Mrs. and Mr. Smith-Chapter 2406 - 2404: Black Knife

With a thought, Ethan Smith took decisive action, and the leader among them already made a fierce move.

Like a tiger descending from the mountain, the immense presence of a Peak form of True Saint Realm exploded to its extremity. Despite Ethan only being at the Fourth Grade Realm, he still went all out like a lion pouncing on a rabbit.

Thousand Birds!

A sharp and piercing sound of thunder resonated, and Ethan’s right hand instantly turned into lightning.

His Green Sword fiercely pierced through the cultivator’s head, yet in Ethan’s eyes, his speed was still too slow.

Ethan’s expression changed in an instant, just as his Green Sword was about to shatter that cultivator’s Divine Soul.

A massive force abruptly clamped onto his Green Sword.

The attacking cultivator showed an unusual flush on his face, and Ethan only felt a colossal force travelling up his Green Sword, then wrapping around him like shackles.

His divine sense violently burst out, yet it was unable to break free from the Sea of Knowledge.

However, as his Divine Soul made an attack, that attacking cultivator also violently spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Elder Qingyang!"

The cultivators behind him let out a roar.

"Soul Burning?"

Ethan’s pupils constricted, this was outrageous.

Shouldn’t there at least be some preliminary probing? Who would just go all out upon first encounter?

The power of the Peak form of True Saint Realm, after burning, seemed to have stepped into tribulation within those few seconds.

That power once again transformed into a talisman, suppressing it within Ethan’s Sea of Consciousness.

Having done all this, Elder Qingyang’s entire being dropped like a stone; his Divine Soul had completely dissipated, leaving nothing but a lifeless corpse plummeting down.

Almost at the same moment, the space in front of him fluctuated.

A Black Knife swept past in front of Ethan, and this time Ethan saw the blade qi clearly.

Tribulation!

Ethan’s pupils constricted, he finally understood the reason Elder Qingyang burned his Divine Soul.

It was to gain that split second of time, allowing this Black Knife to make its move.

That blade qi was incredibly complex; it carried a vast and majestic force but with no ripples.

It was only when it collided with Ethan’s body that the blade qi finally exploded.

"Dammit, am I invisible?"

Frederick Cohen charged towards the person who suddenly appeared.

While Salena Carpenter used her body as a weapon, fiercely crashing into the Black Knife.

But the Black Knife was unaffected, instead, it was Salena Carpenter who was shockingly blown away.

Almost in an instant, the Black Knife had already penetrated his skin, aiming to bisect him with one stroke.

Ethan’s expression was cold and detached, a sound like a tsunami erupted within his body.

Yintang Acupoint, burst!

The acupoint in the center of Ethan’s forehead, possessing a self-contained small world, exploded in an instant.

Terrifying power erupted right in front of Ethan’s chest, the hand holding the Black Knife was forcibly blasted away by this overwhelming force.

The Black Knife that had cut into Ethan’s body suddenly turned into boundless water, seized by Ethan’s muscles.

That person spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, his body moved and then vanished again.

It had to be said, that person’s mastery of the Way of Space was extremely profound. Had he not taken action, Ethan would not have even been able to detect his presence in the Void.

"An assassin, once you make your move, be ready for the prospect of death."

Ethan’s voice was as cold as ice and snow, as he pulled out the Black Knife from his chest.

The power of the Rule of Annihilation surged into the Black Knife, and instantly like it had been fed a tonic, a scorching force of Destruction emanated from the blade.

"Stop!"

With a shout, one, two, three figures had already arrived in front of Ethan Smith.

A significant number of cultivators appeared behind them in the blink of an eye.

"Ethan Smith, could there be a misunderstanding? Could you give some face to the Ji Family?"

Ji Ao furrowed his brows.

"Good!"

Ethan Smith smiled slightly, that expression causing Ji Family’s Holy Son, Ji Ao, to be taken aback.

Bang!

In a space, blade qi that could destroy heaven and earth exploded, and a huge black flame, as if signifying the end of the world, began to burn there, with faint sounds of someone’s agonizing screams intermittently audible.

"What a good blade, even when imbued with the Power of Annihilation, the blade qi is nearly silent. I’ll be taking this blade for myself."

"Ethan Smith, my Ji Family did not move against you in Purgatory; today at this already agreed upon location, by breaking the agreement again, do you truly wish to become mortal enemies with the Monohorse Hall?"

Ji Ao’s brow furrowed slightly, seemingly irritated.

"Will you shut the hell up? Where were you when I was sneak attacked just now, not seeing you come out and talk about misunderstanding—oh, after the fight is over, then you come out and play the good guy? You’ve ’acted’ through all the faking in the world."

A trace of murderous intent flashed across Ji Ao’s face but was quickly concealed.

Frederick Cohen completely disregarded the pride of this Holy Son, his finger almost poking Ji Ao’s nostril.

"I didn’t expect you to have broken through to the Peak form of True Saint Realm and to also appear here."

Ethan Smith paid no attention to Ji Ao but looked towards the saintess nearby, Gu Xianyu Saintess.

After a long absence, Gu Xianyu still had an even more intense celestial aura about her; it’s unknown what dao technique she practised, but one glance over and he could only vaguely see her cheeks.

"It’s been a long time, Ethan Smith. When you were driven out of the Holy Region, I thought I would never see you again; I didn’t expect that after a hundred years, we would meet again. Here lies an opportunity for me, and I’m not your enemy."

Gu Xianyu gave Ethan Smith a bow, an ancient courtesy.

Ethan Smith returned the gesture. He looked towards a girl in red next to Ji Ao, with a cold expression. fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓

This seemed to be Ji Ao’s sister, Ji Tianyu; Ethan Smith recognized her from the information Kennedi Evans had sent him.

"Hmph!"

Ji Ao, with a cold face, moved and left directly.

The others followed suit and left, while Gu Xianyu seemingly also had no intention to reminisce, offering a slight smile before disappearing from the spot.

Ji Yuyi stared at Ethan Smith, revealing a peculiarly strange smile.

"Do whatever it is you need to do and leave quickly from here."

Then she slowly retreated, departing from the area.

"They’re just leaving like that?"

Frederick Cohen was somewhat dumbstruck, as he was anticipating a Great War.

But he didn’t expect these people to just leave like this? It left him feeling like a fighter with no outlet for his strength.

"That little girl is creepy; I don’t know why, but when she was staring at us earlier, I got the chills."

Salena Carpenter focused on the young girl’s retreating figure, scratching her head while speaking.

For someone of Salena Carpenter’s personality to say something like this, it was unprecedented.

Ethan Smith furrowed his brows, thinking of the Ji Family’s Holy Son and sister, the Black Knife, the self-destructing Elder Qingyang, the newly arrived, and the three tribulation cultivators, including the Williams Saintess.

It seemed like there was some kind of secret hidden within the Imperial Palace.

Otherwise, a palace of a declining royal family would definitely not be worth the stationing of so many formidable individuals.

"Anyway, be extra careful."

Ethan Smith floated into the air, rushing towards the center of the place.

What was initially a simple matter had, after so many unexpected changes, suddenly become mysteriously complicated.

Ethan Smith’s desolate divine eye observed everything along the way but seemingly did not detect any abnormalities.

Only the previously majestic royal aura had now turned into an extremely sinister atmosphere.