A carefree soldier king in the city

Chapter 224 Peak Sword

The assassin leader laughed and said, "I see that your cultivation has been difficult, and I can't bear to see you die at such a young age, so I took pity on you. So, are you interested in joining our Crossfire Cult?"

Chao Bufan grinned, then shook his head and said, "Not interested."

"Kid, don't be ungrateful. Believe me, I'll kill you right now!" The hot-tempered assassin shouted angrily when he saw that Chao Bufan had immediately refused.

Upon hearing this, Chao Bufan's eyes flashed like cold lightning, his sharp gaze suddenly meeting the man's. Feeling Chao Bufan's chilling gaze, the man felt a chill run through him, a coldness that penetrated to the very core. Before he could even utter a sound or react, Chao Bufan let out a cold snort, and then a golden light rose, sweeping across the vast land like autumn water, its fleeting brilliance striking directly at him.

Sword energy, a silent, golden sword energy, capable of killing without a trace.

Before the sword energy even reached his body, the hot-tempered assassin felt the sharp aura rushing towards him, almost cutting into his skin. He dared not resist any longer and instinctively flipped backward. Fortunately, he reacted in time and, with his agile movements, narrowly avoided the sword, landing with a thud behind him.

The golden light, seemingly ordinary, instantly shattered the hard concrete ground into dust, sending shards of stone raining down in all directions.

This hot-tempered assassin narrowly escaped a fatal blow, but the assassins behind him were not so lucky. The sword energy landed at the feet of one of the assassins and exploded with a bang. The five assassins were immediately riddled with holes by the flying stones and died on the spot.

For a moment, everyone was stunned. Apart from the three cultivator assassins, everyone else thought their companions had been struck dead by the sudden "lightning." Shocked, they secretly rejoiced that the lightning hadn't struck them. The assassin leader and the other cultivator assassin stared dumbfounded at the deep crater in the ground. Although they couldn't unleash that golden sword energy, they knew that golden sword energy could only be used by those at the "Yellow Realm" cultivation level. In other words…

The two exchanged a glance, both looking incredulous, and quickly looked at Chao Bufan.

The most terrified of all was undoubtedly the hot-tempered cultivator assassin. Had he not dodged that attack in time, he would surely have been torn to pieces. He seemed still reeling from the shock, trembling all over, staring blankly at the massive crater in the ground.

Sinkhole!

The assassin leader, realizing what had happened, felt a shiver run through him, as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over his head. He quickly looked Chao Bufan up and down again. However, judging from the unique aura emanating from Chao Bufan, which was only possessed by cultivators, he was clearly only at the peak of the Heavenly Realm. So what was that golden sword energy from earlier? Could it be... someone was helping him from behind? Who could it be?

The assassin leader couldn't fathom who this terrifying expert in the Yellow Realm was hiding in the shadows. In his knowledge, no terrifying expert in the Yellow Realm had ever appeared before. Even the leaders of the four major international assassin organizations were only at the early stage of the Profound Realm. As for those at the middle stage of the Profound Realm, it seemed that no one in the world had ever appeared, let alone someone in the Yellow Realm.

So their first thought was—retreat!

Chao Bufan stood with his hands behind his back, instantly seeing through their intentions. He sneered and said, "Tell me, who hired you to kill me?"

Since they are mercenary assassins, they have their own principles. Under no circumstances will these mercenary assassin organizations betray their employers. Their motto is: never buy any information about their employers, even at the cost of their lives. Chao Bufan understood this, but he still wanted to know who this person was who could hire one of the four major international assassin organizations, the Crossfire Cult. Besides, very few people knew who they truly were.

The assassin leader quickly composed himself and replied, "You should know the principles of an assassin, so... I'm afraid I cannot answer."

Chao Bufan nodded and said, "Then you... leave your lives behind!"

Without hesitation, Chao Bufan charged straight at the assassin leader, his chest puffed out as he faced the gleaming longsword.

This posture of running headlong into the blade looks exactly like a suicide attempt!

A suicidal attack.

A flash of gray light appeared, then intensified, revealing that Chao Fan had instantly raised his cultivation to the same level as the three assassins—the peak of the Earth Realm.

Upon seeing this, the assassin leader's expression changed drastically. He, who had just been at the Heavenly Realm, had suddenly transformed into the Earthly Realm, and at its peak. In this life-or-death situation, he remained ruthless. While activating his protective aura, he flicked his sword in the air; instantly, the surrounding temperature plummeted. Within a twenty-meter radius of them, snow began to fall. The snowflakes drifted down, landing on his activated gray protective shield as if on a spring, and were even flung away. It was clear that this peak Earthly Realm assassin leader had used every trick in the book!

In a battle between masters, anger can be ignited in an instant!

At the same time, the other two peak Earth Realm assassins were not idle either. The instant Chao Bufan made a move, the two swiftly closed in, their swords flashing without hesitation, each unleashing a strike at Chao Bufan. Suddenly, two gray sword lights flashed from their swords, one to the left and one to the right, then, like a giant gray dragon riding the clouds and summoning wind and rain, they hurtled straight towards Chao Bufan's chest! Although it was a hasty strike, intended to relieve the pressure on their companion, the killing range of this strike covered a full five feet in front of Chao Bufan, demonstrating the immense power of this sword. Coupled with the superposition of the two sword energies, it was earth-shattering, unstoppable by gods or demons!

As soon as the sword energy was unleashed, thunder rumbled in the sky. Even the two assassins who drew their swords felt that this sword strike was the pinnacle of their cultivation over the past decades!

At this moment, even if they were facing a Xuan Realm expert, they were confident that they could prevent him from crossing the line in a short time. Moreover, their companions were no ordinary people either. As the saying goes, three cobblers are equal to one Zhuge Liang!

In that split second, the three peak Earth Realm assassins had no time to think. They all unleashed their full power, albeit hastily. However, they were brimming with confidence. Against an extraordinary opponent of the same level, this single strike would be fatal if they didn't dodge. Moreover, the terrifying Yellow Realm expert hidden in the shadows seemed to have no intention of attacking, which further solidified their confidence in killing him with a single blow and then escaping.