Chapter 3749 Assassin Takes Action

Zhao Xingkong's heart tightened as he met Ye Bufan's gaze, experiencing fear for the first time in his life.

Previously, as a Core Disciple of the Seven Great Families and an Immortal Lord-level expert under a thousand years old, he was truly a Dragon among men, looking down upon the world.

But now, he genuinely felt fear, especially with the tragic state of Zhao Xingkong and Han Lingkuang right before his eyes.

The person in front of him not only dared to kill Disciples from their great families but also possessed the capability to do so.

No, he was not his opponent; he had to run quickly.

Originally, he had come to hunt down the opponent, but now realizing something was wrong, he turned and fled; nothing was more important than his own life.

But it was too late; how could Ye Bufan possibly let him leave at this moment?

As soon as Zhao Xingkong turned around, a figure appeared before him, directly striking his face with a punch.

"This…"

He hadn't expected the opponent's speed to be so fast, making escape impossible; in desperation, he could only meet the punch with his own.

As the two fists collided, the sound of bones cracking came, and his arm was actually shattered into countless pieces of flesh.

In terms of strength, he, Han Lingkuang, and Jian Juechen were all on par, and the outcome was no different.

One punch shattered his arm, followed by another punch that turned him into a mist of blood, and then a third punch extinguished his Primordial Spirit.

Just as Ye Bufan finished the third punch, and before he could even catch his breath, a figure suddenly floated out from underground like a ghost.

This was a Black-Clothed Man, whose movements were like a ghost, hidden underground without anyone noticing him.

As a top assassin, he was most skilled at concealment and finding opportunities.

He had been secretly observing the situation from underground all along, finally waiting for the opportunity to strike.

In his hand was a foot-long armor-piercing awl; this object looked pitch black, without any sharpness, yet it exuded endless Killing Intent.

Silently, light as dust, the armor-piercing awl in the assassin's hand drew a black gleam, fiercely stabbing towards Ye Bufan's back.

The speed was simply too fast, almost beyond the range of human vision.

Ye Bufan had just retracted his hand when he immediately sensed the danger behind him.

He lightly pushed off the ground with his toes, and his entire body shot forward like an arrow released from a bowstring, attempting to evade the attack from behind.

But while his speed was fast, the Black-Clothed Man's speed was even faster, following closely without missing a step, the armor-piercing awl in his hand getting closer and closer.

At this critical juncture, Ye Bufan didn't even have a chance to turn and counterattack.

Even a slight pause would result in the armor-piercing awl piercing through his body.

In desperation, he could only exert all his strength to make a sideways shift, hoping to evade the opponent.

The result was still disappointment; as a top assassin, he would not miss any opportunity.

Moreover, the Black-Clothed Man's strength had already reached above the Immortal Lord level, and his movement technique was even faster than a ghost's.

As Ye Bufan shifted sideways, he followed closely, like a maggot on a bone.

And his speed became faster and faster, using this momentary pause, the armor-piercing awl in his hand directly pierced through the body.

Blood splattered, and the armor-piercing awl, with its eerie glow, emerged from his chest.

Feeling that he had pierced through Ye Bufan's heart, a hint of victorious joy flashed in the Black-Clothed Assassin's eyes.

He had finally succeeded; after lurking for so long, the opponent had given him countless shocks, especially just now, when he was even able to summon the Extinction Thunder Tribulation.

As an assassin, being able to kill such a peerless Prodigy was absolutely a lifelong honor.

Now that he had completely pierced through the opponent's heart, the next step was to destroy his Primordial Spirit.

He withdrew the armor-piercing awl, waiting for the opponent's Primordial Spirit to emerge, to kill it in one fell swoop.

But one breath, two breaths, three breaths passed, and Ye Bufan still stood there, with no Primordial Spirit emerging, and not even the slightest weakening of his life force.

"What is going on?"

A hint of astonishment flashed in the Black-Clothed Assassin's eyes; he didn't understand why this was happening, but his intuition told him that it was absolutely not normal.

Just as he was about to strike again, a monstrous Killing Intent suddenly assailed him from the side.

This Killing Intent was too strong, carrying the power to destroy heaven and earth, locking onto him so tightly that even escape was impossible.

Even the slightest movement would immediately result in a strike that would annihilate his form and spirit.

The Black-Clothed Assassin was filled with astonishment; he hadn't expected there to be someone else nearby.

He slowly turned his head to look, and his pupils immediately contracted.

He saw a figure standing nearby, holding an ancient bronze bow with a golden ancient arrow nocked on it.

"You… you…"

The Black-Clothed Assassin was completely shocked, unable to utter a complete sentence.

Standing beside him was indeed Ye Bufan, holding the Sun-Extinguishing Bow and Heaven-Slaying Arrow.

All of this was a trap he had set up, starting from after his Undergoing Tribulation.

At that time, he seemed excited, taking the opportunity to level that small mountain, but in reality, he was using the cover of flying sand and stones to swap identities with Ye Erlang, secretly hiding nearby himself.

Ye Erlang was now at the Middle Stage of the Immortal Lord realm, but he had not fully revealed his strength.

Even his previous injuries were intentional, to make the assassin hiding in the dark lower his guard.

Everything went very smoothly, and the people from the Dark Shadow Gate finally made their move.

The reason he let Erlang replace him was to allow for both offense and defense.

Firstly, his immortal body was not afraid of the opponent's assassination, and if there was an opportunity, he could even kill the opponent.

But the opponent's prowess was beyond imagination; if he let Erlang continue to attack, setting aside whether he was an opponent or not, even if he could defeat the opponent, he probably wouldn't be able to keep such a诡异 assassin.

And too many of his secrets had been exposed today; Erlang and the Extinction Thunder Tribulation were both his trump cards, and he had also killed Jian Juechen, Han Lingkuang, Zhao Xingkong, and so many Immortal Kings.

It was precisely for this reason that he absolutely could not let the opponent leave alive, so he directly used the Sun-Extinguishing Bow.

The shock in the Black-Clothed Assassin's eyes had not yet receded; as a top-tier existence in the Dark Shadow Gate, he was well-informed, but this situation was the first time he had encountered it.

Another Ye Bufan had appeared, so who did he just assassinate?

Was it a Clone? That's impossible; if it were a Clone formed by Immortal Essence, it would have dissipated long ago; it couldn't still be standing there now.

Undoubtedly, this was a physical entity, not formed by Immortal Essence.

But if it was a Puppet, that was also impossible; his armor-piercing awl still had blood on it, and he could clearly feel the opponent's life force and heartbeat.

No matter how knowledgeable he was, no matter how much he racked his brain, he wouldn't be able to figure out how an existence like Ye Erlang was born.

Ye Bufan didn't attack directly; he had used the Sun-Extinguishing Bow before, and its power was simply too strong; once fired, the opponent wouldn't even leave a speck of dust, which would be a waste of the Storage Ring.

He directly issued a command, and Ye Erlang turned around, reaching out and snatching the Black-Clothed Assassin's Storage Ring.

The Black-Clothed Man became even more shocked; what was going on? His heart had clearly been pierced through, so why was his movement completely unaffected?

Seeing the ring in hand, Ye Bufan said, "I'll give you a chance: tell me who wants to kill me, and I can spare your life!"