Chapter 1229
Chapter 667: They are finally back (III)
In this oppressive atmosphere, which would possibly degenerate at anytime, a clear voice suddenly reverberated from all directions of the room, "What use is there to vote. The reason why you are opposed to supporting the Knight Temple is only that they are not strong enough in your eyes. Then, let’s decide on this decision based on strength as well. Whoever is the strongest should get to decide."
These sounds were heard clearly by everyone present while the temperature in the whole room plummeted. There wasn’t any murderous spirit, but an indescribable killing intent burst out in all directions. Although at least a half of the powerhouses present here reached the ninth step, in front of such a terrifying killing intent, everyone felt as if they had been wrapped around ice.
"Huh?" Even Sheng Yue and Xue Zhengzhi were shocked. This sudden surge of killing intent was just too terrible. The a.s.sa.s.sin Temple was expert in slaughter, but right now, they had great feelings of shock when getting wrapped up in this killing intent. Just who was it that came? Of so many powerhouses there, none had even taken notice. And furthermore, this killing intent was clearly at the level of a domain!
The powerhouses of the ninth step in the a.s.sa.s.sin Temple were close to twenty, but of the ones really wielding a domain, including Sheng Yue and Xue Zhisheng, there were only a total of four.
Exactly because they had domains of their own, their comprehension of domains was far deeper as well, enabling them to clearly identiy this cold surge of killing intent as coming out from a domain of an even higher grade than theirs. That incorporeal pressure left them full of shock.
A black figure appeared noiselessly in the midst of the conference room, standing at the highest point of this seven meters tall room.
Clad in a long black skirt, she had long, deep purple hair draping all over her back and down to her feet. As her hair fluttered lightly, that cold killing intent kept coming out from her body.
A huge sickle was held in her right hand, dispersing deep blue and purple l.u.s.ters. Although she was just floating at this spot, she felt like the center of the world. Everyone felt as if the terrifying killing intent coming out from her body was entirely aimed at themselves, and no one dared act blindly, not even Xue Zhizheng, because none of them felt confident in taking a full-powered blow from her.
Her face was of absolute beauty, but her eyes were deep and fathomless. Some white halations kept coming out from her body at low intensity, but giving off an incomparable feeling of n.o.bility. An even more intense white halation came out from the midst of her chest, giving off a pure and holy presence.
Seeing her appear, Sheng Yue suddenly felt his eyes becoming really hazy in tears. He unconsciously loosened the tight grip on his chest, his body starting to shake uncontrollably.
She was back, finally back!
"Cai’er…"
Hearing Sheng Yue’s resounding call, the higher-ups of the a.s.sa.s.sin Temple became full of shock. Almost all of them knew that Sheng Yue had a great-granddaughter who had carried on the Dagger of Samsara, but the ones who had seen Cai’er for real were really few. All they knew was that Cai’er had disappeared over four years ago.
At that very moment, Cai’er’s appearance in front of them gave off a great feeling of shock. Could it be that she really managed to gain control over the might of the Dagger of Samsara? But just how old was she? Just in her twenties!
Cai’er’s deep look was directed at Zhao Zhisheng as she declared indifferently, "Before deciding by vote, I challenge elder Xue in my capacity as the Saint Daughter of Samsara of the a.s.sasin Temple. If I win, I will take over your status as elder chief of the a.s.sa.s.sin Temple. And if you win…"
At that point, she paused and suddenly showed a smile, a devastatingly beautiful smile that made everyone present sluggish, "You won’t be able to win, so no need to consider this eventuality. I am bringing everyone somewhere else, which should make it easier for elder Xue to show
At this point, she waved the Sickle of the G.o.d of Death, from which a translucent white ray came out and turned into a barrier, wrapping around everyone present. From there, a white brilliance came to view, causing their surroundings to look blurry.
A spatial transportation which could actually transport such a large group of people!
In a large flash of light, all the higher-ups from the a.s.sa.s.sin Temple appeared in a bulding dispersing a white halation. The surroundings gave off an illusory feeling, and soft fluctuations of spiritual energy circulated all around her. Those pure fluctuations with no elemental attribute were faint in intensity, but gave off a great feeling of might.
The higher-ups from the a.s.sa.s.sin Temple were all shocked. Cai’er’s sudden return was originally a great shock, but her display was beyond their knowledge. They did not know what she did to cause such a miraculous scene. This was clearly not inside Shengmo Dalu, but what was this place? Could Cai’er’s cultivation already be at the level to open up a whole new s.p.a.ce?
Xue Zhisheng’s complexion became extremely unsightly. His sight was firmly fixed onto the Sickle of the G.o.d of Death in Cai’er’s hand. Out of everyone present, only he knew that the white rays dispersed from her weapon was light of purification, giving off pure palpitations.
