Zongwang: Unspeakable fear!

Chapter 858 The Reason for the Assassination

Faced with this sudden assassination attempt, Gao Yang neither dodged nor avoided it, but continued to stare directly at the assassin in his hand.

Hey~
After a sharp crack, the assassin in the shadows lost his resolve and stared blankly at Gao Yang's face.

Just now, his desperate attack, which he had unleashed with all his mental energy, shattered instantly upon hitting Gao Yang's face, as if it were porcelain.

He couldn't understand why some people could be so thick-skinned as to withstand attacks on will.

Gao Yang looked at the assassin in his hand and shook his head slightly. "Forget it, I'll investigate myself."

As soon as he finished speaking, he grabbed the assassin's skull with his left hand and activated the Soul Search.

As the soul search proceeded, Gao Yang quickly received a series of messages.

In a mere minute, Gao Yang had already witnessed the entire life of the assassin before him.

He loosened his grip, and the assassin in front of him instantly turned into a puddle of mud, collapsing onto the soft soil, the light in his eyes gone.

With his willpower, which had only been at the legendary level for twenty years, he simply couldn't withstand Gao Yang's brutal soul search, which was as violent as a tornado destroying a parking lot.

Before the soul search was even over, his consciousness had already completely collapsed.

He is not dead now simply because his body is still quite strong.

Even though the body didn't die, the legendary shadow assassin known as "Kajanilo" had already vanished from the world of Eberon.

As for Kayeniro's origins, Gao Yang already knew very well after searching his soul: he came from the "Shadow Empire," one of the oldest super powers on the continent of Kovale.

Simply put, it means having the qualification to attend the Eberron Supreme Council, and it's a permanent qualification, rather than one of the last five spots that need to be contested.

As for why Kayani Lots came to assassinate him, we have to mention the Shadow Empire's most high-end business: assassination.

The Shadow Empire is most famous for its training of shadow assassins. According to unofficial historical records, the Shadow Empire was the originator of the underground assassination intelligence business in the entire world of Eberron.

And even today, the Shadow Empire still occupies a pivotal position in this dark realm.

The man before them, Kasyapa Nero, had received an assassination order from the client to kill him, the recently risen top combatant of the Immortal Wasteland.

Before making his move, Kasyapa Nyima had spent three years scouting the area, ensuring he had a thorough understanding of Gao Yang's information before taking action today.

According to the information Kasyapa Nyima had, the other side was confident of completing this mission.

However, what Kasyapa Nyima did not expect was that the strength Gao Yang displayed had not been updated for a long time.

This also led to Gao Yang discovering him before he could even make a move, and subsequently capturing him alive and searching his soul.

"Who would hire a legendary shadow assassin to kill me? It's hard to guess."

Gao Yang flicked his finger and sent out a burst of energy that pierced through Kasyapa Nero's chest, then carried him back to the base of the Kroko tree.

He casually tossed the Kasyapa Nyima towards the Kroko tree, which quickly extended a large number of roots to catch it, then wrapped it tightly like a rice dumpling and dragged it to the base of the tree.

Gao Yang sat on the wicker chair, lost in thought.

In the Shadow Empire quest system, the quest giver and the quest giver do not have direct contact; instead, the quest is accepted through a quest window posted at the outpost.

This approach naturally maximizes the privacy and safety of both the client and the receiver, but it's less favorable for assassinated individuals like Gao Yang. It means that tracking down the client becomes virtually impossible, as it would require antagonizing the entire Shadow Empire.

This is not good news. If Gao Yang is all alone and has to fight against an empire, the one he needs to worry about is the Shadow Empire.

But now he is not alone; he is the one in charge of the Immortal Wasteland.

Once hostile, it becomes a conflict between two superpowers, and mishandling it could lead to the deaths of millions.

To reiterate, Gao Yang is strong enough to withstand the assassination attempts of the Shadow Empire, but the others in the Immortal Wasteland do not possess such strength.

Furthermore, Gao Yang's strength was not strong enough to directly suppress a super power on his own, so he could not solve this problem with his personal strength.

However, Gao Yang knew in his heart that there weren't that many forces or individuals with the motive and ability to assassinate him.

The first category consists of the remnants from the siege by seven first-rate forces five years ago. Because Gao Yang instantly killed three legendary figures, three first-rate forces were directly destroyed, and the rulers of the destroyed forces may still have remnants.

Seeing that revenge on his own was hopeless, hiring someone to commit murder was an excellent way to get revenge.

In particular, the Shadow Empire has an excellent reputation for doing business in this area.

The second category concerns the internal meeting of Kovale a year from now. As the fastest-rising force on the Kovale continent in the past five years, the Immortal Wasteland has already qualified to participate in the Eberon Supreme Meeting.

If the Immortal Wasteland gains qualification, it means that some forces will be kicked out of this circle and lose their original qualification.

The seats for participation in the Kovale internal meeting are mainly divided into two parts: one is the fixed seats composed of five super powers, including the Shadow Empire, and the other is five other rotating seats that are open to all recognized forces on the Kovale continent to compete for.

In other words, apart from the five superpowers with fixed seats, all other potential competitors have this motivation.

Among them, the five recipients of the rotating seats who participated in the previous meeting were the most motivated.

Because to qualify, one must defeat the strong individuals sent by the five rotating seats.

Killing this powerful rival before the internal meeting begins would be extremely significant for the previous participants, especially for those ranked lower.

So, what were the specific rankings of power at the last Kovale internal meeting?
Gao Yang stopped thinking and snapped his fingers lightly.

Soon, a Drow Guard came to Gao Yang's side.

"Find the power rankings and information on the strongest at the last Kovale internal meeting. Also, keep an eye on whether any remnants of the forces that were previously wiped out remain, and what their movements are."

After Gao Yang finished speaking, the Zhuoer Imperial Guards quickly withdrew.

As for the third category, Gao Yang guessed that it could only be those top-tier extraordinary powerhouses who died at his hands in the Deathmatch Tournament.

Although deathmatch tournaments are about life and death and are a pure battle where revenge is not an option, intelligent life forms are often not able to maintain this level of rationality and are swayed by emotions.

Some of the deceased's closest relatives have both the motive and the ability to do such a thing.

However, the thought was fleeting.

If I really wanted revenge, I could have done it long ago; why wait until now?

(End of this chapter)