"Hehe, while I may not be able to provoke the Killing Heart Sect, what can you achieve with your measly skills?"

Upon thinking of certain things, Yun Xiao suddenly let out a soft laugh, the undisguised mockery causing Ye Suxin's face to darken to the point of dripping water.

You must know, Ye Suxin is known as the Su Shou Yanluo of the Killing Heart Sect, even among the younger generation of the entire Tenglong Continent, she is ranked at the forefront.

Given Ye Suxin's ghostly assassination skills, no matter where she goes, she receives admiration and fear, and has never been ridiculed like this before.

Yet the guy in front who seemed only at the Peak of Qi Seeking Realm, was far stronger than Ye Suxin. The battle outside the Thunder King Valley that day was something she probably would never forget.

"I've said it before, once you've offended the Killing Heart Sect, there's no way you can roam freely, even if you flee to the ends of the earth or truly change your face!"

Knowing she couldn't outtalk the other person, Ye Suxin simply stopped trying to match wits with Yun Xiao. After speaking, Yun Xiao suddenly felt a jolt, and his whole body hair stood on end at that moment.

This feeling was one Yun Xiao didn't have earlier when sensing Ye Suxin use her assassination skills. It was a subconscious perception of lethal danger, an immediate reflex warning him that if he reacted poorly, his life might truly end here.

"She's really not here alone!"

At this moment, some doubts in Yun Xiao's mind were confirmed. Ye Suxin didn't seem like a fool; daring to confront him despite knowing she was outmatched likely depended not on her powerful assassination skills but on having even more formidable backup.

And this more formidable backup naturally referred to the backing of the Killing Heart Sect. Ye Suxin's position among the young generation of the Killing Heart Sect wasn't low; summoning one or two formidable cultivators at the Late Stage or even Peak of the Seeking Origin Realm wasn't difficult.

At this moment, as Yun Xiao's hairs stood on end, he already sensed a powerful killing intent, matching the ferocity of Xia Yong who died by his hand before Thunder King Valley.

"Peak of Seeking Origin Realm expert!"

In this crucial moment of lightning-fast judgment, Yun Xiao was now certain, and this expert hidden in darkness launching a surprise attack undoubtedly proved more terrifying than the Douling Commerce headquarters Special Envoy Xia Yong.

While Ye Suxin is indeed a Killing Heart Sect genius, limited by her Meridian Qi Cultivation, though her assassination skills had some success, they didn't pose significant threat to Yun Xiao.

For instance, at this very moment when Yun Xiao sensed the assassination performed by a Peak of Seeking Origin Realm expert, he dared not use his Earth Burst Stone Lotus Armor to defend his vitals as before.

Firstly, Yun Xiao couldn't ascertain which part of his body the Killing Heart Sect expert would attack, and secondly, even the defense of the Earth Burst Stone Lotus Armor had limits; it might not withstand the blow from a Peak of Seeking Origin Realm expert.

Thus at this moment, Yun Xiao had only one decision, which was to swiftly dodge and evade, preventing the Killing Heart Sect expert at the Peak of Seeking Origin Realm from striking to ensure himself from receiving severe injury.

Unfortunately, the sneak attack from a Peak of Seeking Origin Realm expert starkly contrasted Ye Suxin's prior attack; this person, certainly adept in assassination arts, making evasion in this split second increasingly elusive.

"Too late!"

Even Lu Liancheng, observing from the shadows, couldn't help but shake his head with a sigh, aware that under such a sneak attack, not even he could withstand such a powerful strike.

Killing Heart Sect experts may not be terrifying in frontal battles, but their reputation for spine-chilling fear and almost unfailing missions relied on this deadly attack.

Moreover, a Peak of Seeking Origin Realm expert sneaking against a Peak of Qi Seeking Realm cultivator under deliberate concealment meant never intending to hold back, hence Lu Liancheng considered Yun Xiao's fate sealed.

Even though the Meridian Refining Master Guild was stronger than the Killing Heart Sect, at this moment, even if Lu Liancheng had the chance to rescue, he had to carefully consider whether clashing with a Peak of Seeking Origin Realm expert was wise.

Evidence showed, under a deliberate sneak attack from such an expert, Yun Xiao found evasion extremely difficult, yet he wasn't an ordinary Peak of Qi Seeking Realm cultivator, ultimately dodging the stab aimed at his throat.

Poof!

However, Yun Xiao could no longer move an inch after narrowly avoiding his throat; a faint noise suddenly sounded, he felt a sharp pain in his left shoulder followed by flying flesh and blood.

It was clear that when the strong expert from the Killing Heart Sect failed to strike the throat, his move changed extremely quickly, and his weapon suddenly dipped, scraping a piece of flesh right off Yun Xiao's left shoulder.

"Huh?"

