With Yun Yang's current cultivation base and the help of Bai Yixue and the others, Yun Yang was not too worried about the Concourse of the Underworld's capabilities that he had learned and deduced the combat standards of the other two assassin organizations that were on par with them, despite being tricky. Even if they were to fight them head-on, they might not necessarily be at a disadvantage. Furthermore, he had a close relationship with the Concourse of the Underworld, so there was a great chance that he could win them over.
However, with the Four Seasons Tower's involvement, the three assassin organizations were not as important anymore.
"Pay close attention to the princes' movements. Also, keep a close eye on the residences and residences of the few bosses. Don't let go of the slightest movement," Yun Yang ordered.
"Yes."
Shui Wuyin was clear about this as well.
The arrival of so many top-notch assassins was far more threatening than before. These people usually hid in the dark, waiting for an opportunity; they would not enter such a big city for no reason. To the assassins, entering such a city would increase the chances of them being exposed.
Now that they had appeared in a group, it was enough to explain the problem.
It would be a miracle if no one came forward to hire them.
Who would hire them then?
Who were their targets?
The answer was as obvious as a flea on a bald man's head.
When night fell, Yun Yang received continuous updates from Shui Wuyin.
An expert from a certain sect had suddenly come.
There was a sudden increase in the number of nightwalkers.
Someone had landed outside the city on a flying mystical beast and disappeared.
A one-eyed man had come in, he seemed to be so-and-so.
Someone was carrying a strange weapon. Who should it be?
The incessant updates made Yun Yang feel like a storm was brewing, his head growing heavier.
When midnight came …
Yun Yang was still waiting quietly in his study.
A thick fog suddenly shrouded the entire Residence of Yun.
Outside the window, a gust of wind whistled as a voice spoke, "Young Master Yun, how have you been?"
Yun Yang smiled faintly and got up to open the window.
A silhouette emerged amidst the swirling fog. The newcomer wore a tall crown and nodded at Yun Yang, "Young Master Yun, do you still remember an old friend?"
First Court King Qinguang!
It was indeed an old friend that he had not seen for a long time!
Seeing the visitor, Yun Yang heaved a sigh of relief and said, "Your Excellency King Qinguang, seeing that you've arrived safe and sound, I actually feel relieved."
King Qinguang's face was filled with bitterness, as if he could not bear to recall the past. He floated into Yun Yang's room, picked up the teapot on the table and gulped down the entire pot of water, shaking his head. "It's a long story!"
Yun Yang poured the tea calmly and said, "The world is unpredictable, there are pros and cons. Your Majesty's cultivation base has improved by leaps and bounds today. Other than being surprised, I'm very happy for you."
King Qinguang rolled his eyes and said, "It's all because of you that the Four Seasons Tower caught us in a deadlock, preventing us from taking the risk to level up … The process was worse than death. Young Master Yun, speaking of which, it's all thanks to you."
Yun Yang laughed and poured the tea. "Don't be hasty, don't be hasty. I'll give you all my time today. Why don't we talk through the night? Start from the beginning and tell me everything in detail."
King Qinguang snorted.
Following King Qinguang's narration, Yun Yang finally understood why the Four Seasons Tower had been unprecedentedly quiet during this period of time.
"I can't bear to look back on the past! That time … that time, I was really killed by you … "First Court King Qinguang sighed and finished the tea in his hand, speaking with a gloomy expression.
"You weren't there, you didn't experience it yourself. How would you know that the Four Seasons Tower's attackers were f * cking insane? The Four Venerable Lords led the team and brought the Four Seasons Tower's secret experts to sweep through the Concourse of the Underworld's bases in the martial world … Once they were discovered, they would fight to the death without a second word."
First Court King Qinguang said solemnly, "Do you know? The Concourse of the Underworld's Gold Ranked Assassins … there were originally a total of one hundred and eight of them. The Concourse of the Underworld's reputation was largely based on these people's efforts. However, in this short span of half a year, one hundred and four of them have been killed. The few survivors were lucky enough to survive, each of them severely injured. None of them escaped unscathed! "
The corners of Yun Yang's lips twitched.
Although Yun Yang had thought that the Concourse of the Underworld would definitely face the Four Seasons Tower's revenge after the incident, he had never imagined that the situation would be so devastating!
In fact, Yun Yang had been collecting information about the battle between the Four Seasons Tower and the Concourse of the Underworld. However, both parties were extremely powerful. Before the outcome of the battle was decided, there was little information about their casualties. It was only now, from King Qinguang's mouth, that Yun Yang truly knew that these two parties had actually fought to such a devastating extent!
If the Concourse of the Underworld still maintained its original intention and only wanted to use the Concourse of the Underworld, the more devastating the battle between the two parties, the better it would be. Even if the Concourse of the Underworld was eventually annihilated by the Four Seasons Tower, they would still have to pay a hefty price. Such an outcome was absolutely beneficial to the Nine Supremes!
