Chapter 210: The Assassin, Bai Li Changqing

Zhao Huangwu had completely lost his sanity at this point.

With the Sword of Annihilation in hand, he rampaged through the City Lord's Mansion and onto the streets, slaughtering anyone in his path who wielded a weapon.

"Zhao Huangwu has gone mad!"

"Run!"

The people of Huangbei City were in chaos, fleeing in terror.

The Sword of Annihilation seemed to be drenched in endless bloodlust, its aura as wild and unstoppable as its wielder.

"Not enough!"

"Still not enough!"

Standing in the middle of the street, Zhao Huangwu howled desperately.

Around him lay the bodies of countless warriors, but none of it was enough to replenish the vast amount of essence blood he had expended.

Only by killing high-level warriors and absorbing their essence blood could he regain what he had lost!

But now, there were no high-level warriors left in Huangbei City.

"I can't die... Ah!!!"

Zhao Huangwu screamed, feeling his life force slowly slipping away.

He swung the Sword of Annihilation wildly, sending out waves of powerful sword energy that leveled the surrounding buildings in explosive destruction.

"Zhao Huangwu, is it?"

At that moment, a man stood atop the highest tower in Huangbei City. He glanced at a portrait, then down at the crazed Zhao Huangwu on the streets, murmuring softly to himself.

The man wore a conical hat and carried a long sword in his arms.

"Ahhh!!!"

Zhao Huangwu continued to scream, but his strength was visibly waning.

Moments later, he stood trembling, barely able to hold the sword.

"It looks like he's about to die," Ye Fan muttered quietly.

Zhao Huangwu had burned nearly all of his essence blood to gain the power to slay Ice King, but now the consequences were catching up with him.

Without absorbing Ice King's blood, Zhao Huangwu couldn't replenish the essence he had lost.

Too much essence blood consumed would inevitably lead to death.

"It's time."

The man in the conical hat observed Zhao Huangwu from the tower. With a calm gaze, he leaped from his perch, descending swiftly from the sky.

As he fell, he drew the sword from its scabbard.

"Who's there...?"

Zhao Huangwu, sensing something, turned just in time to see a flash of sword light before him.

His eyes widened in shock as his body trembled, and then, in the next instant, he collapsed to the ground.

A closer look revealed a gaping wound in his chest, a bloody hole left by the swift strike.

The man with the conical hat appeared behind him, his sword dripping with fresh blood.

"Mission complete."

He spoke softly, glancing at Zhao Huangwu's lifeless body before wiping the blood from his blade and sheathing it once again.

[Achievement Unlocked: Sword of Misfortune] (Unlock after the death of thirty sword masters: 13/30)

[Sword master has fallen. Absorbing essence blood energy]

[Gained 1,123,410 evolution points]

"Another one bites the dust," Ye Fan sighed.

"Hmm?"

Just then, the man in the conical hat seemed to notice something.

His gaze shifted to the Sword of Annihilation lying on the ground, its aura of death still raging.

"This sword..."

He hadn't paid much attention to it before, but now, seeing the sword exuding such overwhelming killing intent, his eyes widened in surprise.

After a moment of hesitation, he bent down and picked up the sword.

As soon as he touched it, he felt a surge of immense power coursing through his body!

"So powerful!"

His eyes widened further, astonished by the sheer strength flooding into him.

He hadn't come for the sword, nor had he known about its existence. But now that he held it, he realized what a treasure it was.

"It seems I've gotten something truly valuable."

With that, he took the Sword of Annihilation and left Huangbei City.

[Sword Master: Bai Li Changqing]

[Good: 33.3%][Evil: 66.7%]

...

My name is Bai Li Changqing.

I have no parents.

I grew up surrounded by death and slaughter.

Because of my exceptional skills in assassination, I became a professional assassin.

"This sword... seems like it won't fit in a regular scabbard."

As Bai Li Changqing walked through the barren wilderness, he muttered to himself.

He had stowed his original sword in his storage ring and placed the Sword of Annihilation into a scabbard.

However, as soon as the sword entered the scabbard, the entire thing trembled, and cracks began to form along its surface.

"It looks like I'll need a much better scabbard."

Bai Li Changqing muttered quietly.

He had already tried placing the Sword of Annihilation into his storage ring, but the overwhelming killing intent and sharpness of the sword seemed to affect the space within the ring, threatening to tear it apart.

Without a top-grade storage ring, any ordinary one would likely shatter under the pressure of the sword's terrifying aura!

He continued walking northward as the sky darkened.

"The first target, Zhao Huangwu, is dealt with."

"Two more to go."

Sitting by a campfire that he had set up, Bai Li Changqing took out two portraits and studied them.

One depicted a fierce-looking middle-aged man, while the other was of a rather beautiful woman.

After a while, he put the portraits back in his robe and closed his eyes to rest.

He held the Sword of Annihilation in his right hand, gripping the scabbard with his left.

Immediately, he noticed his cultivation speed increasing at an astonishing rate!

And the increase wasn't just a little—it was significant!

"At this rate, I'll reach the Martial Saint level soon."

Bai Li Changqing was a little surprised.

As an assassin, his life was dedicated to missions and killing.

He had no knowledge of the Dragon Empire or its history.

"Sword of Annihilation."

"Who crafted such a weapon?"

As he continued to meditate, his thoughts drifted to the sword.

Ever since he had picked it up, the sword had been transmitting information to him, filling him with amazement.

But for now, he focused on his cultivation, closing his eyes once more.

"An assassin... this new sword master is an assassin."

Ye Fan murmured to himself, curious about where Bai Li Changqing would go next.

Would he be hunting the other two targets from the portraits?

...

The night passed without incident.

The following day, as the sun rose, Bai Li Changqing opened his eyes.

It was time to move.

His figure darted through the forest as he quickly made his way toward his next destination.

His goal: the Azure Dragon Empire.