Chapter 499: Chapter 523: I’m Not Injured!
The Spirit Realm Shelter is quite different from Canglan Star.
The control over underground Extraordinary entities and Magical Items is extremely stringent here.
These are the most sensitive regulated items.
An ordinary assassin would absolutely not possess them.
Moreover.
Magical Items of the Barrier Class, which isolate, aren’t common goods, each one is extremely precious.
Couple that with the Anomaly Bureau’s stringent inspections of Extraordinary Objects.
Whoever can bring out such things.
Is definitely not your average no-name figure.
In an instant.
Baiyu’s suspicion fell on the Six Great Powers, considering who would have such capabilities and hate him to the bone.
The Six Great Powers were the first suspects.
However.
Such a blatant assassination, even if the Six Great Powers had pig-heads on their shoulders, they probably wouldn’t do it.
After all.
If something really happened to Baiyu, they would be the primary suspects.
They would certainly realize this.
Therefore.
This makes the suspicion towards the Six Great Powers much less, but Baiyu doesn’t dare to jump to conclusions yet.
Moreover, the most important thing is to survive this assassination attempt, because if he dies, nothing else matters.
At the moment of the steam carriage explosion.
Baiyu could only think this far when he saw several assassins in black attire, with only their eyes exposed, rushing towards him from all directions.
Counting them.
There were no fewer than ten assassins, and how many more in the dark was an unknown.
Baiyu just tried to move.
However.
His body and limbs felt as heavy as if encased in cement, difficult to move an inch.
This...
Raising his head, Baiyu saw a distant assassin, with a few thin threads stuck to their fingers, a mocking smile in their cold eyes.
And in the distance.
Qiong Xue was already surrounded by three assassins, each a Tier Five to Six Martial Artist judging by their Blood Qi. Her one against three battle without losing ground was already at its limit.
As for trying to aid Baiyu further, it was nearly impossible.
He could only rely on himself.
Fortunately.
Baiyu had always relied on himself to get where he was today!
In an instant.
His eyes steadied, fixing on the distant, motionless assassin, concluding the opponent’s Extraordinary Ability should be of the control type.
As for what exactly.
With so many Extraordinary Sequences, Baiyu couldn’t discern it immediately.
While he contemplated his strategy.
His right hand suddenly moved uncontrollably upwards, clutching his throat tightly.
Then applying force.
A suffocating sensation surged to his heart like a rising tide.
Baiyu was shocked.
Puppet Master!
Sequence Six of the Craftsman Sequence, capable of controlling others, a particularly eerie Extraordinary Profession.
He forcibly surged his Blood Qi at this moment, struggling to reclaim control of his body.
Meanwhile, the remaining assassins seized the moment while Baiyu was unable to move, swiftly closing in, Blood Qi Blades from all sides aiming to obliterate Baiyu.
"Radiance!"
Baiyu shouted, suddenly emanating an incomparably bright light that made all assassins pause.
In their view.
Baiyu had become a small sun, endlessly radiating light and heat.
Nonetheless.
Years of assassin expertise and professional duty meant that even if they temporarily lost sight, their movements continued with the same inertia towards Baiyu.
The real crisis was far from over.
Baiyu’s face darkened, Blood Qi surged from his body, quickly forming a Blood Qi Armor enveloping him.
Immediately.
A layer upon layer of Mechanical Armament Armor adhered to his skin, transforming Baiyu into an iron man in an instant.
A golden set of Golden Armor, paired with a Blood Qi protective barrier.
Just the appearance.
Resembled a celestial guardian descending.
If it were anyone else, just seeing such magnificence, they might hesitate to strike.
But now.
The others couldn’t see Baiyu.
Besides.
Looking impressive isn’t enough, Baiyu felt that if he couldn’t pull through today, it could be the end.
Thus, after two layers of defense.
Baiyu reinforced himself with dozens of Defense Spirit Techniques and took out a bottle of Magic Elixir from his bosom.
Baiyu didn’t have many Magic Elixirs on him.
Or rather.
Everyone should have limited Magic Elixirs.
Due to the costly and challenging preparation, coupled with the rarity of specific Magic Elixir Recipes.
A Magic Elixir produced in such a place would absolutely be life-saving.
An ordinary Martial Artist or Extraordinary.
In a lifetime.
Might never gather such a Magic Elixir Recipe.
And now Baiyu took out the "Rock Defense" he hadn’t used for a long time.
As long as he drank it and stood still, he would gain immense defensive power.
At this moment.
To save his own life, Baiyu had pulled out everything, pushing the Ice Skin Jade Bone Skill to the extreme state, skin under the armor as lustrous and translucent as jade.
At this moment.
The assassins were not yet aware of the seriousness of the situation.
With the Puppet Master immobilizing Baiyu and stiffening his body with fate puppet strings, all the assassins thought this was an "effortless" assassination.
After all.
They had been cooperating like this for a while.
However.
With Baiyu activating the enhanced Prayer Technique Apprentice ability, Radiance, the light he emitted became increasingly dazzling, rendering everyone else unable to see his series of maneuvers.
In the eyes of other assassins.
Baiyu should have been standing there helplessly, motionless, awaiting his fate.
Of course.
The Puppet Master’s Extraordinary Ability indeed limited him to minor movements, making it hard to leave his spot.
Even using the Forbidden Armament.
Baiyu found it tough to shake free from those invisible strings, only barely able to mitigate the impact.
He was reminded again of the power of these Invisible Techniques.
Extraordinary Abilities.
Impossible to trace, impossible to guard against.
Once hit, one would be in an extremely disadvantageous position.
Of course.
Baiyu never intended to evade.
The warrior’s true principle is preventing opponents from piercing your armor.
Thus.
When seven or eight various weapons fell upon Baiyu, producing sharp metallic collision clangs, the assassins realized something was amiss.
Very amiss!
No screams, no blood.
No sensation of metal blades slicing into flesh.
"Baiyu!"
Not far off.
Qiong Xue’s Wooden Sword struck, Blood Qi Blade slicing two men in half in an instant, those remaining three Tier Five assassins could no longer obstruct her.
Holding her back for so long was already their limit.
The last assassin, fear flashing in his eyes, retreated rapidly, fading into the dark.
Qiong Xue didn’t pursue him.
Her entire focus was now on Baiyu, realizing the primary targets of the assassination team were indeed Baiyu, fearing the pressure he faced was over ten times her own.
However.
Just as Qiong Xue spoke, her heart anxious.
A familiar and steady voice emerged from the light source: "It’s alright, I’m not hurt!"