"Calm down. Calm down. Has it ever occurred to you that everything might be a trap to lure the snake out of its hole?
"Si Koulie's bodyguards are all experts above the Core Formation Stage. Two of them are even Jin Dan experts!
"Although Si Koulie is not a battle-type Cultivator himself, as a Yuanying Cultivator, he should be able to wield combat ability equal to the beginning level of the Core Formation Stage in a battle, shouldn't he?
"Together with Bai Xinghe, who is in the Yuanying Stage, a lot of manpower will have to be mobilized in order to fish up all of them neatly!
"If the assassination fails, it is very likely that the Second Imperium will be exposed!"
A thin and small Immortal Cultivator with an indifferent expression said so. These words caused the crowd who had fallen into a frenzy to ponder deeply.
A moment later, another Immortal Cultivator frowned and asked, "What if it is not a trap?
"What if the critical evidence does exist and falls into Si Koulie's hands. What if he reveals it during the morale-boosting rally? By then, the operation to attack Spider Den will likely be delayed, if not overturned! The investigation on the CEO and the entire Grand Illusionary Group will be a hundred times more thorough than last time!
"Moreover, it is very likely that the CEO will be deprived of all his power, locked up, and put on trial!
"We have been preparing for this day for decades. Right now, the arrow is already nocked. Many fellow Cultivators are waiting in various battlefields. We cannot afford a thorough investigation!"
"Enough!"
Xiao Xuance raised his hand, and an invisible aura blew away all the noises.
All the Immortal Cultivators were dazed for a moment, but their anxiety was greatly relieved.
Xiao Xuance took a deep breath. His eyes were as clear as a brook and as deep as an ocean again. He said calmly, "You all have a point, fellow Cultivators. We are faced with two possibilities right now.
"The first possibility is that everything Bai Xinghe said is true. He does have evidence to accuse me.
"If that is the case, then. We have to eliminate the two of them and the four bodyguards when he meets Si Koulie!
"To finish the job neatly, two assassination squads may not be enough. I have to take action in person!
"However. Read the book? There is a second possibility! "
Everything was a trap. Si Koulie grew suspicious of me and purposely tested me with Bai Xinghe. If I did take action, he would have been killed. I fell into their trap! "
"If that's the case, then the countermeasure is to bide our time and pretend that nothing happened!"
"Si Koulie doesn't have any solid evidence. Otherwise, he could accuse me in front of the leadership of the six sects of Heavenly Saints City."
Without any evidence, he would not accuse me at the risk of the internal strife of the Cultivators. He had no reason to stop the battle of Spider Den, either!
"Of the two possibilities, only one is the right choice."
"If you make the right choice, the Second Empire will rise in all aspects!"
"Wrong choice. Our cause will suffer a heavy blow. The entire civilization of the Flying Star Sector will sink in the darkness of disunity for another thousand years if not ten thousand years!
"President!"
A few Immortal Cultivators said excitedly, "Let us go. Even if we fail, we will die for our cause and will not expose the existence of our organization or you!"
"It's useless."
Xiao Xuance shook his head and said, "If the assassination does happen, it means that somebody is eavesdropping on the conversation between Si Koulie and Bai Xinghe. If the force is not uprooted, the battle of Spider Den will be postponed indefinitely.
"Fellow Cultivator Yuchi was quite right just now. Many fellow Cultivators are already taking action in various battlefields. Just like a bullet out of the barrel or a sharp blade out of the sheath, it is impossible to retract it. Blood must be shed!
"Fellow Cultivators, please calm down. Let me think for three minutes.
"I'm going to reconsider every detail of the whole thing from the beginning to the end and see if I can find any fatal loopholes!"
Xiao Xuance fell silent after saying that. Even his skin turned gray, making him look like a dull statue.
All the Immortal Cultivators held their breath and clenched their fists, gazing at their leader in silence.
Two minutes and fifty-nine seconds later, Xiao Xuance's frozen eyes slightly rolled. Two dazzling brilliance beamed out, like the flames of spiritual energy spurting out when the main cannons of a crystal warship were fired!
"CEO!"
All the Immortal Cultivators felt that Xiao Xuance was like a saber that had been sealed for a long time and was suddenly unsheathed!
Every Immortal Cultivator felt that their blood was boiling, and their fighting will was soaring!
"I've made up my mind!"
Xiao Xuance looked around. His every word was like a shot from the main cannons of Heavenly Phantom. "Immortal Cultivators, for the immortality of the civilization of mankind, prepare for action!"
An hour and a half passed.
At this moment, it was 20: 07: 44 at night.
The tenth space ring of Heavenly Saints City was a city that never slept. Although the light beam on the artificial dome had been set to the state of a starry sky, the neon lights, flashing rune arrays, and advertising light beams in the city still turned the forest of skyscrapers into an ocean of light.
The streets were bustling with cheers and parades. On the enormous light beams between the skyscrapers, the latest trailer of a Dazzling Light Phantom was being played.
The Dazzling Light Phantom, which had been shot by the Grand Illusionary Group with an investment of more than three billion and claimed to be a masterpiece of the year, told the whole story of the Grand Illusionary Soldier Project since its birth. Its name was' New Era '!
