Swallowing the Stars: Becoming a God Starting with a Hundred Generations of Talent

Chapter 129 Assassination of Su Chen? Alarms Pinghu

at the same time.

In an inconspicuous courtyard in the inner city of Pinghu.

The towering Hook stood with his hands behind his back. His aura was as deep as the sea, and his mere presence made the surrounding air heavy.

Three figures stood silently before him.

The three men were dressed in black, close-fitting outfits that allowed for easy movement. Their faces were expressionless, and their eyes were as sharp as those of hawks.

"Your target is Su Chen of the Zhenhai Marquis's mansion," Hu Ke said in a deep and powerful voice.

"My lord sent me to Pinghu Territory to first assess its strengths and weaknesses, and to see the quality of the experts here, in order to prepare for future important matters."

He looked at the three Cloud-level martial artists before him and continued, "This Su Chen has recently risen to fame, having just made it onto the Cloud Ranking. He's quite well-known. Moreover, he's only at the Cloud level, so he's perfect for testing the waters."

"As long as we don't touch Lord Pinghu's men, he probably won't fight us to the death." Hook's lips curled into a cold smile. "At that time, you can escape with your men in the city, muddy the waters, and another group will gather intelligence."

He paused, his gaze sweeping over the three of them.

"Tomorrow, the old man from the Wei family will be going to the City Lord's Mansion for a meeting, leaving the Zhenhai Marquis's Mansion empty. Take advantage of that opportunity to make your move."

"Remember, Su Chen is ranked on the Cloud Ranking, so don't let your guard down."

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"Yes."

The three black-clad warriors responded in unison, their voices completely flat.

Then, their figures vanished from the spot in a flash.

Hook stared coldly in the direction they had disappeared.

Su Chen? Seventh on the Cloud Ranking?

Hook sneered inwardly.

People only know the Cloud Ranking, but they don't know that true assassins never bother to leave their names.

He was well aware of the capabilities of his three subordinates.

Each of them was a top assassin who had crawled out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

Their true strength, any one of them, is enough to rank among the top three on the Cloud Ranking.

Using them to deal with a fledgling so-called genius is a waste of their talents.

The next morning, a magnificent carriage pulled by two black jade lions slowly drove out of the Zhenhai Marquis's residence.

This wild beast resembles a lion, its body covered in black scales like ink jade, and its four hooves are steady and powerful, symbolizing status.

There are important matters to discuss at the City Lord's Mansion today, and Old Master Wei has been summoned and must go there in person.

As the carriage drove away, the defenses within the Marquis's residence seemed to have relaxed slightly, almost imperceptibly.

The three black-clad warriors hidden in the distance exchanged a glance.

The time has come.

Their figures moved like ghosts, silently leaping over the high wall and stealthily heading towards the courtyard where Luo Yun was.

The three of them formed a triangular formation, working in perfect harmony to block all the exits of the courtyard.

The leader gestured and lowered his voice, saying, "The target is inside, his breathing is steady. According to plan, finish this quickly."

"Understood." The other two nodded in response.

They approached cautiously, each step treading in a blind spot of their senses, without making a sound.

However, what they didn't know was that in a secret chamber deep underground, a pair of eyes had already "seen" them.

After fusing with ten Blood Crystals, Luo Yun's mental power reached an astonishing level in terms of perception range and precision.

Within a radius of several miles, no movement or disturbance could escape his detection.

"Three Cloud-level?"

A thought flashed through Luo Yun's mind.

He could clearly sense that these three people's target was him.

"Are they from the Immortal Temple?" Luo Yun immediately dismissed the idea. "It shouldn't be. If it were the Immortal Temple, and they discovered that I had killed the Black Mountain Lord, they would have sent a world-class expert, not three Cloud-level experts."

"So, are you an enemy of the Wei family? Trying to use me, a newly appointed guest elder, to establish your authority?"

Luo Yun pondered for a moment.

He stood up, and with a thought, unleashed the secret technique "Thousand Illusions".

hum.

His aura began to rise rapidly, surpassing the Cloud Realm level, and finally stabilizing at the first level of Domain Lord.

This is to avoid being too shocking or outrageous in the end.

After doing all this, his figure disappeared directly into the secret room.

Inside the courtyard.

Three black-clad warriors were preparing to break down the door.

Suddenly, a figure in green appeared in the center of the courtyard without warning.

The three men's pupils constricted sharply, and they stopped in their tracks instantly.

Then, a scene they would never forget unfolded.

Wow!

Centered on the figure in green, a series of phantom images appeared one after another.

In an instant, hundreds of identical Luo Yun figures filled the entire courtyard, surrounding the three of them.

Every glance from Luo Yun was coldly fixed on them.

"This—this is—"

The black-clad warrior at the head of the group was completely dumbfounded; his composure was instantly replaced by boundless fear.

field!

This is a technique that only domain-level powerhouses possess!

"The Fundamental Law of Space"

"—It's at the domain level!"

A storm raged within him; the intelligence was seriously flawed!

