In a dense forest. Tang Ye stood in front of a tree while 10 black shadows stood quietly behind him without moving. It was like they’d been frozen in time. If someone else was here, that person would notice that those black shadows had actually faintly fused with the trees in the surroundings, and it was utterly impossible to notice them without looking carefully! Tang Ye turned around and glanced at them while his eyes revealed a wisp of admiration. The 10 of them had been carefully chosen by him before he headed to Ancient Domain City, and they were the most elite amongst the group of assassins. Their strengths and every other aspect were the best amongst the assassin! This was obvious from how quickly they’d assassinated those devil profounders outside Ancient Domain City! “All of you are really not bad!” Tang Ye nodded, and then his gaze descended onto a man who stood between Leng Jun and Leng Yin. The man wore a black mask and a black cloak, and he held a short sword in his hand. Even though his face was concealed, his gaze was extremely icy cold and sharp. The reason Tang Ye paid attention to this man was that this man wasn’t weaker to Leng Jun or Leng Yin at all when he assassinated those devil profounders outside Ancient Domain City, and it was even to the extent that he surpassed them. Because he alone had killed 4 profounders in less than 5 breaths of time. Moreover, he’d done so with an extremely decisive and clean strike to the neck! “What’s your name?” asked Tang Ye. The man was stunned. Obviously, he hadn’t expected that Tang Ye would pay attention to him. After he recovered from his shock, he hurriedly bowed to Tang Ye, and then he said, “Sword Master, I’m Zhang Liu!” Tang Ye grinned and said, “I saw you fight just now, and your strength is really good. It’s even to the extent that I felt a sense of danger!” Zhang Liu smiled bitterly as he shook his head, and he said, “Sword Master, your strength is extraordinary. You fought four peerless geniuses by yourself, and you even made the Sword Emperor retreat in defeat while being a sword cultivator yourself. How could I possibly be a threat to you?” “Little Liu is right!” Meanwhile, a black figure walked over and bowed to Tang Ye, and then he said, “Sword Master, I’m Ye Yun. I’m the youngest amongst all of us brothers. Of course, I’m the smartest as well!” Tang Ye smiled and said, “I don’t know if you’re the smartest, but these words you spoke allowed me to know that you’re absolutely the most shameless!” The others couldn’t help but smile when they heard this, and some even started laughing. The young man called Ye Yun rolled his eyes, and he felt rather helpless. Meanwhile, Tang Ye pondered deeply for a moment before he raised his hands in front of him, and then his profound energy circulated slightly. 10 black strings instantly flew out from within him and entered the bodies of these 10 people. The 10 of them were stunned by this. After they recovered from their shock, excitement surged onto their faces while their eyes were filled with bewilderment. Because Tang Ye had returned the strand of their soul which he used to control them. In other words, they weren’t under Tang Ye’s control anymore.... “Sword Master, why?” Zhang Liu spoke in a slightly agitated tone.