Your Talent is Mine Chapter 1174: The Forbidden Void Realm!
Previously on Your Talent is Mine...
TL: Etude
No one else lurks nearby—just Ye Xingchen alone. Relying on my blinding assassination pace and the utmost power of a Sixth Heaven Dao Ancestor assault, I’ll slay Ye Xingchen in a flash and slip away effortlessly. It’s completely airtight!
This silver-tier assassin, known by the codename Cold Indifference, sprang into action without a second thought. He unleashed one of his scarce mastered Middle Thousand Dao Techniques—Phantom Sting, which he’d discovered purely by luck.
Cold Indifference avoided practicing numerous dao techniques, concentrating solely on a select few. Through endless ages, he’d obsessively polished Phantom Sting to the height of major accomplishment, only one step from flawless completion.
Brandishing a peak Dao Artifact dagger alongside the Phantom Sting technique, his blow struck with blinding speed and deadly intent.
“He’s dead for sure!” Cold Indifference assessed with ironclad certainty, drawing from his vast expertise.
Clang! The dagger failed to stab into Ye Xingchen’s flesh. Rather, it got seized by a pair of unknown, gigantic palms.
“Not good—the mission has failed!”
Aware that his strike had been blocked, Cold Indifference desperately attempted to bolt.
Yet escape eluded him. A silhouette suddenly materialized, cutting off his route. Cold Indifference identified the combat robes and mask—it belonged to the Fire King of Blackwind Mountain.
With a simple flick of his wrist, the Fire King drowned Cold Indifference in a raging inferno.
Cold Indifference, bereft of potent life-preservation skills, had zero hope against those horrifying flame dao techniques.
Right before his awareness fully vanished, a single query scorched through Cold Indifference’s thoughts: “Who leaked the mission?”
Evidently, the Fire King guarded Ye Xingchen.
But by what merit did Ye Xingchen deserve safeguarding from a powerhouse like the Fire King? The truth shone clear—somebody had commissioned Ye Xingchen’s murder, necessitating such defense.
This meant the Killgod Hall’s mission had leaked! Though Cold Indifference couldn’t fathom how, he lacked the chance to dwell on it.
For he was dead already.
Slaying a silver-tier assassin meant little to the Fire King. A Sixth Heaven Dao Ancestor versed in survival arts might endure one attack. Yet an assassin excelling in concealment and kills but weak in defense would perish from a lone blow.
“Thank you, Fire King!” Ye Xingchen soared up, voicing his thanks.
Moments earlier, danger loomed critically. The assassin moved so swiftly that Ye Xingchen’s mind seemed paralyzed, rendering reaction impossible.
Should that dagger have landed, nothing—not even his Forbidden Body—could block it. Instant obliteration awaited, with no hope of living.
“No big deal. That assassin’s gone, and none others will come. I’m off.” The Fire King vanished quickly, refusing to stay.
His schedule brimmed with urgencies. Lately, he’d acquired the Forbidden Fire Lotus, a Forbidden Supreme Treasure, catching a slim shot at entering Invincible Dao Ancestor territory. Hence, seclusion beckoned for cultivation and insight.
The Fire King stepped in this time solely because the Wind King had to dodge suspicion. As Killgod Hall’s Vice Hall Master, the Wind King dreaded identity exposure, barring direct action. Otherwise, the Fire King wouldn’t have bothered.
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Meanwhile, Killgod Hall verified their silver-tier assassin’s death and swiftly voided the mission.
Canceled missions returned just half the fee. Killgod Hall enforced this iron rule, which clients had no choice but to swallow.
Indeed, Killgod Hall incurred heavy costs too. Losing a Sixth Heaven Dao Ancestor wasn’t minor. Absent compensation, they couldn’t have endured so long.
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In Heavenly Emperor Palace’s Feng Family.
Feng Family patriarch Dao Ancestor Flying Dragon erupted in rage learning the assassination flopped and the mission got axed.
