From the Iron Shirt Technique to physical sanctification

Sima Rui and Li Feifei were both taken aback by Jia Jiu's appearance and turned around to stare at him warily.

Zhang Yu's expression didn't change much. He stood up, turned his head, and looked Jia Jiu up and down.

The opponent's qi and blood power felt higher than Gu Zhibei's, but it was also different from the True Qi Realm martial artists he had seen at Lingyin Academy; the aura was much more mixed.

Zhang Yu made a judgment in his mind: the other party should not be in the True Qi Realm, but for some reason, he was a level higher than the peak of the Transformation Realm.

"I've always wanted to test my skills against a True Qi Realm martial artist, and this person is just the right fit." Zhang Yu was not afraid at all; on the contrary, he was filled with fighting spirit.

"Pah! Who do you think you are, daring to compare yourself to Senior Brother Zhang Yu? Take a piss and look at yourself in the mirror. You're not even qualified to carry Senior Brother Zhang Yu's shoes..." Li Feifei glared at Jia Jiu and cursed.

Before she could finish her rant, Jia Jiu's body suddenly moved.

"You bitch, you're asking for it!"

Jia Jiu has mastered the Ghost Shadow Step to perfection, which is a basic requirement for becoming a Jia-class assassin.

In a flash, he was in front of Li Feifei.

Li Feifei's face showed shock; she had no time to dodge and only managed to shout two words: "Senior Brother!"

Moving with the wind

When Zhang Yu activated Jia Jiu, he used his "Moving with the Wind" technique, along with the "Iron Soul" skill.

Just as Jia Jiu was about to kill Li Feifei, he suddenly found Zhang Yu blocking his way.

"Huh? The opponent's speed can actually keep up with mine?" Jia Jiu was slightly surprised.

Zhang Yu practiced the Qingfeng Skill, whose full name is Qingfeng Huayan Jing, which is a skill that is known for its speed.

Moreover, Zhang Yu had even mastered the technique to the point of breaking limits.

"Since you've come here to die, then so be it." A cruel glint appeared in Jia Jiu's eyes.

A flash of cold light appeared in his hand, and the dagger stabbed towards Zhang Yu's chest.

Shadow Assassin!

This is Jia Jiu's killing move, which is all about speed. Once it's made, it's very difficult for martial artists in the lower three realms to dodge it.

【Iron Soul】

clang!

"How is this possible?" Jia Jiu's eyes widened, looking as if he had seen a ghost, because his dagger had been blocked after piercing Zhang Yu's clothes.

"Oh no!" The next second, he cried out inwardly, noticing Zhang Yu, who was standing right next to him, giving him a strange smile: "My turn!"

Zhang Yu's smile was clearly gentle, but at this moment it seemed very strange to Jia Jiu.

Because he saw excitement in Zhang Yu's eyes, not fear.

"Damn it!"

Jia Jiu wanted to run, so he immediately activated Ghost Step to retreat, but found that he was a fraction too slow.

Zhang Yu had already planned his next move before he made his move. After blocking the attack, he didn't pause at all and lunged forward, wrapping his arms around Jia Jiu's waist.

Waist-grabbing, Sky-shaking Strike!

This is the name of the move. It was taught to Niu Mancang as a deadly defensive counter-attack move, and of course he knew it himself.

Uh...

Zhang Yu held Jia Jiu with arms like iron chains, leaned back, and with a whoosh, Jia Jiu's body spun 180 degrees in the air before crashing headfirst to the ground.

At this moment, Jia Jiu was terrified, but as an assassin, he stabbed Zhang Yu's neck with his dagger in the face of death.

I'll take you down with me!

clang!

But the instant the dagger pierced Zhang Yu's neck, a dark light flashed at Zhang Yu's neck, as if it had turned into a block of black iron, blocking his sure-kill blow.

"How is this possible?"

boom!

He had no time to think anymore. Zhang Yu slammed his head hard onto the ground, causing the ground to tremble slightly.

