I established the Eternal Immortal Clan by taming beasts.

In an instant, Lin Che's eyes narrowed, and his mind raced like lightning!

Without warning, an ancient cauldron, entirely emerald green and engraved with intricate cloud patterns, appeared in the void in front of him. The cauldron hummed and its spiritual light surged!

This cauldron was one of the spoils of war seized from the Chen family. Originally a second-tier high-grade magic weapon, the "Azure Wood Spirit-Suppressing Cauldron," it was quietly upgraded to a third-tier high-grade weapon by him using the power of the system.

Given Lin Che's meticulousness, how could he be unprepared when traveling far away and facing potential threats?

A surge of powerful spiritual energy rushed in, causing the Azure Wood Cauldron to shine brightly. Instantly, it erected a solid and heavy emerald green light barrier, flowing with the aura of the Wood element, firmly protecting Lin Che behind it!

Almost at the same instant the light barrier formed—

"Sizzle!"

A hundred feet ahead, a seemingly ordinary cloud shadow suddenly tore apart!

A figure shrouded in a thick, bloody aura suddenly leaped up!

The newcomer was shrouded in a dark red robe that seemed to be woven from congealed blood, making his face indistinct.

Only a pair of cold, lifeless eyes locked onto the target through the surging blood mist.

Its protective aura was not ordinary spiritual light, but a thick, viscous, blood-red mist that began to frantically erode and assimilate the surrounding clouds as soon as it appeared.

In the blink of an eye, half of the white clouds in the sky were stained with an ominous dark red!

If we do not move, we will remain still; but if we do move, we will kill!

The Golden Core assassins of the Blood Shadow Hall were clearly well-versed in this art.

Without any probing or prelude, the moment his figure appeared, he had already merged into the Bloodthorn in his hand, a weapon no more than a foot long, dark red in color, with a single, captivating black glint at its tip.

It transformed into a thin, blood-red line that was almost impossible to detect with the naked eye!

The space seemed to be pierced and compressed by this stab.

A distance of a hundred feet seemed to vanish under his terrifying speed and unpredictable movements.

The blood-red line ignored the distance in the middle, its target precise, ruthless, and decisive—directly aimed at Lin Che's dantian, the core of that Golden Core cultivator's cultivation!

"Snap—!!"

A teeth-grinding cracking sound rang out!

The moment the emerald green light barrier touched the crimson lines, it trembled violently, and spiderweb-like cracks spread wildly across the light barrier, centered on the point of impact!

With just one strike, the barrier erected by the third-grade high-level defensive magic weapon was on the verge of shattering!

If Lin Che's divine sense hadn't been far stronger than others of his level, allowing him to be alerted in an instant and summon the great cauldron to hastily withstand this long-prepared, deadly attack specifically designed to break through protective qi, the consequences would have been unimaginable!

In a flash, a fierce glint appeared in Lin Che's eyes as he unleashed his divine power, the Phoenix Blood True Fire, without reservation!

"Hey——!"

The clear and majestic cry of the phoenix resounded through the blood-red sky!

A brilliant crimson-gold light shone in the void as three fiery phoenixes, composed entirely of pure and refined "Phoenix Blood True Fire," took flight!

Though not physical entities, they were lifelike, with clearly defined wings, exuding a fiery and noble aura that seemed to burn the entire world. Forming a triangular shape, they streaked towards the blood-red figure with a trajectory that pierced through space!

Wherever it passed, the blood-red clouds that had been tainted by it hissed and evaporated rapidly, just like ice and snow meeting the sun.

While controlling the fire phoenix to intercept, Lin Che's mind raced, and he unhesitatingly used the system's detection power!

He didn't need to think about it carefully to know that such professional assassins must have mastered extremely sophisticated secret techniques to conceal their inner energy and confuse their senses.

After he formed his core, he discovered that the unique "core energy" emitted by a Golden Core cultivator when circulating his magic power was like a label of identity, making it very easy for those of the same level to see through his foundation, which was a major flaw.