In spite of this, people could not only think about themselves. If they only wanted to protect themselves, as long as the Concourse of the Underworld threw out the news that Yun Yang was the Nine Supremes' Supreme Cloud, it would be enough to erase all the grudges against the Four Seasons Tower. They could even extort a huge sum of money and the Four Seasons Tower would definitely give in. However, the Concourse of the Underworld would rather shoulder all the burdens. This was the greatest kindness. Faced with such kindness, if Yun Yang could not return the favor, he would be inconsiderate!
"There's no need to be so surprised. We're not the only ones who have suffered losses. The Four Seasons Tower isn't doing too well either. More than half of the forty-eight top-notch experts under the Five Venerable Lords and the Four Supreme Lords have been killed by us. There are no more than ten of them left now. Venerable Lord Ice's heart meridian of the Four Venerable Lords has been directly broken by us. He's not going to live for long …"
"We've also killed three of the Four Seasons Tower's esteemed experts who are said to be on par with the Five Venerable Lords. They're indeed ruthless characters who are on par with the Five Venerable Lords. Their subordinates are impressive indeed."
Yun Yang asked in concern, "To be able to cause such a loss to the Four Seasons Tower, I believe that other than the loss of the hundred and eight Gold Medallion Assassins, the Ten Court Yama Kings aren't unscathed either, are they?"
Yun Yang's question revealed his genuine concern. From a certain perspective, the loss of the Concourse of the Underworld's Gold Medallion Assassins made Yun Yang feel sorry and shocked. However, if the Ten Court Yama Kings, who were on par with King Qinguang, were to lose members, it would be the last thing Yun Yang wanted to see.
Although Yun Yang had only met the Concourse of the Underworld's Ten Court Yama Kings once and did not even have a normal conversation with them, they had a deep impression of each other. Yun Yang had a special emotional projection towards these Ten Court Yama Kings, like the projection of his Nine Supremes brothers. Brotherly affection had always been the weakest part of Yun Yang's heart. If King Qinguang were to say that there were casualties among the Ten Court Yama Kings, Yun Yang would not feel much different from hearing the news of his Nine Supremes brothers' death!
"Don't worry, don't worry. We, the Ten Kings of the Underworld, are all still here. No one is missing …"
King Qinguang's face was filled with pride, but the pride quickly faded. "Let me tell you, child. Don't you dare have any ideas on us brothers. Although none of us ten brothers have died, we're all severely injured. Those who still have full combat power now are only me and two other brothers."
First Court King Qinguang sighed dejectedly. "The Concourse of the Underworld, once known as the world's top assassin organization, has been crippled after this battle. Their combined combat power is less than a tenth of what it is now …"
Yun Yang coughed and said in surprise, "What do you mean by that? You said just now that so many of the Four Seasons Tower's men have died, but the Concourse of the Underworld's Ten Kings are all still alive. It's obvious that you guys have the upper hand … Don't cry poverty to me. We weren't familiar with each other before this, that's why I thought it'd be a waste not to make use of you and leave after making use of you. I won't do it now, or else I'll look down on myself! "
First Court King Qinguang chuckled bitterly. "I'm really not crying poverty to you … the reason that all ten of us brothers are still alive is because we've paid a huge price … Our master … in the battle of Extinction Valley, for us to survive, he went up against the Four Seasons Tower's Autumn Wind, Summer Thunder, and Winter Snow alone … He exerted all his potential and fought with the opponent until both sides were injured. The opponent retreated with injuries, but my master … has been unconscious since that day … until now …"
"The Concourse of the Underworld now only has the ten of us brothers left, along with four Gold-ranked assassins … How can we even fight with our current capabilities? What's more, there's no place for us to stay in this martial world anymore!"
First Court King Qinguang sighed, there was a tinge of regret in his tone.
When he had accepted the Four Seasons Tower's deal back then, it was to repay the debt of gratitude and settle the past, but another reason was that he had overestimated himself and did not think much of the Four Seasons Tower.
After all, the Concourse of the Underworld had occupied the throne of the world's Unrivaled Assassin for too long. On the other hand, although the Four Seasons Tower had the reputation of being the world's Unrivaled Assassin, it was something that had happened a long, long time ago. What was done was done; in the end, who was afraid of who and who could defeat who?
It was only when he had personally experienced it that he truly understood how terrifying the Four Seasons Tower was!
If he had not seen it with his own eyes, how could he have believed it? How could he have imagined that the Concourse of the Underworld's Gold-ranked assassins, who had been through hundreds of battles, not only did they not have the strength to fight back when they fought, but the concealment and concealment techniques that they were so proud of were completely useless in the opponent's eyes?
Bloody battles after bloody battles took place in the martial world that spanned thousands of miles.
In places where the world could not see, First Court King Qinguang and the others were immersed in a murderous atmosphere almost all the time!
"Fortunately, teacher had brought us away from the Concourse of the Underworld's headquarters to the Haunting Temple at the first instance." First Court King Qinguang sighed.
The Haunting Temple was where the Nine Supremes had helped the Concourse of the Underworld's ten court kings back then …
It was also because of that incident that King Qinguang and the others owed the Nine Supremes brothers a huge favor.
