Chapter 517: Legendary Level Shadow Assassin
Li Wei calmly watched the enemy who had walked into the Ice Jade Palace Main Hall.
He had long anticipated who this enemy would be.
A month ago, the Eight-winged Bright Angel Russell and the Demon God’s Apostle Basam had fought a cataclysmic battle that tore the heavens and earth asunder, even causing space itself to collapse.
In the end, both powerful experts were swallowed by the collapsing space.
Along with them, several of their subordinates were also trapped in the spatial turbulence, vanishing without a trace.
On the side of the Light Divine Sect, only a single Legendary Paladin managed to escape with his life.
And in the end, Li Wei killed him on the Snowfield.
Li Wei had paid a heavy price for it as well.
Besides the Legendary Paladin, one other person among those swept into the battlefield had also managed to escape.
The man in the black trench coat, a subordinate of the Demon God’s Apostle Basam.
He was the mastermind who had awakened the Ice Emperor and summoned Basam to this world.
The man in the black trench coat was already powerful to begin with, at least at Tier Six Peak.
After receiving the Demon God Power bestowed upon him by the Demon God’s Apostle Basam, his strength increased even further.
He reached the Legendary Level.
Because he was a Legendary Professional who had been forcibly elevated through external power,
he could only barely hold his own against the Legendary Paladin during that great battle and was, at one point, brutally suppressed.
But he was a Legendary Level expert, regardless.
His Professional Level was the highest among the four people present.
Monice looked at the man in the black trench coat and said with a hint of annoyance, "Aguru, you’ve gone a bit too far."
The man in black, Aguru, chuckled and spread his hands. "Don’t worry. I’ve already sealed this place off. The foolish commoners below will never know what’s happening here."
"Once tonight is over, you can still be the City Lord, and I’ll get what I want."
Hearing this, Monice snorted coldly. She was displeased but didn’t say anything more.
Gu Sewei stared at Monice, her heart growing ice-cold.
"Monice, how could you..."
Aguru paid Gu Sewei no mind, his eyes fixed solely on Li Wei.
His gaze was as sharp as a sword, as if he wanted to dissect Li Wei to see what he was made of.
Aguru said with a smile, "I admit, you’re quite impressive. Your abilities are rather extraordinary."
"But can you use *that* kind of Magic here?"
"Do you dare make everyone here die with you?"
Aguru had witnessed the scene of the Legendary Paladin being killed by Li Wei’s Magic.
He was extremely wary of him because of it.
Previously, he had no idea where Li Wei was.
Only Gu Sewei knew that Li Wei was in seclusion inside the Ice Jade Palace.
Gu Ze knew Li Wei was in seclusion, but he didn’t know *where*.
Therefore, Monice was also unaware of this matter.
Unable to pinpoint Li Wei’s exact location,
Aguru hadn’t dared to act recklessly, terrified of being obliterated by one of Li Wei’s Meteor Fireball Techniques.
It was only after Li Wei finished his seclusion and appeared before Monice that Aguru felt a bit more confident.
There were two reasons he dared to show himself to Li Wei.
First, this was Fred City. Li Wei would never use that kind of ultra-powerful Magic here.
Second, now that he knew Li Wei’s movements, he would never give him the chance to cast that kind of Magic.
Aguru was confident that with his strength, as long as he didn’t give Li Wei the opportunity to cast that Forbidden Curse Technique, he could slaughter him with ease.
In the glaciers of the Extreme Cold Abyss, he had seen Li Wei defeat a Knight Professional who possessed an Absolute Defense Ability.
He knew Li Wei was very strong.
However, he remained extremely confident that as long as Li Wei didn’t use that Forbidden Curse Technique, Li Wei was no match for him.
Li Wei let out a laugh. "Is this the source of your confidence?"
Aguru was angered by Li Wei’s dismissive tone.
He revealed a cruel smile. "Do you think you still have a chance of winning?"
Aguru’s eyes narrowed, and a soul-shaking killing intent filled the air.
His figure dissipated into the air like a phantom.
Li Wei’s Spiritual Perception swept through every corner of the hall, but he couldn’t find any trace of the vanished Aguru.
Suddenly, he felt a bone-chilling sharpness from behind.
CLANG!
The Invisible Armor materialized around Li Wei.
A short blade stabbing at his back was blocked.
His strike having failed, Aguru immediately disappeared again.
His class was Assassin—a rare Shadow Assassin, at that.
After advancing to a Legendary Level Shadow Assassin, he could freely travel between the real world and the Shadow Realm.
This was also why Li Wei couldn’t perceive his presence.
He wasn’t in this plane of space at all.
Aguru’s voice echoed through the palace. "Monice, what are you waiting for?"
At his words, Monice drew the Treasure Sword from her waist and released her hidden Power.
A black light flashed in her eyes, and her aura surged, instantly rising from Tier Six Middle Level to Tier Six Peak.
After receiving the Demon Seed from Aguru, Monice’s strength had increased dramatically.
Now, she could easily crush her former Tier Six Middle Level self.
Even against Gu Sewei, who wielded the Frost Staff, she now stood a fighting chance.
The moment Aguru appeared, Gu Sewei had already taken out her Frost Staff.
Seeing Monice draw her sword and point it at her, her heart skipped a beat. But she quickly recovered, her gaze becoming resolute.
"Monice, it’s not too late to put down your weapon. I won’t hold this against you," Gu Sewei urged.
Monice said coldly, "It seems my respected Lady Saintess still doesn’t understand her current situation."
