Chinese martial arts! Grandmaster

The sedan chair sped through the alley.

It was a pitch-black night, and the surroundings were very quiet.

The wooden houses lining both sides of the alley give off a gloomy atmosphere.

The guards found nothing amiss and continued to move forward.

The strongmen carrying the sedan chair walked steadily, and the entire sedan chair did not sway at all.

but,

At that very moment, Chen Jie sensed a sharp killing intent enveloping the alleyway.

"Stop!"

Sensing the terrifying killing intent, Chen Jie roared, ordering his personal guards and sedan chair bearers to stop.

His voice carried a powerful fighting spirit, like a thunderclap.

The eight strongmen carrying the sedan chair were eight top-notch warriors carefully selected from Ximen Hall's personal guard. Each of them was a master of Iron Bone and Dark Force, one in a hundred.

They are exceptionally gifted, possess immense strength, and have extremely fast reaction speeds.

Upon hearing Chen Jie's voice, everyone stamped their feet and stopped instantly.

Then,

The guards at the front and back of the procession stopped simultaneously, looking around warily.

From the outside, the entire Ximen Hall guard appeared to be completely disciplined, stopping at the sound of Chen Jie's command.

The entire guard seemed to be a single unit, with their guns pointed at both sides of the alley.

The 120-man personal guard was composed of elite soldiers who had undergone the most rigorous training at Ximen Hall, and their combat effectiveness was beyond doubt.

Just as everyone stopped.

Boom—boom—!
Suddenly, several loud noises erupted from the wooden rooftops of the alley.

Then,

More than ten shells rained down from the sky, causing the air to vibrate and roar.

Japanese field artillery!
The shells whistled towards the sedan chair carrying Chen Jie.

Clang——!
The moment the Japanese field guns fired, the shells had just left the barrel.

Chen Jie drew his longsword, and immediately a figure rose into the air from the top of the sedan chair.

Sword Saint Technique - Slay the Rebel!
One sword, nine forms, is one of the strongest killing moves of the Wuji Sword Saint. Its speed surpasses the limit, shattering all obstacles in the world.

On the Yangtze River in Wuchang Prefecture, when Chen Jie unleashed this [Sword Saint Skill], he needed to burn his true qi and stimulate his life potential to forcefully execute it.

Now that his martial arts level has broken through to the 'Great Perfection of Meridian Opening and Qi Cultivation' realm, he casually unleashed this Sword Saint Technique.

One sword breaks all laws!

The ultimate technique of the fourth realm of Wuji Sword Dao, capable of killing without a trace!

The alley was only five meters wide. After Chen Jie sensed the murderous intent, he immediately stopped the Ximen Hall guards.

Almost simultaneously, he burst out from the top of the sedan chair and used his sword energy to directly confront the cannonball.

Whoosh-!
A flash of sword light flashed across.

The next moment, his figure vanished from the spot, like a ghost disappearing into the darkness.

Boom boom——!
The moment he disappeared, eighty percent of the dozen or so cannonballs were blocked by a single sword strike. Finally, two field gun shells were delayed by half a second and landed right next to his sedan chair.

The powerful explosion overturned the surrounding area, turning the sedan chair into dust.

Whoosh—whoosh—!
The moment the Japanese field artillery attacked, a barrage of concealed weapons rained down.

Within a ten-meter radius of the sedan chair, it was as if a violent storm had broken out, and the ground was riddled with holes, as if it had been pierced by hidden weapons.

The combined attack of artillery shells and concealed weapons was terrifyingly lethal.

Those below the Blood Refining Realm are simply no match for such a terrifying attack.

Almost the instant Chen Jie was lifted into the air from the sedan chair.

A powerful shockwave emanated from the sedan chair, knocking the eight strongmen to the ground and sending them rolling more than ten meters away, thus avoiding the attacks of hidden weapons and cannonballs.

Even so, the eight strongmen who carried the sedan chair were seriously injured.

The shockwave and shrapnel from the impact of the shell knocked people within a radius of tens of meters unconscious.

Almost at the same time, Simon's personal guard was also attacked.

Da da—da da—!
At that moment, assault rifles spewed flames, and a fierce battle erupted throughout the alley.

The Ximentang Guards, as expected of the most rigorously trained elites, maintained their formation without any disruption after the attack and quickly launched a counterattack.

The dense barrage of bullets was like a storm, firing at the area surrounding the alley.

but,

The men in black who were lying in ambush were clearly all masters among masters.

They kept throwing projectiles, while others fired back.

The two soldiers at the front of Ximentang's personal guard had just raised their assault rifles to fire when their bodies became covered in hidden weapons, like hedgehogs.

Although everyone was wearing helmets and bulletproof vests, their limbs were not protected.

The hidden weapon was coated with a deadly poison. Once hit, the victim would quickly collapse and die from the poison!
This assassination attempt was far more sophisticated than any Chen Jie had ever encountered before.

