Chapter 2444: Eerie Labyrinth

The Book Demon in Ye Liuyun's Sea of Consciousness saw that he had been training hard lately, his progress was rapid, so it had not come out to disturb him.

This time it only spoke up after sensing that Ye Liuyun was in danger, fearing that a slight delay would cause Ye Liuyun to actually die.

"Got fooled twice, huh?"

The Book Demon also sneered at Ye Liuyun: "If you keep meddling in so many affairs, you might get tricked even more!"

"Hmm, I'll definitely meddle less in the future!"

Ye Liuyun reflected deeply.

The dagger the woman had thrust into Ye Liuyun's body, Ye Liuyun also took in hand and examined closely.

The dagger was entirely ash‑black, unremarkable at first glance, slightly curved, with a blood groove down the middle.

Yet it could easily pierce his golden‑plated armor, showing its exceptional quality.

Ye Liuyun refined it, fed it into his Divine Sense, and only discovered the dagger's name was "Silent", with no other information.

"Silent?

Kill in silence?"

Hearing the name, Ye Liuyun felt the dagger was made specifically for assassins.

He also took out a Divine Rank weapon to test, and, like the cold‑glint dagger, it sliced through easily.

More amazingly, the dagger neither reflected light nor made any sound; no matter how he swung it, not even a whisper of wind could be heard.

"Keep it; it fits my assassin identity perfectly."

Ye Liuyun immediately pocketed the dagger named "Silent".

He gave his golden‑plated armor to Tong Xin for repair.

Tong Xin returned a golden‑plated armor that could envelop his entire body.

"This wrapping is way too tight!"

Ye Liuyun felt both amused and helpless upon seeing it.

"Let's test it, see how this full‑body, anti‑Foreign Tribe armor performs.

When you wear it, the neck area can appear skin‑colored.

The facial mask can be retracted when not needed."

Tong Xin told Ye Liuyun.

"Alright, I'll try it out."

Ye Liuyun voluntarily took on the testing task.

The golden‑plated armor can change shape; when first donned, it wrapped too tightly for Ye Liuyun to adapt.

It also needs to render the head and neck as skin and hair.

After leaving, Ye Liuyun was much more cautious when encountering other Martial Cultivators.

He indeed met several would‑be swindlers, and after confirming with Spiritual Soul Attack, he killed them outright.

For others who directly attacked him, Ye Liuyun placed a Slave Seal, sending them to rendezvous with Ling Hai to guard the Sharp Blade Unit.

In less than two months, Ye Liuyun captured over twenty more, and the Sharp Blade Unit became much safer.

Those marked with Slave Seals were tightly controlled by Ye Liuyun; anyone daring to slack off was immediately ordered for Ling Hai to kill as a warning.

Thus they guarded the Sharp Blade Unit extremely securely, daring not a single lapse.

Ling Hai also roughly guessed Ye Liuyun's identity.

This Sharp Blade Unit had strict discipline, little communication among members, yet very close coordination.

He had tried to probe their tone, but whatever he chatted with the Sharp Blade soldiers, they gave no reply.

Such a situation would never occur in the Holy Land Dynasty's main army.

Even the Imperial Guard would not be so arrogant as to refuse to speak with their protectors.

As for Ye Tiandao, he dared not approach any small talk.

Because on her first day out, Ye Tiandao announced a rule: no one may speak to her or approach.

Moreover, Ye Tiandao truly brandishes a blade to cut people, giving them no face.

Strict discipline, the Hawk Battleship, and the name "Liuyun", with Ling Hai's keen mind, made it easy to guess it was Ye Liuyun.

But after guessing it was Ye Liuyun, he felt relieved.

Because he thought he could not escape Ye Liuyun's grasp.

He also guessed that these Martial Cultivators would either be slain or kept enslaved until death.

Even a powerhouse like Liu Tianyi was killed on Ye Liuyun's word, showing he cared not for them.

Thus, if he wants to live, he must perform well and faithfully carry out Ye Liuyun's orders.

He also thought that Ye Liuyun's high regard for the Sharp Blade Unit meant he preferred that style.

"Speak less; when ordered, execute without hesitation!"

He told himself this in his mind.

Ye Liuyun sensed Ling Hai's thoughts through the Slave Seal and gave a helpless smile.

"I didn't misread you! If you truly perform well, I might actually let you go!"

But Ye Liuyun only thought this to himself, not saying it aloud.

After Ling Hai figured it out, his efficiency rose, and with Liao Yunyang also cooperating fully, many matters no longer required Ye Liuyun's attention, saving him much trouble.

In the ensuing death‑filled journey, Ye Liuyun met a formidable opponent.

He entered an underground area whose passages resembled a Migung, winding with many branches, varying in width and height.

The ground was slick, heavy with vapor; a slight misstep caused slipping.

Inside the Migung it was pitch black; ordinary people could only rely entirely on Divine Sense to navigate.

However, Ye Liuyun here got a great advantage.

Not only does his Divine Sense reach far, his Golden Pupil can also penetrate three walls.

"Ambushing and killing here is truly perfect, it can be called an assassin's paradise."

Ye Liuyun glanced at the surroundings here and knew it was suitable for assassins to ambush and strike.

He extended his Divine Sense to scout for dangerous creatures here, and quickly discovered an assassin lying in wait for prey inside.

On several walls, a few geckos were crawling, and it was unknown whether they would attack people.

The only other thing that caught his attention was three mice, constantly moving in a triangular formation back and forth in the passage, as if on patrol.

Ye Liuyun's Divine Sense locked onto those three mice, wanting to see what exactly was going on with them.

But as they walked, the mouse in front suddenly disappeared.

Then the other two mice behind also disappeared one after another, as if they had entered a secret realm.

But in Ye Liuyun's view, there was no secret realm entrance before them.

While Ye Liuyun was puzzled, he suddenly discovered that those three mice had walked back from the edge of the range his Divine Sense could probe.

He couldn't tell whether these three mice were completely unaware of their sudden position change, or if they had already grown accustomed to it.

They still maintained their previous formation while continuing to scout.

But Ye Liuyun also noticed that whenever they appeared, the nearby geckos would quickly scurry away, hiding far off.

This strange scene left Ye Liuyun quite bewildered, and he decided to move closer to see where those mice were coming from.

Judging by the time, the place where those mice reappeared should be very close to the limit of what his Divine Sense could probe.

He also released a poisonous snake and a spirit cat to help them scout the path.

To be safe, he also wore the double-layer soft armor made by Tong Xin on the outside, lest he suffer a sneak attack.