The Ghostface Sect was an organization that had existed for over 10,000 years, their influence reaching every nook and corner of this Bloodsin City. They would be the first to find out about anything happening in the city. Although they were not included among the city's five strongest organizations, not one organization wanted to be their enemy. After all, there was more to the Ghostface Sect than meets the eyes. They had a terrifying accumulation of strength.

Presently, in the Ghostface Sect's main hall, Lady Shura was kneeling respectfully before a man with a green ghostface mask. She was reporting to him everything that had happened in the city recently. A majority of her report pertained to a young man called Xiang Shaoyun.

After listening to the entire report, the eyes of Green Ghost lit up as he muttered, "Fighting Emperors with the cultivation level of seventh-stage Skysoar Realm, causing even the Four Great Ancient Academies to fight over him. Ultimately, he chose the Dragon Phoenix Academy, becoming a recruit-disciple. Yesterday, right after returning from the Devil Domain, he took over the Skeleton Gang and destroyed the Noxious Blood Gang. The governor, Tang Zhan, and his son Tang Longfei had personally met him as well. Now, he has vanished after entering the slum." He sighed and continued, "This kid definitely has an extraordinary background. There is no doubt that he is Lord Xiang Dingtian's descendant. But where is my master? Could it be that this kid has the guts to lie to me?"

"Sect master, this subordinate still has something else to report," said Lady Shura.

"Go on," said Green Ghost.

"Recently, many Rat Assassins members have appeared in the city, all of them here for Young Master Xiang," said Lady Shura.

"Rat Assassins? Exterminate them like the pests that they are, then," said Green Ghost indifferently.

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At a certain chaotic slum in the city, over 10 people in crude attire gathered. All of them had reserved auras, not leaking even a tiny bit out of their bodies. At a glance, they looked the same as the commoners in the slum. One would generally not pay much attention to them.

In truth, these were all members of the renowned Rat Assassins. Most of the time, they operated independently. Today, they had all gathered here upon receiving an emergency notice. None of them were weaker than the Emperor Realm, and there were even Sovereigns in their ranks.

From the members gathered here, the prowess of the Rat Assassins was evident. They specialized in killing for wealth and rarely failed. This time, a seemingly simple mission to kill a King had actually caused them repeated losses. It was an insult to their reputation.

After waiting for a bit, one person noiselessly appeared among the group. The newcomer had a bald head and did not seem older than 30. Not only was he young, he also had an incredibly handsome face. One could say that he was a pretty monk.

If Xiang Shaoyun was here, he would be able to recognize that this person was Huo Xudong. The group of assassins revealed a look of respect when they saw Huo Xudong, but they remained silent.

"The client has increased the bounty for us to finish off Xiang Shaoyun as quickly as possible. He had vanished near this area today. Therefore, look for him and kill him at all costs. Otherwise, the reputation of our Rat Assassins will suffer, and we will be punished by the sect master as a result. Understand?" said Huo Xudong solemnly. Everyone nodded, but not one of them spoke. It was as if they were a group of mutes.

"Alright, I won't bother saying anything unnecessary. Find him as quickly as possible but don't rashly make a move on him. He is someone with a nether prison devil puppet that has a Sovereign Realm’s combat prowess. After you find him, notify everyone immediately. Work together to kill him instead," said Huo Xudong.

He then waved his hand, sending the people away to start the search. Before long, someone discovered Xiang Shaoyun. That person launched their signal noiselessly, notifying all the assassins to gather near Xiang Shaoyun.

At this time, Xiang Shaoyun had just left the restricted space with Devouring Ghost. He had not expected that someone would notice him so soon after exiting. When they were walking through an alley, he sensed that someone was tailing him. He immediately told Devouring Ghost, "Looks like trouble is coming."

"Come, then. My blood demon clone is in need of blood anyway," said Devouring Ghost as he licked his lips.

Soon, Rat Assassins members arrived from different directions and slowly surrounded Xiang Shaoyun's group. They did not attack immediately. Rather, they sealed all the possible escape routes, hoping to finish the job once and for all.

Xiang Shaoyun finally said, "Where did these suicidal rats come from?"

Right after he said that, a massive net dropped down from the sky. Two Emperors were personally dragging the net from two sides as if they were trying to catch some fish, attempting to capture and kill both Xiang Shaoyun and Devouring Ghost on the spot.

The net shone with a sharp glint, and it was obvious the net was made of unique and rare materials. The people around them also attacked at the same time, sending attacks of all colors toward Xiang Shaoyun and Devouring Ghost as the net dropped.

All the attackers were powerful Emperors. It was not possible for Xiang Shaoyun to withstand their attacks. Naturally, Devouring Ghost would protect Xiang Shaoyun from any harm. Jin Wo quickly transformed back to his original form, intending to fight in his strongest form.

At this time, the nether prison devil puppet appeared and charged the assassins right ahead of them. The puppet punched repeatedly, scattering most of the incoming attacks, reducing the pressure on Xiang Shaoyun. The net wrapped around the nether prison devil puppet, and it couldn't throw the net off despite repeated struggles.

The two Emperors controlling the net quickly dragged it, trying to subdue the puppet. However, the puppet was too strong. It waved its arms without stop, making it hard for the two Emperors to maintain their grips on the net.

Suddenly, a Sovereign dove down from the sky like a hawk toward Xiang Shaoyun, moving at an astonishing speed. Devouring Ghost was instantly on guard, and he pushed his strength to the limits. Numerous ghostly shadows floated out of him, followed by numerous floating clumps of light. Darkness and light combined, erupting with a much stronger attack that flew toward the Sovereign.

The Sovereign had not expected that Xiang Shaoyun would have such an expert by his side. However, he could sense that this person was only a peak Emperor. Thus, he showed no fear. Only when his attack collided with the incoming attack did he realize that he had underestimated his opponent.

"Trying to kill my young master? Have you asked for my permission?" Devouring Ghost sneered as he transformed into a specter that arrived beside the Sovereign before unleashing the power of darkness and light to form a massive palm. With it, he clawed at the Sovereign.

Greatly shocked, the first-stage Sovereign quickly blocked the incoming attack. He had never expected that a peak Emperor would be capable of unleashing such a terrifying attack. Right now, he did not have the time to do anything else. He had to first subdue him. He was confident someone else could deal with Xiang Shaoyun.

But when the other Emperors charged forth to deal with Xiang Shaoyun, they found that he had vanished. It was also at this time that experts suddenly appeared from all directions, attacking the Rat Assassins.