Among those present were many exceptionally talented individuals who had cultivated diligently for years, yet they were still far inferior to these nameless assassins who appeared out of nowhere. They even questioned the meaning of cultivation.
Only Zuan could see that these Shadow Tower assassins did not actually reach this level through cultivation, but were instead tainted by the power of annihilation and forcibly elevated to their current state.
Logically speaking, they should be unable to make any further progress in their cultivation. Of course, he was unaware of the advancement system under the command of those true gods.
If the gods of the path of Nirvana were willing to grant them divine power, they might be able to improve much faster than through their own cultivation.
The positions of those elite assassins seemed to form a mysterious formation that suppressed him within it.
At this moment, Zhao Yuan revealed a victor's smile: "Regent, although we are enemies, I still admire you. You have grown from a son-in-law in a remote town to where you are today in just a few years. Your talent is arguably the best in human history."
“You know too little about human history, so how dare you claim to be number one?” Zuan recalled his several time travels and indeed met many amazing figures. “But it’s no use flattering me; I don’t admire you at all.”
Zhao Yuan's smile froze, and his face turned somewhat cold: "Does the Regent really think you are invincible? That's true, from a human perspective, but you probably don't know the power of a true god."
Seeing his smug look, Zu'an was speechless. He wondered what this guy would do if he knew that he had been "favored" by the True God.
He certainly wouldn't explain this to the other party, but instead took the opportunity to ask, "I heard that this rebellion is in the name of the Crown Prince. Did you kidnap Consort Bai and that Crown Prince?"
"Kidnapping?" Zhao Yuan's expression was somewhat strange. "I've long heard that the Regent is extremely lustful, but I never expected that he would still be thinking about Consort Bai even on his deathbed."
Everyone in the room immediately had strange expressions. Some people wondered why they hadn't heard from Bai Fei for many years, a few who knew the situation thought that she had been secretly executed, and most others just looked on with amusement.
Who would have thought that the Regent and Consort Bai were having an affair?
It seems that the popular storybooks on the market are still too conservative.
Bi Linglong frowned slightly. Back then, Consort Bai was a concubine of the Crown Prince. She never expected that she would come to compete with her for the position of Grandfather. It seems that the two of them are really destined to be at odds.
Zhang Zitong was somewhat indignant. These guys just make wild guesses about the Regent. Don't I know whether he's a womanizer or not?
I've hinted at it to him so many times, but he's never had the slightest thought of taking advantage of me. The Regent is clearly a gentleman!
Wait, could it be that I have absolutely no attraction to the Regent?
Thinking of this, her little face instantly fell.
Murong Qinghe gazed at the figure in the sky, hesitant to speak, thinking that her brother-in-law was indeed good in every way, except that he was too much of a womanizer.
Brother Chu was much more devoted than him, but...
"You're about to die? You're so sure you've got me all figured out?" Zuan chuckled.
"Does the Regent not feel anything unusual about his body? That's rather disappointing," Zhao Yuan shook his head, looking disdainful.
Upon hearing his words, Bi Linglong and the others looked anxiously at Zu An, wondering what had happened to him.
"So what if they weakened my physical defense, agility, and spiritual sense?" Zuan said calmly. The elite assassins around him had been setting up an array as soon as they appeared, and were simultaneously using secret techniques to target him.
He wasn't in a hurry to make a move. He was about to go to that dreamlike land, where he would likely have to deal with powerful figures from various worlds and some believers of the true gods. Learning about the abilities of the Path of Annihilation beforehand would prevent him from being caught off guard in the future.
"You seem to be testing our capabilities?" Zhao Yuan saw through his thoughts and a strange smile appeared on his face. "The Regent is indeed highly skilled and daring, but unfortunately you miscalculated this time."
"You have been struck by the Mark of Annihilation, which is feared throughout the heavens and myriad realms. Any target marked by this mark will have all their abilities weakened. Just now, you deliberately stalled for time, which allowed these marks to accumulate to their maximum level. Now, all your attributes have been weakened by half. You don't actually think that you can still deal with us with only half your abilities left, do you?"
"Reduce attributes by half?" Everyone present was shocked. They knew that there were similar formations in the army, which could often increase the damage of one's own side and reduce the defense of the enemy. However, both sides often had similar abilities, and the cumulative effect was already quite remarkable, with an average impact of 20%.
The key is that these formations are difficult to use against some super strong individuals. After all, military formations are very complex to execute, and those top experts won't just sit there and let you execute them.
How long did these elite assassins surround the Regent? That's not even enough time to prepare the formation!
Do they have some secret method that allows them to bypass the formation and act directly on the Regent?
"The Mark of Annihilation, an interesting ability." Zaun felt a faint, mysterious power affecting his body, and found it very novel.
Seeing that he showed no sign of panic, but rather an unusual calmness, Zhao Yuan finally felt uneasy and dared not waste any more time: "Make your move!"
Almost instantly upon receiving the order, all ten elite assassins vanished from their original positions.
"Be careful, this is the Shadow Assassin's specialty: disappearing into the void!" Many people in the arena hurriedly warned.
In particular, the women exchanged glances, all sensing each other's concern for Zu'an, but at this moment they had no time to spare, and immediately focused on the battle situation in the sky.
Zaun frowned slightly at this moment. He had seen this move before, especially since the Night Elves were most skilled at it.
Normally, with his current level of cultivation, even if he were weakened by that so-called Mark of Annihilation, his control over the will of heaven and earth would ensure that even if the enemy hid in the void, they could not escape his notice.
But at this moment, he was completely unaware of the presence of those ace assassins.
Does the power of annihilation conceal them...?
Zuan remained calm and vanished into the void; he could do the same.
Almost simultaneously, he vanished from his spot, disappearing into the chaotic void.
He was just about to find out where those top assassins were when his expression suddenly changed. A slender sword beside him, like a venomous snake, attacked his vitals from a tricky angle.
Zuan laughed, not afraid of their sneak attack, but afraid that they would never show themselves.
In his eyes now, all sword techniques have lost their meaning.
Almost in the blink of an eye, the ace assassin was horrified to find that his fatal sword had inexplicably changed direction and slit his throat.
He didn't even see how his opponent made their move!
However, Zuan frowned at this moment because he found that his life force seemed to be draining away.
At this moment, Zhao Yuan's mocking voice came from the void again: "Oh dear, I almost forgot to tell you, those who are afflicted by the Mark of Annihilation will lose 10% of their life force for every person they kill who casts the Mark of Annihilation. You have the ability to kill them all."
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