A man in the Qin Dynasty stirred up a storm across the heavens.

Dark clouds obscured the moon, as if even the heavens could not bear to see the blood-red hue of tonight.

Or...

This cast a veil over the bloodshed in the Yan Kingdom tonight.

The Palace of the Prince of Yan!

When the Crown Prince's residence was massacred, the royal palace also suffered an exceptionally horrific massacre.

As the Blood Shadow, the personal bodyguard of Prince Yan, he was responsible for protecting the safety of the palace. Two shadow units were wiped out before they even knew who the enemy was.

The Imperial Guards noticed something amiss, but were held back in various places, and the sounds of battle filled the night sky.

"Damn it, rush to the palace!" The deputy commander of the Imperial Guards was furious. He could tell that these assassins who had suddenly stormed the palace were not there to cause trouble, but were after King Xi of Yan, the king of Yan.

"kill!!"

Amidst the deafening shouts of battle, one imperial guard after another fearlessly charged towards the assassins inside the Yan King's palace.

"clang!"

Sparks from the clash of weapons were particularly dazzling against the night sky.

The many imperial guards who surged forward like a tide were momentarily stunned by this.

Is this definitely an assassin?

Armored assassins?

Is it really not some army from the Yan state that is impersonating them?

On the battlefield, a moment's distraction can determine victory or defeat, life or death. In those moments of distraction, the assassins showed no mercy, their blades flashing and their swords gleaming as they reaped the lives of the fearless Yan Imperial Guards like wheat.

In just a few dozen breaths, hundreds of Imperial Guards lay dead or maimed on the ground.

"The general and his brothers have already given their all, but they simply cannot break through!"

"Yes, General, these are no ordinary assassins. More than 70% of them are wearing armor. Our swords and blades are useless against them. On the contrary, their weapons can easily pierce through the brothers' defenses."

"These people are strange. They are not ordinary assassins. Each of them is skilled in martial arts, and their skills are not weak."

"Hold on a little longer, the reinforcements outside the city will arrive soon." The deputy commander of the Imperial Guard was also in a bad situation. He wanted to make a move, but in the darkness, no, it was no longer in the darkness. He could clearly sense more than five Grandmasters watching him from the shadows.

It was as if they were telling him that if he made a move, they would make a move as well.

The deadly threat of a blade hanging over his neck made the deputy commander of the Imperial Guard feel that he could be killed instantly if he made a single wrong move.

at the same time.

"Who are you?!"

The leader of the Blood Shadows, and also the last line of defense for Prince Yan Xi.

As a master at the peak of the Grandmaster realm, he had heard of most of the forces and powerful figures in the seven kingdoms.

But he couldn't discern the origins of these suddenly appearing figures, some short and childlike shadows, others clad in gleaming silver armor.

"Why should a dead man know so much?"

The golden rat of the Rat Clan waved his hand, and seven Rat Clan disciples at the Innate Realm stepped out from behind him.

Just now, in order to protect the safety of Prince Yan Xi, this grandmaster of the Yan royal family took three blows of his Great Subduing Demon Fist without dodging or avoiding, and was then struck twice on his vital points by the Snow Rabbit of the Rabbit Tribe with his One-Finger Divine Skill.

They then went through a series of fierce battles.

He is now at his last gasp.

"Set up the formation!"

The Rat Clan disciple, shrouded in black night clothes, gave a low shout. Behind him, the other six Rat Clan disciples moved swiftly, forming a sword formation that resembled a coiled tortoise and snake or a majestic mountain, instantly enveloping the Grandmaster!

The golden rat, leading the snow rabbit, passed by the grandmaster and the rat tribe's disciples, heading straight towards the terrified Prince Yan Xi.

"The True Martial Seven Intercept Formation, when seven Innate True Qi Realm cultivators join forces, is equivalent to the power of sixty-four Innate True Qi Realm cultivators joining forces. The inheritance bestowed by the young master is indeed profound and extraordinary!" Snow Rabbit glanced at the seven disciples of the Rat Tribe. The disciples of the Rabbit Tribe inherited several other martial arts, and their understanding of the True Martial Seven Intercept Formation, even as one of the leaders of the Twelve Zodiacs, was very superficial.

