the air.
"It's the Sun Family Ancestor!"
"He can perform Floating Step too; could he be another Sect Martial Realm powerhouse?"
"No, his aura is not as strong as Shentu Ancestor's, he must only be half a step into the Sect Martial Realm."
The crowd shouted in surprise.
"I'll say it again, whoever dares make a move will be killed without pardon!"
Just as the Sun Family Clan Leader and the Sun Family Ancestor were about to make a move on Zhao Letian, Sword Obsession repelled Shentu Ancestor with a single strike, hovering in the air with Floating Steps, surveying everyone present with a cold voice.
Qingzhou City was the Galaxy Sect's territory; Sword Obsession did not wish to cause trouble for his sect, so he was reserved in his intervention. But as he had said before, he would slaughter entire cities and clans for the sake of his disciple. If pushed to the extreme, he would not hesitate to commit a massacre and cleanse the area with blood.