Child of Destiny

Chapter 1946: The Young Ghosts of the Valentine Family (Part 2)

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The Valentine Family.

They were one of the ruling families of the Lost Soul Continent, which even the local government was unwilling to provoke.

In terms of prestige, they were equivalent to the Springfield and Stuart Family of the Soaring Continent, as well as the Potter Clan and the Green Family.

They possessed a lot of influence despite not showing much interest in the political struggle within the said continent.

In terms of might, they were one of the most feared families around the world due to their way of doing things.

They were an assassin family. However, unlike most of the assassin families, who had turned into cold-blooded murderers and bloodthirsty killers, this family refused to abandon their feelings and emotions and remain humane.

They possessed a bottom line despite their profession.

Moreover, they also became proficient in wielding those feelings and emotions as some sort of weapon that could greatly enhance their strength.

Most people were used to seeing assassins, who were capable of suppressing their emotions, or those who had lost their emotions.

It became much easier to recognize such people.

On the other hand, the assassins of the Valentine Family were capable of masking their real intentions through genuine smiles and unrestrained laughter, perfectly disguising an assassination by showing genuine emotions.

For experts around the world, the latter group of people was naturally harder to deal with.

Aside from this, the Valentine Family was also proficient in all kinds of assassination techniques, putting them at the peak of the said profession.

They also had a unique and natural talent for assassination, which could help them erase their presence to the point that they seemed to have disappeared out of existence.

It was because of this family that Spellbreaker did not dare to run wantonly in the Lost Soul Continent during his time there. Even though he had slaughtered an entire city on that continent, the area that he had chosen to conduct his activities was always far from the Valentine Family and avoided any area under their control.

He could afford to provoke any other powers in that continent and even fight the branch of World Government there, but he would never take the initiative to provoke those from the Valentine Family.

After all, being hunted down by their assassins was something that he could not afford to deal with at that time.

It would be a completely different experience this time since now they had the ability to at least fight against their top-class assassins and had the support of the Black Serpent Mafia.

However, he did not expect that he would meet one of his natural nemesis in this place when doing this important operation.

”A possessor of the Killing Star and the Young Prince of the Valentine Family, huh? This sure is going to be a bit trickier than we have expected,” mumbled Spellbreaker.

Swoosh!

Jeremiah continued to advance fearlessly, not caring about the so-called difference in strength.

Seeing that this possessor of the Killing Star was charging straight at him once again, Spellbreaker swiftly responded.

He waved his hand, summoning a blockade of ramparts made of Mental Energy to obstruct the latter.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

At the same time, his other hand was forming a series of hand seals to control the surrounding Mental Energy that he just summoned. He scattered this Mental Energy, forming unnoticeable threads that later formed a web-like net around him.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Jeremiah charged through the Mental Energy ramparts, destroying them by either swinging his cursed axe or ramming through them with his body, which was currently donning a set of crimson armor made of Natural Force.

This armor was not formed through any ordinary Qi Armor technique of those at the Void Manifestation Stage. It was a variation that those killing machines from the Valentine Family, a Qi Armor made of Death Qi, which was a special type of energy that those with the assassin profession could build up through killing and combining it with their personal Internal Qi.

Adding that Jeremiah possessed the enchantments coming from the Killing Star alongside the special powers provided by the cursed artifact that he was wielding, his current battle prowess was sure beyond regular Void Manifestation Experts.

Boom!

Destroying the final rampart, Jeremiah arrived before Spellbreaker and brandished the axe in his hand immediately after.

Shing!

Spellbreaker calmly responded by raising his hand, facing his palm forward.

Swoosh!

An invisible wall immediately appeared to block the incoming attack.

Boom!

The wall of Mental Energy instantly collapsed in front of such a powerful attack, but it still served its purpose of killing the momentum that the axe had.

Immediately after, Spellbreaker thrust with his other hand, using it like a spear by coating his Spiritual Force over it.

Swoosh!

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Following his actions, the Mental Energy behind him moved as well, turning into Spiritual Force and taking the form of deadly tentacles.

They pointed forward before swiftly charging forward, attacking Jeremiah alongside the forward thrust that Spellbreaker threw.

Seeing the swift counterattack from the opposing side, Jeremiah became even more ferocious instead of backing out.

His eyes released a dangerous glint as he stared intensely at Spellbreaker while a series of thin lines appeared in the air from his perspective.

