King of Assassins-Chapter 847 - 616: Sword Duel

The tall man spoke casually, not considering Gao Xuan's life as anything significant.

In his view, since they encountered Gao Xuan, he was destined to die.

Although there were other examiners in Night Demon City, the city was vast, and it wasn't likely they would easily run into other examiners.

On the other hand, even if other examiners saw this, they wouldn't stand up for Gao Xuan.

In Night Demon City, electronic devices were useless. Nobody could record evidence. Killing someone like Gao Xuan was just that, killing, without needing to provide any reasons.

Gao Xuan wasn't angry either; it would be strange if one of them didn't support Yu Ning and instead spoke for him.

There are people who stand for reason rather than personal ties, but not many. Moreover, in the eyes of the tall man, Yu Ning seeking revenge was reasonable.

As for why Gao Xuan killed Yu Hong'en, that wasn't important at all.

Gao Xuan asked the tall man just to confirm the other party's allegiance, to avoid unintended harm.

He then asked, "You're straightforward, what's your name?"

The tall man smirked proudly, "I'm Cao Ye. If your soul isn't at peace, feel free to seek me for revenge."

"Someone from the Cao Family, no wonder you're so bold."

Gao Xuan said, "Since you chose to get involved in this mess, you won't die unjustly."

"By you? Hahaha..."

Cao Ye laughed up at the sky, "You've refined a single flying sword and now you don't know your limits."

"Ignorant fool!"

Yu Ning was tired of talking, she shouted lowly, "I'll use your worthless life to honor my brother's spirit."

As Yu Ning spoke, she softly chanted a spell, "Swift!"

A deep blue flying sword shot out from her back, its speed extremely fast, instantly turning into a streak of light.

Within that deep blue sword light was a profound cold power; even before the sword light reached him, Gao Xuan felt chilled to the bone.

"The quality of this flying sword is really high."

Gao Xuan sighed, the Taiyin Sword was excellent, but just that. On a place like Pegasus Star, there weren't exceptionally strong flying swords.

The Taiyin Sword was strong mainly because he had fully refined the Taiyin Rune, able to bring out the full power of the Sword Artifact.

Yu Ning's flying sword, similar to Yu Hong'en's, showed that this was the Yu Family's inherited secret technique. Only, Yu Ning had entered the Holy Hall, and her icy sword light carried a pure sacred power.

The strike from the deep blue flying sword was ten times stronger than Yu Hong'en's Profound Ice Sword.

Despite having the same Foundation Establishment Cultivation, Yu Ning was far more powerful than Yu Hong'en in every aspect. This ultimately made the flying sword so formidable.

Gao Xuan immediately activated the Holy Armor, which, though a low-tier item, could unleash immense power in his hands.

The Divine Power Rune Seed within the Holy Armor was triggered, and the six rune seeds for Yin and Yang, Gold, Wood, Water, and Earth were all activated.

The silver Holy Armor emitted a bright and pure silver lustre, and Gao Xuan was suddenly enveloped in an inviolable divine aura.

This aura was so intense and pure, it made Gao Xuan appear godlike.

Yu Ning's eyes widened abruptly, realizing that Gao Xuan was stronger than she had anticipated. Her eyes instinctively enlarged, also to capture more images, to see more details.

At the same time, stimulated by Gao Xuan's divine aura, her Divine Soul Power suddenly erupted.

The Ice Seal Sword she had activated grew a few degrees stronger in its light.

Standing to the side watching the fight, Cao Ye couldn't remain idle. The divine power within him also suddenly burst forth, and light wings appeared behind his battle armor.

The Freedom Saint Armor, a custom high-tier Holy Hall battle armor. It perfectly matched his own Divine Soul and power traits, outperforming standard armor in every aspect.

Only wealthy noble youths had the qualification and financial capability to custom-make such battle armor.

Cao Ye originally thought killing Gao Xuan was as easy as killing a chicken, but even the mere divine source power aura Gao Xuan emitted was stronger than Yu Ning's.

Moreover, Gao Xuan's divine source power aura was so pure. Cao Ye had seen countless Holy Hall experts, but speaking solely on the purity of the divine aura, none could match Gao Xuan.

