Death squads are the last secret force of many powerful families. Even a nation considers death squads an essential force, even if they are not openly recognized. They truly exist...

The Central Plains were plagued by constant warfare. Although the New Tang Dynasty unified the Central Plains, it did not have many elite warriors, because training elite warriors was time-consuming, labor-intensive, and required endless wealth to support them…

However, the Liao Kingdom was different. It had existed for decades and, with its accumulated resources, it was naturally able to cultivate a number of elite warriors. What Li Zhu did not expect was that the Liao Kingdom would actually use these elite warriors against him…

In just a few breaths, dozens of people died at the hands of these Liao Dynasty assassins…

"Why did you send someone to kill me?"

Li Zhu kicked one of the assassins away and roared, "What do you mean?" But no one answered his question...

How could these assassins possibly tell him the reason? All they wanted was to kill Li Zhu…

"Your Highness, please be careful..."

Suddenly, a monk descended from the sky wielding a staff, and smashed it down on Li Zhu's head...

If that hit, Li Zhu's head would probably explode like a watermelon...

In a moment of desperation, Li Zhu held the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow above his head, blocking the attack...

The immense force caused the muscles on Li Zhu's face to rip and swell, and even part of his clothes were torn apart by the force...

His feet sank deep into the ground, demonstrating just how powerful the attack was…

Li Zhu felt his teeth were loosened from the shock. Because of the sneak attack, he was at a disadvantage. Unwilling to be suppressed, Li Zhu raised his foot and kicked straight at his opponent...

Whoosh!

An arrow flew straight towards the monk who was launching a sneak attack, but the monk's staff seemed to have eyes; he simply raised it slightly and blocked the arrow, planting the staff in the ground. He then raised a foot and aimed directly at Li Zhu's foot...

Bang!

Their attacks collided, and they were both sent flying backward...

The monk's eyes widened in surprise, not expecting Li Zhu to be so powerful. Li Zhu was also wondering who the other party was, as he couldn't remember ever offending the monk!

"Who are you?"

Li Zhu endured the pain and gritted his teeth as he asked...

"I will never change my name or surname, I am Duobao, the eldest disciple of the ascetic monk of the Liao Kingdom!"

Upon hearing him introduce himself, everyone gasped. Duobao's reputation even surpassed that of his master, the ascetic monk. After all, the ascetic monk practiced asceticism year-round and was never seen in person. Ordinary people naturally had no way of coming into contact with such a reclusive master.

However, Monk Duobao was different. He traveled throughout the Liao Kingdom for many years, accumulating merit and doing good deeds, and often helped people in need. Therefore, outsiders knew more about Monk Duobao...

I heard that in order to save the villagers of a village, he single-handedly broke into the bandits' lair and performed a ritual to send all three hundred-plus people in the bandits' stronghold to the afterlife...

Such a ruthless person actually came to assassinate Li Zhu; it has to be said that the Liao Kingdom was really giving them face…

"Heh heh, I wonder if your master was killed by the Dragon King. If I were you, I'd go back and check if your master is still alive..."

Li Zhu mocked him while stalling for time, because Master Xuantian hadn't appeared yet. He didn't know what was wrong with Master Xuantian or why he hadn't shown up to save him...

"The Dragon King has retreated; the outcome is now clear..."

Duobao gave an ambiguous reply!

“Monks don’t lie, but you’re not honest at all. The one who leaves isn’t necessarily the one who will fail…”

Li Zhu curled his lip and said that he could guess from Duobao's words that the Dragon King was not dead. Given his personality, if he was not dead, he must have won the battle, otherwise he would never have left so easily...

“Amitabha Buddha, benefactor, you are truly wise. The Dragon King did indeed defeat my master, but before leaving, he told my master that a source of chaos had appeared in the Central Plains, and the person carrying the Dragon King's Ring was that source of chaos, and needed to be eliminated as soon as possible…”

Duobao replied while chanting the Buddha's name!

Li Zhu believed part of what he said, namely that the Dragon King had won...

They didn't believe a word of the others; they thought the ascetic monk had definitely added his own drama to eliminate him, the Dragon King's successor. During the fight, the ascetic monk discovered the Dragon King's Ring was no longer on the Dragon King, and thus guessed that the Dragon King had chosen his successor before arriving. Enraged by his defeat, the ascetic monk sent assassins to kill him, the Dragon King's successor.

Even the Dragon King would have to give him a thumbs up if he were here, because the other party's guess was almost correct, only some details were different...

"That means there's no room for negotiation..."

Li Zhu gritted his teeth and said!

"Amitabha!"

The monk Duobao, wielding his staff, clashed with Li Zhu once more. During the exchange, Li Zhu discovered that the staff was also a valuable artifact, remaining unscathed from the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow's attacks. The material alone made it an absolute treasure…

As the fight continued, Duobao grew increasingly alarmed. The information he'd received claimed that Li Zhu had only recently mastered the Ming Jin technique, yet his strength was already at the peak of the Vajra Indestructible realm. This intelligence was far too inaccurate…

Li Zhu was also shocked by Duobao's fighting power; such strength was hardly what a high-ranking monk who spent his days chanting scriptures and reciting Buddhist mantras should possess...

The assassins have been stopped by Wang Yanzhang and his men, and they are constantly killing people...

"Unleash the dogs..."

Seeing this, Li Zhu roared, and then a phantom appeared on top of a military tent, but disappeared the next moment. Little Baka was called out by Li Zhu...

You can vaguely sense a shadowy figure moving in a corner, but when you look over, there's nothing there...

Countless darts suddenly flew out from mid-air, heading straight for the assassins…

Seeing this, Duobao's expression changed once again, because he hadn't expected his opponent to have such a backup plan. However, he didn't panic...

The hundred-pound monk's staff was like a toy in his hands; he wielded it with great skill, causing trouble for Li Zhu every time...

"Duobao, I think you'd better surrender. Otherwise, if I catch you, I'll show you that even Buddha isn't omnipotent..."

Li Zhu took the opportunity to distract Duobao. In a battle between experts, even a single lapse in concentration can be seized upon by the opponent to turn the tables and kill them...

Duobao glanced coldly at Li Zhu, showing no concern for the lives of the assassins…

He planted his staff in the ground in front of him, then clasped his hands together and began chanting. Although it was impossible to understand what he was chanting, the staff in front of him began to spin…

Ripples spread outwards, and then the soldiers affected by the ripples unconsciously stopped their attacks, as if their will to fight had been erased, and their eyes gradually filled with piety...

The assassins took out a small pill and popped it into their mouths, and then their eyes filled with blood...