Leng Ye, one of the two assassins from the Blood Skull Gang who had gone to the Jade Yellow Heaven to hunt down Duan Lingtian, had been waiting for Duan Lingtian outside the Simplicity Celestial Sect's estate for a long time.
However, Duan Lingtian had managed to escape with a Wind Shadow Escape Talisman. Leng Ye was ashamed of this.
Initially, Leng Ye thought he could kill Duan Lingtian in the Heaven of Yellow Heaven. He did not expect Duan Lingtian would be able to escape from him again.
This time, in order to kill Duan Lingtian, the Blood Skull Gang had sent a Nine Palaces Celestial King assassin who had gone to the Jade Yellow Heaven with Leng Ye. Apart from that, they had also sent their trump card.
This trump card was none other than Situ Yu, the strongest assassin in the Blood Skull Gang who was not a Celestial Lord.
Not only was Situ Yu an assassin from the Blood Skull Gang, but he was also famous in the upper realm of the Southern Heaven Ancient Realm. He had comprehended all the profundities from the law of wind and had even comprehended one of the profundities to the initial stage.
"Zhang Zhen Hai? The one who has comprehended all the profundities from the law of metal and the Light Shadow Profundity to the initial stage? "
Leng Ye and the other Nine Palaces Celestial King from the Blood Skull Gang exchanged a look. Both of them could see the shock in each other's eyes.
Zhang Zhen Hai was too famous.
Although Zhang Zhen Hai's profundities were on par with Situ Yu's profundities, Situ Yu's profundities were much stronger than Zhang Zhen Hai's.
However, Zhang Zhen Hai was stronger than Situ Yu.
Situ Yu was only a human and did not have much to rely on. On the other hand, Zhang Zhen Hai was a Celestial Beast, a Phantom Fox.
Most importantly, Zhang Zhen Hai was a Phantom Fox.
After all, Zhang Zhen Hai had defeated Situ Yu in the upper realm of the Southern Heaven Ancient Realm.
"I came here with my patriarch."
Zhang Zhen Hai replied to Situ Yu's question.
As soon as Zhang Zhen Hai finished speaking, he seemed to have sensed something. His body trembled as he took a few steps back.
In the next moment, a figure appeared in front of Zhang Zhen Hai like a phantom. It was none other than Zhang Zhen Hai, the Clan Leader of the Phantom Fox Clan.
Whoosh!
After Zhang Dongnan, another figure appeared behind Zhang Dongnan, standing side by side with Zhang Zhenhai.
"Zhang Yunting?!"
When Situ Yu saw the other old man standing beside Zhang Dong Nan, his pupils shrank again and he let out a cry of surprise.
"Zhang Yunting?"
Leng Ye and the other man behind Situ Yu looked at the other old man beside Zhang Zhenhai, and their pupils shrank simultaneously.
Zhang Yun Ting's strength was on par with Zhang Zhen Hai. He was also a famous figure in the upper realm.
Most importantly:
Like Zhang Zhen Hai, he was also a member of the Phantom Fox Clan.
"Just now … Zhang Zhenhai said that he came with their clan leader?"
"Then, isn't the person standing in front of him and Zhang Yunting …?"
Leng Ye and the other Blood Skull Gang assassin beside him exchanged a glance. While they were communicating via soul transmission, their pupils constricted simultaneously.
"Greetings, Lord Dong Nan. I'm Situ Yu from the Blood Skull Gang."
While Leng Ye and the other Blood Skull Gang assassin were trying to guess the identity of the person standing in front of Zhang Zhen Hai and Zhang Yun Ting, Situ Yu bowed respectfully at the white-haired, white-browed young man with a solemn expression on his face.
He had met the white-browed young man before so he knew the white-browed young man was the current Clan Leader of the Phantom Fox Clan, a Celestial Lord.
"Greetings, Lord Dong Nan."
After Situ Yu bowed, Leng Ye and the other Blood Skull Gang assassin quickly bowed humbly at Zhang Dong Nan as well.
In fact, both of them were not even qualified to introduce themselves in front of Zhang Dong Nan, the Clan Leader of the Phantom Fox Clan.
"Situ Yu?"
Zhang Dong Nan looked at Situ Yu in surprise. "I'm curious who your target is this time. I didn't expect the Blood Skull Gang to send you here personally."
Zhang Dong Nan had long heard of Situ Yu, the top assassin in the Blood Skull Gang.
In fact, he was also aware that Situ Yu was known as a Celestial King Assassin in the Southern Heaven Territory. There were many Celestial Kings who were undefeated in a direct confrontation with him, but very few Celestial Kings were able to survive his assassination attempts.
At the very least, Situ Yu had never failed a mission that targeted a Celestial Lord or below.
"Lord Dong Nan, this is no longer a secret.
My target this time is Duan Lingtian from the Profound Nether Mansion, "Situ Yu said.
"Duan Lingtian?"
Zhang Dong Nan was shocked. "I know him. However, don't you think the Blood Skull Gang is making a mountain out of a molehill by sending you to kill him?"
Zhang Dong Nan felt the Blood Skull Gang was making a mountain out of a molehill by sending Situ Yu to kill someone who had just become a Celestial King.
"Lord Dong Nan, there's something you're unaware of. Previously, Leng Ye, a Nine Palaces Celestial King and a Nine Palaces Celestial King, fought Duan Lingtian head-on, but he failed to kill him.
After that, they crossed the Devata Realm to the Yan Huang Heaven to kill Duan Lingtian. However, they couldn't even find a trace of Duan Lingtian. "
Based on Situ Yu's words, it was clear he was unaware that Leng Ye and the Nine Palaces Celestial King had encountered Duan Lingtian.
