Chapter 597 (1/2)
”Mu Duiying?!” Su Xing thought he was seeing things. That airheaded assassin that he remembered surprisingly appeared suddenly to end the Investigative Star's Heaven Rank Assassination.
Mu Zhiyu had actually already sensed that Mu Duiying was nearby, but her deeply conservative thinking made Mu Zhiyu feel that Mu Duiying was perhaps thinking of finding an opportunity to assassinate the Purple Thunder Monster. It was not incorrect for her to think this. The Purple Thunder Monster's strength was immense. Any Star Master or Star General could be considered an overlord if they killed him.
From the perspective of Mu Duiying's contract-less power, there was not time to wait. So Mu Zhiyu allowed Mu Duiying to draw near, even use her voice to distract Su Xing, but the Investigative Star never imagined this dimwitted assassin's objective was actually herself.
Hearing Su Xing's shout, Mu Zhiyu suddenly had the realization – this Purple Thunder Monster truly was abnormal. It turned out that he had all along even bewitched the Guardian Star.
”Very good, this is what a true assassination is.” Mu Zhiyu's killing intent dispersed. She dropped her daggers and wore a satisfied expression.
As a top-notch assassin, she had to maintain absolute vigilance at all times.
This was the final lesson she could teach.
”Ah, sorry, Elder Sister Zhiyu.” Mu Duiying seemed as if she had awakened from a dream. Her grim pupils recovered their normal dimwittedness. Upon seeing her own daggers poking out of this overlord elder sister, Little Restrained was startled.
She hastily drew out the daggers. This action brought a burst of pain, making Mu Zhiyu's attempt at a counterattack also finally end. Then, the Heaven Rank crumbled. Lin Yingmei and Wu Siyou gave her no chance. With one in front and the other in back, their weapons each pierced through Mu Zhiyu, and Hua Wanyue's arrow also punched through Mu Zhiyu's throat.
”This truly is unsightly, huh…Xuanle, Zhiyu is unable to help you anymore…”
Harboring one last thought, Mu Zhiyu's head drooped, and her True Spirit vanished.
The third generation overlords, the two great assassins, immediately ended their quest for revival.
”Darling Su Xing, you truly flirt everywhere, to have even seduced a Guardian Star.” The limp and powerless Dong Junqing lay on Su Xing's back, her tone frivolous. She sized up Mu Duiying. To be honest, the figure of the girl in front of her was not bad, just a bit young. A pair of large eyes with a sort of dull blankness gave her the impression she was airheaded.
It was to be expected if she had truly been enticed by Su Xing.
Wu Siyou raised her brows when she saw her intimate manner, ”Dong Junqing, you should be waiting obediently aboard the dragon boat.” Su Xing said bluntly. As a Five Tigers General, she was the target of an unknown number of people. Without any energy, she was practically courting death. She was nearly killed by Mu Zhiyu just now.
Dong Junqing ambiguously smiled.
”Duiying, truly, thank you.”
”No need.” Mu Duiying showed vexation, ”This Lady did not expect that Elder Sister Zhiyu would be killed. Originally, This Lady only wanted to make Elder Sister not use her Heaven Rank, but Elder Sister seemed unguarded. This Lady truly did not intend for that to happen.”
Wu Siyou was speechless. In her mind, she said, You are both assassins, she naturally thought you were helping her. Anyone else would have thought the same, especially when Mu Duiying had been very obediently receiving Zhiyu's assassin lessions before this. Heaven knew this airheaded assassin would commit such a universally shocking act. Perhaps it was only Mu Duiying who did not care for pure benefit that would do such a thing.
Lin Yingmei and Wu Siyou stared at each other. They could not help but greatly increase their favorability towards this little sister in front of them.
”There is also one Xuanle Feifei. Let's go.” Su Xing said.
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”Play upon Mount Yao, phoenix returns to nest.”
