Chapter 662 661: Midnight Rendezvous

"It seems you've all steeled your resolve!"

Seeing the seven of them kneel in unison, Nangong Xinghui smiled, satisfied.

Sure enough, the leader of the seven spoke the words he most wanted to hear.

"Young Master, the will of the Great Emperor is inescapable. But we, the Seven Evils, are deeply indebted to you. Our descendants rely on your protection, and we are prepared to repay your grace with our lives. Rest assured, Young Master. We will take full responsibility for this matter and ensure it brings you no trouble whatsoever."

After he spoke.

The seven members of the Seven Evils.

The seven Divine Venerable Level experts didn't wait for a response from Nangong Xinghui.

They stood up.

And strode away.

The seven of them.

Seven powerful beings who stood nearly at the pinnacle of the True God realm.

At this moment, they were like assassins on a one-way mission, their eyes filled with determination, fearlessness, and the resolve to die.

They walked away.

And Nangong Xinghui did not stop them.

In his eyes.

A hint of a smile showed.

'Indeed. After all these years, some people have finally come to recognize my worth. It's a shame, though. If they knew the Great Emperor's will on that kid came from my father, I'm afraid...'

He shook his head.

Nangong Xinghui knew that if he revealed this, the seven of them would never dare to go through with it.

Because once their identities were discovered, all their descendants would die.

'However, if they're smart enough, they won't expose themselves.'

A thought struck Nangong Xinghui.

Immediately after.

He waved his hand.

From within the palace-like space of the war chariot, another seven middle-aged men emerged.

If one looked closely, one would discover.

Their auras, appearances, even their habits and clothes, were almost identical to the seven people who had just left.

With only the most minuscule of differences.

"Young Master, where are we going now?"

The man in the lead asked Nangong Xinghui respectfully, just as the previous group's leader had done.

Nangong Xinghui smiled slightly.

"A very wonderful thing is about to happen here. It's a pity we can't stay to watch, otherwise, my father would surely take his anger out on me. So, we should leave."

"Yes, Young Master!"

The leader responded.

Immediately after.

The entire palace trembled faintly. Without needing to look,

Nangong Xinghui knew.

The war chariot had already left the Star God Continent.

Tearing through the void, heading towards the Divine Land Continent.

Meanwhile, the seven Divine Venerable Level experts he had abandoned transformed into seven shadows and vanished.

When night fell.

They gathered together.

"Celestial Evil, what do we do now?"

Away from Nangong Xinghui, the leader of the seven—the one addressed as Celestial Evil—was indeed their commander.

The seven each had their own codename.

They were the Seven Evils, with individual codenames of Celestial, Earth, Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Soil.

The leader was Celestial Evil.

He was the one who had spoken in response to Nangong Xinghui earlier.

Hearing the question, Celestial Evil said calmly, "The Young Master has left. You are all clear on our target: that young man named Yang Xiao. His aura isn't strong—he seems to only be at the Small Divine Ability Realm. However, he is the scion of a Great Emperor, perhaps even his successor. To kill him, we must be prepared to die."

At this, Celestial Evil paused, his gaze sweeping over the other six.

Seeing no unusual reactions from them, he nodded internally and continued, "Offending a Great Emperor is no small matter. Therefore, our first priority isn't figuring out how to kill the young man, but rather, how to sever all ties with our past."

"You mean..."

The expressions of the remaining Six Evils changed.

Celestial Evil nodded. "That's right. The Seven Evils Unite. 'You in me, and I in you.' Once we succeed, we will not only become a single entity, but our power will also ascend to the Divine King Realm. It will only last for three short days, after which our power will plummet, leaving us weaker than we are now. But three days should be enough."

"Yes, it's enough,"

Earth Evil said softly.

The remaining five Evils also nodded.

The Seven Evils Star True Body they practiced was an exceptionally unique Technique. If they could all reach the Divine King Realm before merging, they could unleash the power of a Top-tier Divine King.

Even now.

With the Seven Evils Unite, they could still achieve the Power of a Divine King.

But because their cultivation was incomplete, the fusion came with a major drawback: it would only last for three days. After that, their power would continuously wane, and because the process was irreversible, it could even cause problems with their minds.

Their thoughts would become much slower than before.

But this...

was the best method they could devise.

After all, assassinating a descendant of a Great Emperor was an extremely risky matter.

"Then let's begin."

In a cave under the cover of night, the Seven Evils began their secluded cultivation.

If it went smoothly.

In three days.

They could merge into one.

Becoming a new individual.

Then, even if they killed the young man named Yang Xiao, no one would ever know where they came from.

Nor would anyone connect...

...the relationship between them and Nangong Xinghui.

At least.

That's what they thought.

And just as the Seven Evils began to use their Secret Technique to merge...

Midnight quietly arrived.

Yang Xiao left Nangong Tianling's small courtyard alone.

He headed for the academy gate.

Yue Lingxi had asked him out.

Yang Xiao was puzzled but hadn't refused.

Instead, he came as she had asked.

Compared to this, Nangong Xinghui's departure that afternoon was what truly puzzled him.

'Hasn't that guy always wanted to kill me?'

'So why did he leave?'

'Is he hatching some kind of plot?'

Yang Xiao wondered.

Before he knew it, he had reached the academy entrance.

It was now midnight. Almost everyone was cultivating inside the academy. With a sweep of his consciousness, he could sense that the entire academy had activated its Defensive Array.

It was impossible to detect anything inside.

In fact, it was the same during the day.

So.

Although Yang Xiao had arrived at Star God Academy.

Aside from those Tutors and Elders with malicious intent, and the few Advanced Students who followed them, he really hadn't seen any ordinary students.

Of course, he didn't care about these things.

Yang Xiao had never intended to become a student at the academy. It might have been a possibility before, as he needed a proper channel to learn the Star Secret Pattern.

But now, after just killing a few True Gods, he had obtained the complete Star Secret Pattern, so it was no longer necessary.

Moreover.

Having once stood at the Peak of the Gods and contended with Great Emperors, Yang Xiao didn't believe anyone here could possibly teach him anything.

Now.

He certainly didn't need it.

So, after a casual scan, sensing the aura of the Star God Academy—a place ordinary people likely yearned for—Yang Xiao's gaze shifted to the distance.

A cool, elegant figure was approaching from that direction.

Yang Xiao's lips.

A smile touched them.

It was Yue Lingxi.

This woman who had once been very close to him.

But what Yang Xiao did not expect was,

Just as he, completely unguarded, saw Yue Lingxi and was about to speak...

A Golden Dragon suddenly shot out from Yue Lingxi's hand.

Before he could even react.

His whole body tensed up.

The power within his body, in that instant, seemed to have frozen solid.

He was unable to muster any defense.

Yang Xiao's expression.

Instantly changed.

'What is this woman trying to do?'