Chương 164: The Life-Slaughter Demon Lord (Part 4)

"Cheng Wu is dead… He was one of my chess pieces planted in the Sword Pavilion. Ten years from now, an ancient saint's ruins will appear near Sword Pavilion. Cheng Wu was supposed to obtain the inheritance inside and become one of my capable subordinates. How could he die just like that?" Xiao Sha felt deeply puzzled. In his previous life, Cheng Wu had indeed died, but only after obtaining the inheritance from the ancient saint's ruins. Why had he died at this particular point in time?

"Could it be a change caused by my rebirth?" Xiao Sha knew that his actions after rebirth had altered far too many events. Perhaps a mistake in some link had led to Cheng Wu's death. Still, he needed to confirm exactly who had killed Cheng Wu. Unfortunately, the spies Xiao Sha sent to investigate spent several months at the scene and could only conclude that the killer was most likely a powerhouse above the Profound Connection realm.

The purpose seemed to be using Cheng Wu as bait to draw out the pavilion master of Sword Pavilion. Cheng Wu had simply been an unlucky victim who died by accident. No matter how hard Xiao Sha racked his brains, he would never guess that the person who killed both Cheng Wu and the pavilion master was a thirteen-year-old boy. Because of the butterfly effect, one of his chess pieces had died. Although Xiao Sha cared, he did not take it to heart. His secret as a reborn person was destined to carry him to the peak.

All obstacles would be crushed by him in their cradle. He was the invincible one! … After completing the mission, Su Chen returned to the Killing God Hall. His first assignment had been executed perfectly. Seven days after submitting the mission, he came to accept his second task. Su Chen noticed that the elder in charge of the mission hall had been replaced. He casually asked about it. The reply he received was: "He died. He went out on a mission, had bad luck, and ran into a starry sky ferocious beast.

Not even his bones remained." Su Chen understood immediately. This was most likely the handiwork of his so-called cheap master. This only strengthened his belief that the Life-Slaughter Saint King had not spared him and allowed him to replace Sha Shengzi on a mere whim. Su Chen narrowed his eyes. The Life-Slaughter Saint King wanted to use him, but he also needed the Saint King to help conceal his identity. If Young Master Wusheng learned that he was still alive, he would definitely try to kill him personally.

Fortunately, Su Chen had always acted cautiously. By hiding his true techniques and talent, he now had the qualifications to maneuver between a reborn person and a Saint King expert. He accepted his second mission. Soon, five years passed. Su Chen remained undefeated and rose rapidly to become a new star of the Killing God Hall. During these five years, he had not given up investigating news about Young Master Wusheng.

Although he had not yet learned the man's true identity, he had roughly figured out his cultivation level. According to Su Chen's estimate, before Wusheng disappeared, he should have been between the Void Refining realm and the Nirvana realm. Now, following the usual pattern of people with great destiny, he was probably about to break through to the Nirvana realm. Su Chen knew that Young Master Wusheng had taken away many opportunities both big and small.

He deduced that Wusheng's talent and cultivation before rebirth could not have been very high. At the very least, he was not born with a divine body. His strongest advantages were likely only the Killing Emperor's inheritance and his foresight. This book's true home is on another platform. Check it out there for the real experience. This gave Su Chen hope of hunting him down.

Young Master Wusheng was not Fang Bubai, who had an old grandpa protecting his Dao, nor was he Lin Zhan, who possessed a powerful innate physique, ancient inheritance, and a flawless sacred weapon. Compared to those two cheaters, Young Master Wusheng only had the ability to foresee the future and make arrangements.

Although he possessed a Great Emperor's inheritance, Su Chen— a former Quasi-Emperor with a fully cultivated divine body who had killed Quasi-Emperors and fought Supremes in his previous life—had no reason to fear a "normal person" with some opportunities.

