Your Talent is Mine

Chapter 1174: The Forbidden Void Realm!

TL: Etude

“There’s no one else nearby, only Ye Xingchen. With my assassination speed and the full force of a Sixth Heaven Dao Ancestor strike, I can instantly kill Ye Xingchen and escape without issue. It’s absolutely foolproof!”

He was a silver-tier assassin, codenamed Cold Indifference. Without hesitation, Cold Indifference made his move, and he struck with one of the few Middle Thousand Dao Techniques he had mastered—Phantom Sting, a technique he had stumbled upon by chance.

Cold Indifference hadn’t cultivated many dao techniques, focusing entirely on just a few. Over countless years, he had single-mindedly refined Phantom Sting, pushing it to the pinnacle of the major accomplishment realm, just a step shy of perfection.

With a top-tier Dao Artifact dagger paired with the Phantom Sting technique, his strike was swift and lethal.

“He’s dead for sure!” Cold Indifference judged confidently based on his extensive experience.

Clang! The dagger did not pierce Ye Xingchen’s body. Instead, it was caught in a pair of unfamiliar, massive hands.

“Not good, the mission has failed!”

Realizing his attack had been thwarted, Cold Indifference immediately tried to flee.

However, he couldn’t escape. A figure appeared, blocking his path. Cold Indifference recognized the battle robes and mask—it was the Fire King of Blackwind Mountain.With a casual wave of his hand, the Fire King engulfed Cold Indifference in a sea of flames.

Cold Indifference, lacking any significant life-saving abilities, stood no chance against such terrifying flame dao techniques.

In the moments before his consciousness was completely annihilated, one question burned in Cold Indifference’s mind: “Who leaked the mission?”

Clearly, the Fire King was protecting Ye Xingchen.

But what right did Ye Xingchen have to be protected by someone like the Fire King? The answer was evident—someone had ordered the assassination of Ye Xingchen, prompting the need for such protection.

This implied that the Killgod Hall’s mission had been leaked! Although Cold Indifference didn’t know how, he no longer had the capacity to ponder the matter.

Because he was already dead.

Killing a silver-tier assassin was nothing noteworthy for the Fire King. If it had been a Sixth Heaven Dao Ancestor skilled in life-saving techniques, they might have survived a single move. But for an assassin proficient in stealth and assassination yet lacking defensive abilities, one strike was enough to annihilate them.

“Thank you, Fire King!” Ye Xingchen flew over, expressing his gratitude.

The situation had been perilous just moments ago. The assassin was so fast that Ye Xingchen’s consciousness felt frozen, leaving him unable to react.

Had that dagger struck him, no defense could have stopped it—not even his Forbidden Body. He would have been obliterated instantly, without the slightest chance of survival.

“It was nothing. The assassin is dead, and no more will be sent. I’m leaving.” The Fire King departed swiftly, lingering no longer.

He was quite busy. Recently, he had obtained the Forbidden Fire Lotus, a Forbidden Supreme Treasure, and had glimpsed a faint hope of stepping into the realm of the Invincible Dao Ancestor. Thus, he needed to return to his seclusion to cultivate and comprehend it.

This time, the Fire King’s intervention had only occurred because the Wind King needed to avoid suspicion. As the Vice Hall Master of the Killgod Hall, the Wind King feared exposing his identity, which prevented him from acting directly. Otherwise, the Fire King wouldn’t have been involved.

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Elsewhere, the Killgod Hall quickly confirmed the demise of their silver-tier assassin and promptly canceled the mission.

When a mission was canceled, only half of the payment was refunded. This was a strict rule of the Killgod Hall, and anyone seeking their services had to accept it.

After all, the Killgod Hall also suffered losses. The death of a Sixth Heaven Dao Ancestor was no trivial matter. Without some form of compensation, the Killgod Hall wouldn’t have lasted this long.

…

At the Heavenly Emperor Palace, within the Feng Family.

The Feng Family patriarch, Dao Ancestor Flying Dragon, was furious upon hearing that the assassination had failed and the mission had been canceled.

“Damn that Killgod Hall! They couldn’t even kill a single True Ancestor, and they lost a silver-tier assassin in the process. What a joke!”

