The Divine Urban Physician

Chapter 4151: Chapter 4151: That Cold Light in the Darkness (Fourth Update)

Ye Chen frowned slightly. If Nangong Kuangba wasn’t afraid of Ghost Shadow’s assassination, he wouldn’t have been holed up in Violent Wind Palace for so long. His personality is likely cautious and careful. At this moment, there is only one other possibility for his proactive attack.

"So where exactly is this guy hiding?"

Ye Chen determined that the person in the sedan wasn’t Nangong Kuangba. However, as he scanned his surroundings, he couldn’t find any trace of Nangong Kuangba, but his eyes glimmered slightly, and he felt a bit excited.

Neither Nangong Kuangba nor Ghost Shadow are simple characters. This assassination mission is becoming more and more interesting.

Unable to detect Nangong Kuangba’s true body, Ye Chen wasn’t in a hurry. After all, his target wasn’t Nangong Kuangba. He hid behind Nangong Kuangba’s sedan, calmly concealing himself as they traveled together.

Soon, Nangong Kuangba and his entourage arrived at the Blood Nether Cave, a deep and dark cave with blood light shooting skyward. Even from a distance, one could sense the blood essence seeping from the cave.

This wasn’t the smell of blood nor the scent of slaughter. It was pure blood essence, and absorbing and refining it could boost a martial artist’s blood essence and energy, enhancing the physical body—truly a rare treasure.

At this moment, ten Qiankun Realm Experts guarded Nangong Kuangba’s sedan as they entered the Blood Nether Cave.

Ye Chen watched all this, calmly observing his surroundings. Nangong Kuangba was proactively trying to force Ghost Shadow out, and he was curious whether Ghost Shadow would appear.

In Ye Chen’s senses, he didn’t detect anything suspicious. But when he took out a map to check, he found that Ghost Shadow was already inside the Blood Nether Cave, apparently having been waiting for quite some time.

"Could it be that he hasn’t realized this is Nangong Kuangba’s scheme to force him out?"

Ye Chen squinted his eyes. For Ghost Shadow, a famous assassin from the Outer Realm, he believed the man was extremely smart and should have seen through Nangong Kuangba’s intentions.

"Hehe, I want to see what kind of schemes you all have up your sleeves."

Ye Chen chuckled lightly and quietly entered the Blood Nether Cave. Neither Ghost Shadow nor Nangong Kuangba would ever expect that another player, a hidden watcher, was also present.

In the Blood Nether Cave, dense blood essence swirled, and Ye Chen’s figure blended with the deep red blood-stained rock walls, his gaze fixed on Nangong Kuangba’s group.

They were deep inside the Blood Nether Cave, at a gorge where blood-red flowers grew. Many Violent Wind Palace members were picking these red flowers.

These red flowers were a specialty of Blood Nether Valley, named Blood Nether Flowers, known as recovering pills with extremely potent blood essence.

For ordinary injuries, simply squeezing the juice from a Blood Nether Flower onto the wound could quickly heal it. Even internal injuries could be cured by swallowing one or two.

And the effect is even better when the Blood Nether Flower is used in alchemy, making it highly sought after by martial artists and a significant source of income for Violent Wind Palace.

It was here that members of Violent Wind Palace discovered the elusive figure that had already taken the lives of several people. The bodies of those people lay scattered on the ground.

At this moment, Nangong Kuangba’s sedan stopped in front of the bodies, apparently wanting to carefully analyze them to figure out what the mastermind truly was.

Just then, a cold light suddenly filled the entire Blood Nether Valley and instantly engulfed Nangong Kuangba’s sedan.

The next moment, a scream echoed, and a staggering, bloodied figure ran out. However, it was not Nangong Kuangba but one of his Qiankun Realm subordinates.

Witnessing this scene, Ye Chen’s eyes narrowed, knowing the real drama was about to unfold.

Sure enough, the instant the subordinate rushed out of the sedan, one of the ten subordinates guarding the sedan, who looked exactly like the person inside, suddenly soared into the sky, heading towards the cold light.

"Finally got you!"

Nangong Kuangba’s furious roar resounded, violent winds howled through the Blood Nether Cave as he revealed his true form, throwing a punch towards the cold light.

It turned out that Nangong Kuangba had mastered the disguise technique, deliberately transforming into one of his subordinates to lure out Ghost Shadow, aiming to capture him the moment he moved.

At this moment, Nangong Kuangba was unleashing the unparalleled Wind Cloud Bursting Sky Light, his signature skill. If someone got hit by this punch, even mountains would be shredded by the violent wind cloud power.

Facing this terrifying punch, the cold light seemed stunned, not moving at all, just staring at Nangong Kuangba.

Ye Chen saw that the cold light revealed a figure, looking exactly like the portrait of Ghost Shadow that Qing Wanji had given him, except it appeared somewhat illusory.

"It’s a fake!"

Ye Chen’s eyes radiated endless coldness.

Even Nangong Kuangba was shocked by the phantom Ghost Shadow, an immense crisis surging in his heart, sensing an icy chill creeping up from behind.

At this moment, Nangong Kuangba’s fully charged punch smashed into the phantom, leaving him no time to turn around.

"Hmph, your plan was seen through long ago!" Ghost Shadow’s cold laughter echoed hauntingly.

In the rocky walls above Nangong Kuangba, a ghostly illusion burst out, and the glaring cold light filled the entire Blood Nether Valley, blinding numerous people. Even Nangong Kuangba’s ten Qiankun Realm subordinates couldn’t help but close their eyes.

Ghost Shadow was thin as a monkey, his long sword in hand curve like a poisonous snake. At this moment, he released endless coldness and murderous intent, with the long sword thrusting towards Nangong Kuangba’s back.

"Ghost Shadow Illusion Killing Sword!"

Striking with fierce anger, Ghost Shadow had patiently waited for this perfect opportunity to slay Nangong Kuangba with one swift blow and then eradicate all his subordinates, wiping out Violent Wind Palace entirely to remove all threats.

For Nangong Kuangba, only endless fear filled him at Ghost Shadow’s ferocious strike, as if engulfed by the heavens and swallowed by a tidal wave of darkness.

"I’m doomed."

Despair flashed in Nangong Kuangba’s eyes, his limbs cold with fear, body stiff, utterly unable to counterattack, with even the idea of turning around a distant dream.

Against a regular opponent, Nangong Kuangba could fight freely, but facing a top-tier assassin like Ghost Shadow, he had only one chance. Failing meant becoming a victim of a deadly strike with no opportunity for regret.

Just as Ghost Shadow’s sword was about to pierce Nangong Kuangba, Ye Chen, who had been observing with cold eyes, suddenly intervened. The Slaughter Sword radiated a glow not inferior to Ghost Shadow’s cold light, instantly bursting forth.

The Destruction Dao Seal, obliterating all, shattering the heavens, intertwined with the Soul-devouring Seal, annihilating everything, merged onto the Slaughter Sword. A destructive killing intent surged forward, changing Ghost Shadow’s expression drastically.