Chapter 143: Assassination

In truth, even if Xuanji were to discover something, it might not be of any use.

What could be done?
Send powerful human experts to reinforce Fang Qingyun?
Heh!
Unless a mandatory order was issued, how many would actually be willing to listen?
Everyone was busy searching for the Origin or tending to their own business; who had the time to care about you?
Furthermore, wouldn't it be even better and more convenient for their own pursuits if a large number of demon and fiend clans went to trouble Fang Qingyun?
Spare me the rhetoric about everyone belonging to the human race, and that growing stronger oneself was equivalent to helping humanity—even at the cost of your sacrifice!
Fang Qingyun did not care at all.
He truly did not care.
Pulling his longsword from the chest of a fiend, he hummed a little tune and continued onward.
He was not a fool. After advancing for a while and continually encountering powerful experts from both the demon and fiend clans, how could he possibly fail to sense that something was wrong?
Not to mention, the faint gazes spying on him from the sky had been detected by him long ago.
However, apart from delivering a few battle merits, these people were truly of no use to him.
"Bring me something interesting!" Fang Qingyun muttered to himself. "Killing these trash doesn't even give me a thrill anymore."
"Bang!"
Just as his words fell, a roar suddenly erupted from ahead.
There were sounds of artillery, gunfire, and grenade explosions.
In that direction, the spiritual energy was extremely unstable, filled with chaos and brutality.
"Huh?"
Fang Qingyun paused in surprise and thought, *Did two squads stumble into an encounter? That's quite rare.*
People traveling alone in the Origin-contending zone, like Fang Qingyun, were already few and far between.
Most had companions or subordinates.
Once such squads bumped into each other, a conflict was bound to break out.
Judging by the scale of the clash ahead, it certainly did not look like something caused by just one or two people.
Without hesitation, Fang Qingyun strode forward.
As he drew closer, Fang Qingyun realized he had guessed wrong this time.
This was truly a battle between one person and a whole group, not a clash between two squads.
That single individual was a human warrior.
Opposite her stood a group of demon warriors.
Their number reached twenty-three!
Equipped with fine gear and possessing deep spiritual energy.
The weakest among them was at the General rank, and the strongest was approaching the peak of the General rank.
Yet, facing a lone human, this group was actually being suppressed.
Their human opponent was a young woman.
She had a cascade of pitch-black hair.
A slender figure.
A pair of exceptionally long legs that perfectly embodied the phrase "legs all the way down from the neck."
Her hair was unbound, fluttering freely in the wind, adding a touch of unrestrained wildness.
Her features were delicate, resembling an elf.
Her eyes were bright, and the corners of her lips carried a provocative smile.
Facing the numerous demon forces, her aura was fierce and oppressive.
What startled Fang Qingyun the most was that this woman was holding a ferocious heavy machine gun.
This heavy machine gun had two barrels and a length exceeding two meters.
As a whole, it was twice the size of the woman herself.
When the woman opened fire, the two barrels began to spin rapidly, spitting out two streams of flame that hurtled toward the demon clan.
Fang Qingyun saw with his own eyes as a demon was torn to shreds in the blink of an eye.
"My sweet goodness!"
Fang Qingyun's jaw practically dropped.
What sort of divine being was this?
Wasn't she a bit too overpowered?
Such a delicate-looking woman, yet constantly displaying the aesthetics of violence.
Moreover, was her spiritual energy infinite?
While Fang Qingyun was observing the woman, she seemed to sense something, abruptly turning her head to shoot him a glance.
A bone-chilling aura swept over him, causing Fang Qingyun's pupils to constrict.
"Impressive!"
Fang Qingyun nodded repeatedly and raised his own sniper rifle.
"Bang!"
With the shot, the strongest among the demon warriors had his head blown off by Fang Qingyun.
"A sniper?"
The demons, who had been suppressed by the woman and forced into hiding while occasionally firing back, fell into utter despair upon discovering the sniper.
They were already being suppressed, and now to top it all off, there was a sniper lurking in the shadows.
This completely cut off any hope of survival!
They shouldn't have come here in the first place!
"Brothers, we have no other choice, charge!"
A demon warrior stood up, let out a roar, and rushed toward the woman.
"Tat-tat-tat!"
Countless bullets flew through the air, tearing the demon warrior to shreds in an instant.
However, his words undoubtedly had an effect.
The other demon warriors stood up as well, charging at the woman while hurling guns and grenades at her as if their lives depended on it.
"Tch!"
The woman let out an angry snort and glared fiercely at Fang Qingyun.
*Boring man, who asked you to meddle?!*
The woman retreated.
It was only at this moment that Fang Qingyun realized this was the first time the woman had backed away.
