Under one person: I, Zhang Zhiwei, the arrogant Zhang.

The Tang Clan leader's command was concise and cold, instantly transmitted to every Tang Clan expert through the Yin-Yang Paper. In an instant, a chilling atmosphere permeated the entire outer area of ​​the steel mill.

All the Tang Clan disciples began to conceal their auras and lie in wait, ready to launch an attack at any moment. An invisible net of death had been laid out, waiting for the arrival of its prey.

Outside the Tiantong Steel Plant, some of Fan Pengju's gang members were stationed, responsible for sentry duty and basic patrols.

However, these people were generally not very strong and did not notice the arrival of the ninjas.

The Tang Clan did not warn them either.

As the saying goes, soldiers fight soldiers, generals fight generals, and ninjas should be dealt with by assassins; if they come, they will only cause trouble.

There are different kinds of ninjas. The ninjas of Mount Hiei are more like the Quanxing, with diverse methods and various schools of thought.

Koga ninjas, on the other hand, were pure, rigorously trained ninjas. Their stealth techniques, movement methods, and attack methods were all systematic and could be coordinated with each other.

They used a stealth technique similar to a phantom miasma to blend into the dark night sky, their presence so faint as to be almost imperceptible.

But their opponent is the king of this path.

This is destined to be a dark battle between two aces.

After Gao Yingcai stepped down, the head of the Tang Clan was dispatched.

Gao Yingcai is the best in the contemporary Illusionary Body Technique, but the Tang Clan leader is from the previous generation. As the leader of the sect, his mastery of the Illusionary Body Technique is also quite high. With all his skills combined, it is no exaggeration to call him the King of Assassins.

Now, the King of Assassins lies in the shadows, dealing with a group of attacking ninjas—it's as easy as killing chickens.

The Tang Clan member, like a wisp of intangible green smoke, silently approached its first target.

The ninja was crouching in the shadow of a rooftop. Even though he was constantly on guard and observing his surroundings, he was still unaware that death was already behind him.

The Tang Clan leader's hand seemed to emerge from nothingness, and the poisoned, unreflective dagger in his hand precisely pressed against the back of the ninja's neck. With a slight push, the ninja's body stiffened abruptly, and he died before he could even utter a sound.

The Tang Sect Master supported his body and gently laid him flat without making a sound.

Then, his figure blurred again, disappearing into the darkness, as if he had never existed.

The second ninja hid behind an upright signboard. Tang Clan Master appeared like a ghost, his hand piercing through the ninja's temple like a venomous snake's tongue.

The third, fourth...

The Tang Sect Master's movements were clean and swift, without a single superfluous motion. The target died instantly, without even a chance to struggle in his death throes.

This is not a battle, this is a massacre.

If this massacre were recorded and brought to the public eye, people would surely marvel at its exquisite execution, like a surgical procedure.

However, just as Tang Sect Master had dealt with the fourth ninja and was preparing to find his next target, a sudden change occurred!
"Enemy attack! Infiltration failed!"

A sharp alarm shattered the silence of the night!

It wasn't that the Tang Sect Master revealed a flaw during the assassination, but rather that the ninjas also possessed similar weapons to the Guanyuan.

They saw several of their companions disappear in a very short time and immediately realized that they had been exposed and that an extremely terrifying entity was rapidly eliminating them.

They had anticipated this situation when they set off, and their strategy was to change their plan from infiltrating and detonating to forcibly drawing fire and creating an opportunity for the other team!
In an instant, seven or eight dark figures emerged from different shadows. They no longer concealed their figures and auras and began to launch attacks on the Tang Clan members.

The once desolate steel mill perimeter was instantly transformed into a battlefield of carnage!

Because Li Ding's cultivation level in the Illusionary Body Barrier was relatively average, his aura was difficult to completely conceal, making him an immediate target of the ninjas' attacks.

A Koga ninja appeared behind Li Ding, his kunai gleaming coldly, and silently stabbed towards the back of Li Ding's neck!
"Clang!"

A crisp, metallic clang rang out!

Instantly, a layer of jet-black, thick, and non-reflective armor covered Li Ding's neck. This armor spread rapidly as if it were alive, and in the blink of an eye, it completely enveloped his entire body. This was the Tang Clan's unique magical artifact, the Black-Tailed Armor!

Li Ding, who was attacked, suddenly turned around, and his hands, which were covered by black-tipped armor, grabbed the kunai like iron clamps.

The ninja reacted quickly, decisively discarding his weapon and delivering a powerful leg whip kick to Li Ding's face, attempting to use the momentum to retreat.

"Want to go?"

Li Ding snorted coldly, neither dodging nor avoiding, and took the kick head-on with his black-tailed armor.

