Chapter 27: The Assassin

  Simply packing some things and slightly dressing up his appearance, Shen Xiang set out alone on the road to Wang City. With his strength, as long as it wasn't someone from the Mortal Martial Realm's eighth level or higher who made a move, it would be difficult for them to pose a threat to him. There weren't many people in the entire Southern Wu Kingdom who had reached the eighth level of the Mortal Martial Realm, so Shen Tianhu was still very reassured.

  The Wang City is quite far from the Sleeping Tiger City, at least five or six days are needed to get there. However, it's generally safe along the way, unless you deliberately venture into those deep mountains and forests where ferocious beasts often appear.

  "Little one, don't rush into those martial arts sects just yet. The competition among them is extremely fierce, and without absolute strength, you'll only suffer humiliation inside!" Bai Youyou said.

  "Got it, Yu Rou Jie!" Shen Xiang's heart warmed up slightly, as it was rare for Bai Yu Rou, the ice beauty, to remind him.

  At this time, Shen Xiang had already left Wohu City and came to the wilderness. This was his first time leaving Wohu City, and he felt a little excited, but he remained vigilant at all times.

  In the late afternoon, when the sky was darkening, Shen Xiang arrived at a forest and walked along a muddy road. At this moment, he suddenly sensed movement behind him!

  "Damn it, I've been targeted by something, and there are several of them!" Shen Xiang cursed inwardly, while increasing his vigilance, circulating his true energy to his hands and feet, allowing him to attack or dodge quickly at any time.

  "Don't panic, let them come out first. If you can't beat them, then run. You have the Vermilion Bird's Fire Wings, it's easy to escape." Su Meiyao transmitted her voice to Shen Xiang.

  Shen Xiang replied with a hint of annoyance, "I wasn't panicked, just uncomfortable. They've been following me for so long, did they really follow me all the way from Wotou City?"

  "It's really useless, being followed for so long!" Bai Youyou said with disdain, which made Shen Xiang even more uncomfortable.

  Shen Xiang turned around and shouted coldly: "How long are you going to follow me? Get out of here, all of you!"

  He had just shouted for a short while, and "brush brush brush" five masked black-clothed men appeared beside him. He had helped the Xue family's children deal with those black-clothed killers before, but he didn't think that he would encounter them himself.

  Five men in black had indeed been following Shen Xiang, but Shen Xiang had been extremely vigilant all the way, making it difficult for them to make a move. Now that they had been discovered by Shen Xiang, they could only reveal themselves.

  Five men in black robes revealed only a pair of eyes, their gaze was extremely calm, it could be seen that they all had rich experience. As soon as they appeared, without saying a word, they took out a large black knife from the storage bag, raised the knife, poured in true energy, and the five people simultaneously flew towards Shen Xiang.

  These five killers made their move very quickly, fast and ruthless, but just as they jumped into the air, two flames burst out of Shen Xiang's eyes, his body suddenly surged with heat, and the Vermilion Bird True Qi instantly filled his arm. His right hand flashed out a wave of firelight, and a long whip of flame appeared in his hand. The Vermilion Bird True Qi condensed into a whip that danced and lashed out at the five black-clad men who were pouncing on him, and in an instant it struck their bodies, igniting their clothes.

  The five men in black had to give up their attack on Shen Xiang and retreat to one side, for the flames that were burning their clothes were unbearable. These flames were more intense than any they had seen before.

  Shen Xiang's face was cold and smiling, the fire whip in his hand ruthlessly lashed towards a black-clothed man's skull. When the fire whip hit the black-clothed man's skull, it emitted an explosion, bursting into a large flame, and the black-clothed man's skull also turned to ashes with the explosion.

  The Vermilion Bird's true flame is no ordinary flame, it's a concentrated product of cultivating divine abilities, with boundless power.

  The strength of the five black-clothed men was all at the fifth level of the Mortal Martial Realm. They came to assassinate Shen Xiang, but it was like hitting a stone with an egg. Shen Xiang's fire whip swung again, striking those black-clothed men. In just a few blinks of an eye, he had killed three more black-clothed men!

  Those black-clothed men were as fragile as tofu in the face of his Flame Whip, and with a sweep of the whip, he could easily cut their bodies in two!

  Only a divine consciousness strong enough can condense true energy into such a formidable weapon!

  "Yao Yao Jie, can you get this guy to spill something?" Shen Xiang grabbed a black-clad man, but the latter refused to say anything.

  With a faint, cold smile, he replied: "You've asked the right person. Do it my way: first press down on this person's head with your hand, then gather your spiritual energy and operate it according to my method. Divide the energy into six portions and pour them into six different positions in his skull."

  Shen Xiang immediately did as he was told, which was quite simple and quickly took effect. The black-clothed man's eyes went dull and lost their luster, and he no longer struggled with the same force as before.

  "Ask him again," said Bai YuYu.

  Shen Xiang admired the mysterious and wonderful kung fu of Bai Youyou, then turned to the black-clothed man and asked: "Who sent you to kill me?"

  "Medicine Family's Seven Elders!" The black-robed man's voice was devoid of emotion, very stiff.

  Shen Xiang's eyes flashed with a hint of cruelty, he didn't expect it to be someone sent by the Medicine Family. He continued to ask: "Where is he now?"

  "On the way to Wangcheng." The man in black replied.

  Shen Xiang grasped the black-robed man's collar and asked again: "Are you assassins who kill those family heirs?"

  The man in black replied: "Yes."

  Shen Xiang's expression was solemn and he was extremely shocked in his heart. This matter had actually been done by the Medicine Family.

  "Why did the Medicine Family want to assassinate those family juniors who attended the banquet?" Shen Xiang asked again.

  "I don't know!" the man in black replied.

  Shen Xiang asked a few more questions, but couldn't get anything out of him, so he killed the man in black and then burned all the corpses.

  The sky was completely dark, with dense stars all over the sky. Suddenly, a red light flashed across the sky, looking like a meteor, but meteors don't fly horizontally.

  That was Shen Xiang. He released the Vermilion Bird Fire Wings and traveled overnight to catch up with Yao Family's Seven Elders, who were also the ones he had injured earlier!

  Releasing the true energy to transform into wings not only consumes a lot of divine consciousness, but also consumes true energy. However, Shen Xiang cultivates the Five Elements True Energy, and at this time, he is using only the fire attribute Zhuque True Energy, while the Qinglong True Energy in his body is still full.

  It's rare to know the martial arts that can transform true energy into wings, and such martial arts are extremely rigorous. Because true energy is released from the back, it also requires precise control of divine consciousness. The wings are like a bird's wings, and there can't be any slight mistake, otherwise, falling down would be very dangerous. For this type of martial art, it is considered a treasure by warriors. Shen Xiang learned from Bai Youyou and Su Meiyao that even among the major sects of the martial way, such techniques are extremely rare.

  So he must be extra careful when he strikes, but now he doesn't care about that, he wants to catch up with the Medicine Sect's elder's convoy, others can assassinate him, of course he can also assassinate others!