The assassins from the Evil Monarch's Mansion lurking behind the foreign race’s lines were not limited to just those two; two individuals who could absolutely rank among the top three strongest assassins in the world were also present—namely, Baili Luoyun and Leng Ao.
Among the fighting strength belonging to the Evil Monarch's Mansion, excluding Ying Bokong and Feng Juanyun, these two possessed the most stable foundations and the highest innate talent. Their personal dedication was no less than any other member of the Mansion, so their achievements were naturally self-evident. Furthermore, thanks to the miraculous elixirs provided by Jun Moxie during this sudden great battle, they had both successfully ascended to the initial stage of a Saint Venerable Third Level. With such power, when executing an assassination, virtually no one in the current world, save for a very select few, could evade the killing blow from either one of them!
Even someone of Xia Changtian’s cultivation—a contemporary peak expert who had reached the Saint Sovereign realm, now deceased—if simultaneously ambushed by the combined forces of these two, would have no more than a fifty percent chance of survival!
The reason the two had come to this location was their slight unease about the two youngsters’ earlier actions. They were hovering in the shadows to provide support, ready to forcefully break through and rescue the pair should things turn sour. After all, this mission’s target was the commanding officer of the foreign race in this battle, certainly no ordinary foe!
Yet, the process and outcome of this assignment caused even these two top-tier assassins to widen their eyes and gape in disbelief!
In the blink of an eye, those two young ones had completed this top-level assassination mission with perfection bordering on flawlessness. Not only was it fully accomplished, but it was an over-achievement, wiping out the enemy’s entire rear headquarters for this campaign. Afterward, they vanished without a trace in the shortest possible time, leaving absolutely nothing behind—a feat that would earn the admiration of any master assassin alive today!
Amidst his awe, Baili Luoyun’s gaze immediately shifted to one of sheer horror. He turned and asked Leng Ao, “Did you see clearly where those two have hidden themselves now?”
Leng Ao shook his head with deep frustration. “I truly didn’t see clearly. With the attainments these two boys have reached, they absolutely possess the capability to protect themselves. That is an undeniable fact, without question.”
Baili Luoyun nodded in agreement. “Even we can barely perceive all their traces… I believe the entities in this world capable of discerning their whereabouts, if any exist at all, are extremely few!”
The two great assassins exchanged another glance, both seeing the unmistakable signs of defeat and astonishment in the other’s eyes.
Compared to the two known as Tian Can and Di Que, these two could be called the progenitors of assassination arts, yet they could not discover where these two youngsters had gone…
This was simply an unbelievable turn of events.
The two master assassins sighed helplessly and quietly melted away into the deep night…
Perhaps…
Perhaps not long from now, the rankings of the top three strongest assassins in the world might see some alterations!
The commanding general was slain!
Upon receiving this devastating news, the foreign race’s fifty-thousand-strong army immediately descended into a leaderless, dire situation!
And it was at this precise moment that the glorious effect of a decapitation strike from the age of cold steel was revealed!
The main body of the foreign race’s forces continued to act based on the command they had previously received. After fighting fiercely for a while, many officers kept looking back frequently, their minds filled with increasing puzzlement.
The current battle clearly lay at a disadvantage, so why hadn't Lord Inuyang ordered a change in formation?
However, at best, they only dared to grumble internally, never daring to translate those thoughts into action.
Because the battlefield was an integrated whole right now; if even one unit rashly adopted a new tactic while others were unaware, it would inevitably lead to a lack of coordination, triggering even greater chaos, where their own forces would disrupt their formations!
Within the foreign race’s ranks, the hierarchy of command was even more stringent; powerful experts could summarily execute weaker subordinates who disobeyed them.
Even if a command from the command layer was flawed, subordinates were still required to execute it faithfully. Any deviation, even if a victory was achieved, would result in serious demerits and often invite the lethal intent of superiors. Conversely, even if the campaign resulted in defeat, the responsibility rested solely upon the commanding officer above!
Therefore, despite recognizing the awkward predicament before them, they could only stubbornly hold onto the current deteriorating situation, exerting every ounce of strength in hopes of enduring until the enemy finally collapsed from exhaustion.
But—they were destined to be disappointed!
The three-hundred-strong contingent belonging to the Remnant Heaven Soul Devourers showed no signs of fatigue after such a prolonged and intense battle; on the contrary, they grew even fiercer. Even those units that had been scattered and separated managed to reconsolidate.
Especially led by the two captains, Ying Bokong and Feng Juanyun. With these two Saint Venerable powerhouses sweeping through the area, they were virtually invincible on the current battlefield. They quickly rallied the Remnant Heaven Soul Warriors, who had devolved into fighting in isolation, causing them to coalesce like a rolling snowball, eventually transforming into two roaring hurricanes of slaughter!
They kept rolling forward relentlessly!
As for Tiger King Hu Liedi, leading his three thousand fierce tigers, they surged through the center like churning, overturning flood dragons!
Simultaneously, twenty-four small units, totaling two thousand four hundred men, broke in from twenty-four different directions!