Concealed weapons, Japanese field artillery, muskets, heavy machine guns!
Full firepower coverage, saturation attack!
Chen Jie's personal guards are all elite, hand-picked soldiers. They are not only highly skilled in martial arts, but also have excellent marksmanship, quick reflexes, and have been through the baptism of bloody battles.

but,

Faced with a sudden assassination attempt, the Royal Guard was caught off guard and suffered heavy casualties.

This demonstrates just how swift this assassination attempt was.

With lightning speed!
Destroy Qian!

The decapitation operation began at this moment.

Such coordinated attacks and rapid strikes, along with the crossfire of both melee and firepower, left no time for the attackers to react.

Even the most elite troops couldn't do it under Chen Jie's nose.

Organizations that typically carry out assassination missions could never launch such a swift attack.

It couldn't even fool Chen Jie's intuition, let alone the combined attack of heavy machine guns, Japanese field artillery, and hidden weapons.

It's fair to say that with that sudden attack and crossfire, not only Ximen Tang's personal guards, but even the Imperial Guards would have been wiped out immediately, with absolutely no chance to dodge.

Even a Grand Eunuch at the Tongmai Gangjin realm would find it difficult to avoid this attack unscathed.

"Yosh! Haha—it was a success! I thought this mission would be difficult, but it turned out to be nothing!"

"Prince Qian, Chen Jie, has been killed by field artillery fire. Mission accomplished. Go and retrieve his head. We're withdrawing!"

At the very moment that more than a dozen Japanese field guns fired and exploded.

On the roof of a house two hundred meters away in Jinling Alley, stood a Japanese man dressed in black ninja clothes.

He was completely shrouded in black ninja clothing, with only his eyes showing.

At his feet was a Japanese field gun, and his eyes were fixed on the explosion two hundred meters away.

In several directions around him, smoke was billowing from the muzzles of more than a dozen Japanese field guns.

Looking at the area engulfed by crossfire, no one escaped.

then,

The ninja in black burst into wild laughter.

This person is a Kage-level ninja from the East, whose combat power has broken through to the level of Tongmai Gangjin, and whose strength is comparable to that of Nanzo Mitsuko, whom Chen Jie killed back then.

He is one of the twelve most powerful Kage-level ninjas in Japanese martial arts.

As a Kage-level ninja, he was always known for his calmness.

but,

When he saw the Japanese field guns fire and explode, and it seemed that the mission had been successful, he couldn't help but burst into laughter, appearing smug and overjoyed.

Because during this period of time, the twelve Kage-level ninja masters of the East gathered in Jinling, Daqian, to carry out the assassination plan to 'destroy Daqian', and I have been feeling very depressed.

Under the influence of Toyotomi Hidekawa and other super-strong individuals, Prince Qian, Chen Jie, was portrayed as a martial saint, possessing unparalleled combat power.

Therefore,
The twelve Kage-level ninja sects of the East were all prepared to die for this 'Destroy the Infinite' plan. They had practiced ambushes and sniping along the way countless times.

in addition,

In order to deceive the intelligence department of Ximen Hall, the experts of Dongyang Ninja Sect infiltrated Jinling three months ago.

After Liu Bamei moved to Yuhuatai, the Twelve Kage-level Ninja Clan of the East began preparing for this assassination.

It's fair to say that the Twelve Shadow Ninjas of the East suffered immense torment in preparation for tonight's assassination attempt.

In order to shield themselves from any murderous intent and to prevent their presence from being exposed, they had already laid an ambush in this alley after Chen Jie returned to Jinling.

Based on various deductions, if Chen Jie wanted to get from the Qianwang Mansion to Yuhuatai, he had to pass through this alley.

Previously, when Liu Bamei went from Yuhuatai to Qianwang Mansion, the Twelve Shadow Ninjas of the East Sea held back and did not take any action, just waiting for this moment tonight.

It's been three days!
They had been lying in ambush in this alley for three days.

This most terrifying ninja team in Japanese martial arts has survived countless assassination attempts and is one of the strongest assassination teams under Emperor Meiji.

They assassinated the heads of Japanese martial arts families and even ambushed and killed super strongmen who were "indestructible even when facing gods".

but,

No assassination attempt has ever been as stressful or as meticulously planned as this one.

What you put in will eventually pay off!

Unexpectedly, under the protection of a personal guard of 120 men, they successfully assassinated Prince Qian.

The members of the Twelve Shadow Ninjas of the East finally breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but burst into laughter.

but,

Just as he was laughing wildly, a glint flashed in his eyes.

next moment,
He clearly saw a figure appear.

The man's clothes were perfectly intact, and he held a long sword in his hand, staring coldly at him, a super strong member of the 'Twelve Kage-level Ninja Masters of the East'.

"idiot--!"

This late-stage Master of the Meridian Opening Realm, one of the Twelve Kage-level Ninja Masters, was still startled by the figure before him, despite his unwavering martial willpower.

Approaching him silently, like a ghost.

Clang——!
He drew his Japanese samurai sword and was about to slash at the figure in front of him.

but,

His movements came to an abrupt halt before they even began.

