Late Arrival?

*Booom!~*

Darkness enveloped the skies, but a figure traversed like a shooting star, breaking through the restrictions. The figure was too fast for its cultivation base, but one could see the potent aura emerging from the burning blood essence. This potent force allowed the cultivators to break past their limits and achieve greater speeds through the art of escape techniques.

However, the escape technique only lasted for a short time.

Behind him, a trio of masked assassins pursued relentlessly, their killing intent piercing the night like daggers. They knew their prey was weakening as his aura began to flicker. Soon, his speed would also drop, and he would be a target of their poisoned daggers.

The assassins closed in, their black robes billowing in the dark like shadows in the wind. One lifted his blade with the maneuver of a leopard appearing to leap, preparing to deliver the final blow when—

*Clang!*