80: Shadow Killer

"Roar~"

That Insect King let out a roar carrying an inexplicable pressure. Even Li Wuji, hidden in the dark, felt his heart sink, and vaguely, a hint of retreat actually arose within him.

After all, a Wu Zong Realm Petrification Sandworm Insect King was definitely not something he could deal with. He feared he would be petrified the moment he made eye contact with it.

But just as he was preparing to withdraw, the Petrification Sandworms beneath the pile of corpses opened their hideous mouthparts one after another. Immediately after, rays containing rich spiritual energy all simultaneously shot towards the mysterious light cluster on the pile of corpses.

In an instant, light radiated in all directions, and a distinct aura enveloped all the Petrification Sandworms.

Li Wuji was naturally also enveloped by it. He watched the light cluster with astonished eyes, because he discovered the effect of this light.

"That thing can actually change the flow of time?"

He clearly felt the flow of time slow down, by about three times. This was already quite terrifying.

This meant that under this light, this group of Petrification Sandworms cultivating here for one year was equivalent to three years outside.

Time was something everyone yearned to control, yet no one had ever achieved it.

He didn't expect to encounter such a thing here today. If he could obtain it, Li Wuji's breathing couldn't help but become heavy as he thought about it.

"I must get it!"

Determination flashed in Li Wuji's eyes. He had to obtain that thing that could affect time. Although it was extremely dangerous, the reward was absolutely worth it.

However, although he decided to take a gamble, he didn't act immediately. After all, with so many Petrification Sandworms, if he tried to snatch it, it would be no different from seeking death.

As time passed, all the Petrification Sandworms lay down one after another, appearing very tired, as if their recent actions had consumed a lot of their energy.

Moreover, the flow of time around them also reached five times, and the Insect King let out another roar, though it contained excitement that was hard to conceal.

Following this, it also began to close its eyes and recuperate, and waves of thick, majestic aura emanated from its body.

"Is it about to break through?"

Seeing this scene, a glint flashed in Li Wuji's eyes. Now, except for the Insect King, the other Petrification Sandworms seemed to have lost their combat power in a short time.

"There's a chance!"

Li Wuji looked at the dozen or so Martial Warrior Realm and forty to fifty Martial Master Realm Petrification Sandworms behind the swarm, and the corner of his mouth slightly lifted. The next moment, golden and silver Spirit Gu flew out from his hand, one by one.

These Spirit Gu silently flew towards the weaker Petrification Sandworms. Creating so many Spirit Gu at once, even the current Li Wuji felt a trace of emptiness within his body.

Watching the bodies of the Petrification Sandworms at the very back below begin to tremble slightly, such movement caused a Martial General Realm peak Petrification Sandworm at the front to turn its head and look.

After quietly staring for a while, it didn't find anything unusual and lay down again.

Seeing this, Li Wuji breathed a sigh of relief. He hadn't expected these Petrification Sandworms to be so sharp, but thankfully, he wasn't discovered.

After waiting for an unknown amount of time, he continued to act. Spirit Gu emitting a faint red light flew into the bodies of the Petrification Sandworms that had already been transformed into Gu slaves.

"Next is to wait for the opportunity."

Li Wuji looked at the mysterious light cluster on the pile of corpses with somewhat fervent eyes, but when he looked at the Insect King whose aura was slowly rising, he still showed a look of apprehension.

A strong practitioner of the Wu Zong Realm was like a great mountain pressing down on him. If he was even slightly careless, the price would be heavy.

However, this might not be a bad thing. If this Insect King were just in a cultivation state, then no matter how tempted he was, it would be useless.

Given the opponent's perception, even just wanting to leave wouldn't be a simple matter.

But the good thing was that the opponent was at a critical point in its Breakthrough. If a mistake occurred at this time, the opponent would at best fail the Breakthrough and suffer a backlash, and at worst, their Foundation would be damaged, leaving no chance for future Breakthroughs.

Meanwhile, inside a bar named Dark Night, it appeared quite deserted due to it being early morning.

At the bar counter, a person sat outside the counter drinking juice from his hand, looking with a smiling face at the stern young man who was wiping glasses inside the bar.

"I say, Ying Ge, I'm a Lord now, yet you're still giving me juice!"

Despite saying this, the person still unhurriedly drank the juice in his hand. After finishing it in a few gulps, he pushed the glass forward, "Ying Ge, refill!"

"One cup is 888!"

"Hehe, fill it up!"

The person waved his hand grandly, appearing quite bold, but then immediately grinned.

"Ying Ge, are there any more messages?"

The stern young man just glanced at him without speaking. The person wasn't surprised by this. "Go ahead, what task do you want me to complete this time?"

"Not killing the target, but killing the employer!"

Hearing this, the person's pupils contracted. He put away his smile and spoke with a serious expression, "Ying Ge, you've just established the Shadow Killer organization. Killing the employer right after gaining a bit of reputation, isn't that a bit bad?"

The stern young man didn't speak, just reached out and took out two photos and their information, placed them on the bar counter, and pushed them forward towards the person.

The person's eyes instantly turned cold with a quick glance. He saw that one of the people was none other than Li Mingxuan.

"The Huang Family wants to kill the Young Master?!"

The two people in this bar were none other than Shadow and Yang Shuo. After parting ways, they were inexplicably drawn back together.

Because although Shadow's intelligence capabilities were outstanding, he needed resource support to grow, so he founded an assassin organization.

However, with his current strength, he could only kill targets below the Martial Master Realm. As for the Martial General Realm, he was helpless.

After all, his combat power wasn't strong, and he didn't have any special means of improvement, so he set his sights on Yang Shuo, with whom he had spent some time.

After all, Yang Shuo's abilities were extremely suitable for combat, and most importantly, he was confident he could win him over.

He didn't dare to think about Luo Xiu and Galan. Yue Shan was impossible. As for Luyin, if she came, his assassin organization would exist in name only.

As for Yang Shuo, searching for lightning or wind element demon beasts one by one was too slow. If he were to directly purchase demon cores of both elements, that would also require a large amount of money.

Therefore, he had no choice but to follow Shadow to work, earning money while obtaining relevant information, which was also a win-win situation.

"With that guy Yue Shan around, there's no need to worry about the Young Master's safety, but this Huang Family is a bit troublesome."

Shadow's expression remained completely calm, and his tone was still placid. "This time, it was Huang Yao, a direct descendant of the Huang Family, who placed the order personally. The Huang Family probably doesn't know yet, but we can't just let them off like this either."

Yang Shuo also nodded in understanding and immediately looked at the intelligence concerning the Huang Family. After a moment, his expression grew serious. "How about we put this aside for now? That Huang Family head is probably a bit too much."

Although when Shadow found him back then, he helped him break through to the Martial General Realm in a short time, he was only at the Martial General Realm First Level, and these past two weeks have only given him a little improvement.

According to the intelligence, the Huang Family head is a Martial General Realm peak expert, and there are multiple Martial General experts in their family. With his current strength, he is far from being able to compare.

Shadow, on the other hand, looked at Yang Shuo with a strange expression, as if looking at an idiot. "Who told you to touch their family head?"