Such an aura seemed as if it was taken directly from the Divine Emperor. This made Cao Ye instinctively suspect this guy was a secret son of the Divine Emperor!

Of course, that was impossible.

The Divine Emperor had been asleep for a thousand years; before that, although he had many girlfriends, he left behind no offspring.

Cao Ye felt this idea was absurd, merely a lower-class kid relying on Yuan Ping'an's guidance to train the Holy Hall Secret Technique to such an extent, truly talented, a peerless genius.

What a pity, what a pity!

The more talented Gao Xuan was, the stronger Cao Ye's killing intent grew. If such a person escaped this calamity, he would have to be wary of future retaliation.

This time, since they had broken into a fight, they could not let him escape.

Cao Ye maneuvered his Freedom Saint Armor to Yu Ning's side, and activated the Golden Light Sword.

The Cao Family specialized in gold-related secret techniques, excelling particularly in flying swords.

The Freedom Saint Armor utilized Water Rune Seeds because water was more suitable for protection. Moreover, the gold secret technique was too sharp, causing great harm to oneself.

It was necessary to also cultivate Water Secret Technique for self-care.

Cao Ye's Golden Light Sword was less than two feet long, but its blade shone a blinding golden light. Once it appeared, it emitted an intense golden glow.

Looking with the naked eye, one could only see the dazzling golden light, not the shape of the sword.

Such a strong golden sword light illuminated everything around brightly.

Cao Ye, confident in his status, disdained to join forces to besiege Gao Xuan. On the other hand, he knew Yu Ning wanted personal revenge.

He revealed his flying sword merely to protect Yu Ning. However, such a display was bound to attract many people's attention.

But at this point, there was no room for other concerns. A quick decisive battle was all that mattered.

Yu Ning's flying sword was incredibly fast; just as the Golden Light Sword emerged, the Ice Seal Sword had already slashed toward Gao Xuan.

Gao Xuan didn't activate the Taiyin Sword, but instead drew the Profound Origin Sword in advance.

Generally speaking, a flying sword is too quick for someone holding a sword artifact to resist.

It's like an ordinary person holding a sword can't possibly cut a bullet.

Because of the limitations of the human body, drawing and wielding a sword have a process. A flying sword, driven entirely by spiritual power, skips this process entirely.

Therefore, it's very difficult to use a sword artifact to counter a flying sword between opponents of the same level.

Gao Xuan dared to do this because he saw through all the changes of the Ice Seal Sword. Just as the Ice Seal Sword appeared, Gao Xuan had already drawn his sword to strike.

Yu Ning also noticed Gao Xuan's Profound Origin Sword; she maneuvered the Ice Seal Sword in a clever arc to avoid Gao Xuan's striking range.

However, Gao Xuan also adjusted his body simultaneously. With the blessing of the Holy Armor, his reflexes and speed reached their peak.

The sword light transformed by the Profound Origin Sword slashed down, directly on the deep blue sword light.

The deep blue sword light shattered, revealing the true form of the Ice Seal Sword. Gao Xuan's strike was powered entirely by the Holy Armor; seven rune seeds gathered divine power and directly shattered the spiritual essence of the Ice Seal Sword.

The Ice Seal Sword spiraled off sideways, its spiritual light completely extinguished.

Yu Ning's divine soul shook; using her divine soul to refine the sword, the heavy blow to the Ice Seal Sword caused her divine soul intense shock.

The Taiyin Sword unsheathed itself from Gao Xuan's lower back, transforming into a sharp silver light aimed straight at Yu Ning's brow.

Gao Xuan's divine soul was much stronger than Yu Ning's, and he had fully refined the Taiyin Sword. Even though it wasn't of the same quality as the Ice Seal Sword, the Taiyin Sword traveled faster.

Yu Ning was alarmed; she hurriedly activated the core rune inside her Ice Heart Saint Armor, triggering the Ice Shield.

A layer of translucent deep blue ice elemental power shield appeared, rapidly reducing the internal temperature to below minus two hundred degrees.

The heavy ice elemental power shield was enough to withstand heavy sniper rifle rounds. Additionally, ice elemental power could disrupt the source power of a flying sword.

Yu Ning's response was flawless, yet Gao Xuan's control over the Taiyin Sword was too high-level.

