The assassin was not a regular Sovereign. Rather, he was a third-stage Soul Foundation Realm cultivator. Someone with that strength could easily kill Xiang Shaoyun.

However, there was no lack of experts among the procession. Even so, not many of them were Sovereigns, as nobody had expected someone to try to assassinate a Holy Hall member on their turf. This was most definitely an assassination without precedent.

The commander of this group of guards, Ning Pengcheng, was standing guard beside Tuoba Wan'er. With his strength, saving Xiang Shaoyun wouldn't be hard. Alas, he had also been aware of this assassination and would naturally not help.

As for...