"Silver Profound, Gold Profound rise;" this means that when Profound Qi breaks through the Ninth Grade to reach Silver Grade Profound Qi, one has truly embarked upon the path of the strong! On the Profound Profound Continent, methods for cultivating Profound Qi are incredibly widespread; even common soldiers in the barracks mostly possess some level of Profound Qi cultivation. However, the vast majority stall out at the threshold below the Ninth Grade, making no further progress their entire lives!

This was precisely the reason why the former Jun Xie had vehemently reprimanded the Jun family guards, and none of them dared to retort. Over eighty percent of the three hundred guards had attained the Eighth Grade in their Profound Qi cultivation, with many even reaching the peak of the Eighth Grade. Yet, not a single one could ascend to the next level, the Ninth Grade. It was merely a single tier of difference, yet it felt as vast and unreachable as the distance between the sky and the horizon!

And the gap between the Ninth Grade and the Silver Grade was yet another colossal dividing line, severing those on either side by an impassable chasm! "Below the Ninth Grade are all ants!" This single phrase explained everything! True, advanced Profound Qi cultivation techniques began to diverge drastically only from the Silver Grade onwards.

The remaining five individuals, besides the Silver Profound expert, had all halted at their current level. Six sharp gazes pierced through the curtain of rain. All five other figures were enveloped in a dense, heavy black mist—these five men all possessed the cultivation of peak Ninth Grade! The man leading them, despite having sustained grievous injuries, still shone with dazzling silver light when mobilizing his energy, clearly indicating he was at the peak of the Silver Grade, on the verge of breaking into the Gold Grade. It was he who had discovered Jun Xie!

No wonder they managed to steal from the Tang family; they timed their intrusion precisely when the Tang family's defenses were weakest, sending in twenty capable experts simultaneously. With prior reconnaissance and an inside source, they had the advantage of calculated intent against unpreparedness. If they still couldn't succeed, the Tang family's strength would be terrifyingly formidable. But in reality, only these six emerged from that foray. If the fourteen left behind were also Ninth Grade figures, the Tang family's power was still not to be underestimated!

The torrential rain continued to pour down relentlessly. The dense threads of rain and the rising mist blurred the world, making it impossible to clearly distinguish figures even at close range, especially since this encounter took place in the twilight of an autumn evening.

Jun Xie felt a surge of frustration; his current strength was simply too meager. Although he had done his utmost to conceal his aura, it was impossible to mask it seamlessly as he could in his previous life. It seemed a fierce battle was unavoidable today. But with his current power, could he possibly defeat these six experts? He hadn't the slightest measure of confidence. Even facing just one of them, with Jun Xie’s current skill level, he was no match! Unfortunately, having witnessed their sordid deed, retreat was no longer an option. They would surely seek to silence him to secure their escape, meaning he had to find an alternative solution to save his own life.

He, the supreme King of Assassins of his past life, was reduced to such a dire situation—what a profound irony!

While brooding over this gloomy predicament, Jun Xie suddenly perceived something, something of immense importance. The realization instantly transformed his utterly depressed mood into one of sheer delight, even bordering on uncontrollable excitement; he almost laughed aloud. Despite facing six opponents whose strength surpassed his own, Jun Xie now felt an absolute certainty of victory!

Jun Xie’s figure flickered faintly within the rain mist. The six men opposite could sense someone was there, but they couldn't confirm the exact number or even see Jun Xie’s appearance clearly; thus, they proceeded cautiously, unwilling to make the first move! After all, they had just fought a grueling battle, suffering significant losses and several critical injuries. One careless move could invite instant death!

Yet, the exact same situation was, for Jun Xie, as clear as daylight! Even clearer, perhaps!

Although the Kai Tian Zao Hua Gong (Creation of Heaven and Earth Technique) was profoundly mystical, containing deep, grand mysteries, Jun Xie had only been cultivating it for little over a month. His foundation was shallow, and he naturally couldn't grasp its profound secrets; he was far from reaching the stage of true night vision. However, the six opponents seemed determined not to let anyone miss them, pushing their internal Profound Qi to its absolute limit. The silver light and the black mist were intensely dazzling amidst the rain and fog. To Jun Xie's eyes, they were six perfect targets—massive, undeniably clear targets!