At that moment, his body seemed to be out of his control, unable to move.

this moment,
He was horrified, not knowing how he had fallen into the control of the figure in front of him.

He was incredibly tall, but under the claw of the figure in front of him, he was unable to move.

and,

The figure gently gripped his neck, as if it were a garbage bag, weightless.

The figure holding a long sword in one hand and grabbing the 'Twelve Kage-level Ninja Masters' in the other was none other than Chen Jie.

After Chen Jie was lifted into the air from the sedan chair, his spiritual sense locked onto the aura of this Twelve Shadow Ninja.

Upon getting close, he grabbed the other person, pulled him up, and lifted him up.

"So they're Japanese ninjas! Their strength is quite good, much stronger than Yokoyama Sora back then."

"To think you could use a secret technique to shield your killing intent and aura, and then attack me with Japanese field artillery! If it were anyone else, they might have had a hard time avoiding this attack!"

With one hand holding this Japanese 'Kage-level Ninja Master' strongman, Chen Jie quickly realized from the other party's aura that his martial arts level was the same as his own, both being at the 'Great Perfection of Meridian Opening and Qi Refining' level.

He killed Yokoyama Sora and Nanzo Mitsuko, members of the Black Dragon Society branch.

The aura emanating from this person is much stronger than that of Yokoyama Sora, and his combat strength is also much greater than that of Nanzo Mitsuko.

"Kawasaki-kun——!"

Just as Chen Jie lifted the Kage-level Ninja Clan expert up, a piercing scream came from the side.

Chen Jie looked up and saw a woman lurking on the roof of another house twenty meters away. She was also a powerful 'Kage-level Ninja Master'.

Whoosh-!
The woman leaped into the air, her Japanese samurai sword slashing through the air.

A sharp blade flashed and attacked Chen Jie.

Just as the opponent's katana was about to strike, Chen Jie remained motionless on his feet and slammed his hand down.

The Japanese 'shadow ninja' he had captured was unable to move and had no power to resist; his head sank down.

Click——!
A sharp, piercing sound of bones cracking rang out.

Using the force of pressing down, Chen Jie stomped his foot hard.

Whoosh!
His body shot towards the female 'Shadow Ninja' like an arrow released from a bow.

"not good--!"

The female 'Shadow Ninja' was taken aback, as a sharp killing intent instantly locked onto her.

As a 'Kage-level Ninja Master', she almost instinctively retreated, trying to avoid Chen Jie's attack.

In terms of peak combat power, this female ninja is on par with Nanzo Mitsuko, and may even be slightly stronger.

Although she didn't see any of Chen Jie's attacking moves, she instinctively stepped back to dodge, demonstrating her extremely fast reaction speed.

but,

Her retreat was negligible compared to Chen Jie's speed.

Chen Jie slashed through the air with his longsword.

Pfft——!
A sharp sword aura swept down, and the female ninja's head was instantly split in two.

Then,

Her body fell to the ground, and with a kick of her feet, she died instantly.

Before she could even scream, her head was cleaved in two by the sword energy.

She is the only female Kage-level ninja in the 'Twelve Kage-level Ninja Masters of the East'. She is as famous as Nanzo Mitsuko and is ruthless and merciless in killing people.

But against Chen Jie, he couldn't even withstand half a move and died on the spot.

After killing two people, Chen Jie continued walking.

Whoosh-!
His figure flashed and disappeared from the spot once again.

When they reappeared, they arrived at the roof of another house, where another 'Kage-level Ninja Master' was lurking, gripping his Japanese samurai sword and preparing to attack.

but,

Before he could do anything, Chen Jie appeared in front of him.

In the blink of an eye, Chen Jie swept past with his sword.

This 'Kage-level Ninja Master' had no time to react before his throat was slit by a sword, and his head flew more than ten feet into the air.

puff!

As the head was severed, blood spurted out in the night, creating a bright red spray, accompanied by a clear hissing sound.

Before his head could even hit the ground, Chen Jie's figure had already vanished from the spot.

Next,
Chen Jie's figure flickered in and out of sight, making him impossible to detect in the pitch-black night.

Coupled with his incredibly powerful spiritual senses, everything around him was already under his control.

Although the twelve Kage-level Ninja Masters possessed formidable combat power, they were utterly powerless against Chen Jie's 'Concentrated Observation' spiritual perception.

From the moment he was lifted into the air from inside the sedan chair, he was like a tiger charging into a flock of sheep.

The 'Kage-level Ninja Master' was completely powerless to resist him and was at his mercy.

Puff—puff—puff—!
In less than half a minute, Chen Jie's figure flashed around several times.

When he revealed himself again, he saw six corpses lying on the ground, their bodies and heads separated.

Almost everyone was killed with a single sword strike.

Nine of the 'Twelve Kage-level Ninja Masters' were killed in just half a minute!
Nine experts at the Great Perfection of the Meridian Opening Realm were utterly helpless against Chen Jie, like vegetables being chopped into pieces. (End of Chapter)