CHAPTER 631: CHAPTER 499: THE GREAT COUNTERATTACK

Unexpectedly, the opponent turned out to be an expert from the Reincarnation Fourth Path. Ye Lingyue’s heart sank; his cultivation was much higher than she had anticipated.

"Who on earth are you, and what grudge do you hold against Long Baobao?" Ye Lingyue collected the wooden carving without changing her expression.

"Assassins have their own rules. Do you think I would reveal my client’s secrets to you?" The assassin leader said with a cold and sarcastic tone.

"Mercenaries have their rules too. Unless you reveal the mastermind behind the scenes, I will never disclose Long Baobao’s whereabouts to you." Ye Lingyue left the sentence hanging.

The leader’s eyes turned icy, his killing aura chilling to the bone in an instant.

He had searched the vicinity and did not detect any trace of that little ghost from the Long Family.

"That little guy has no enmity with me. I was just entrusted by his own uncle, who promised to reward me with five million taels of gold for bringing back his head and the Spiritual Artifact he refined," the assassin leader casually remarked, not taking Ye Lingyue seriously, thinking what harm there was in telling her since she and her accomplices wouldn’t live much longer.

This woman, not only is she ugly, but she also doesn’t possess a shred of the Power of Reincarnation. The only thing to be wary of is her endless tricks.

Ye Lingyue would never have guessed that those seeking to kill Long Baobao would be members of the Long Family.

Five million taels of gold for the life of a child; the Long Family sure has deep pockets.

No wonder the assassin leader deployed over a hundred skilled assassins to kill them.

And no wonder Housekeeper Huang splurged on hiring both Emperor’s Slaughter and Blood Drink, two major Mercenary Teams.

Ye Lingyue couldn’t help feeling angry; it seemed Housekeeper Huang had played them, for over a hundred skilled assassins, including experts in poison, two small Mercenary Teams simply weren’t enough. At the very least, a large Mercenary Corps was needed.

But at this point, arguing was useless.

She had to first repel this assassin leader.

"Tell me the whereabouts of the little guy, and I might spare your life," the assassin leader ordered coldly.

"That depends on whether you have the skill to take my life," Ye Lingyue let out a piercing warble.

"Shattering Heaven."

A fierce Primordial Power burst from Ye Lingyue’s fingertips.

That move again - the assassin leader had already faced it once in the camp. That one strike was no trivial matter.

It was an exclusive Martial Arts Technique from the Buddhist Sect of the Three Sects and Nine Schools. However, the leader did not take it too seriously; he was a whole level above Ye Lingyue in terms of cultivation. An Elixir Realm Martial Artist, even with a Buddhist Sect technique, could at most exert half its power.

The assassin leader’s demeanor remained unchanged as his Primordial Power transformed into a series of fist shadows, confronting Ye Lingyue’s Infinite Finger head-on.

But upon encountering the Primordial Power of the Reincarnation Realm, the finger technique became like a fierce storm and torrential rain, tearing the fist shadows apart in an instant.

What!

The eyes of the assassin leader revealed a furious color.

That feeling, that Primordial Power, was definitely not from an Ordinary Elixir Realm Martial Artist; she was a Reincarnation Realm Martial Artist!

But why didn’t she exhibit a trace of the Power of Reincarnation?

The assassin leader suppressed the confusion in his heart, smiled coldly, and thought: So what if she’s from the Reincarnation Realm. She’s just a novice in the economic sense of Reincarnation, a Reincarnation Martial Artist who can’t utilize the Power of Reincarnation. What threat could she possibly pose?

"You actually managed to dodge one of my moves, but this is as far as you go," the assassin leader said arrogantly after giving Ye Lingyue a quick glance.

Suddenly, his entire body erupted with golden light, as the Power of Reincarnation Gold converged around him.

A golden spear then materialized in front of him.

"Who would have thought that to kill such a small-time mercenary, I’d need to use the Overlord Spear." As the golden Overlord Spear landed in the hands of the assassin leader, his Primordial Power became even more violent once he grasped the spear.

Thrash thrash thrash, the spear aggressively oscillated, creating multiple terrifying blooms of spear energy, and with a swishing sound, instantly assaulted Ye Lingyue’s surroundings.

The spear technique was as swift as a startling swan and as fierce as thunder, carrying with it tremendous destructive force.

Ye Lingyue’s brow furrowed with gravity as a transparent, hemispherical Spirit Shield formed beside her.

The power of the spear pummeled forward, the mighty Power of Reincarnation Gold transforming into countless sparks of light, bombarding her Spirit Shield.

Even with the shield, each impact nearly deformed it, making Ye Lingyue inside feel her blood and qi tumultuously churn.

"A Nine Rank Alchemist!" Compared to Ye Lingyue, the assassin leader was even more shocked. He never anticipated this female mercenary was also an Alchemist.

Are Nine Rank Alchemists so young these days, so fond of playing dark and hiding their identities?

Watching his Overlord Spear’s attacks being whittled away to nothing by the spiritual power shield, the assassin leader’s eyes almost turned red with rage.

"Who would’ve thought that Xue Long, ranked eighteenth on the assassin leaderboard and wielding the Overlord Spear, would be deceived by a little girl?" the assassin leader said with a sinister undertone. "But, I suppose your Spirit Shield can’t hold on much longer."

As Xue Long spoke, a ripple of Reincarnation Water Power emanated from his body. Though it lacked the ferocity of the Reincarnation Gold Power, it was resilient and subtle, with waves after waves sweeping over the Spirit Shield.

As a master of the Reincarnation Fourth Path, Xue Long’s mastery of Reincarnation Water Power far exceeded that of people like Hong Mingyue.

Under the relentless pressure of the water waves, the already frail Spirit Shield began to warp and distort.

A triumphant smile couldn’t help but spread across Xue Long’s lips.

"Burst!" The Reincarnation Water Power suddenly grew fierce, like the surging tide rising into formidable high waves.

As multiple waves assaulted it, the Spirit Shield, eventually unable to withstand the onslaught, burst with a loud bang.

Just when Xue Long believed that Ye Lingyue was either dead or severely injured, more than a dozen shadows shot towards him at an astonishing speed.

They were eighteen Corrosive Soul Chains, weaving through the air. Xue Long stumbled back several steps, and two strands of Corrosive Soul Chains struck him.

"How do you know the techniques from the Underworld Yama Palace?" Xue Long, having been hit by Ye Lingyue without sustaining serious injuries, was stunned to see the eighteen Corrosive Soul Chains flying around her like wild snakes. He looked as if he had seen an evil ghost, his eyes wide with shock, his body trembling uncontrollably.

Gone was his earlier air of arrogance.

The Martial Arts Technique of the Corrosive Soul Chain, with its sinister and bizarre nature, is something once seen by anyone, would hardly be forgotten.

Xue Long had once witnessed similar techniques used by a Yan Yi Envoy in Yan City.

Such techniques, rumored to be the exclusive Martial Arts of the Ghost Emperor, were only taught to his subordinates who had shown great merit.

Could it be that this Female Alchemist came from the Underworld Yama Palace?

He had actually offended someone from the Underworld Yama Palace!