As the Chief Elder of the Assassin Temple, Xue Zhisheng was experienced and astute. How could he not see the changes in the mentality of the people around him? Just as Cai’er said, strength is a very important voice. What’s more, she also possesses the symbolic Reincarnation Sword, holding an extremely important position in the Assassin Temple. Coupled with the fact that Sheng Yue already had some supporters, if things continued like this, his control in the Elders Council would definitely be greatly affected.

Xue Zhisheng’s strong support for the Assassin Temple’s neutrality naturally had his reasons. Firstly, he was indeed thinking about the Assassin Temple. At the same time, he also had his own selfish motives. Li Zhengzhi, the Temple Master of the Mage Temple, promised him that as long as he kept the Assassin Temple neutral, he would be invited to hold a high position in the new alliance after its establishment. Don’t let Xue Zhisheng’s old age fool you; his desire for power has never diminished. Perhaps it is because the more unattainable it is, the more one desires it.

At this moment, seeing Sheng Yue and Cai’er about to regain control of the situation, he certainly wouldn’t let it go so easily. With a cold snort, a powerful aura suddenly burst out from him, attracting everyone’s attention.

“Very good. Then let the old man test whether you, the Reincarnation Saintess, are qualified to shoulder such a heavy responsibility. If you win against the old man, the old man will unconditionally support any decision you make in the future. I will also support you in replacing Sheng Yue. If you lose, then stay in the temple for a few more years and lie low until you have enough strength to take on a high position.”

In any case, Xue Zhisheng was a high-ranking figure in the Assassin Temple. After a brief moment of anger, he listened to Sheng Yue’s explanation and gained some understanding of Cai’er. He also understood that Cai’er’s existence meant a glorious future for the Assassin Temple. Therefore, his tone was much more peaceful. Of course, he didn’t think that Cai’er could accomplish anything now. After all, she was still so young. He hoped that he could control the Assassin Temple and establish a good position in the new alliance. As for the future, that would be the world of young people like Cai’er.

Therefore, he decided to accept Cai’er’s challenge and use strength to prove everything. At the same time, he would also ensure that those high-ranking Assassin Temple members who were wavering would continue to support him.

Sheng Yue didn’t even look at Xue Zhisheng. His usually serious face now wore only a relaxed smile. Because he knew that when Cai’er came here with a group of high-ranking Assassin Temple members, Xue Zhisheng had already lost. Not in terms of cultivation, but in terms of age and the future. Even if he didn’t say anything, there would only be more and more people supporting Cai’er. As for this competition, let it proceed. Whether she wins or loses, Cai’er will be deeply rooted in people’s hearts, and it’s only a matter of time before she controls the Assassin Temple.

With a slight sway, Xue Zhisheng’s body disappeared. The next moment, he appeared twenty meters away from Cai’er. With his hands behind his back, his aged face was calm, and a pair of gloomy eyes stared at Cai’er, like a viper watching its prey.

“You make the first move.” As an older generation expert, Xue Zhisheng was four generations senior to Cai’er. In any case, he would not attack first.

Cai’er smiled slightly and said softly, “Then you must be careful.”

The Death Scythe in her hand paused slightly on the ground, and pure white light of purification spread out in all directions. Everyone saw as if a flash of lightning suddenly appeared in the air, and Cai’er’s Death Scythe had already slashed towards Xue Zhisheng.

At the same time as Cai’er attacked, Xue Zhisheng’s body suddenly disappeared. Where he had been standing, only a faint silver afterimage remained.

As the strongest person in the Assassin Temple, Xue Zhisheng was a space-attribute assassin. The strongest person was not just a title; he really had strong strength.

Cai’er’s strike missed. Just when everyone felt that she was about to fall into a disadvantage, a magical scene appeared.

The Death Scythe completed a turning-like strange arc in the air. As it rapidly swept across, Cai’er’s entire body instantly turned white. On the Death Scythe, a huge white light blade with a sense of vastness slashed out horizontally.

Death’s Seven Absolutes, the first absolute, Death’s Sorrow.

“Dang—” A figure was sent flying embarrassedly into the air.

It turned out that just as the huge white light blade swept through the void, Xue Zhisheng happened to appear at the location where its power was maximized.

Having just teleported out of space through instantaneous transfer, but having to face such a powerful blow, the pressure Xue Zhisheng was under was imaginable.

The killing intent that originally burst out from Cai’er seemed to have disappeared, but the huge scythe that slashed over gave Xue Zhisheng a feeling that his body was about to be decomposed.

A pair of silver-white short blades emitting orange-red brilliance crossed in front of the white light. He instinctively felt his soul shake violently, his space-attribute spiritual power dissipated rapidly, and after contacting the white light blade, his spiritual罡 actually showed signs of collapsing.

