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King of Assassins

Author: Master Stepping on Snow
Eastern
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The most dependable (sarcastic) assassin -- Gao Xuan. Developing himself with an inventory of powerful gear. A master of biding his time, backstabbing, and brutalizing weaklings. Don’t love me. Nothing would come out of this. I am an assassin without feelings.

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Chapter 1Chapter 1: Return

Pegasus Star, Beikun Icefield, underground secret training base.

The small room had only a bed and a table, arranged with exceptional simplicity. The empty iron-gray walls gave a cold and oppressive feeling.

On the table sat a small cupcake, the only thing in the room that could evoke warmth.

Sitting upright on the bed, Xu Hui rolled a piece of paper into a stick, then inserted the small paper stick into the cupcake.

A trace of satisfaction appeared on Xu Hui's aged face, seemingly quite pleased with his paper rolling skills.

He told the young man standing at the table: "088, today is your eighteenth birthday. From today onwards, you are an adult. You can leave the training base and officially serve the organization."

Xu Hui spoke with a sense of nostalgia, "I still remember when you first came here at the age of six. You were the most talkative, always loved to speak incessantly. I always thought you wouldn't last long. Unexpectedly, you survived and passed through hellish training. Congratulations."

"All thanks to the teacher's nurturing."

088 was an exceptionally handsome young man; his smile was like the autumn sunlight, clean and bright, filled with charisma.

Though Xu Hui was knowledgeable and experienced, he had to admit this young man was indeed unrivaledly handsome; the clarity and spiritual aura between his brows resembled that of a deity.

Plastic surgery can freely change a person's appearance, but it could never achieve this effect.

The organization injected genetic potions from the Spirit Race into the youths, raised them in a competitive manner to let them fight amongst themselves and eliminate the weak.

Through this method, the youths continually evolved with mutations. The evolution direction for Number 088 was quite peculiar; his appearance constantly approached perfection, showcasing extraordinary charisma.

Despite his chatter and ordinary skills, 088 managed to survive mostly owing to his extraordinary charisma!

Xu Hui must also admit that his favoritism towards 088 was influenced by the latter's charisma.

This special charisma proved particularly effective in social interactions. It's more valuable than typical assassins.

A talent like 088; the organization wouldn't send him to be a frontline assassin. This boy will certainly live long and have a promising future.

"Tomorrow you will leave the base and formally serve the organization."

Xu Hui said: "As your mentor, I hope you'll rise continually, and in the future, have a chance to take care of this old man."

"The teacher is kidding. You are an elder of the Blood God Association. It's not for me to take care of you."

088 said with a hint of emotion: "I remember very clearly, there were six batches totaling 1200 people, and in the end, only a few dozen remain. Without the teacher's care, I would've died long ago. There's no way I could've passed the hellish training!"

Xu Hui nodded, satisfied with 088's attitude. Though the young man's chatter was often annoyingly persistent, when he needed to speak favorably, he did so especially well.

He sighed deeply: "Hellish training is extremely cruel, with only a 4% survival rate."

The Blood God Association spared no expense in raising them competitively, but the high elimination rate was somewhat poignant for Xu Hui.

After more than a decade, the efforts have not been in vain. The young generation has grown, each showcasing unique talents, and they will become the backbone of the organization.

Looking at Number 088, just eighteen years old, speaking of past tragedies with a calm and serene demeanor, without any emotional turmoil, he is a fitting killer.

Xu Hui withdrew his sentiment, speaking calmly: "Only toughness and ruthlessness can control your destiny."

He further exemplified: "I remember very clearly during your trial at fifteen, there was an extraordinarily gifted girl, I believe her name was 006. If she hadn't shielded you from a sword and left the healing potion for you, she wouldn't have died?"

"Indeed, 006 was too sentimental."

This memory long past, the brilliant star-like eyes of 088 showed a hint of reminiscence. The event had occurred so long ago; he nearly forgot it.

The bright and gentle girl hemorrhaged to death right before him.

He couldn't clearly recall the specifics of her appearance now, only remembering her tightly gripping his hand as she died, with blood-stained hands indistinctly drenched in gore.

The feeling of powerlessness of not being able to grasp anything always woke him in the depths of night.

And the girl's gaze slowly dimming upon her death, like a flame extinguishing, leaving only cold ashes.

The cruel and cold, ugly death left an indelible mark deep in his soul on that day.

"Life cannot be redone, and in our profession, decisions must be made carefully and calmly."

Xu Hui also wished to show goodwill, exceptionally sharing many of his insights.

"Teacher, what if life could be redone?"

088 suddenly questioned: "Supposing you could return to being eighteen, would you still follow this path?"

Xu Hui dismissively waved his hand: "This hypothetical is meaningless. Time can never change, and life cannot be redone."

088 earnestly stated: "Teacher, if you could be reborn, would you prefer to be an ordinary person or continue as a cold-blooded butcher?"

"What are you saying! Such insolence!"

Though Xu Hui aimed to show favor to 088, he wouldn't tolerate the youth's nonsense and disrespect.

As the head trainer of the underground base, Xu Hui held the power over life and death within the base.

Even after passing the hellish training, 088 was still a mere pawn before him without the standing for such disrespect.

Xu Hui's old face turned gloomy, his drooping triangular eyes fixating fiercely on 088.

088, though lacking skill, was one of the rare clever individuals in the base. His insolence surely had some reason.

Retaining his crafty nature, Xu Hui raised his voice loudly, yet kept a calm inner observation of 088.

088 smiled subtly: "To face change calmly, to remain unangered by provocation, deep composure. Teachers, eighty years of nurturing truly astonishing. You are indeed a disciple's exemplary model."

Xu Hui remained silent, the more arrogant 088 became, the more suspicious Xu Hui grew.