"Cultivating in the Dharma-Ending Age is truly difficult." Su Chen could not help but complain inwardly. Over the years, he had completed many missions, destroyed countless sects, and secretly killed several powerful geniuses. The cultivation resources he had obtained were countless. Yet his progress remained painfully slow. Not only was spiritual energy far less abundant than in a great era, but even the laws were extremely scarce.

Cultivation for martial artists was extremely arduous, and the higher one went, the harder it became. In five years, Su Chen had advanced from the first level of Spirit Soul to the ninth level of Profound Connection. Such speed was shocking. If it had been in the environment of his previous life, he would have broken through to the Void Refining realm long ago. However, the cultivation he displayed to the outside world was only at the first level of Profound Connection.

An eighteen-year-old young king was already enough to make the Killing God Hall pay serious attention and view him as a terrifying talent. Su Chen became the fifth true disciple of the Killing God Hall. … Northern Dawn Empire, Xiao Family. Xiao Sha opened his eyes, delight flashing within them. He had finally recovered from his injuries. Moreover, he had turned misfortune into fortune. His cultivation advanced once more, successfully breaking through to the Nirvana realm.

In this era, a Nirvana realm expert was undoubtedly a powerhouse. Wherever he walked in the world, all living beings would address him as Venerable.

"Northern Dawn Empire…" Xiao Sha's gaze turned icy cold. One month later. The entire Northern Dawn Empire was shaken. The fourth young master of the Xiao Family was not a useless wastrel after all. He had hidden his strength so deeply. With his Nirvana realm cultivation, when the Northern Dawn Empire's ancestor broke through to Nirvana and attempted to move against the Xiao Family, putting the clan on the brink of destruction, the fourth young master stepped forward.

He single-handedly slew the imperial ancestor, took control of the court officials, quelled the rebellion, and elevated the Xiao Family to the position of the empire's new imperial clan in one decisive move. The name of the Xiao Family's fourth young master spread like wildfire. Some even claimed that the fourth young master of the Xiao Family possessed the potential to become a Great Emperor. Breaking through to Nirvana before the age of a hundred was simply too shocking.

In the end, his reputation grew to rival that of the top geniuses of the Eternal World. However, no one knew that the fourth young master of the Xiao Family, Xiao Sha, was secretly none other than Young Master Wusheng of the Killing God Hall. Well, almost no one—except for one person whom Xiao Sha believed was already dead. … Inside the Killing God Hall. Su Chen had been a true disciple of the Killing God Hall for half a year. A piece of news exploded across the entire Eternal World.

"The fourth young master of the Xiao Family, Xiao Sha, turned the tide single-handedly. He slaughtered the entire imperial family of the Northern Dawn Empire and led the Xiao Family to the peak… A wastrel who had remained obscure and silent for sixty years suddenly revealed Nirvana realm cultivation overnight…" Beneath his mask, Su Chen's eyes flickered. This script felt far too familiar.

Su Chen could say with certainty that this fourth young master of the Xiao Family was precisely the Young Master Wusheng he had been looking for. It could not be wrong. Even if it was not him, the man was clearly someone with a great destiny. However, Su Chen thought that the possibility was low. Young Master Wusheng was cautious, could foresee events before they happened, and was suspected to be a reborn person. This Xiao Sha was also sufficiently patient and possessed the perfect identity.

He had obtained the information without any effort at all.

"It's about time to find an opportunity to raise my cultivation to the Void Refining realm." Su Chen pondered. His current cultivation had already reached the peak of the ninth level of Profound Connection, only one step away from Void Refining. However, he did not want to break through in the Eternal World. He needed to leave the Eternal World and escape the watchful eyes of the Life-Slaughter Saint King. In the Eternal World, he could not conceal the aura of his divine body from the Saint King.

Using a mission as cover, Su Chen left the Eternal World. He headed to a medium-sized domain. Half a year later, Su Chen successfully broke through to the Void Refining realm. However, he did not return to the Killing God Hall immediately. He received news that a ruin had appeared, suspected to be the legacy site of a Saint. He naturally would not miss out on such a ruin.