Sword Master Hero System

 Chapter 9 Planned Assassination

Tonight, the stars shone brilliantly, and the moon hung high in the sky.

The bright moonlight flowed down like milk, draping the majestic imperial city with a layer of sacred silver gauze.

The streets of Jade Summit City were especially quiet at night. There were very few pedestrians, unlike the bustle of the day. Instead, it seemed a little strict.

The majestic imperial city was full of wonders!

"It's getting late, we should be going."

At an ordinary crossroad, Miley was bidding farewell to David.

The two sisters had come to Jade Summit City to sightsee and were currently staying in a hotel. Since it was getting late, it wasn't appropriate for the two girls to linger outside.

"Mm, goodbye!"

David calmly nodded and didn't say anything else.

"David, we're staying at the Rose Hotel in the center of Jade Summit. "You can come visit us when you have time!" Miley said.

"Okay!"

David agreed on the surface, but in his heart, he was thinking,' Who the hell would go visit you?

What if you suddenly go back on your word and ask me for the two hundred thousand gold soul coins?

Wasn't it common to go back on one's words these days?

In order to avoid paying his debt, he had already decided to stay away from Miley. It would be best if they never met again.

"Little Prince, remember to return my money … Hey, sister, why are you pulling me away?"

Scarlet was a little distressed about her secret stash of money. She glared at David indignantly, wanting him to return the money. But as soon as the words left her mouth, she was forcefully dragged away by Miley.

After bidding farewell to the sisters, David walked home alone.

… …

This was an ordinary farmhouse courtyard. There were three thatched huts and a small courtyard. A few emerald green bamboos grew at the base of the walls. A wisp of moonlight hung from the lush bamboo leaves, creating a tranquil and peaceful atmosphere.

After Sarah passed away, David lived alone. This ordinary farmhouse courtyard was the only thing his mother had left him.

David stared at the slightly rotten door and stood in front of the door for a while. Then, he pushed open the door and walked in calmly.

It was almost late at night, but the courtyard was not dark. The moon was exceptionally bright tonight, and the surroundings were clearly visible.

His shoes made a rustling sound as he stepped on the soft soil.

When he reached the center of the courtyard, David suddenly paused. He felt as if the tip of a sword was pressed against his back, and an indescribably terrifying chill swept over him!

He twisted his body and stomped his feet on the ground, shooting forward to the left.

After rolling three times on the ground, he barely managed to stabilize his body. When he turned around to look, he saw that there was now a mysterious black-clothed man in his previous position, holding a cold long sword in his hand!

"Eh?"

The black-clothed man was clearly surprised. He hadn't expected David to be able to dodge his attack.

"Who are you?!"

David's face was gloomy as he stared coldly at the man in black. If he had been a moment slower, the sword would have pierced through his body and he would have become a corpse.

Ever since he'd arrived on the Jade Serpent Continent, he hadn't really interacted with anyone. He hadn't offended anyone, and even if he'd met a few people with evil intentions in the Soulbeast Forest, he'd killed them all.

Why would someone suddenly want to kill him?!!

The black-clothed man's eyes were cold. He clearly didn't have any intention of answering David's question. His entire body's soulforce fluctuated. Yellow, yellow, purple, purple! Four resplendent soul rings rose from the sword, and a tyrannical aura surged out!

"Soul Ancestor!!"

Seeing the four soul rings on his sword-shaped martial soul, David's pupils violently contracted.

Soul Ancestor. This black-clothed assassin was actually a Soul Ancestor above rank forty!

His face instantly turned ugly. He was only a rank eleven soul master. Against a rank forty Soul Ancestor with two thousand year soul rings, he had almost no chance of winning!

"Who the hell sent you here?!"

David's eyes were cold. His right hand gripped the hilt of his sword tightly as he stared at the black-clothed man. He could clearly feel the threat of death from the latter's body.

"A dead man doesn't need to know!"

A hoarse voice rang out from under the black facecloth.

The black-clothed man's snake-like eyes exploded with a cold light. He fully unleashed the power of a Soul Ancestor. Frightening soulforce swept through the surroundings like a hurricane. His right hand raised his sword-shaped martial soul, and the four soul rings sparkled as he attacked David with murderous intent.

"Drawing the Sword … Sword of Frost!"

David's expression was solemn. His spiritual power was highly concentrated. The moment he drew the sword, the Ice Phoenix within his body instantly awakened. It let out a high-pitched phoenix cry, and an unending stream of frost energy was transmitted from its body!