Xue Zhisheng knew about Sheng Yue’s great-granddaughter being the Saint Daughter of Samsara with extraordinary gifts, her innate internal spiritual energy surpa.s.sing ninety.
But from his view, even if Cai’er was still an important figure, she was in the end really young, to say nothing about how she was already missing for so long. Never did he expect Cai’er to appear at such a time, and moreover, from Sheng Yue’s expression, he could tell that even he didn’t expect Cai’er to come out at such a time.
Cai’er’s look swept through each of the a.s.sa.s.sins present, "Strength shall account for everything. I challenge every one of you; whoever accepts my challenge will have to give me his or her right to vote upon defeat. If you don’t accept my challenge, I take it that you renounce on this right to vote."
Xue Zhengzhi let out a cold snort, "In what way are you qualified to do that, little girl."
Cai’er let out an indifferent smile, "I am part of the a.s.sa.s.sin Temple, and strength is what qualifies me. Based on the rules of the a.s.sa.s.sin Temple, reaching the ninth step of cultivation should make one an elder of the Temple. Hence I am already part of the elders’ group. Moreover, none of this matters to me. This is my world, so without my permission, none of you may come out. Whoever does not accept my rules may remain here forever."
"You..." Xue Zhisheng agitatedly reacted in anger. Although Cai’er was displaying a very relaxed smile, her tyrannical speech enraged these old a.s.sa.s.sins. A little girl of twenty or so actually dared speak to them in such a manner.
"Sheng Yue, is this how you trained your great-granddaughter?" Xue Zhengzhi s.h.i.+fted his focus on Sheng Yue.
Sheng Yue was no longer as perturbed as he had been long ago, and showed an indifferent smile in response, "Cai’er is my great-granddaughter, but she’s also the treasure of our a.s.sa.s.sin Temple. All of you should have heard that Cai’er had already started integrating the Spiritual Stove of Samsara at the age of three, gaining the approval of the Dagger of Samsara. You should all know how much pain and torment Cai’er had to experience to fuse with the Spiritual Stove of Samsara. Her six senses were lost in succession, and she was left in a cold cave by herself at the age of three years old for a very long time. All of this was to make her stronger for the sake of our a.s.sa.s.sin Temple. Maybe she’s still young, but from how I see it, she sacrificed absolutely no less than anyone else present here for the sake of the a.s.sa.s.sin Temple. Since she is finally back after over four years, now should be the time for me to resign from my leading post. Our next decisions to make are no longer only about our position in the Temples’ Great Gathering, but also, I have a proposal: to let Cai’er take over my duty to hold office as head of the a.s.sa.s.sin Temple. Oh, there’s also something else that I forgot to announce to you all. As early as five years ago, Cai’er already underwent her formal awakening as the Saint Daughter of Samsara, making her the one chosen by the G.o.d of Death. I believe that her capabilities as a G.o.d’s chosen one should have already grown tremendously. Now should be the time to unify the a.s.sa.s.sin Temple."
Sheng Yue’s words gave off earth-shattering feelings to the whole audience.
The one chosen by the G.o.d of Death taking over the a.s.sa.s.sin Temple? This was a far more important matter for the a.s.sa.s.sin Temple.
Seeing the Sickle of the G.o.d of Death in Cai’er’s hand, the looks in the eyes of some of them relaxed gradually; perhaps the supporters of Xue Zhisheng were more numerous, but their standpoint was all in consideration for the a.s.sa.s.sin Tmeple.
As early as ten years ago, Sheng Yue had mentioned that, at the time Cai’er gained true control over the Dagger of Samsara and reached the ninth step of cultivation, she would get a unanimous support from their Temple.
The former Scion of Samsara used to raise the a.s.sasin Temple to the top of the Alliance, so why would the new Saint Daughter of Samsara not be able to do the same? Now that Cai’er was back, her cultivation having visibly also broken through the ninth step, as well as having a domain of her own, and furthermore, having the miraculous ability of spatial s.h.i.+fting, everyone here knew who would be the most fitted to lead the a.s.sa.s.sin Temple.
Most importantly, Cai’er was a little over twenty years old! The meaning of a powerhouse of the ninth step and inheritor of the Dagger of Samsara at this age was clear in all their eyes.
Even if Cai’er had just risen to the ninth step, what if she would be given ten years? Everyone knew about Li Zhengzhi’s strength, but his innate internal spiritual energy was only at eighty. Being just a wind user at this level of cultivation, what would come out ten years later for Cai’er? At that time, would the a.s.sa.s.sin Temple even need to attach themselves to someone else? It would rather be the others who would come cling to them.
Thinking of all this, the standpoints of the higher-ups present distinctly changed.