Earlier, when the demons had reached a stalemate with her, even when grenades were thrown, the woman had used a barrage of bullets to blast them all out of the sky.
When the enemy fired, a pale blue light would momentarily flash across the woman's body, deflecting the bullets.
It must be a secret treasure!
"Hey, hey, hey, looking at me with those eyes... as if I just ruined everything!"
Fang Qingyun curled his lips, his sniper rifle firing rounds one after another.
Instantly, the numbers of the demon warriors began to plummet rapidly.
"Oh?"
The look the woman gave Fang Qingyun carried a trace of astonishment.
Such accuracy!
A sniper of a very high level!
Still, ultimately just a little pest who could only shoot from the shadows!
The woman's lips curved upward as two streams of flame erupted once more.
In an instant, she tore several demons to shreds.
In just a few breaths, the group of over twenty demons was completely wiped out by the joint efforts of the woman and Fang Qingyun.
Afterward, Fang Qingyun got up and walked toward the woman.
He was very curious about her.
Could this woman really possess such a massive reserve of spiritual energy?
"Something the matter?"
Seeing Fang Qingyun approach, the woman rolled her eyes and spoke quite unpleasantly.
Fang Qingyun paused, asking in bewilderment, "You... did you just break through to the peak General rank?"
He had thought the woman was like him, having one foot already stepped into the Divine General realm. Yet, from her aura, he could sense a lack of stability.
This was a sign of a very recent breakthrough.
When Fang Qingyun's attributes were all a little over 40 points, he was roughly like the woman before him now.
His attributes were all in the 50s now.
"So what if I just entered the peak General rank? Did I eat the rice from your house?" The woman sneered, looking Fang Qingyun up and down, a hint of solemnity flashing in her eyes.
With her keen senses, she clearly perceived that Fang Qingyun was at a monstrous level.
His spiritual energy wasn't overwhelmingly strong, but his overall presence was like a towering mountain; simply standing near him made breathing difficult.
Fang Qingyun smiled and said, "Little girl, don't be so hot-headed when you speak, or you might end up getting taught a lesson."
"Who's going to teach me a lesson? You?"
The woman arched her brows, her gun barrel menacingly taking aim at Fang Qingyun.
It was only then that Fang Qingyun realized this heavy machine gun was actually a Tier 7 divine weapon!
Damn it, she was a filthy rich woman after all!
Three Tier 6 weapons couldn't even trade for a single Tier 7 weapon!
Fang Qingyun was speechless.
Besides, wasn't a Tier 7 divine weapon the exclusive privilege of Divine Generals?
This woman had only just stepped into the peak General rank, yet she could already wield it—just how much spiritual energy did she have?
Although Fang Qingyun was also at the peak General rank, his spiritual energy was only at the level of an ordinary General.
If he were to fire a weapon like this Tier 7 divine weapon just once, it would drain his spiritual energy dry and kill him outright.
All three major clans possessed many geniuses, and Fang Qingyun was one of them, but wasn't this woman a bit too extraordinary?
Was spiritual energy free in her family?
Wait!
He seemed rather extraordinary himself.
Fang Qingyun shook his head and said, "Alright, let's part ways here. Also, what I said earlier was entirely true; although I could teach you a lesson, I have no interest in doing so."
"Goodbye!"
"Hmph!"
The woman let out a cold snort, fixing her gaze unblinkingly on Fang Qingyun.
Fang Qingyun's words had deeply annoyed her because they sounded exactly like something an old fogey would say.
Yet, at this critical juncture, she found it unwise to randomly attack others.
Especially someone who seemed exceedingly strong.
No, not seemed—he *was* strong, and compared to the Divine Generals within her own family, he probably wouldn't fall short by much.
The Origin contention truly was a place crouching with tigers and hiding dragons!
If she could secure this person's help...
The woman hesitated for a moment, ultimately saying nothing and watching helplessly as Fang Qingyun disappeared from her field of vision.
In the struggle for Origin, who would dare trust anyone else casually?
Even brothers of life and death had to be met with a question mark, let alone strangers.
Just because the other person was human?
That was laughable; you wouldn't even know how you died.
What a pity; she had zero certainty regarding that matter!
Fang Qingyun did not mind and continued on his way.
The woman was merely an accidental encounter along the path; they might never cross paths again, so why bother thinking so much about it?
Having absorbed a piece of Origin previously, Fang Qingyun had developed a peculiar sensation.
He could sense the locations of other Origins.
Especially as his Mental attribute increased, his perception grew even sharper.
Therefore, as Fang Qingyun walked, he released his mental power to temper the fusion between his physical body and his mind.
The effect was exceptionally pronounced.
A few hours later, Fang Qingyun had grown proficient in using his mental power.
In other words, he could increase his Mental attribute once again.
"Come on!"