The slender blade of the White Blade, Shadowless, was instantly covered in frost. It condensed into sharp icicles, and a frightening chill pervaded the air, causing the temperature of the small courtyard to plummet.

The black-clothed man had clearly come specifically to kill David. He didn't have any hope that the black-clothed man would let him go. Right now, the only thing he could do was fight to the death!

Therefore, David used all of his strength from the start. Relying on his Shadowless Blade, which was a Famed Blade, he displayed his strongest Sword of Frost. He wanted to fight for a chance of survival against this Soul Ancestor.

"Whoosh!"

The Sword of Frost tore through the void and turned into an icy blue sword light. It ruthlessly chopped towards the black-clothed man's head. At the same time, the black-clothed man also slashed out with his sword, and his sword-shaped martial soul attacked the Shadowless Blade.

"Boom!"

The Shadowless Blade and the sword-shaped martial soul fiercely collided. Immediately, a tyrannical storm of soulforce was created, and it frantically wreaked havoc in all directions.

In the next moment, David violently vomited blood and was abruptly sent flying.

"Pu … cough cough!"

He felt as if he had collided with a mountain. The web between his thumb and forefinger split open, and his five internal organs trembled violently. In an instant, he lost consciousness. His body was involuntarily sent flying by that frightening force. Pathetically, he rolled three times on the ground before heavily slamming into the wall.

A Soul Ancestor was this frightening!

This wasn't the difference between a sword and a blade, but the difference in strength between the two. The black-clothed man completely suppressed David in terms of soulforce. He didn't even need to use a soul skill. With a simple slash of his sword, he sent David flying!

David's back, which was leaning against the wall, was already soaked with cold sweat. His hair was disheveled and covered with dust. His entire body throbbed with intense pain, and the pain made his scalp tingle.

"Damn it …"

Watching the black-clothed man approach step by step, David's heart gradually sank to the bottom of an abyss.

He had just arrived on the Jade Serpent Continent not long ago, and had only seen the tip of the iceberg. Was he going to silently die in a place like this?!

He wasn't willing!

"Even at this point, you still haven't released your martial soul. It seems like you really don't have one …"

The black-clothed man walked over with his sword in hand. Looking down at David from above, his eyes were cold and emotionless. He sneered, "So what if you have a martial soul? You're just an ant. Today, the only thing that awaits you is death!"

"Then I'll give it a try!"

An intense anger rose from his heart. With a roar, David held his Shadowless Blade and madly attacked the black-clothed man …

In the face of absolute power, all techniques were like flowers in a mirror and the moon in the water, losing all their effects.

David gave it his all to attack the black-robed man again and again. But each time, the black-robed man defeated him with absolute strength!

Even if he was up against a Soul Exalt, David was confident that he could win. But this was a Soul Ancestor!

"Boom!"

With a loud bang, David was sent flying by the sword spirit. His clothes were torn apart, and a gaping wound appeared on his chest. Even his Shadowless Blade fell to the ground.

"Haha … I never thought I'd die like this."

David laughed bitterly. His face was filled with despair and sorrow. His soulforce was exhausted, and his body was heavily injured.

He looked extremely miserable. Staring at the black-robed man in front of him, David sat motionlessly on the ground. It was as if he had given up on struggling and was waiting for death to come.

"At least let me know who sent you to kill me before I die!"

His eyes dimmed as he sighed in desolation.

By now, he could guess that the assassination attempt had come from the palace. It had something to do with the royal family. Someone didn't want him, the illegitimate son of the emperor, to live.

Who could it be?

The Snowy Night Emperor, Henry Nightingale, or some other prince …

It was all possible!

The royal family was a pool of muddy water. In front of the throne of power, no one cared about family ties.

David didn't inherit the Snowy Night Emperor's name, so he didn't have the right to inherit the throne. He didn't have any interest in the throne, so he stayed in his courtyard and worked hard on his cultivation. He never interfered with the chaos of the outside world.

But it seemed that someone was worried and sent an assassin to kill him!

Who could it be?!

The black-robed man stared coldly at David. Without saying a word, he raised his sword up high and aimed it at David's head.

In this moment of life and death, David watched as the sword spirit came for his head. But he was calm and composed as he listed out the names as His lips curled into a smile, "Henry Nightingale?No! Or rather … Luna Snow!! "

The man in black was shocked. The two words "Luna Snow" stunned him for a moment.

In an instant!

It was this moment of hesitation!

