Dashing Student

The assassin finally realized something was wrong. A Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator couldn’t easily deflect his attacks several times.

This could only mean that the cultivator before him was also at the Golden Core Stage.

"Despicable! Even more insidious than an assassin!"

The assassin cursed, once again performing the Flying Sword Technique, continuously attacking Chen Nan to vent his anger.

However, he hadn’t noticed at all that at the top of the array’s barrier, a mass of thunderclouds was gathering, with blinding lightning occasionally leaping out.

The next moment, the thunder that had been brewing for a long time crashed down, the lightning striking directly on the assassin.

This strike left the assassin’s body charred and smoking, collapsing heavily to the ground, almost electrocuted.

Outside the barrier, the Divine Calculator laughed heartily, "Such an idiot, not having the slightest guard when entering my array. Completely idiotic!"

The assassin lay on the ground, eyes wide open, a stream of white smoke pouring from his mouth.

He could never have imagined that these two people were even more despicable than he thought!

It was one thing to ambush him, and another to hide their cultivation. But now, were they ganging up on him?

Utterly shameless!

The assassin remained motionless on the ground, seemingly struck dumb by the lightning, while Chen Nan walked over, looking down at him.

"Die!"

Unexpectedly, the assassin suddenly leaped up from the ground, using the Assassination Technique again. This strike gathered all his mana, and as he thrust the longsword, it shone with dazzling light.

Lying on the ground, unable to move, was just an act to lure Chen Nan over for a one-hit kill!

Sure enough, Chen Nan was stabbed in the chest, his Dantian instantly shattered.

"Haha, I’m still the winner!"

The assassin laughed wildly, but soon realized that the killed Chen Nan’s body disappeared, and stabbing him didn’t have the sensation of piercing flesh.

Looking up, the scene before him began to shatter, like a broken mirror. Chen Nan was still standing in the array and had never come close.

Everything just now was an illusion!

After perfecting the Heavenly Fox Form, Chen Nan had become more adept at illusion techniques, and since the assassin was injured by the lightning, he truly fell for the illusion.

In the illusion realm, he was attacking, but from the outside, it looked like he was fighting thin air.

That one strike from the assassin had already exhausted all his mana, and at this moment, he couldn’t help but feel a wave of despair.

This time, Chen Nan didn’t give him another chance but drew out the Wind Roar Sword, immediately accompanied by a whistling wind sound.

Riding the wind, in just a blink, he charged to the assassin’s front, slashing down with the sword, and several Wind Blades accompanied it.

"Ah!"

Even the assassin couldn’t endure the severe pain and let out cries of agony.

With no more sound to be heard, the Divine Calculator then collected the array and walked to Chen Nan, finding that the assassin was surprisingly still alive.

Only his limbs and Dantian had been crippled by Chen Nan, and he was now crying bitterly.

"Don’t come near, you’re a devil!"

The assassin was terrified of Chen Nan, the intense pain making his head feel a little cloudy.

"Why didn’t you just kill him?" the Divine Calculator frowned.

Chen Nan said calmly, "He’s still useful."

This made the Divine Calculator raise an eyebrow, surprised, "You mean you intended to capture this Yama Hall assassin from the start?"

"Yes, why else would I act?" Chen Nan looked over with some amusement.

Upon hearing that Chu Jiaojiao was being hunted by Yama Hall’s assassin, he had this idea.

So even when the Divine Calculator took all the reward, he said nothing.

It was exactly due to his suggestion that the Divine Calculator set up the array, luring the assassin in.

But these things, the Divine Calculator only found out after it ended, which made him feel used.

Chen Nan didn’t care what the Divine Calculator thought and instead grabbed the assassin with one hand, dragging him to the distance before tossing him on the ground.

"Don’t worry, I just want to ask you a few questions. If you answer, I’ll let you go."

"I will leave no word unspoken!" For his life, the assassin was willing to do anything.

Subsequently, Chen Nan inquired about many things regarding Yama Hall, like how to find Yama Hall, the internal rankings, etc.

Ever since Yama Hall tried to assassinate him at the Heavenly Border, Chen Nan had held a deep hatred for them, and if there was a chance, he’d seek vengeance on Yama Hall.

So, he was preparing ahead of time, hoping these pieces of information might be useful later.

Unfortunately, the assassin’s rank was too low, just doing jobs for money, so he didn’t know much about Yama Hall.

"Then what’s the point of keeping you?" Chen Nan immediately showed an impatient expression.

The assassin’s Golden Core had suddenly been destroyed, but Yama Hall had a way to repair it, so he would do anything as long as he could survive.

"Right!" Chen Nan suddenly remembered something, "I’m very interested in your Yama Hall’s Concealing Technique and Assassination Technique. Since you’ve learned them, teach me."

But hearing this, the assassin shook his head repeatedly, looking terrified, "No, absolutely not."

"If I teach you the secret technique, Yama Hall won’t spare us, and they have placed restrictions in my sea of consciousness. If someone performs a Soul Search, I’m doomed!"

Chen Nan laughed twice coldly, not believing him at all, "For survival, you really would do anything. Do you think I’d believe you?"

"Recite the Concealing and Assassination Techniques for me now!"

The assassin kept shaking his head in refusal, but Chen Nan gave him no choice.

"Die now, or take a gamble?"

The longsword was already pressed against his throat, without the Golden Core Stage’s cultivation, even a small injury could be fatal.

The assassin, helpless, could only start reciting word by word.

But after just starting a few words, his head suddenly exploded like a watermelon.

Chen Nan promptly set up a mana shield, blocking the splattering blood and brain matter, and sighed softly.

"Indeed, as expected of an ancient assassin organization, they are meticulous in this aspect."

"It seems to acquire the Concealing Technique and Assassination Technique, a trip to Yama Hall is a must."

This idea hadn’t been a whim; he had considered it after the assassination attempt in the Heavenly Border, requiring careful planning.

In the distance, Chu Jiaojiao couldn’t hear the conversation between Chen Nan and the assassin, but she saw the assassin’s head explode, making her already pale face turn even whiter.

"Daoist, I’m a bit scared."

She tugged on the Divine Calculator’s sleeve, hiding behind his broad figure, appearing weak and pitiful.

"Can you protect me?"

The Divine Calculator could feel the softness in front of Chu Jiaojiao’s chest, making his thoughts wander.

"Don’t worry, with the Daoist protecting you, no one dares to harm you!"