[Origin -400]
[Origin: 7082]
[Mental +1]
[Mental: 56]
Once all attributes crossed the 50-point threshold, every single point gained thereafter consumed 400 points of Origin.
This time, Fang Qingyun focused his mind, and the moment he enhanced his mental power, he indeed sensed it.
A cluster of auras belonging to Origin.
"I feel like I'm cheating!"
Fang Qingyun muttered to himself, "While contending for Origin, to actually be able to... Although hazy, I can confirm it's in this direction."
He cast his gaze toward the east.
There was a piece of Origin there, closest to him.
"I can hardly believe to what extent my power will soar after this Origin contention!"
"Snake King, you bastard, you just wait for me!"
Fang Qingyun took a breath, continuing his advance while continuing to temper his mental power.
...
"Oh?"
In the sky, several colossal consciousnesses let out noises of surprise.
Several Kings locked their eyes tightly onto Fang Qingyun.
They had perceived that just a moment ago, Fang Qingyun's mental power had undergone another slight enhancement.
Why?
How did he manage to do that?
"Xuanji, this little fellow from your clan is quite interesting."
The Spider King's words carried a deep meaning.
"Heh, the Spider King sure pays a lot of attention to members of my clan."
Xuanji chuckled softly and said, "Pity, you can only sense his power growing, while you can't do a single thing about it. Are you feeling anxious and frustrated inside? Haha, I feel fantastic!"
"Hmph!"
The Spider King let out a cold snort.
There was a barrier enclosing the combat zone.
Although it was a barrier set up by the four Kings, to prevent them from interfering recklessly, the Kings themselves remained stationed outside of it.
They could observe what happened within the barrier, but aside from that, they could do nothing else.
Thus, they could sense that Fang Qingyun's power had grown once more, yet they had no idea what he had actually done.
Did he consume a rare heavenly treasure?
Or had he been suppressing his power all along, and could no longer hold it back?
Or perhaps a special constitution?
All of these were possibilities!
Regardless, within the combat zone where Fang Qingyun was located, their clansmen were now in danger.
Even the Earth Dragon frowned slightly.
This was bad!
Even some of his avatars stood a chance of being obliterated if they encountered Fang Qingyun.
Having such an additional threat made the Earth Dragon feel rather uneasy.
Fortunately, his avatars had already secured three pieces of Origin.
...
Fang Qingyun strode forward with bold steps.
He could sense that the Origin fragment was drawing closer and closer to him.
His perception was also growing increasingly clear and sharp.
Because he had continuously tempered his mind, his control over his mental faculties was becoming more and more proficient.
Soon, he would be able to add points to his Mental attribute once again.
"Found it!"
Suddenly, Fang Qingyun stopped in his tracks.
He looked up ahead, toward the mountain body where a piece of Origin lay hidden.
Witnessing this, the Kings outside were dumbfounded.
Another piece of Origin?
What kind of blind luck had Fang Qingyun struck?
To actually be able to find two pieces!
Wait, no!
Suddenly, a King realized something.
They noticed that Fang Qingyun was walking in a straight line directly toward the location of a piece of Origin.
Was it a coincidence?
That would be far too coincidental!
If not, then this Fang Qingyun...
Even the Kings found their breathing growing hurried, the light in their eyes gradually turning sharp.
Fang Qingyun stepped forward and plucked the Origin from its place.
At that exact moment, a fierce blade aura slashed down from the sky.
This strike was terrifyingly formidable, tearing the void asunder in its wake.
"You've finally made your move!"
Facing this terrifying blow, Fang Qingyun merely smiled faintly.
Without the slightest panic, he raised his sword, channeling massive amounts of spiritual energy into the martial art technique and imbuing it onto the blade.
"Bang!"
Amidst a thunderous roar, the two figures simultaneously retreated.
Only then did Fang Qingyun have time to look at the person before him.
No, this fiend!
It was a member of the fiend clan!
Very young, strikingly handsome, with a rather stern expression.
He stared coldly at Fang Qingyun, making no effort to conceal the killing intent in his eyes.
"Oh, what a surprise, another fiend!"
Fang Qingyun smiled faintly and said, "I seem to have quite an affinity with the fiends, seeing as I've already killed two peak General-rank fiends."
"Then try killing me as well!"
The fiend calmly raised his sword and said, "I belong to the Sen family, one of the Seven Great Families of the fiend clan, and I have inherited this title."
The Seven Great Families of the fiend clan?
Fang Qingyun let out a low chuckle.
What a coincidence!
Because the two peak Generals he had killed happened to also be members of the Seven Great Families of the fiend clan.
Of the seven most ancient and powerful families of the fiend clan, he had unexpectedly run into three of them.
And now, he was going to kill this third one!
What destiny!