The Heavens: Man Covers the Heavens, Refines Treasures to Become an Emperor

But it was merely admiration.

As an assassin of Tingyu Tower, he has only one duty.

Complete the mission and reap the target's life! Any emotions are superfluous and a burden.

Suddenly, Canxue's fast-moving figure stopped abruptly, clinging to the shadow of a towering clock tower like a ghost.

His hawk-like eyes pierced through the layers of rain, instantly locking onto the end of a secluded alleyway below, overflowing with sewage and piled with debris. There, a faint presence had just resurfaced, like a candle flame about to be extinguished.

Finally…could it not hold on any longer? Canxue's heart remained calm and still.

He could clearly sense that the target's aura was more disordered and weaker than before, like a candle flickering in the wind.

The continuous high-intensity dodging and the torment of severe injuries are rapidly draining the opponent of their last bit of strength.

He silently took the "Snowy Spirit Bow" from his back, his movements fluid and steady, as if he had practiced it a thousand times.

He steadily nocked a dark golden "Swan Claw Spirit Arrow" onto the bowstring.

The bow dipped slightly, and the bowstring was slowly pulled back, producing an extremely faint "creaking" sound, like ice crystals rubbing together.

A chilling killing intent gathered at the tip of the arrow, firmly locking onto the shadow at the end of the alley.

Just as the bowstring was about to be fully drawn and the arrow was about to leave the bow!

Canxue keenly sensed a sudden and violent fluctuation in the target's lurking aura! This fluctuation wasn't a prelude to an attack, but rather more like… a loss of control over power? A sign of utter exhaustion?!
An opportunity! A golden opportunity!

A cold glint flashed in Canxue's eyes! Without the slightest hesitation, her pent-up killing intent erupted!
Boom.!

The bowstring twanged!

That dark golden "Swan Claw Spirit Arrow" transformed into a golden thread of death that tore through the rainy night, carrying an aura of destruction, instantly traversing a distance of a thousand feet, and shooting with unparalleled precision into the heart of the weak figure at the end of the alley!

This arrow embodies the peak performance of Remnant Snow and her unwavering determination to kill!
He was absolutely certain that the arrow would be enough to end everything the moment the opponent lost control of their power and their breathing became disordered!
At the end of a dark, damp alleyway that reeks of decay.

Jiang Xuan leaned against the cold stone wall, breathing heavily, his face ashen, large beads of cold sweat mingling with the raindrops. Waves of excruciating pain surged through his chest, threatening to tear his will apart.

He was indeed at his limit, and even the operation of the [Dongxuan Devouring Wilderness Scripture] had become sluggish and difficult.

Just as he gritted his teeth, preparing to unleash his last strength and desperately pull the "Boundless Bow" in a counterattack,
A sudden change occurred!

On the palm of his clenched left fist, the long-dormant, tattoo-like "chirp" pattern suddenly twitched violently without warning! Immediately afterward, an indescribable burning sensation surged from his palm!

"Chirp~!"

A childish cry, both sleepy and excited, suddenly rang in Jiang Xuan's mind!

The next moment, under Jiang Xuan's utterly astonished gaze, a flash of gray light appeared in his left palm, and a round, furry creature, covered in fine gray scales and only the size of a fist, jumped out of thin air! It was none other than Chiu Chiu, who had been sleeping soundly for months!

The little guy seemed to have just woken up, its eyes, the size of mung beans, still filled with a hazy mist. But soon, it sniffed hard with its tiny nose, as if it had smelled something extremely tempting, and its little eyes instantly shone like stars!

At this moment, Canxue's "Hongzhao Spirit Arrow," which contained destructive power, had already pierced through layers of rain and torn through the air, carrying a piercing shriek, and was less than ten feet away from Jiang Xuan's heart!
Jiang Xuan's pupils suddenly contracted!
He never expected that Chiu Chiu would suddenly wake up at this critical moment! This turn of events was completely beyond his expectations!
He didn't even have time to react!

However, something even more shocking happened!

Just as Chirp woke up, it saw the dark golden arrow shooting towards it, radiating terrifying energy fluctuations. Instead of being afraid, it excitedly chirped twice!
Its tiny mouth suddenly opened wide, expanding to an unbelievable size in an instant, like a bottomless black hole!

call out.!