Dao Ancestor Flying Dragon did not doubt the information from Killgod Hall, but the success rate of a Sixth Heaven Dao Ancestor assassinating a True Ancestor was nearly one hundred percent.

If the assassination had succeeded but the assassin failed to escape, that would have been understandable. However, Ye Xingchen was completely unharmed, and the silver-tier assassin had been killed instead. What was going on?

He even suspected that the mission had been leaked, causing Ye Xingchen to be on alert.

This was the responsibility of Killgod Hall, but it had cost him half the commission—a tremendous fortune. Yet, Dao Ancestor Flying Dragon had no way to hold Killgod Hall accountable and could only swallow this bitter pill.

“Forget it, let’s leave it for now. I’ll seek revenge against Ye Xingchen and the Human Race later. There will be plenty of opportunities!”

Dao Ancestor Flying Dragon comforted himself with these thoughts.

The Feng Family had temporarily abandoned their plans, but they were unaware that they had already been exposed.

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The Human Race.

Ye Tian was enraged when he learned that his son, Ye Xingchen, had indeed been the target of an assassination. Although he had anticipated this and no harm came to his son, it didn’t mean he wasn’t furious.

“The Feng Family? From now on, every time I see one of you, I’ll kill you!” Ye Tian spoke coldly.

However, he refrained from acting immediately. After all, the Feng Family operated within the territory of the Heavenly Emperor Palace. If he dared to attack, he wouldn’t make it back alive.

As for hiring Killgod Hall, it wasn’t necessary. The cost was too high, and at most, they could kill a few individuals. What was the point?

…

Time passed, and tens of thousands of years went by.

Since the birth of the Profound Void Archaic Realm, the first major event occurred.

The first Forbidden Void Realm had appeared!

This monumental event attracted the attention of countless major forces, all of whom coveted the Forbidden Void Realm.

What exactly was the Forbidden Void Realm?

Unlike previous forbidden zones such as the Forbidden Forest, Forbidden Mountain Range, or the Fireflame Forbidden Zone, which were half-spaces overlapping with the Profound Void Archaic Realm, these could be seen from the outside.

While these forbidden lands produced numerous Forbidden Wondrous Objects, they were not particularly safe and were unsuitable for use as a headquarters for any force.

Forbidden Void Realms, however, were entirely different. They existed as completely separate void spaces with exceptional concealment. Once a force occupied a Forbidden Void Realm, it could be slightly modified and used as a headquarters.

Once large formations were set up, it would be exceedingly difficult for other forces to breach the Forbidden Void Realm.

Additionally, the rules governing the Forbidden Void Realm were incredibly powerful. Even battles between Invincible Dao Ancestors or Half-Step Domain Ancestors could hardly cause significant damage to the realm. It was more than capable of withstanding conflicts involving a great number of powerhouses.

The most critical point, however, was that the Forbidden Void Realm could be refined. Whoever refined a Forbidden Void Realm would become its Realm Master and gain control over its immense power.

At that point, even a Pinnacle Dao Ancestor in possession of a Forbidden Void Realm could suppress an Invincible Dao Ancestor.

If an Invincible Dao Ancestor mastered a Forbidden Void Realm, they could even contend against a Half-Step Domain Ancestor.

What kind of power was this?

Thus, there wasn’t a single force that wasn’t tempted by the prospect of seizing a Forbidden Void Realm.

It was clear that any force occupying a Forbidden Void Realm could rapidly rise in strength in the future.

Not even the Vast Sea Domain had previously contained a Forbidden Void Realm. It was no surprise that even the Heavenly Emperor Palace would be interested.

The Forbidden Void Realm was discovered because, upon its initial formation, the spatial fluctuations were enormous, drawing the attention of the outside world.

Once the Forbidden Void Realm stabilized, however, it would become much harder to detect.

Following its discovery, a great number of Dao Ancestors arrived at the area where the Forbidden Void Realm’s spatial fluctuations originated.

The Limitless Sky Sect, the Heavenly Sea Sect, the Myriad Domains Divine Hall, Blackwind Mountain—forces like these all sent their Dao Ancestors.

Even the Heavenly Emperor Palace eventually dispatched individuals to investigate!