But he didn't give the other party a chance to escape. His other hand shot out like lightning, grabbed the ninja's ankle before it could retract, and slammed it down!
"Oh!"

The ninja was slammed to the ground, sending dust flying and leaving him dazed and confused.

Before he could struggle, Li Ding's fists, covered in black armor, slammed down like heavy hammers!

The punches were wide and powerful, fierce and unparalleled, smashing the ninja to pieces, turning him into a bloody mess, unrecognizable human form.

At this moment, another ninja attacked. This ninja was skilled in swordsmanship, and the samurai sword in his hand burst forth with a chilling aura. He swung his sword repeatedly, and the heavy sword strikes hit Li Ding's black-tipped armor!

"Clang! Clang! Clang..."

A deafening metallic roar resounded in succession, and sparks flew everywhere!

The immense impact caused Li Ding to sway slightly, and the surface of his black-tipped armor was even slightly dented, with some armor plates being knocked off.

Although the Black-tailed Armor has strong defensive capabilities, the recoil force will still be transmitted to the body. In order to resist this relentless onslaught, Li Ding temporarily moved part of the Black-tailed Armor from his back to his chest to strengthen his defense.

At the same time, he separated a wisp of his consciousness and manipulated the armor plates that had been thrown away to fly up again, circled around behind the ninja, and launched a sneak attack, piercing the ninja's neck.

Although Li Ding is skilled in wide-ranging attacks, don't forget that he is essentially an assassin, and assassins never lack underhanded tricks.

……

On the other side, Dong Chang also engaged in combat with a ninja.

Dong Chang possessed the strongest defense against the poisonous miasma in the Tang Clan. Large gushes of dark green poisonous energy surged from his body, condensing around him to form a tough and thick barrier.

A ninja swung his sword, but the blade got stuck in the poisonous miasma, as if trapped in mud, greatly reducing its speed and making it difficult to advance an inch!
The defensive power of this poisonous miasma is comparable to the Golden Light Mantra, and almost as powerful as Li Ding's Black-Tailed Armor.

Most importantly, the miasma is also highly poisonous. If you inhale even a little bit during combat, or get scratched, it can be fatal.

At that moment, Gao Yingcai also made his move. Like a ghost, he appeared behind a ninja who was about to ambush Dong Chang, and plunged a poisoned dagger into the ninja's neck!

Having landed a successful blow, Gao Yingcai didn't linger; he retreated swiftly and disappeared back into the darkness.

"idiot!"

The other ninjas were enraged at the sight and attacked simultaneously with several poisoned shuriken and a few strange wind blade techniques, blocking his escape route.

"Don't even think about it!" Dong Chang roared, taking a step forward and crossing his arms in front of him. Poisonous miasma surged wildly around him, condensing into a thick, dark green shield wall in front of him!
"Puff-puff-!"

The shuriken and wind blades struck the poisonous miasma with dull thuds, and Dong Chang was forced back a few steps, but the miasma did not break.

Just as Dong Chang was defending against the attack, Gao Yingcai suddenly emerged from the shadows on the other side, unleashing a barrage of attacks with both hands.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa..."

Countless fine, hair-like poison needles rained down like a storm of pear blossoms, riddling a ninja who was forming hand seals with holes.

Gao Yingcai's bizarre attack and Dong Chang's tenacious defense formed a perfect combination of offense and defense.

The battle between ninjas and assassins is devoid of any trash talk; it's a fight to the death, a fight to the death.

The shadows of black and white collided repeatedly in the night, each collision accompanied by deadly intent.

These ninjas were risking their lives to create opportunities for their comrades.

However, their companions, another group of Koga ninja who had infiltrated from a different direction, were also exposed.

It was the Tang Clan's white and green spiders that exposed them.

White Spider You Ke and Green Spider You Shou are brothers and the two most accomplished in the Hidden Path of the Tang Sect.

The Tang Clan's Hidden Lines, also known as Spider Silk, are more defensive and ambush-oriented than active assassination techniques, much like a spider weaving its web.

This method seems simple, but it is actually full of subtleties.

As an attack method, it can be as sharp as a knife, but this requires a large amount of Qi to be attached to the thread. Such knife-like threads cannot be deployed on a large scale.

However, if used only for warning purposes and not for power, it can easily lay out a large number of spider webs.

Since the Tang Clan took over the task of protecting the steel mill, You Ke and You Shou have been stationed here for a long time.

Since it was a defensive strategy, they naturally didn't pursue lethality. Instead, they laid out thousands of fine shadow lines in the area they were responsible for.

These lines are as thin as gossamer, almost transparent, crisscrossing each other, with virtually no blind spots.

