Qianye suddenly lifted the assassin and switched places with him, effectively blocking Lu Sha with the latter’s body.

The moment of this switch was so well-timed that Lu Sha had no choice but to halt his charge. The man felt his eyes go blurry as the two switched places, almost as though countless red threads had filled his vision. Afterward, his brother’s vitality faded rapidly and soon became indiscernible.

Qianye’s hand successfully latched onto the assassin’s throat and crushed his neck bones.

“You dare?!” Lu Sha’s eyes were bloodshot. He released an earth-shattering howl of anger as he pounced over to Qianye, throwing a punch straight at his chest.

At the same time, origin power gushed out of the ground all around Qianye and formed dozens of sharp, interweaving thorns, effectively creating a zone of death. Lu Sha’s domain, Inferno of Thorns, was a combination of both attack and restraint. Although it couldn’t deal a dazzling fatal blow, it was incomparably functional in battle.

Qianye moved back with great agility as the thorns broke out of the ground—he escaped the domain in just a few steps. Dozens of thorns brushed past Qianye, but none of them managed to strike him.

Lu Sha’s expression was...