Blood sprayed and flowed everywhere along the path! These twenty-four small units never expected that this breakthrough operation would be so easy! The enemy resistance was so weak, and they hadn't even managed to organize any remotely effective defense!
The most immediate sensation was that the situation didn't resemble a decisive battle between two armies, but rather a highly trained army facing a complete mob of rabble!
Despite the vast disparity in troop numbers, it had devolved into a one-sided slaughter!
What would a group of tigers do when facing a flock of sheep a hundred times their number? Would the tigers hesitate?
The answer was definitively no; the tigers would mercilessly devour the flock, and even if the sheep tried to resist, they would be utterly powerless, their struggles futile!
The twenty-four small units cut and slashed through the ranks; the Remnant Heaven Soul forces roared past; and the three thousand Tiger Clan warriors were stationed at the core. From this center point, they radiated outwards like blooming flowers. This preliminary skirmish between two continents, marked by an extreme numerical imbalance, had actually morphed into a completely one-sided butchery! Yet, even under this chaotic situation born from the loss of unified command, the foreign race's army—whose numbers had plummeted from a full fifty thousand down to just over twenty thousand—still fought to the death and refused to retreat! As the fighting escalated, every single foreign soldier’s eyes turned bloodshot, clutching their sabers and charging forward with savage ferocity. Even knowing that rushing forward meant certain death, they still charged ahead fearlessly, trampling over the corpses and spilled blood of their comrades!
Wave after wave, ceaseless!
From beginning to end, not a single man retreated! High above in the dark northern night sky, Jun Moxie stood motionless, arms folded behind his back, watching the battle with a chilling expression!
Though the long night was indeed endless, it gradually slipped away amidst the flashes of swords and the hues of blood, moonlight, and starlight.
Jun Moxie, clad in white, drifted gently in the high air, his hair flowing freely, his two sharp gazes seemingly piercing through the layers of darkness to take in the entirety of the battle below!
At this moment, the entire scope of this preliminary battle was firmly within his grasp! The only remaining concern was the foreign race’s final wave of desperate counterattack!
That is, the last tactic employed by the foreign masters who knew they had reached their ultimate dead end and could not avoid annihilation: either a mass charge or individual, desperate, self-detonating final counter-assaults!
If his own forces were to suffer any casualties in the end, Jun Moxie was certain that with the current foreign troops, they had no other method to inflict damage besides self-destruction! There was simply no other possibility!
Suddenly, Jun Moxie sensed something, his head snapping up. Two sharp beams of light instantly pierced through the battlefield, streaking across the night sky—like two extraordinarily brilliant meteors erupting in the darkness, their landing point directly behind the foreign army!
At this moment, Jun Moxie’s icy, stern gaze became even sharper, as if an ancient demon god was wielding two divine swords capable of cleaving the heavens, manifesting in the swirling night air!
In the distant direction of his gaze, there were also fluttering robes in the night sky!
Chuangshang Beidao, along with more than ten other foreign masters, were also standing suspended in the void, intently observing this brutal battle! They appeared to have just arrived on the scene.
Suddenly, the two cold, piercing gazes emanating from Jun Moxie tore through the darkness and arrived abruptly!
Chuangshang Beidao instantly felt a response, a distinct, inexplicable chill running down his spine. He couldn't help but look up!
The collective four gazes from the two contemporary powerhouses officially met in mid-air, fiercely interweaving. The formless quality of their stares unexpectedly erupted with intensely brilliant electrical sparks!
This unconventional clash of gazes, as they connected, actually transformed into visible colors!
Almost everyone engaged in combat on the battlefield instantly sensed this astonishing change. Although the vast majority couldn't actually see what was happening, they still felt a clear, overwhelming sense of imminent thunder striking from the heavens!
The instant their eyes locked, Chuangshang Beidao felt an indescribable stinging sensation in his own eyes, and his mind simultaneously experienced a subtle feeling akin to being lost. A cold sweat immediately broke out across his back! He then violently wrenched his head to the side. This turn was so forceful that his neck bone let out a distinct crack! only then did he manage to break free from the entanglement of Jun Moxie’s gaze!
At that moment, Chuangshang Beidao felt as if his head had been violently struck by a heavy club, the pain penetrating deep inside his skull! All the gray matter in his head seemed to turn into mush from that blow, leaving him dazed and somewhat stupefied. Chuangshang Beidao shook his head vigorously again before barely recovering. Even so, he was still left feeling vaguely dizzy and nauseous, with a strong urge to vomit rising in his throat!
He was profoundly shocked!
This exchange of glances had been a pure confrontation on the spiritual plane!
Yet, Chuangshang Beidao, the foremost expert of the foreign race, had been completely overwhelmed in that brief moment of visual contact! Facing Jun Moxie’s gaze, which exploded like lightning, he possessed absolutely no power to fight back!
At this moment, the distance separating the two was across the entire battlefield, exceeding fifty li!
But, even across such a vast distance, Chuangshang Beidao had been wounded by a mere 'glance' from Jun Moxie!