Chapter 431: The Wrath of the Profound Heaven Sect

Wanhuo Domain!

Lin Chen rode a spirit sparrow through the sky.

Gazing into the distance, he could see a hazy green hue; the borders of the Canglan Domain were just ahead.

It had been four days since he left the Wanhuo Domain, and in just a few more hours, he would step into the territory of the Canglan Domain.

Suddenly, Lin Chen's eyes narrowed. He tapped the spirit sparrow beneath him, and the bird let out a cry, its speed soaring as it transformed into a rainbow streak toward the Canglan Domain.

*Whoosh! *

The moment the sparrow accelerated, a cold light flashed. It missed the bird by a mere three zhang, but the terrifying residual energy caused the sparrow to stumble and plummet toward the ground.

After the cold light appeared, the world returned to silence.

Lin Chen did not attempt to fly the sparrow again. He landed on the ground a thousand feet away, his gaze cold as he stared to his left.

"As expected of the Martial Way Mountain's number one genius; your reaction is quite sharp."

From behind a giant rock in the scorched earth, a masked figure emerged. The man was dressed in black robes and wore a black mask.

"Who are you?"

"The one who will kill you."

The masked man smiled slightly. "Don't bother probing with your spiritual sense. The masks of our Yama Hall can block spiritual sense."

Lin Chen's eyes tightened. When the man appeared, he had indeed tried to use his spiritual sense to see the man's face, only for his sense to be absorbed by the black mask.

Yama Hall?

Was there such a sect in the Yan Yan Yan Huang Chao?

It was not among the twenty-four super sects. Was it a minor sect?

"You haven't been in the Yan Yan Yan Huang Chao for long. It seems the higher-ups of the Profound Heaven Sect didn't inform you about the existence of our Yama Hall. Come to think of it... as a genius disciple of the Profound Heaven Sect, perhaps your superiors didn't believe our Yama Hall would dare to assassinate you."

Hearing this, Lin Chen understood: this Yama Hall was an assassination organization.

Because they had never assassinated geniuses from super sects, his master had never mentioned them to him.

This meant someone had paid a massive price, enough to make the Yama Hall willing to risk the consequences of assassinating a super genius from a super sect.

"Under normal circumstances, our Yama Hall would indeed not assassinate geniuses from super sects. But this time, the higher-ups gave the order, so you can't blame us."

The middle-aged man chuckled. He had been shocked when he received this mission.

Assassinating Lin Chen would inevitably enrage the Profound Heaven Sect, leading to a frantic pursuit of the Yama Hall. The higher-ups couldn't have been unaware of the consequences, yet they still issued the order. This meant the person who contacted the Hall had offered a reward so tempting that the leaders were willing to risk the sect's destruction.

"Alright, time is up. It's time for you to go."

As an assassin of the Yama Hall, he never wasted words with his targets. But this time, because he was killing Lin Chen—the number one of Martial Way Mountain and a genius of the Profound Heaven Sect—his blood was boiling.

He had only reached the Innate Realm at thirty, making him merely an average genius in the Yan Yan Yan Huang Chao.

Usually, these geniuses wouldn't even glance at him, but now, the number one genius of Martial Way Mountain was about to die by his hand.

*Whoosh! *

Kong De swung his long saber. The cold light was biting, and wherever it passed, the air collapsed, stirring up thousand-foot waves. The momentum was terrifying.

Lin Chen narrowed his eyes and pointed a finger—the Canglan Finger.

Canglan energy surged, manifesting as a giant finger above Kong De, which pressed down heavily.

"The power of the Canglan Finger is strong, but it cannot lock onto me."

Kong De glanced at the giant finger above him with disdain, and in the next moment, his figure vanished like a ghost.

When he reappeared, three saber lights slashed toward Lin Chen from different angles, sealing off all his retreat paths. This was the Yama Hall's killing move, and he was confident Lin Chen couldn't dodge it.

He wanted to see fear and panic on Lin Chen's face, but the moment his gaze met Lin Chen's, a chill rose from the depths of his heart.

Lin Chen's face was devoid of panic; instead, it wore a sneer.

*Not good! *

As an assassin, Kong De had seen too many martial artists face his killing moves with terror. A person in mortal danger could not hide their true emotions.

The fact that Lin Chen was sneering meant only one thing: his killing move couldn't handle him.

*Retreat! *

Kong De didn't hesitate. After swinging his saber, he retreated violently.

However, Lin Chen's counterattack was faster.

The moment he sensed something was wrong and chose to retreat, Lin Chen moved. His figure transformed into a streak of golden light, blasting forward. The three saber lights struck the golden light but failed to hinder its speed in the slightest.

*Bang! *

Kong De felt himself struck by a terrifying force, his body flying backward. Before the pain in his back could register, he felt a sharp pain in his chest, which exploded in a spray of blood.

"How can he be this strong?"

Kong De's eyes were filled with disbelief. After accepting the mission, he had specifically researched Lin Chen's strength. According to the assessments, Lin Chen should have had the strength to fight someone in the late stage of the first Innate Realm. But he himself had reached that stage two years ago, and with his assassination techniques, even a peak first-stage Innate martial artist couldn't get the better of him.

Watching the assassin fall to the ground, Lin Chen didn't rush to approach him. Instead, he looked to the right.

"You've been watching for a long time. Come out."

A hundred paces to the right, another man wearing the same mask emerged.

"What a useless piece of trash. He's been stuck in the first Innate Realm for fifteen years."

The man who emerged glanced at Kong De on the ground and raised his right hand. A beam of light shot toward Kong De, and his body instantly exploded.

Lin Chen didn't intervene, even though he saw the man silencing a witness. He stared solemnly at the newcomer.

This person brought him immense pressure.

"As an assassination organization, do you know how many martial artists have died at the hands of our Yama Hall? Do you know why we still exist in the Yan Yan Yan Huang Chao?"

"Why?"

"Because our Yama Hall selects assassins of the same realm as the target, and we only ever send two."

Hearing this, Lin Chen understood what the man meant.

The man was telling him not to worry about further ambushes, but it also revealed his absolute confidence in his own strength.

"May I ask, what is your rank among the Yama Hall's assassins?"