Ping Sanzhi was frightened out of his wits and turned to flee.
With him taking the lead, the underlings below scattered like birds and beasts.
"Broke through?"
Feeling the entirely new—or rather, finally terrifying—side of the Dark Nether True Art within her, Yu Lingxin seemed to come to a realization.
She had already been just one step away from a breakthrough. With the enemy's pressure pushing her to the brink of life and death, her breakthrough was unexpected, yet perfectly reasonable.
Perhaps all of this was within Young Master's expectations as well...
For some reason, Yu Lingxin had an almost blind faith in Uchiha Madara.
She glanced toward the carriage, then suddenly shuddered as she recalled the task Uchiha Madara had assigned her.
"Go!"
After advancing to the Earthly Origin Realm, the Dark Nether True Art became even more terrifying.
With a casual point at one fleeing underling, a pale-blue ice spike appeared and suddenly pierced through the air with a shrill whistle.
Bang!
The underling froze for a moment. A bloody hole burst open in his chest before rapidly freezing over, and he crumpled limply to the ground.
For ordinary Earthly Origin Realm martial artists, mastering abilities required repeated experimentation and circulation of their inner power—a long and arduous process.
But the Dark Nether True Art was a true inheritance of the Martial Emperor. Upon entering the Earthly Origin Realm, it activated part of the Frost Chi bloodline, allowing one to advance by leaps and bounds. This sort of freezing effect had practically become an instinct.
"Secret Art—Thousand Spike Assassination!"
With a thought, the Dark Nether True Qi within her body involuntarily surged through a certain set of meridians, causing Yu Lingxin to leap up instinctively and cry out the name of the technique.
Hiss! Hiss!
Amid the blue