Flying Swords circled around in the air, like tens of thousands of birds returning to the forest, chirping. Ascending and descending, countless Flying Swords flocked about.
The Knowledge Star Resourceful Star Wu Xinji blinked, waving her Heaven Concealing Stars Fan.
Up until now, Wu Xinjie had not used her Earth Rank. It was for this moment now that she used her Earth Rank The Stars Have Moved. Bright starlight swirled in the sky, knocking back all of the Flying Swords, making Xuanle Feifei cut an exceptionally sorry figure. Hua Xue used Dazzling Light Mind Image, its two eyes glowing with white light as it moved towards Xuanle Feifei.
The Eight Gates Black Gold Chains slithered like snakes in the air. The Dark Technique Bind Silk Before Rain immediately followed.
Everything was within Wu Xinjie's calculations.
Xuanle Feifei who had her Flying Swords repelled was bound by the Eight Gates Black Gold Chains, like a delicate butterfly ensnared by a giant web.
”Knowledge Star!! How is it that you discovered us.” Their loss already determined, Xuanle Feifei instead calmed down. The woman coldly stared at the slightly coquettish Wu Xinjie, indignant.
Because she had the Mu Sister assassins, Xuanle Feifei was always accustomed to using assassinations when they were least expected, and this maneuver was time-tested. In the past Star Duels, Xuanle Feifei often would strike at the moment the enemy was most careless. Even top-notch martial generals were unable to put up a defense. Even Long Fei1 had died to this, and his Five Tiger General Fiery Thunderbolt Qin Wenjun,2 the strongest Star General in that era's Star Duels had died.
The Xuanle Feifei who was accustomed to being the hunter had never imagined she would have a day like this.
”This is honestly very simple.” Wu Xinjie replied matter-of-factly: ”The Taiyi Spherical Heaven Form Array exposed all Star Generals, so Xinjie formulated a plan back then.”
Xuanle Feifei suddenly understood. When the enemy was an assassin, the greatest threat was not her overlord status. Rather, it was the lack of any sign of the assassin, their ability to appear and disappear to execute their assassination, and it was a great taboo for an assassin to be exposed before the assassination.
”You unexpectedly exploited this array.” Xuanle Feifei sighed.
All of the Star Generals had bitterly resisted under the array. While they were seeking a chance to live, this Knowledge Star was surprisingly thinking of a way to exploit this array to find her whereabouts.
”Actually, even without this array, Xinjie had planned to take action against you during the banquet.” Wu Xinjie softly chuckled. In front of Xuanle Feifei's skepticism, the Knowledge Star explained: ”The Treasure Banquet is Liangshan Continent's premier banquet. Three generations of overlords had revived in Liangshan. It was inevitable they would not miss such a thing. With the exceptional air of their Star Generals, only a little bit of detailed investigation was needed to reveal them.” In other words, when Xuanle Feifei was still planning to kill other, stronger people, her final act had already been decided at this place by the Knowledge Star.
Fairy Xuanle snickered at herself.
”The Knowledge Star is truly gracious with her assessment. Fortunately, the third Knowledge Star was not you, otherwise, This Fairy would truly have had no chance.”
”Sister Xinjie, don't waste your breath on her.”
Shi Yuan waved the Puppet Banner, summoning the Five Poisons Puppet.
Xuanle Feifei renounced resistance. She lifted her head to smile at Chao Gai: ”It seems Maiden Mountain has very big troubles.”
Boom.
Fairy Xuanle left the stage.
When Su Xing rushed over, he just happened to catch sight of Wu Xinjie already cleaning up. That Su Xing was unhurt, Wu Xinjie breathed a sigh of relief. Things seemed as she had anticipated. Although she had planned to face the assassin, twin Star General assassins were honestly too powerful. Little Huang had killed one at the most, and the remaining one would inevitably be infuriated. However, because of Lin Yingmei, Wu Siyou, and Hua Wanyue's coordination, things were under control.