Therefore, he always kept a trace of the "absolute emptiness" supernatural power around the golden core, concealing the astonishing appearance of the ten-patterned golden core.

Therefore, instead of relying on his own careful perception, Lin Che directly used the system's detection power.

However, the information provided by the system shocked Lin Che!

The investigation clearly showed that the menacing, blood-red figure ahead... was not the real person!

Rather, it is an extremely sophisticated supernatural power that can create clones that are indistinguishable from real ones!

Its energy core and operating method are fundamentally different from those of a true Golden Core cultivator!

Without the slightest hesitation, Lin Che reacted almost instinctively!

With a flick of his right hand, a high-grade third-tier longsword appeared in his grasp.

His body suddenly spun at an almost twisted angle, and the long sword, carrying the twisting force of his whole body and a large amount of Dan Yuan and Phoenix Blood True Fire that he had hastily gathered, slashed fiercely at the empty void behind him!

"bite--!!!"

A sharp, metallic clang rang out, so piercing it seemed to shatter eardrums!

On the trajectory of the longsword, a dark, more condensed, and more swift and ruthless black light appeared out of thin air than the previous blood-red line.

It struck the side of the blade, which was burning with crimson flames, with perfect precision!

Sparks mingled with shattered blood and true fire, scattering everywhere!

That high-quality, third-tier superior longsword was actually struck by this dark light, leaving a thin but shocking white mark on its blade!

A chilling, bone-piercing, and death-corroding energy erupted instantly at the point of contact, surging towards the meridians of Lin Che's arm holding the knife like a venomous snake!

However, the Phoenix Blood True Fire is extremely yang and strong, and is the best at restraining this kind of yin and evil energy!

The crimson flames suddenly surged, and with a hissing sound, the chilling energy was quickly burned and purified as if it had encountered its nemesis, turning into wisps of green smoke and dissipating.

Only then did Lin Che truly "see" the blurry outline of the attacker behind him.

Wearing the same blood-red robe, his aura was even more restrained and obscure, like a deadly fang hidden in the shadows!

The clone in front draws attention and firepower.

The true body behind uses some extremely sophisticated void escape technique or concealment method to launch a real killing blow from the most unexpected angle, when the opponent's old strength has been exhausted and new strength has not yet been generated, and their mind is restrained by the clone!

This is the usual trick of the Golden Core assassins from the Blood Shadow Hall!

It's hard to guard against!

When the assassin saw that his meticulously planned, almost perfect series of assassinations had been barely thwarted, the lifeless light in his eyes seemed to flicker for a moment.

But he did not linger in the fight. When his first attack missed, his figure immediately became blurred and faint, like an ink droplet merging into water.

In the blink of an eye, it disappeared again into the still-lingering chaotic spiritual energy and blood-red clouds, leaving no trace.

At the same time, the "clone" that had withstood the impact of three fiery phoenixes was now riddled with holes from its protective blood mist aura, which flickered unpredictably after being scorched by the domineering phoenix blood true fire.

But before it completely collapsed, it mimicked the actions of its original form, flashing with blood-red light and unleashing some kind of blood escape technique, exploding into a cloud of blood mist and dissipating into the air.

The crimson hue in the sky slowly faded, leaving only the clouds disturbed by the fierce battle and the faint scent of blood and simmering tension in the air.

Lin Che stood with his sword in hand, the green cauldron hanging beside him, its emerald light slightly dimmed.

His face was solemn, and his brows were furrowed.

"As expected... we must not underestimate anyone." He thought with a chill.

As a newly promoted Golden Core cultivator, my methods of fighting are indeed too simplistic and lack variety.

Unless one possesses a system that allows them to directly perceive the target.

I'm afraid I'll really suffer a great loss from that series of assassination attempts that were so difficult to distinguish between real and fake.

The assassins from the Blood Shadow Hall are far more troublesome than anticipated.

Moreover, the other party was clearly not far away, like a venomous snake lurking in the shadows, waiting for the next, perhaps even more cunning and deadly, opportunity to strike.

We must finish this quickly!

Being in a meticulously planned assassination zone, the longer the delay, the greater the variables.