Sensing that his opponent, despite the sharp pain in his left shoulder, had retreated several feet away, the expert from the Killing Heart Sect let out a surprised gasp, seemingly unsatisfied with the result, and somewhat taken aback.

To be honest, this expert from the Killing Heart Sect, upon invitation from Ye Suxin, hadn't paid much attention; after all, how much trouble could a mere peak Qi Seeking Realm guy cause?

Yet, due to the Killing Heart Sect's usual cautious approach, this expert ultimately did not act recklessly. He hid to the side according to Ye Suxin's plan, aiming for a one-hit kill.

Who would have thought that such a mishap would occur in the end? Although he managed to flay the opponent's left shoulder, it was merely a superficial wound, a world away from the outcome he had expected in his heart.

"Tsk tsk, the Killing Heart Sect's assassination techniques are just so-so!"

Yun Xiao extended his hand, tapping several points on his left shoulder to stop the bleeding, then audaciously lifted his head to stare at the Killing Heart Sect strongman who failed to follow up his attack. His words made even Lu Liancheng, not far away, sweat a little in anxiety for him.

The Killing Heart Sect expert was obviously already extremely angry for failing to land a hit, and here was this person named Yun Xiao, oblivious to the danger; wasn't this just adding fuel to the fire?

"Yun Xiao, do you think this is Thunder King Valley? You may have used the Thunder Array to kill the Special Envoy Xia Yong of the Spirit Fighting Commerce back then, but how can you possibly kill me, the 'Seven Killings Guardian' of the Killing Heart Sect?"

Ye Suxin, hearing Yun Xiao's mocking words, didn't immediately rage but retorted with a cold laugh. These words made Lu Liancheng and the Great Elder, watching from not far away, draw in a sharp breath.

"So, that guy is Zheng Qiming, the 'Seven Killings Guardian' of the Killing Heart Sect, but what's the story with the Special Envoy Xia Yong of the Spirit Fighting Commerce?"

The shock for Lu Liancheng and his companion was not just due to Zheng Qiming's identity, but also due to the additional matter revealed from Ye Suxin's words, igniting some rapid-fire realizations in Lu Liancheng's mind.

"No wonder Yun Xiao's name sounded familiar, it turns out it's him!"

The information from Thunder King Valley had been forwarded to the Lushan City Meridian Refining Master Guild not long ago. Lu Liancheng had found Yun Xiao's name vaguely familiar before, but only realized upon hearing the name Xia Yong, the Special Envoy of the Spirit Fighting Commerce.

That Special Envoy Xia Yong was a genuine Peak of Seeking Origin Realm expert, yet was slain outside Thunder King Valley by a young man named Yun Xiao. This event stirred quite a commotion in the Thunder Mountain region.

However, since then, the boy named Yun Xiao had disappeared completely. Previously, Lu Liancheng had never connected Yun Xing, a man in his forties or fifties, to the young man who killed Xia Yong.

"Seven Killings Guardian? What kind of nonsense is that?"

In contrast, Yun Xiao himself, on hearing the title of Seven Killings Guardian, appeared utterly baffled. Having been on the Tenglong Continent for less than a year, he probably didn't even fully recognize all the Sect Masters and Family Heads of those first-class forces, let alone these minor thugs.

"Sharp-tongued brat, I'll knock your teeth out one by one and see if you can still shoot your mouth off!"

Zheng Qiming, the notorious Seven Killings Guardian of the Southern Domain of the Tenglong Continent, had never been so slighted. And to be belittled by a mere Peak of Qi Seeking Realm boy, his anger was indeed out of the ordinary.

"Yun Xiao, you'd better surrender obediently. This isn't Thunder King Valley, and there's no Thunder Array for you to leverage. If you manage to escape with your life today, I, Ye Suxin, will take your surname!"

Next to him, Ye Suxin, though beaten away by Yun Xiao earlier outside Thunder King Valley, naturally focused on understanding all that transpired afterwards.

Although Yun Xiao killing Xia Yong was extremely astounding, upon reflection, many witnessing cultivators considered Yun Xiao just incredibly lucky to have gathered four Thunder King Tokens and thereby controlled the Thunder King Array and sealing, killing Xia Yong, the Peak Seeking Origin Realm cultivator.

Ye Suxin, however, had a deeper conjecture; she suspected Yun Xiao's ability to activate Thunder King Valley's array was not solely due to holding four Thunder King Tokens but possibly also due to having refined the Thunder King's Heart.

But now, this place wasn't Thunder King Valley, and without the power of the Thunder King Valley formation, which had absorbed the essence of earth and sky thunder for countless years, even if Yun Xiao still had four Thunder King Tokens, it couldn't threaten Zheng Qiming, the Peak of Seeking Origin Realm.

Beside him, Zheng Qiming had naturally heard of Yun Xiao slaying Xia Yong but hearing the truth, he was clear that such fortune wouldn't appear here. The boy named Yun Xiao would certainly not escape his grasp.