The curved blade bore no sheen; in the darkness, it was virtually undetectable, even to the naked eye.

Even for an expert of Battle Lord's caliber, it was only with heightened perception that he barely dodged it.

The insidious blade, silent and close, was brimming with boundless murderous intent.

Battle Lord's sword initiated a furious dance.

Ding dang—ding dang—ding dang

The clashing sounds of longsword and curved blade sent sparks flying in the dark night.

The murderous aura was now and then imperceptible.

The techniques, eerily at their extreme.

Battle Lord, favoring unconventional swordplay, and Umbrella Emperor, with his supple and cunning demeanor, crossed paths only thrice in that instant.

Three encounters, yet they had exchanged over a hundred moves.

Battle Lord's inner Gang Qi violently trembled, his silvery sword thrusting fiercely; his legs, like dancing spirits, deftly moved, and even in the night, the red gauze still caught attention, evoking the Red Dust Fairy descending upon the misty clouds, the sword, seemingly graceful, yet carrying endless murderous coldness.

The strange dagger was parried by a sword strike, and amidst the clash of Gang Qi, they swiftly put distance between them in midair.

Battle Lord, whose silhouette descended like a fairy, the red gauze spiraling downward, watched her opponent with cold eyes, her delicate hands trembling ever so slightly, nearly unable to maintain a grip on her sword.

Umbrella Emperor landed without a sound, not even stirring a speck of dust beneath him, a feat of kung fu that alone brought admiration from Super Experts.

Were it not for the naked eye, one would be completely unable to detect Umbrella Emperor's figure.

"Indeed, the Umbrella Emperor!"

For the first time, Female Battle Lord encountered a formidable foe, a true challenge.

Although she ranked alongside Umbrella Emperor, Death God, Yahweh, and Netherworld Angel as a universally acknowledged Super First-class Expert, in reality, Female Battle Lord was the weakest among them.

It was only because she was a woman, and rumored to have an unfathomable, mysterious relationship with King Yan, that her name came to be known.

Bear in mind, looking internationally, they were not the sole possessors of Super First-class Expert prowess.

Judge, Shura, Ghost Cultist, Undying Martial Venerate, Pharaoh, even the tiniest grandson of that terrifying Nordic fellow who claimed to be a son of Odin, and Dr. Mystery from the RX Organization, among others, their strength also ranked in the league of Super First-class Experts.

Besides them, there were many low-profile but powerfully skilled individuals.

While Super First-class Experts were definitely not numerous, they were also not few. These people were either pursuing the development of their own powers or devoted themselves to researching how to break through to the level of the Supreme.

"Battle Lord, to have lasted three hundred moves under me, you've done quite well. Even King Yan's woman is just so-so," said Umbrella Emperor, his voice like rotting wood, devoid of vitality, listening to it was like hearing the dead speak.

Battle Lord was by no means careless. The brief encounter just now had depleted thirty percent of her Gang Qi and left her at a disadvantage, yet she could not retreat.

Currently, with Lin Hai absent, the safety of Ouyang Xiaoya and Ruoshuang in the villa depended entirely on her protection.

Battle Lord, who prided herself as Lin Hai's woman, would never allow her husband's family to sustain any harm while he was away, regardless of the formidable reputation of the Umbrella Emperor, an expert in assassination.

"Umbrella Emperor, what exactly do you want!" Battle Lord asked coldly, her eyes unwaveringly fixed on the red paper umbrella on the back of his eerie dark red robe.

The Umbrella Emperor's paper umbrella is his deadliest technique, tremendously powerful, which is why his title contains the word "umbrella."

Of course, this is the widely accepted explanation, but there's also a rumor spread in jest by Lin Hai when he assumed the role of King Yan. Back when he roamed the assassin world as King Yan, he proclaimed that the Umbrella Emperor was so named because the "Dabang" between his legs was extremely huge and unique, looking incredibly like an umbrella.

Due to this rumor, the Umbrella Emperor ground his teeth in rage, traversing thousands of miles to track down King Yan's whereabouts, vowing to fight to the death with the legendary King of Assassins—King Yan. But in the end, it seemed the Umbrella Emperor never found King Yan, only to bitterly fade into obscurity.

"The humiliation of that year must be avenged today," the Umbrella Emperor said simply, his tone filled with intense hatred.

The humiliation inflicted by King Yan back then was more unbearable than death for someone as prideful and dignified as him.

The Umbrella Emperor held onto this grievance, letting the hatred and humiliation within him grow ever more intense.

"King Yan was only joking. He even considered recruiting you into the core of the Reincarnation Organization. I didn't expect you to be so sensitive, hmph!" the Female Battle Lord retorted coldly.

"I, the Umbrella Emperor, the direct disciple of three Supreme Experts, would care about his puny power?" the Umbrella Emperor's voice carried a hint of arrogance.

"King Yan wanted to invite you to the Reincarnation Organization out of respect for you. Don't think that just because you have three formidable masters, you can be so smug and arrogant. I won't buy into your act," the Female Battle Lord snorted angrily.

She despised anyone who tarnished Lin Hai's name, and the disdain in the Umbrella Emperor's voice sparked a fire of anger within her.

"Talk is cheap, I'll start with you. If you die, King Yan will certainly be the laughingstock of countless people."

After the Umbrella Emperor finished speaking, his tone turned chilling, his deep black eyes becoming ice-cold and ruthless, almost losing himself.

The Female Battle Lord felt her heart rate suddenly accelerate at this moment, cold sweat beading on her forehead—a reaction to the sensing of life-and-death danger.

The Umbrella Emperor's veined slender palms slowly untied the rope tied behind him, the process extremely slow, but every movement was filled with an indescribable demonic charm.

"Yin and Yang, life and death, the infinite cycle, the mercy of Buddha, great compassion, great mercy," the Umbrella Emperor muttered an ancient Sanskrit chant.

"The destruction brings new life, to kill is to be compassionate, Buddha ferries those with fate, as the other shore's flowers bloom, awaiting reincarnation, the cycle of life and death, alternating endlessly, the cause and effect never extinguishing..."

The blood-red colored large paper umbrella was unwrapped and held in his palm.

Instantly, the Umbrella Emperor's presence peaked, the impending aura of death causing the surrounding air to seem abruptly still.

The Female Battle Lord's pupils contracted to pinpoints, gripping her silver sword tightly, her Gang Qi circulating to its peak.

Whoosh—

Clang—

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh—

The Female Battle Lord couldn't even see how the Umbrella Emperor attacked, only feeling something lethal targeting her heart and forehead. Without a second thought, she waved her long sword repeatedly to barely defend herself.

Each defense with the long sword diminished her Gang Qi upon impact.

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh—

It was like the sound of a huge umbrella opening and closing; apart from that, there was silence, but the killing intent kept on rising relentlessly.

The Female Battle Lord, grinding her teeth, felt trickles of fresh blood from her grip shaken out by the sword, dripping drop by drop off the hilt to the ground.

At this moment, 80% of the Gang Qi in her body had been consumed, but across from her, the Umbrella Emperor stood motionless like withered wood, showing no sign of exertion at all.

One could tell at a glance that the Female Battle Lord was in grave danger.

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