“Curse that Killgod Hall! Useless fools couldn’t take down one True Ancestor and sacrificed a silver-tier assassin to boot. Pathetic!”
Dao Ancestor Flying Dragon trusted Killgod Hall’s report fully, yet a Sixth Heaven Dao Ancestor targeting a True Ancestor boasted almost perfect success odds.
A successful kill where the assassin died escaping would make sense. But Ye Xingchen stood unscathed while the silver-tier assassin perished—what madness?
He even pondered if the mission leaked, putting Ye Xingchen on high guard.
Killgod Hall shouldered the blame, yet Dao Ancestor Flying Dragon forfeited half his commission—a colossal sum of wealth. Still, he found no means to punish Killgod Hall and was forced to choke down this harsh loss.
“Never mind, we'll set it aside for now. Revenge on Ye Xingchen and the Human Race will come later. Opportunities will abound!”
Dao Ancestor Flying Dragon soothed himself with such notions.
The Feng Family had paused their schemes for the moment, oblivious to their already revealed secrets.
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The Human Race.
Ye Tian burned with rage upon hearing his son Ye Xingchen had truly faced an assassination attempt. Though he had foreseen it and his son emerged unharmed, this failed to quell his seething anger.
“The Feng Family? Henceforth, whenever I encounter one of you, I'll slay you!” Ye Tian declared icily.
Yet he held back from striking right away. The Feng Family dwelled in the Heavenly Emperor Palace's domain, after all. Daring an assault there would ensure he never returned alive.
Hiring Killgod Hall held no appeal. The price was exorbitant, offering at best the deaths of a handful. What good was that?
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Time flowed onward, spanning tens of thousands of years.
From the Profound Void Archaic Realm's inception, its premiere grand occurrence unfolded.
The inaugural Forbidden Void Realm emerged!
This earth-shaking revelation drew gazes from myriad mighty powers, each hungering for the Forbidden Void Realm.
What defined the Forbidden Void Realm?
Distinct from prior forbidden areas like the Forbidden Forest, Forbidden Mountain Range, or Fireflame Forbidden Zone—mere half-spaces brushing the Profound Void Archaic Realm and visible externally—these zones yielded abundant Forbidden Wondrous Objects but lacked true security, unfit as any faction's base.
Forbidden Void Realms stood apart entirely. Fully independent void domains with supreme stealth, they could be claimed by a power, subtly altered, and transformed into a stronghold.
With mighty arrays erected, breaching such a Forbidden Void Realm grew immensely arduous for rivals.
Moreover, the Forbidden Void Realm's laws wielded tremendous might. Clashes among Invincible Dao Ancestors or even Half-Step Domain Ancestors scarcely ravaged it. It endured onslaughts from hordes of titans with ease.
Most vitally, a Forbidden Void Realm permitted refinement. Its refiner ascended as Realm Master, wielding its vast might.
Thus, a Pinnacle Dao Ancestor commanding one could overpower an Invincible Dao Ancestor.
Should an Invincible Dao Ancestor dominate a Forbidden Void Realm, challenging a Half-Step Domain Ancestor became feasible.
What staggering might!
No faction could resist the allure of claiming a Forbidden Void Realm.
Evidently, any power securing one would skyrocket in prowess ahead.
Not even the Vast Sea Domain had hosted a Forbidden Void Realm before. Small wonder the Heavenly Emperor Palace took notice.
The Forbidden Void Realm surfaced due to its birth's massive spatial ripples, alerting the outer realms.
Post-stabilization, however, spotting it turned far trickier.
After detection, legions of Dao Ancestors converged where the Forbidden Void Realm's spatial waves first pulsed.
Limitless Sky Sect, Heavenly Sea Sect, Myriad Domains Divine Hall, Blackwind Mountain—these powers dispatched their Dao Ancestors.
Even the Heavenly Emperor Palace ultimately sent scouts to probe!