Leng Ye and the Nine Palaces Celestial King had intentionally concealed this matter from the Blood Skull Gang since they were worried the Blood Skull Gang would punish them.
After all, he had been careless at that time.
"Oh?"
Zhang Dong Nan was slightly surprised when he heard Situ Yu mention the Yan Huang Heaven. "They went to the Yan Huang Heaven to kill Duan Lingtian? Don't tell me Duan Lingtian is from the Yan Huang Heaven? "
"No." Situ Yu shook his head.
Situ Yu shook his head. "Duan Ling Tian has only been to the Yan Huang Heaven. Lord Dong Nan, I'm sure you've heard about the reincarnated Celestial Emperor plotting against the Heaven Sacrificial Divine Fruit in the Yan Huang Heaven, right?"
"You're saying he's the reincarnation of a Celestial Emperor?"
Zhang Dong Nan raised an eyebrow. He had heard about the rumor a few years ago, but he was not certain if it was true.
"No." Situ Yu shook his head again.
Situ Yu shook his head again. "He was deceived by the reincarnated Celestial Emperor when he went to the Yan Huang Heaven. In the end, he managed to obtain the Heaven Sacrificial Divine Fruit from the reincarnated Celestial Emperor. That's how he managed to become a Ten Directions Celestial Duke and comprehend the law of space."
"He consumed the Heaven Sacrificial Divine Fruit?"
Zhang Dong Nan was shocked. "No wonder … I was wondering how a human boy who's not even 100 years old managed to achieve so much in just a few hundred years."
"As it turns out, he consumed the Heaven Sacrificial Divine Fruit."
Realization dawned on Zhang Dong Nan as he thought to himself, "However, the Heaven Sacrificial Divine Fruit only allows one to comprehend eight profundities of a law, right? How did he manage to comprehend all the profundities from the law of space? Moreover, he even comprehended the law of space's Cross-Dimensional Slash Profundity to the initial stage? "
"I don't know … Perhaps, he has a high comprehension ability," Situ Yu said.
Zhang Dong Nan nodded.
From the beginning until the end, Situ Yu's expression was solemn and humble as he spoke to Zhang Dong Nan.
"Yes."
Zhang Dong Nan nodded. Then, he looked at Situ Yu and asked, "Have you seen these two people around the Profound Nether Mansion recently?"
Zhang Dong Nan raised his hand and tapped his finger in the air. In just a blink of an eye, two lifelike figures appeared in the air.
If Duan Lingtian were here, he would have recognized the two figures Zhang Dong Nan had drawn in the air were the two Phantom Foxes he had met before. They were the two Phantom Foxes whom the Pavilion Master of the Imperial Tutor Pavilion had killed.
"Yes."
Situ Yu nodded. "Some time ago, we saw them following a white-clad woman here. However, they have nothing to do with our target so we didn't pay them any heed.
"They're from the Phantom Fox Clan. They were last seen outside the Profound Nether Mansion, but they're dead. I suspect someone killed them outside the Profound Nether Mansion."
Zhang Dong Nan's eyes turned cold as he spoke, causing the temperature in the air to drop by a few degrees.
Upon hearing Zhang Dong Nan's words, Situ Yu's expression changed slightly. The expressions of Leng Ye and the other Phantom Foxes changed drastically as well.
"Lord Dong Nan, although we've seen them, we didn't do anything to them."
"Lord Dong Nan, I swear we didn't do anything to them."
At this moment, Leng Ye and the young man could tell that the reason the Clan Leader of the Phantom Fox Clan was here was because of the deaths of the two Phantom Fox Clan members.
Needless to say, Situ Yu was here because he suspected them.
"Lord Dong Nan, we're from the Blood Skull Gang. Unless we're on a mission or someone provokes us, we won't kill for no reason."
Unlike Leng Ye and the other Phantom Foxes, Situ Yu quickly regained his composure and said bluntly, "Moreover, the Blood Skull Gang won't accept missions that target members of the noble clans."
"Yes, I agree."
Zhang Dong Nan nodded. At the same time, his expression returned to normal. "Do you know why the woman they were following appeared outside the Profound Nether Mansion?"
Clearly, Zhang Dong Nan wanted to use the woman he suspected to be the Thousand Phantoms Ice Fox as a breakthrough point.
"I really don't know."
Situ Yu shook his head before he said, "However, although she appeared outside the Profound Nether Mansion, she seemed to be looking in the direction of the mansion's estate. It was as though she was waiting for someone."
"Waiting for someone?"
Zhang Dong Nan narrowed his eyes. "Does this mean she has an acquaintance in the Profound Nether Mansion?
If she wasn't waiting for someone, I really don't understand why she would look in the direction of the mansion's estate. "
Situ Yu continued to speculate.
"Do you know anything about her?"
Zhang Dong Nan asked.
"I didn't pay much attention to her at that time. I only know she was dressed in white and had a graceful figure. She wore a veil and a bamboo hat … I didn't see her face."
Situ Yu shook his head.
"Lord Dong Nan!"
At this moment, Leng Ye who was standing behind Situ Yu seemed to have recalled something. His eyes lit up immediately.
"Hm?"
Zhang Dong Nan looked at Leng Ye curiously.
"Lord Dong Nan, I've read the Blood Skull Gang's investigation on the Duan Lingtian … The Duan Lingtian came from the borderlands of the Southern Heaven Territory," Situ Yu said.
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