Chapter 681 - - 528 The Death of Prince Duan_1

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“To have guessed the presence of an Alien Warrior, you have some brains!”

Duge muttered to himself, lurking in the shadows.

His purpose here was to assassinate Prince Duan, but he had not expected the presence of a Golden Core True Man as well.

In theory, he was now at the Golden Core Realm himself, and with three types of Divine Power supporting him, dealing with a Golden Core True Man should not be a problem.

However, Duge did not know the combat strength and style of the Golden Core True Men of this world.

Long Yichen had said that a Golden Core True Man’s Escape Technique could traverse a hundred miles in an instant, a speed not much slower than his own instantaneous movement; moreover, Golden Core True Men could also command the winds and the clouds, and conjure spirits and ghosts—sounding quite troublesome…

The key issue was that this was the Capital City, where three Alien Warriors had already fallen; if he could not swiftly end the battle, getting mobbed would be troublesome.

Even a Prince’s residence could harbor a Golden Core True Man; in such a vast royal city, it was possible that there were even higher realms, and with the uproar caused by the Alien Warriors, hiding an Immortal within the Capital City could be possible.

Should he wait until the Golden Core True Man left and only strike at Prince Duan?

Duge pondered to himself, his only lack of concern being the so-called backlash of Dragon Qi. What kind of backlash could Alien Warriors not recover from?

“True Man Si, with troubled times upon us, I must thank you for staying close to protect me these days,” Prince Duan sighed and said.

“The Prince worries too much; this is what I should do,” True Man Si said with a smile as he stroked his beard. “The Wuyou Sect and the Prince share weal and woe together; we still count on the Prince to ascend the throne!”

Close protection?

Duge was speechless for a moment, alright then, it seemed like the King of Hell was insisting they die before dawn! A brave man starves from boldness; a timid man starves from caution—to leave things to chance has become so brutal, further hesitation would not suit his character.

Above Golden Core was Nascent Soul, above Nascent Soul was Integration Dao, and above Integration Dao were the Immortals…

How many things in this world can be considered absolutely safe?

He gritted his teeth and steeled his heart.

Duge adjusted the sword tip of Liao Jiulong’s flying sword, silently aiming the tip at True Man Si’s collarbone area, then, infusing the sword with three kinds of Divine Power, he launched an aggressive attack.

Even Qi Refiners had bodies as tough as bronze and iron—God knows how resilient a Golden Core True Man’s body could be. Although he had upgraded his weapon, Duge would not make the same mistake twice.

He had killed Gluttony in the first simulation using this method.

After that, Seven-Hole Touch wreaked havoc on two Alien Battlefields, so Duge knew well where a person’s soft spots were, and a child’s height also worked to his advantage when striking.

The power of darkness excelled at concealment, but during an attack, all effects of concealment would vanish.

However, the two were so close that the Golden Core quality Duge forged with his three Divine Powers nearly crushed an ordinary Golden Core True Man.

By the time True Man Si realized something was wrong, it was already too late to react, managing only to gather a protective layer of Spiritual Power around his body’s perimeter.

But the quality of the Divine Power was too high.

Where the sword point touched.

With a slight piercing sound, the Longsword plunged straight into True Man Si’s collarbone area.

Burning, corroding, and infiltrating—the sword possessed the attributes of both Solar Divine Power and Dark God Power and rapidly exploded within his body.

Irresistible.

In almost an instant, it turned his internal organs to mush and shot straight into his head, then out through the top, creating a hole in the roof with blood and brain matter in its wake.

True Man Si managed only a brief, agonized scream before his breath was cut off.

The sudden attack had stunned True Man Si’s Disciple and Prince Duan opposite him.

This fragile?

In the momentary daze, Duge quickly realized that the level of his Divine Power was probably too high; if he had known this earlier, why hesitate at all?

“Who are you?” Prince Duan blurted out.

In his eyes, a humanoid mass of black mist had suddenly emerged behind True Man Si, followed by a Longsword piercing True Man Si’s collarbone, taking his life in one blow; at this moment, his mind went blank, his question entirely subconscious.

“Your executioner,” Duge replied hoarsely, as the flying sword exited the body and swept towards the still-dazed Disciple of True Man Si, beheading him and claiming his life.

After the killing, Duge released the swirling vengeful spirits from the Soul Suppressing Vase, harvesting their souls.

Then he instantly moved behind Prince Duan, intending to give him a similarly agonizing demise, for Duge realized this mode of killing showcased his brutality more effectively.

Clang!

A sharp sound.

Duge’s flying sword had just touched Prince Duan’s body.

A white light suddenly emanated from Prince Duan’s body, forcefully pushing him back.

Duge, with a keen eye, noticed right away a flash from the Jade Pendant at Prince Duan’s waist—probably the legendary protective Magic Artifact?

“You wish to kill me?” Prince Duan finally recovered his senses, his face deathly pale. “Who are you? Don’t you know I’m a Prince?”

“I’m here to kill a Prince,” Duge sneered and launched a second attack using the same move.

The flying sword was again blocked by the protective Magic Artifact.

“You’re a cultivator, aren’t you afraid of the Dragon Qi backlash?” Prince Duan, both terrified and alarmed, tried to flee, but his legs felt like they were filled with lead, immobilized; just thinking about suffering the same death as True Man Si, his knees trembled and a warm liquid flowed down his legs.

For the moment, his only hope was that people outside would quickly notice what was happening here and come to his rescue.

“What do you think?” Duge chuckled lightly and attacked again. “I’m curious to see how many times your protective Magic Artifact can block me?”

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