Chapter 362: Cheng Yuan’s Warning
To Cheng Yuan’s surprise, both men were tough.
Iron Hammer stuck his neck out and said, "Even if you gave us five minutes or five hours, we still wouldn’t know!"
The other assassin, named Earth Cat, also said coldly, "A heart being gnawed on is nothing. We’ve endured far more brutal tolerance training! If I beg for mercy even once, I lose!"
"Oh? Is that so? Too bad. You’ve missed your chance to beg."
With a flick of his wrist, Cheng Yuan sent the Little Silkworm flashing toward Earth Cat’s chest, where it quickly burrowed inside.
I have to say, Earth Cat really was a tough guy. He didn’t even furrow his brow.
"You’re a real man, that’s for sure. It’s just a shame you ran into me."
Cheng Yuan took out a handful of Silver Needles. With another flick of his wrist, he instantly turned Earth Cat into a human pincushion.
Earth Cat laughed manically. "Kid, you think a few Silver Needles can scare me? You can take your pipe d... OOF! AHHH!! What did you do? What did you do to me?! It hurts!! It hurts so bad!! Stop it! Make it stop biting me! I’ll talk! I’ll tell you everything!!!"
But it was too late. Cheng Yuan had no intention of giving Earth Cat a chance, watching dispassionately as the man screamed himself to death.
WHOOSH. The Little Silkworm returned to Cheng Yuan’s hand. He looked at Iron Hammer, his expression blank. "I know you’ve all undergone harsh special training. Your nerves have probably grown dull. But I’m a doctor—a very good one. I can make your nerves a thousand times more sensitive, letting you experience a thousand times the pain! Want to give it a try?"
Even at a time like this, Iron Hammer was still trying to act tough!
"I don’t know anything! Just do it!"
Cheng Yuan’s face darkened. ’Even after all that, Iron Hammer is still being stubborn?’
’Then he couldn’t be blamed for resorting to some wicked methods!’
Cheng Yuan really didn’t want to use the Evil Techniques from his Celestial Witch Inheritance, as they would affect his mind to some extent.
In truth, Cheng Yuan hadn’t realized that his mind had already been affected. He had become much more ruthless.
When Cheng Yuan had just been released from prison, he definitely wouldn’t have been able to kill these assassins without batting an eye.
"I have to admit, the instructor who trained you was excellent! It’s just a shame you ran into me!"
Cheng Yuan circulated his Celestial Witch True Essence. An incredibly dense black mist began to emanate from his palm, and a sinister, evil aura filled the air around him!
Even an assassin like Iron Hammer, who had walked the line between life and death for years, felt a chill run down his spine!
"You... you’re a devil!"
"You’re right. To my enemies, I am a devil!"
As he spoke, Cheng Yuan raised his hand and grabbed the top of Iron Hammer’s skull!
Iron Hammer instinctively tried to resist, but an intensely powerful Spiritual Shock flooded his Sea of Consciousness! Iron Hammer froze, losing consciousness for a brief moment!
"Soul-Searching Technique!!"
Cheng Yuan roared as black energy surged into Iron Hammer’s cerebral cortex, forcefully stimulating the cells and neurons in his memory center!
Under the stimulation of the black energy, the cells in Iron Hammer’s memory center erupted with astonishing power!
The neurons began firing at ten times their normal speed!
A series of images appeared before Cheng Yuan’s eyes.
From the moment Iron Hammer accepted the mission to his arrival in Luocheng, every single detail played out before Cheng Yuan!
Iron Hammer’s Spiritual Power was weak, and his Brain Domain was fragile. He couldn’t withstand such an impact at all. His memory hub was instantly paralyzed, and over sixty percent of the tissue in his cerebral cortex was burned away!
Worst of all, more than half of the neurons in Iron Hammer’s cerebral cortex had also been severed.
As a result, Iron Hammer’s brain could no longer successfully transmit commands!
THUD. Iron Hammer fell heavily, like a wooden post.