This is no genius on the Cloud Ranking; this is clearly a domain-level powerhouse who has comprehended the fundamental laws of space!

One of the black-clad warriors felt utterly hopeless, silently thinking, "The fundamental laws of space, and at the domain level at that, I have no hope of surviving."

At this moment, hundreds of Luo Yuns spoke at the same time, their voices overlapping as if coming from all directions.

"Who sent you?"

The shadow of death instantly loomed over the three of them.

"escape!"

The black-clad warrior in the lead shouted, and without thinking, the three of them transformed into three streaks of light and fled frantically in different directions.

But to their horror, they discovered that the surrounding space seemed to have turned into a sticky swamp, slowing them down by more than ten times.

They can't escape.

Luo Yun's eyes remained unchanged as he slowly raised a finger.

The first move of the Instant Rain Sword.

Drizzle.

Chi Chi Chi!

In an instant, countless fine, hair-like sword lights appeared out of thin air and pierced through the bodies of the three people.

The three black-clad warriors froze on the spot, their expressions of terror completely frozen.

The next moment, their bodies were covered with countless blood spots, their life force receded like the tide, and they collapsed helplessly to the ground.

Although the exchange was swift, within the inner city of Pinghu Territory, not even the slightest energy fluctuation could escape the notice of a powerful individual.

In particular, when Luo Yun unleashed his domain at the end, the unique aura belonging to the fundamental laws of space was like a torch in the night, instantly startling all directions.

"Whoosh!" "Whoosh!" "Whoosh!"

In an instant, figures soared into the sky from within the Zhenhai Marquis's mansion; they were all guards and experts from the mansion.

On the distant street, squads of city guards clad in standard armor quickly surrounded the area, weapons drawn, their expressions tense.

"What happened?"

"Isn't that the direction of the Marquis of Zhenhai's residence? Would someone dare to make a move there?"

Many martial artists on the surrounding streets stopped in their tracks, looking in this direction with surprise and uncertainty.

When they saw the three corpses of men in black in the courtyard, it caused an uproar.

"Young Master Su Chen, are you alright?" The guard captain of the Zhenhai Marquis's mansion was the first to arrive. Upon seeing the scene in the courtyard, he hurriedly asked anxiously.

Luo Yun ignored these people.

His gaze pierced through the crowd and landed on the rooftop of a restaurant in the distance.

There, a person was standing.

That was the mastermind behind the assassination attempt.

Luo Yun could sense that it was a domain lord.

He moved swiftly and rushed forward.

And on the roof of that restaurant.

Seeing his three men killed in a single move, Hook was filled with turmoil.

The intelligence was wrong! Utterly wrong!

That's not Cloud-level at all!

Without a second thought, he turned to run away.

However, it's too late.

A figure in green robes had already blocked his way.

"Who are you?" Luo Yun asked calmly, looking at him.

A glint of madness flashed in Hook's eyes.

He knew that if he wanted to leave today, it wouldn't be possible without taking action.

"snort!"

His aura suddenly erupted!

Mid-level Domain Lord!

Wow!

An endless stream of blue water appeared out of nowhere, instantly covering an area of ​​several miles and forming a world of water.

In this realm, every drop of water is as heavy as a mountain, filled with binding force.

This is his domain, the domain of water.

"Su Chen! You're only a Domain-level cultivator, yet you're pretending to be a Cloud-level cultivator!" Hu Ke stared intently at Luo Yun and shouted angrily, while simultaneously retreating rapidly, trying to escape under the cover of his domain.

This scene left everyone in the distance stunned.

Both the martial artists on the street and the city guards stared in astonishment at the blue water world in the sky.

"My God! These are Domain-level experts fighting!"

"Who's the other one? So young!"

An incredulous gasp erupted from the crowd at the Zhenhai Marquis's residence.

"That's... Young Master Su Chen!"

"Young Master Su Chen is actually a Domain-level expert?"

Everyone was stunned; the shock they felt was a hundred times stronger than when they saw the three corpses.

City Lord's Mansion.

The atmosphere inside the council hall was heavy.

The Lord of Pinghu, dressed in a magnificent purple robe, sat in the main seat with a slightly furrowed brow.

Below him sat several domain-level powerhouses whose auras were equally unfathomable, including Old Master Wei of the Zhenhai Marquis's Mansion.

"The Black Mountain Lord is dead. This is too strange." A domain-level expert spoke in a deep voice. "According to intelligence, he was killed instantly by a mysterious woman. Moreover, none of his subordinates survived."

"That's right," another person chimed in. "What's even more troublesome is that the one who has now taken over the position of Lord of Black Mountain is a guy named Mo Shan."

This man is ruthless, and since taking office, there have been subtle signs that he intends to wage war against my Pinghu territory.

Lord Pinghu tapped his fingers lightly on the armrest, about to speak.

Suddenly, the expressions of all the domain-level experts present changed slightly.

"Um?"

They simultaneously sensed a powerful force of domain energy erupting within the city.

"Someone has started a fight inside the city!"

"Let's go take a look!"