180: The Birth of the Evil King No. 9
First, it burned the skin, then slowly seeped into the flesh, followed by the bones and internal organs...
Five minutes later, Chen Fei struggled to climb up, then collapsed on the ground, motionless.
Pain, it was truly too painful.
With his current physical body, Chen Fei couldn't withstand that intense burning sensation for long.
But before long, Chen Fei gritted his teeth and jumped into the ice-attribute body-tempering pool once again.
The bone-chilling pool water first relieved the burning sensation in his body.
Immediately after, the coldness slowly seeped into his skin. The burning sensation vanished, replaced by a piercing cold that felt like needles stabbing deep into his marrow.
Before long, Chen Fei quickly felt that he had reached his limit and scrambled out in a second.
After that, he tried the body-tempering pools one by one, all for the sake of increasing his resistance.
From the arrow Ghost Shadow shot him with, Chen Fei knew that his physical body was far too weak.
In the days to follow, soaking in the body-tempering pools would also become a part of his cultivation.
Little Gu and Lin Ya soaked in the light attribute body-tempering pool.
Little Gu's poison attribute and Lin Ya's necromancy attribute were both suppressed by the light attribute.
To increase their resistance in this regard, this body-tempering pool proved to be very useful.
While soaking, they also swallowed enlightenment floss to increase their comprehension abilities.
The Nine Heavens Enlightenment Willow could produce dozens of pieces of enlightenment floss every week, making it a renewable resource.
Wu Yun and Chi Yu, like Chen Fei, tried every body-tempering pool to comprehensively improve their resistances.
Just like that!
One human and Four Beasts worked on improving their physical resistance while consolidating what they had gained recently to reach Perfection in all aspects, all to charge toward the next step: fifth-tier beasts and King-level Beast Tamers... The Green Robe Tower branch!
Ghost Shadow returned, enduring the pain from his severed arm.
The branch's controller was the Deputy Master of the Green Robe Tower, also known as Assassin No. 1.
"Quick, treat his wounds."
Although the Green Robe Tower was an assassin organization, it also had a specialized medical department.
It wasn't easy to train an assassin; they couldn't afford to have a group of people die in every mission. Otherwise, by the end, the Green Robe Tower would have no one left to take on missions.
Once Ghost Shadow's injuries had improved slightly, Assassin No. 1 asked, "What happened? Where are the others? Eliminating a few Grandmaster-level Beast Tamers shouldn't have caused you such severe injuries."
Ghost Shadow looked bitter. "Deputy Master, they are all dead. I'm the only one who escaped.
Our intelligence was wrong. That Xing Shaoshan has already promoted to the King level. Furthermore, Chen Qingyun and Cheng Jingjing can both fight above their level; they can at least stall a Rank 1 King for a while.
Not only that, but three King-level Beast Tamers—Jiang Nan, Bai Yufan, and Xia Qingcang—also came to help at the end.
As soon as I saw things were going south, I immediately used Shadow Meld to escape, but I still lost an arm."
The Deputy Master looked him over repeatedly, trying to find any loophole in Ghost Shadow's words, but in the end, he found none.
This was because the scouts who had returned earlier told a story similar to Ghost Shadow's.
These scouts had retreated immediately upon seeing the appearance of the three Kings, including Jiang Nan.
Even if they hadn't retreated, they wouldn't have been able to discover Ghost Shadow, who had been pulled into the Alien Space.
Moreover, even the Lord's methods couldn't detect the effects of the Eye of Enslavement, so the people of the Green Robe Tower certainly couldn't.
Being luckier than the War Drum Master, Ghost Shadow successfully went undercover.
The Deputy Master reported the matter to the five Tower Masters, incensing them greatly.
The Master of the Green Robe Tower cursed, "Stupid clients. Since they had us take over, why did they have to send extra Evil Beasts?
If their appearance hadn't drawn in Jiang Nan and the others, the losses wouldn't have been so great."
Every King-rank Assassins was a potential asset for the Green Robe Tower. Now, not only had the mission failed, but they had also lost one.
The Master of the Scout Tower frowned deeply. "It makes no sense. According to the information from a few days ago, Xing Shaoshan was only at Grandmaster Level 9 Perfection. How did he achieve a Breakthrough so quickly?
And that Chen Qingyun, wasn't he just above average? How did he suddenly get so many SS-rank beasts?"
The Master of the Fire Suppression Tower speculated, "They must have come across some Opportunity recently."
With that hint, the Master of the Scout Tower suddenly remembered something. "I understand. It must be that Chen Fei.
He entered the Spirit Mansion Secret Realm and brought out some Heaven And Earth Treasures; that's perfectly understandable.
Perhaps it was his appearance that accelerated Xing Shaoshan's Breakthrough to the King level.
Furthermore, this boy's growth rate is no less than that of the offspring of King-level Beast Tamers."
The Master of the Colored Lotus Tower narrowed her phoenix eyes. "In that case, this Chen Fei must still have many Opportunities on him."
"I think we can target him again and seize his Opportunities."
"Indeed, I have the same thought."
The Master of the Green Robe Tower agreed, "If that's the case, then let's replan.
This time, Assassin No. 5 will lead. A Rank 4 King assassin should be steady enough, right?
Have him lead men to lie in wait. When the Evil Beasts and the Human Race engage in a major battle, our people will cut in.
Whether they succeed or not, they should strike and then vanish immediately. Do not linger in combat."
"Fine. Bring explosives and poison..."
The situation in Baiyue City was becoming increasingly complex.
Fortunately, Ghost Shadow had already secretly reported the information he knew to Chen Fei, who was practicing the Nirvana Needle.
"A Rank 4 King assassin, just to target the five department heads and me? They certainly think highly of us!"
It's one thing for the Extinction Cult to be cautious, but this Green Robe Tower is not simple either!
As expected of the continent's number one assassin organization. There's a reason they could grow so large and powerful.
"If you dare to come, I'll dare to wipe you out."
Chen Fei informed the five department heads of the matter. While they remained cautious of their own safety, they also looked for a way to respond... In the mist!
The Mianling Ghost Tree received the border defense layout maps and various defensive deployment maps from Cao Gan and You Yuntao.
Upon comparison, the maps from the two were nearly identical, so there were no major issues.
Suddenly!
A powerful aura emanated from the depths of the mist. All the Yao Beasts in the vicinity prostrated themselves on the ground, unable to muster any thought of resistance.
Even the Mianling Ghost Tree and the Four-Horned Sheep Demon Monster almost lost control and knelt down.
"The King... has emerged!"
After waiting for a moment, a figure slowly shuttled through the shadows.
Looking closely, her appearance was very similar to that of the Wa Clan people, but even more eerie.
The Wa Clan had a human upper body and a snake tail for a lower body.
But this one had a human upper body and a worm for a lower body.
Her face was that of a young girl, but it was perpetually downcast. With one red eye and one white eye, plus an exoskeleton similar to a beetle's, she looked incredibly bizarre.
She was none other than Evil King No. 9 of the Ten Evil Kings, ruling over all the insect tribes within the mist.
Even the Earth-Splitting Demon Worm King and the Black Slime Worm King were merely her kin.
"Welcome, our King, to the world!"
"Welcome, our King, to the world!"
Amidst the respectful voices, Evil King No. 9 did not feel the slightest bit of joy. Instead, more disgust appeared on her face.
It was as if she didn't like her current identity at all...