Chapter 210: Assassination?

The assassins left no room at all.

Plasma, molten heat, deadly toxins—these myriad weapons were launched simultaneously from the limbs of several assassins.

One assassin even opened his mouth and shot a poison dart from his tongue.

It was clear that this group of assassins showed no restraint toward Xisi.

Even though they were armed to the teeth and timed their attack down to the millisecond.

Xisi, seated below, merely glanced at them, then made no move and simply buried his head back into his book.

Then Xisi's personal black psionic energy erupted out of nowhere.

Everything lasted only an extremely brief instant.

The whole combat amounted to nothing more than the assassins leaping from the roof and landing.

When the assassins hit the ground, even if Xisi spared their lives, they instantly killed themselves; the act of seeking death was exceedingly decisive.

After they were fully on the ground, Xisi observed their unnaturally agile bodies and tight black combat suits.

Only then did Xisi, with resignation, close his book.

These assassins came from the Empire's most powerful civilian assassin organization, the Bai Si Cult.

How formidable are the Bai Si Cult's assassins?

Besides being mass‑produced as expendable supplies for the Judges, many, due to exceptional talent, are directly transferred to the Assassin Court, which stands alongside the Judgment Court.

Now, to kill Xisi, four were sent at once.

Of course, to those who dispatched the assassins, four already shows considerable regard.

Moreover, by the Bai Si Cult's professional code, failure leads to a clean, enthusiastic suicide—simply efficient and tidy.

Even the remote overseer, watching the assassination through various high‑tech means, let out a huge sigh of relief after this scene.

Xisi closed his book, glanced at the four Bai Si Cult members beneath him, and as the hidden observers prepared to approach him differently, Xisi reached out and summoned the four souls of the Bai Si Cult.

Observer: "???"

The four Bai Si Cult souls, after an initial bewilderment, saw Xisi's Divine Light through a soul‑view.

A brief shock, and massive terror flashed across the four faces.

The terror was not fear of Xisi, but remorse from assassins who were also fanatical believers, regretting that they had attacked him.

"Who sent you?"

Xisi spoke, and without waiting for the Bai Si Cult's reply, he turned his gaze toward the cathedral doors.

A Servo Skull swooped in rapidly, its unarmed body projecting a rotund figure with a sycophantic grin.

The Empire's holographic tech has always been shoddy, yet even this poor projection let Xisi see the fat man's splendid Governor uniform and lavish ornaments.

"First Saint, it's a misunderstanding!"

Xisi stared at the projection, too lazy to keep questioning the Bai Si Cult, since, as expendables, they truly didn't know who sent them.

Casually releasing the four Bai Si Cult souls, Xisi turned back to his book:

"Before you die, tell me what the misunderstanding is."

Xisi remained calm; the planetary Governor in the projection paled, his composure already braced yet still showing panic.

After a long pause, the Governor finally gritted his teeth and spoke:

"We received a report from the National Church that an impostor Heretic claiming to be the First Saint had arrived."

"Thus we dispatched assassins to defend your wisdom by attacking him."

"But the earlier scene alone proved your identity, so we hurried out to explain."

The Governor wore a look of earnest remorse, while Xisi, during the Governor's speech, finally finished his book and adopted an attitude of reflecting to himself as if he hadn't been listening.

"Snap"—the book closed, and under the Governor's awkward, cautious stare, Xisi was at a loss for words.

"The mightiest Solar Lord has actually switched from Makarious to Lian Tusi!"

Seeing that Xisi hadn't even heard his explanation, the Governor's face grew even more awkward, but then he seized the chance and hurriedly agreed:

"Yes, yes, yes, Makarious is indeed legendary, but he still falls short of Lord Lian Tusi, who performed countless miracles during the Tairen War."

"You don't know that Lord Lian Tusi not only held the Sanctuary Star, but also led the Green Legion together with the Imperial coalition in a counter‑offensive, reclaiming vast Peace Star territories."

"Moreover, he is accompanied by twelve 'First Saint Champions' who have slain the Tairen Alien Form known as the Norn Envoy more than once."

The Governor did everything possible to smooth relations, and hearing that Lian Tusi, using the 101 he had left for him and Sith Kid, achieved such exaggerated feats—being able to push back with two Tairen tentacles.

It even surpasses the former greatest Solar Lord, Makarious; Xisi felt that the world had indeed changed dramatically.

As for the fact that he had clearly left twenty 101s, yet now only twelve remain, it suggests that although they could barely push back, even the 101s faced such carnage that eight died in the process.

Xisi processed another shift; he finally placed the finished book back on the podium with care, then walked toward the cathedral doors, ignoring the Governor's words.

"This is your final chance to explain; don't wait for me to come and harvest souls."

Xisi was even too lazy to point out the various loopholes in the Governor's explanation!

As Xisi spoke, passing through the projected Governor, the Governor's face turned deathly pale, trembling as he watched Xisi about to exit the doors, and after a brief struggle, he hurriedly said:

"Extend my life!"

"We wish the First Saint to wield divine power to extend the life of our regional Governor!"

The Empire has many life‑extension surgeries, but even they have limits; after that, only prayer to the gods remains.

Xisi's steps briefly slowed, then, with an even clearer displeasure on his face, he quickened his pace toward the doors.

Imperial vermin are endless!

To survive, these vermin will do anything.

Not to mention that, desperate to survive, they know it's impossible to persuade a First Saint to expend massive effort to extend a single life, so they sent assassins to force the issue.

Consider the previous Tairen War: almost all Nobility and Governors abandoned the people who had generated countless riches for them, turning and fleeing.

These nobles and high officials certainly aren't short of truly wise and mighty individuals, but executing these vermin one by one might cause collateral damage.

But if you have to skip one dead and then another, you'll definitely miss half!

Xisi, who had originally been preparing a way to return to Terra, grew increasingly displeased.

He was about to step out and head straight to the Tower Top to find the Star Language Court and contact Terra, but as soon as he left, he faced the thunderous scene of a massive army gathering in the distance, and the Governor's flattering yet useless, increasingly frantic expression.

Xisi suddenly stopped in his tracks.

The Governor, seeing this, was pleased and thought Xisi was holding back.

But before he could speak, Xisi finally remembered something.

He glanced at the empty church behind him, and after a moment turned his head, looking seriously at the Governor, his eyes even suppressing the desire to rush back to Terra to see how the Divine Emperor was doing.

"I just… didn't use Divine Power."

"How can you be sure that I am me?"

The First Saint's return makes this kind of thing warrant even the most careful verification; how could anyone believe it so easily?

And now, watching the Governor's certainty, a thought rose in Xisi's mind.

Seeing Xisi actually doubt this, the Governor was also stunned for a moment, but then, seeing nothing amiss, spoke to Xisi in a very casual, ordinary manner:

"Soul Search—we performed a Soul Search on the priest who rushed in to report."

"You also know that relying solely on words for such matters is far too risky."

The Governor wore an unruffled expression; after all, the mortals of Nest City aren't even consumables, merely endless grains of sand to be taken at will.

To mortals, the side effect of death after a Soul Search is no issue; the Governors don't even consider it a problem.

But Xisi's expression didn't change; he still stared seriously at the Governor, who, under that gaze, was stunned again, thought carefully once more, and then suddenly realized.

"Oh, right, also those lowborn sisters."

Xisi's eyes…

suddenly widened to the full!