After conquering the Empress, I proved my Dao with the Heaven and Earth Spirit Furnace!

"three!"

"two!"

"... "

Qin Chuan slightly raised the corners of his mouth and muttered to himself.

Upon hearing Qin Chuan's voice, the bronze-masked man flew into a rage and swooped down, yelling, "Damn it, I'll show you how to count!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the dagger in his hand reappeared, and he stabbed it towards Qin Chuan's vital parts.

"boom!"

A metallic clang suddenly rang out.

Qin Chuan swung his Crimson Flame Sword, easily blocking the attack.

The bronze-masked man raised an eyebrow, not showing much surprise.

Although the person in front of me is only at the second level of the Profound King realm, his strength is not to be underestimated.

However, he didn't panic at all and retreated instantly.

After changing direction arbitrarily in the air, it prepares to look for an opportunity and waits for the next round of attack.

"one!"

Qin Chuan sneered, "You think I'm easy to bully? You can come and go as you please?"

With that, he spread his Thunder Wings on his back and instantly followed.

"What is this?!"

Upon seeing the wings on Qin Chuan's back, the bronze-masked man's pupils constricted sharply, and his mouth gaped open.

Especially when they saw that Qin Chuan's speed was so fast that it was impossible for the naked eye to catch it.

The shock he felt was beyond words.

Without a second thought, the bronze-masked man quickly darted towards the nearby mountains and forests, intending to use the terrain as cover.

However, he still underestimated Qin Chuan's speed.

In an instant, Qin Chuan appeared behind the bronze-masked man and slammed him to the ground with a punch.

With a loud thud, the bronze-masked man crashed to the ground, sliding face down for quite a distance.

"Crack!"

A moment later, Qin Chuan landed beside the bronze-masked man and stepped on his back.

"what!"

The copper-masked man's screams and the sound of ribs breaking rang out instantly.

"The Third Heaven of the Mysterious King!"

The bronze-faced man was in so much pain that he was sweating profusely, and a deep look of terror flashed in his eyes.

He never expected that in just a few days, the other party would break through a minor realm.

Glancing at Lei Yi behind Qin Chuan, the bronze-masked man pleaded, "Don't kill me, don't kill me..."

"You're really at the third level of the Profound King realm? How come you're so easily defeated?"

Qin Chuan stepped down again, and said with some surprise.

Upon hearing this, the bronze-masked man immediately cried out in distress.

Although he was at the third level of the Xuan King realm, his strengths lay in speed and assassination.

With these two methods, he even gave some powerful experts at the fourth level of the Profound King realm a major headache.

But his once invincible speed was defeated today by a young man who was also at the third level of the Profound King Realm.

Qin Chuan removed the bronze-masked man's mask, revealing an ordinary-looking face that appeared to be in his early thirties.

Without further ado, Qin Chuan delivered another powerful kick.

"Crack!"

Immediately, the sound of bones breaking rang out again.

"Honest...good sir, spare my life!"

The man with the bronze mask begged for mercy, enduring excruciating pain; he had no idea how many ribs were broken.

Qin Chuan smiled and said, "I've already given you a chance, but you didn't do it!"

Upon hearing this, the bronze-masked man's face turned bitter.

He never expected that the other party's mention of three breaths was not a joke.

Even with those three breaths, he couldn't possibly escape.

Thinking of this, he glanced with lingering fear at the pair of wings radiating electricity behind Qin Chuan.

Qin Chuan thought for a moment, then suddenly said, "You answer whatever I ask, did you hear me?"

"Good! Good!" The bronze-faced man nodded vigorously.

This humble demeanor is a stark contrast to his previous arrogant attitude.

"Who are you? Why are you chasing me?" Qin Chuan asked.

The other person clearly didn't look like a member of the Huang family, which is why he asked that question.

“My name is Yan Liu, and I am from Zhaixing Tower. The Huang family sent me a mission to hunt you down, and I accepted it.”

"Star-Picking Tower?" Qin Chuan frowned; he had never heard of this organization before.

After a moment's thought, Qin Chuan asked, "What is this Star-Picking Tower?"

Yan Liu swallowed hard and explained, "Zhaixinglou is an assassin organization that specializes in doing things for money."

On the Tianyuan Continent, they are organizations as numerous as the Alchemist Guild and the Myriad Treasures Pavilion, spread throughout the land.

As he said this, his face was full of pride.

"So famous..."

Qin Chuan frowned and asked suspiciously, "Then how come I've never heard of it?"

Yan Liu replied, "Although the Star-Picking Tower is spread all over the continent and is as famous as the Alchemist Guild and the Myriad Treasures Pavilion."

But being an assassin organization, it operates in the shadows, so despite its great reputation, only a very small number of people know about it.

"I see."

Upon hearing this, Qin Chuan suddenly realized what was going on.

His Guiyun City was just a small city, without even a powerful organization like the Alchemist Guild or the Wanbao Pavilion, so it was normal that he had never heard of the Zhaixing Tower.

Immediately, Qin Chuan had Yan Liu give a brief account of the situation at Zhaixing Tower.

Only by knowing yourself and your enemy can you win every battle.

A moment later, Qin Chuan learned the general situation of the Star-Picking Tower from Yan Liu.

The Star-Picking Tower has an extremely strict hierarchical system, in the following order: Black Iron, Bronze, Silver, Gold...

The levels beyond that were beyond the comprehension of Yan Liu, a bronze-level assassin.

To level up, you can only accept quests.

The more difficult the task, the fewer mistakes you make, the faster you can level up.

Furthermore, each assassin only reveals themselves to others using code names and masks, and colleagues rarely know each other's identities or appearances.

Hefted the bronze mask in his hand and said calmly, "So, according to you, you received a private mission from the Huang family and took it on by yourself, right?"

"Yes."

Yan Liu nodded, "If we assign it to Zhaixinglou, the cost will be even higher."

But assigning it to people we know well can save us a lot of money.

Hearing this, Qin Chuan nodded.

He immediately realized that the Huang family must have spent too much on the magic bell and the array formation.

That's why I wanted to save some money by hiring some people from Zhaixinglou privately.

That's exactly what gave Qin Chuan a chance to catch his breath.

If the person who came was not Yan Liu, but some other stronger expert, his situation would probably be much more complicated.

Thinking of this, Qin Chuan continued to ask, "Won't the Star-Picking Tower care about you?"

"will not."

Yan Liu shook his head and said, "The Star-Picking Tower is like a human slave; they are only responsible for accepting tasks and then taking a cut."

There were no other restrictions on the assassins, perhaps because my level was too low.

Upon hearing this, Qin Chuan nodded in agreement.

Generally speaking, joining or leaving such organizations is not too strict unless a certain level is reached.

As if he had thought of something, Qin Chuan asked, "Then how does the Star-Picking Tower check identities during the investigation?"

And what are the contact details for the Star-Picking Tower?

Upon hearing this, Yan Liu's expression clearly became wary.

After a moment of contemplation, he looked at Qin Chuan and said, "As long as you don't kill me, I can take you to the stronghold of Zhaixing Tower later."

Not only that, I can also introduce you to the Star-Picking Tower.

Qin Chuan smiled coldly and stomped his foot down again.

You have no right to bargain with me!

"what!"

Yan Liu let out a scream, sweating profusely from the pain.

After a long while, he endured the pain and gritted his teeth, saying, "If you... if you don't let me take you there, you definitely don't intend to let me live."

"In that case, I'd rather die than tell you!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Chuan's expression gradually turned cold.