These lines were intertwined with one another while being connected to different parts of his opponent. Some were quite vague, while the others were glowing intensely with crimson light.

Jeremiah’s pupils moved left and right at an unimaginable speed, reading through all these lines and trying to find the most optimal path that he could use to escape his current predicament or kill his opponent.

He then decided in an instant, choosing the path where he could achieve both outcomes.

He tightened his grip over the cursed artifact, making the muscles in his arm bulge and revealing his veins in the process.

He then forcefully changed the trajectory of his swing, leaving a trail of light behind.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

His arm seemed to have transformed into a series of blurs alongside his cursed axe, leaving a series of crimson flashes in front of him.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

A moment later, all the tentacles were cut by the cursed artifact and the crimson flashes that it left in the air.

Clang!

At the same time, the trajectory of the axe stopped right after hitting Spellbreaker’s arm that was about to pierce through his chest.

Jeremiah was forced to take a couple of steps back due to the strong impact, while Spellbreaker stumbled back a little due to the rebound force from the exchange.

Even though his strength was not bad for a Mentalist, especially as someone from the Venerable Realm, his physical prowess was still behind that of a Martial Artist.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Heavy steps left a series of deep footprints on the ground while Jeremiah was dispersing all the residual force from the impact.

Spellbreaker recovered a bit faster due to the auxiliary techniques of a Mentalist. He was about to launch another attack when he sensed that the web he had laid earlier sensed something.

Someone had stepped into the invisible threads.

Without guessing who it was, Spellbreaker knew that Vincent had made his move.

Swoosh!

He was preparing for the upcoming ambush, planning to capture Vincent with his Illusion Technique. He was also planning to reinforce the illusion with his unique Authority, the ’Authority of Mirage’, as a Venerable Realm Mentalist.

So long as he captured Vincent with it, he would have a much easier time dealing with Jeremiah.

After all, the most dangerous factor in battle was something that was hidden and untraceable.

He was confident that Vincent would not be able to escape from his grasp once the young assassin was caught with his Authority. Even the Assassin Heart that Vincent had cultivated would not be able to help him at that time.

Unfortunately, the expected ambush did not come. It was just a mere distraction to give Jeremiah enough time to recover his balance.

How could Vincent and Jeremiah not think about such a problem? They were from the Lost Soul Continent as well, so they naturally knew what Spellbreaker was capable of.

Since they had a possessor of Killing Star on their side, which was the bane of their opponent’s abilities, they would have to use it to their advantage.

Vincent also did not have to actively launch an ambush since he understood that his threat was at its highest when he hid in the dark.

The real threat of an assassin was not its ability to launch an ambush. Instead, it was their unbreakable patience and perfect understanding of when to attack.

Patience and timing were the main weapons of a top-notch assassin.

Waiting, creating, and seizing the right opportunities to kill their target were the real expertise of assassins.

Realizing that he had fallen to the little tricks that these brats, Spellbreaker, could not help but feel a bit ashamed. Such a rookie mistake for a veteran like him.

Regardless, he was still able to quickly regain his composure and turned his attention back to Jeremiah, launching a series of techniques one after another, while also keeping a close eye on his surroundings.

Dealing with either one of them should be manageable if he were fighting them alone. Unfortunately, the two seemed to perfectly understand one another, creating a perfect opportunity that they could use to mess with his rhythm and overall control of the battlefield.

Jeremiah was also using more aggressive attacks that covered larger areas, destroying some of the invisible threads that he had scattered with his Mental Energy to create a net for Vincent.

Meanwhile, this young assassin was constantly drawing his attention by purposely stepping on these traps and threads, forcibly pulling a portion of his attention away from the main battlefield.

Vincent never truly launched an ambush since the start of the battle, but every move he took was dangerously deadly and perfectly timed.

Spellbreaker knew that if he let his guard down even for an instant, he would find a dagger plunging into his back or neck.

Any moment of carelessness would be fatal even for someone like him.

Such pressure was so impactful that Spellbreaker had to acknowledge this young assassin.

A combination of a Master Assassin, who mastered an Assassin Heart, and a Void Manifestation Expert, who possessed a Killing Star, was indeed troublesome to deal with.

”I guess I have to of my cards,” he mumbled after glancing at the other side of the battlefield and sensing that the situation was getting worse with every passing second.

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