The Specter Slayer King traveled to Shandong Province by sea, during which he immersed himself in mastering the Specter Flash that Baek Mu-Gun taught him. His talent was so outstanding that he brought it to the 7-Star Realm during the twenty days it took to reach Shandong Province. He could now use it to kill even an Absolute-Realm master in a single blow from thirty feet away.0

However, its success still wasn’t guaranteed, considering Absolute-Realm masters with excellent skills could still avoid it from that distance. Raising the Specter Flash’s skill level to the 8-Star Realm would also increase its vajra qi’s speed, ultimately heightening his chances of success as well. However, that improvement required quite some time that he didn’t have at the moment.0

The Specter Slayer King seized the perfect opportunity to try his newly obtained skill by assassinating Ha Hu-Myeong and Ha Hu-Seong. Before he did, however, he closely monitored their behavior and studied the report made based on the intel the Heavenly Secret Hall had collected.0

The report stated that Ha Hu-Myeong rarely left the Qingdao Sect’s headquarters and spent most of his time practicing martial arts. If so, then assassinating him would prove to be very tricky. High-ranking figures like Ha Hu-Myeong usually had their own training room that everyone was strictly prohibited from entering and was also heavily guarded. After all, they knew how dangerous it would be to be attacked in the middle of their martial arts training, especially if they were circulating their qi. Approaching Ha Hu-Myeong would already prove difficu...0