In order to return the favor, the Concourse of the Underworld had suffered a great loss.
Strictly speaking, King Qinguang and the others were not without regret. If they had known that they would have to pay such a huge price to return the favor, they would have chosen other ways to compensate or even reveal Yun Yang's identity as Supreme Cloud in exchange for their own safety. The saying that one would lose their conscience in a difficult place was just a saying!
However, now that the Concourse of the Underworld had suffered heavy casualties and had fallen into an irreconcilable situation with the Four Seasons Tower, they had to protect Supreme Cloud's secret instead. As long as the Nine Supremes' Supreme Cloud was still around, the Four Seasons Tower would always be a thorn in their side, unable to rest in peace!
It was also this irreconcilable mentality that made King Qinguang and the others, who had returned to the Haunting Temple, enter the temple to cultivate with the determination to die. It allowed the brothers' cultivation base to grow as if they had been reborn, truly ascending to another realm in a single bound.
They had succeeded the Haunting Temple.
Because of the Haunting Temple.
The Concourse of the Underworld had lost to the Haunting Temple.
If they had risen again, it would have been because of this Haunting Temple!
What a muddled account this was!
Yun Yang vaguely understood King Qinguang's purpose of coming this time. "So, you have come this time …?"
First Court King Qinguang said in a low voice, "The main reason we've come this time is that we've sensed that the Four Seasons Tower has shifted the most important strategic deployment to Tiantang City. We have a common enemy, the Four Seasons Tower, so we should work together to defeat the enemy. Tiantang City is your territory, it should at least provide us with some reliable hiding places. Another reason is our master's injuries …"
He sighed, "The Four Seasons Tower's murderous intent towards us hasn't diminished at all until now, it's even stronger than before. If we don't annihilate the Four Seasons Tower, we'll be finished sooner or later … Therefore, the Four Seasons Tower is our top priority now."
The ghostly fire in First Court King Qinguang's eyes flared as he looked at Yun Yang and said word by word, "We'll work together! Sir … Yun! "
Sir Yun.
Yun Yang smiled meaningfully and said, "Your Majesty, First Court King Qinguang, Sir Yun … Sir Yun's words are thought-provoking."
First Court King Qinguang said coldly, "There's a cause and effect to everything in this world. The karma that's owed due to matters of life and death is destined to be resolved with life and death. If you're not … then why would we have gone against the Four Seasons Tower because of your request? Although the Concourse of the Underworld rarely breaks their promises, we'll only avoid certain risks at once."
Yun Yang frowned and raised his eyebrows. "Oh?"
In fact, Yun Yang was puzzled by the Concourse of the Underworld's attitude towards him. He had schemed so hard for the deal back then, but not only did the other party fulfill their promise, they did not even pursue the matter after the fact. They had paid such a huge price, yet they still did not seek an explanation from him. Listening to it now, there seemed to be a deeper reason behind it all!
First Court King Qinguang sighed, "What happened back then …"
His tone was rather weak. He had to explain the same reason to the other side, and now, he had to explain it to the other side as well …
He felt so helpless!
"So that's how it is, so that's how it is!" Yun Yang did not expect that the few people that his brothers had saved by chance that day were actually the ten kings of the Concourse of the Underworld.
At the same time, he was deeply touched.
Looking at First Court King Qinguang's eerie expression, Yun Yang felt a little emotional.
Strictly speaking, the Nine Supremes had not gathered for a long time, but they had helped countless people and were indebted to them. However, after the Nine Supremes' mishap, what most people did was limited to reminiscing, being grateful, and worshiping them. At most, they would curse the bad guys who had murdered the Nine Supremes.
As for those who had stepped forward and done something for the Nine Supremes, those who had really taken revenge for the Nine Supremes into their hearts and put it into action … perhaps there would only be one in ten thousand people!
Yun Yang would never have thought that this infamous assassin organization in the martial world would remember the debt of gratitude from back then until now. For that debt, they had almost paid the price of annihilating their entire force.
Before this, he didn't even know the whole story of this matter.
This friendship seemed to be extremely precious!
"Thank you!" Yun Yang stood up and bowed deeply at First Court King Qinguang.
First Court King Qinguang had always been eerie, putting on his demeanor of a ghost king at all times. However, facing Yun Yang's sudden bow, he was flustered. He sprung up and waved his hands. "There's no need to do this. Us brothers only ask for peace of mind."
Yun Yang said softly, "I only seek peace in my heart and a clear conscience … Many people say this, but there are only a few who actually put these words into action, even if they are not the only ones."
"The Ten Kings of the Underworld, martial world assassins who sell their lives for money, actually have such benevolence in their bones. How can one not sigh?" Yun Yang said solemnly, "On behalf of my eight brothers, Yun Yang thanks all of you!"
First Court King Qinguang's pale face blushed slightly.
To him, he had heard too many praises, compliments, and bootlicking; he should have been immune to them. However, things were very different now.
Now, he was receiving praise and gratitude from the Nine Supremes' Supreme Cloud, and it was genuine and sincere, coming from the bottom of his heart. It was extremely rare!
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