44: Chapter 44 Corpse-Stealing Technique Upgraded to Level 5!

It seemed they were not just after his life; they were also prepared to torture him thoroughly.

Several assassins took some tools from their waists.

Judging by their appearance, they were likely torture devices.

With casual smiles on their faces, they walked closer and closer to Li Yuan.

When they were still some distance away, the blade in the assassin leader's hand had, in a blur, landed in Li Yuan's hand.

"Boss, why did you give him the sword..."

One assassin already felt that something was wrong.

Normally, such a Sharp Weapon for harming others should certainly not be handed over to anyone else casually.

Upon hearing this, the assassin leader beside him also retreated involuntarily.

Panic began to appear on his face.

Yet Li Yuan, holding the sword, instead walked toward them.

The powerful pressure of that Martial Arts Grade 8 was barely released from his side.

The faces of these assassins turned pale instantly, and their legs even uncontrollably buckled to their knees.

"You people believe lies more than the truth. I told you that the mysterious expert was me, but you refused to believe it. And what was that? 'Spring breeze does not enter a donkey's ears; fools do not listen to wise advice.' You talk a good game, but you have no discernment."

Li Yuan said softly, while those present found it incredibly difficult to even lift their heads to see him clearly.

But these assassins were still trying hard to look closely, and after doing so, they finally confirmed one thing.

The person before them was truly a young Martial Artist.

Could the person capable of killing Elder Langhe really be such a young Martial Artist?

They couldn't believe it, and various questions piled up in their hearts.

Right now, they had no qualifications to pursue the truth of the matter.

What they needed to think about now was how to save their own lives!

"I am not bloodthirsty, but I will not go soft on my enemies. Your mission can be considered perfectly completed, as you have ferreted out the identity of that mysterious expert. But unfortunately, the message cannot be sent out."

As he spoke, the two assassins closest to Li Yuan rolled their eyes and foamed at the mouth, knocked unconscious instantly by the pressure of an Eighth-Grade Martial Artist.

Li Yuan did not hesitate; he thrust the long sword out, sending the two on their way.

The remaining three tried their best to put up a fight.

But the gap in strength was too vast.

Who could have imagined that the young man they casually intercepted on the road was actually that Eighth-Grade Martial Artist expert...

This was simply Heaven denying them a way to survive.

The assassin leader seemed to have the strength of Grade 5 Perfection, and he could resist slightly against the pressure released by Li Yuan.

His eyes were still filled with ferocity.

"Great Jin has invited Prince Fang to come out of retirement, and he is already waiting at the Xuanmi Camp. Below Grade 9, no one is his match. You cannot survive, you cannot survive!"

While speaking, the assassin leader quickly raised a flare.

Then he pulled it, and a firework exploded in the sky.

When the firework unfolded, some sparks fell rapidly, landing on Li Yuan.

These things were another means of marking.

"Hahaha, you have been stained by our Great Jin's Divine Flame. For half a month, even if you soak in water, you won't be able to wash it off. You cannot hide; Prince Fang will find you and avenge us."

This assassin seemed quite confident.

In his words, there was even more smugness.

But Li Yuan remained calm: "Why are you so certain that I didn't deliberately let you use these methods? An Eighth-Grade Martial Artist is not enough before me."

As he spoke, the assassin leader's expression gradually changed.

He hoped Li Yuan was just trying to scare him, that those words were just intimidation.

But in his mind, various possible guesses surfaced involuntarily.

Li Yuan was so powerful; he really seemed capable of stopping him from launching the flare earlier.

In the eyes of an Eighth-Grade Martial Artist, his every move was like slow motion.

In other words, it was very likely that Li Yuan had intentionally let him do these things.

He was luring the experts of the Jin Kingdom over...

"Alright, what happens next is no longer your concern."

Li Yuan tossed out this sentence and sent all these assassins on their way.

That the Jin Kingdom would arrange for people to target him was already within his expectations.

He just didn't expect that they would send an Eighth-Grade Martial Artist.

Since they had come for him, and the opportunity was here, let them come at him directly.

This would save them from bringing this disaster upon the army at Yingyang Pass.

After killing these assassins, Li Yuan quickly used the Corpse Looting Technique on them.

Among these assassins, the strongest was only Grade 5.

He really couldn't get much benefit from them.

Just some Dao Internal Energy and Dao experience.

Of course, the improvement was also very limited.

But for Li Yuan, there was an additional improvement this time: the Corpse Looting Technique had leveled up once again.

The Level 4 Corpse Looting Technique had already reached Level 5!

Furthermore, after the Corpse Looting Technique reached Level 5, he could absorb benefits for his Physique through the Corpse Looting skill!

With this, the improvement he gained from each Corpse Looting would be even greater!

Since the opportunity was right there, Li Yuan immediately used it on a corpse beside him that he hadn't yet looted.

[Corpse Looting Technique (Level 5): Picked up Chen's Dao experience, 34 years of Dao Internal Energy, 10% Physique gain, 《Flowing Stone Blade》]

This Physique gain did not seem very significant.

The Physique strength of Grade 4 and Grade 5 Martial Artists was generally just average.

The Corpse Looting Technique only obtained 10% of their Physique strength.

But regardless, it was an extra harvest.

To break into the Grade 9 Realm, his demand for the strength of his own Physique was indeed very high.

After finishing what needed to be done, Li Yuan continued forward, preparing to find a quiet place to wait.

Waiting for Prince Fang of the Jin Kingdom to arrive.

Two days later, while Li Yuan was still resting and waiting, Ruan Xingqiao had already arrived at Yingyang Pass with her men.

She had arrived a day and a half earlier than the others from Qianqiu Mountain.

It seemed that Ruan Xingqiao wanted to use this time difference to capture Li Yuan.

Ruan Xingqiao brought her people and had her subordinates go to the City Lord's Mansion to admit their faults and express apologies for breaking into the Military Camp.

As for her, she took her people directly to the Military Camp.

Before coming, Ruan Xingqiao had already received news that Li Yuan had long since returned to the Military Camp.

Because of this matter, she had even blamed the Second Young Master of City Lord Liu.

She blamed Liu Weihe for not notifying her of this news.

The people she arranged had been searching for a long time in the area where Li Yuan had disappeared.

After confirming that Li Yuan was in the Yingyang Pass Military Camp, Ruan Xingqiao had even inquired clearly about which unit Li Yuan belonged to.

Upon entering the Military Camp, the insider she had bribed immediately took her to find him.

But when they reached the tent, they found out that Li Yuan had gone to rest.

And it had been arranged by City Lord Liu personally.

Upon learning this news, Ruan Xingqiao's hand gripping her sword tightened suddenly, and the veins on the back of her hand bulged involuntarily.

Using her lightfoot skill, Ruan Xingqiao quickly left the Military Camp and headed to the City Lord's Mansion.

On City Lord Liu's side, after hearing that Ruan Xingqiao had arranged to come and apologize, he also knew clearly that she would come herself very soon.

This young girl was truly too obsessed with the matter of Meng Guidu.

Sure enough, in less than half an hour, Ruan Xingqiao had arrived.

City Lord Liu received her and her subordinates in the back garden of the City Lord's Mansion.