Chapter 3055: Blood Skeleton Clan Assassin

Spiritual Heaven.

Within South Heaven’s Borderlands, in the territory of Mystic Abyss Mansion.

To the east of the Embracing Simplicity Immortal Sect, about eighty to one hundred thirty thousand miles away, lies a vast grassland.

And on the grassland roughly a hundred thousand miles east of the Embracing Simplicity Immortal Sect, there is a nearly circular lake, more than a kilometer in diameter, a stretch of deep blue.

This lake, set in the middle of the grassland, is like a mirror inlaid upon the prairie, reflecting the blue sky, white clouds above, and the blazing sun.

Whoosh!

As if a gust of wind swept past, the previously empty air above the lake suddenly held a violet figure.

"Hm?"

The owner of the violet figure was none other than Wyatt Barnes, who had rushed all the way from the Embracing Simplicity Immortal Sect to this place. Now he glanced left and right, yet failed to find anyone nearby.

The reason Wyatt Barnes appeared here was precisely because of that letter related to Leilany.

Since the one who wrote the letter had arranged to meet him here, even if they were not present now, they would surely appear sooner or later.

So, Wyatt Barnes was in no hurry. He simply sat cross-legged in midair on his own, and with the help of Chaos Divine Flame, continued comprehending the Skimming Mystery of the fire-type Law Rule.

With the help of Chaos Divine Flame, his progress in comprehending the Skimming Mystery of the fire-type Law Rule was advancing at breakneck speed.

"At this rate... within half a year, I’ll definitely be able to comprehend the Skimming Mystery!"

Wyatt Barnes thought to himself.

Of course, what Wyatt Barnes meant by comprehending the Skimming Mystery was reaching the initial entry level of the Skimming Mystery, and the king-grade Immortal Method that contained the Skimming Mystery could only assist him in comprehending it to that realm.

However, though he was comprehending the fire-type Law Rule, Wyatt Barnes’s Divine Sense was constantly extended and diffused. As long as anyone approached, unless their cultivation was far above his current level, he would be able to sense it at the first instant and respond in time.

While Wyatt Barnes was comprehending the fire-type Law Rule above the grassland lake, within the Embracing Simplicity Immortal Sect, two other people were also busy.

The two busy people were none other than Sect Leader’s personally taught third disciple ’Bradley Clark’ and Grand Elder’s beloved granddaughter ’Ruby King’ of the Embracing Simplicity Immortal Sect.

At this moment, the two of them were shuttling all over the Embracing Simplicity Immortal Sect’s station, confirming whether all experts at Immortal King and above who had not gone out recently were still staying within the sect grounds.

The reason they were doing this was precisely to cooperate with that assassin from the Blood Skeleton Clan assassin organization.

The assassin sent this time by the Blood Skeleton Clan was only a first-tier Immortal King. Though his strength was decent, there were still quite a few people in the Embracing Simplicity Immortal Sect stronger than him.

As an assassin of the Blood Skeleton Clan, his actions were naturally careful and cautious. So after learning that Wyatt Barnes had left, he still sent a message to Bradley Clark, asking him to confirm whether any experts had left the sect station.

Three days later, Bradley Clark and Ruby King met up.

"Everyone I went to check on is within the sect station. No one has left."

Ruby King said to Bradley Clark.

"Same on my side."

Bradley Clark nodded, and at the same time took out a transmission Immortal Talisman. Through the soul imprint within a Soul Bead, he sent the message over:

"Senior, in our Embracing Simplicity Immortal Sect, all experts at Immortal King and above have recently remained within the sect station and none have gone out... it seems that Wyatt Barnes truly hasn’t told anyone about your inviting him out."

This was Bradley Clark’s original wording in his transmission to that assassin sent by the Blood Skeleton Clan. As he spoke, he slapped on a bit of flattery, "Senior, you’re truly amazing. You not only lured Wyatt Barnes away from our Embracing Simplicity Immortal Sect station, but also made him not dare to tell anyone about it, not dare to bring anyone along with him."

"Got it."

Unfortunately, Bradley Clark’s attempt at flattery was doomed to fall flat. After receiving his transmission, that assassin from the Blood Skeleton Clan only replied with a faint word, then no longer bothered with him.

"It’s time to make a move."

On the outskirts of the vast grassland, the black-clothed middle-aged man who had originally been sitting cross-legged in the void suddenly stood up.

In the next moment, his gaze turned sharp, locking onto the interior of the grassland, while waves of terrifying killing intent surged from his body.

"Looks like the organization’s intelligence was correct... that woman named ’Leilany’ is indeed very important to him."

"But he actually didn’t tell anyone that he came here... can he really not see that that letter might pose an immense threat to him?"

"Or perhaps... he believes that if he comes here in accordance with my instructions, he won’t face any danger to his life?"

"What a na?ve brat!"

Muttering under his breath for a while, as his words fell, the black-clothed middle-aged man let out a cold smile. Then his whole figure seemed to transform into a bolt of lightning, shooting straight into the grassland.

The vast grassland stretched beneath a sky as clean as jade.

And within the grassland, a lake like a mirror, like a luminous pearl dropped from the heavens, was inlaid upon the prairie, lending it a unique beauty.

Above the lake, a young man in violet robes was sitting cross-legged. He seemed to be resting with eyes closed, but around his body there were faint waves of heat flickering.