"Do you still think you’re high and mighty, that everyone must obey your commands? That you can just grant your forgiveness?"
"You, who know nothing about the true state of Fred City, are completely unfit to be its City Lord."
A pang of pain shot through Gu Sewei’s heart. "Monice, you..."
"Heh."
Monice sneered and launched an attack on Gu Sewei.
Sword Qi crisscrossed through the air, giving Gu Sewei no opportunity to cast powerful Magic.
With a casual wave of her hand, Gu Sewei created an Ice Shield to block Monice’s Sword Qi attack.
BANG!
The Sword Qi was blocked by the Ice Shield and dissipated into the air.
Just as Gu Sewei was about to cast a spell, Monice had already rushed in front of her, the sharp edge of her blade closing in on her throat.
Monice showed no mercy; her first move was a killing blow.
A chill spread through Gu Sewei’s heart, the coldness turning it as hard as stone.
In an instant, she cast aside all thoughts and emotions, her eyes becoming devoid of feeling.
An icy blue light flashed in Gu Sewei’s eyes, exuding a frigid aura.
THUD!
The end of the Frost Staff slammed onto the ground with a resounding clang.
CRACKLE! CRACK! CRACK!
Instantly, countless ice flowers rapidly grew and spread out from the end of the Frost Staff.
They engulfed everything around them.
A layer of frost coated Monice’s sword, and her movements slowed.
"Frost Freeze!"
Monice’s movements were frozen for a moment, her attack interrupted.
But soon, Power erupted from within her, shattering the Ice Crystals that had formed on her body, and she took a step back.
She brought her blade before her, the sword glowing with the radiance of concentrated Fighting Spirit as she executed a Sword Skill.
BAM! BAM! BAM!
Fragments of the Invisible Armor constantly shattered and flew off Li Wei’s body.
Aguru remarked, "You really are a turtle! Who knew your shell was so hard."
"Is this how you survived that Forbidden Curse?"
Li Wei said flatly, "You talk too much."
Aguru struck Li Wei again, but his movement suddenly paused. He felt the short blade in his hand become unbearably hot.
He almost let go.
Only after he moved away from Li Wei did the intense heat disappear.
He thought it was just an illusion.
However, in Li Wei’s perception, a distinct heat source had appeared nearby.
That was Aguru’s location.
By instantly heating the weapon that attacked him, Li Wei had created a heat source that his Flame Domain could perceive.
With that, Li Wei pinpointed Aguru’s position, hidden in the Shadow Realm.
But just knowing Aguru’s position was useless.
The problem was how to actually attack him.
Li Wei needed an opportunity.
After that one careless blunder, Aguru became much more cautious.
He held back from launching another attack, also looking for a chance to kill in a single strike.
As an Assassin, if a strike didn’t kill, he was supposed to retreat a thousand miles.
Unfortunately, Li Wei’s "turtle shell" was just too hard.
After Li Wei broke through to Tier Six, his Invisibility Armor Spell had also smoothly advanced to Tier Six.
The Invisibility Armor Spell had already been at its breaking point.
Li Wei’s eight years of accumulation in the Time Secret Realm could finally be converted into true strength.
The number of layers in his Tier Six Invisible Armor had reached a staggering three hundred and sixty.
Each layer of Invisible Armor was equivalent to a Tier Six Magic Shield.
Wanting to instantly break through all three hundred and sixty layers of Li Wei’s Invisible Armor was impossible unless one used a Forbidden Spell Level attack.
And Aguru did not possess that kind of power.
WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!
A blizzard suddenly swept through the palace, with frigid winds howling.
Li Wei glanced back and saw that the battle between Gu Sewei and Monice had already reached a fever pitch.
The Power Gu Sewei released threatened to freeze the entire palace solid.
Seeing that Li Wei was actually distracted by the other battlefield, Aguru instantly seized the opportunity.
’A perfect chance! Now, die!’
"Finishing blow! Life-taking Shadow Killing Array!"
In an instant, Aguru split into eight black shadows, attacking Li Wei from all directions.
Li Wei was just about to seize the opportunity to counterattack.
However, Aguru’s target wasn’t him.
It was the shadow at his feet.
The eight black figures sliced into Li Wei’s shadow like eight sharp blades, tearing and dicing it into dozens of pieces.
The damage dealt to the shadow was instantly reflected onto Li Wei’s body.
SQUELCH! SQUELCH! SQUELCH!
A multitude of crisscrossing wounds appeared all over Li Wei’s body.
This damage was transmitted to Li Wei’s physical body through his shadow, completely ignoring the incredibly tough Invisible Armor.
Just like Li Wei’s Holy Power, Aguru also possessed a special technique that could "penetrate" a Shield.
The terrifying damage nearly tore Li Wei limb from limb.
Blood gushed endlessly from the wounds.
Aguru appeared behind Li Wei, his eyes cold. "It’s over."
"Soul-Devouring Annihilation Slash!"
A black Power surged from Aguru’s body, enveloping his short blade.
The blade, carrying a power capable of killing the soul, slashed toward Li Wei’s neck.
The instant the attack was about to hit Li Wei, Aguru’s pupils contracted violently, his face filled with disbelief.
He saw the blood spattering from Li Wei’s body transform into clumps of golden flames that flew back into his wounds.
In the blink of an eye, Li Wei’s wounds vanished.
Li Wei turned around with incredible speed, his eyes burning with golden flames as he stared at him.