Attribute Suppression.

This was the effect of the absolute suppression of the purification attribute on the space attribute.

Xue Zhisheng clearly felt that Cai’er’s spiritual power was somewhat inferior to his own, but under the slash of the huge white light blade, it was he who was sent flying. What shocked him even more was that the illusionary blue and illusionary purple Death Scythe followed closely behind the white light and slashed fiercely on his pair of short blades.

With this pair of epic-level short blades, Xue Zhisheng was able to block the attack of the purification light, but the moment they collided with the Death Scythe, Xue Zhisheng’s body suddenly trembled as if electrocuted. He was horrified to see that the same cracks rapidly appeared on his short blades. Although this strike didn’t destroy this pair of epic-level short blades, what about the next strike?

With a sway, Xue Zhisheng’s body disappeared again. Cai’er didn’t pursue, but just stood there quietly. A layer of white misty light spread outward in the shape of lotus petals. At this time, she looked like a fairy standing in the heart of a flower.

Where the white petals passed, a faint white mist began to appear in the air, not enough to affect people’s vision. There wasn’t even any strong feeling. But it was these white mists that gave people an indescribable sense of fear.

The petals continued to spread until they stopped at a diameter of thirty meters, and none of the other high-ranking Assassin Temple members were shrouded within.

Domain, this was clearly a domain! Cai’er, who was only in her twenties, actually possessed her own domain. Moreover, no one could see what the effect of her domain was.

There are many types of domains, and no two domains are exactly the same. As we all know, the domains that assassins are good at are mainly aimed at individuals. Within a small range, assassin domains have always been regarded as the strongest. The range of Cai’er’s domain is relatively small among assassin domains. And the smaller the domain, the stronger the explosive power.

The unknown is the most terrifying. It is precisely because people don’t understand what Cai’er’s domain means that it is easier to generate a sense of awe.

Whether it was the domain Cai’er was currently using or the strike that sent Xue Zhisheng flying just now, she had fully demonstrated her strength to the high-ranking Assassin Temple members in front of her. No matter what the result of this battle was, the number of her supporters would definitely not be small.

The smile on Sheng Yue’s face became even more intense. It had been more than four years since he last saw Cai’er. Not only had her strength grown to a level that even shocked him, but her mentality had also improved greatly. She was not only fighting with Xue Zhisheng, but also fully demonstrating herself, so that the high-ranking members of the Assassin Temple would recognize her even more.

At this moment, with Cai’er’s body as the center and her domain as the boundary, twelve bright silver gates suddenly appeared, completely surrounding her.

Twelve Empty Domains, the domain of Xue Zhisheng, the Chief Elder of the Assassin Temple. It was also a space-attribute domain that was more suitable for individual combat.

The erection of these twelve silver gates immediately blocked the sight of the high-ranking Assassin Temple members outside. Fortunately, it was high enough here. They each released their spiritual wings and took off, looking down on the battlefield below from the air.

Faced with the Twelve Empty Domains, Cai’er still stood calmly in the center without moving. The lotus petal-like white halos no longer spread outward. She seemed to be just waiting there silently.

Suddenly, a silver light burst out from a silver gate on Cai’er’s side. The speed of this silver light was so fast that it even surpassed the tracking of sight. Almost as soon as the silver light flashed in this gate, it had already drilled into the silver light gate on the opposite side and disappeared.

The most powerful feature of the Twelve Empty Domains is encirclement and suppression. Once restricted by this domain, unless Xue Zhisheng is defeated, or one is defeated by Xue Zhisheng, it is impossible to escape.

The so-called Twelve Empty Domains refer to a special domain formed by stacking twelve layers of space. Twelve overlapping layers of space are absolutely impossible under normal circumstances. But it can be completed through the special effects of the domain. Trapped in the Twelve Empty Domains, one cannot escape through any space abilities, and one cannot even think about traversing space. At the same time, one will be completely locked within this space by the Twelve Empty Domains. It looks like there is no ceiling, but in reality, Cai’er is absolutely unable to fly now.

At the same time, Xue Zhisheng’s own attack power will be greatly enhanced under the overlap of the Twelve Empty Domains. Whether it is speed or destructive power, it will reach an extremely terrifying level.

More than ten years ago, Xue Zhisheng used the Twelve Empty Domains to kill a demon god ranked in the top forty of the demon race, thus becoming famous and completely establishing the reputation of the number one person in the Assassin Temple.

At this time, Cai’er and her domain, which didn’t seem to have any effect, were completely surrounded by the Twelve Empty Domains, and the situation seemed very unfavorable.

(To be continued)