Aldrian did not expect that the real target of these guys was actually himself. However, everything that happened regarding the Spirit Ancestor also made sense. Why did these assassins want to attract as many powers to the continent and cause trouble because of the Spirit Ancestor?

Of course, they did that to create a distraction and also to test him. If there was a chance, they would likely use it to kill him instantly. They did not underestimate his ability and operated carefully so as not to make him suspicious, even communicating about the mission only through voice transmission.

This kind of assassin group was truly dangerous, and the only thing he knew about them was that they were the most feared assassin group from Akares Star, the Silent Reaper.

Unfortunately, the man in front of him was only one of the lackeys among the many assassins who had come to the continent. He did not know the thing Aldrian wanted most, which made sense, since he was not an important member, only stronger compared to most of the group's members.

He did not even know the real face of the leader who led this assassination operation, only the status of the one in charge.

However, Aldrian still gained some useful information.

Although this man did not know the exact number because of how secret their current mission was, he thought that hundreds of assassins had already infiltrated.

That was truly many just for an assassination mission.

Because of the limited information this guy had, Aldrian still did not know who was the one that paid this group of assassins to go after his life. However, the star where they came from might be a clue to their employer.

'Akares Star again. It seems, at this moment, my enemies always come from that place.'

Although he was starting to get irritated with these problems that seemed to come from the same source, he still could not help but find the situation amusing. Did they really think they could kill him using these assassins? If those who wanted to kill him thought that way, then they were extremely wrong.

These assassins did not underestimate him and truly considered his known or rumored ability in their operation. But unfortunately—

'They did not know the extent of my ability and capability.'

Aldrian now had to think about how to resolve this problem as soon as possible. At the very least, he had to get rid of the assassins who had already infiltrated the continent. From the information he got from this man, it seemed this group of assassins would create greater chaos in the near future.

After thinking for a moment, he looked at the unconscious man.

"If I try to detect all of the assassins using karma laws through this man, I would have to find every single one of them with precision. I must filter the karmic threads that point only to his assassin friends, and I would have to kill them almost simultaneously to prevent any of them from realizing they were compromised."

"If they realize they have been compromised, they could use a desperate move that would endanger many people. Even if I cannot kill them simultaneously, I must make sure any surviving assassins cannot carry out such a move."

Aldrian thought of a way to eliminate this threat as safely and effectively as possible, until he finally found one. He focused his senses on the unconscious man, and then used his karma laws. If he wanted to take care of this assassin problem, the easiest way was to find the leader of the operation directly.

He was the most important person in this case, since he would hold information Aldrian could use. He might even be able to turn these assassins to his advantage and strike back at those who wanted him dead.

His karma laws began to show their wonder as he finally saw many threads of connection from the man. The number of threads was quite large. They spread in all directions and created many branches. Various colours appeared on the threads, showing the nature of the karma with the beings on the other side.

However, despite the many threads, the number of threads was not as large as he had thought. He guessed that this man had not built much communication with other people throughout his life as an assassin, which explained why the threads were fewer than expected.

Aldrian then ignored most of the threads, which could easily number in the tens of thousands. He filtered out the threads that reached outside the continent and looked only for those inside the Barisan Continent. After that, he filtered again for threads that shared characteristics with him, such as the same cultivation technique or techniques with the same properties.

He could not depend on the colour of the threads to decide who the assassins were, since the colour of the threads did not always show the truth about the connection between two beings. If this man did not have a close relationship with his colleagues, then his karma threads would not show a strong bond and would only appear transparent. Tʜe sourcᴇ of thɪs content ɪs NoveI~Fire.net

If he had a strong bond with someone, then the karma thread would show a colour that revealed the kind of bond they had. It could be affection, love, or even hatred. This man might hate his friends from the same assassin group or even feel affection toward them. He might also have affection toward people outside the group whom Aldrian did not know.

Because of these reasons, he had to filter each person manually using his system. He had to read the information of everyone connected to this man inside the continent. Even after filtering the threads to only those within the continent, this guy still had many karma threads.

That might be because he communicated with many people in the continent and built some connections for the sake of his mission.

At this moment, once again, Aldrian trained one of his divinity aspects of omniscience. His mind had to work hard and fast to filter each piece of information so that he could finish this task quickly.

Thanks to his strong cultivation, which had strengthened his mind and soul, he could do that without injuring either. He had already done the same thing in the past, back when he filtered the devils in the entire Ancient Blue Gate World before killing them.

He had also filtered much information from each person in each region of the continent, and the moment he read that someone cultivated a devil cultivation technique, he instantly killed them. That was how he was able to cleanse the entire world of devils.

Now the difference was that he only needed to filter the ones who had karma threads with the man in front of him. He just had to look for anyone who shared the same elemental comprehension or cultivation technique as this man. And because he was looking for the leader, he focused on the one with the strongest cultivation among them.

Since he already knew what kind of person he was searching for, his mind worked quickly to filter the information he read through his system. After a few minutes of filtering, he finally found someone who was likely the person he was looking for.

At this moment, that person was in another city near the southern part of the central region. He was inside a teahouse, enjoying his tea and gazing at the scenery outside. This man possessed a middle pseudo-immortal stage cultivation, and he was a truly powerful assassin according to the memories Aldrian had seen.

Although he was not the strongest cultivator in the Silent Reaper, he was the second most important person in that assassin group—the vice master of the Silent Reaper.

'Luvier Da Silva, a middle pseudo-immortal stage and…a dark elf?' This was information he had not expected to find. He would not have been surprised if a dark elf worked as an assassin, because dark elves were a special kind of elf with natural compatibility with darkness-based laws.

Their population was far smaller than that of normal elves, who could usually be seen anywhere. That was why he had not seen a dark elf directly in front of him until now. The only time he had encountered them was when he swept his domain sense while searching for devils across the world, and finding the groups of dark elves staying within the continent of elves.

Besides the basic laws that most elves tended to comprehend, dark elves could easily grasp darkness laws and shadow laws, something extremely useful for an assassin. He suddenly felt intrigued by this assassin, and without hesitation, he teleported the dark elf into his grasp.

The elf did not even have time to react before he suddenly appeared in Aldrian's hand. Aldrian choked him and instantly injected golden energy into his body.

He had to act quickly because this elf was at the pseudo-immortal stage. His reaction time would be faster, his instincts sharper, and it would take him only a split moment to realize what had happened before he tried to escape or even commit suicide.

The golden energy blocked all of the energy flow inside the body and instantly sealed the elf's cultivation. Aldrian also changed the properties of the golden energy into that of poison, causing extreme pain that would prevent the elf from thinking clearly.

The elf had no time to think. His body was already in unbearable pain, and his cultivation was sealed, but he still knew that he had fallen into someone's hands. What he could not understand was how it had happened. How could he be here when just a moment ago he had been enjoying a cup of tea?

While still in pain and weakened, his eyes finally focused on the person choking him. The moment he saw that face, he was utterly shocked to the core.