Jia Jiu's body was half-slammed into the ground, with only his two feet still sticking out.

Zhang Yu let go, stood up, and touched his neck; there was a trace of blood.

Jia Jiu's final strike used all his strength and mixed true energy.

Although it didn't break Zhang Yu's Iron Soul, the dagger did manage to cut his skin, but only the skin.

Zhang Yu reached out and pulled Jia Jiu out of the ground. The other party had no martial arts skills. Its head was completely disfigured and its neck was completely shrunken into its chest cavity, but it did not die immediately.

"Who sent you?" Zhang Yu asked.

I don't have high hopes; it's just a formality, in case the other party says something.

Jia Jiu stared blankly at Zhang Yu, his eyes filled with resentment: "You, you..." He only managed to utter two "you"s before his gaze began to glaze over, and he quickly lost his breath.

"I went too far; I should have left him with a breath left." Zhang Yu scratched his head.

Sima Rui went from fear to shock, and now he was dumbfounded.

"He... he should be a Class A assassin from the Hall of Withered Souls," Sima Rui said, pointing to a plaque on Jia Jiu's body.

Zhang Yu picked up the token. It was neither iron nor wood. The front was carved with a gloomy palace, and the back had the words "Jia Jiu" written on it.

"Jia Jiu? Is that his name?" Zhang Yu thought to himself.

"Senior brother, is your neck alright? Are you hurt in the chest?" Li Feifei walked up to Zhang Yu and asked with concern.

"Senior brother, thank you for saving me. You were injured while saving me. I have no way to repay you, so I can only offer myself..." Li Feifei's words were normal at first, but then they turned into lewd words.

"Stop! If you're really going to thank me, then give me a copy of your Li family's Yellow-grade cultivation manual as well," Zhang Yu quickly stopped Li Feifei.

Li Feifei nodded: "Okay, senior brother, don't worry. When we get to the capital, I'll go home and make a scene, even if it means threatening suicide, to get you a copy of our Li family's Yellow-grade cultivation technique."

Zhang Yu nodded and then began to search the corpse. Unfortunately, Jia Jiu had nothing on him except a token, a dagger, and some loose silver.

Zhang Yu carefully put away the dagger, token, and silver, then got up and called to Li Feifei and Sima Rui to continue their journey to the capital.

Li Feifei rode alongside Zhang Yu, deliberately lagging slightly behind to create some distance between herself and Sima Rui.

Li Feifei's face showed a thoughtful expression: "Senior brother, aren't you curious about who hired the assassin?"

"It should be the Ye family," Zhang Yu whispered.

"Senior brother, it's all my fault. If you hadn't saved me that day, we wouldn't have become enemies with the Ye family." Li Feifei said with a face full of self-blame.

"In a while, I will wipe out the Ye family in the capital." Zhang Yu's eyes flashed with a cold light, and his voice carried a hint of ruthlessness.

Zhang Yu didn't want to be constantly targeted by a venomous snake, but he wasn't strong enough at the moment, so he had to endure it for now.

Five days later, Zhang Yu and his two companions successfully entered Fengque City, the capital of the Great Chu Dynasty.

Li Feifei invited Zhang Yu to stay at her home, and Zhang Yu agreed after thinking about it. As for Sima Rui, he went to the Sima family's villa in Fengque City.

……

In a low-lying thatched hut in the shantytown of Lingyin City, Jia Jiu's body lay on the ground. Old Ya Tou's face was extremely gloomy, and his voice was hoarse: "A half-step True Qi Realm cultivator couldn't even kill the opponent. Go and tell the Ye family that the information they provided was wrong, causing us to lose a Jia-class assassin. Make them pay two more spirit crystals."

"Yes!" A man hurriedly left, heading towards the Ye family's villa in Lingyin City.

Old Tooth carefully examined Jia Jiu's corpse, his face full of doubt: "Jia Jiu was killed in just one move? That's impossible. Jia Jiu's Ghost Shadow Step had reached perfection. Even if he couldn't win, he couldn't have been killed in one move. Strange!"