53: What happened to the early stage of Tier 3? What's with the mid-stage of Tier 3 now?

Helpless, he could only let out a furious roar at the group of clansmen below who were already scared silly!

"You three! What are you standing there for?! Attack together! Take her down for me!"

As soon as he gave the order, three Yang Family Elders, also in the Foundation Establishment Early Stage, immediately shot up from below and, together with Yang Zhen, surrounded Ye Feiyan tightly from four directions!

Instantly, Ye Feiyan's pressure suddenly surged!

She became incredibly strained!

"Sigh..."

Seeing this scene, Mysterious Ink's helpless sigh slowly echoed in Ye Feiyan's mind.

"So troublesome."

He no longer concealed anything!

Boom——!!!!!!!!!!

A terrifying aura, many times more formidable than before, truly belonging to the Third Tier Mid Stage, perfectly seamless and terrifying, erupted from him!

The power of that pressure even subtly surpassed the ordinary Third Order Late Stage, directly approaching the Peak!

"What?!"

The Golden Core Venerable who was entangled with Mysterious Ink, upon feeling this suddenly surging terrifying aura, instantly lost all color from his face!

Below, the four individuals, Yang Zhen and his companions, who were preparing to kill Ye Feiyan, suddenly froze as if an invisible mountain had pressed down on them, and their faces showed an expression more horrified than if they had seen a ghost!

The next second, Mysterious Ink's giant snake tail, imbued with world-destroying power, swept out!

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"

After four dull explosions, Yang Zhen and the other three, like mosquitoes hit by a fly swatter, all spat out fresh blood and flew backward, instantly suffering severe injuries!

Nima... this... what the hell... At this moment, all the survivors were dumbfounded.

The master is only in the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage... her Spirit Beast, actually... actually, it's a Third Tier Mid Stage?!

Even Ye Feiyan herself was stunned.

She stared blankly at the massive figure exuding supreme ferocity, with only one thought left in her mind.

——Didn't you say it was only Third Stage Early Phase?!

——Now, what's with this Third Tier Mid Stage?!

When that terrifying pressure, truly belonging to the Third Tier Mid Stage, completely enveloped this medicinal field like the collapse of the heavens, the outcome was already without any suspense.

"No... impossible!"

The Blood Fiend Sect's Golden Core Venerable, upon feeling this terrifying aura that subtly surpassed the ordinary Third Order Late Stage, instantly lost all color from his face!

All his Battle Intent and hope were crushed at this moment!

Without thinking, he turned and was about to transform into a streak of bloody light, fleeing for his life!

However, would Mysterious Ink give him that chance?

"Thinking of running now?"

"Too late!"

The cold Divine Thought, like a declaration from the god of death, exploded in his mind!

An extremely fast black afterimage arrived first, instantly appearing before him! That giant snake tail, heavier than a mountain, carrying power capable of tearing space, slammed down!

"Bang!"

After a dull explosion, the once arrogant Early Golden Core Stage expert, like a kite with a broken string, had all his bones shattered, spitting out blood.

In just one move, he was completely crippled by Mysterious Ink, losing all combat power, and crashed to the ground like a dead dog!

Immediately after, Mysterious Ink's cold snake eyes slowly turned towards the four Yang Zhen individuals below who were already scared silly.

He didn't even bother to act personally; just that glance completely destroyed all resistance in those four Foundation Establishment Realm Cultivators!

...A moment later, the battle settled.

All the Yang Family Cultivators, including the Golden Core Venerable, had their cultivation crippled, collapsing to the ground like dead fish, with only endless fear and despair in their eyes.

Ye Feiyan slowly walked in front of Mysterious Ink, her clear, cold phoenix eyes filled with speechlessness and a hint of almost imperceptible... resentment.

She stared at the black python before her, whose aura was as deep as the sea, bit her silver teeth, and transmitted her thought: "Old Six!"

"Didn't you say you were only Third Stage Early Phase?! What's with this Third Tier Mid Stage now?!"

Facing her questioning, Mysterious Ink merely shook his massive head, his intention filled with a "sincere and earnest" meaning.

"Little girl, you must remember, for everything, you must leave a margin. Trump cards cannot be easily exposed. Only by doing so can you better face all potential crises."

"..."

Ye Feiyan was speechless for a moment.

She took a deep breath and, with an extremely suspicious gaze, asked again: "Then are you... still hiding your cultivation now?"

Upon hearing this, Mysterious Ink immediately raised his massive head above him, and with the tip of his tail, swore to the heavens with conviction.

"None left! This time, truly not a single drop!"

Looking at his "sincere" appearance, Ye Feiyan, half-believing, half-doubting, temporarily let him off.

She turned around and looked at the group of captives on the ground, a flash of murderous intent passing through her eyes.

"These people are useless if kept alive. Kill them all; it can be considered clearing the Sect's internal affairs."

However, just as she was about to act, Mysterious Ink's intention, filled with "patient guidance," once again echoed in her mind.

"Wait."

"Killing them would be such a waste."

"Don't you have that strange Cultivation Technique? One Early Golden Core Stage, four Foundation Establishment Realm Cultivators—these are excellent cultivation resources. If you refine them all, your cultivation will definitely advance to the next level!"

Refine living people?!

Upon hearing this, Ye Feiyan's heart trembled violently!

For the first time, a trace of hesitation and struggle appeared in her clear, cold phoenix eyes.

The Myriad Dao Furnace Scripture, indeed, can do it!

This Cultivation Technique is overwhelmingly formidable, claiming to be able to refine all things in heaven and earth for one's own use, which naturally includes the vital blood and Divine Soul of Cultivators!

But... she had never done that.

As an Empress in her previous life, though she was decisive in killing, she had never used such Demonic Path methods to advance her cultivation!

"Woman's benevolence!"

Mysterious Ink's intention, like a thunderous blow, exploded in her mind!

"What are you still hesitating for?! These people just now wanted to put you to death! Now, it's just making them useful, using them as your stepping stones, what's wrong with that?!"

"Think about your previous life! Think about those treacherous disciples who betrayed you! If you hadn't been too 'benevolent' back then, how could you have ended up like that?!"

"In this cultivation world where the strong prey on the weak, benevolence towards enemies is cruelty to oneself!"

These words, like a heavy hammer, struck Ye Feiyan's heart fiercely, shattering all the last traces of hesitation and reluctance within her!

That's right!

She was no longer the high and mighty Empress of her previous life!

Now, she was merely a revenger, licking blood from the blade, struggling to survive!

Her gaze instantly became cold and resolute!

"You are right."