The "Hongzhao Spirit Arrow," powerful enough to kill a Heavenly Gang Realm expert, was swallowed whole by Qiuqiu's tiny, black hole-like mouth right before Jiang Xuan's eyes, like a mud ox sinking into the sea! Not even a ripple was made!

hiccup~
After swallowing the arrow, Chiu Chiu let out a satisfied burp, its little belly visibly bulging. Its round body bounced a few times on the muddy ground like a bouncy ball, appearing unusually excited and... not quite satisfied?
Jiang Xuan was completely dumbfounded! Even with his iron will, he stared blankly at the bouncing little fur ball on the ground, his mind a complete blank.

What... what is this? The deadly arrow from Tingyulou's top assassin... was eaten like a snack?!

But the next second, his strong survival instinct and fighting spirit instantly brought him back to his senses!

An opportunity! An opportunity for a comeback!

When Canxue fired this deadly arrow, her mind must have been focused on this spot. Now that the arrow has been swallowed by the strange bird, the opponent's mind must be shaken, causing a momentary lapse in concentration and an opening!

Without the slightest hesitation! An unprecedentedly resolute light flashed in Jiang Xuan's eyes!
"No truth!"

With a low shout, the grotesque skull bow instantly appeared in his hand! The "Star Cycle" Dharma Image in his sea of ​​consciousness operated frantically, squeezing out the last bit of power from his soul! All the remaining spiritual energy in his body, along with the power of the Azure Jade Essence Pill forcibly activated, surged wildly into the cold bow like a flood bursting its banks!

Buzz!

The Boundless Bow emitted a deep hum, and gray flames seemed to flicker in the eye sockets of the stark white skulls on its surface! Jiang Xuan used all his strength to slowly draw back the blood-red bowstring! On the bowstring, a point of gray light, condensed to its extreme and exuding an aura of annihilation, silently gathered!
Target locked. A thousand feet away, in the shadow of the clock tower, amidst the lingering snow!
at the same time.

A thousand feet away, in the shadow of the clock tower.

The coldness and confidence on Canxue's face froze completely the moment Qiuqiu swallowed the "Hongzhao Spirit Arrow" whole! It was replaced by unparalleled shock and disbelief!
"This... is impossible!!!"

Even with his unwavering will, he couldn't help but roar inwardly like a raging storm!
His "Hongzhao Spirit Arrow," an ancient artifact, possessed unparalleled power, enough to pierce through the protective qi of a Heavenly Gang Realm expert! Yet… it was swallowed whole by a tiny, furry creature the size of a fist that suddenly appeared?! Without even a sound?! This completely shattered his understanding!

In that moment of intense mental turmoil and a brief moment of disorientation...
A chilling, deathly still, terrifying killing intent, seemingly emanating from the deepest hell and capable of freezing the soul, instantly traversed a thousand feet and locked onto him like an invisible shackle!

A thousand feet away, in the shadow of the clock tower.

The moment that chilling, deathly, terrifying killing intent, seemingly emanating from the deepest hell, locked onto him, Can Xue's blood almost froze! An unprecedented shadow of death gripped his throat like a giant hand! As a top silver-ranked assassin of Tingyu Tower, having experienced countless brushes with death, his reaction was ingrained in his very bones, becoming an instinct that transcended thought!

Without the slightest hesitation! The instant the extinguished gray light of the "Bow of No Truth" left the bowstring, Canxue poured all his strength and will into one thing: self-preservation! He twisted his body violently to the right, his arms crossing and bursting forth with blinding white spiritual energy, like the strongest ice shield, fiercely protecting his head and heart! This was the only thing he could do!
call out.!

That silent, gray light, like a kiss of death traversing time and space, instantly crossed a distance of thousands of feet!

puff!

The ice shield on Canxue's left arm, which protected her chest and contained the culmination of her life's cultivation, was as fragile as paper before that gray light! The gray light pierced through the tough spiritual energy and strong arm bones without any resistance, bringing with it a blinding cloud of blood mist and shattered bone fragments! Terrifying annihilation power ravaged along the wound!

"Ugh!"

Canxue let out a muffled groan, his body feeling as if it had been struck by an invisible giant hammer, sending him flying backward! Intense pain instantly overwhelmed half of his body!
He could clearly feel that after the gray light pierced through his arm, its momentum had not dissipated, and it almost grazed the edge of his heart! The cold, deathly aura made his heart go numb for a moment!
boom!
His body crashed heavily against the hard stone wall of the bell tower, creating a spiderweb-like crater, from which gravel fell in a shower.

His left arm hung limply, a horrifying, bowl-sized hole wide open, the flesh around its edges a strange, decaying gray that was rapidly spreading! The bones and meridians of his arm were almost completely destroyed! Had he not reacted with lightning speed, deflecting the bullet at the crucial moment, it would have pierced his heart!

