119: Imperial Inspector

After scanning the surroundings.

Situ Jun ignored Elder Yue's shock; he slowly raised his hand, his fingertips swirling with a strand of silver-white spiritual power refined to the extreme, as if it could pierce through the Void Realm.

His gaze, however, passed over Elder Yue, seemingly piercing through space to land on that exceptionally dark shadow in the corner of the study where the candlelight had been extinguished.

"And you."

Situ Jun's voice carried a hint of mockery as that strand of silver-white spiritual power danced on his fingertips, emitting a heart-palpitating fluctuation:

"Since you're here, why hide? As an assassin, how long do you plan to watch the show?"

As soon as he said this, everyone in the study, including the still-shaken Bei Batian, jolted violently!

There was someone else here?!

At the moment Situ Jun's words fell, the space in that dark corner rippled like water.

A figure wrapped entirely in black clothes revealed itself!

The figure's face was indistinguishable, with only a pair of eyes like ancient cold stars—icy, cruel, devoid of any human emotion—quietly fixed upon Situ Jun.

No words, no movements, but an invisible Killing Intent sufficient to freeze the Soul instantly filled the air.

It formed a silent yet Soul-stirring confrontation with Situ Jun's vast pressure of a Half-step Nascent Soul within the small study!

Elder Yue of the Xuan Yin Sect's face changed drastically; looking at the figure wrapped in black, his eyes were filled with unprecedented horror!

This person actually had a Late Golden Core Stage Cultivation, and what was even more terrifying was that he was an assassin! That tangible Killing Intent couldn't be faked, yet Situ Jun was able to find him at a glance!

Bei Batian had completely slumped to the ground, lacking even the strength for fear, his mind a total blank.

It's over, everything is over!

They were all formidable characters with ill intentions, and they had all erupted within his small study!

He felt like a withered leaf in the center of a storm, liable to be crushed to powder at any moment!

Situ Jun and the black-clad assassin confronted each other from a distance, their invisible auras clashing, making the air in the study let out an overwhelmed wail.

The candlelight was completely extinguished; the icy Killing Intent and the dancing silver-white spiritual power at Situ Jun's fingertips flickered in the darkness, reflecting the horrified expressions on everyone's faces.

The air in the study solidified like lead.

With the candlelight gone, only the assassin's cold Evil Qi in the shadows and the silver-white spiritual power leaping on Situ Jun's fingertips outlined a Soul-stirring picture of confrontation in the dark.

Invisible pressure, like a tangible heavy hammer, smashed ruthlessly against everyone's hearts.

Veins bulged on Elder Yue's withered hand, and cold sweat soaked his back.

The two Golden Core Guards behind him turned even paler; under the clash of these two distinct yet equally terrifying auras, even breathing became exceptionally difficult, and their hands gripping their Magic Treasures trembled slightly.

Their proud Golden Core Cultivation seemed so tiny and laughable at this moment.

Bei Batian, slumped on the ground, felt as if he were being crushed between two constantly squeezing mountains, his Soul seemingly stared down by two venomous snakes!

Extreme fear left him unable to even groan; he could only gape his mouth pointlessly like a dying fish, his eyes unfocused.

"Half-step Nascent Soul..."

The assassin's blurred face seemed to have no expression, only a pair of star-like eyes piercing the Void Realm, firmly locked onto Situ Jun.

His voice resounded directly within everyone's Sea of Consciousness—icy, indifferent, and carrying a trace of subtle inquiry:

"It seems the private collusion between the Dynasty and the Sects is even more serious than I imagined."

After speaking, he directly revealed a token.

On the token, one side displayed the words "Heavenly Dragon." The other side displayed "Inspection."

Clearly, this person was from the Heavenly Dragon Dynasty government, and furthermore, an Inspector.

Situ Jun's heart jolted, but his face remained as calm as water; the silver-white spiritual power at his fingertips did not recede, but instead became even more refined, emitting a faint hissing sound as it sliced through space.

For he had already learned from the 'Eye of Detection' that this person came from the Heavenly Dragon Dynasty and was a Shadow Assassin who inspected the world for the Heavenly Dragon Dynasty.

Once targeted by them, they could directly deal with Dynasty personnel they deemed disloyal to the Heavenly Dragon Dynasty without needing to report.

This time, he had only detected members of the Xuan Yin Sect frequently appearing in the Tianqi Dynasty and had followed them to the Northern Border.

The moment Elder Yue saw the token, his whole body trembled as he said:

"Inspector, there might be some misunderstanding here. We are only here to discuss the trade of some Cultivate resources and have not done anything to hinder the Dynasty's development or subvert its rise and fall."

"Oh?"

The Inspector's figure seemed to ripple slightly, like a pebble dropped into a calm lake:

"Using the Dynasty's spirit stone vein to grow Spirit Plants, endangering the Cultivator resources of a Dynasty—does that not count as subverting the Dynasty's rise and fall?"

The mockery in that voice was like an ice pick, piercing to the bone.

Just as the Inspector's words fell, a sudden change occurred!

A streak of gray Killing Intent, as if tangible, shot toward Bei Batian.

Bei Batian, slumped on the ground, suddenly began to twitch violently!

"No... no... mercy..."

In extreme pain and fear, Bei Batian's survival instinct made him struggle to look at the Inspector, his eyes filled with desperate pleading.

"Hmph!"

Situ Jun's eyes turned sharp.

There was no world-shaking momentum, only speed! Extreme speed!

The strand of refined silver-white spiritual power at his fingertips, as if possessed of life, instantly split into billions of silver threads thinner than hair!

These threads ignored the distance of space and the obstruction of Bei Batian's Physical Body, plunging directly into his brow, accurately entwining that streak of Killing Intent deep within his Soul!

"Buzz—!"

A dull vibration, seemingly from deep within the Soul, rang out!

The silver-white threads shone brilliantly, with strange runes flowing over them, carrying a binding force originating from a higher level of the Power of Law!

Like the toughest chains, they instantly bound and suppressed that violent, bursting Killing Intent!

The gray light of the Killing Intent seemed to be strangled by the throat, flickering and struggling violently a few times before finally dimming unwillingly and being forcibly removed from Bei Batian's body!

"Ugh... ah..."

Bei Batian slumped down as if his bones had been removed, panting heavily in large gulps, his body drenched in cold sweat, a sense of exhaustion from surviving a disaster sweeping through him.

He looked at Situ Jun with a gaze full of unbelievable horror and a kind of unwavering fear—the Xihua Sect envoy actually had a means to counter an Inspector's Killing Intent?!

This scene caused everyone in the study to gasp!

Elder Yue's pupils constricted, his withered fingers almost sinking into the armrest! He could clearly feel the Power of Law contained within Situ Jun's silver-white spiritual power, which was beyond his understanding!

The Inspector's Killing Intent had actually been suppressed and removed by him so casually?!

For the first time, the Inspector's silhouette showed a clear fluctuation!

Those star-like eyes stared fixedly at the silver-white spiritual power at Situ Jun's fingertips that had not yet completely dissipated. In that cold gaze, for the first time, a trace of... solemnity appeared! Even a hint of surprise and suspicion!