If it were not daytime but night instead, it would be easy to see that the rippling heat around his body was emitting faint fire-red radiance.

That was the fundamental Profound Truth of the fire-type Law Rule, ’Fire Element’.

The violet-robed youth was Wyatt Barnes.

Wyatt Barnes had already been here for several days, waiting all along for the person who had sent him the letter, yet that person was still nowhere to be seen.

However, as he was here comprehending the Skimming Mystery of the fire-type Law Rule, he did not feel that time was passing slowly.

"They’ve come!"

All of a sudden, Wyatt Barnes, still sitting cross-legged in midair, abruptly opened his eyes. He immediately rose to his feet, his vigilant gaze falling upon the stretch of void not far ahead.

Almost the instant his gaze fell in that direction.

Whoosh!

A black figure, ghostly and silent, appeared in the patch of void within Wyatt Barnes’s line of sight—it was a middle-aged man in a black robe.

The middle-aged man was gaunt and dried-up, his whole body like skin stretched over bone, yet the invisible baleful aura he exuded was enough to make ordinary people’s hearts tremble.

"Hm?"

After the middle-aged man revealed himself, Wyatt Barnes’s gaze naturally落 on the blood-colored skull embroidered on the chest of his black robe.

The blood-red skull was embroidered vividly, as if a real skull had been drenched in fresh blood—ferocious and terrifying.

"Blood Skeleton Clan assassin organization?"

Wyatt Barnes lifted his head, looked at that shriveled, bony face of the middle-aged man, raised his brows slightly, and asked.

Before coming to the Sect of Embracing Simplicity, he had never heard of the Blood Skeleton Clan assassin organization, nor could he recognize their symbol.

But after arriving at the Sect of Embracing Simplicity and spending some time in the Inner Sect’s scripture pavilion, he had learned quite a bit about the affairs of South Heaven’s Borderlands.

Among them were the three major assassin organizations of South Heaven’s Borderlands, and he had also learned that one of them was called the "Blood Skeleton Clan."

The assassins of the Blood Skeleton Clan all wore their standard attire, with the Blood Skeleton emblem on their chests.

In addition, from some small features on the Blood Skeleton emblem, one could tell the assassin’s rank within the Blood Skeleton Clan.

"Not bad eyesight, being able to recognize that I’m an assassin of the Blood Skeleton Clan."

The middle-aged man stared coldly at Wyatt Barnes and spoke.

At this very moment, waves of shock were also surging in his heart, because he had clearly noticed that when he approached, this purple-clad youth seemed to have detected his arrival in advance.

To him, this was utterly inconceivable.

After all, he was an Immortal King of the One-Origin level, while the other party was merely a little peak Love Rowan Upper Immortal.

"Where’s Leilany?"

Wyatt Barnes ignored the middle-aged man’s indifferent gaze and asked mildly.

"Leilany?"

The middle-aged man was stunned at first, then let out a cold laugh. "There’s no Leilany... that was just a pretext to lure you away from the Sect of Embracing Simplicity."

"I just didn’t expect you to actually do as I wished and come alone... looks like that person called Leilany is very important to you."

"Judging from the name, she should be a woman, right?"

"Today, you, this so-called genius, are going to die because of a woman!"

By the end, the cold grin on the middle-aged man’s face grew even more vicious.

"So that means... you have no idea where Leilany actually is?"

Wyatt Barnes raised his brows, secretly letting out a breath of relief.

"Didn’t I already tell you? She was just a pretext."

The middle-aged man sneered.

"Even if it was only a pretext, your Blood Skeleton Clan’s intelligence network is impressive—you actually managed to learn of Leilany’s existence, and even knew you could use her to draw me out."

Wyatt Barnes said casually.

"Can you tell me who it was that placed the order with your Blood Skeleton Clan to have me killed? As far as I know, submitting a commission to your Blood Skeleton Clan isn’t easy; not just anyone qualifies."

Wyatt Barnes gave the middle-aged man a deep look and asked.

"You certainly know quite a lot..."

The middle-aged man looked at Wyatt Barnes as though staring at a "dead man." "Originally, since you’re about to die, there’d be no harm in letting you die with clarity... but unfortunately, our Blood Skeleton Clan has its own rules."

"You can only die while carrying your curiosity, and your regret!"

As his words faded, the void around his body quaked, and waves of vast, majestic aura surged up.

At the same time, a terrifying killing intent spread out from the middle-aged man.

The next instant.

Whoosh!

The middle-aged man’s figure blurred, ghostlike, and appeared right in front of Wyatt Barnes. He lifted his hand and threw a punch, water-blue Immortal Origin wrapped around his fist—clearly Immortal Origin infused with the basic Profound Truth of the Water Law, the element of water.

Bang!

The fist blasted through the air like a roaring Water Dragon, skimming straight for Wyatt Barnes’s forehead, obviously intending to kill Wyatt with a single punch.

At this moment, the middle-aged man wore an expression of utter nonchalance, as though he believed Wyatt Barnes was destined to be killed by this punch.

Yet the next second, his gaze froze, and his expression changed drastically.

Pa!

As the middle-aged man’s eyes froze and his face twisted, a crisp sound rang out. It wasn’t loud, but it terrified him so much his liver and gall nearly split!

Wyatt Barnes was standing in place, having casually extended his right hand. Earth-yellow light blossomed from his right hand as he easily caught that seemingly terrifying punch from the middle-aged man.