54: The Shadow Assassin's Doubts

Su Feng returned home to pack his things; he could report to the academy within these three days.

His recorded achievement was set at 3000 meters, with only a very small number of people knowing Su Feng's true performance.

"Now I can finally witness the grandeur of the nation's top academies. I didn't expect to be one of them, and to report as the provincial top scholar..."

"It's good to tidy up things here and go check it out early."

"Also, the promised reward hasn't arrived yet. I wonder when it will be distributed..."

After packing, Su Feng headed straight for the Tianming Chamber of Commerce's shop.

He wanted to see if he could find anything else before he left. "Mr. Su, these are some things our shop manager left for you. He had something to do today and left early..."

A staff member in uniform handed a storage ring to Su Feng, explaining patiently.

Su Feng glanced at it roughly, surprised to find three Skill books inside. The rest were rare materials, quite valuable.

"I wonder where Ma Run went?"

"Never mind. After I learn these, I'll go straight to Dragon Abyss Academy. I hope I can uncover some hidden secrets!"

Su Feng learned all the Skills and then heard the system's amplification sound.

[Ding! Lantern Grass Ten Thousand Times Amplification - Skill!]

[Ding! Concealment Technique Ten Thousand Times Amplification - Shadow Evasion!]

[Ding! Swift Steps Ten Thousand Times Amplification - Divine Shadow Light Traversal!]

...[Skill: Perceive all enemies within a ten-thousand-meter radius, revealing their tracks, and discover any hidden units in the surroundings, including invisible, stealthy, and concealed situations. For 600 seconds after activation, vision is unobstructed!]

[Shadow Evasion: Enter a stealth state, merging with the world. Unless divine power is used, detection is impossible. In this state, movement speed increases by 30%, evasion rate increases by 50%, and the next Skill's damage is additionally increased by 10000%!]

[Divine Shadow Light Traversal: Break through the limits of speed, increasing one's speed by 10000% for a short period, lasting 30 seconds. In this state, one's senses are also enhanced a hundredfold, and terrain obstacles are no longer an issue!]

..."What the f***?!"

"Ma Run really helped a lot this time!"

Su Feng chuckled inwardly.

Although these Skills weren't as powerful in attack as previous ones, they were exactly what he needed most right now.

Currently, he wasn't strong enough to protect himself.

After all, who knew when someone might try to ambush him!

However, these three Skills could not only detect enemies within ten thousand meters, but also included invisibility and speed boosts... Even if an Eighth-Rank Expert truly made a move, they might not be able to keep him!

"Good, there shouldn't be so much trouble now. Just use Shadow Evasion, and no one will be able to find me..."

"Hmm?!"

Su Feng frowned slightly.

If he hadn't been experimenting with his Skills, he wouldn't have discovered that someone was actually monitoring him nearby.

And it was a stunningly beautiful and aloof figure.

It was a pity that such a cold face was covered by that superfluous, long black cloth; what a waste of natural beauty!

"Wait!"

"How does this also have X-ray vision?!"

"It wasn't written in the Skill description!"

Su Feng quickly retracted his gaze. After experimenting, he found that Skill could penetrate a single layer of obstruction.

Any more than that wouldn't work.

"It should still be because my strength is relatively weak, but I didn't expect that for a moment, it almost completely covered the entire center of Tianhai City..."

Su Feng lightly coughed. Those sights just now were truly dazzling!

...However, what most concerned Su Feng was that graceful, black silhouette.

"They wouldn't make a move so quickly, would they?!"

"Damn it!"

Su Feng cursed, immediately used Shadow Evasion, and then completely vanished from his original spot.

Han Xueyuan's cold eyes widened in astonishment, her face filled with disbelief.

"Where did he go?"

This rookie actually disappeared right under her nose, a Seventh-Turn Expert?!

This was utterly unscientific!

One had to know, she was a legendary profession—a Shadow Assassin!

When it came to stealth and concealment, apart from a few top-tier experts, very few could surpass her!

But today... it seemed there was an exception!

"What should I do?"

"If I tell my teacher that I was shaken off by that little guy, my standing in my teacher's heart will probably plummet..."

Han Xueyuan smiled bitterly, feeling helpless.

But she quickly regained her confidence.

"This is interesting. Perhaps I now somewhat understand why Teacher called me here!"

"But why did he disappear precisely at this moment?"

"Could it be that he discovered my tracks?"

"Impossible!"

Han Xueyuan's delicate brows furrowed as she constantly searched for her flaws and loopholes.

But she found nothing.

Her profession meant constantly risking her life; a single mistake in a mission could lead to death.

Moreover, whether it was herself, her teacher, or the organization, their control over every detail was extremely precise!

Otherwise, she wouldn't have reached the Seventh Turn stage today!

Assassins are different from other professions; they trade other attributes like life and defense for attack and agility.

But whether one can seize a fleeting opportunity depends entirely on personal intuition and judgment.

What on earth happened!?

Thousands of questions flashed through Han Xueyuan's mind, but ultimately, she found no answers.

"A coincidence?"

"However... I have a way to find you."

"You've successfully piqued my curiosity!"

Han Xueyuan's slender fingers tapped on the magic inscription in front of her. After a long search, the feedback she received only indicated a strong burst of speed flashing past to the east.

But she couldn't ascertain the specifics.

"Damn it!"

"All my previous methods have failed. It seems I'll have to put in some effort!"

...Above the firmament.

A massive creature, like a giant dragon, soared rapidly through the air, instantly scattering the surrounding white clouds.

On its prominent forehead, there was actually a figure about two meters tall.

Zooming in, it was none other than Su Feng!

"This Skill combined with Shadow Evasion is indeed effective; it can solve most problems!"

"I must first figure out which faction that Young Lady belongs to. Otherwise, if I accidentally harm her and they come knocking, asking me to take responsibility, that would be terrible!"

Cold winds constantly howled beside Su Feng, but he remained completely unaffected.

Any force capable of dispatching a Seventh-Turn Expert must not be underestimated!

One must know, even the Abyss only sent Seventh-Tier Demons.

Such combat power, under normal circumstances, could already slaughter an ordinary province!

And this graceful Young Lady appeared after he returned to Tianhai City. Was this truly just a coincidence?

Su Feng was unsure.

But the scene below caught his curiosity.

"It's actually a Level Fruit. Then I won't be polite!"

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