Imagine a great ship, lost in the dense fog of the vast ocean, suddenly spotting a lighthouse... That was precisely how Jun Xie felt! At this level of brightness, even a missile could find its mark!

Jun Xie had truly discovered the greatest flaw of this world's Profound Qi: it was far too conspicuous, rendering the concealment of one's presence utterly impossible! If you intended to fight, you first had to gather your Profound Qi, but the moment you aggregated it, light would emanate from your body! Especially before a super-assassin like Jun Xie, these six men looked like six plump, naked pigs, standing ostentatiously, ready to be slaughtered!

No wonder no one suspected Jun Xie when he cheated with the dice. Remote-controlling dice could be managed by anyone who had cultivated Profound Qi beyond the fourth or fifth level in this world. But the catch was that doing so would inevitably cause a visible anomaly to flash across their bodies! Unless one was a Supreme Profound God, but would a Supreme Profound God need to cheat at gambling for money?

"The person who created these Profound Qi techniques is an absolute genius! How could he have known I would traverse worlds and encounter this exact situation? This is a magnificent technique tailor-made for a killer like me to slaughter people conveniently!" If these six men were pigs, then Profound Qi, in Jun Xie's view, was now their feed! Only after consuming copious amounts of feed could a pig grow so fat and corpulent, only to willingly present its thick blubber to the butcher and proudly declare: "Look how fat I am! Start carving! Just aim where you please!"

And Jun Xie was currently playing the role of that butcher.

Of course, there was skill involved in pig slaughter! Because these particular pigs looked quite difficult to kill; a moment's inattention, and they might just gore him. After all, the "butcher" currently possessed a body too weak to withstand even a single charge!

With a flick of his wrist beneath his long sleeves, a subtle movement of muscle, and the eighteen hidden coin darts, concealed beneath his ribs, silently dropped into Jun Xie's waiting palm. Jun Xie remained perfectly still, a long-absent thirst for blood glittering in his eyes!

The Qi current of the Kai Tian Zao Hua Gong circulated at full power, pouring from his meridians directly into the coin darts...

On this rainy autumn afternoon, as the world grew dim, the King of Assassins from another world revealed his fangs for the first time in this unfamiliar realm! For the first time, he displayed his varied, artful methods of killing!

Thump, thump. Footsteps sounded slowly as the six men gradually separated, their feet splashing in the rainwater, maintaining equal distance from each other as they cautiously advanced to surround Jun Xie. They could all feel the presence opposite them—the person hadn't left! This individual absolutely could not be allowed to live; no matter who he was, he had to be eliminated! The same thought resonated within all six of them.

In the vast, misty rain, the figure opposite seemed to shift slightly. Immediately after, six blinding rays of yellow light shot rapidly through the rain curtain, flying forth as swift as lightning, their targets precisely the throats of the six men!

Jun Xie’s unique internal Qi stream caused the coin darts to blaze with intense light, utterly dazzling, after being infused with the energy flow!

The instant the yellow light flashed, a wave of icy dread struck all six men simultaneously! They all felt their bodies stiffen, utterly horrified. One of them widened his terrified eyes, crying out half a sentence in a voice almost choked with tears: "Earth Profound...!"

What kind of person could launch such dazzling yellow light? With such speed and such force? Besides a master of the Earth Profound level, no other grade could possibly emit this kind of Profound Qi, this kind of brilliance!

Above Silver Grade was Gold Grade, above Gold Grade was Jade Grade, and only above Jade Grade was Earth Profound! Such a disparity was like the difference between heaven and earth! How could this battle even be fought?

Silenced? They were about to be silenced instead!

Even if the opponent were merely an ordinary Gold Grade expert, and even if these six men were in their absolute peak condition, they might not necessarily be able to contend with him. To encounter an Earth Profound expert while all six were already heavily wounded—how could this be?