But she knew very well that even if she fell into the formation.

Unless her Moon-Closing Needle can tear the formation apart immediately, even if she is a grandmaster, she will eventually be trapped and die inside the True Martial Seven Intercept Formation.

The golden rat noticed the snow rabbit's amazement and envy, but he just smiled.

The twelve zodiac animals represent the twelve departments.

Each lineage has its own unique lineage and its own mysteries.

His young master never showed favoritism towards any particular lineage of disciples, and the choices and strengths in the succession were roughly the same for all.

For example, the snow rabbit beside him possesses two of the world's top martial arts techniques, the Sunflower Manual and the Nine Yin Manual. Although she has only recently entered the Grandmaster level, even veteran Grandmasters are no match for her.

And those guys from the Dragon Division, each of them has cultivated the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill plus the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms, and also have the Nine Yang True Scripture, whose true energy is as vast as the sea, as their main cultivation method.

Its combat strength is so formidable that it almost surpasses all others in the same realm.

Those who practice body cultivation, such as those from the Ox and Pig classes, use the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill combined with the Great Shift of Heaven and Earth, or the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill combined with the Vajra Indestructible Body Divine Skill, and externally cultivate Iron Shirt and Golden Bell Cover for protection.

Any one of these men could easily command a thousand men on the battlefield.

But if we really compare them, are the Sunflower Manual and the Nine Yin Manual inferior to the Nine Yang Manual, the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill, the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms, the Great Shift of the Universe, and the Shaolin Golden Bell Cover?

The answer is yes, they are all profound and precious martial arts manuals, the most advanced martial arts techniques in the world today.

The difference in strength lies only in the individual, not in the techniques or lineages.

At this moment, the Blood Shadow Grand Commander, who was trapped in the True Martial Seven Intercept Formation and unable to break through, watched helplessly as the Golden Rat and Snow Rabbit walked towards Yan Wangxi. He then noticed that the seven Innate True Qi Realm assassins beside him were making their move, each one ruthless and merciless.

It closely resembles a group of assassins that was very popular among the Seven Kingdoms.

"You... are from the Net!" Blood Shadow roared, wielding his short sword to its limit, as if the air itself was being cleaved apart. With a single strike, afterimages blurred and layered.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

Seven longswords pierced through the air, arriving from the seven directions of Tian Shu, Tian Xuan, Tian Ji, Tian Quan, Yu Heng, Kai Yang, and Yao Guang, forming a giant dougong (a type of ancient Chinese sword), completely enclosing the slash within a narrow space.

The Golden Rat smirked. The seven Rat Clan disciples behind him were all people who had infiltrated the Seven Kingdoms' armies and fought several battles on the border.

Once the sword is drawn, there is no turning back; ruthless and decisive.

While this fighting style is very similar to that of the assassins in the Luo Wang organization, there are actually significant differences.

However, neither the golden rat nor the snow rabbit seemed inclined to explain anything to the dead.

"Kill him!"

Clang!

Seven long swords, reflecting the Big Dipper and illuminating the Black Tortoise below.

In just a short while, the Blood Shadow Commander, who had protected Prince Yan Xi for more than ten years, was covered in blood and forced into a desperate situation.

Pfft!

Seven longswords, emanating from the seven directions of Tian Shu, Tian Xuan, Tian Ji, Tian Quan, Yu Heng, Kai Yang, and Yao Guang, once again unleashed the grand power of the True Martial Seven Intercept Formation, their blades easily piercing the body of this grandmaster who was renowned throughout the seven kingdoms.

Thud!

When the Golden Rat and Snow Rabbit approached Prince Yanxi, his last trump card, Blood Shadow, was pierced through his body by the Seven Swords and he died.