If Iron Hammer ever woke up, he would be a mentally disabled person in a vegetative state.
Cheng Yuan frowned deeply. Iron Hammer hadn’t been lying; they really didn’t know who had put out the bounty on him.
Daqingyi operated on a need-to-know basis. Superiors could contact subordinates, but not the other way around. These assassins had never even seen their superior’s face!
However, Cheng Yuan wasn’t discouraged. ’If I can’t find the superior, then I’ll just have to force them to show themselves!’
Cheng Yuan left the Hilton and headed to the next stronghold.
By 1:00 AM, all three strongholds had been destroyed!
All the assassins were eliminated!
Satisfied, Cheng Yuan returned to Villa No. 1 and fell into a deep sleep.
Meanwhile, Xuanyuan Potian’s men were cleaning up the scenes.
Following Cheng Yuan’s instructions, Xuanyuan Potian’s men spread a message throughout the Ancient Martial Realm.
"All Daqingyi assassins in Luocheng have been eliminated. This is just a small warning from Mr. Cheng. If anyone from Daqingyi dares to set foot in Luocheng again, then there will be no need for Daqingyi to exist anymore!"
As soon as this news was released, the entire Ancient Martial Realm was in an uproar.
Countless people started asking around: who exactly was this Mr. Cheng?
Why was he so arrogant?
After all, Daqingyi was an assassin organization that had been around for several hundred years, with operations spanning the entire globe!
Daqingyi’s track record was dazzling; they even had multiple successful assassinations of Martial Emperors!
Duan Yanming was the first to call, his tone extremely serious. "Third Brother, how did you end up provoking Daqingyi? Five years ago, I saw Fu Qingyi in action once. Even I might not be his match!"
"I didn’t provoke Daqingyi. Someone put a bounty on my head."
"Who would be so bold? If I find out who it is, I’ll tear them limb from limb!"
"I’m looking into it."
"Third Brother, do you want me to come protect you? I might not be enough on my own, but if we add either the Dragon Lord or the Dragon Head, we should be able to fend off Daqingyi’s assassins."
Cheng Yuan said lightly, "Don’t worry, Second Brother. Unless Fu Qingyi is a Martial Saint, he is powerless before me."
Duan Yanming was instantly relieved. "It seems the Celestial Doctor True Essence has been a great help to you, Third Brother! I never thought you’d surpass your old brother so quickly! In that case, I’m not worried. We’ll talk later."
Duan Yanming had just hung up when Hu Yidao called.
"Daqingyi is a death warrant from King Yama himself! No one they target has ever lived past three days! Xiaoyuan, you need to hurry and hide out at the Dragon Flame Headquarters! Daqingyi would never dare to make a move at the Dragon Flame Headquarters!"
Cheng Yuan grinned. "Uncle Hu, don’t you worry. My only fear is that the people from Daqingyi *won’t* come!"
That night, Cheng Yuan received quite a few calls. Even He Hongting called to express his concern.
While things were heating up on Cheng Yuan’s end, the Lingnan Fu Family was in an absolute uproar!
Right now, the Lingnan Fu Family’s Grand Elder, Fu Nanshan, was holding a family meeting!
Fu Nanshan’s expression was incredibly grim!
"Although the ones who died were only low-level assassins, never since our Fu Family established Daqingyi have we suffered such a humiliating disgrace! Are you going to just swallow this insult?"
The crowd roared in unison!
"Absolutely not! If we do, what will become of Daqingyi’s centuries-old reputation?"
Fu Nanshan asked coldly, "Who is willing to go to Luocheng and kill Cheng Yuan?"
The crowd fell silent. Cheng Yuan was just some unknown junior. There was no glory in killing him, but if one were to fail, their lifelong fame would be ruined, and they would become nothing but a stepping stone for Cheng Yuan!
It wasn’t a worthwhile trade.
Only one person stepped forward—a slender girl with delicate, beautiful features.
"I will go kill Cheng Yuan! And restore the honor of our Daqingyi!!"