Sharingan, Bai Cangshu's Backup Plan

The Snow Witch was also taken aback. The sword light that tore through the air carried terrifying magic power, directly cleaving through her barrier.

More importantly, Artoria's intervention meant... Mercenary Tao had torn up his agreement with Solomon?!

Clang!

Countless ice spikes rose from the ground, only to be shattered apart. Yet the Snow Witch used the opportunity to fall backward into the ice, her entire body seemingly melting into the snow and freezing qi as she vanished.

After landing, Artoria struck an ice block with her sword hilt. Without the Snow Witch's authority over ice to sustain it, the frost rapidly cracked apart, allowing the Tree Herder, whose divine power had nearly dissipated, to gasp for breath once more.

He was practically collapsing from exhaustion, yet his mind seemed unaffected as he continued thinking without pause.

"Devil Fruit... Kekkei Genkai..."

"You abandoned the pure path of magic?!"

The Tree Herder seemed to have found another reason why Solomon had spared the Snow Witch. This woman might be foolish, but she had not been numb to that extent.

After reaching the Third Tier, she had not continued pursuing the power of the tiers. Instead, she had put the cart before the horse and strengthened other paths anew.

Such behavior was foolish—far too foolish!

Whether it was a Logia Type Devil Fruit or a Kekkei Genkai from Naruto, they could only somewhat improve the Snow Witch's versatility and ability to escape.

They would not make her substantially stronger.

Among reincarnators, the missions one encountered only grew increasingly difficult. Such behavior was practically an active decision to slow one's own growth. It was suicidal.

The Snow Witch offered no explanation. A snowstorm swept through the underground world, while the freezing wind poured backward through the entrance Artoria had cleaved open.

Artoria had