How could a mere third-level warrior like 088 have the confidence to challenge a seventh-level expert like him?

Xu Hui extended his sixth sense; there were no other people within the room, nor signs of people outside.

Could it be a bomb hidden in the room? Could 088 wish for mutual destruction?

Considering 088's character, Xu Hui doubted he would resort to such radical measures. Furthermore, 088 had no access to a powerful bomb.

"Teacher must wonder how I would suddenly seek suicide by provoking you."

088's curious yet cautious posture amused him further. "Teacher, I already told you. I was reborn, so I want to change my destiny and live differently."

"Oh, where did you come back from?"

Xu Hui pondered, steadier now, unconcerned with 088's sarcasm, instead inquiring about specifics.

"I returned from a hundred years later, claiming to be older than the teacher."

Sighing, 088 said: "Unfortunately, I couldn't bring back my formidable power... alas."

"From a hundred years later?"

Xu Hui's old eyes held a complex gaze, torn between the impulse to apprehend 088 immediately and the curiosity to listen to what else the youth could spin.

He inquired: "088, how is it a hundred years later?"

"My name is not 088; it's the dull number you all assigned. My name is Gao Xuan."

Correcting Xu Hui, Gao Xuan calmly continued: "A hundred years later, the Galaxy was engulfed in wars of countless species, and humanity neared extinction. It's a story of tears."

Gao Xuan expressed relief: "Luckily, I was reborn and lived again. Even in the worst scenario, living an extra hundred years is a blessing. Fate treats me kindly."

"I see..."

Xu Hui seemed to want to ask more, but suddenly he spread his arms slightly, source power erupted around him, his thin, aged body like a predator eagle, fiercely lunging at Gao Xuan.

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Usagi_mofu
Usagi_mofuLv11

I dropped it at Chapter 27 so here's a summary of this novel in 27 chapters. So basically the mc returned from the future (100 years) where humanity almost or went extinct. He is raised in an organisation that deals in assassination. Oh, did I forgot that something called Heavenly-winged cicada (whatever) went with him back in time? No? Now you know. It raise his perception - also, he is rediculous handsome. Oh, you don't care? neither do I but it's mentioned a lot of times in this novel. So I thought might aswell tell you. Uhmm... There are items called miracle items that basically is fantasy level items with amazing effects and consequences like the (small spoiler and also the fact I dropped this novel) heavenly (something) dragon eye. It give him the ability of sight and other things that I don't remember. So the consequences are the bloodline heritage and that basically makes him constantly having the urge to mate and spread his genes. But here's the catch. he travels with his good friend (female) who obediently follows his orders and trust him completely. So yes, he didn't r*pe her anything like that, just that he chose other women to have s*x with so I don't know, didn't like that. It's pretty obvious that his friend will become the FL so when he chose someone else to have s*x with, it didn't really sit well with me because sometimes (mostly/frequently) that means it will become a harem. And I hate harems to the core. And yeah, the novel is cool unless you're like me who hate what I just mentioned. Translation - 5* (you can read smoothly) SoU - 5* (trial read, always 5 stars) Story Development - 1* (I just hate his choice, it's original 4 star) Character Design - 3* (Just because the mc has an unique side effect it makes a little bit better but like anything else he is extremely handsome (cliche) and his friend is extremely cold like all the other extreme beauties) World background - 4* (I don't know with 40 chapters but I guess it's quite explained, I'll just give it a 4 star)

Oto
OtoLv14

This novel is like a nightmare. It’s a portrayal of everything wrong with China amplified on a galactic scale (literally). The society in the novel is vain, unintelligible, full of corruption, lawless, dystopian, etc. It’s really ironic whenever I read these types of novels becuase the author is clearly writing this to be a horrible society, but doesn’t realize that they are replicating China (or maybe they do). I am disappointed more and more with the new novels on this site. Is it so hard for Chinese authors to write something original or not downright stupid? Chapters 1-40 were not too bad of a read except for a few small things. Immediately gets weird from 41-50 and you can tell the story quality has dropped. This continues for roughly 100 chapters. After chapter 150 the novel devolves into a load of grabage. Its essentially just the same face-slapping garbage cultivation novel but with even more stupid idiots. Everyone ‘investigates in detail’ the MC but somehow always miss the blaringly obvious. Here’s the key issue: the MC is somehow the ‘King of Assassins’ but exposes himself and does extremely stupid shit constantly that could’ve easily been avoided without any difficulty. Sometimes he cleans up the loose ends 20-40 chapters later, but the only reason he gets away with it is plot armor. He says he doesn’t want to alert the enemy, and then he goes and creates mayhem and alerts the enemy. Don’t even get me started on the author’s obsession with China in this one. I am reminded by the author at least once every 10 chapters how China conquered the universe. Apparently 80% of all humans in the universe are Chinese becuase China is “the best at colonizing and adapting.” I don’t think China remembers that they were the one who always got invaded and conquered... According to the novel more than 3000 years have passed since the colonization period and the government is now “The Alliance,” yet somehow people are proud of their ‘Chinese blood’? Everyone always refers to their Chinese blood when they get offended and for some reason that makes them unable to withstand offense. (Starting to think that Chinese people might have a complex). Let’s list some of the other things: - Traditional Chinese arhitecture is somehow more expensive than gigantic skyscrapers - New Year’s is on Jan 1 but for some reason it lasts 10 days and everyone gives red packets? (Don’t really understand why the author felt the need to use the Western New Year’s Day instead of Chinese New Year... maybe its their complex again). Honestly, I’ve vented enough by now and am too tired to elaborate more. I’m still going to continue reading the novel as there’s nothing else, so maybe I’ll feel more aggrivated and add on to the review.

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