Xia Xing stared at the old woman and narrowed his eyes, "Granny Dou?"
The old woman's smile grew sharper, "I didn't think that someone would recognize me."
Xia Xing's expression turned ugly, "Why are you in this era?"
In the distance, Kui Luo was stunned, "It's her?
I didn't think that she'd appear in this era. Looks like she's been frozen. The Realmless Realm is quite capable. Everyone underestimated them back then; they've been preparing for this for a long time. "
"Who's that old woman?"
Lu Yin asked.
Kui Luo answered, "Granny Dou is an old woman who's older than me. She committed all sorts of crimes in the past, and her favorite was to cast beans as soldiers."
"Cast beans as soldiers?
What does that mean? "
Lu Yin didn't understand.
Kui Luo explained, "Each bean represents a host. Her innate gift is that she can cast beans as parasites. Anyone infected by her beans will become sluggish and will only act according to her orders. That's because her beans have eaten their brains."
Lu Yin frowned and looked at the short Granny Dou, "Is that why she's called casting beans as soldiers?"
"It's not strange that Xia Xing can recognize her, as Granny Dou isn't someone who's been confirmed dead. Cultivators can be frozen for a long time, so as long as they're not confirmed dead, they can reappear. However, her cultivation isn't that high, and she hasn't even reached the level of a half-ancestor yet."
Granny Dou and Xia Xing had already begun fighting.
Granny Dou was at seven Tribulation Origin Stages, which surpassed Xia Xing's cultivation. However, Xia Xing was the master of Shenwu Plane, and his cultivation had reached the Divine Martial Transformation. He had secret techniques and treasures, so even if Granny Dou's cultivation was higher than his, Lu Yin didn't think that he could win.
Sure enough, not long after, Granny Dou was sent flying by the giant formed by the Divine Martial Transformation. She coughed out a mouthful of blood and continuously threw out beans. Every bean that appeared transformed into a person that charged toward Xia Xing without fear of death. In an instant, she had thrown out over a thousand beans, which was equivalent to slaughtering over a thousand cultivators for her use.
Xia Xing continued to attack, each palm enough to kill a few people.
The fact that Granny Dou valued these people meant that their cultivation wasn't weak, but the gap between them and Xia Xing was too great. They could only be considered ants. However, there were a few emissaries and even a cultivator with five Origin Tribulations. Even though he used the Wang family's Sitting Oblivion Art, he was still killed by Xia Xing.
Xia Xing's heart almost stopped beating. He knelt down on one knee, and the Divine Martial Transformation disappeared. Blood flowed from the corner of his mouth, and his eyes flickered.
Another expert stepped forward. He was only at the fifth Origin Tribulation stage, but he was able to use his unique power to overwhelm Xia Xing's Divine Martial Transformation.
"The Divine Martial Transformation is very difficult to fight head-on against, but that person's drumbeats were linked to Xia Xing's heartbeat from the very beginning. Xia Xing thought that she had killed him, but he suddenly made a move and revealed an opening. That was how the Divine Martial Transformation ended. Otherwise, the two of them together would've been killed by the Divine Martial Transformation," said Kui Luo.
Lu Yin frowned. "If that's all Realmless has, then he can't even force Xia Xing to use his trump card, let alone kill him."
"If Realmless is able to find someone like Granny Dou, then he definitely has more tricks up his sleeve. His methods are far more vicious than you can imagine," Kui Luo said.
Lu Yin agreed with Kui Luo's words. He had been assassinated by Realmless more than once in the past, and he had experienced the strangeness of their methods. They were all-pervasive, and the slightest carelessness could lead to death.
Xia Xing's Divine Martial Transformation had faded, but his Divine Martial Transformation was still intact.
His astral energy was still present, and a long blade appeared in his hand as he slashed at Granny Dou. The Xia family's blade techniques were domineering and peerless. Granny Dou's expression turned ugly. Assassinations were what she feared the most. People from large sects were too difficult to deal with, and although killing them would increase her reputation, she still needed to be alive to enjoy it.
Why hasn't it taken effect yet?
It should've taken effect by now.
Xia Xing's blade fell, but his movements suddenly paused and he almost fell to the ground.
He looked around in shock. Had he been poisoned?
When had he been poisoned?
Granny Dou relaxed and smiled. "Do you think Realmless' methods are that easy to break?
Xia Xing, it's over. "She then personally attacked. Behind Xia Xing, the cultivator with five Origin Tribulations who had interfered with the Divine Martial Transformation also attacked.
Xia Xing had been poisoned, and they were confident in Realmless' poison. As long as the poison took effect, Xia Xing wouldn't be able to move for a while.
This was Realmless' poison. It wasn't something that could be seen, but blocked. Realmless' poison could permeate the Astral Source Universe and stay in the void. It couldn't be seen with the naked eye, and as long as Xia Xing left the space where he thought he had blocked the poison, he would come into contact with the poison in the void. No one could escape Realmless' methods.
Lu Yin watched on fearfully. Realmless' most terrifying aspect wasn't its assassins' strength, but rather its endless stream of strange methods that were impossible to guard against.
Back when he had changed his name to Draconic Seven, he had been assassinated multiple times by Realmless. The most dangerous time had been when he had been trying to escape from the Astral Trees. Realmless had analyzed his movements, and he had been assassinated just as he was about to return to the Fifth Mainland. One arrow had pierced his body, while three others had been aimed at his head, neck, and heart. At that time, he had thought that he was dead for sure and couldn't move.
