Chapter 678: The Assassins’ Alliance

After watching Liu Yuan’s match, the competitions for the day finally came to an end, and the list of the top seven was announced. The remaining step involved seven people drawing lots, with one person exempt, and then three more matches to determine the top four.
Ye Feng frowned slightly as he watched Liu Yuan leave. He still couldn’t figure out exactly what had happened on the arena.
“That touch just now was definitely strange!” Pearl said firmly. “But it wasn’t from the Hellfire techniques—I’m sure of that. Although there are many Hellfire techniques, their effects are all similar; those hit by them die in agonizing ways. I thought at first he might have planted parasites or poison through touch, but I saw that he didn’t plant any parasites or carry any poison… So, I really don’t know what method he used…”
“With my eyesight, I could only see him touching the other person; I couldn’t see what happened in between,” Luo Yan said with a wry smile. “But judging from how he left the arena just now, it seems he was injured. Maybe the referee pressured him too much, causing him to lose his composure. But that’s good too—his ability to dodge using his movement skills will surely not be as good in future matches.”
After leaving the arena, Ye Feng and the others returned to the inn where they were staying.
“It’s been so boring these past days. Let’s go out and explore!” Pearl, who had finally been allowed to leave, naturally didn’t want to miss this rare chance to go out. She said this because she noticed Ye Feng looking gloomy.
“You guys go ahead. I won’t come!” Unusually, Ye Feng refused this time. Usually, he would never turn down such an invitation.
“Ah, it’s just a match. Treat it like a game. Why take it so seriously?” Pearl tried to persuade him. “Liu Yuan might be strange, but his true strength is still far from yours. He’s unlikely to win against you. There’s no need to worry. Come with us and relax!”
Unable to resist Pearl’s persuasion, Ye Feng agreed to go out with them.
This city was also extremely prosperous, with people everywhere in the streets and alleys.
“Look at that black building over there,” Zhuge Ling’er pointed at one of the tall buildings, and everyone’s gaze followed.
Long Tian frowned slightly. “There’s a murderous aura. That building is a cursed place…”

“The Assassin Alliance?” Ye Feng and the others arrived at the entrance on the ground floor of the building and saw the huge sign hanging there.
“We’re just taking a look!” Ye Feng said with a smile before stepping inside the building.
“This is your first time here, right?” A tall woman approached Ye Feng; she was obviously a staff member of the Assassin Alliance.
“What kind of business do you guys do?” Ye Feng asked further.
“We’re the Assassin Alliance; naturally, we handle assassination jobs.”
Ye Feng and his group continued deeper inside. Suddenly, he saw a familiar name among the bounty notices—Liu Yuan. Below the name was an image of Liu Yuan’s upper body for identification.
“When did this start?” Ye Feng asked, looking at the bounty notice.
“That guy who made it to the top seven by luck? His bounty notice came out right after he passed the preliminary rounds,” the staff member replied with a strange expression. “But over the years, more than a dozen teams have taken on this task, yet none have succeeded. And those who tried all gave up on their own, some even complaining that taking on this task was pure bad luck.”
Hearing this, Ye Feng frowned slightly. The staff member continued, “But since the bounty keeps increasing, there are always people willing to try. Are you interested in this task as well, sir?”
Ye Feng shook his head. “Not interested. We’re just taking a look.”
After leaving the Assassin Alliance, Ye Feng remained deep in thought, walking slowly behind Zhu Zhen and the others without saying a word.
“What are you thinking about?” After a long while, Zhu Zhen couldn’t hold back and asked.
“I’m thinking that with Liu Yuan’s skills and peculiar tactics, dealing with one person shouldn’t be a problem. But if it’s not just one person but a group taking on the assassination task, will Liu Yuan be defeated? After all, his strange tactics only work when he makes physical contact with his opponent. If there are multiple people, as soon as he picks one as his target, the others will immediately attack him without hesitation,” Ye Feng shared his thoughts.
“That cheat? If he dies, so be it. What’s the big deal?” Zhuge Ling’er snorted coldly. “Aren’t you the one who hates facing him in competitions the most? If he’s killed, won’t that mean you don’t have to compete against him?”

“There’s an energy fluctuation over there; it seems someone has started fighting.” Long Tian looked up in the distance. “Since they’ve come out, let’s go take a look!”
After turning a corner, Ye Feng and his group finally saw that a fight was indeed underway not far away. There were quite a few onlookers, and for a moment, Ye Feng couldn’t figure out exactly what was going on.
After a while, he noticed a familiar figure among those fighting—it was Liu Yuan.
“It seems someone is attacking that kid named Liu Yuan,” Zhenzhu glanced at Ye Feng beside her, wanting to see his attitude.
“You wait here. Those attackers are all at least at the Xingyu level,” Ye Feng said before vanishing in a flash. By the time he reappeared, he had already entered the combat area.
“Brother Ye!” Liu Yuan also saw Ye Feng’s arrival, but he didn’t think Ye Feng would come to help him. He knew full well that he had now become a thorn in the side of all the strong contenders for the top seven. His performance clearly didn’t reflect true strength, which naturally angered everyone.
Ye Feng simply nodded at him slightly, then unleashed his Destruction Divine Power, targeting those attacking Liu Yuan. He showed no mercy, and in just a short while, all more than a dozen of them died with his finger force piercing through their skulls.
Ye Feng took their belongings as loot, then casually began extracting the divine powers from their bodies. Although he didn’t need them, Zhenzhu and the others could use them, so he naturally didn’t spare them.
Liu Yuan sat down and began to regulate his breath. Though Ye Feng’s help saved him from disaster in this fierce battle, before Ye Feng arrived, he had to dodge desperately and was hit several times. Although the hits didn’t hit vital areas, those attackers were all stronger than him, and he was also badly injured.
The onlookers, witnessing Ye Feng’s brutal method of killing over a dozen Xingyu-level strongmen in an instant, naturally didn’t dare to think too much and could only watch from afar.