Was it sent by your master?

In truth, among these people, the most uneasy one was Jue Xin. He was currently wondering exactly who he had offended that such a powerful assassin would be hunting him.

Why would a Genius who faced no resistance in advancing to Martial Emperor risk danger to assassinate him?

He knew what kind of existence a Martial Emperor was; they were the group of people who actually held power on the continent.

Martial Venerables generally only Cultivate and care little for worldly affairs. There was nothing on the entire continent that a Martial Venerable cared about, other than seeking a Breakthrough beyond the level of Martial Venerable to reach the legendary Martial Saint realm.

Among the Martial Artists active on the continent, the Martial Emperor was supreme. Never mind that he seemed capable of advancing to Pill Emperor.

However, the status of a Pill Emperor could not compare to a Martial Emperor. Only those Pill Emperors who had built up connections over many years and possessed superb Alchemy skills could stand on equal footing with a Martial Emperor.

What right did he have to attract the attention of such a Genius, and what right did he have to make such a Genius lower their status to hunt him down?

"Jue Xin, exactly what kind of existence did you provoke? Why is an assassin hunting you?"

The Black-clothed Short-sleeved Martial Artist suppressed his injuries and questioned Jue Xin.

He already foresaw that Jue Xin was doomed this time. Even after leaving, living in the Imperial City would not be safe. Once the assassin advanced to Martial Emperor, killing him with Soundlessness would be far too simple.

Although the Great Xia Imperial City was the capital of the Great Xia Dynasty and was very prosperous and safe…

…what kind of defense could be effective against an Expert at the Martial Emperor level?

Unless a Martial Emperor personally guarded him—no, a Martial King who could comprehend 'Force' in advance was not something an ordinary Martial Emperor could compare to. Moreover, it was impossible for a Martial Emperor to protect Jue Xin at all times.

Furthermore, Jue Xin did not have the qualifications to have a Martial Emperor protect him.

Thus, Jue Xin was as good as dead; it only depended on whether he had the ability to resolve this crisis. In the eyes of the Black-clothed Short-sleeved Martial Artist, Jue Xin had no ability to resolve this crisis at all.

"I—I don't know why the assassin is killing me either. You all know that ever since I left my Master's side, I've been staying in the Great Xia Imperial City, keeping a low profile. How could I have offended such a Genius? I haven't even seen a Genius of this caliber before."

Jue Xin said distressfully. He truly did not know who wanted to kill him.

A Martial King from the Iron Luo Sect with triangular eyes suddenly said, "Could he have been sent by your Master? You did gravely injure your Master after all. Last time I sent people to hunt him down, those two Martial Ancestors never returned."

This Triangular-Eyed Martial King had hunted Jue Xin's Master before. His philosophy was to pull up the grass by the roots.

However, after sending men to hunt him, he had forgotten about the matter. Jue Xin had already stated that his Master was lethally poisoned and his Dantian was destroyed. He had sent two men to hunt him and then stopped caring; after all, Jue Xin's Master was not his enemy.

Jue Xin was the one who should be most concerned about this matter. Since the person involved wasn't anxious, he just went through the motions and didn't pay it any mind.

Now that he heard Jue Xin mention his Master, he remembered this incident.

"Impossible!" Jue Xin shouted loudly. "My Master was poisoned and was certain to die, and his Dantian was destroyed. How could he possibly have the ability to hire such a Genius to kill me?"

"Let's go," the Black-clothed Short-sleeved Martial Artist said, shaking his head as he looked at Jue Xin's hideous, crazed expression.

Jue Xin lowered his head and muttered, "Impossible, impossible… That old fellow Azure Flame couldn't possibly have hired such a powerful Expert to hunt me down."