David's eyes suddenly emitted a cold light. His left hand suddenly pulled out the soft sword hidden in his belt.

Quick!

It was too fast!

The speed of this sword had reached an inconceivable level!

A cold light flashed, and a bloody wound appeared on the black-clothed man's neck!

A sword to the throat!

"How … is this possible?!!"

The black-robed man's pupils violently contracted. He tried his best to cover his throat, but blood still spurted out. He was a grand Soul Ancestor, but he never thought that he would fall at the hands of a brat like this.

Bang!

In the next moment, the Soul Ancestor powerhouse fell heavily to the ground, dead on the spot.

"Whew ~"

David finally let out a sigh of relief. He still felt lucky. He guessed that this black-clothed assassin was most likely sent by Luna Snow, and the assassin's reaction just so happened to confirm his guess.

Right now, the story line of the Jade Serpent Continent has only just begun. It was about five percent of the way through. The main character, Derek White, should still be in his sixth year at Notting Academy. The highest level he could reach was rank 20, and the rest of the young geniuses were all around rank 30.

The Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament will start in about two years.

In the early stages of the story line, the two words "Luna Snow" were undoubtedly an extremely secretive existence. When the black-clothed man heard David call out his master's real name, it was natural for him to be shocked.

That moment of shock and absent-mindedness was the opportunity that David had been waiting for!

He had lost his weapon, his soulforce was exhausted, and his body was heavily injured. These were all real, but the only thing he could do was to give up and wait for death.

No matter what, he would never give up on the chance to live.

"Ouch, it hurts …"

David supported himself on the ground with both hands and struggled to stand up. However, this movement caused intense pain to spread from his chest, arms, and thighs, causing his small face to contort.

He had just started and he had already been targeted by one of the villains of the Jade Serpent Continent. This situation could be said to be extremely terrible.

David knew that the three sons of Emperor Henry were killed by Luna Snow. The Fourth Prince, Jake Nightingale, was able to escape by pretending to be a hedonistic son and had the protection of Prince Nathan Nightingale.

However, he didn't expect that a powerless illegitimate son like him would also be included in Luna Snow's assassination list.

He was familiar with the story line of the Jade Serpent Continent and could prepare for the major events in the future. However, his current strength was too low. A soul master of rank 30 or 40 was enough to threaten his life.

Although he had luckily escaped today, there might be more assassinations in the future!

David's expression was solemn. He thought of a way to deal with this as he searched the corpse of the black-clothed man. A Soul Ancestor would probably have many good things.

Two minutes later, a purple ring lay quietly on David's palm. It emitted a faint glow, illuminating his eyes, which were filled with excitement.

"Soul tool!"

He was very excited. A soul tool that could store items like this was worth more than thirty thousand gold soul coins. He had always wanted a soul tool that was convenient to carry around and could store items. However, he couldn't afford it due to his lack of money.

He didn't expect to obtain a soul tool ring today. This was undoubtedly a pleasant surprise.

It was a pity that there were only three to four hundred gold soul coins inside. It was very difficult to believe that this was the wealth of a Soul Ancestor.

"He probably spent all his money when he bought the soul tool."

David guessed. This spatial ring had about ten cubic meters of internal space. Although it couldn't store living things, this kind of storage space was enough.

He calmly wore the purple ring on his left index finger. After that, he used his sleeve to wipe the bloodstains on his flexible sword and put it back into his black belt.

He had been able to escape from death this time all because of this flexible sword!

How could he not prepare more hidden weapon killing moves? David's trump cards were still too few, he had to develop more in this area in the future.

He picked up the Shadowless Blade from the ground and activated the power of frost in his body. The blade covered in icicles gently slashed across the black-clothed man's corpse and instantly froze it into an ice sculpture.

It didn't take long for the ice sculpture to shatter with a pop. Just like that, the Soul Ancestor disappeared into thin air.

Although he had luckily killed the black-clothed assassin this time, it wouldn't be long before news of his failed assassination reached Luna Snow's ears. With the power of the Martial Soul Hall, there would definitely be more and more powerful assassins coming to assassinate him in the future.

David furrowed his brows. His expression was solemn. He sat cross-legged to one side and quietly pondered.

Not only did his identity as a trashy prince not bring him any benefits, it also brought him endless trouble. This gave him a headache.

It seemed like he had to choose a shelter to prevent assassinations!

In the next moment, three names gradually surfaced in his mind.

Martial Soul Hall, Shrek Academy, Jade Summit Imperial Academy …