If not for Mr. Liu Ye following him, he might have really died at Realmless' hands.
Realmless wouldn't give up once it accepted a mission, no matter who it was. As long as the price was high enough, Lu Yin suspected that Realmless would even dare to assassinate a Progenitor.
Even the Divine Martial Sect Master had been schemed against by Realmless.
Granny Dou and the cultivator with five tribulations approached Xia Xing and attacked at the same time.
Lu Yin watched quietly.
Xia Xing looked up and suddenly moved. He slashed out with his blade, killing Granny Dou and the cultivator right in front of him.
The Xia family's secret technique, Reverse, could reverse everything, including battle techniques, injuries, and even an enemy's strength.
After killing Granny Dou and the cultivator with five tribulations, Xia Xing sighed in relief. Beads of sweat dripped down his face as he wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. His gaze was bone-chilling; he would definitely destroy Realmless.
He glanced at Granny Dou's corpse one more time, but just as he was about to leave, Granny Dou's body suddenly split into two. An even smaller figure appeared in front of Xia Xing, catching him off guard and pressing down on his head. Xia Xing howled in pain and retreated. A bean was trying to burrow into his right eye, trying to enter his brain.
Xia Xing was furious and slashed out with his blade. The figure was too small, but its movements were extremely nimble. It instantly fled into the Astral Source Universe.
In the distance, Lu Yin and Kui Luo could clearly see that it was a smaller version of Granny Dou.
Kui Luo was shocked. "This is her real body. That meter-tall figure from before was also a disguise. She's been faking it for so many years?"
Lu Yin thought back to Elder Wu, who had also faked his height and almost killed him. He hadn't expected to see the same trick again.
Was Xia Xing alright?
He hadn't used Realmless to assassinate Xia Xing, and he didn't think that Realmless had the ability to kill the master of the Divine Martial Sect. Xia Ziheng had Progenitor blade intent.
How could Realmless not have it?
However, Lu Yin had underestimated Realmless. If that bean had truly entered Xia Xing's mind and turned him into Granny Dou's puppet, then all of Lu Yin's plans would have been for naught. It wasn't worth it to pay such a high price to kill Xia Xing.
Lu Yin was worried.
Xia Xing roared, and in the next moment, a sharp blade appeared. This was Progenitor blade intent, which was exactly the same as Xia Ziheng's.
Although Realmless had many assassins and their methods were strange, they had a fatal weakness, which was that they didn't understand the Progenitor realm. At most, they could only come into contact with the half-step Progenitor realm. The power of a Progenitor was beyond their understanding.
When the Progenitor blade intent appeared, Granny Dou's smug smile didn't even fade before her entire body shattered and disappeared from the universe.
Xia Xing's left hand reached into his eye and finally pulled out the bean. His eyeball was pulled out as well, and half of his head was stained with blood.
"Realmless, Realmless!" Xia Xing roared, stabbing his blade into the ground as he panted heavily. He had suffered a great loss. Not only had he been injured, but he had also used up the life-saving blade intent that a Progenitor had bestowed upon him. If he hadn't done this, Granny Dou wouldn't have died, and that bean wouldn't have been taken out so easily.
At this moment, Xia Xing's hatred for Realmless had reached its peak.
In the distance, Kui Luo said, "Kid, it's our turn. Don't worry, Realmless failed this time. They have many tricks up their sleeves, but they will never be able to reach the peak. A Progenitor's strength is enough to sweep through everything."
Lu Yin nodded and took a step forward, appearing in front of Xia Xing.
Xia Xing covered his right eye, but when he saw someone appear, he suddenly looked up and subconsciously reached for his blade. However, Lu Yin was faster, and the moment Xia Xing's hand grabbed the handle, Lu Yin's hand pressed down on his own.
Xia Xing tried to pull his blade out, but he couldn't move.
He was shocked and tried again, but he still couldn't move. His Divine Martial Qi unconsciously appeared, and he tried to exert more strength, but no matter what he did, the blade and his hand were both suppressed. He couldn't move at all.
Xia Xing stared at Lu Yin, his eyes narrowing. "You're … Yu Hao?"
Lu Yin's lips curled up. "Long time no see, Sect Master Xia."
Xia Xing stared at Lu Yin in disbelief. "How … How is this possible?
No, you're definitely not Yu Hao. No matter how talented he is, it's impossible for him to suppress me in just a few decades. "
What shocked him the most wasn't just Lu Yin's strength, but also the fact that Lu Yin had suppressed his Divine Martial Qi. No one should be able to suppress it.
The Divine Martial Qi was the Xia family's ultimate power, and even when the Lu family had suppressed the Xia family in the past, they hadn't been able to suppress it.
However, the Divine Martial Qi had been suppressed by Lu Yin the moment it had appeared, as if this power had submitted to Lu Yin. Xia Xing couldn't understand this.
"Sect Master Xia, come with me." Lu Yin knocked Xia Xing unconscious and then used the Reaper's Seal on his astral origin cyclone. He tossed Mount Supreme into it and then used the Life Palm.
The Life Palm was the Lu family's palm technique, and he had learned it from Maiden Xin. It just so happened that he could use it today.
After doing all of this, he left. As for the traces of Xia Xing's battle with Realmless, he didn't touch them. Let Shenwu Plane find trouble with Realmless.
Realmless had taken Darkriver as a deposit for the assassination, and even if the assassination failed, Darkriver wouldn't return it. Since that was the case, there was no need for Lu Yin to help Realmless cover it up.
Although he was using Realmless, he still hated the existence of an organization like Realmless.