Inside the previously mentioned brocade box, there was also a slip of paper. It bore no text, only the pattern of a white ghost mask.
Among the remaining ten contenders, only one wore a white ghost mask. Xin Ci had noted that person's physique back in the Shadow Hall.
In a room at this moment, the person wearing the white ghost mask stared at the pattern of a green ghost mask on the paper and let out a sinister laugh.
The dagger in his hand glinted coldly under the room's light. He then concealed it within his sleeve.
Judging by his demeanor, he seemed prepared to assassinate Xin Ci.
Before he could make a move, the room door was violently kicked open with a bang, followed by the appearance of a man wearing a blue ghost mask.
"Tsk, they found me this quickly?"
Yang Lie mistakenly believed Li Fulong's target was him, and a sinister smirk crept onto his face.
Li Fulong wasted no words. His left hand was fitted with the silk wire glove he had borrowed from Xin Ci. The silk wires, sharp as knives, pointed directly at Yang Lie's neck.
Yang Lie narrowly dodged the attack, but a bloody gash appeared on his face.
The decisiveness of the strike made Yang Lie even more certain that Li Fulong's target was him.
However, he was unaware that Li Fulong had intentionally held back his strength in that blow. Otherwise, it would not have been a mere scratch on his face.
Yang Lie's expression changed drastically, as he felt his dagger had little advantage against Li Fulong's silk wire glove. If he couldn't get close, his weapon would be useless.
As Li Fulong advanced step by step, Yang Lie feigned panic, instinctively retreating.
"It's over. You might as well accept your fate of being eliminated."
Li Fulong's hand formed several tough, sharp silk wires, poised to attack Yang Lie.
However, at this moment, Yang Lie, cornered with nowhere to retreat, suddenly curved his lips into a strange smile.
Li Fulong immediately sensed something amiss behind him and quickly turned his head.
He discovered that another person was present in the room, someone who had been hidden behind the door from the very beginning, waiting to launch a surprise attack the moment Li Fulong entered.
The person behind him, wearing a black ghost mask, kicked Li Fulong's knee while he was caught off guard.
Li Fulong cried out in pain and knelt on the ground. The black ghost mask man then aimed his crossbow at Li Fulong's head and sneered, "Insolent brat, you think you can deal with us?"
"Aren't you afraid of violating the rules and having your assessment qualification revoked by the Killing Heart Sacred Court by doing this!" Li Fulong, pinned to the ground, questioned indignantly.
"Hahaha..."
Yang Lie and the black ghost mask man burst into unrestrained laughter, looking at him mockingly.
"What a foolish boy. Elder Chi Mu's rules only stated that no third party should be present during an assassination, but not that a third party couldn't know about it, nor that we couldn't join forces with other contenders."
"Kid, you're still too young."
"Damn it!"
Li Fulong gritted his teeth, a look of fury on his face.
Yang Lie stepped forward and sneered, "You are indeed foolish to dare come assassinate me alone. Even more pathetic is that Brother Mo beside me has you as his assassination target."
"What did you say?"
Hearing Yang Lie's words, Li Fulong froze for a moment, looking at Mo Yunsheng, the one wearing the black ghost mask, in a panic.
Mo Yunsheng glanced at Yang Lie impatiently and said, "Stop the nonsense. I need to deal with this kid now. Hurry up and leave, don't get in my way."
He was eager to eliminate Li Fulong, but due to Elder Chi Mu's rule, if he wanted to eliminate this kid, Yang Lie had to leave. Only when the room contained just him and Li Fulong could Mo Yunsheng act.
Mo Yunsheng's attitude irked Yang Lie. He grumbled, "Understood. Hurry up and finish this kid, and don't forget to help me deal with that brat wearing the green ghost mask later!"
With that, Yang Lie turned and walked out of the room.
Watching Yang Lie's receding back, Li Fulong's lips curved upwards slightly, as if a plan had succeeded.
Now that all who might interfere with Mo Yunsheng's actions had left the room, the condition of only two people being present was met.
The next moment, he pulled the trigger without hesitation, his crossbow aimed directly at Li Fulong's head.
An arrow shot out!
Li Fulong had no way to resist. Facing a fatal danger, the blue ghost mask shattered, saving his life, but also revealing Li Fulong's true face.
Seeing Li Fulong's mask broken, Mo Yunsheng believed he had won. He became momentarily arrogant and let out a wicked laugh.
Now he had finally passed the third round of assessment and become a disciple of the Killing Heart Sacred Court.
But he soon felt something was wrong, as the Li Fulong before him had not been forcibly teleported out of the Shadow Realm. A sense of unease washed over Mo Yunsheng.
"What's going on! What did you do, you brat?! Why weren't you eliminated!"
"It's very simple. Because you violated the rules, it is you who have been eliminated, not me!" Li Fulong stood up from the ground, brushed the dust off his clothes, and said nonchalantly.
"Impossible!"
Mo Yunsheng was sure he hadn't broken any rules.
But in the next second, his mask automatically cracked open, revealing his true face. Mo Yunsheng's eyes widened, still in a daze, completely unable to comprehend what had happened.
"You..."
Before he could finish speaking, and without understanding the situation, Mo Yunsheng was forcibly teleported out of the Shadow Realm.
After Mo Yunsheng was eliminated, Li Fulan withdrew her Hidden Dust Robe and appeared in the room.
"Brother, you're amazing. Those two big fools really thought you came alone." Li Fulan looked at her brother with adoration.
Li Fulong took a breath, took out his toothpick, and chuckled, "Now I don't need this thing anymore."
Since Mo Yunsheng was eliminated for violating the rules, Li Fulong, as the assassination target, would also be deemed to have passed the third round of assessment. Therefore, he no longer needed the toothpick to assassinate his original target.
Li Fulan pouted unhappily, "You're fine, you got rid of that toothpick, but I still can't get rid of this useless ladle."
As she spoke, Li Fulan seemed to have a brilliant idea, her eyes lighting up. She continued, "Brother, since we can use the Hidden Dust Robe, then it's not impossible for me to assassinate my target with this ladle, right? No one will discover me, hehe... Ouch!"
Just as Li Fulan was lost in her own cleverness, Li Fulong flicked her forehead exasperatedly.
"Brother, why did you suddenly flick my head? It hurts."
"You little imp, Elder Chi Mu already said that you can only use the weapons from the brocade box to assassinate your target. So, forget about your Hidden Dust Robe, the Wind Thunder Bow, and the like."