The rapidly shooting Taiyin Sword suddenly spun at high speed; the spin not only made the Taiyin Sword fly faster but also imparted tremendous penetration power.

The semi-transparent ice-blue shield was immediately pierced through by the Taiyin Sword.

Dozens of layers of the ice shield burst with a series of white web-like cracks.

Although the Taiyin Sword was impeded by the layers of shield, the sword light noticeably slowed.

Yu Ning focused all her power on driving the Ice Seal Sword and Ice Heart Saint Armor, but as the Taiyin Sword slowed, she was powerless to evade it.

Compared to the speed of the flying sword, human movements were far too slow.

Yu Ning could only watch as the Taiyin Sword stabbed into her face armor, causing vast cracks to spread across its transparent surface.

At this moment, the Taiyin Sword finally revealed its true form. The sword blade, about a foot long, was mirror-bright and shining with silver light.

The sword edge continued to inch forward, threatening to pierce through the face armor of the Ice Heart Saint Armor.

A blistering golden light shot over, its acute sharpness seemingly poised to shatter everything.

Just as the golden light descended, the Taiyin Sword suddenly dispersed into specks of silver light.

The fiercely radiant Golden Light Sword missed hitting the Taiyin Sword by a fraction.

Cao Ye, controlling the sword, felt a pang of regret; in reality, hitting a flying sword with another flying sword is extremely difficult. Flying swords are so fast that if the opponent does not want to confront with their own flying sword, it's hard for two flying swords to clash.

Of course, in battle, you can attack what your opponent must defend and use various means to force them to engage with their flying sword.

Just now, Cao Ye intended to directly strike down Gao Xuan with his sword; once Gao Xuan was killed, his flying sword would naturally pose no threat.

However, he also had concerns. If one sword strike couldn't kill Gao Xuan, Yu Ning would be in danger.

Therefore, Cao Ye hesitated for a moment. Indeed, Yu Ning couldn't withstand the opponent's flying sword; her Ice Heart Saint Armor was breached in one strike.

In the critical moment, Cao Ye could only choose to save Yu Ning first.

After being rescued, Yu Ning breathed a sigh of relief; had Cao Ye delayed a fraction longer, she might have fallen under Gao Xuan's sword.

Clearly, the opponent's flying sword was of average quality, yet the sword control technique was exquisite. The power of the flying sword's runes was also maximized. This opponent was truly terrifying. No wonder her younger brother was killed by Gao Xuan in one strike.

The thought made Yu Ning shudder; fortunately, she had brought Cao Ye along this time.

Cao Ye forced Gao Xuan back with one sword and, without hesitation, drove the Golden Light Sword to launch a fierce attack.

A burst of blazing golden light surrounded Gao Xuan, slashing rapidly. The intersecting golden light instantly encircled Gao Xuan.

To Cao Ye's surprise, Gao Xuan managed to precisely strike the Golden Light Sword each time with his Profound Origin Sword.

Every time the swords clashed, a large splendor of brilliant golden light erupted, like a golden firework blooming.

The transformation of the light was dazzlingly beautiful, capturing Yu Ning's attention. Gao Xuan's slightest slip would mean instant death under the Golden Light Sword. Yet Gao Xuan maintained his defense with extraordinary swordsmanship.

The swordsmanship at this level was simply extraordinary.

If Yu Ning hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she wouldn't have believed a sword artifact could resist a flying sword at an equal power level.

Gao Xuan's Profound Origin Sword wasn't as fast as the Golden Light Sword, but his precise judgment always anticipated the Golden Light Sword's attack path.

However, the Profound Origin Sword was ultimately just a standard Holy Hall longsword. Although a magical artifact, it was a very low-level sword artifact.

Under Gao Xuan's urging, the Profound Origin Sword clashed repeatedly with the Golden Light Sword, resulting in multiple nicks on the sword's edge.

If this continued, the Profound Origin Sword would shatter in less than ten strikes.

The Golden Light Sword, on the other hand, was a significantly higher-grade flying sword, centered around a gold rune, making it incredibly sharp and potent.

It could pierce even heavy armor in a single strike. In a clash with the Profound Origin Sword, it remained completely unharmed.

Yu Ning quickly assessed that in less than a second, Gao Xuan would be sword-broken and killed!

At that moment, an unforeseen change occurred.