Moreover, these warning lines are so subtle that even if you step on them, you'll hardly feel anything.

The Koga ninjas in action were highly skilled; they also spotted the spider silk and carefully avoided most of it.

Unfortunately, the web laid out by the Ke brothers was too dense and too well hidden; some of the shadow lines were even concealed within the actual spider webs.

With so many shadow lines, it's inevitable that some ninjas will step on them, but he himself is completely unaware.

But as the weavers of the web, Yu Ke and Yu Shou sensed the "prey" touching the web almost instantly, and the two took action.

Since it was a defensive counterattack, they couldn't act rashly. Instead of going head-to-head, the two brothers laid out highly lethal "knife threads" in advance along the enemy's path.

When those ninjas cautiously stepped into this area, it was like insects hitting a real spider web!

"Shh! Shh! Shh!"

The faint cutting sound was almost inaudible.

The two ninjas at the front suddenly stopped, their faces still showing vigilance, when thin lines of blood suddenly appeared on their waists.

Immediately, his upper body slowly slid down, and blood gushed out like a fountain!
They didn't even see where the attack came from before they were decapitated!

The ninjas behind were terrified. They tried to retreat or scatter, but found that they were surrounded by invisible, sharp threads. With the slightest movement, their bodies were cut open with deep wounds that exposed the bone!
Yu Ke and Yu Shou's figures appeared and disappeared in the web of silk threads. With a flick of their fingers, they manipulated the deadly threads, like the Grim Reaper plucking the strings of a harp, determined to strangle the ninjas who were caught in the net.

However, both Ke and Shou could not ultimately take care of all directions.

Just as they were focused on clearing the prey from the net, a ninja arrived and attacked them from the outside, hoping to rescue their comrades through a coordinated attack from within.

Just then, Xu Xin and Yang Lie arrived as reinforcements! As all-rounders among the new generation of Tang Clan members, the two have developed well-rounded skills in various areas and are quite accomplished in both.

Upon seeing the You brothers being attacked, Xu Xin and Yang Lie shot out from the shadows like two arrows released from a bow!

Xu Xin raised both hands in quick succession, and various hidden weapons coated with laxatives rained down on a ninja like a storm, sealing off all his escape routes.

Yang Lie was even more direct, his movements as swift as lightning, his short dagger whistling through the air as he thrust it straight at the heart of another ninja.

Both groups of Koga ninjas have been exposed, and fierce battles have broken out one after another around the steel mill.

In this situation, Yu Gu and Yu Huizhong, who are fond of torture, torment, and bullying, are definitely the happiest.

Like a nimble cat, she lurked in the shadows beneath the air-raid shelter sign and found several prey.

"The real show is about to begin!"

A cold smile curled at the corner of her lips. With light, shimmering steps, she moved through the air as if weightless, like a ghost drifting in the night sky. In an instant, she caught up with the ninja, holding a poisoned dagger in each hand, and with perfect precision, blew out both of the ninja's kidneys.

"Ugh!"

The ninja was severely injured, letting out a short, miserable scream as he collapsed to the ground, writhing like a maggot, with two bloody holes in his waist and his kidneys empty.

This injury is fatal, but not instantly; it usually takes about thirty minutes to heal.

For an ordinary person, such a long period of time would naturally mean waiting to die.

However, for a well-trained ninja, even if only two kidneys are blown off, after a brief period of pain, he can treat the wounds and keep alive for a few hours. During this time, he will still have some fighting ability.

However, although Aunt Yu enjoys tormenting people, as the intellectual backbone of the Tang Clan, she never indulges in frivolous pursuits. Although she doesn't have a one-hit kill, her hand spikes are poisonous.

If Xu Xin's Qi poison is like a laxative that can cause rectal prolapse.

The main component of her Qi poison is an extremely potent neurotoxin. Once poisoned, it will block the transmission of signals between nerves and muscles, causing the body to become immobile.

In this way, the poisoned person can only obediently accept death.

Just a few days ago, the power of her Qi poison reached an even higher level.

The reason is that when the air-raid shelter was being repaired some time ago, Tang Clan and Zhang Zhiwei frequently interacted, and she naturally became familiar with Zhang Zhiwei as well.

Zhang Zhiwei liked to give pointers to others, and after learning about her little quirk, he gave her some pointers.

It is said that in foreign countries, on the land of foreigners, there is a plant known as the world's most painful plant, called the Australian Golden Bark Tree. Even a slight scratch can cause excruciating pain, and some people have even died from the pain.

If she could integrate the poison of the Golden Bark Tree into her own Qi Poison, wouldn't she be able to bully people even more ruthlessly? (End of Chapter)