"An assassin at the Void Refinement stage!"
Everyone's expressions tightened at the news, a trace of wariness appearing in their eyes.
Northern Dipper alone was enough to demonstrate how terrifying assassins could be. He was only at the mid Deity Transformation stage, yet he had instantly killed a cultivator at the great perfection of the Deity Transformation stage. While that was certainly due to Northern Dipper's own formidable strength, it also showed the overwhelming suppression assassins held over ordinary cultivators. An assassination gave the opponent no time to react. No matter how powerful one was, if they could not bring that power into play, it was useless.
If one encountered someone vastly stronger and was defeated and killed despite using every means at their disposal, there would not be much to complain about. But assassins possessed this unreasonable ability to kill in an instant, making even powerful opponents deeply wary of them. Even the members of Akatsuki were no exception.
"Everyone, be careful. Since we've found one, there may be a second or third. Assassins hidden in the dark are the most terrifying," Lin Chuan reminded them.
"Leave this person to me," Mu Yuyi said.
Void Refinement cultivators were far too powerful, not to mention that this was an assassin whose true strength was unknown. The others had little chance of winning against him, and if they were careless, they might even be killed in return.
"Leave it to the Six Paths of Pain. The Land of Fire is going all out now. Your Tenseigan, combined with White Tiger's Absolute Perception, can detect danger immediately," Zero Burial said softly.
"Alright. I'll follow your arrangements," Mu Yuyi said after a moment of thought, nodding.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...
The Six Paths of Pain shot out in an instant, charging straight toward the