It was said that Xiao Xuance, CEO of the Grand Illusionary Group, had proposed the name in person.
The northwest of the tenth space ring was an industrial area.
In the battle of the extraterrestrial devils five years ago, it had been the most seriously damaged area. A lot of debris and debris had been left there. After five years, it had not been completely cleaned and rebuilt yet. It was one of the few desolate areas in the tenth space ring.
At the center of the northwest district stood a building more than thirty floors high. It was only half completed. Scaffolding and tubes of spiritual energy were everywhere on the outer wall. All the floors had only one frame. Under the illumination of the night, they looked like a bunch of empty skeletons.
"CEO, Si Koulie's shuttle has flown into the skyscraper directly. He did not bring anybody except for four bodyguards in the Core Formation Stage."
Because they had received the intelligence in advance, the assassination squad of the Immortal Cultivators had ambushed the skyscrapers and the debris around the Complex Star Plaza in advance.
Due to the lack of time, they did not have the time to deploy complicated rune arrays. Through secret channels, they transferred three heavy crystal cannons, whose full-strength attack could be as destructive as that of a Yuanying monster.
The three heavy crystal cannons were all aimed at the Complex Star Plaza.
All the 'evidence' had been prepared. If the Cultivators investigated the evidence that had been intentionally left behind, they would discover that the assassination was the dying struggle of the Temple of Immortals.
Even the men of sacrifice who were willing to take the blame had been prepared. Everything had been arranged. It was indeed the 'Spider's Thorn' from Spider Den!
Xiao Xuance was monitoring the situation in the Complex Star Plaza through a remote crystal camera that boasted night vision functions.
It could be seen clearly that Si Koulie had deployed four bodyguards to different floors of the building.
He had ascended to the tenth floor of the building by himself.
The man suspected to be Bai Xinghe had been under the surveillance of the Immortal Cultivators since he left the hotel.
His every move, including the rune arrays he deployed in the Complex Star Plaza, had been observed clearly.
"The combat ability of the enemy is as follows: one Yuanying whose soul is not stable and one non-battle-type Yuanying. Two Jin Dan and two in the middle level of the Core Formation Stage.
"The combat ability of our side is as follows: one in the high level of the Yuanying Stage, four Jin Dan, nine in the beginning and middle level of the Core Formation Stage who are all adept at assassination, and three heavy crystal cannons!
"Action plan: Open fire with the three heavy crystal cannons and try to heavily wound Bai Xinghe, the most threatening Yuanying expert on the enemy's side. Then, the high level of the Yuanying Stage and three Jin Dan, who are adept at soul attacks, will surround and kill Bai Xinghe!
"The rest of you will stall Si Koulie and his four bodyguards. Most importantly, impose the interference of spiritual energy of the highest level and cut off all their connections with the outside world so that their telepathic thoughts cannot be transmitted out!
"After the high level of the Yuanying Stage finishes Bai Xinghe, we will come back and finish everybody else!
"If everything goes well. The battle will be over in thirty seconds! "
Shua! Shua! Shua!
Shua! The action plan was sent to the tactical crystal processors of all the Immortal Cultivators. Every Immortal Cultivator was emotionless, and the dim brilliance of the light beam was reflected in their eyes.
"Check the time!"
Xiao Xuance said in a low voice in the communication channel. "It is now 20: 13: 35 in the evening. The 'Dragon Slaying Operation' will be activated at 20: 15 sharp!"
All the Immortal Cultivators were breathing more and more weakly. Their hearts were beating as the time on the light beam changed.
20: 14: 30. 20: 14: 40. 20: 14: 50.
The three heavy crystal cannons lurking in the darkness had been fully charged with spiritual energy. Every rune array on the body of the cannons was flowing vaguely as if they were alive, giving the feeling that they were dancing butterflies.
Inside the Complex Star Plaza, Si Koulie and Bai Xinghe were standing on the same floor and confronting each other in silence.
Fifty-eight seconds, fifty-nine seconds, exactly fifteen minutes!
Xiao Xuance's bellow echoed in the communication channel. "Dragon Slaying Operation, move!"
Shua! Shua!
Shua! Three streams of exhaust flames spurted out of the barrels of the heavy crystal cannons like volcanic eruptions. After being processed by special rune arrays, the three streams of exhaust flames were as lackluster as the bleeding sun at dusk. They barely made any sound when they cut through the air.
However, when they hit the center of the Complex Star Plaza, the entire plaza was like an ice block that had encountered magma or a tower of sand that had run into a tide. It melted and collapsed in the blink of an eye!
"Immortal Cultivators, attack!"
Xiao Xuance was as fast as a lightning. He darted into the plaza almost the same moment that the crystal cannons hit it. Although the other assassins were not as fast as him, many of them were closer to the plaza and had taken action before the crystal cannons were fired.
Therefore, the moment the plaza collapsed, dozens of streaks of brilliance pierced into the disintegrating plaza like dozens of bayonets!
It's New Year's Eve. I wish all my dear readers a happy New Year, all the best, and all your wishes come true!
Thank you for your support of Old Cow and the book 'Forty Thousand Years of Cultivators'. The final battle of the Flying Star Sector has begun. The battles of wisdom and courage to come will be even more splendid!
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