Chapter 174: Chapter 174

Taking out several herbs, Shen Qing immediately followed Ye Junrou after exchanging them for elixirs from Zhao Letian.

After Zhao Letian got the herbs, he quickly packed up and left the shop, as the herbs he acquired were enough to refine a second-grade fire attribute elixir for the father of the "Star Sea Five Tigers." His objective achieved, there was no need to stay any longer.

Upon leaving the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion, Zhao Letian didn't plan to linger in the city. He transformed into a sword light and headed straight for the military camp.

While flying in the sky, Zhao Letian suddenly sensed a deadly dangerous aura approaching. He quickly utilized the Body Technique, Carefree Travel, to dodge aside and conjured up four layers of mystical armor on his body.

Although Zhao Letian reacted very swiftly, a sharp blade light that appeared out of nowhere still pierced through his shoulder. Had he not dodged quickly, it probably would have penetrated his chest directly.

"Huh? He's not dead?"

A wavering voice suddenly sounded, expressing evident surprise.

"You petty scoundrels, come out!"

Zhao Letian instantly locked his gaze on a seemingly empty space ahead and roared angrily, striking out with a sword light.

"Hmph, merely an Initial Stage True Martial, yet dares to resist, overestimating yourself."

A disdainful snort resonated from the void, and a palm seal, as if cast from refined steel, suddenly smashed towards him, directly crushing Zhao Letian's sword light.

"High-level True Martial? And not someone who has just entered the High-level True Martial Realm?"

Zhao Letian's gaze sharpened, his eyes showing caution. He had already mastered the Five Layers Sword Force, along with Four Armor Power, Dragon Roar Sword Technique, Triple Wind Force, and the First Layer of Fire Force, pushing his attack power close to someone in the True Martial Seventh Realm. The opponent managing to crush his attack with ease indicated a cultivation at least in the True Martial Eighth Realm.

"Zhao Letian, you have some insight. To die by my hands is an honor for you. You should be proud on the Huangquan Road."

A haughty voice sounded. A middle-aged man dressed in a gray robe stepped out from the Array Formation Light Shield in the void, followed by two individuals in black, both of High-level True Martial Realm, who immediately surrounded Zhao Letian.

"One True Martial Eighth Realm, two True Martial Seventh Realm, seems like you all hold me in high esteem. Can you tell me who sent you? Also, how did you recognize me?"

Zhao Letian's gaze turned stern, and he tensed up. This was the most dangerous situation he had ever encountered; these three High-level True Martial Realm individuals could easily kill him. He could only think of escaping and could not afford to confront them directly, but whether he could escape was still uncertain.

He couldn't understand; he had specifically used the Disguise Technique to change his appearance, so how could he be recognized? Was the Disguise Technique seen through, or was there another reason?

"You are already a dead man. What difference does knowing these answers make?" The gray-robed leader said coldly with a mocking tone.

In his view, Zhao Letian had no way to compete against the three of them and was already a dead man, so he was not in a hurry to make a move, preferring to watch Zhao Letian's desperate struggle before dying.

"Of course, it makes a difference. I want to die understanding some things," Zhao Letian spoke, his mind racing, frantically thinking of ways to escape.

Clashing head-on with opponents offered no chance of victory, notifying Xiao Feng and others for help was too late; this time, he could only rely on himself. If push came to shove, he might suddenly release hundreds of Mantis creatures at the True Martial Realm, recklessly entangling these three people, perhaps buying himself a slim chance of survival.

"Haha, I'd love to give you the answer, but I cannot break the rules. A client's information must remain absolutely confidential, so just stay in the dark and make your move," the man in the gray robe coldly smirked, suddenly shouting.

As soon as his voice fell, the two High-level True Martial Realm experts immediately charged at Zhao Letian with scimitars in hand.

"Scimitar? People from Gray Wolf Kingdom? Dragon Roar Nine Swords, Demon Suppression Seal."

Zhao Letian suddenly froze, his eyes showing shock; he quickly shot out a sword light and struck with a Palm Seal, targeting the two High-level True Martial Realm experts with scimitars. Simultaneously, his figure flickered, pushing his movement technique to its limit, rushing towards the direction of the military camp.

People from Dajin Country also used scimitars, but the scimitars and techniques used by these two High-level True Martial Realm individuals were very similar to those of the Gray Wolf Kingdom.

Zhao Letian couldn't understand why people from the Gray Wolf Kingdom would send assassins after him; was it just because he had killed several of their talents on the battlefield? Such a significant country like Gray Wolf Kingdom shouldn't lower itself to using such means against someone in the Initial Stage True Martial Realm.

If Zhao Letian wasn't wrong, the most likely candidate to send these three people to assassinate him would still be the Wang family; after all, he had slain a prodigy of the Wang family shortly after arriving in War King City.

Of course, it can't be ruled out that this was the doing of some families in Qingzhou City, or even the Iron Sword Sect and other sect forces seeking revenge.

In an instant, many thoughts surged through Zhao Letian's mind, but he knew that at this moment, none of this was important; what mattered most was to preserve his life and escape.

"Escape? Do you think of me as thin air? Hmph, die."

The gray robe man in the True Martial Eighth Realm disdainfully snorted, his hands surging with terrifying True Yuan Power, about to condense a Palm Seal to directly annihilate Zhao Letian.

"Soul Suppressing Bell, Dragon Roar Nine Swords."

Zhao Letian certainly didn't overlook this strongest gray-robed man; first, he took out the Soul Suppressing Bell, producing a Soul-Attracting Bell Sound aimed directly at the man's Divine Soul, followed swiftly by a sword light filled with the resonant waves of Dragon Roar, fiercely slashing over. Lastly, without even checking the result of his attack, he immediately took out the Cloud Piercing Boat, activated the Array Formation Light Shield on the Flying Boat, and sped towards the military camp. My Virtual Library Empire (*) thanks you for reading at the source.

"Divine Thought Attack? Hmph, think you can manage that easily? Naive."

The gray-robed man just frowned slightly and swiftly snorted in disdain, waving his hand to release a massive Palm Seal, which not only effortlessly crushed Zhao Letian's sword light but also shattered the Array Formation Light Shield on the Cloud Piercing Boat, blasting Zhao Letian back with a mouthful of fresh blood.

While the Soul Capturing Bell Sound and Dragon Roar were fierce, their effect was extremely weak against this True Martial Eighth Realm gray-robed man; it only slightly touched his Divine Soul, so the impact was very minimal, almost negligible.

On the contrary, even though there were sword light and Array Formation Light Shield obstructions, the strike he had just made was nearly lethal for Zhao Letian, severely injuring him.

"Kid, the next palm will send you on your way."

Looking at Zhao Letian's pale face and unstable breath, the gray-robed man's face showed a cruel cold smile, slowly raising his hand, ready to pronounce the death sentence for Zhao Letian.

Unexpectedly, at this critical moment, a silver spear suddenly descended from the sky, unstoppable and fierce, directly piercing through the gray-robed man's head.