We lost…

Remnant Snow leaned against the cold stone wall, letting the rain wash away the blood and grime from her wounds, her eyes filled with complex emotions: shock, resentment, disbelief, and even a hint of... absurdity!
He, a silver-ranked assassin from Tingyu Tower, with the cultivation of the Heavenly Gang Realm and wielding the inherited spiritual weapon "Snow Mud Goose Claw," was actually defeated by a severely injured and dying youth with only the cultivation of the Human Gang Realm! Moreover, he was defeated so thoroughly that he almost lost his life!

He looked at the shocking wound on his left arm, feeling the weakness and excruciating pain brought on by the raging power of annihilation within his body. In the end, all his emotions turned into a barely perceptible sigh.

He struggled to lift his head, his gaze piercing through the rain, looking towards the dark alleyway, as if trying to imprint the boy's figure deep into his soul.

“Jiang…Xuan…” he uttered these two words with difficulty, his voice hoarse and low, carrying an indescribable meaning.

This name was destined to become an indelible mark on his career as an assassin.

Without lingering, Canxue used her remaining right hand to take out a scarlet pill and swallow it, forcibly suppressing her injuries and the strange corrosive power.

He took one last, deep, and unwilling look in that direction, his figure transforming into a dim gray shadow, staggering yet swiftly disappearing into the vast rainy night, like a wounded lone wolf returning to the shadows.

"Huh...huh..."

Jiang Xuan leaned against the cold stone wall, panting heavily. Each breath was accompanied by excruciating pain in his chest, and his vision blurred.

The forced activation of the "Boundless Bow" to fire that fatal arrow had completely drained the last bit of spiritual energy and divine soul power from his body.

At this moment, he was like a tattered rag doll that had been emptied of all its cotton, barely able to stand up.

"啾啾~啾啾~"

The fluffy little bird seemed completely unaware of its owner's weakness. Like a bloated ball, it bounced around in the muddy water at Jiang Xuan's feet, making cheerful and satisfied noises. Its little belly was round and plump, clearly indicating that the "Hongzhao Spirit Arrow" had greatly pleased it.

Jiang Xuan glanced down at the little guy with difficulty, managing a bitter smile. This little thing was indispensable in helping him survive tonight.

But now... he really can't hold on any longer.

He was only holding on with an unwillingness to give up and a strong body, and he moved unsteadily toward the alley entrance.

Each step felt incredibly heavy, as if it were filled with lead.

He knew he had to leave as soon as possible; although the remaining snow had receded, the crisis was not over.

However, his body's limits clearly told him so.

No more.

The world before my eyes began to spin and blur. The cold rain hitting my face felt numb, but not cold. A hollow, sharp pain shot through the bloody hole in my chest—the feeling of life slipping away.

Could it be... that I'm really going to fall here? A strong sense of resentment welled up inside me.

Alone, facing the encirclement of more than a dozen powerful families and the pursuit of the three assassins from Tingyu Tower... it is a miracle that he was able to fight to this extent.

But in the end... was it still just a little short?
Just as Jiang Xuan's consciousness was about to sink into darkness...
Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!
A crisp clapping sound suddenly rang out at the empty alley entrance, piercing through the sound of the pouring rain.

A majestic figure, as imposing as a mountain, had appeared there sometime earlier, its massive frame blocking the light from the alleyway entrance.

It's Xuejin!

His face was filled with undisguised admiration as he looked at the swaying Jiang Xuan, and his rough voice rang out.

"Good lad! That's damn impressive! A single person at the Gang Realm, heavily injured, managed to force back three Silver Medalists from Tingyu Tower, and almost killed the most troublesome Canxue! This combat power, this ruthlessness, I have to admit I'm impressed!"

Jiang Xuan's unfocused gaze barely lingered on Xue Jin. Upon recognizing the person, his tense nerves finally relaxed slightly.

He twitched the corners of his mouth, his voice as weak as a mosquito's buzz, yet tinged with a hint of mockery.

"You...cough cough...only now...have you had enough of the show?"

"Ha ha!"

Xue Jin laughed loudly, his voice booming like a bell.

"Watching the show? I've already shielded you from the biggest trouble! Otherwise, do you think that old bastard Yao Tuohai would just stand by and watch?"

He strode forward, looking at Jiang Xuan's shocking wound on his chest and his deathly pale face. His admiration deepened, but a hint of solemnity also crept into his eyes.

"However, your performance tonight really exceeded my expectations! You've got guts!"

Jiang Xuan no longer had the strength to respond. (End of Chapter)